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Vote for the Week 4 HSSN Game of the Week
The TribLive High School Sports Network is giving fans the power to choose the Week 4 Game of the Week for Oct. 2. Trib HSSN produces live videostream coverage with television quality, multiple camera angles and instant replay during the Game of the Week. Voting is underway at TribHSSN.triblive.com. Fans...
Ross Township named to Money’s Best Places to Live in America list
Ross Township’s inclusion in Money’s Best Places to Live in America rankings is a confirmation of what some officials and residents have long believed. From a field of 1,890 communities across the country, Ross is ranked 48th on the top 50 list. The other Pennsylvania town to make the list...
North Hills School District sues Juul, contending e-cigarette company targets young people
The North Hills School District on Monday became the latest in the Pittsburgh area to file a federal lawsuit against Juul, alleging the e-cigarette maker purposely targeted its products to young people, forcing the district to reallocate resources to battle what the U.S. Centers for Disease Control has called an...
Woman, adult son charged with hoarding, neglecting 117 dogs
A year after 117 emaciated dogs and puppies were rescued from squalor at a Ross home, a woman and her adult son have been charged with hoarding and abusing the animals. Mary Lu Frankovic, 69, and Christopher Frankovic, 45, each face 20 felony counts of aggravated animal cruelty and 56...
In brief: Road closed, open board positions and more in the North Hills
Richard Road closed for work Richard Road (Route 4053) is closed in both directions through Oct. 1 for slide repair work. The work is being done between Forest Oaks Drive and Meinert Road. A posted detour takes motorists onto Meinert Road, Pine Creek Road, Perry Highway and back onto Richard...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 20
Bellevue Erus Holdings LLC sold property at 432 Hallett Pl to Claudette Lumel for $81,750. Franklin Park Jon Ellsworth Coughlin sold property at 2571 Barnwood Drive to Sam and Ashley Cammarata for $550,000. Brett Jones sold property at 1571 Duncan Drive to Brenton and Emily Tokay for $235,000. Glenn Porter...
Under new leadership, North Hills girls soccer optimistic for success
Rick Kabbert was leery he’d face some skepticism. When Kabbert was hired this summer to coach North Hills girls soccer, he became the team’s third head coach in four seasons, all promising to turn around a struggling program. Witnessing yet another coaching change could discourage a roster that won only...
WPIAL Class 5A roundup: Derrick Davis scores 4 times as Gateway tops Bethel Park
Carsen Engleka threw for 240 yards and four touchdowns to lead Class 5A No. 2 Gateway to a 55-14 victory over Bethel Park (0-2) in Class 5A nonconference play Friday. Derrick Davis ran for 157 yards and four touchdowns for Gateway (2-0), which scored all of its points in the...
Presidential town hall a deciding factor of some undecided voters
Currying favor with Pennsylvania voters such as Laura Galvas, Alexandra Stehman and Flora Cruceta could prove crucial in the battle to claim Pennsylvania’s 20 Electoral College votes this fall. Like the other participants in ABC’s Philadelphia Town Hall — where they had an opportunity to question President Trump last week...
North Hills school board votes to approve switch to ‘hybrid’ instruction
The North Hills school board has approved a “hybrid” instructional plan that will allow students to attend classes in person two days a week beginning Oct. 5. The board voted 6-2 to approve the superintendent’s recommendation to switch from online-only instruction that has been used since classes resumed Aug. 31...
McCandless proposes pet ordinance that bans using homes for kennel, rescue shelter
A new law being considered by McCandless council would ban residents from using their homes as animal kennels or rescue centers, but sets no specific limit on the number of pets they can have on their properties. The town already has a law to deal with pets that are mistreated...
Ross police: Officer hurt when fleeing shoplifter crashes car into tree, backs up and crashes into house
A Ross police officer suffered an ankle injury Wednesday afternoon after he tried to stop a woman accused of stealing multiple eyeglass frames from a store from fleeing in her car. Shortly after receiving a report of a retail theft from the America’s Best eyeglasses store in The Block Northway...
