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North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Feb. 5, 2023
Bellevue Marlex Properties LLC sold property at 608 Forest Ave. to Kathleen Beatty for $47,000. Brendan Holloway sold property at 299 N Balph Ave. to Joshua Behm and Sara Russell for $172,375. Ilya Emelianov sold property at 224 Teece Ave. to Joellen Foy IRA for $230,000. Etna Estate of Paul...
In brief: News from McCandless GOP. St. Brendan’s Church and more
McCandless GOP The Republican Party of McCandless will host a fundraiser and petition signing party on Feb. 20 from 6-8:30 p.m. at the Banquet Room at Pizza Roma on Perry Highway in McCandless. Tickets are $50 each. A buffet will be provided and a cash bar. There will be a...
‘Solar Express’ helps kick off Catholic Schools Week at Providence Alpha School in McCandless
All aboard Providence Heights Alpha School secretary Leslie Beck, left, and Principal Peggy Ruefle, right, give people their ‘tickets’ for the Alpha Scholar Express, a student showcase, held at the school on Babcock Boulevard in McCandless on Jan. 29 to help to kick off Catholic Schools week. A spaghetti dinner...
Full scholarship for North Allegheny AFJROTC senior
North Allegheny senior Curtis Rhoten, a member of the school’s Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, has received a fully paid J100 Character-in-Leadership Scholarship. The scholarship from the JROTC program provides four years of fully-paid tuition at a school or university, with an AFROTC detachment; a $10,000 per-year allowance...
McCandless gets new councilwoman
Mary Ann Eisenreich is McCandless Council’s newest member, sworn in Jan. 23 to represent Ward 1. The seat was left vacant after former council member Kim Zachary resigned in December 2022. Eisenreich will fill the remainder of Zachary’s term until December 2023. Eisenreich was one of two applicants to the...
New state Rep. Arvind Venkat of McCandless hosts opening of district office
Newly elected Rep. Arvind Venkat, D-McCandless, opened his new district office in McCandless on Jan. 29....
Shady Side Academy in Fox Chapel staging ‘Chicago: Teen Edition’
In the mood for some “Razzle Dazzle”? Shady Side Academy is presenting “Chicago: Teen Edition” at the Senior School on Feb. 17-19, that features show-stoppers like “All that Jazz” and “Cell Block Tango.” Set in Roaring Twenties Chicago, the musical centers on chorine Roxie Hart, played by senior Sloane Simon...
McCandless public hearing explores shortages, needs in health care
Health care workers told lawmakers about staffing shortages and employee burnout that are creating critical needs, especially for nurses, in area hospitals. Legislators from across the state attended a public hearing about the health care staffing crisis on Jan. 26 at the McCandless Town Hall, hosted by the newly elected...
North Allegheny board to meet in special session about controversial Auditor General report
The North Allegheny School Board has scheduled a special meeting Feb. 8 to discuss a state audit that criticized the school district for raising taxes even though the district had millions in cash on hand. The meeting will be 7 p.m. in the Central Administrative Office’s Board Room. At issue...
Woman charged in fatal hit-and-run in Ross
Ross Police arrested a woman in connection with a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run that occurred Jan. 13 on Babcock Boulevard. Erin Lee Petroski, 39, of Ross, is charged with homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence (DUI), involuntary manslaughter, accidents involving death, DUI, driving at an unsafe speed, and careless...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Jan. 29, 2023
Bellevue Phillip Pfeiffer IV trustee sold property at 632 Forest Ave. to Jonathan and Lindsey Ulrich for $200,000. Yury Andreev sold property at 73 N Bryant Ave. to Michael Mazza and Meghan Conwell for $315,000. PrimInvest Corp. sold property at 88 S Euclid Ave. to Jonathan Boggs and Danielle Ficco...
Report: North Allegheny School District sees increase in students, families utilizing mental health services
More families are taking advantage of mental health services at North Allegheny, according to a report by the district’s student wellness and safety committee presented Jan. 18 to the school board. There has been a slight, but overall, increase in the number of students utilizing Glade Run Lutheran Services since...
Norwin girls can’t halt North Allegheny’s home winning streak
Even when it is Norwin coming to town, North Allegheny tries to keep things in proper perspective on its home floor, where the girls basketball team has been virtually unstoppable in recent years. Just because the next opponents is No. 1 Norwin, a rival and the only team to challenge...
