Shaler Journal category, Page 28
2023 HSSN football position-by-position breakdown: Scouting the tight ends
TribLive HSSN will break down the top players at one position per day until Week Zero. Here’s a look at the top tight ends for the 2023 season. 1. Brandon London Shaler Senior, 6-3, 240 Shaler’s two biggest wins last season were over playoff qualifiers Franklin Regional and Woodland Hills,...
Shaler police identify man found dead in Allegheny River
Shaler police said the man they found dead Thursday morning in the Allegheny River was a missing township resident suffering from dementia. Mark Massimiani, 60, was found in the river near the 31st Street Bridge by a rowing group, Shaler police Chief J. Sean Frank said. Massimiani, who was last...
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in McCandless hosts food festival Aug. 31-Sept. 3
Souvlaki, soutzoukakia, or spanakopita may be hard to say, but certainly are good to eat. These and other traditional Greek foods will be at the 2023 Taste of Greece Festival at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox church in McCandless, Aug. 31 to Sept. 3. The annual Greek food festival is open...
Funnel Cake Friday by Sharpsburg-Aspinwall Rotary makes a sweet return
Sharpsburg residents who live near Kennedy Park are in for a sweet surprise. The aroma of fried dough with powdered sugar will be wafting from the concession stand on Aug. 25 during an encore Funnel Cake Friday, hosted by the Sharpsburg-Aspinwall Rotary Club. The event is part of “Music in...
‘Notorious Pittsburgh’: Book tells tales from city’s seedy underbelly
A man of questionable business practices fishes in his pocket for the key to his Cadillac, which is parked in a dark alley. He probably hears the sound of approaching shoes as he attempts to enter the car. Soon, he is mortally wounded by four gunshots to the chest, shoulder...
State Rep. Rob Mercuri announces run for Congress in 17th District
Two-term state Rep. Rob Mercuri, R-Pine, is hoping to flip a congressional seat that covers many Pittsburgh suburbs. Mercuri announced Tuesday his run for Pennsylvania’s 17th Congressional District, which includes all of Beaver County, as well as suburban communities in Allegheny County’s North Hills, Allegheny Valley, and several boroughs just...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Aug. 13, 2023
Etna Fay Cristina sold property at 127 Vista St. to David Flory for $83,000. Franklin Park Philip Crawford sold property at 1525 Robertson Drive to Zachary Laplante and Terra Tomasic for $490,000. Hampton Hampton Development Co. LLC sold property at 4332 Muirfield Drive to Peter and Angeline Allen for $964,000....
Shaler commissioners amend zoning ordinance defining family
The Shaler board of commissioners narrowly approved a zoning ordinance amendment adjusting the definition of “family.” Previously, the ordinance limited a property owner to having up to three unrelated disabled people occupying a residential dwelling. The amendment, as approved at the commissioners’ regular meeting Aug. 8, allows up to six...
Area leaders honor Shaler baseball, softball and volleyball stars
It was a good thing Shaler Township School Board moved its Aug. 9 meeting to the Middle School Auditorium. The extra space was needed to accommodate their honored guests and families. The school board opened the meeting by simultaneously honoring Shaler’s PIAA Class 5A baseball champions, the Titans girls softball...
With big-play weapons back, Shaler enters season with confidence
Keegan Smetanka feels comfortable that he can make the right read when he scans defenses. The senior quarterback demonstrated the Shaler offense is capable of producing plenty of big plays last year. Smetanka completed 54.7% of his passes, throwing for 2,151 yards with 21 touchdowns and six interceptions. While the...
Etna Community Day brightens dog days of summer
Etna’s annual Community Day was smack dab in the middle of what are commonly referred to as the dog days of summer — July 3 to Aug. 11 each year and usually the hottest days of the season. But one way to beat the dog days is to take a...
Shaler Area School District expands eSports program
Students in the Shaler Area School District will have access to expanded competitive eSports programs when they return to school. It’s not a surprising development when you consider that eSports is a billion-dollar industry in the U.S., according to Eloise Milligan, coordinator of academic services for the Shaler Area School...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Aug. 6, 2023
Bellevue Joseph Suto sold property at Jacks Run Road to Joshua and Natalie Neurohr for $90,000. Andrew Badger sold property at 139 Sheridan Ave. to Joseph Carmen and Allison Murtha Laneve for $460,000. Codey Wentz sold property at 128 Washington Ave. to Emily Solan for $255,000. Etna SQZ Capital LLC...
