Shaler Journal category, Page 56
WPISL opens season with varsity games, JV tournament
The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League kicked off its season over the weekend, and in varsity league play Sunday and Monday, Baldwin, Ellwood City, Seneca Valley and Montour picked up doubleheader sweeps. Baldwin stopped Mt. Pleasant twice, while Ellwood City took its twinbill against Hempfield. The Highlanders and Wolverines averaged...
Road projects affecting traffic in several North Hills communities
Several road closures and lane restrictions will affect motorists in the North Hills during the next several weeks. Following are some of the areas where work is being done: Franklin Park, Shaler PennDOT is installing traffic signals at two locations in the North Hills that will require single-lane restrictions between...
Millvale man hit, killed by train near Shaler Township
A Millvale man died when he was struck by a train on Monday afternoon in Shaler, according to authorities. The incident occurred shortly before 4 p.m. on the northbound Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks near the 3-mile marker of Route 28, according to emergency dispatchers. The site is near the entrance...
After back-to-back playoff trips, Shaler looking to take next step
What a difference a couple of years make. For most of this recent decade, the Shaler football team entered a season just looking to win a game or two. From 2012-17, fans were forgetting the Titans as they struggled to a 2-56 overall record with five winless seasons. However, the...
Shaler-area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 6
Millvale PMH Real Estate LLC sold property at 524 Evergreen Ave. to Jacob Rice for $57,000. Brian Hyatt sold property at 11 Spring St. to Lucais Wallace for $139,000. Reserve Mitchell Prince sold property at 106 Biscayne Terrace to Joshua and Chelsea Rowntree for $190,000 Shaler Michael Romac sold property...
Ingomar Garden Club announces winners of student contest
Each year members of the Ingomar Garden Club help local school students cut through the red tape of submitting entries for contests by doing preliminary judging — and awarding prizes — before sending them off to state and national competitions. The chair of the 74-year-old organization’s awards committee and several...
Etna woman beautifies neighborhood by painting fire hydrant
How do you turn something ugly into a work of art? For Ruth Brannigan, a little paint can do wonders. Brannigan is seen here in these Sept.2 photos, painting a fire hydrant outside her home on Elm Lane in Etna....
Drive-thru pasta dinner fundraiser on tap to benefit Glenshaw Century Club’s scholarship efforts
Shaler Area seniors could benefit from a pasta dinner fundraiser hosted Sept. 11 by the Glenshaw Century Club. Proceeds from the dinner will benefit future scholarships for area seniors, Century Club’s Susan Ball said. The event, catered by Heavenly Cuisine, will be 3 to 7 p.m. and available for pickup...
Shaler Scout hopes to make Eagle with food pantry for hometown libraryVideo
Folks in need of food can find some for free at the Shaler North Hills Library courtesy of an Eagle Scout hopeful. Xander Hill, 16, of Shaler developed a food pantry for the facility at 1822 Mt. Royal Blvd. The roughly 6-foot-tall cabinet was stocked Sept. 2 with canned goods,...
Some Fox Chapel Area, Shaler Area school facilities to be off-limits to public
Some facilities at Fox Chapel Area and Shaler Area school districts will be off-limits to the public to reduce the risk of coronavirus contamination and meet Allegheny County’s restrictions on outdoor gatherings. At Fox Chapel Area, all buildings and grounds — including the high school track — will be closed...
Shaler Area musician earns spot in All-National Jazz Ensemble
Shaler Area senior Zachary Spondike was selected as the sole bari saxophone player for an All-National Jazz Ensemble comprised of 18 of the best young musicians from across the country. “When I found out, I was absolutely shocked,” Spondike, 17, said of his selection to the National Association for Music...
Shaler real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 30
Millvale Stacy Chmielewski sold property at 1127 North Ave. to Nicholas Dodd and Serena Virgi for $157,000. Geralt Garforth sold property at 29 Sedgwick St. to Jacquelynn Michalik for $265,000. Reserve Spring Garden Village Housing L.P. sold property at Williams Road to Lorigan LLC for $170,000. Shaler Estate of Melvin...
