Shaler Journal category, Page 20
Millvale author’s book dives into Pittsburgh’s storied boxing history
Douglas Cavanaugh of Millvale has been a big boxing fan since he was a kid back in the 1970s. By the early 1990s, he was deep into the sport’s history and writing about its present, getting his first story published in 1993. “I wrote about mob-controlled lightweight champion Ike Williams,...
Grandmother carjacked at Hempfield Burlington store; suspect arrested in Millvale
A woman was able to grab her 4-year-old granddaughter from the backseat of her Jeep Compass Sunday afternoon as a carjacker drove off with it outside a Hempfield clothing store, according to state police. Paulino M. Romero, 39, is accused of wresting the woman’s key from her purse at 1...
Shaler Area student achievements for the week of June 25, 2024
Three Shaler Area High School students were honored in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Isabelle Dutkovic, who just completed her senior year, received a Gold Key award for her personal essay “Eldest Daughter Tragedy” and is an American Voice nominee, highlighting her ability to articulate the thoughts and perspective...
Shaler grad Anthony Venezia building toward professional career in boxing
Anthony Venezia dreamed of being a professional athlete. Venezia’s initial hope was that he could carve out a path to Major League Baseball. While Venezia was a solid college player at Cal (Pa.), he found out baseball wasn’t going to take him there. Instead, Venezia picked up boxing in October...
North suburban real estate transactions, week of June 23, 2024
Bradford Woods Robert Drescher sold property at 716 Woodland Road to James and Kristen Mullen for $1,078,500. Etna Estate of Gerard Sisca III sold property at 1 Elizabeth St. to Rebecca Diverniero and Jason Lucina for $220,000. Franklin Park James McBrier sold property at 1703 Saw Grass Ct to Brian...
Newly hired boys basketball coach Brandon Sensor sees Shaler as ‘right opportunity’
When Brandon Sensor resigned at Chartiers Valley four months ago, the boys basketball coach insisted that wouldn’t be the end of his coaching journey. His tenure there ended undesirably, but that didn’t mean he’d take just any job. “I wanted the right opportunity,” said Sensor, who believes he has found...
Shaler Area School District to raise real estate taxes 6.6% with its 2024-25 budget
Shaler Area School District property owners should prepare to pay 6.6% more in real estate taxes. School board members were poised to adopt their near $98.76 million 2024-25 budget at the June 19 meeting. That schedule was after presstime for this issue. The proposed final budget was posted in the...
Penn Hills School District administrator to become assistant superintendent at Shaler Area
A North Hills High School graduate who was voted most likely to teach in the district will start next school year as one of the top administrators in a neighboring community. Brian Brown, 42, will become Shaler Area School District’s new assistant superintendent in August. He grew up in the...
Morning Roundup: 1 hospitalized after Wilkinsburg shooting; heat moves weekend Stage AE concerts indoors
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Wilkinsburg shooting sends 1 to hospital A man was taken to an area hospital Tuesday evening in critical condition following a shooting in Wilkinsburg. Officials didn’t release the name of the 34-year-old man, who was...
Shaler poised to hire boys basketball coach Brandon Sensor
Former Chartiers Valley boys basketball coach Brandon Sensor is close to returning to the WPIAL. Sensor is the recommended candidate to be hired at Shaler, according to the agenda for Wednesday’s school board meeting. He would replace Rob Niederberger, who resigned in April after nine seasons. Shaler is coming off...
North suburban real estate transactions, week of June 20, 2024
Bellevue Nicholas Falcone sold property at 12 Keswick Ave. to Travis Montgomery and Mary Trum for $255,000. Bradford Woods Susan Law sold property at 119 Forest Road to Theodore and Emilee Andrianos for $135,000. Etna John Bruder sold property at 106 Grant Ave. to Huntington National Bank for $25,000. Franklin...
Shaler boys volleyball sweeps Parkland to avenge loss, claim program’s 1st state title
STATE COLLEGE — Shaler dropped last year’s PIAA Class 3A championship to District 11 champion Parkland in three straight games and wanted revenge. They got it with a complete team victory and a three-game sweep Saturday at Penn State’s Rec Hall. Game scores were 25-21, 25-15, and 25-20, giving the...
PIAA Class 3A final another step on Shaler boys volleyball’s long road to the top
Light clapping turned to loud chants as the match wore on. Shaler’s top-ranked boys volleyball team was mowing down yet another opponent, making the 100-mile drive east to Altoona High School well worth the time for a dedicated posse of mainly white shirt-clad Titans fans. This was not North Allegheny...
