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North Park Ice Rink to open season on Nov. 24
With the Nov. 24 kick-off of the 2023-24 season, the North Park ice rink now offers public skate times on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, according to the Allegheny County Parks Department. Specific session times and holiday session times are listed on the County Parks website at Admission...
Narcan training and distribution scheduled in Wexford
A free Narcan training and distribution will be held at Generosta Coffee and Cafe in Wexford on Nov. 25 from 9 a.m. to noon and from 5 to 8 p.m. Generosta is located at 901 Warrendale Village Drive. People can learn the signs of an overdose and how to administer...
In brief: Letters from Santa, library events and more in Pine, Richland
Northern Tier Regional Library events • Holiday Boutique is running through Dec. 16. A sample of this year’s offerings includes tickets to events at Pittsburgh Opera, Pittsburgh Botanic Gardens, Living Treasures Wild Animal Park, Keystone Safari and the Mattress Factory. Gift baskets include Book Lover Junk Journal, Lenox, Fitz &...
Pine-Richland notebook: 6 Rams make college choices official
A half dozen Pine-Richland athletes made their college choices official during the early national signing day Nov. 8. Three softball players — Mackenzie Gillis (Mercyhurst), Jocelyn Langer (Millersville) and Izzy Sulesky (Susquehanna) — girls lacrosse player Ashley Woodward (Mercyhurst), boys lacrosse player Cooper Zancosky (Oberlin) and girls basketball player Madison...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Nov. 19, 2023
Franklin Park Marcy Jackovic sold property at 2028 Clare Drive to Kimberly Johovich for $433,000. Justin Welker sold property at 2533 Clubhouse Drive to Jonathan Eakin and Christina Mull for $515,000. Jon Nicolette sold property at 1500 King William Drive to Timothy and Courtney Lotz for $326,000. Hampton Jorgen Rehn...
Peters Township routs defending 5A champ Pine-Richland for 1st WPIAL football title
Peters Township would not be denied this time. After falling in the WPIAL Class 5A championship game to Gateway in 2019 and Pine-Richland in 2020, the top-seeded Indians put together a dominating performance Saturday and rolled over Pine-Richland, 43-17, at Norwin Knights Stadium. It was the program’s first WPIAL football...
Christian homeschooled FINS Robotics team qualify again for regional competition in Colorado
A group of Christian home-schooled students from the North Hills is headed to Denver next month to participate in a robotics competition against top teams from Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Ohio, South Dakota and Pennsylvania. Students of FINS—Family Instructors of the Northern Suburbs (of Pittsburgh) Robotics Team have qualified for the...
Peters Township eyes 1st WPIAL title, but defending champion Pine-Richland stands in the way
This was just another week of practice for Peters Township’s football team, exactly like any of the others the Indians had this season. At least that was the idea. It’s hard to do in the days leading up to a WPIAL championship game, but coach T.J. Plack tried his best....
Pine-Richland to vote on 2024-25 calendar next month
The academic calendar for the 2024-2025 school year was presented for board consideration at the Nov. 13 Pine-Richland school board meeting. The academic calendar for next school year will be “relatively unchanged from the past couple of years,” board member Peter Lyons said. One of the changes will be having...
Holiday events planned at McCandless Crossing in McCandless
Holiday festivities begin at McCandless Crossing on Nov. 27 with the annual Christmas Tree Lighting on the Town Green from 6 to 8 p.m. Local singer and guitarist Elias Khouri will play live acoustic holiday music from 6-7 p.m., and dancers from Michele’s Dance Center will perform from 7-8 pm....
Richland property tax rate holds steady in proposed 2024 budget
Richland residents will see their property taxes hold steady for another year, according to the proposed 2024 budget. “Richland’s Township’s millage rate remains unchanged from last year,” township manager Dean Bastianini said. For 2023, a millage rate of 2.696 mills is levied on all commercial, residential and non-exempt real property....
Man accused of raping Pine woman who refused his advances ordered to stand trial
A Mt. Washington man accused of raping a Pine woman — who told police he slapped her in the face when she repeatedly refused his advances and then forced her to have sex — has been ordered to stand trial. In September, Northern Regional Police charged Tassy Fils-Aime, 32, of...
Pine-Richland School Board keeping status quo with library policy
The Pine-Richland school board had a full agenda at the Nov. 13 meeting, but the fate of 12 book titles at the high school and middle schools was top of mind. In what appeared to be a direct rebuttal to last month’s school board meeting, more than 30 people addressed...