Unattended laundry spontaneously combusts in Etna laundromat fire
Unattended laundry started a dryer fire that firefighters quickly knocked down Wednesday afternoon at the Wash and Wear Laundromat at the corner of Dewey Street and Crescent Avenue in Etna. Firefighters were on their way to another scene when the dryer fire was called in by a patron of the...
Allegheny County investigators help Etna police search for woman missing since January
Allegheny County police are helping Etna police in the search for a 20-year-old woman missing since January. Kaylene Oehling was reported missing by her mother on Jan. 12 after she failed to show up two days earlier for a babysitting obligation at her mother’s home, police said. Oehling texted her...
ScareHouse moving to Pittsburgh Mills mallVideo
The ScareHouse is moving to the Pittsburgh Mills mall in Frazer. “You know that Pittsburgh Zombies love shopping malls,” the haunted attraction said in announcing the move with a cheeky homage to George A. Romero’s “Dawn of the Dead,” filmed primarily at the Monroeville Mall. “We think you will love...
Lucky Sign Spirits opens distillery in Millvale
A new distillery, Lucky Sign Spirits, opened in Millvale earlier this month. The current menu boasts bourbon, rye and gin. Co-owners Matt Brudnok and Christian Kahle said they plan to expand the menu soon — with future options including limoncello, dandelion vodka, and rum. “The whole point of what we...
Technical schools grapple with hands-on learning as classes resume during pandemic
As traditional schools weed through reopening plans that largely include at least some online learning, career and technical centers across the region grapple with how to maintain predominately hands-on classes while keeping students and staff safe. Several of the 16 career and technical centers that cater to high school students...
Shaler Area sets days for students to pick up virtual learning supplies
Shaler Area students can pick up technology devices the first week of September and have a chance to meet their teachers who they won’t see in class full-time until Oct. 9. The district will host a series of events Sept. 2-4 to distribute text books, supplies and computers. Each building...
Shaler real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 23
Shaler Brent Ulreich sold property at 1024 Garden Pl to Kori Phillips and Virginia Hofmann for $250,000. Matthew Obley sold property at 1492 Maple Ave. to Matthew Obley and Rosalee Wise for $79,808. Sherry Costanzo sold property at 132 Mason Drive to Heather Shuker for $225,000. Real Estate Transactions provided...
Passavant Memorial Homes extends extra pay when state rejects bid for aid
Despite not receiving state aid for hazard pay for frontline workers, a McCandless-based nonprofit will give its employees at 140 community group homes across the region an extra $3 an hour until late October — an initiative that will cost the company about $2 million. Passavant Memorial Homes Family of...
Lane restrictions slated for Route 28 this weekend
Motorists traveling Route 28 between the Millvale and Highland Park Bridge exits will encounter single-lane restrictions in both directions from 7 p.m. Friday through 5 a.m. Monday as crews patch the concrete roadway and repair inlets, PennDOT said. The work is part of an $11.5 million project that is being...
Hampton Shaler Water customers asked to conserve after main break at plant
Customers of the Hampton Shaler Water Authority could be asked to conserve water for a couple of days, the authority’s executive director said Wednesday. A break in a 16-inch pumping main leaving the water plant was discovered around 4 a.m. Wednesday, Sam Scarfone said. It’s been isolated, but the plant...
Virtual story times, virtual visits and more with Shaler North Hills Library
Here are some of the upcoming offerings at the Shaler North Hills Library. Virtual Storytimes for Kids are 10 a.m. Thursdays. Virtual Programs for Adults (and families) are 5 or 7 p.m. Tuesdays (check for times). Visit five historic sites in the area. Virtual kits to download are here. These...
REAADY Foundation connecting students with mentors, support for new school year
A Bradford Woods resident is connecting retired teachers with students who are navigating the unique circumstances of this year’s return to school. Ken Nickel, founder of the REAADY Foundation, has launched the Open-Door Mentor program that pairs displaced and retired educators with students who are learning remotely from home. Nickel...
Shaler real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 16
Shaler Andrew Bencsics sold property at 1507 Evergreen Ave. to Aaron Starr for $159,900. Robert Hawkins sold property at 474 Evergreen Ave. to Fifth Ave Capital Group LLC for $56,939. Mark Linsenmeyer sold property at 123 Hartle Road to Gilbert William and Sarah Jane Marchant for $186,010. Estate of Roy...
