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Valentine’s gift bags being compiled for homebound
Sunday school students from St. Juan Diego Parish already are gearing up for Valentine’s Day, planning to shower love on homebound members of the congregation. Students are hosting a collection of well-being items to fill gift bags that will be delivered in early February. Items sought are tea bags, cocoa...
Tips for Cops fundraiser for Penn Hills food banks slated for Feb. 19
The Penn Hills Police Department will raise money for local food banks next month during its third annual Tips for Cops event. Off-duty police officers will serve as waiters and waitresses at Mahon’s Restaurant at 7324 Saltsburg Road on Feb. 19. Proceeds from a 50/50 raffle, Chinese auctions, food sales...
Registration open for Shady Side Academy summer camps
Summer camp at Shady Side Academy might include ceramics, cooking, theater or sports — or all of the above. Registration is open for a bevy of summer programs offered from June 10 to Aug. 9. The nearly 50 flexible camps are aimed at children in pre-kindergarten through ninth grade, and...
Monroeville structures slated for demolition could stay standing
While Monroeville Council approved the demolition of 10 houses deemed unsafe, three have received six-month extensions to give owners a chance to make improvements. The properties slated for demolition include 758 Cottonwood and 306 Interlaken drives; 104 Elmwood St.; 604 Lincoln, 1594 Lynn and 1600 Lynn Ave.; and 4654 Old...
Franklin Regional Youth Lacrosse opens spring 2019 registration
Training for Franklin Regional Youth Lacrosse’s spring 2019 season begins Jan. 26, and sign-ups are open. Sign-ups are critical for planning the coming season, officials said, as it gives them an idea of how many players will be available for each team and how many must be recruited to have...
Dave Nemec to be sworn in as Aspinwall police chief
Veteran Aspinwall police officer Dave Nemec has been promoted to chief, filling a year-old vacancy and ending speculation on the search. He will be sworn in by council in February. “I feel humbled and honored to be appointed to the position,” Nemec said. The pay scale has not been determined,...
Preliminary results of police regionalization study to be released
Initial results of the Lower Valley police regionalization study will be released this week. Members of local government will meet Tuesday to hear preliminary findings of a state-conducted study on police mergers. The meeting is for participants only. Ron Stern, a retired police officer who works for the state Department...
Carnegie police increased patrols in 2018, calls for service up 12 percent
Carnegie police officers ramped up foot patrols in 2018 in what Chief Joe Kennedy called a proactive approach to policing. The number of officer-initiated calls for business, school and welfare checks rose to approximately 3,700 in 2018, according to service call records, up 41 percent from 2017. Kennedy said, for...
Learn new skills, life hacks through program
Mary Menk chopped the tomatoes, cilantro and jalapenos as a small group of ladies looked on inside the Lincoln Gallery at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall. A squeeze of lime juice and voila! The fresh, homemade pico de gallo was ready for devouring. It’s that simple. Even...
Freeport garbage pickup changes for some residents
Since Freeport borough contracted with a new garbage hauler this year, Waste Management Inc., a new garbage pickup schedule starts Tuesday. Households on eight streets will now have their garbage picked up on Tuesdays instead of Fridays, starting this Tuesday. Those residents with the new pickup schedule on Tuesdays are...
Pine-Richland’s SciGirls club finalists in contest
When friends Mahika Sampat and Devin Golla were younger they enjoyed going to the Carnegie Science Center together and even memorized the periodic table for a fourth-grade talent show. Now the two are seniors at Pine-Richland High School and founders of the SciGirls club, which placed as a finalist at...
New director of community services hired in Hampton
Alex Zarenko, community services director, will be retiring this May after 28 years of service to Hampton Township His position has already been filled by newly hired Kevin Flannery, who is set to begin next month, according to Christopher Lochner, township manager. Flannery has been manager and secretary to the...
