Shaler Journal category, Page 25
Large fire breaks out at Shaler home
At least 10 fire departments responded to a large house fire Monday evening in Shaler. According to Cherry City volunteer fire Chief, Nick Skalos, the fire started at 5:30 p.m. in the garage of the home in the 300 block of Hawthorne Road. He said that the fire extended into...
With improved arsenal, bigger roster around him, Shaler wrestler excited for senior season
Michael Ulery used to enter matches hoping his opponent didn’t know his trick. The plan for the 172-pound Shaler senior wrestler was to slap on a front headlock followed by a cement mixer for a quick pin. But Ulery knew that wouldn’t be a recipe for success against more experienced...
With school record in his sights, Shaler swimmer puts in work
Waking up at 4:20 a.m. to start the day makes sense for Shaler junior Noah Lang when he arrives at swim practice. When Lang gets on the pool deck before he starts his practice, he’s in his element. Starting the day with a 5 a.m. practice features a group of...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Dec. 3, 2023
Bellevue JR1 Holdings LLC sold property at 648-650 Maryland Ave. to William Simmons Jr. for $215,500. Franklin Park Maronda Homes LLC sold property at 1330 Adrian Drive to Mark Anthony Brentley Jr. and Cassandra Brentley for $669,805. Mark Stevens sold property at 2659 Hunters Point Drive to Andrew and Julia...
Etna-based business highlighted in 100-year-old movie
After the Regent Square Theater closed in 2019, Pittsburgh Sound + Image director of programming Steven Haines discovered a 100-year-old movie with an Etna connection. Now he wants to show it to the public. Haines was given all of the films from the Regent Square Theater to comb through. “This...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Nov. 26, 2023
Etna Alisa Helgerman sold property at 118 Grant Ave. to Rosemary Fisher and Jason Rozembersky for $191,000. Franklin Park Lori Vangenewitt sold property at 2207-2217 Aurora Drive to Aurora Manor Townhomes for $825,000. Ming Te Wang sold property at 2536 Glenwood Drive to Andrew Jheon and Alice Goodwin for $535,000....
North Park Ice Rink to open season on Nov. 24
With the Nov. 24 kick-off of the 2023-24 season, the North Park ice rink now offers public skate times on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, according to the Allegheny County Parks Department. Specific session times and holiday session times are listed on the County Parks website at Admission...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Nov. 19, 2023
Franklin Park Marcy Jackovic sold property at 2028 Clare Drive to Kimberly Johovich for $433,000. Justin Welker sold property at 2533 Clubhouse Drive to Jonathan Eakin and Christina Mull for $515,000. Jon Nicolette sold property at 1500 King William Drive to Timothy and Courtney Lotz for $326,000. Hampton Jorgen Rehn...
With top 8 players back, Shaler boys feeling confident
Shaler boys basketball coach Rob Niedeberger has always prided himself on having depth in his program. This season, the Titans had more than a solid foundation to build on. Shaler will bring back the top eight players from its rotation last season. Six of those players go straight from hanging...
Motivated by 1-point playoff loss, Shaler girls aim higher
Hanna DeJidas still thinks about the Shaler girls basketball team’s loss in the first round of the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs. The Titans became one of the WPIAL’s top defensive teams last season by utilizing bungee cords in practice so the entire team knew how to move and work together....
Shaler Area School Board says goodbye to its longest member
Long-time Shaler Area School Board member Jeanne Petrovich was given a heartfelt farewell from her fellow board members on Nov. 15. Petrovich has been a member of the board for the past 24 years and has had six children graduate from Shaler Area High School. Her youngest daughter graduated last...
Etna Girl Scout leader honored for 50 years of service
Ruth “Ruthie” Hidek is a woman of her word. Following through with a pact that she made in high school, she’s been a Girl Scout troop leader for the past 50 years. Hidek was a scout until high school. She ended up leaving the program because “they wanted to have...
Shaler Area School Board looks for solution to declining enrollment
Several parents attended the Shaler Area School Board meeting on Nov. 15 to address the board about the possible closure of Reserve Primary School. The conversation comes after the district received the results of a feasibility study that emphasized work that needs to be done in the district. The study...
