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Editor’s note: Neighbor Spotlight is a monthly feature that aims to let our readers learn more about the people in their communities who are working to make them a better place, who have interesting stories to tell or who the community feels deserve “15 minutes of fame.” If you would...

Officials from several communities banded together during a May 4 virtual meeting against the implementation of a toll on an I-79 bridge in Bridgeville. The virtual meeting was part of the Southwest Communities Chamber of Commerce 2021 Community Outlook. Participants of the call included managers and administration officials from Bridgeville,...

Hi, Library & Music Hall friends and patrons! My name is Ben Levitt, and I’m the new kid on the block. I am a first-year master’s student at Carnegie Mellon University, studying entertainment industry management with a focus on the music industry. I graduated in 2019 from Florida State University,...

Editor’s note: Signal Item is only spotlighting contested races in the primary election. Carlynton School District residents will see a few familiar faces on the school board director ballot as four incumbent school board directors look to retain their seats, according to the Allegheny County Office of Elections unofficial candidate...

The water in South Fayette is running clear thanks to a recently completed acid mine drainage treatment plant. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection secretary Patrick McDonnell joined with project partners and stakeholders to commemorate the completion and acknowledge the results of the South Fayette Conservation Group’s Gladden treatment plant. “These...

In Scott Township, most races are uncontested, according to the Allegheny County Office of Elections unofficial candidate list. In Ward 4, Democrat Samuel Daifonso is running uncontested in the primary. He will face Republican Raymond Owens, who is also uncontested in the primary, in the November election. In Ward 6,...

Editor’s note: Signal Item is only spotlighting contested races in the primary election. Other race previews will run in future issues. In Chartiers Valley School District, eight candidates are competing for four spots on the November ballot for school board director. All candidates are cross-filed on both tickets, with the...

Carlynton School District 50th anniversary celebration Join the Carlynton class of 2021 on May 14 at 5 p.m. in the circle near the gym as they celebrate the 50th anniversary of Carlynton Junior-Senior High School with the opening of a sealed time capsule. For more information, visit carnegieborough.com. Movies in...

Twice this season, the Bishop Canevin hockey team enjoyed three-game winning streaks. The Crusaders won their first three games of the season and won their final two regular season games along with a quarterfinal playoff victory for another three-game win streak. However, a fourth consecutive win and a trip to...

Perhaps driven by covid-19 protocols, the WPIAL baseball steering committee is trying something new this spring. You could call it a weekly section series. Instead of playing each section opponent once in the first half of the regular season, then again in the second half, district teams are now playing...

Bridgeville Daniel Rosati sold property at 623-625 Dewey Ave. to Lawrence Refosco for $215,000. Donna Moore sold property at 216 Prestley Road to Michael Donofrio and Helen Kovach for $147,900. Nino Petrocelli sold property at 427 Railroad St. to Fern Lee Properties LLC for $260,000. Carnegie Estate of Robert Pandolph...

Student-Athlete recognition Olivia Cindrich competed for the Flying Dutchmen during the Winter 2020-2021 sports season. Cindrich, a graduate of Carlynton Jr-Sr High School, is pursuing a bachelor of science in exercise science at Lebanon Valley College. Cindrich was a member of the women’s ice hockey team. She is also one...

As Mother’s Day approaches, a local artist is bringing a touch of beauty to the South Fayette Township Library and looking for the community’s help to do it. Selva Priya Sahadevan, known to her students as Ms. Priya, is a recipient of the Emerging Artist Scholarship from the Three Rivers...

South Fayette commissioners recently awarded this year’s street paving program to Wampum-based Youngblood Paving. Township documents show the company was the lowest of five bidders at about $1.4 million including three alternate streets added to the base repair list. The project includes about 30 streets and several alleys. “They did...

North Allegheny’s Lizzy Groetsch and Chartiers Valley’s Aislin Malcolm each added another statewide honor to their resumes. Groetsch, a senior, and Malcolm, a junior, each earned Pennsylvania Player of the Year honors in their classifications when girls basketball all-state teams were announced Monday. Groetsch was named the state’s top player...

Glass recycling set in South Fayette A free household glass recycling collection is set from 7 a.m. to sundown daily May 1-6 in the South Fayette Township building back parking lot, 515 Millers Run Road. The bin offers a contact-free drop-off service and provides a safe method of recycling glass...

Bridgeville Jarred Yohe sold property at 915 Edna St. to Cynthia Miklos for $141,000. Mary McAdams sold property at 684 Elizabeth St. to David Bojanac for $156,000. Vineyard Christian Fellowship SW Pittsburgh sold property at 202 Liberty St. to One Church Pittsburgh for $140,000. LS & RT Deklewa LLC sold...

Spring has always been my favorite season. I love the feeling of mild breezes on my face, the budding of the trees and the blooming of bulbs and the promise of new life after the dark winter. I associate the season with feelings of optimism, anticipation and renewal. Of course,...

South Fayette will become the new regional home for iHeartMedia and a popular rock station. The company, which includes WDVE, announced it is moving its Pittsburgh area headquarters from 200 Fleet Street in Green Tree to Beacon I, an 80,000-square-foot office building in the township. “We’re really excited about them...

As Shaler and South Fayette’s battled it out for a second straight day, the question became which team would blink first as their Section 3-5A game went into extra innings. It wasn’t a blink, but a twitch that brought home the winning run. Senior Braeden Campbell scored the game-winning run...

If the waiting is indeed the hardest part, consider the hard part over for the Indiana Little Indians. Paced by a second-period hat trick from Tanner Agnello, Indiana won its first Penguins Cup title, capturing the PIHL Class A championship with a 3-2 victory over Chartiers Valley at the Robert...

Heroic efforts were recognized at the April 12 Bridgeville council meeting. On March 20, Bridgeville residents Stephen Hines and Zach Adams, who are stepfather and stepson, rescued their neighbor from his burning home. The pair were doing renovations on their pizza shop, Country Style Bakery & Pizza, when they noticed...

Plant sale First United Presbyterian Church of Rennerdale is holding an online plant sale. A variety of flowers and veggie plants will be available to purchase. All plants come from Janoski’s Farm & Greenhouse. The last day to order is April 23. Pick up is on May 8 at the...

The South Fayette hockey team finished at .500 for the season with a record of 8-8-2 and missed the PIHL Class AA playoff by only four points. All in all, that’s pretty good for a team that didn’t win its first contest until the sixth game of the season. “This...

It was a season like no other for the Chartiers Valley girls basketball team between shutdowns and record win streaks. However, the one thing that was very similar to recent seasons was that the Colts galloped to another WPIAL championship. “I said it before, but to win a WPIAL championship...