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About a year ago, I heard the Allegheny City Ragtime Orchestra in concert at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall in Carnegie. I enjoyed that concert immensely and have been looking for a chance to hear them again. Recently, thanks to the website of their leader, Tom Roberts,...

LifeSpan’s Chartiers Resource Center for Older Adults will host a trip to Wildwood, N.J., from May 31-June 5. The cost is $575 per person for a double and includes transportation, hotel, breakfasts, dinners, cruise and tourist attractions. Call 412-464-1300 for more information. Carnegie happenings • Escorted by the Carnegie Volunteer Fire...

Bridgeville leaders are hoping $525,000 in grants will help to alleviate flooding in the community. In November, the Commonwealth Financing Authority announced that the municipality received funds for two projects through the Allegheny County Gaming and Economic Development fund that will address flooding in the borough. “There is a need...

South Fayette Township commissioners gave final approval to a $13.1 million 2020 budget that, according to township manager John Barrett, only deviates slightly from the one presented last month. Commissioners also approved a 4.73 millage rate, which means no property tax increase for the coming year. Barrett highlighted a couple...

While the 2020 Bridgeville budget calls for a spending increase of almost $337,000, residents will not see their taxes go up. Borough council unanimously approved the $3.2 million general fund budget Dec. 9. Commissioners also approved maintaining current rates of 6.5 mills on buildings and 10 mills on land. With multiple delayed...

More than three years ago, a Trib Total Media rep gave the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall (ACFL&MH) the opportunity to advertise, for free, in the Signal Item’s “Big Flyer” insert. As the library doesn’t have an advertising budget, it was a great way for us to be...

The November program meeting for the Bridgeville Area Historical Society was an outstanding presentation by Georgeanne Abood Henson about three very special members of the Greatest Generation — her grandfather, George Abood; his cousin, George Shady; and their boyhood friend and neighbor, Peter Calabro. These three young men grew up...

Maximum security measures will be taken at Carnegie Elementary School during the next few days in the wake of a threat. Principal Lauren Baughman notified parents Wednesday that she received an emailed threat Wednesday morning indicating something would take place Friday. The school was placed on lockdown and police departments...

A 5.24-acre property in Crafton is worth $3.5 million to a developer that recently reached a deal with Carlynton School District. The sales agreement with Armstrong Development, which is affiliated with Giant Eagle, more specifically GetGo, is contingent upon the school district acquiring nearly 1.25 acres owned by the borough....

North Allegheny Senior High School principal John Kreider is the new superintendent for the Carlynton School District. School directors unanimously approved Kreider to be the district’s next leader at the board meeting Tuesday. Kreider will begin his duties on or before Feb. 7. He will remain at North Allegheny to...

For me, autumn began this year when the harvest moon made its appearance in mid-October as I was returning home from a visit with my daughter, Elizabeth, and her family. I had just crossed the Ohio River on the I-79 Shipbuilders’ Bridge when suddenly I was confronted by a gorgeous...

Emotions run high as the cast of Carlynton High School’s fall play, “Our Town,” rehearse for the show. As a tight-knit group — with 11 seniors out of the 27 cast members — performing in a show about life and moving on hits close to home. As the production’s stage...

Seniors at Chartiers Valley High School carefully decorated a tree in front of their school with two large red bulbs, 15 gold ornaments, 154 red ribbons and 1,054 lights. Each represented a life lost or the crash of a vehicle due to impaired driving in Allegheny County during the holiday...

My previous column dealing with Lafayette Street in 1939 described a “frontier” neighborhood full of newly constructed houses and numerous vacant lots. This week, I have imported my brother, Joe, and Dale DeBlander to help describe a much more mature neighborhood, 15 years later, in 1954. One of several errors...

Brennan Calloway’s eyes light up and a smile stretches across his face when Paige Banas enters Chartiers Valley Primary School. He and Paige, a Chartiers Valley High School senior, do a secret handshake before starting a lesson together. About 20 students from Chartiers Valley High School venture across the street...

South Fayette Township administration presented a 2020 budget that calls for a $1 million increase in spending, but officials believe they can do it without a tax increase. Township Manager John Barrett said the township has been conservative with revenue projections in the past and he thinks administrators will hit...

Thanks to my friend, Gary Davis, I recently had the opportunity to participate in a workshop dedicated to the federal trials at the end of the Whiskey Rebellion. Gary is an attorney obligated to earning continuing education credits in jurisprudence each year in order to maintain his license to practice...

The Bridgeville Area Historical Society celebrated Halloween last month by deviating from its normal subject matter and stepping into the supernatural. Bob Cranmer made an interesting presentation based on his book, “The Demon of Brownsville Road.” He prefaced his presentation with an explanation of why he wrote the book, which...

Two incumbents will keep their seats on Rosslyn Farms Borough council. Republicans Chad R. Green and Steven P. Tassaro received 30.32% and 28.82% of the vote, respectively. Newcomer Jerald C. Lear Jr., Republican, also received enough votes for a seat, getting 25.59% of the vote. Democrat William Sargent came up...

Scott Township voters chose to keep two incumbents on their board of commissioners. In Ward 1, incumbent Eileen L. Meyers, Democrat, received 69.68% of the vote, beating Republican Pat Martin, who received 29.68%. In Ward 3, incumbent Stacey A. Altman, Republican, received 54.5% of the vote, beating Democrat Dennis J....

A Bridgeville Borough councilman lost his bid for re-election Tuesday, and a newcomer will take one of three open seats. Democrats were big winners, with newcomer Nicholas A Ciesielski receiving 19.47% of the vote, followed by incumbent Nino Petrocelli Sr. with 18.6% and incumbent Joseph M. Colosimo with 18.27%, according...

In South Fayette Township, seven candidates competed for four open spots on the board of commissioners. According to the Allegheny County Elections Division, incumbent Gwen A. Rodi lead the winners with 20% of the vote. Incumbents Joseph Horowitz and Lisa Malosh and newcomer J. Keith Dernosek all had 14% —...

One year after the Tree of Life synagogue attack that left 11 people dead, Brad Orsini, communal security director for the Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh, continues to share intricate details of the day’s events to help others train for the worst in hopes of saving lives. “The general lesson is...

Five incumbents on the Carlynton school board have retained their seats. According to unofficial results from the Allegheny County Elections Division, the winners, all of whom cross-filed, were Kelly Zaletski, with 19.08% of the vote; Jim Shriver, 18.83%; Jude A. Frank, 17.56%; Marissa Mendoza-Burcham, 18.24%; and George Honchar, 16.84%. Newcomer...

Two of the three incumbent North Allegheny school directors seeking re-election in Tuesday’s general election emerged victorious. Voters were asked to select five school board members from a field of nine candidates who all won party nominations in the spring primary. The two incumbents to win reelection on Nov. 5...