Etna man charged with arson: ‘I needed more gasoline,’ witness reports
A 74-year-old man is accused of dousing his apartment in gasoline and igniting a fire which started a three-alarm fire and subsequent explosion Tuesday afternoon in Etna. Elmer Lewis, of Vilsack Street, faces two counts of aggravated arson, six counts of arson, one count of causing catastrophe and five counts...
Etna house fire touches off ‘flammable liquid’ explosion
A man is accused of dousing his rental home in gasoline and setting it on fire following a blaze that damaged two properties Tuesday in Etna. Elmer Lewis, 74, is charged with two counts of aggravated arson, six counts of arson, one count of causing catastrophe and five counts of...
Shaler Area High School’s class of 2024 graduates
On May 31, Shaler Area High School’s class of 2024 graduated at Titan Stadium. There were 289 graduates. Commencement speakers included class president Isabelle Dutkovic, summa cum laude (top 10 percent of class) graduate Isabella Keller and student at large Lena Murphy....
North suburban real estate transactions, week of June 9, 2024
Bradford Woods Robert Drescher sold property at 716 Woodland Road to James and Kristen Mullen for $1,078,500. Etna Estate of Gerard Sisca III sold property at 1 Elizabeth St. to Rebecca Diverniero and Jason Lucina for $220,000. Franklin Park James McBrier sold property at 1703 Saw Grass Ct to Brian...
Burchfield Primary School celebrates end of year with kindergarten prom
Burchfield Primary School celebrated its third annual kindergarten prom on May 29. The early-evening event was for kindergarten graduates and their guests. The students dressed in their finest outfits while enjoying snacks, listening to music and dancing. Students entered on a red carpet, where they had the opportunity to have...
North suburban real estate transactions, week of June 2, 2024
Bellevue Kathleen Beatty sold property at 610 Forest Ave. to Kerry Swick for $180,000. Etna Nicholas Ganster sold property at Ganster St. to Tri COG Land Bank for $26,135. Estate of George Kucinic sold property at Ganster St. to Tri COG Land Bank for $23,027. Estate of Lee Kirkendoll sold...
2 men charged with stealing more than $4,000 in groceries from Giant Eagle
Police are looking for two men who have been charged with stealing more than $4,000 in groceries from the Giant Eagle grocery store in Glenshaw, according to police. Arrest warrants were issued late last week for Sergio Lombardo, 30, of Pittsburgh and Benjamin Coghe, 30, of Pittsburgh, charged with retail...
Here’s where you can celebrate Pride in Western Pennsylvania this June
LGBTQ Pride Month is almost here, and with it, numerous events and festivals are coming to Pittsburgh and the surrounding area. The yearly, monthlong celebration in June honors the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, which was a tipping point in the Gay Liberation Movement, according to the Library of Congress....
Police charge Pittsburgh man with Reserve bank robbery
A Pittsburgh man has been charged in connection with a May 16 bank robbery in Reserve, according to Allegheny County Police. Detectives had been investigating a robbery at Dollar Bank on Mount Troy Road. Through multiple surveillance videos, images of the suspect fleeing the bank and witness interviews, police were...
North suburban real estate transactions, week of May 26, 2024
Bellevue Collin Lindberg sold property at 425 Orchard Ave. to Heather and Pete Walker for $330,000. Thomas Quinn sold property at 190 Summit Ave. to Stephen Witmer for $196,000. Bradford Woods Patrick Cody sold property at 64 Marblehead Hbr to Ann Beyer for $320,000. Etna Nancy Jean Braun trustee sold...
In another ‘slugfest’ between rivals, Shaler tops North Allegheny to repeat as WPIAL boys volleyball champs
When they met in the regular season, top-seeded Shaler and No. 2 North Allegheny split a pair of matchups. When they squared off in the WPIAL Class 3A boys volleyball finals Thursday at AHN Arena at Peters Township High School, they battled all night. When it all was over, the...
In brief: Memorial Day events, pool passes available and more in Shaler area
Shaler Memorial Day parade and service Shaler Township’s Memorial Day Parade will begin at 10:45 a.m. May 27 at Morewood Road. It will proceed to Mt. Royal Cemetery, where a service will take place. The event is conducted by the Shaler American Legion Post 785 and VFW Post 9199. Etna...