Dems, GOP choose nominees for state House District 21 special election
Another special election is coming for some Allegheny County residents. Democrats and Republicans have chosen their nominees for an upcoming special election for the 21st state House District. The seat was recently vacated by former state. Rep. Sara Innamorato, D-Lawrenceville, as she prepares her run for Allegheny County Executive. District...
Shaler gears up for autumn with a slate of fall-inspired events
Fall is coming and Shaler Township has some exciting events in the months leading up to Halloween. The fun begins with a Community Yard Sale Sept. 9 from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. at Kiwanis Park. As the name indicates, it’s a community wide yard/garage sale that allows people to do one-stop...
‘Retired’ host returns to Steel City Con in Monroeville
Monroeville Convention Center soon will be packed with artists, pop culture enthusiasts, costume creators and a familiar face that rivals many of the celebrity guests. Mike “Zombo” Devine of Shaler makes his return to Steel City Con Aug. 11-13 after a brief retirement from hosting such events. The usually silver-haired...
North Allegheny hosts active shooter response training for North Hills officers
It’s training police officers hope to never use. “Heaven forbid, if (an active shooter event) would happen, they would have to familiarity with the buildings,” said Greg Garcia, a Ross Township police officer and and member of the North Hills Special Response Team. Police officers from throughout Allegheny County’s northern...
Etna council approves effort to bring back dek hockey
You may not know it to look at the empty dek hockey rink near the pool and playground behind Etna’s Borough Building, but the borough was once home to a thriving dek hockey program. Dek hockey had been a part of the Etna community since 1995, and up until 2021,...
Hand-cut collages turn heads at Shaler North Hills Library
Ask a visual artist what motivates them and you’re likely to hear a good number mention the therapeutic benefits of engaging in the creative process. That certainly goes for the artists who have created the nearly 90 hand-cut collages on display at Shaler North Hills Library through Aug. 26. Many...
Shaler Area School District ready for students’ return
Students in Shaler Area School District will return to school on Aug. 24. New and continuing programming includes Portrait of a Graduate, the district’s vision for 21st-century learning for every student. “This is a process of identifying skills and characteristics that we desire our students to have as they graduate...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of July 30, 2023
Bellevue Zachary Richert sold property at 173 N Sprague Ave. to Chauncey Foster for $285,000. Estate of Alfonso Siriani Jr. sold property at 144 S Bryant Ave. to Victoria Randall and Kaitlin Elliot for $164,000. Etna Denise Bowland sold property at 16-18 Bridge St. to 16 Bridge LLC for $165,000....
105.9 The X midday host Abby Krizner has connected her life to music in multiple ways
WXDX program director and midday host Abby Krizner doesn’t seem to remember a time in her life when music wasn’t an integral part of it, whether she was playing instruments or playing records. That’s probably not too surprising to those familiar with Krizner’s on-air work hosting and curating alternative rock...
Man who died in Shaler house fire remembered fondly by heartbroken neighbors
By all accounts, Tony Garland was an altruistic, lovable man. That’s the way his neighbors remembered him after learning he died at a hospital at 11 a.m. Wednesday following injuries suffered in a house fire Tuesday night at his home at 1601 Burchfield Road in Shaler. His partner, Michael E....
2 hospitalized in Shaler fire that draws massive emergency response
Two men were hospitalized in critical condition, and a firefighter was treated for dehydration, Tuesday night as a result of a fire in Shaler. Allegheny County 911 dispatch said the calls for the two-alarm fire at a home along the 1600 block of Burchfield Road came in shortly after 9...
Etna passes prohibition on fur products
When Etna council unanimously passed an ordinance prohibiting the first-generation sale of fur products at its July 18 meeting, Etna became the first municipality in the state and the 14th in the nation to ban fur products, according to the Humane Society of the United States. “First-generation” refers to newly...
