Shaler Journal category, Page 40
Shaler softball looks to make adjustments to keep bats hot
When things go smoothly for the Shaler girls softball team, the Titans feature power not many other teams in WPIAL Class 5A can match. But what Shaler needs to transform itself into a serious postseason contender is the ability to stay on track when things go sideways. In the Titans’...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of April 24, 2022
Bellevue Karen Lynne Kasarda sold property at 154 N Balph Ave. to Anthony Profio and Madeleine Sheinfeld for $160,000. Mary Beth Krupski sold property at 27-29 S Balph Ave. to RKS Investments LLC for $180,000. Adrienne Greshock sold property at 548 Teece Ave. to Yanlai Wu for $249,900. Etna Frank...
Fashion designer Kiya Tomlin adds style and support to Etna
The decorative drains along Butler Street in Etna have a locust leaf design and are displayed in a winding path. Their purpose is as a water feature that collects rain and keeps it out of the sewer system. It’s not surprising Kiya Tomlin noticed them when she first visited the...
Shaler graduate receives 2nd consecutive scholarship from Burger King
Katelynn Marie Britenbaugh thought she was just stopping at Burger King in Etna, her part-time employer when she is not in school or playing travel softball, to see her coworkers and to meet her family for a short lunch on April 16. She wasn’t aware that she was about to...
Shaler grad wins Fulbright Scholarship to teach in Canary Islands
A 2018 graduate of Shaler Area High School has won a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship for teaching in the Canary Islands. Gabrielle Girton, 21, is a senior at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, where she is majoring in environmental science. She lived in Shaler while attending high school and currently...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of April 10, 2022
Bellevue Richard Jones sold property at 621 Cliff Ave. to Katelyn Nadel for $157,500. David Anthony sold property at 566 Highland Pl to Peoples Properties LLC for $110,700. Raymond Reed Jr. sold property at 29 N Bryant Ave. to Scott Taylor and Tamar Kamin for $275,000. Stephen Williams sold property...
Curated nectar bar and shop CoNectar to open in Millvale
Sweet dreams are happening in Millvale with major renovations of the former Grub Hut building at 411 Grant Ave. for CoNectar, a curated nectar bar with a mission. The store will feature locally and globally sourced honey, pesticide-free flower bouquets, a honeycomb sculpture, a botanical art gallery and a café,...
Glenshaw Century Club schedules fashion show in Hampton, craft fair in Shaler
A pertinent number for the Glenshaw Century Club is 76, the years that have passed since its founding as a Shaler-based philanthropic group. An impressive sum is $750,000, the total amount the club has awarded in scholarships since the 1940s. Perhaps the most intriguing figure is 100, as in “century.”...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of April 3, 2022
Bellevue Cheryl Popatak trustee sold property at 731 Orchard Ave. to Rodolfo Arroyo Diaz and Lorena Arroyo for $175,000. Costas Grekis sold property at 56 S Harrison Ave. to Donna Isoldi and Rosa Perri for $138,000. Bradford Woods J. Ardie Dillen sold property at 119 Boothbay Hbr to Steven and...
Shaler Area School District holds Storytelling Event as part of 50-year celebration
A lot can happen in 50 years, and some of the bigger stories of five decades were discussed during Shaler Area School District’s March 24 Storytelling event. “The idea behind the night to create an event where we bring different storytellers and panelists back to the district to talk...
News from Shaler Area School District for the week of March 29, 2022
Bernesser to play at Notre Dame College Shaler Area High School senior Logan Bernesser, a 6’7” offensive tackle, signed his formal commitment to play Division 2 football for Notre Dame College in S. Euclid, Ohio, in February. Shaler Area teacher semifinalist for 2023 PA Teacher of the Year Shaler Area...
In brief: Elfinwild Lions breakfast, children’s fishing event and more in the Shaler area
Elfinwild Lions breakfast A sit-down omelet/sausage breakfast sponsored by the Elfinwild Lions Club is being held at Elfinwild Presbyterian Church, Mt. Royal Blvd., on April 9 from 7:30 -11 a.m. Children’s fishing Parents can bring their kids to Fawcett Fields at 8 a.m. April 2 for a Children’s Fishing event....
