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Independent chefs say pandemic has aided businessVideo
What’s for dinner? During covid times, that question became challenging for many as restrictions, lockdowns and mandated restaurant closures occurred more than once. Meet three Pittsburgh-area chefs — not affiliated with restaurants — providing home-cooked meals delivered to your door. JSMenusPGH Jake Stewart works out of a kitchen in Springdale...
Pine, Richland real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 3
Pine Pine Develop CO sold property at 722 Mulkerrin Ct to NVR Inc. for $180,000. Lars Eric Rickard Petersson sold property at 9010 Peregrine Drive to Robert and Nicole Dolan for $780,000. Pine Development Co. sold property at 635 Tullamore Trl to NVR Inc. for $180,000. Richland Douglas Beyerl sold...
Volunteers gathering at Bradford Woods Reserve for Audubon’s annual bird count
For the seventh consecutive year, the Bradford Woods Conservancy is seeking nature lovers interested in participating in the Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count on Jan. 2. A small team of conservancy members and volunteers is scheduled to be in the Bradford Woods Reserve at 10 a.m. “looking, listening and...
Foster cat in Richland tests positive for rabies, family seeking treatment
A cat being fostered by a family in Richland Township has tested positive for the rabies virus, according to the Allegheny County Health Department. The cat, which was living with a family along Beechnut Drive, was brought into the lab for testing after it began scratching and biting, county health...
Dean’s list, honors college and more for college students from Gibsonia, Allison Park
Dean’s list • Marietta College’s Grant Swan of Gibsonia has been named to the Fall 2020 Dean’s List. Swan is majoring in petroleum engineering and is a graduate of Pine-Richland High School. Any full-time Marietta College student completing at least 15 credit hours with a grade point average between 3.5...
In brief: Ice rink safety measures, township vacancies and more in Pine, Richland
Change made at North Park skating rink to slow covid spread The Allegheny County Parks Department has made several changes at the North Park skating rink that will be in effect through Jan. 3 to comply with the state’s efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus. All buildings will...
Pine, Richland real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 27
Pine NVR Inc. sold property at 2003 Cherry Road to Matthew Samila and Melissa Marie Sostmann for $616,705. Henry Kelly Jr. sold property at 4108 Fairway Drive to Edward and Marissa Casciato for $780,000. MIchael Oh sold property at 106 Miller Drive to Amir Rahnamay Azar for $635,000. Sam &...
Pine Richland junior brings musical holiday cheer to senior citizens
Callie Stoltz has played the violin for nearly as long as she can remember. The Pine-Richland High School junior started playing at age 3, and in that time has learned how much music can lift the spirits of both the performer and the audience. She also appreciates the impact a...
Pine-Richland’s Cole Spencer tabbed state’s Class 5A Player of the Year
Postseason honors continue to roll in for Pine-Richland’s Cole Spencer. After leading the Rams to WPIAL and PIAA championships this fall, the senior quarterback was named the state’s Class 5A Player of the Year on Wednesday in a vote by Pennsylvania football writers. The Trib HSSN Football Player of the...
Richland holds line on tax rate for 2021, some paving could be delayed until revenue rolls in
In early October, Richland Township officials announced that they would reduce spending to avoid hiking taxes next year to make up for a drop in revenue because of the coronavirus pandemic. The more than $7.23 million spending plan for 2021 approved unanimously by township supervisors holds true to that decision...
Aquinas’ John Griffith builds Marian grotto to earn Eagle Scout
A wooden Marian grotto now graces the hillside overlooking Dolan Field at Aquinas Academy in Gibsonia. The simple shrine to the Virgin Mary was built by junior John Griffith, 17, who worked for six weeks on the project to earn his rank as Eagle Scout – the highest achievement in...
Pine-Richland extends virtual learning until Jan. 18 to help tame coronavirus spread
Students in the Pine-Richland School District will continue to attend classes remotely until at least Jan. 18 to help slow the spread of coronavirus, officials announced. “While we share the desire to move back to the hybrid model, we want to ensure that it is safe and sustainable to do...
In Brief: Covid changes at North Park rink, P-R bus driver honored and more in Pine, Richland
Change made at North Park skating rink to slow covid spread The Allegheny County Parks Department has made several changes at the North Park skating rink that will be in effect through Jan. 3 to comply with the state’s efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus. All buildings will...
