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Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired home in Swan Acres in Ross on the market for $425K
A stone gargoyle stands guard outside the house, and it’s one of the first sights you see as you approach the residence in Swan Acres in Ross. “I like the gargoyle,” said Patty Helwich, realtor with Howard Hanna Real Estate Services. “It’s a unique detail. Gargoyles are protectors.” The home...
North Hills School District, Mark Madden announce scholarship named for Peggy Ann Madden
Listeners of Mark Madden’s popular afternoon drive sports talk show on 105.9 The X likely know how much of an influence his late mother, Peggy Ann Madden, has had on his successful professional life. In addition to inspiring her son, Peggy Ann Madden also positively influenced hundreds and hundreds of...
An enchanted evening fundraiser at Northland Public Library scheduled for April 22
Tickets are on sale for the Northland Public Library’s 2023 Garden Gala: An Enchanted Evening, to be held April 22, from 7:30-10 p.m. at the library on 300 Cumberland Road in McCandless. This year’s gala will embrace a new Enchanted Evening theme, said Alexis McKinley, director of the Northland Public...
Kiski Area hockey beats North Hills in PIHL Penguins Cup quarterfinals
The Kiski Area hockey team rallied twice against Avonworth last week to claim a PIHL Penguins Cup Class A first-round victory. The Cavaliers rode that momentum Monday against No. 1 North Hills in a quarterfinal matchup at Robert Morris University’s Island Sports Center. Sophomore Ethan Bombalski scored a go-ahead goal...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of March 5, 2023
Bellevue Joseph Stanley DeWitt sold property at 528 Division Ave. to Keith and Melissa Mihelcic for $210,000. Joseph Winghart sold property at 118 N Jackson Ave. to Kiran Markenday and Tarun Sonkhya for $155,000. Estate of John Czajkowski sold property at 119 S Harrison Ave. to Rosemary Rojas for $188,000....
Rebranding of North Hills School District moves forward
The rebranding of North Hills School District — complete with a new advertising design — took another step forward on March 2 as the school board got their first look. The next step is voting to approve the branding. High school seniors from the A.W. Beattie Career Center, which draws...
Ross woman missing for 3 decades found in Puerto Rico, police confirm
Robert Kopta waited three decades for the news that was revealed Thursday at Ross police headquarters. His wife, Patricia, who went missing from the area in 1992, was alive in Puerto Rico. “What would you do when somebody’s gone for 30 years?” Robert Kopta asked a room full of reporters...
North Hills Art Center director earns AAUW Equity Award
On March 11, the American Association of University Women North Hills Branch will present its 2023 Gateway to Equity Award to Kim Freithaler, North Hills Art Center executive director. According to the AAUW, she embodies the association’s commitment to achieving equity for women and girls by promoting healing through creativity...
Man killed in motorcycle crash in Marshall
A Pittsburgh man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Marshall on Wednesday afternoon, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said. Jason Huntermark, 25, was fatally injured in the 400 block of Mingo Road around 1:40 p.m. He was pronounced dead by the medical examiner’s office at 2 p.m. Additional...
North Hills junior Ella Niemi earns Girl Scout Gold Award
It seems most people are aware of what it means to be an Eagle Scout, the highest achievement or rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America program. But not as many seem to know about the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award a Girl Scout can earn. However,...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Feb. 26, 2023
Bellevue Estate of Emily Marx sold property at 44 N Harrison Ave. to Jessie Leonard and Brynn Mahoney for $230,000. Richard Herak sold property at 120 S Bryant Ave. to NYXQ31201 LLC for $105,100. Bradford Woods Patricia Brown sold property at 82 Mystic Hbr to Victor Battaglia Jr. and Sara...
Penn Hills baffles North Hills with 3-pointers, alley-oops in WPIAL semifinal win
Penn Hills teammates Daemar Kelly and Julian Dugger have perfected their high-flying alley-oop this winter, mastering a play that shows their rare athleticism. Five times they connected Saturday. But it was a 6-foot junior who stayed far away from the rim who left North Hills coaches shaking their heads. Lamire...
Greg Porter resigns from Etna Borough council
After spending roughly a decade serving on the Etna Borough council, first ward councilman Greg Porter submitted his resignation due to conflicts created by his new job as director of Ross/Westview Emergency Medical Services. At its Feb, 21 meeting, the Etna Borough Council voted 8-1 to accept Porter’s resignation. Porter...
