South Hills Record category, Page 31

Baldwin Borough Joseph McCarthy sold property at 5031 Ardelle Drive to Michael and Angela Gross for $285,000. Robin Stanton sold property at 5203 Blossom Road to Bhim Dahal et al. and Beena Adhikari for $226,000. Daniel Hooper sold property at 5339 Blossom Road to Stephen and Patience Sikora for $203,000....

A federal judge Friday afternoon denied a request by parents suing the Upper Saint Clair School District to reinstitute a mandatory masking policy. In a 32-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Williams S. Stickman said that the families of five medically fragile children in the district who sought the temporary restraining...

A group of families of medically disabled children is suing Upper St. Clair School District in federal court after the board there reversed its mandatory mask mandate earlier this month. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of five medically fragile students who are unnamed in the complaint, seeks a temporary restraining...

David Watt had an idea. Aaron Hartman helped bring it to life. Watt of North Huntingdon collaborated with Hartman of Peters to design the CigarmBand for fishermen. Watt wanted to be able to smoke a cigar while having both hands available to cast a net. He drew a picture of...

Ryan Shaneman, 16, of Scout Troop #338 has earned the Boy Scouts of America’s highest rank advancement, the Eagle Scout Award. Shaneman earned the Eagle Scout Award on Oct. 10 and was recognized in a special Court of Honor ceremony on Jan. 9. Shaneman is one of only approximately six...

Keith Polick was known for bringing people together. The Jefferson Hills resident had plans to do just that for borough this year as he and several other Republicans were recently sworn in to four-year seats on council. This past election was Polick’s first time running for political office. He was...

They call them “smash burgers” – beef initially shaped like a meatball before being “smashed” down and sizzled on a grill until they are browned and juicy. The burgers are generously topped with grilled onions, American cheese, dill pickles and special “moon” sauce – which is a little bit spicy...

Allegheny County Police said a Baldwin man was responsible for a Thursday night shooting in Stowe that left another man hospitalized. Sedrick Riddick, 22, was charged with two counts of aggravated assault and taken to the Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh on Friday. Charges stem from a shooting around 7:30...

When Showtime canceled “Ray Donovan” in February 2020, it came as a surprise to viewers and the show’s creative team alike. At the time of the cancellation, Mt. Lebanon native David Hollander, who has been a writer on the series since its first season and became the showrunner/head writer in...

A wine and mac-n-cheese festival returns to the Monroeville Convention Center after a pandemic-year hiatus. It also comes back with a new name as promoters Dottie and Bob Miller of Jefferson Hills had added a few things to entice thirsty and hungry patrons. Women-n-Wine Purse Palooza Pierogies Mac-n-Cheese is the...

The Baldwin-Whitehall School District will shift to a remote learning plan for Thursday and Friday as a result of rising covid cases, district officials announced Wednesday. There already was no school on Monday due to the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Superintendent Randal Lutz said the district expects to resume...

Matthew Lambert spent months stalking the mother of his child, using a GPS tracker to follow her movements and sending vile text messages that instilled her with fear. Then he paid three people $5,000 and 25 bricks of heroin to kill the man she was dating as they left Rumerz...

Mark Patrick Flaherty came from a well-known family of Democratic public servants. His father served as an Allegheny County commissioner and a state Commonwealth Court judge. His uncle was Pittsburgh mayor, deputy attorney general and later a county commissioner. It seemed inevitable then, that he would follow in their footsteps....

Jefferson Hills property owners will not have to reach deeper into their pockets to pay real estate taxes this year. Council passed its 2022 budget and maintained the millage rate at 5.66 mills at a December meeting. The tax rate includes 5.225 mills for general purposes, 0.355-mill for fire protection...

A Charleroi man will serve at least two years in state prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to a drunken driving crash that killed his younger brother. Bryan Devon Harris, 24, pleaded guilty to homicide by vehicle, driving under the influence and related counts stemming from the Jan. 11, 2020, crash...

Shortly after signing his National Letter of Intent to play center for the NCAA Division 1 Kent State Golden Flashes on Dec. 15, Nick Bryan headed to the Thomas Jefferson High School cafeteria where a surprise awaited him. Youngsters ages 2 ½ to 4 from the TJ nursery school lined...

The National Weather Service said the loud boom and shaking ground reported Saturday by people across a large swath of suburban Pittsburgh likely was caused by an exploding meteor. Shannon Hefferan, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Moon Township, said a flash was reported on satellite data about...

The Baldwin girls basketball team won all three games last week to improve to 4-1 overall thanks to the standout scoring from Morgan Altavilla. The senior scored a total of 68 points in the Highlanders victories. Her quick start is hardly a surprise to her coach, Jamal Woodson. “Morgan is...

The Rev. Frank Jacobs has the kind of vivid holiday memories we all hang on to. Jacobs, 68, lives in Port St. Lucie, Fla. But he has Christmas lights that once hung on lamp posts and stretched across the streets of Charleroi, where he lived from 1953 to 1962. Last...

Green wreaths with red bows lay against the white tombstones. As they place the greenery at each of the 14,500 veterans graves at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies in Cecil, Washington County, this weekend, volunteers will say the deceased’s name. They will take a moment to pause and thank...

Two South Hills school districts have different policies in place when it comes to masking, now that the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court ruling that Pennsylvania’s acting secretary of health didn’t have the authority to issue a mask mandate for schools earlier this school year. Now,...

River Road in Baldwin was closed between Glass Run Road and Becks Run Road after a Norfolk Southern train derailed early Sunday morning, according to Baldwin police. Pittsburgh hazmat and police responded to the scene of the derailment, which happened around 4:45 a.m. above East Carson Street in Baldwin, as...

They could be called the dynamic three. Sharon McGinnis Young, Bonnie McGinnis Vello and Noreen McGinnis Campbell — the sisters who owned McGinnis Sisters Special Food Stores — accomplished more than providing groceries for customers. The McGinnis Sisters were known as leaders in the gourmet and specialty food business. They...