Millvale brewery Grist House makes plans for expansion
Grist House Craft Brewery plans to open a production facility and taproom inside a Cold War-era missile command center in Collier. The brewery’s nearly five-year-old Sherman Street, Millvale, location will remain open. “This being the place we call home — that’s not changing,” marketing manager Bailey Allegretti said. She said...
Peters named Hampton council president again for 2019
Hampton Township held its annual organizational meeting for 2019 on Jan. 7 with the re-election of Michael Peters as its president and Dr. Carolynn Johnson as its vice president. “I am honored to have been elected to a second term as Council president by my colleagues,” said Peters. “Looking forward...
Survey of Ross residents finds pockets of problems caused by deer
Ross officials have long had a feeling that the number of deer roaming through township neighborhoods has been growing, or at least further encroaching on populated areas. Now they know they’re not alone. A randomly generated survey of 1,500 residents in all nine wards resulted in 575 responses detailing their...
Hampton students help nonprofit spread birthday cheer
Learning support students at Hampton Middle School went on a shopping spree to help out people in need. The students helped out Beverly’s Birthdays, an organization that provides birthday cheer for children experiencing homelessness and families in need. Students used proceeds from their Express-O-Cart business at the school, which sells...
Sharpsburg seeking to hire part-time police
Sharpsburg is hoping to supplement its police force. Manager Bill Rossey said council is accepting applications for part-time officers. Starting wage is $16 an hour, with a minimum schedule of 24 hours a week. Applicants must have their Act 120 certification. Currently there are six full-time officers and two part-timers...
Nursing job fair scheduled at Kane Community Living Center in Ross
Allegheny County’s Kane Community Living Center in Ross Township is hosting a job fair from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 16 to recruit registered nurses and licensed practical nurses. In addition to information about the pay, benefits and other opportunities offered, on-the-spot interviews will be conducted with...
North Hills Christmas tree recycling programs winding up for the season
The deadline to dispose of live Christmas trees in some North Hills is quickly approaching. Monday is the last day trees can be dropped off in North Park. Trees are being collected from 8 a.m. to dusk in the parking lot of the swimming pool and will be turned into...
New Thomas Jefferson High School expected to open for 2019-20
Administrators say the new Thomas Jefferson High School will be open for the 2019-20 school year — one year after the $95 million building originally was expected to open. Superintendent Michael Ghilani promises the new school will be worth the wait. “You have to get it right and you have...
Aspinwall sewer project delayed until spring
A $550,000 sewer line project along Eastern Avenue in Aspinwall has been pushed back to spring. Council on Wednesday night said it hoped to get a jump on the prep work but decided it would be more efficient to wait for consistent temperatures. “We wanted to try to do some...
New plans, grants sought for kayak park in Oakmont
Oakmont officials are seeking new plans for a proposed kayak park in the borough. Original plans for the park — a 1.53-acre borough-owned lot along the 1000 block of Allegheny Avenue near the Brenntag Northeast facility — stalled after council approved preliminary designs by Pittsburgh architectural firm Environmental Planning and...
Monroeville Council approves new housing plan along Logans Ferry Road
Monroeville Council unanimously approved a three-phase housing plan along Logans Ferry Road on Jan. 8 despite some residents’ concerns. Sandy Hill Development first proposed the 133-house plan dubbed the Maple Crest Residential Development to Monroeville in September. Among residents’ concerns were increased traffic and an abandoned mine underneath the property....
Retail development coming to Blawnox
Blawnox residents can look for a new development at the corner of Center Avenue and Freeport Road. Council recently approved construction of a building at the intersection, near the entrance to RIDC Park. Members unanimously approved the subdivision of property along with the development agreement. Deborah Laskey, council president, was...
Photo Gallery: Orthodox Christmas in Monroeville
Worshipers gathered at St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church in Monroeville to celebrate Orthodox Christmas Eve Jan. 6. According to the Julian Calendar, it is a Serbian tradition to attend vespers on Christmas Eve, participating in an evening of praise, prayers and sacrifice. At the end of the service, parishioners gather...
