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Pine Township booking reservations for splash pad
North Hills residents looking for a way to help their kids beat the summer heat can now make a reservation to use Pine Township’s splash pad for free. To adhere to coronavirus guidelines issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the state health department, the splash...
Dayton extends 1st Division I offers to 3 WPIAL football recruits
Three WPIAL football players drew their first Division I offers from the same Ohio school. Dayton’s coaching staff extended offers last week to North Catholic’s Nick Maher and Seneca Valley teammates Jimmy Royal and Josh Miller. All three are rising seniors. Maher is a 6-foot-2, 200-pound wide receiver and linebacker....
AMS club swimmers earn All-American status
Allegheny Mountain Swimming recently announced its swimmers who earned scholastic All-American honors for the 2018-19 academic year based on requirements set by USA Swimming. The All-American recognition combines the swimmer’s accomplishments in the pool for his or her club programs as well as achievements in the classroom. To make the...
Richland-area real estate transactions, July 26
Pine NVR Inc. sold property at unknown address to Colton and Molly Selvidge for $675,758. NVR Inc. sold property at 513 Cambridge Court to David and Meredith Progar for $791,780. Cavalier Land Partn. L.P. sold property at 2018 Cherry Road to Ariel Lopez Chavez and Anna Bloom for $147,150. Balaji...
Sewickley-based OB-GYN practice coming to new AHN Wexford Hospital
A long-time provider of women’s health services in the Sewickley area will be one of the core obstetric and gynecology practices at the new AHN Wexford Hospital under construction in Pine Township. Premier Women’s Health, which has been owned by Allegheny Health Network since 2014, will continue to operate its...
Aquinas Academy fencer Sam Everson wins Western Pennsylvania Positive Athlete award
When the Western Pennsylvania Positive Athlete award winners were announced earlier this month, Aquinas Academy’s Sam Everson was honored as the boys alternative sport recipient. Everson was the team captain of Aquinas’ fencing team, and the rising junior was named the Team MVP this past season after recording a bout...
Pine-Richland wide receiver Eli Jochem adds 1st Division I offerVideo
Pine-Richland’s Eli Jochem, one of the WPIAL’s top receivers, announced his first Division I offer Monday from Fordham. The 6-foot-1, 180-pound rising senior ranked third among WPIAL players last season in receptions (71) and receiving yards (1,065). He scored 14 touchdowns for Pine-Richland, the runner-up in WPIAL Class 6A. Fordham...
Former Pine-Richland, Pitt QB Ben DiNucci agrees to terms with Dallas CowboysVideo
Former Pine-Richland and Pitt quarterback Ben DiNucci agreed to terms with the Dallas Cowboys to a four-year rookie contract. DiNucci, a seventh-round pick, led James Madison to the FCS national championship game last year. DiNucci was at Pitt from 2015-17, playing in 12 games and making six starts. Prior to...
Pine-area real estate transactions, July 20
Pine Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc. sold property at unknown address to Michael Logan and Melissa Pantalo Rawlins for $895,000. Cavalier Land Partn. L.P. sold property at 2015 Cherry Road to NVR Inc. for $120,000. Pine Development Co. sold property at 216 Murrin Court to Adam and Tiffany Spitznagel for $220,000....
Pine supervisors meeting limited to 25 people
The Pine Township board of supervisors meeting scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Monday will be limited to 25 people, including the board and staff. According to the municipality’s website, masks will be required and those attending should maintain social distancing. During the meeting, a public hearing will be held regarding an...
The Week: North Hills – July 12-18, 2020Video
Here are some of recent Tribune-Review news stories and features from the North Hills. For more details on these and other stories, follow the links below or find more news at the TribLIVE website. • Pine-Richland student matches mask makers with those who need them • North Allegheny cancels ‘in-person’...
Pine-Richland student matches mask makers with those who need them
Serving as a volunteer at UPMC Passavant hospital for the past several years has been a valuable learning experience for Amish Sethi of Pine Township. But when the coronavirus pandemic hit in March, the Pine-Richland junior was no longer allowed in the hospital. “My ability to volunteer at the hospital...
Student news from the North Hills for July 10
Harry Kramer of Wexford was one of 25 students inducted into the Elmira College Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society. The society recognizes achievement in scholarship; athletics; campus or community service, social and religious activities, and campus government; journalism, speech and the mass media; and the...
