Shaler Journal category, Page 50
News briefs: Road closures, blood drive, glass recycling and more
Kittanning Street in Etna is closed between Greismere and Snyder streets. Work to relocate storm sewer lines is expected to take at least one month. Detours are posted. Blood drive in the works Millvale Community Center will have a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Jan. 29....
Shaler swimming gets creative to navigate unusual season
There was no perfect way for the Shaler swim team to restart its season following the state-mandated three-week layoff for covid-19 precautions. But having a meet on the road against Chartiers Valley on Jan. 13 gave Titans coach Abi May a good way to ease back into competition. The Colts’...
Freshman goalie playing key role for Shaler hockey team
Shane Ciganik never planned on seeing so much time on the varsity team. The Shaler freshman netminder expected to ease into the high school level. But Ciganik has seen more than his share of minutes for the school’s hockey team. He’s appeared in eight games and was named the starting...
Shaler area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 17
Millvale Allegheny County Redevelopment Authority sold property at 309 William St. to Lambo Properties LLC for $6,800. Shaler Kit Jurena Ward sold property at 172 Grant Ave. to Tyler Naill and Shaina Ott for $177,000. Victor Graff Jr. sold property at 3220 Laurel Drive to Thomas and Tiffany Miller for...
Free mobile covid testing site coming to North Park Swimming Pool
A mobile testing site to provide free coronavirus screenings will be set up in the parking lot of the North Park Swimming Pool from 1 to 4 p.m. on Jan. 21. The screenings are being done by Curative, a California-based company that has set up testing sites at more than...
Shaler commissioners approve property tax relief for eligible fire volunteers
Shaler commissioners have extended the township’s tax relief program for fire volunteers. Property tax relief is now available for firefighters who don’t meet the criteria for the township’s typical earned income tax (EIT) assistance. Eligible fire volunteers can receive up to a $300 credit on their township property taxes through...
Drive-up ATM coming to Butler Street in Shaler
People will be able to do their banking at a stand-alone ATM machine soon to be under construction along Shaler’s Butler Street business corridor. Commissioners approved a site development plan from OptiVia LLC to build a drive-thru banking machine near the Shop’n Save grocery store. It will sit at 917...
Covid-19 numbers vary across Shaler Journal communities
As coronavirus cases continue to surge in Allegheny County and across the country, the communities within the Shaler Journal area have varying numbers of both positive cases and deaths. As of Jan. 13, there have been 1,431 total cases of the novel coronavirus in Shaler since March, according to the...
Shaler man who vandalized Pittsburgh police car seeks probation
The Shaler man who pleaded guilty to initiating the destruction of a Pittsburgh police car in May during riots over the death of George Floyd is asking for probation when he is sentenced later this month. The attorney for Brian Bartels said in a sentencing memorandum filed Monday that his...
Shaler area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 10
Etna Ross Morgan Jr. sold property at 288 Butler St. to Romero Development LLC for $127,500. Millvale Jennie Lorkovic sold property at 222 Meade St. to Janet Burkhardt for $16,000. Shaler Alfred Pagan sold property at 1425 Burchfield Road to Wayne Butler and Katherine Pagan for $265,000. Estate of Dolores...
Wrestling season during pandemic presents serious challenges for Shaler
Shaler Area junior wrestler Brad Yeager isn’t deterred by the road ahead. Even with low numbers and the pandemic restrictions, the 106-pound grappler is excited to have another season on the mat. Yeager, whose club closed once the pandemic started, has had his opportunities limited. “We’ve been working hard and...
Former Pitt student accused of threatening FBI agents will remain in custody, judge rules
A former University of Pittsburgh student who has a “fascination with terrorism” will remain incarcerated pending trial on charges that he threatened an FBI agent. U.S. Magistrate Judge Richard Lanzillo ruled that Khaled Miah, 27, poses a potential threat to the community and a risk of flight. “Anyone who seems...
Shaler Area School District again extends remote learning; return to classrooms moved to mid-January
Shaler Area School District has again extended its remote learning period, this time through Jan. 15. Superintendent Sean Aiken alerted families through a letter that students will return to the classroom for hybrid instruction beginning Jan. 19 for Cohort A and Jan. 21 for Cohort B. January 18 is a...