Pine, Richland real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 20
Pine Cartus Financial Corp. sold property at Unknown Address to Arian Aflaki and Deniz Seyedeskandani for $585,000. Ronald Norris sold property at 717 Bowman Ln to Martin Mueller Jr. and Jenna Mueller for $190,000. Ronald Norris sold property at 717 Bowman Ln to Martin Mueller Jr. for $4,560. NVR Inc....
The Waters of Wexford donates over 200 pounds of food to North Hills Food Bank
A local senior living community donated over 200 pounds of food to the North Hills Food Bank — a donation that will provide 350 meals for families in need during the holiday season. The Waters of Wexford, a senior living community in Marshall, recently switched food vendors and was contractually...
WPIAL football players sign with Division I FBS, FCS programs
Division I FBS Senior football players from the WPIAL who signed with Division I programs: Name, high school, pos., college • Evan Azzara, Plum, OL, Miami (Ohio) • Derrick Davis, Gateway, S, LSU • Khalil Dinkins, North Allegheny, TE, Penn State • Elliot Donald, Central Catholic, DT, Pitt • Trevor...
Coronavirus cases going up in Pine, Richland
As coronavirus cases continue to surge in Allegheny County and across the country, Pine and Richland townships are also seeing increases. As of Dec. 15, there have been 453 total cases of the novel coronavirus in Pine Township since March, according to the latest information provided by an interactive Allegheny...
In Brief: Live-stream Christmas Eve services, virtual tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and more in Pine, Richland
‘Christmas Carol’ virtual performance Hear the classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge’s and the ghosts of Christmas Past in a virtual performance of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” by the Steel City Shakespeare troupe. The Dec. 18 listening party begins at 6 p.m. and benefits the West View Hub charitable organization....
New coach sees great potential in Pine-Richland girls basketball lineup
Pine-Richland’s new girls basketball coach Kyle DeGregorio routinely tells his players they will be an elite team. He always adds that it’s just a matter of how long it takes. “I live day-to day, and I just want us to get better, compete every day, mature as competitors and learn...
New era for Pine-Richland boys basketball tips off with enthusiasm
Joe Petcash was riding in the car with his dad in mid-June when they got a call that would put into motion the next era of Pine-Richland’s basketball team. Bob Petcash answered discreetly, opting not to take it on speaker, and hung up after a few brief words with the...
Pine-Richland alums earn scholarships, journalism, Legion scholarships available
Pine-Richland grads earn scholarships Two Pine-Richland graduates attending Baldwin Wallace University in Ohio have received scholarships. Kaitlin McGuire of Gibsonia, majoring in communication sciences and disorders, earned the Edith A. White Speech Scholarship. Zach Riggins of Wexford, majoring in exercise science, earned the Boesel School of Business Undergraduate Scholarship. Inducted...
Pine, Richland’s latest coronavirus numbers
As coronavirus cases continue to surge in Allegheny County and across the country, the communities within the Signal Item coverage area have varying numbers of both positive cases and deaths. As of Dec. 8, there have been 379 total cases of the novel coronavirus in the Pine Township since March,...
Pine-Richland board votes to reappoint president, vice president for 4th consecutive terms
Members of the Pine-Richland School Board showed their ongoing support for the board’s leadership by voting to reappoint the president and vice president during the Dec. 7 reorganization meeting. The board voted unanimously to reappoint board president Peter Lyons and vice president Christine Misback to their fourth consecutive, one-year term...
Pine’s 2021 budget keeps taxes lowest in county, maintains services
Pine officials have approved a budget for 2021 that curbs spending and uses money left over from this year to avoid a tax hike. The nearly $12.19 million general fund budget unanimously approved by supervisors Dec. 7 allocates 7.13% less money than this year’s spending plan to reflect an anticipated...
In Brief: Trib journalism scholarships, Operation Santa Claus, Breakfast Club and more
Trib seeking applicants for journalism scholarships Trib Total Media is now accepting applications for both the Scholarship for Diversity in Media and the Jim Borden Memorial Scholarship. The Scholarship for Diversity in Media is open to high school seniors who are culturally, ethnically or racially diverse and are planning to...
