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O’Hara’s proposed 2026 budget has no tax increase, maintains all programs and services
O’Hara officials plan to hold the line on real estate taxes in next year’s budget. Council and administrators went over the 162-page proposed 2026 spending plan at a special workshop session on Nov. 18. The proposed budget is available for review at the township office and via the administration section...
Leetsdale officials plan to raise property taxes by 5.5% with next year’s budget
Leetsdale officials plan to raise real estate taxes by about 5.5% to help support the borough’s first responders. Council recently approved advertising its proposed 2026 budget. It includes a tax hike from 9 mills to 9.5 mills. Borough tax collector Thomas Belacastro said the 0.5-mill increase is expected to generate...
Sharpsburg VFW Post 709 to host benefit breakfast, flea market
Food and flea markets go together like military veterans and community service. That is what officials at the Sharpsburg Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 709 and resident Chas Smith Jr. believe as they prepare for the second annual benefit breakfast and holiday flea market set for Dec. 14. The bingo...
Woman taken to hospital for evaluation after crashing into Washington Township business
A woman was taken to a hospital for evaluation after driving her vehicle into the Pittsburgh Technologies building in Washington Township. Township police Sgt. Vincent Surace said officers responded to a report of a vehicle into a building shortly after 4:30 p.m. Tuesday along the 1000 block of Hunt Valley...
Sharpsburg holiday celebration draws a crowd
Sharpsburg’s Guyasuta Square was packed with people anxiously awaiting the arrival of Santa and Mrs. Claus. The iconic North Pole couple arrived via horse and carriage at the Allegheny County borough for its tree lighting celebration on Nov. 22. Organizers estimate at least 300 people participated in the holiday kickoff,...
Sewickley’s proposed 2026 budget includes sewer plant and park upgrades, no tax hike
Sewickley property owners should not expect to pay more in real estate taxes as part of next year’s borough budget. Council unanimously voted on Nov. 11 to advertise its 2026 spending plan and is set to formally adopt the budget on Dec. 9. Borough documents indicate the millage rate will...
Quaker Valley School District operating on 2-hour delay Tuesday
Quaker Valley School District will have a two-hour delay Tuesday due to projected inclement weather. District officials made the call around 7 p.m. Monday to postpone student arrival in respond to reports of heavy snow and expected icy conditions. The district Monday afternoon released how officials decide on delays and...
Sewickley Heights’ proposed 2026 budget contains no real estate tax increase
Sewickley Heights officials plan to hold the line on real estate taxes with their 2026 budget. Council recently authorized the advertisement of next year’s proposed spending plan. It was to be posted by Dec. 1 at the borough office, 238 Country Club Road. Formal budget adoption is set for Dec....
Fox Chapel council approves 4-year contract with police
Fox Chapel officials have approved a new four-year contract with their police department. The borough council unanimously voted in favor of its end of the collective bargaining agreement on Nov. 17. Police approved its part in October. Terms for the contract, which runs through the end of 2029, include 3.2%...
Aspinwall’s proposed 2026 budget contains no tax hike, cuts to programs or services
Aspinwall officials hope to hold the line on real estate taxes in next year’s budget. Proposed revenue and expenses are expected to come to close to $3.9 million. Budget documents project the millage rate will remain 8.36 mills, including 0.5-mill for public safety. One mill generates about $150,000 in revenue....
Firearm deer season opens in the state, hunters flock to new Indiana Township game lands
Planning, preparation and patience are keys to a successful hunt, according to outdoorsman Greg Luce. A little luck doesn’t hurt either, as Luce proved on Saturday. Hunting in the recently opened state game lands in Indiana Township, Luce found himself about 30 yards from a large doe, roughly 160 pounds....
Penn Hills High School student dies on Thanksgiving, district officials report
Penn Hills School District is mourning the loss of one of its high school students. Sophomore Victor Adeleke died on Thanksgiving, according to a post on the district’s official Facebook page. “Our entire school community is heartbroken by this tragic loss,” the Friday evening post read. “We extend our deepest...
Rostraver police report icy conditions led to short series of minor crashes, 1 person hospitalized
One person was hospitalized after multi-vehicle collision Friday evening in Rostraver. Westmoreland Public Safety said the crash occurred shortly after 6 p.m. along the 900 block of Rostraver Road. That’s near the Interstate 70 underpass. Township police said it was not a major pileup, but a short series of minor...
