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Shaler Area School District to demonstrate new weapons detection system
Families can learn more about a new weapons detection system that will be in use this fall at Shaler Area’s high school and middle school. A demonstration of the OpenGate system will begin at 6 p.m. April 29 at the high school, 381 Wible Run Road. It’s being held a...
Pine-Richland puts pressure on Shaler, wins opener of key section series
The foul poles on Pine-Richland’s baseball field stand 360 feet from home plate — deeper than those at PNC Park — so there’s a lot of outfield grass to cover. The Rams might call it their home-field advantage. “The biggest thing is just putting the ball in play and putting...
Bria Bosiljevac gets plenty of run support as Shaler rolls past Plum
The Shaler softball team had allowed just two runs over its first six Section 1-5A games. Plum got one of those runs in a loss to the Titans on April 4. The Mustangs tried to solve Shaler starter Bria Bosiljevac and gain a measure of revenge for the setback at...
Millvale Community Library asking patrons to participate in expansion plans
The Millvale Community Library is preparing to expand. The library, located at 213 Grant Ave., will extend into a connected building at 211 Grant Ave., which is owned by the library and currently home to Abeille Voyante Tea Co. The library is using funding from a 2024 Allegheny Regional Asset...
Etna, Reserve consider combining police forces
Etna and Reserve are considering creating a regional police force, the borough and township announced Monday, April 21. In their announcement, the municipalities said they are at a very preliminary step in the process, which, if approved, would take several years to complete. A regional police force “may be a...
Submissions sought for coloring book to celebrate Shaler’s 125th anniversary
A community coloring book is being put together to help celebrate Shaler’s 125th anniversary. Township residents of all ages are being asked to design pages for the commemorative book. Submissions are due by April 30. To participate, sketch an image on an 8-by-10-inch piece of white paper, using a black...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of April 20, 2025
Bellevue Margaret Neely sold property at 272 Dakota Ave. to Glenn and Teres Carey for $150,000. Spadafora Estates LLC sold property at 166-168 Lincoln Ave. to Yury Horbach for $297,500. WAP Properties LLC sold property at 204 Shiloh Ave. to John OMalley for $210,000. Estate of Andrew Bush sold property...
Board hopefuls vying for seats in all 3 regions of Shaler Area School District
Shaler Area School District residents will see contested races across all three of the district’s regions in the May 20 primary. Region 1 In Shaler’s Region 1, four candidates are vying for two seats with four-year terms. Three of the candidates are cross-filed, while one will be on the Democratic...
New owner of McCandless Floral hopes to keep business blooming for another 50 years
Whether it’s a grandiose bloomy show for a wedding, a stately arrangement for a funeral or just a simple pop of color to brighten mom’s special day, flowers can say just the right thing. “Someone told me last week that flowers are for the emotions of the moment. They’re not...
Shaler Area middle, high schools to get metal detectors after student found with gun on bus
A weapons detection system will be in use at Shaler Area’s middle and high schools this fall. The school board has approved district administration’s recommendation to implement the OpenGate weapons detection system at the schools beginning with the 2025-26 school year. “This decision reflects our district’s ongoing commitment to ensure...
Shaler Area proposes maximum property tax increase to maintain programs, services
The highest possible property tax increase will allow the Shaler Area School District to balance its budget without cutting any student programs, supports or extracurricular activities while preserving the district’s fund balance, according to a presentation to the school board. The preliminary $102.6 million budget for the 2025-26 school year...
Shaler awards $1.3M road paving contract
More than two dozen Shaler roads will be resurfaced this year. Township commissioners at their April 8 meeting accepted a $1.31 million bid from A. Liberoni, which had submitted the lowest of seven bids for the township’s road paving program. The highest bid was nearly $1.67 million. The work is...
$4.2M contract awarded for community center that will house Etna’s new library
Volpatt Construction has been awarded a $4.2 million contract for the Etna Center for Community, the Etna Community Organization announced Monday, April 14. Construction started immediately on the renovation of the historic Ochse Hall, built in the 1870s by one of Etna’s founding families, at 341-343 Butler St., the organization...