Shaler’s Brooks Blasko looking to carve his own piece of wrestling history
Brooks Blasko has the benefit of having two people who left a legacy in wrestling to help guide his career. Blasko, who is 13 and a seventh grader at Shaler Area Middle School, was inspired to start wrestling at age 6 by his grandfather “Jumpin” Johnny DeFazio, who wrestled professionally...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of March 27, 2022
Franklin Park Peter Seppi sold property at 2499 Elkridge Drive to Can and Husniye Demirturk Kocasarac for $525,000. John Hite Jr. sold property at 1470 Laurel Drive to Joseph and Edna Ficerai for $700,000. Lauren Dragun sold property at 2387 Magee Road Ext. to Lauren Dragun and Kevin Reeg for...
Shaler woman charged in connection with Capitol riot
Federal authorities filed charges Monday against a Shaler woman who they said illegally entered the U.S. Capitol during last year’s Jan. 6 riot. Melanie M. Archer, 42, faces counts of disorderly conduct in a restricted building; disorderly conduct in a Capitol building; entering and remaining in a restricted building; and...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of March 20, 2022
Bellevue Grand Old Properties LLC sold property at 115 Cedar Ave. to Melvin Parks and Raushana Ellison for $289,500. James Frew sold property at 623 Highland Place to Tim Wilson and Christi Iwasaki for $180,063. Adele Stewart sold property at 499 Roosevelt Ave. to Tyler Babcock for $224,000. Spring Way...
Shaler North Hills Library fundraiser brings more than 400 participants
During President’s Day weekend, the annual Golf ‘Fore’ Shaler North Hills Library event raised $1,800 for the library. The annual “FUN’raiser as the library calls it, is sponsored by the Friends of SNHL. Before the Fore was held, the public was asked to put their creativity to the test and...
Etna’s street skate another success
On Feb. 27, Butler Street in Etna was shut down and transformed into a public ice rink for the day. The free annual event is held for all to come and take a spin on the outdoor rink placed in front of the Rear End Gastropub and Garage. The weather...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of March 13, 2022
Franklin Park Estate of Stanley Hoehl sold property at 2387 Fairhill Road to Patricia Edwards for $389,000. John Keelin sold property at 1527 Field Club Drive to Joseph Fennimore and Julie Mueller for $466,000. David Fassinger III sold property at 2521 Hopkins Church Road to Jonathan Ray Crawford for $224,900....
Woodland Hills hosts Western Pa. school districts for summit to address social issues
When Cassidy Laffey took a sophomore robotics class at Shaler High School, she was the only female. “Everyone, even the teacher, was male,” said Laffey, a senior. “I felt out of place because I didn’t see people like me in that class. I want females to know they can study...
TV Talk: Shaler native worked on Pixar’s ‘Turning Red;’ ‘Adam Project’ premieres
For 1992 Shaler High School grad Christian Hoffman, it wasn’t an interest in drawing that led him to a career at Pixar, whose latest film, “Turning Red,” debuts on Disney+ Friday. It was a love of animation that intersected with studying computer science in college. “I had grown up seeing...
Etna, Millvale, Reserve and Shaler named 2022 Banner Communities
Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and the Allegheny County League of Municipalities have released the 2022 list of 80 Banner Communities, and among them are Etna, Millvale, Reserve and Shaler. “Congratulations to the 2022 Banner Communities, and particularly their elected and appointed officials who have continued to ensure that their...
Undercliff Volunteer Fire Company member returns from service in Air Force
When Jimmy Hartz became a volunteer firefighter with the Undercliff Volunteer Fire Company last year, he couldn’t have imagined how much his fellow firefighters would impact his life in the future. Hartz is an Air Force Reservist with the 911th Pittsburgh Air Wing and was deployed on June 25, 2021....
North Hills area real estate transactions for the week of March 6, 2022
Bradford Woods Michael Masilunas sold property at 65 Seldom Seen Road to Brandon and Erin Guy for $475,000. Franklin Park Marcello Munoz sold property at 2498 Elkridge Drive to Saurabh and Swati Jaiswal for $380,000. David Haser sold property at 2362 Kuhlview Drive to Brian and Maria Rutherford for $555,000....
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 27, 2022
Bellevue Estate of Helen Sheline sold property at 33 S Harrison Ave. to Robert Whitley for $60,000. Bradford Woods Kevin Anthony Wright sold property at 117 Boothbay Hbr to Maria Pengidore Robinson for $370,000. Franklin Park Mark Lambo sold property at 1574 Crestview Drive to Daina Coury for $704,000. Tyson...
