South Hills Record category, Page 74

As UPMC’s proposed South Hills hospital hits regulatory hurdles, the Pittsburgh-based health giant is moving on plans for new ambulatory and urgent care centers in the area. Officials expect to be ready to open the outpatient care center at the former Toys R Us store in the parking lot of...

The South Hills residents will come together on Sept. 14 for tennis matches and a community health fair to take a stand against cancer. Serve2Cure, in its ninth year, aims to provide something for everyone, from experienced tennis players to families looking to learn more about health and wellness. The...

Randy Lubin strived to be the face of Scott Township as the longtime director of public services. He was there to answer residents’ questions and be a friendly face when they needed an answer. As the new municipal services manager in Baldwin Borough, he hopes to continue that legacy. “I...

Baldwin-Whitehall School District welcomed students back to school for the district’s 80th year on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. In addition to welcoming returning students back, the district also rolled out the red carpet for 12 new faculty and staff members and 170 new students....

In his role as a municipal manager, George Zboyovsky always tries to help people. There have been days when that meant going beyond the job’s usual responsibilities. He tells stories of his time in local government — whether as a manager in Brentwood or serving on Monessen City Council —...

The Baldwin Borough Public Library is inviting people to leave their mark outside the community hub. Through a partnership with The Mission Continues, roughly 100 volunteers will gather on Sept. 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to transform the library’s outdoor space into a gathering place for the community....

Brentwood leaders are keeping their fingers crossed for a mild winter in hopes that the borough pool can open for the 2020 season. Phase II of a nearly $3.3 million pool renovation project that includes a zero-depth entry, large slide, tropical-themed spray features, lighting, a new bathhouse with restrooms and changing...

Two newly appointed principals in the West Jefferson Hills School District have one thing in common, leaders say: They love kids. School board members on Aug. 27 officially hired longtime Pleasant Hills Middle School educator Adam Zunic as the principal of Gill Hall Elementary, at a salary of $100,000. Zunic,...

West Jefferson Hills School District officials welcomed students, parents and community members for the first public viewing of the new 300,000 square-foot Thomas Jefferson High School during an open house on Aug. 18. The school features a natatorium with an eight-lane competitive pool, a 1,400-seat gymnasium, an auxiliary gym with...

The Mollenauer Mine and Churchill Valley Country Club once played important roles in their communities. Nature has since reclaimed both sites. Sewickley-based Allegheny Land Trust (ALT) is raising money to preserve them and facilitate the development of their recreational assets. Through the Bethel Greenway Project, the nonprofit seeks to conserve...

West Jefferson Hills School District leaders want to give all TJ seniors the chance to have their voice heard at graduation. Board members on Aug. 13 approved the high school handbook for the 2019-20 school year that included a change to how students will be selected to speak at graduation....

Pencils. Lanyards. T-Shirts. Shorts. Pants. Hats. Onesies. Polos. Thermal jackets. Corn hole boards. Almost anything you could ever want to rep the TJ Jaguars and showcase your black and gold pride can now be found at the Jag Den pop-up store, located in Bill Green’s Shopping Center on Old Clairton...

Visit the student parking lot at Baldwin High School and you will learn a lot about members of the senior class. It’s clear one student loves Dunkin’. Another loves sunflowers. Then, there’s the student who definitely has a sense of humor. For the first time this year, seniors had the...

Riley Konesky spent her summer days at the front desk of the Whitehall Borough pool. When she wasn’t checking IDs to let people in, she was busy turning balls of yarn into little critters to make kids happy. “The patrons love it. They’re always like, ‘Oh, what do you have...

The West Jefferson Hills School Board has rescinded a process it began in June to discharge a professional employee. In a resolution approved by board members in an 8-0 vote on Aug. 13, district leaders indicated the employee has resigned and a confidential settlement was entered into, “effectively resolving all...

Kamik Kharel is excited to start first grade at McAnnulty Elementary in the Baldwin-Whitehall School District. Thanks to nonprofit South Hills Interfaith Movement’s back-to-school celebrations, held Aug. 12-16, Kamik, 5, already has a bright green backpack filled with folders, pencils, markers and all the supplies he needs for school. “Why...

John Stinner has worked in government at the national and international levels. What he likes about working in local government, he says, is the chance he has to make a difference in someone’s life every single day and see the results come to fruition relatively quickly. “I’ve always wanted a...

Brashear High School sweethearts are engaged to be married following a proposal at Kennywood. Jake Jones, 20, got on one knee and popped the question to his girlfriend, Camille Nichols, 20, after the couple rode Kennywood’s Skycoaster – a ride that hoists people up 180 feet in the air until...

Our Lady of Grace Parish has canceled its annual festival planned for this week after officials said they received a “disturbing” letter in the mail. The festival and annual fundraiser for the Scott church was scheduled to begin Wednesday and run through Saturday. An office in the Diocese of Pittsburgh...

Whitehall Borough Community Day will feature some new and improved aspects, as the borough’s new recreation director is working to give recreation in the community a boost. “We’re doing bigger and better starting this year,” said Hannah Vetere, who began her role as Whitehall’s new recreation director in February. Whitehall...

Ritika Chamlagai has never doubted that she will someday be a doctor. As a child growing up in a refugee camp in Nepal, the hospitals were lacking even basic sanitation and people, if they had the money, were forced to travel to different countries to get the health care they...

The long-anticipated opening of the new $95 million, 300,000 square foot Thomas Jefferson High School is finally here. On Aug. 18, the West Jefferson Hills School District will open the doors to the school, located at 830 Old Clairton Road, for the community to see. Following a VIP, invite-only ribbon...

The Thomas Jefferson High School Jaguar Marching Band is gearing up for another season. The band, along with cheerleaders and colorguard members, practiced various songs from their halftime show routine, as well as the national anthem and the school’s alma mater at the stadium on Wednesday . The Jaguar’s first...

Local nonprofit Military Connections isn’t just looking for volunteers to help sew more than 10,000 Christmas stockings that will be shipped to soldiers stationed overseas. It is looking for people to supply the stuffing. This year’s sewing day will be Aug. 22, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Murrysville...

Baldwin-Whitehall School District plans to build a new $48 million, 48-classroom elementary school to replace the aging W.R. Paynter Elementary. District leaders recently announced plans for the new school, that also will address the district’s fast-growing population needs. The building likely will open its doors in August 2023. “It’s really...