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Harmar guitarist’s band earns multiple Iron City Rocks awards
When he was teaching himself to play guitar at 12 years old, Matthew Kamenicky imagined being in a rock ’n’ roll band someday. What he couldn’t have imagined was that, not long after forming the rock group Steel Mill Rising, he’d be getting a call from an ESPN official asking...
Pine family works to carry on legacy of son lost to cancer
After their first-born son was diagnosed with terminal cancer, Chris and Danielle Cochran sat down with him and told him how sorry they were it had happened to him. They were upset. Christian was not. “He said he would rather it be himself than anyone else,” Chris Cochran said. “He...
In brief: Pine-Richland High School class reunions, Easter Egg hunt and more
Class of 1970 and ‘71 reunion Pine Richland High School classes of 1970 and ’71 are holding a long overdue, combined reunion for their 52nd and 51st years Aug. 12-14. For more information, email Don Bost at debo1379@gmail.com for the class of ’70 and Bonnie Adler for the class of...
Chris Rotelli takes over Pine-Richland boys volleyball program
Chris Rotelli has been coaching for 25 years and in previous spots he’s had to build a program from the ground up. That’s exactly what he intends to do with Pine-Richland boys volleyball. It’s not going to happen overnight, but with the principles he’s putting in place both on and...
Pine-Richland notebook: Fourth grade girls basketball team wins state title
The fourth-grade Pine-Richland girls basketball team is a state champion. The Rams topped Whitpain Recreational Association, 16-12, in the state final March 20 in State College. Pine-Richland went 4-0 at the tournament. They defeated Whitpain in the first round, Chartiers Valley in the quarterfinals and Thomas Jefferson in the semifinals...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of March 27, 2022
Franklin Park Peter Seppi sold property at 2499 Elkridge Drive to Can and Husniye Demirturk Kocasarac for $525,000. John Hite Jr. sold property at 1470 Laurel Drive to Joseph and Edna Ficerai for $700,000. Lauren Dragun sold property at 2387 Magee Road Ext. to Lauren Dragun and Kevin Reeg for...
Pickleball changes come to Franklin Park, McCandless
With the popularity of pickleball, changes are coming to Franklin Park and McCandless. Officials in Franklin Park are trying to cut down on pickleball noise from the court at Old Orchard Park. This year, changes are being made to the type of ball used for the sport for the Old...
Waters of Wexford residents celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day is on Thursday, March 17, 2022, and that afternoon Seniors celebrated the luck of the Irish at The Waters of Wexford senior living community on St. Patrick’s Day. There was lots of green visible in and around The Waters Café on March 17. Guests were greeted by...
In brief: Spring leaf collection, summer programming, reunion news and more
Richland spring leaf collection Richland’s spring leaf collection will take place April 6. All bags must be out prior to 6 a.m. that day. All leaves and vegetative clippings must be in biodegradable paper bags for pick up. Plastic bags are not acceptable. Please limit each bag to 40 pounds....
North Hills charity expands service to Alle-Kiski Valley with free monthly mobile food distribution
Editors note: The original version of this article contained incorrect times and dates for when the food distribution will take place. A charitable organization that has provided a range of social services to residents in the North Hills for the past 35 years is expanding its footprint to help needy...
Plans announced to preserve iconic North Park water tank to serve as observation towerVideo
A casual visitor to North Park could easily mistake the 101-foot-tall, bullet-shaped structure near the Lodge pavilion as nothing more than a rusting, abandoned curiosity. Built in 1937 during the Works Progress Administration, the cylindrical steel tank along North Ridge Road — officially known as the Allegheny County North Park...
Pine-Richland grad Jake Pedersen joins national tour of ‘Wicked’
Jake Pedersen is following the yellow brick road to musical theater success. The 2017 Pine-Richland High School graduate recently joined the cast of the national Broadway touring company of “Wicked.” Pedersen, 23, is playing the part of Boq in the musical, which retells the story of “The Wizard of Oz”...
New coach set to lead Pine-Richland softball team
Sam Hartsberg has coached travel softball for close to a decade and always had an interest in coaching at the high school level. But first he wanted to watch his daughter, Leah, play at Pine-Richland. When Leah graduated last year, he reached out to then Pine-Richland coach Gary Shepard about...
