North Hills

Ross Township’s ode to the waning days of summer has been moved to a new location and expanded to two days. The annual Community Day celebration, which previously held at the municipal center, will take place from noon to 8 p.m. on Saturday at The Block Northway along McKnight. “We...

Ross Township emergency responders and past and current members of the military can get free help with wills and other legal services through the Wills for Heroes program on Oct. 19. “Since I started (on the board of commissioners), one of the things I have been focusing on doing is...

McCandless residents interested in filling openings on a number of the town’s volunteer advisory boards, commissions and authorities have until Sept. 27 to apply. Applications are being sought for positions on: • Financial Development and Promotional Committee (for the Heritage Center) • McCandless-Franklin Park Ambulance Authority • McCandless Industrial Development...

Whether it’s Mustache March, National Pizza Month or National Bourbon Heritage Month, there seemingly is no shortage of “months” to celebrate just about anything. And while North Hills residents can help support the Northland Public Library any time of year, doing it during September can make a donation more valuable....

A representative from Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall in Oakland will be on hand at the next meeting of the North Hills Genealogists Club to demonstrate how military artifacts can be used to learn more about the lives of ancestors who served. The free program titled “Inside a WWII Foot...

The employees who work for Ross/West View EMS have made it their life’s work to help people in need of medical treatment. But now the emergency medical service that answers calls in five North Hills communities is the one that’s ailing. Ross/West View EMS officials asked Ross Township commissioners on...

Ross commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday night to accept the resignation of manager Douglas Sample. Board President Steve Korbel said Sample, whose last day on the job was Friday, resigned “for personal reasons.” “He didn’t resign because of any township-related malfeasance,” Korbel said following the Sept. 3 meeting. The vote also...

The North Hills DUI Task Force charged three people for allegedly driving under the influence during roving patrols conducted Aug. 31 in Ross, McCandless and West View, according to authorities. Police officers stopped 60 vehicles for various traffic violations during the patrols. Field sobriety tests were administered to seven of...

The North Hills Indians defeated the Fox Chapel Area Foxes by a score of 35-28 in the Northern Conference opener Aug. 30. Prior to the Indians’ home opener at Martorelli Stadium in Ross, fans were treated to a performance by the North Hills Marching Band, which also took the field...