Etna seeking to fill a 3rd Ward council vacancy
Etna residents interested in serving local government can apply to fill a council vacancy. Interested residents must apply by Jan. 12. Bill O’Dell, who represents the 3rd Ward, resigned Dec. 31. He was not immediately able to be reached for comment. The 3rd Ward consists of the neighborhood left of...
Feds: Former Pitt student threatened FBI agents, celebrated attacks on U.S.
The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force in Pittsburgh on Wednesday arrested a former University of Pittsburgh student — described as “mentally unstable and attracted to a violent Islamic ideology” — for allegedly threatening agents who were already investigating him. Khaled Miah, 27, is charged with interstate threatening communications, influencing a...
Shaler approves purchase of former primary school for community use
A former Shaler Area elementary school will be converted for community use after its purchase by the township is complete. The vacant Jeffery Primary building along Wetzel Road was offered for sale by the district to Shaler for $120,000. The 31,500 square-foot school sits directly across from the municipal building...
Shaler area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 3
Etna David Hanahan sold property at 20 Vilsack St. to Erik Peasland and Courtney Leigh Drahovsky for $235,000. Millvale Jane Ann Hammond sold property at 404-406 North Ave. to Elileo LLC for $300,000. Shaler Robert Silvis Jr. sold property at 3761 Bradley Drive to Margaret Wiskeman for $91,884. Alain Cavlovic...
Independent chefs say pandemic has aided businessVideo
What’s for dinner? During covid times, that question became challenging for many as restrictions, lockdowns and mandated restaurant closures occurred more than once. Meet three Pittsburgh-area chefs — not affiliated with restaurants — providing home-cooked meals delivered to your door. JSMenusPGH Jake Stewart works out of a kitchen in Springdale...
Volunteers gathering at Bradford Woods Reserve for Audubon’s annual bird count
For the seventh consecutive year, the Bradford Woods Conservancy is seeking nature lovers interested in participating in the Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count on Jan. 2. A small team of conservancy members and volunteers is scheduled to be in the Bradford Woods Reserve at 10 a.m. “looking, listening and...
Shaler Area schools extend remote learning for one more week
Shaler Area School District has extended its remote learning model for an additional week. Students will return to a hybrid learning model beginning Jan. 11, according to a letter posted to the district’s website on Dec. 17. “This additional week will provide a natural 10-day quarantine for any coronavirus exposures...
In brief: board vacancies, road closures, fundraising and more in the Shaler area
Etna is seeking candidates to fill the newly created human relations commission. Of the five-member board, two people will serve three-year terms, two will serve two-year terms and one will serve for one year. Members can’t hold public office and must be borough residents or own a business in town....
Shaler area real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 27
Etna James Smith trustee sold property at 322 Butler St. to Jason Hopler for $135,000. 3M Holdings LLC sold property at 95 Wilson St. to Demetrius Titus for $207,000. Millvale Ora Lynn Kifer sold property at 827 Evergreen Ave. to Jacqueline Michalik for $95,000. Russell Smith sold property at 15...
Shaler Area Backpack Initiative dishes up meals for more than 100 district students a week
Shaler Area is seeking secret Santas to help feed district children – but the good deed will last long after the holidays. The district’s Backpack Initiative provides weekend meals to more than 100 children in kindergarten through eighth grade, dishing out easy-to-prep meals and single-serving snacks to ensure nutrition isn’t...
Shaler holds line on taxes, moves forward with $700,000 in trail work and stream restoration
Shaler residents will pay the same in property taxes to the township in 2021 after commissioners approved its $14.5 million budget. The plan maintains a real estate tax rate of 3.49 mills. The owner of a home assessed at $100,000 will again pay $349 to the township. Residents also pay...
News briefs: Christmas Eve Jingle planned, fundraising calendars on sale
Etna is hosting a Christmas Eve Jingle at 7 p.m. on Dec. 24. Everyone is encouraged to go outside onto their doorsteps and ring a bell for two minutes to spread Christmas spirit. Canned goods drive on tap at Caliente Caliente Pizza in Hampton is collecting canned goods through Dec....
