13 trees planted along Baldwin Street, McLaughlin Run Park in Bridgeville
Baldwin Street and McLaughlin Run Park in Bridgeville look a little greener. Volunteers, with the help of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy’s TreeVitalize program, planted 13 trees along Baldwin Street and at McLaughlin Run Park on Saturday, Nov. 1. TreeVitalize is an application-based, community tree planting program. It is a joint...
2 newcomers, 2 incumbents secure spots on Mt. Pleasant council
Two new faces will join Mt. Pleasant council, according to unofficial Westmoreland County election results. Newcomer Rudy Brnilovich, a Democrat, and incumbent Andy Davis, a Republican, are slated to represent council’s first ward. Newcomer Nicholas Lucia, a Republican, and incumbent Michael Barrick, a Democrat, will represent the third ward. Brnilovich...
3 incumbents, 1 new face slated for Derry Area School Board
One newcomer and three incumbents are slated to serve four-year terms on Derry Area School Board, according to unofficial Westmoreland County election results. Incumbents Josh Campbell, Nancy Findish and Steve Frye will return to the board alongside newcomer Chad McIntire. Campbell, who received enough write-in votes to capture both Democratic...
Developer proposes Strip District apartments, grocery store on site of departing produce wholesaler
A proposed development in Pittsburgh’s Strip District follows a familiar pattern of replacing the neighborhood’s legacy industry, wholesale produce, with modern apartments and shops. New York City-based Midwood Investment and Development wants to take one of the Strip District’s last produce warehouses, tear it down and turn it into a...
Only half of Reserve ‘hometown team’ successful in bids for Shaler Area School Board
Two Reserve residents, a Democrat and a Republican, ran together for two seats on the Shaler Area School Board, but only one was successful, according to unofficial Allegheny County election results. In Shaler Area’s Region 1, Amy Goldberg, a Democrat who had both party nominations, was running with Republican Ken...
Who will replace Corey O’Connor as Allegheny County controller?
Allegheny County will need a new fiscal watchdog when Controller Corey O’Connor departs to become Pittsburgh’s next mayor. O’Connor, who won election Tuesday, will be sworn in to the city’s highest office in January. Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro will select his replacement. Shapiro’s choice must be confirmed by the...
New faces to dot Verona Council landscape
Verona Council will be adding some new faces next year. According to unoffical results from the Allegheny County Office of Elections in the Nov. 4 race, cross-filed candidates Kelli Rodriguez, Curtis Spurling and incumbent Trish Hredzak will join Democrat incumbent John Gemellas on Verona Council. Gemellas, 54, was the top...
3 newcomers, 1 incumbent earn 4-year terms on Penn Hills School Board
Three newcomers and one incumbent have been selected from seven candidates running for Penn Hills School Board. According to unofficial election results from the Allegheny County Office of Elections, Monica Colbert, Dawn Golden, Reginald Hickman and Nicole Richardson will be sworn in to serve four-year terms in December. Colbert, 52,...
Riverview School Board race sees a sweep by Democrats
Four Democrats won their bids, from a six-candidate pool, to serve on Riverview School Board. According to Allegheny County Office of Elections unofficial results, Chistopher Conard, 44; Adeshewa Metzger, 44; Bridget Seery, 46; and Michael Smales, 41, will serve four-year terms. Seery, an incumbent on the Democrat ballot, was top...
Pittsburgh SWAT responds to midday shooting in Hill District
Pittsburgh police’s SWAT team was called Wednesday afternoon to the city’s Hill District neighborhood after a midday shooting in a public housing development. A woman was shot in the leg in the 2500 block of Bedford Avenue, near the Bedford Dwellings complex, police said online. First responders said she was...
Democrats win 2 seats on Penn Hills Council
Two members have been selected from three candidates running for Penn Hills Council. According to unofficial election results from the Allegheny County Office of Elections, Democrats Kimberly “Kim” Refosco and Ian T. Cartwright will be sworn in this January to serve four-year terms. Refosco, 45, received 9,248 (45.5%) votes, making...
Beighel, Mock, McBride, McIntyre win seats on Gateway school board
Janette Beighel, Anthony Mock and Rick McIntyre will join incumbent Leslie McBride on the Gateway school board, according to unofficial results of Tuesday’s elections. Beighel came away with the most votes, taking just under 19% of 31,036 votes cast, according Allegheny County election officials. “I am unbelievably humbled by receiving...
