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Murrysville Woman’s Club meeting will feature Mary Kay rep
Proper powder room procedure will be the order of the day at the next Murrysville Woman’s Club meeting. A Mary Kay representative will host a “Make-Up Tips” discussion at the meeting, set for 11:15 a.m., Jan. 17 at the Penn Murry Restaurant, 5089 Cozy Inn Cutoff. Guests are welcome. There...
Franklin Regional cheerleaders headed to state championships this weekend
The Franklin Regional Senior High School cheerleading squad will head to Hershey this weekend to compete in the PIAA Competitive Spirit Championships. The team finished second out of 13 teams in the medium varsity division at the seventh annual WPIAL Competitive Spirit Championships, held the weekend of Jan. 5 at...
Conservancy will organize ‘supermoon,’ lunar eclipse viewing in Murrysville
A 183-acre nature reserve might be one of the best places to see a celestial “two-fer” on Jan. 20: a total lunar eclipse as well as a “super moon.” Westmoreland Conservancy officials are organizing a viewing party at the Morosini Reserve in southeastern Murrysville to view the eclipse as well...
Westmoreland Conservancy announces massive expansion of Flinn Nature Reserve
The Flinn Nature Reserve in south Murrysville will more than quadruple in size thanks to the donation of two parcels of land in Murrysville and Penn Township. Westmoreland Conservancy officials announced the expansion in their January newsletter. While the original 20-acre parcel was gifted to the conservancy by Paul and...
Delmont council balks at instituting sewage rate hike
Delmont residents may have to absorb a $2.39 increase from the Franklin Township Municipal Sanitary Authority. For now, however, they do not have to worry about absorbing an additional $7.50 rate hike from the borough. Council members this week balked at instituting the increase. The money would go toward paying...
The Oaks Theater to host special screening of David Bowie’s Labyrinth
The late great David Bowie lives on not only through his music, but in film. The Oaks Theater at 310 Allegheny River Blvd. host a special screening of “Labyrinth,” the 1986 fantasy adventure flick staring Bowie, Jennifer Connelly and Toby Froud. It shows a 16-year-old girl given 13 hours to...
Delmont officials work to recover money allegedly taken by former secretary
Delmont officials are taking steps to recover money allegedly stolen by a former borough secretary. Borough solicitor Dan Hewitt said former borough secretary and treasurer Karen Shola was bonded, and that the bond company has offered the borough a $35,000 settlement. Shola, 67, of Pittsburgh was charged in October with...
Franklin Regional plans special meeting on Sloan project bids
Franklin Regional School Board will hold a special meeting Wednesday to vote on authorizing the district to advertise and solicit bids for the Sloan elementary campus project. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. in the Murrysville municipal building at 4100 Sardis Road. The $54 million project includes the renovation...
Comedy show in West View on Saturday benefits North Hills wrestling program
Winter blues got you down? Then shake them away on Saturday night with a comedy show in West View to benefit the North Hills School District’s wrestling program. The show features comedians Shaun Blackham and Mike Wysocki. Blackham, who regularly appears on local rock radio station WDVE, has performed his...
Ross honors 4 police department retirees, approves hiring 5 new cops
Ross Township commissioners on Monday honored four recently retired police officers for their years of service to the community. The honorees were Lt. Al Hribik, Sgt. Sam Comport, Ofc. Mike Thomas and Ofc. Barry Clifford. Officials noted that the four officers who were recognized amassed more than 120 years of...
Ross considering measure to snuff out tobacco, vaping in township parks and buildings
Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em — just not in any of Ross Township’s parks. Ross officials are poised to introduce a measure that would outlaw the use of cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco products, e-cigarettes and other electronic vaping devices in the municipality’s 23 parks, playgrounds and recreational facilities. The...
Richland Elementary students treated to assembly about penguins
On Tuesday, Jan. 8, Richland Elementary students had the opportunity to learn all about penguins at a special assembly conducted by the Pittsburgh National Aviary. Students learned about all 18 species of penguins and how these unique, flightless birds live and thrive....