No tax increase in Shaler proposed budget
Shaler commissioners presented a proposed 2024 budget with no tax raises on Nov. 14. The budget includes more than $16.3 million in expenditures with almost $14.8 million in revenue. The proposal calls for the township’s millage rate to stay at 3.49 with residents owning property with an assessed value of...
Etna launching Community Heart and Soul initiative
Etna Borough officials want to have a conversation with residents. Toward the end of the year, residents will be invited to meetings to speak about how to make the community a better place to live. According to borough manager Mary Ellen Ramage, officials are hoping to focus on community outreach...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Nov. 12, 2023
Bellevue Bank NY Mellon Tr sold property at 269 N Balph Ave. to Renault Bonner for $78,750. Estate of Donald Easler sold property at 309 Union Ave. to Mitchell Bentley for $100,000. Franklin Park Maronda Homes LLC sold property at 1322 Adrian Drive to Ryan Chedwick for $642,295. Gary Bleakley...
Incumbents win most Shaler area races
The majority of the races in the Shaler area were uncontested. Etna council In the Ward 1 race for Etna council, incumbent Democrats Megan Tunon and Brad Ianuzzi won the two open seats with 217 and 214 votes, respectively. Republican Nicholas Behr Leffakis received 104 votes and there were three...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Nov. 5, 2023
Franklin Park Maronda Homes LLC sold property at 1328 Adrian Drive to Matthew Thomas Brock and Jennifer Amanda Murtha for $652,320. Estate of Velia Schubel sold property at 2231 Montgomery Road to Nicholas Schubel for $240,000. Hampton Dale Lynn sold property at 5027 Apple Ridge Drive to Derek and Kattiana...
Shining Star Gala to benefit McCandless museum
The McCandless/Northern Allegheny Heritage and Cultural Center is hosting its first-ever Shining Star Gala on Nov. 25 at the Chadwick Banquet Center in McCandless. The event begins at 5 p.m. with cocktails, with dinner at 6 p.m. There will be an award presentation for long-standing volunteers in the community, followed...
Plum artist takes us ‘Down the Rabbit Hole’ in Etna show
From the 19th-century writings of Lewis Carroll to the 20th-century lyrics of Grace Slick, rabbits white and otherwise have come to symbolize departures from the ordinary. Plum resident Bob Freyer continues the tradition with his latest art exhibit. “It’s really just taking me away from all the stress and aggravation...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Oct. 29, 2023
Franklin Park Rajesh Patwari sold property at 1911 Kimberly Ct to Cartus Financial Corp. for $855,100. Cartus Financial Corp. sold property at 1911 Kimberly Ct to Rajil and Sonali Mehta for $855,100. David Lee sold property at 3730 Lyndell St. to Infinium Investments LLC for $150,000 (state deed transfer stamps...
Shaler Area High School Japanese Honor Society helps fight world hunger
Shaler Area High School’s Japanese National Honor Society decided to fight world hunger in a unique way. Table for Two, a global initiative that works to increase school lunch nutritional value by partnering with corporations, restaurants and schools to serve healthy TFT-branded meals, announced the start of its annual Onigiri...
Millvale gallery to feature Telephone of the Wind
It all started with a book. Alisa Whysong and her husband, Todd, lost their daughter Katie to depression in 2021. Grieving had taken them on a few different journeys, including the creation of a Telephone of the Wind garden located at the Maple Leaf, an art gallery space in Millvale....
Westinghouse to base its nuclear battery operations in EtnaVideo
Nuclear power pioneer Westinghouse is expanding its footprint in Western Pennsylvania and renewing its commitment to nuclear innovation with a new facility in Etna. Westinghouse signed a lease for an 87,420-square-foot building at 51 Bridge St. The Cranberry-based company plans to make the most critical component of its eVinci nuclear...
Late-season win provides highlight for Shaler boys soccer
If Shaler boys soccer coach Tyler Schultz had it his way, the Titans’ outburst against Hempfield on Oct. 10 would have happened much sooner. But as it was, Shaler’s 5-1 win over Hempfield was a nice reward for a group of seniors who had difficulty navigating through a brutal Section...