Former councilwoman leads candidates in Pitcairn election
Former Pitcairn council member Cammeo Farally topped all other candidates in Tuesday’s election in the race for four seats. Farally, a Democrat, took 24% of 1,843 votes cast. Incumbent Democrats Thomas Dick (22%) and William Kornrumph (21%) followed, along with Democrat George Burkhardt, who made his way onto the ballot...
Democrats complete clean sweep of Oakmont Council race
James “Jim” Parsons, Amanda Pagnotta, Isaiah Wilson and Charles F. Fox — all Democrats — have been elected to serve four-year terms on Oakmont Council, according to unoffical results from the Allegheny County Office of Elections. The other two candidates on the ballot, Republicans John Arnold, 81, an incumbent, and...
91-year-old Bridgeville Mayor Betty Copeland easily wins reelection bid
Betty L. Copeland, 91, won handily in her reelection bid for Bridgeville mayor. Copeland collected 1,061 votes compared to challenger Pasquale DeBlasio’s 525, according to unofficial but complete results posted by the Allegheny County Elections Division. Copeland, a Democrat, has been mayor for the past eight years. DeBlasio, 62, a...
Charleroi food processor could be sold, court overseer says
A Charleroi-area food processing plant scheduled to close by the end of the month could remain open if a deal is reached with a prospective buyer, a federally appointed business receiver said Wednesday. “We are negotiating with the buyer… and expect an agreement with an investment group” within a week,...
New Kensington hikes skill game license fee 150%
Skill game vendors will pony up some more cash to license their devices in New Kensington. Council gave final approval to increase annual license fees for mechanical skill games to $750, up 150% from its current $300, said Clerk John Zavadak. The new fee becomes effective next year. Zavadak predicts...
Washington wins Ward 3 council race in Monroeville
Democrats John Washington and Allison Ramsey will join Monroeville council, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s election. Ramsey ran unopposed. Washington bested Republican challenger Gary DeLorenzo, taking just under 55% of 1,533 votes cast. Washington is a self-employed contractor who has lived in Monroeville for the past three decades. “I’m...
Democratic slate sweeps Republican incumbents on Plum Council
Democrats carried the day in Plum, unseating incumbent Republicans to claim four seats on borough council. Unofficial results show Ryan Delaney as the top voter-getter with 14.5%, followed by James McBride with 13.9%, Raymond Rall with 13.2% and Phoebus Apollo with 12.8%. The Democratic sweep renders incumbents Paul Dern, Steve...
State Rep. Anita Kulik to retire at end of term next year
State Rep. Anita Kulik announced she will retire from office at the end of her current legislative term, Nov. 30, 2026. “Being able to serve in the areas where I grew up and spent my life made my terms in office so very special,” said Kulik, a Democrat. “The people...
Water main break in Lower Burrell impacts school district
A water main break in Lower Burrell on Wednesday morning left some without water. Water was restored just before noon. “We have a leak on a 12-inch main line on a right of way in Lower Burrell,” said Ed Saliba Jr., general manager of the New Kensington Municipal Authority. “The...
In nod to his father, Pittsburgh Mayor-elect O’Connor hits the streets to thank voters
Twenty years ago, Bob O’Connor crafted a sign that read “Thank you Pittsburgh” and held it up during morning rush hour to show his appreciation for the voters who helped him achieve his lifelong dream of becoming mayor. On Wednesday, his son Corey O’Connor carried on the legacy. Standing on...
Actress, Fox Chapel Area alum Regina Gibson returns home for original 1-woman show
Actress and singer Regina Gibson returns to her Pittsburgh-area stomping grounds for a one-night show on a relatable topic – dating angst – heightened by the comedic addition of opera music. The Fox Chapel Area High School alum brings her “Divina: A Fantasy Cabaret,” a one-woman original opera-comedy-cabaret, to the...
1 new face to join Youngwood council, 3 incumbents to return
One new face will join Youngwood council, according to unofficial Westmoreland County election results. Republican Irvin Shipley, a sergeant in the Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office, won a term on council alongside three incumbents — Democrats Charles Lutz and William “Billy” Cowherd and Republican Matthew Peoria. Lutz, a retired special education...
Delmont council to see new faces in 2026
Delmont council will see one new face in 2026, along with two from the past according to Tuesday’s unofficial election results. The borough had four council seats up for election, each with a four-year term. Incumbent Pamela Simpson, who did not file for reelection but made it onto the ballot...