Pine-Richland baseball team remains young but expects to compete
A rash of injuries to a large senior class last year contributed to a rare playoff absence for the Pine-Richland baseball team. It also allowed some younger players to receive varsity playing time a little earlier than they might have in a normal year, which could prove beneficial for 2022....
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of March 20, 2022
Bellevue Grand Old Properties LLC sold property at 115 Cedar Ave. to Melvin Parks and Raushana Ellison for $289,500. James Frew sold property at 623 Highland Place to Tim Wilson and Christi Iwasaki for $180,063. Adele Stewart sold property at 499 Roosevelt Ave. to Tyler Babcock for $224,000. Spring Way...
State agents accuse Pine man of dealing drugs out of house, at park; felony charges filed
Agents from the state Attorney General’s office filed felony drug charges against a Pine man following an undercover investigation. Frank Joseph Marcello, 36, of the 900 block of Park Place Plaza, was charged with two counts of possession with the intent to deliver drugs and two counts of drug possession....
Aquinas Academy athletes sign National Letter of Intent
Four Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh senior athletes signed National Letters of Intent to participate in collegiate sports on March 10. Mara Brak will play tennis at Franciscan University, Elizabeth Hardy will play lacrosse at The College of Wooster, Elizabeth Russell will play basketball at Denison University and Emma Queen will...
Richland History Group: The storied history of the Bakerstown Hotel
Each month, the Richland History Group will highlight notable aspects from the area’s past. Until 2015, Richland’s Bakerstown Hotel was a well-known local landmark, but few now remember that it operated in two different buildings, one block apart. During its estimated 152-year history, it saw stagecoaches, liquor raids and a...
Pine-Richland notebook: Girls youth basketball teams make state tournament
A trio of Pine-Richland girls youth basketball teams will have a chance to take on some of the top competition in the state. The fourth, fifth and sixth grade teams qualified for the state youth basketball tournament March 18-20 in State College. Newly hired Pine-Richland football coach Jon LeDonne helps...
Captain checks all the boxes for Pine-Richland hockey team
Tales of hockey players and their superstitions have been told since skates first hit ice, but Pine-Richland captain Alex Erlain wants nothing to do with them. “I hate superstitions,” he said. “It’s my goal not to have any. I don’t want anything to get in my head.” He wouldn’t even...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of March 13, 2022
Franklin Park Estate of Stanley Hoehl sold property at 2387 Fairhill Road to Patricia Edwards for $389,000. John Keelin sold property at 1527 Field Club Drive to Joseph Fennimore and Julie Mueller for $466,000. David Fassinger III sold property at 2521 Hopkins Church Road to Jonathan Ray Crawford for $224,900....
Police accuse man of using counterfeit checks bearing Pine builder’s name to steal cash
A man from Altoona is accused of using fake bank checks bearing the name of a Pine building contractor to get more than $5,200 in cash. David Clark Modrey, 36, of 6th Ave., was charged by the Northern Regional Police Department with one count of felony theft by deception and...
In brief: Seedling sale, Guatemala Mission 5K and more around Pine, Richland
Seedling sale The North Area Environmental Council is holding its annual seedling sale. The sale offers a wide variety of non-invasive plants, trees and wildflower seed mixes to add to the beauty and natural habitat of your back yard and the ecological health of the region. NAEC is partnering with...
Knichel Logistics in Richland celebrated International Women’s Day
William Knichel believed in his daughter. “He pushed me to be my best and to work hard and that is what made me a strong woman today,” said Kristy Knichel, 45, who is president and CEO of her late father’s company, Knichel Logistics, a freight brokerage company in Richland. “I...
Chatham’s Eden Hall food competition, workshops place focus on future of food
Let the chopping and sauteing begin. Chatham University’s Eden Hall campus in Richland is playing host to its first-ever “pitch” competition, for people in the region who have ideas about new or emerging food and agricultural businesses. The competition sponsored by Chatham’s Center for Regional Agriculture, Food and Transformation, or...
