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The WPIAL Class 3A race may look a little different this year, but the winner could be the same. Perennial contender Aliquippa has moved up to Class 4A, and Beaver Falls has moved down to Class 2A after fielding one of its best teams since 2016. The entire classification has...

The Pinnacle Pointe neighborhood in South Fayette Township got a bit more colorful on Aug. 30, when residents adorned their driveways with impressive chalk art designs. “After five, six months of not being able to act normal, we all gathered as a community to create something together. It was so...

Thomas Jefferson began its 2019 season with a dominant victory over Canon-McMillan and ended it in Hershey with a 46-7 rout of Dallas for the PIAA Class 4A title. In between, the Jaguars rolled in and out of conference play and added their eighth WPIAL title since 2004. They outscored...

Cub Scout Virtual Info Night Collier Township’s Cub Scout Pack 860, which is open to boys and girls, will have a virtual info night 7 p.m. Sept. 17. All students in kindergarten through fifth grade are welcome. For more information and the Zoom link, email cubscoutpack860@gmail.com. Backpack Blessings collection Collier...

How long has it been since South Fayette wasn’t a clear conference favorite? That was probably nine years ago, back when the Lions’ senior quarterback would’ve been in third grade. They’ve gone undefeated in the conference every season since, running off a streak of 64 consecutive wins. This year, there...

Building takes time … brick by brick. There are steps to every project, and levels that need to be achieved. New Bishop Canevin football coach Richard Johnson hopes to establish a solid foundation this season and begin to rebuild the proud program at Bishop Canevin. Brick by brick. “It’s a...

September is Suicide Prevention Month and it reminds us to be there for each other and take steps to prevent suicide. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s theme for the month is to #KeepGoing, by taking simple actions to safeguard our mental health and save lives. From learning the warning...

Trib Total Media is dedicated to serving communities throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania by delivering the news that readers want and information they need in a format that best suits their lifestyles. Earlier this year, Trib Total Media launched a new website for the Signal Item, SignalItem.com. SignalItem.com provides the news and...

Borough Council at its July meeting awarded a $418,082 contract to Sciarretti Site Development and Paving Co. for the McLaughlin Run Park Improvements Phase 2 Project. Half of this project, in the amount of $209,041, is funded by a grant from the Commonwealth. Construction on the park started in August....

There’s a heady, quiet exhilaration that hangs in the stacks of a public library — an accumulation of countless words, stories and ideas, pressed close together in the pages. You can feel it in grandiose, high-ceilinged reading rooms and in one-room community libraries operating on a shoestring budget. Libraries stir...

In 2009, Chartiers Valley closed out the first decade of the century with one of its most successful football seasons. The Colts lost only once in the regular season and finished with an 8-2 record. The last 10 years have been a struggle on the gridiron for Chartiers Valley, with...

Bridgeville Anthony Mastrean sold property at 360 Murray Ave. to Stephanie Argotti for $187,000. Carnegie Orion Development RA 29 LLC sold property at 300 Broadway St. to YKR Vishnu LLC for $800,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB trustee sold property at 545 Washington Ave. to Julie Zanella for $130,000. Collier...

Bridgeville police Wednesday arrested a man on charges of DUI and heroin possession at a Kona With the Cops event. Officers and a Kona Ice truck were handing out free frozen treats around the borough Wednesday afternoon. The arrest happened at the event’s final stop at Chartiers Park, according to...

Fourteen WPIAL players have a chance to play in the country’s premier soccer all-star games. The watch list for the 10th High School All-American Game was announced this week and the WPIAL is well-represented, particularly on the girls side with 11 of the 30 nominees from Pennsylvania coming from District...

A new beer distributor may be coming to a familiar spot in Heidelberg, while a car dealership in the borough plans to add detailing bays. The planning commission Tuesday night approved recommending to council a conditional use request for a beer distributor license at 1906 E. Railroad Street. The vote...

Carlynton School District food distribution The Carlynton breakfast and lunch distribution program began Aug. 24. Meals will be distributed at both Carnegie Elementary and Crafton Elementary Schools 10 a.m.-noon. Students enrolled in the Free and Reduced Lunch Program will be provided with both a breakfast and a lunch. (Carnegie Elementary...

There was none of the usual hugs or handshakes between students and staff as Chartiers Valley Primary Schoolers arrived back to school for the first day of in-person classes. Instead, faculty members greeted students verbally, or with the occasional fist-bump, as they exited school buses or cars one at a...

Collier Maronda Homes LLC sold property at 1056 Livorno Drive to Brandon and Paige Dewhirst Williams for $326,760. Theresa Tapper sold property at 1302 Noblestown Road to Chad Stewart for $172,000. Crafton Kelly Easterling sold property at 4 Creighton Ave. to Karl and Elaine Ellenberger for $259,900. Neal Hurley sold...

According to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, a traffic shift will occur on I-79 in South Fayette Township and Cecil Township beginning this evening. Crews will begin the traffic shift starting at 8 p.m. Aug. 20 and will be finished setting the pattern by 6 a.m. Aug. 21. Traffic traveling southbound...

I am delighted that the Signal Item, the “longest continually running weekly West of the Alleghenies,” is back in print. In a Zoom call with the Item’s new editor, Katie Green, I was further delighted that she invited the Library & Music Hall to resume its bi-weekly column. I wrote...

Ukrainian food festival slated The Parish of Sts. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church will host the Ninth Annual Ukrainian Food Festival, featuring delicious homemade Ukrainian foods and pastries, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sept. 11-12. The Covid-safe festival will offer phone orders, take out and limited outdoor dining at SS Peter...

Bridgeville Mark Cimarolli sold property at 1085 Chartiers St. to Robert and Deborah Martini for $165,000. Veterans Administration sold property at 1625 Critchfield Drive to Steven Vesci for $165,000. Estate of Charles Tornabene sold property at 38 New York Circle to Christine Mondine for $224,900. Certified Investment Properties LLC sold...

Molly’s Dog Park recently opened in Collier Township, on the Panhandle Trail by Walkers Mill. It was made possible by several generous donations from residents, Friends of the Panhandle Trail and Friends of Collier Parks and Recreation, according to Collier Township manager Kyle Thauvette. The park has picnic tables, memorial...

Pittsburgh Pirate history buffs, get your wallets ready: a New Jersey auction house is taking bids on Roberto Clemente’s 1955 Topps rookie card, as well as a team photo of the Pirates taken during Honus Wagner’s first year with the team in 1900. The auction concludes Sunday. Bidding on the...