Sewickley Hills officials plan to hold the line on taxes in next year’s budget
Sewickley Hills property owners should not expect to pay more in real estate taxes as part of next year’s borough budget. Council approved advertising its proposed 2026 spending plan earlier this month. It is available for review at the borough office, 349 Magee Road. Borough documents indicate the tax rate...
Leetsdale boat launch into Ohio River to reopen in a few weeks
Local mariners may rejoice as a dilapidated public boat launch into the Ohio River from the Leetsdale Industrial Park will soon reopen. The original concrete slab broke off in the 1990s, causing a safety hazard. Borough engineer Dan Slagle said boaters could easily lose an axle or a whole trailer...
Fox Chapel’s proposed 2026 budget contains no tax hike, no cuts to programs or services
Fox Chapel property owners should not expect to pay more in real estate taxes as part of next year’s borough budget. Council unanimously voted on Nov. 17 to advertise its proposed 2026 spending plan, which maintains the tax rate at 2.95 mills. The borough has not raised taxes since 2019,...
Sewickley prepares for Light Up Night
Sewickley’s most wonderful time of the year is fast approaching. Light Up Night is set for 5-8:30 p.m. Dec. 5. Thousands are expected to pack the borough’s business district for the holiday extravaganza, complete with live music, ice sculpting, horse-drawn carriage rides, food trucks, crafts, games and an expanded kids...
Way Hollow Road in Sewickley Heights, Edgeworth open after nearly 6-year closure
A state road linking Sewickley Heights and Edgeworth boroughs that has been closed for nearly six years has reopened. Way Hollow Road was shut down Jan. 24, 2020, due to a series of landslides that disrupted the critical thoroughfare for both communities and the Sewickley area. Local and state officials,...
Whitehall Police Department receives $250,000 gift from estate of Philip St. Moritz
Launching health and wellness initiatives, adding drone equipment, upgrading communication and reinstating a K-9 program are all on the table next year for the Whitehall Police Department. The aforementioned efforts are being made possible courtesy of a significant donation from the estate of a late entrepreneur who lived in the...
Sewickley, Glen Osborne come to terms on new 5-year police contract
Sewickley police officers are expected to be patrolling Glen Osborne streets for years to come as part of a new contract between the boroughs. Sewickley Council unanimously approved a new five-year deal with its neighboring community on Nov. 11. Glen Osborne Council was to vote in favor of its end...
No tax hike proposed in Leet’s 2026 budget
Leet property owners should not expect to pay more in township real estate property taxes next year. Commissioners unanimously voted Nov. 10 to advertise their proposed 2026 budget, which keeps the tax rate at 9.1 mills. Township officials raised taxes with this year’s budget by 1.4 mills, the first tax...
Aspinwall to repurpose old fire station into an emergency shelter
Aspinwall officials plan to repurpose a former fire station into an emergency shelter and community center. When Aspinwall and Sharpsburg volunteer fire departments began to merge in 2022 into what would become Southern Allegheny Valley Emergency Services, leaders had to choose where to maintain operations and what services would no...
Sharpsburg holiday tree lighting set for Nov. 22
Sharpsburg parks and recreation commission volunteers will soon hit the switch on the borough’s holiday season. The annual tree lighting celebration is set for 4-7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22. Festivities will take place in Guyasuta Square along North Canal Street and parts of Main Street. North Canal Street will be...
Sharpsburg inducts new Sports Hall of Fame class
A beloved coach and center director, a cross-country champion turned district judge, a late basketball standout and business owner, and a youth athletic association became the latest members of the Sharpsburg Sports Hall of Fame. Officials inducted Gregory Domain, Matthew Rudzki, Alan Susi and the Sharpsburg Baseball/Softball Association as the...
Sharpsburg parks and recreation commission at full strength with newest member
Sharpsburg’s parks and recreation commission is at full strength with the addition of its newest member. Resident Julia Granito was sworn in by Mayor Kayla Portis as the volunteer panel’s ninth commissioner on Oct. 23. It was the first council meeting Granito, a scientist at Quick-Med Technologies and freelance artist,...