Pine Community Center open to members
The Pine Community Center is now open to members. According to the township’s website, members are required to wear masks when not using exercise equipment, participating in group fitness classes or open gyms. The center is operating at 50% capacity on a first come, first-served basis. Guest passes, Kid’s Corner...
Pine-area real estate transactions, July 6
Pine Showcase Properties Inc. sold property at 159 Alder Drive to Ramesh Raju Venk for $510,419. Alison Faust sold property at 911 Black Oak Ct to Scott Ross for $660,000. Kenneth Krieger sold property at 251 Fox Meadow Drive to Kenneth Krieger and Lori Lane for $166,054. Donald Jenkins sold...
Pine church sets up ‘blessing box’ to provide food, other items for struggling families
A North Hills church has set up an around-the-clock resource called a “blessing box” to help residents who need help with food and other essential items. “Our church leadership was desperate to do something helpful for people during the stay-at-home orders and subsequent time period,” said the Rev. Niki Atkinson,...
Pine-area real estate transactions, June 29
Pine Nichlas Vincent Cannon sold property at 147 Alder Drive to Eliott and Janessa Ann Porter for $558,500. Samantha Goldberg sold property at 649 Baur Drive to Lisa Klein for $285,000. Robert Paolini sold property at 220 Meadowbrook Ave. to Tracey Hilton for $220,000. John Broyles sold property at 123...
Allegheny Health Network announces mobile covid-19 testing sites for next week
Allegheny Health Network’s mobile covid-19 testing unit will be in Pittsburgh’s Hill District and Hazelwood neighborhoods, Clairton and Duquesne next week. AHN personnel will operate the testing vehicle from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the following dates: • June 29: Pittsburgh Housing Authority, 2435 Chauncey Drive in the Hill...
Pine-area real estate transactions, June 21
Pine Riviera Land Partners L.P. sold property at 122 Birch Drive to Nicholas and Meredith Torre for $156,700. 6200 Brooktree Partnership sold property at 6200 Brooktree Road to 6200 Brooktree LLC for $2,425,000. Ralph Decosmo sold property at 522 Cloverdale Ct to Brian and Melissa Catherine McMahon for $395,000. Michael...
Wexford salon offering free haircuts for medical workers, first responders
The owners of a Wexford styling salon are so elated with the prospects of emerging from the state-mandated shutdown that they are using it as an opportunity to thank emergency responders and medical professionals. Neha Patel, one of the owners of Tonic Salon, said the business opened in November but...
Speaker Turzai formally resigns, district office in McCandless to remain open
The district office of state Rep. Mike Turzai, who formally resigned Monday from the House of Representatives, will remain open until a successor is elected in November, according to a top-ranking member of the legislature. Turzai, who served as Speaker of the House, creates a vacancy in the 28th House...
Pandemic concerns cause Richland Township to cancel popular celebration
Richland Township officials have decided to cancel the annual Community Day celebration planned for Aug. 8 due to the coronavirus pandemic. “This difficult decision was made in an effort to maintain the safety of our residents, vendors and visitors,” township officials wrote in a notice posted on the municipality’s website....
Allegheny County Parks host science, yoga and cycling programs
Allegheny County Parks will host a series of science exploration programs for kids 10 and older in North Park. The organization also is offering summer yoga classes and ongoing, individualized bike-riding instruction. The Outside the Box Labs include: • Rockets and Gravity, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday. Participants will design, build...
Pine-area real estate transactions for the week of June 14
Pine Showcase Properties LLC sold property at 223 Abbacy Drive to Saul Laurence and Jacqueline Marie Wecht for $672,211. Christopher Anderson Kramer sold property at 116 Alder Drive to National Residential Nominee Services In for $608,888. National Residential Nominee Services In sold property at 116 Alder Drive to Ross and...
Pine-Richland seniors graduate during virtual ceremony
Pine-Richland High School honored graduating seniors during a virtual ceremony June 5. Those seniors are: Erin Elizabeth Ahearn Enyonam Yawa Akwayena Elliot John Paul Alexander Ian Andrew Ammer Christopher Jon Anderson Thomas McVay Andrews Jonah Thomas Ansell Emma Kathryn Argiro Adrianna Angel Avolio William James Baker Nathaniel Sholosh Balkaran Ervin...