Freshman Eric James scores 20 in 4th to help rally North Hills past Fox Chapel
North Hills freshman Eric James put on a show in the fourth quarter of Wednesday’s WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal game against Fox Chapel. Maybe he was trying to impress Pitt coach Jeff Capel, who was sitting at the press table watching the game. James scored 20 of his team-high 30...
West View Elementary renovation enters second phase
West View Elementary School is getting a facelift with the goal of creating a building that is more energy efficient and sustainable for the future. This includes the roof — part of which will be a “green” roof with live plants — all utilities (plumbing, electrical and sewer) and the...
A-K Valley basketball playoff capsules: Games for Feb. 22, 2023
WPIAL basketball playoffs Boys Class 5A Quarterfinals 11-Fox Chapel (14-9) vs. 3-North Hills (18-5) 8 p.m. Wednesday at North Allegheny High School, McCandless Winner plays: Winner of 2-Penn Hills (18-3)/7-Mars (15-8) in semifinals Saturday (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Kameron Greil, Fox Chapel; Royce Parham, North Hills Layup lines:...
North Hills area student news for the week of Feb. 21, 2023
Mary Katherine Stewart, Kellie Smith, Dawson Arnold and Luke Wood were named to the dean’s lsit at Belmont University for the fall 2022 semester. Hollianne Sebrosky, a class of 2023 criminal justice major at York College of Pennsylvania, was named to the fall 2022 dean’s list. Olivia Whitacre was one...
In brief: Open house, home show and more in the North Hills
West View Hub The Steel City Shakespeare Center will perform “The Heavy Gait of Night,” a new play by Jeffery Chips and directed by Catherine Baird, on stage at the West View Hub at 7 p.m. on March 31. It is described as “a story of grief, passion and family...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Feb. 19, 2023
Etna Estate of James Kuhn sold property at 21 Lincoln St. to Daniel Bill for $14,500. Franklin Park Judy Duckworth sold property at 2509 Brandt School Road to Joseph and Kimberly Woodell for $405,000. Jeffrey Craft sold property at 1522 Brimfield Drive to Brian John and Lindsey Marie Litz for...
North Hills ‘workhorse’ to play college ball at Cal (Pa.)
Logan Greer’s hunger has paid off. Greer, a senior offensive and defensive lineman for the North Hills football team, recently committed to Cal (Pa.) to continue his academic and athletic career. “It felt like family,” said Greer, a three-year starter for the Indians. “I really liked the coaching staff and...
North Hills girls take significant step forward
The 2022-2023 North Hills girls basketball season was one built around learning. That includes the team’s players, as well as its new coach. But those lessons — even the tough ones — paid off late in the year and could have the Indians’ program bound for something much bigger in...
North Hills fends off first-round challenge from Kiski Area
Kiski Area’s valiant effort to pull a major upset ultimately fell short Friday night at North Hills. The No. 14-seeded Cavaliers led after three quarters, but No. 3 North Hills got key baskets from Royce Parham and Eric James down the stretch to escape with a 76-71 win in the...
A-K Valley basketball playoff preview capsules for games of Feb. 17, 2023
WPIAL basketball playoffs Boys Class 5A First round 14-Kiski Area (11-11) at 3-North Hills (17-5) 8 p.m. Friday at North Hills Middle School, Ross Township Winner plays: Winner of 6-Thomas Jefferson (15-7)/11-Fox Chapel (13-9), Feb. 22 in quarterfinals Players to watch: Isaiah Gonzales, Kiski Area; Royce Parham, North Hills Layup...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Feb. 12, 2023
Bellevue Michelle Jacobs sold property at 120 S Harrison Ave. to Kezabu Burangere and Emmanuel Kisembo for $185,000. Elizabeth Bolen sold property at 19 S Jackson Ave. to Robert and Venisa Reichert for $239,900. Bradford Woods Mary Castle Dobson sold property at 79 Mystic Hbr to Rebecca Mussett for $360,000....
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Feb. 5, 2023
Bellevue Marlex Properties LLC sold property at 608 Forest Ave. to Kathleen Beatty for $47,000. Brendan Holloway sold property at 299 N Balph Ave. to Joshua Behm and Sara Russell for $172,375. Ilya Emelianov sold property at 224 Teece Ave. to Joellen Foy IRA for $230,000. Etna Estate of Paul...