Head of Pittsburgh area gambling ring, son, plead guilty to running numbers
The 90-year-old patriarch of a Pittsburgh family connected to gambling operations in Western Pennsylvania for more than a half century agreed to pay $300,000 to resolve charges the family operated a sports betting and numbers running business dating back to 1994. Robert “Bobby I” Iannelli, of Pittsburgh, along with his...
McCandless council takes steps to keep new 5G cell antennas from being eyesores
While local municipal officials don’t have the authority to stop cellular telephone service providers from installing antennas for their new “5th Generation,” or 5G networks, they do have the power to try to keep them from being eyesores. McCandless council this week exercised that power by voting unanimously to create...
Archery hunters targeting deer in Ross Township woods in controlled hunt
A team of about a dozen archery hunters will take to the woods in Ross Township early Saturday morning for the first day an organized effort to trim the deer population. But one of the owners of the company coordinating the hunt says it is unlikely residents will even know...
North Hills’ spring musical ‘Catch Me if You Can’ to be shown at ‘drive-in’
Even during the pandemic, members of the North Hills High School Drama Club are sticking to an old entertainment business adage — the show must go on. Throughout the summer, members of the cast and crew followed the district’s guidelines to prevent the spread of coronavirus by gathering for socially...
McCandless cuts ribbon on new fitness court; hosts food drive to help needy families
McCandless officials and local volunteers didn’t let the coronavirus pandemic restrictions stop them from participating in a ceremony to mark the formal opening of their new fitness court or collecting food for needy families on Saturday . The 32-foot by 35-foot fitness court, located in the Town Hall Recreation Complex...
Herd of hungry goats brought in to nosh on invasive knotweed along Harmony TrailVideo
Clearing highly invasive Japanese knotweed along the Harmony Trial can be backbreaking work for volunteers trying to maintain the mile-long bucolic walking and biking path. But for a dozen goats and their donkey protector, keeping the ornamental plant from crowding out native species is just another chance to chow down...
Pittsburgh-based Top Hat branding agency to open Necromancer Brewing Co. in North Hills
Top Hat, a Pittsburgh-based creative branding agency known for collaborating with the craft beer industry, is opening its own brewery. Necromancer Brewing Co. is scheduled to open by the end of the year in the North Hills. The exact location will be announced in a few weeks, said Ben Butler,...
In brief: virtual networking, volunteers needed and more in the North Hills
McCandless seeks volunteers for fall roadside cleanup McCandless is signing up volunteers for the annual fall roadside cleanup planned for 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17. To be able to conduct the cleanup safely during the coronavirus pandemic, people who sign up will be placed into small groups ahead of time...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 13
Franklin Park Summerfield Holdings LLC sold property at 2523 Brandt School Road to Timothy and Jessica Merolillo for $120,000. Benjamin Risacher sold property at 2820 DePaul Ct to Senthilkumar Bhaskaran and Divya Dakshinamurthy for $490,000. Frederick Mohrbacher sold property at 2029 Karen Drive to Michael Murphy and Rachel Mazzoni for...
WPIAL Class 5A roundup: Penn-Trafford shuts down Latrobe
Ethan Carr threw for 180 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another TD to lead Penn-Trafford to a 48-14 victory over Latrobe in the Class 5A Big East Conference. Cade Yacamelli ran for 126 yards and a touchdown while teammate Brad Ford ran twice for 102 yards and a...
Ross mourns death of K9 Jimy following emergency surgery to remove spleen
Ross police say a member of its K9 unit died unexpectedly following emergency surgery on Sept. 9. “Jimy was a great and valuable member of this department and will be sadly missed,” police officials said in an announcement posted on social media. “Please keep Officer (Justin) Allenbaugh and his family...
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...
Volunteers collecting food at McCandless town hall
McCandless isn’t holding its annual Community Day celebration because of the coronavirus pandemic. But one feature of the event — a food drive to help local families — is still happening. Volunteers will be holding a food drive on Saturday to help restock the pantries of a local charity that...