Christian homeschooled FINS Robotics team qualify again for regional competition in Colorado
A group of Christian home-schooled students from the North Hills is headed to Denver next month to participate in a robotics competition against top teams from Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Ohio, South Dakota and Pennsylvania. Students of FINS—Family Instructors of the Northern Suburbs (of Pittsburgh) Robotics Team have qualified for the...
Pine-Richland student achievements for the week of Nov. 14, 2023
Pine-Richland High School senior Udbhav Akolkar has been named a semifinalist for the 2024 class of the Coca-Cola Scholars Program. More than 1,500 high school seniors were selected as semifinalists from a pool of over 103,800 submitted applications from across the country based on their academic excellence, leadership and service...
In brief: Holiday Dazzle, paint and sip and more in Pine, Richland
Holiday Dazzle Pine’s annual Holiday Dazzle event will be 4-7 p.m. Nov. 18. It is a fantastic family-friendly event. Enjoy all the fun attractions to get into the holiday spirit, including reindeer, live music, Santa, cookie decorating, crafts, food trucks and more. Tickets are $5. Register online at twp.pine.pa.us. Northern...
Plan comes together for Pine-Richland sophomore in cross country postseason
Lucas Thompson left last year’s WPIAL cross country meet with the mindset that he was going to qualify for states in 2023. It was an ambitious goal for a freshman, but one he was determined to meet. He started doing some research on how he could optimize his workouts using...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Nov. 12, 2023
Bellevue Bank NY Mellon Tr sold property at 269 N Balph Ave. to Renault Bonner for $78,750. Estate of Donald Easler sold property at 309 Union Ave. to Mitchell Bentley for $100,000. Franklin Park Maronda Homes LLC sold property at 1322 Adrian Drive to Ryan Chedwick for $642,295. Gary Bleakley...
Touchdown with 2 seconds left sends defending champ Pine-Richland back to WPIAL finals
Pine-Richland was two seconds away from a season-ending loss when freshman Aaron “Oobi” Strader narrowly crossed the goal line on a touchdown run that has the defending champion headed back to the WPIAL finals. “If there’s time on the clock, there’s a chance,” coach Jon LeDonne said. But time was...
Comcast expanding services to Pine Township
Comcast is expanding its services into Pine after all. The issue of Pine entering into a franchise agreement was previously tabled at the Oct. 16 board of supervisors meeting due to a dispute over the service area. After additional discussions, Comcast said it was willing to state in the agreement...
1 vote separates current Pine-Richland School Board president from challenger
Just one vote separates Democrat Ashley Fortier from current school board president Greg DiTullio in Region 1. Republican incumbent and current board treasurer Marc D. Casciani was the top vote-getter in the two-seat race with 1,552. Fortier, a newcomer, has 1,549 votes and DiTullio has 1,548, according to Allegheny County’s...
St. Brendan’s in Franklin Park hosts Cookie Walk Nov. 18
The Cookie Monster would love this, not to mention Santa and his elves. St. Brendan’s Episcopal Church of Franklin Park will hold its annual Holiday Happenings Craft Show and Cookie Walk on Saturday, Nov. 18, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. More than two dozen vendors will offer handcrafted goods...
Realty One Group Horizon: The brokerage for luxury homes, like this Emerald Fields beauty in Pine
Q: Do you know why Realty One Group Horizon is the brokerage for luxury listings? A: Through innovative, targeted marketing, expert market analysis, their cutting-edge One LUXE marketing platform, and a sophisticated understanding of a discerning clientele, Realty One Group Horizon has uniquely positioned itself as the industry standard in...
Incumbents reelected in uncontested Pine, Richland supervisors races
The Pine supervisors race was uncontested, with three candidates running for three open seats on the board. According to unofficial results, Republican incumbent and currant board chair Ryan Colombo was the top vote-getter with 2,953 votes. Incumbent John Donahue, who was cross-filed on the ballot along with Incumbent Pat Avolio,...
Pine, Mars cemeteries participating in Wreaths Across America
Two cemeteries in Pine and one in Mars will participate in Wreaths Across America this holiday season: West Union, Mount Pleasant, and Mars cemeteries. Wreaths Across America is a non-profit organization that helps commemorate fallen veterans by placing wreaths at their graves each Dec. 16, National Wreaths Across America Day....
