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Char Valley grads’ band ‘The Summercamp’ getting noticed
Four Chartiers Valley graduates and their buddy from Fox Chapel Area want you to come along with them to summer camp. It’s a place where everyone can be themselves and imagine where life will take them. The “camp counselors,” as they jokingly call themselves, are members of the indie pop...
Poetic Waxing (and Waning)
Our Book Club recently read various works by Edgar Allen Poe, including his poem “The Raven.” This led to a discussion of poetry in general and complaints about the awarding of the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature to Bob Dylan for his song lyrics. In contradiction to the opinion of...
Get a Taste of Hampton this Saturday
Tickets are now available for the third annual Taste of Hampton party from 7 to 10 p.m. Feb. 2 at the Hampton Community Center on McCully Road in Allison Park. The Taste of Hampton is a celebration of food and community hosted by the nonprofit Hampton Community Association. Proceeds from...
Allegheny County names 4 new ‘Live Well’ communities
A municipality, a school district, a nonprofit and an eatery are the latest entities to earn designation as “Allegheny Live Well” communities. On Jan. 29, the county announced Penn Hills, Avonworth School District, Grounded Strategies in Larimer and Azorean Café in Bloomfield are the newest additions to the program. The...
Simple bench helps teach Mother of Sorrows students about HolocaustVideo
Teaching sixth-graders about the Holocaust is not an easy task. “At the sixth-grade level, you have to be very careful in what you expose kids to,” said Patty Weisser of Murrysville, a teacher at Mother of Sorrows School. “My spin on it is to focus on the tolerance we should...
Plum school board members pledge to keep any tax increase in their 2019-20 budget to a minimum
Plum School District officials pledged to keep any tax increase in next year’s budget to a minimum and within state Act 1 guidelines. The board voted 6-2 at a special meeting Tuesday night to adopt a resolution making that commitment. Board President Scott Coulson, Vice President Vicky Roessler and board...
Murrysville police will have a warming center ready if needed during the cold snap
Murrysville police have notified municipal residents that a warming center will be ready, should they need it, as frigid temperatures begin moving into the area into Wednesday. Murrysville Alliance Church on Old William Penn Highway will serve as a warming center on an as-needed basis Wednesday and Thursday, according to...
FR cancels school Wednesday; make-up date set for Feb. 18
Due the extreme cold blowing into the Pittsburgh area, the Franklin Regional School District will be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 30. Athletes will be notified by their coaches about practices and scheduled events. The school day will be made up on Feb. 18, the President’s Day holiday. For more, see...
Hampton High School blood drive rescheduled
The Hampton High School Scholarship Blood Drive to benefit student Sam Triulzi originally scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019 has been rescheduled to Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, due to inclimate weather that closed the school. The time and location for the blood drive remains the same, 7:15 a.m. to 7:15...
Harrison moving toward retirement plan for police Chief Klein
Longtime Harrison police Chief Mike Klein still doesn’t have a contract with the township or an approved retirement package, but he might be one step closer to getting one. Commissioners met Monday before a packed house of Klein supporters and voted to advertise an amendment to township ordinances that would...
Fox Chapel Area cancels school Wednesday
Fox Chapel Area School District officials have made the call to cancel classes on Wednesday due to frigid weather. With the National Weather Service calling for temperatures that drop as low as -20 degrees, exposed skin could be subject to frostbite in about 30 minutes. District officials also said all...
Temporary fix keeping Penn Hills High School warm after boilers break
In a twist of events, Penn Hills High School is now too hot – even with a faulty heating system. But Superintendent Nancy Hines said it’s business as usual at the high school and the district is moving forward with a plan to keep the building comfortably warm until an...
Chili, wings cookoff fundraiser set for Irwin
A few good chefs are needed to make chili, wings and baked goods to be sold at the ninth annual Chili Cookoff & Wing Thing in Irwin on March 7. The event is held to raise money to provide backpacks full of nutritious food for a group of Norwin elementary...