North Allegheny keeping property taxes at current rate
North Allegheny School Board adopted a resolution on Jan. 25 to keep property taxes for the 2023-24 school year at the current rate of 19.74 mills. The school board’s action came hours after Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor released audits of 12 school districts across the state, including NA, that...
North Allegheny among 12 districts in state chided by auditor general for unnecessary tax hikes
North Allegheny is among a dozen school districts in Pennsylvania that hiked property taxes during years when they had enough cash on hand to cover their expenses, according to audits released by state Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor. “These districts represent a cross-section of Pennsylvania – from wealthier to poorer...
TV Talk: Pittsburgh native talks about her exit from ‘The Bachelor;’ ‘The Ark,’ ‘Wolf Pack’ premiereVideo
Pittsburgh native Cara Ammon made her debut and her exit on Monday’s season premiere of ABC’s “The Bachelor.” Ammon got little screen time and then she didn’t secure a rose that would have kept her on the reality competition. She wasn’t the woman who made bachelor Zach Shallcross guzzle maple...
How classified documents became a Franklin Park schoolgirl’s show-and-tell
WASHINGTON — On a winter’s day in 1984, a briefcase stuffed with classified government documents showed up in a building in Pittsburgh, borne by someone who most certainly wasn’t supposed to have them. That someone was 13-year-old Kristin Preble. She took the papers to school as a show-and-tell project for...
Marshall Township resident hosting online fireside health chats
A fitness and health enthusiast from Marshall Township is hosting online “fireside chats” focused on health and wellness beginning Feb. 5 with a “Conversation with Dr. Sanjay Gupta.” The informal chat takes place from 2 to 3:15 p.m. on Facebook Live through goodtobefit.com, according to the site’s founder Pradeep Fulay....
Allegheny County’s fastest-growing demographic celebrates Lunar New Year
To help launch the Year of the Rabbit, Rich Fitzgerald provided a reminder of an applicable demographic trend. “For the first time in 60 years,” he said, “Allegheny County grew again in population. And the reason is an 80% increase in our Chinese-American population.” Fitzgerald, the county’s executive, addressed the...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Jan. 22, 2023
Bellevue Peoples Properties LLC sold property at 188 Irwin Ave. to Green Quarters LLC for $285,000. Thomas Johnson sold property at 22 Keswick Ave. to Taylor Zarewicz for $160,000. Lois Shenck sold property at 668 Orchard Ave. to Calvin Dickinson and Madeline Sheerer for $275,000. Jeffrey Logeman sold property at...
In brief: news from AARP, Cranberry Public Library, Providence Heights Alpha School
AARP AARP 595 welcomes new members and guests to its meeting on the first Tuesday of the month at 12:30 p.m. at Hampton Presbyterian Church, 2842 E. Hardies Road. Join us for great fellowship, luncheons, entertainment and trips. The next meeting is Feb. 7. Guest speaker will be Bob Cahalan...
DECA team wins big for North Allegheny
An impressive win by the DECA team has North Allegheny students headed to a state competition in February. North Allegheny stood out at the District 2 DECA Conference at the Community College of Beaver County in December. NA received 64 out of 76 individual awards, including first place awards in...
Unified bocce team at North Allegheny brings together students with, without disabilities
Unified bocce finally is rolling at North Allegheny. Unified bocce is one of the latest sports added to the NA athletic department. Unified sports join people with and without intellectual disabilities on the same team. It’s sponsored by the Special Olympics. “I have loved bocce ball ever since I have...
Gun safety program at Northland Library in McCandless to focus on kids
A local gun safety awareness group is working to keep unsecured guns from getting into the hands of children. Be SMART Pittsburgh is presenting Be SMART for Kids on Feb. 2 at 6:30 p.m., at the Northland Public Library on Cumberland Road in McCandless. Be SMART for Kids is a...
Ross hires veteran Pittsburgh police commander to serve as its 1st female chief
Ross Township officials broke with the long-standing tradition of promoting their most senior police officer to chief when an opening comes up. With help from a consultant who developed a plan to restructure the police department, the township announced during a news conference Jan. 17 that it has hired its...