Demolitions in Penn Hills halted due to partial government shutdown
Five Penn Hills houses slated for demolition will stand a little longer thanks to the partial federal government shutdown that started Dec. 22. Planner Damian Buccilli said the municipality’s contractor, Jadell Minniefield Construction Services, is unable to secure nearly $38,000 in bonds from the Small Business Administration, a federal agency....
Volunteering at Aviary stokes passions for O’Hara resident
A retired teacher from O’Hara has found a way to continue her love of educating children. Sarah Jones, retired after 24 years from Pittsburgh’s Wilkinsburg School District, volunteers her time as a docent and conservation educator at the National Aviary on the North Side. “I had the most wonderful experiences...
North Park site of Penguins Foundation event
On Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, at North Park Skating Rink, the Penguins Foundation hosted a program called “Give Hockey a Chance.” The event included former Pens star Tyler Kennedy, as well as team mascot Iceburgh, skating and playing with children from throughout the area....
Sharpsburg holds line on property taxes; eyes major Main Street upgrades
Sharpsburg council approved its 2019 budget, holding taxes steady and targeting projects to continue the town’s revitalization. Residents will pay a property tax rate of 7.15 mills, the same as last year. The owner of a home assessed at $100,000 will pay $715. The $2.7 million budget includes a variety...
J&L Travel Celebrates 30 Years
Joanne Letcher started in the travel business coordinating ski trips to Europe, prompting her to open her own travel agency in Carnegie 30 years ago. Her first location was on Third Avenue, but now operates out of Suite 205 at 150 E. Main Street in the Masonic Building. Over the...
Delectable Oatmeal Cake created using old-fashioned recipe cards
I knew when I met Janice Lane Palko that her Oatmeal Cake had more of a story behind it than just a cake on a platter. In this day of technology, where everything we do is on a computer or smartphone, Janice shares the wonderful feeling she gets when she...
Hampton library seeks contestants for chili cook off
Whether it’s hot and spicy or smooth and mild, someone in the area is certainly holding a winning chili recipe and what way to better prove it than at the Hampton Library Second Annual Chili Cook off on Jan. 26 at the Hampton Community Center on McCully Road in Allison...
Bridgeville couple welcome birth of first child
Jillian (Butts) and David Head of Bridgeville welcome their first child, Lillian Rien Head, who was born Dec. 31, weighing in at six pounds, 13 ounces and measuring 18 inches long. She was the last baby born at St. Clair Hospital for 2018. Maternal grandparents are Jeanine and Robert Butts...
Riverview School District, teachers close to new contract
Riverview School District and teachers union officials accepted a fact-finder’s report, avoiding a possible strike and moving a major step closer to finalizing a new five-year contract. “This is a fair deal,” school Director Alex DiClaudio said after the board’s unanimous vote Jan. 7. “We’re pleased to have gotten this...
Drugs, weapons cases among those recently handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court
Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted. Held for courtColleen Vogeding, 30, of Apollo on charges of possession of instruments of a crime,...
North Hills charity offering free legal advice for low-income residents on Jan. 16, Feb. 20
North Hills Community Outreach is offering low income residents free legal advice for non-criminal issues including divorce, bankruptcy, credit problems, family matters and rent disputes. The sessions are conducted at 7 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month. The next session is on Jan. 16 at the charity’s main...
Gateway cheerleading club to host skills camp in February
The Gateway Cheerleading Boosters Club is looking for participants for an upcoming skills camp. The event will be held 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 2, at the Gateway High School auxiliary gym. Mindy Mason, the club’s spokeswoman, said children aged 5 to 12 are welcome to participate in the event,...
Tickets going on sale Saturday for North Hills winter musical ‘Mary Poppins Jr.’
The North Hills Drama Club will perform its winter musical “Mary Poppins Jr.” in the school district’s middle school auditorium. The shows, which run from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2 at 7 p.m., will feature actors, singers and dancers in grades seven through nine performing a 70-minute show based on...