Netflix hosts prop, set decor auction in Marshall Township
Movie buffs and collectors came out in full force over the weekend as Netflix auctioned off leftover props and set decor at Nomadic Trading Company’s warehouse on Thornhill Road in Marshall Township. A wide array of products were for sale such as: furniture, vending machines, refrigerators, lamps, typewriters, rotary phones,...
Hearing scheduled for Indiana Township cell tower
Indiana Township residents can attend a public hearing on Feb. 12 to discuss the construction of a 195-foot cell tower on Francioni Hill Lane. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. in the town hall, 3710 Saxonburg Blvd. Horvath Towers V LLC is seeking to build the tower at 395...
Long-time West View restaurateurs honored for community commitment
In the more than 40 years since Pietro “Pete” DiPietro began operating an Italian eatery in West View, his goal of creating a dining experience that keeps patrons coming back for more has been a recipe for success. But the native of Guardia Lombardi, Italy, has done more than just...
Sharpsburg’s Roots of Faith will serve as warming shelter
Roots of Faith in Sharpsburg has opened its doors as a warming shelter today through Thursday, when wind chills are expected to dip as low as 20 degrees below zero, according to a National Weather Service advisory. “We have coffee, tea and a warm meal if anyone needs it,” said...
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra clarinetist to perform in Murrysville
A clarinetist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will perform in Murrysville in February. Ana Victoria Luperi, the PSO’s associate principal clarinet, will perform along with Pittsburgh pianist Rodrigo Ojeda from 1 to 2 p.m. Feb. 18 at Redstone Highlands, 4951 Cline Hollow Road. Symphony East is sponsoring the free event....
North Hills jazz bands hosting 24th annual Mardi Gras celebration
The North Hills School District’s middle and high school jazz bands will hold their 24th annual Mardi Gras celebration from 6 to 9 p.m. on Feb. 16 at the Ross Township Community Center. The event will feature music performed by both jazz ensembles along with raffles, auctions and other activities....
Water main break causing traffic delays along Ingomar Road in McCandless
A water main break early this morning has resulted in traffic restrictions in both directions along West Ingomar Road in McCandless. The lane restrictions are between Grosick and Valley View roads. The break was reported shortly before 5 a.m. Firefighters who responded to the scene are helping residents pump water...
The first time you hear the term ‘ice dam,’ it’s probably too late
My first reaction when I saw the wall cavity was to cringe. My second was to cover my nose and mouth with my T-shirt. Black mold and green mildew clung to the studs, and dirty, icy water coated the recently exposed backside of the exterior wall. I had no desire...
Jeter Backyard Theater debuted ‘secret’ production in Atlanta
For months, students and teachers at Jeter Backyard Theater had to hold tight to a secret and couldn’t let it go. Finally the big reveal came the weekend of Jan. 19-20 at the 2019 iTheatrics Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta where they debuted selections from Disney’s “Frozen Junior” at the...
Monroeville artist to display artwork at North Hills Art Center
A Monroeville artist will showcase some of his artwork at the North Hills Art Center for its annual Mid-Winter Hues Show. Larry Brandstetter, a self-professed “doodler,” will have three of his pieces on display. Two of them will be drawings and the third is a collage of mixed media entitled...
Gateway’s ‘Safe School Community Meeting’ rescheduled for Feb. 12
A community meeting for Gateway’s safety practices has been rescheduled for Feb. 12. The district’s “Safe School Community Meeting” will be at 6 p.m. in the high school’s large group instruction room. The meeting will be before the school board’s agenda setting meeting, according to the district’s website. It was...
Penn Hills real estate taxes expected to go up to help balance the district’s 2019-20 budget
The cash-strapped Penn Hills School District wants to raise property taxes by more than 6 percent as the school district struggles to balance next school year’s budget. School board members voted 8-0 Monday night to advertise its 2019-20 spending plan and seek exceptions to raise taxes beyond the Act 1...