$50K infusion to boost technology, provide training in Reserve
A $50,000 federal grant will help to modernize Reserve Township’s government, Congressman Chris Deluzio announced. The funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission will go toward buying new technology supplies and equipment and training township staff. The township is putting $1,350 of local funds toward the effort. “Our local government leaders...
In brief: Happenings in the Shaler Journal area
Lovato resigns as Shaler manager Shaler is looking for a new township manager following the resignation of Christopher Lovato. A reason for Lovato’s departure was not publicly stated. Lovato declined to comment. Lovato began as deputy township manager in September 2022 and replaced Tim Rogers as manager in January 2023....
Special programs set at Millvale Community Library and Shaler North Hills Library
MILLVALE COMMUNITY LIBRARY Notice to patrons The Millvale Community Library, 213 Grant Ave., will be closed April 19 for Easter and May 24 for Memorial Day. The library is closed on Sundays and Mondays. Regular operating hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 6...
Data-driven approach helps Shaler track and field athletes improve
Shaler boys track coach Shawn Ryan likes numbers. Becoming a track and field coach necessitates an interest in data to help track progress and guide improvement. But Ryan said he became interested in recording, ranking and publishing times for sprinters when he saw Tony Holler speak. Holler is a member...
With new cast of characters, Shaler boys volleyball in title contention again
Aiden Smith doesn’t feel like the job is any different. The Shaler senior setter knows that the stage he is set to perform on provides a higher level of difficulty. The Titans graduated their entire lineup from a team that won the program’s first PIAA Class 3A title last season....
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of April 13, 2025
Bellevue Metro Developer LLc sold property at 40 Kendall Ave. to Mason and Veronica Bader for $350,000. Laurie Edwards McCaffrey sold property at 650-654 Means Ave. to Gray Owl Invests LLC for $550,000. Richard Stringert sold property at 201 N Sprague Ave. to Christopher Weaver and Mikhaila Stang for $187,000....
Women from across the nation gather in Shaler to train for the Irish sport of camogie
About 100 women from all over the nation have gathered in Shaler this weekend to hone their skills at what’s called “the fastest game on grass.” They’re playing the ball-and-stick sport “camogie,” described as a combination of field hockey and lacrosse and the women’s version of hurling, which is widely...
Developer, Shaler neighborhood group reach agreement on redevelopment of Mt. Alvernia
A Pittsburgh-based firm specializing in renewing historic buildings and a Shaler neighborhood group have reached an agreement on the firm’s plans for the potential $100 million redevelopment of the Mt. Alvernia property. Attorneys representing Q Development and the Hawthorne Neighborhood Association announced the agreement at the Shaler commissioners meeting April...
Gamble pays off as Colby Weber sparks Shaler to rare 2-game sweep of West Allegheny
Shaler ace Colby Weber left the mound Monday after throwing only 19 pitches, a strategic gamble by his coach that paid off handsomely two days later. His short relief stint kept Weber eligible to pitch again Wednesday, and the 6-foot-6 senior struck out 11 as Shaler defeated host West Allegheny,...
Shaler man to head jury of ‘Twelve Angry Men’
When Mark Spondike isn’t providing music education to students at Pittsburgh’s Creative and Performing Arts school, he’s appearing onstage in the region, including with the Pittsburgh Opera. Next month, he’ll have a man’s fate in his hands, as foreman of the jury in Prime Stage Theatre’s production of “Twelve Angry...
Etna, Sharpsburg residents to battle for Earth Day supremacy
A friendly competition between Etna and Sharpsburg will result in cleaner communities for residents of both boroughs. Volunteers are being sought to fan out across their hometowns the morning of April 26 for the annual “Etna-Sharpsburg Earth Day Challenge.” Residents can sign up online — Etna at volunteersignup.org/9FKRC and Sharpsburg...
New Etna homes will ‘push back’ on forces making ownership unaffordable, Innamorato says
A trio of new, permanently affordable homes are expected to be completed in Etna by the end of the year. State, county and local officials gathered April 7 on Locust Street for a groundbreaking ceremony for the homes being built by City of Bridges Community Land Trust and Allegheny County-based...
