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Shaler Area High School junior Kaitlyn Colucci is one of 13 high school students from the Pittsburgh region to qualify to compete in the U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad on April 27 at the University of Pittsburgh. She qualified for the national level based on her scores from the regional exam...

Students in Chartiers Valley School District have the opportunity to take music classes from the time they start school until the time they leave. Now, the district is being recognized for its inclusive K-12 program, as the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation (NAMM) named the district as one of...

Congratulations to Emily and Mike Stasiowski of Scott Township, who celebrate their 52nd wedding anniversary on April 29. They are the parents of Stacy Acevedo, Hollie Lambert and Debbie Ault. They are the proud grandparents of Claudia Acevedo, Morgan and Brenna Ault, and Sami and Benny Lambert. Happy 92nd birthday...

My initial reaction to the news that there would be a special election this Spring to fill the State Senate seat in the 37th District was “Who cares?” This attitude ended abruptly when I got to work on this year’s income taxes and began to wonder what the state does...

Cathy (Taylor) and Len Iorio of Scott Township will celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary on April 25. Grandson Anthony Iorio of Heidelberg will also celebrate his 13th birthday. Anthony is the son of Dawn (Kowalo) and Lenny Iorio. Damon Chiodo of Scott Township will celebrate his 13th birthday on April...

Suntanzz opened late last month at 420 Main St., Carnegie, offering inferno bronzing bulb tanning beds and affordable packages with no membership fees. It is open 3 to 6 p.m. Monday; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Call 412-249-8756 for an...

To the editor, The Bridgeville Borough Police Department and Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Department deserve a standing ovation for their thoughtfulness and caring for their community. What I recently viewed on the local news media was the ultimate act of kindness. A portable basketball hoop was purchased, assembled and delivered by...

A new tenant has been unveiled for Newbury Market, which is doubling down on becoming an entertainment destination for Allegheny County. EQA Landmark Communities President and Newbury founder Brett Malky announced Cinergy will build a 90,000-square-foot facility at Newbury. Cinergy, a Texas-based entertainment company, is looking to expand. This will...

While solutions to the flooding problem in Bridgeville Borough are still being devised, one option for some residents has been put on the table: Get out. Borough Council authorized an application to participate in the Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Program. The application is for residents of Baldwin Street....

Bridgeville resident Rebekah Colson recently published “Walking A Mile in Someone Else’s Shoes: Vocational Grieving, Transition and Recovery.” She conducted many telephone interviews and traveled all around Pittsburgh talking to people to form the background of her book. She became interested in this topic as she listened to friends’ stories...

The Bridgeville Area Historical Society program meeting for March was an entertaining presentation on Benjamin Franklin by Jack Puglisi. Puglisi began with a disclaimer: He considers himself a history enthusiast rather than a historian. I would classify him as a history scholar; he certainly has a comprehensive knowledge of whatever...

Jason Deichler thinks back to a day during his freshman year of college at Virginia Tech when he heard from an officer on the USS Dallas about Navy life on a submarine. It was in that moment he knew he had found his career. When his dad, James, who later...

Carnegie leaders are working to improve traffic patterns and signaling at the intersection of Jefferson and West Main streets at the entrance to the borough’s downtown business district. Traffic signals were put in at the intersection in 2010, and technology has improved since then, borough Manager Steve Beuter said. The...

Last month, the Bridgeville Area Historical Society presented a workshop on George Washington’s visit to Western Pennsylvania in 1784 as part of its “Second Tuesday” series. Following the cessation of hostilities in 1783, Washington returned to civilian life at Mt. Vernon. The estate there was an extremely valuable property, 8,000...

Happy birthday wishes to Mildred Thielet who celebrates her 95th birthday April 6 . Mildred has lived in Bridgeville all of her 95 years. She is mom to Don (Deana) Thielet and Marianne (Brent) Miller. She also has three granddaughters, Rebecca (Ross) Godlove, Gina Thielet and Julia (Roe) Vanderford; and...

Margo Cicci Wisniewski of South Fayette Township has always been an “animal person,” growing up with dogs, horses and barn cats. However, as she grew up, she learned how mistreated and disregarded cats were. People would be concerned about dogs eating from a dumpster or a pregnant dog living behind...

In 1909, Phillip Hillen was named chair of a group of 16 Heidelberg residents who had come together for the purpose of establishing a borough fire department. Its mission was “neighbors helping neighbors.” In June, Heidelberg Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) will celebrate its 110th anniversary. In the beginning, its primary...

Happy 90th birthday to William Diamond of Collier Township, who celebrated March 18.William and his wife, Frances, celebrated their 65thwedding anniversary in October. They are parents of six children, Fred, Rick, John, Beverly, Bonnie and Sue. Happy birthday to Kristin (Butts) Gabster of Collier Township, who celebrates on March 29....

Residents on nine Carnegie streets will get a freshly paved road in 2019. Carnegie Council members at their March 11 meeting accepted a bid from Youngblood Paving Inc. for the 2019 paving maintenance program in the amount of $376,733. The roads selected each year for pavement are “based off of...

T-Mobile will add three antennas to the top of the former Masonic Hall building on East Main Street in the heart of Carnegie in an effort to improve service for its growing customer base. Carnegie Council members on March 11 approved an application from Signal Mountain Inc., representing T-Mobile, to...

I have been a sports fan most of my life, but in recent years, my interest in big-time sports has declined significantly. Dog sled racing is an exception; I still find it extremely interesting and am a little frustrated no one else is aware of it and that the local...

A tough winter season has resulted in more than $22,000 to replace or repair gas and water lines at Carnegie Elementary School building. A more than 60-year old gas line deteriorated beyond repair in February which resulted in students missing two days of classes. District officials still are awaiting word...

Technology in schools continues to evolve, and Carlynton officials are ready to meet tomorrow’s challenges today. School board members approved the hiring of the district’s first supervisor of information technology at their meeting March 19. Joshua Jones was unanimously approved by the board to start the 12-month position on or...

South Fayette High School students are inviting audiences to rock and roll through the ‘80s with them as they perform “The Wedding Singer” from March 29 to 31. The cast of about 50 students, donning fishnet gloves, mesh T-shirts and zebra-striped pants, hope to have audience members laughing in their...

Excitement is building as Carlynton students get ready to showcase their talents in the high school’s musical production of “Mamma Mia!” The curtain rises from Thursday through Sunday, March 28-31. Performances on the first three nights begin at 7:30 p.m. Sunday’s show starts at 2 p.m. Carlynton director Nathan Hart...