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In brief: Hungry goats, community collections and more around the North Hills
Marshall hosting hungry goats to clear invasive plants A herd of goats is being brought in to help clear invasive vegetation along a section of the Harmony Trail in Marshall. From Sept. 13 to 23, goats from Allegheny GoatScape will be clearing knotweed and other plants on a hill about...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 6
Franklin Park James McGraw sold property at 1601 Briarwood Drive to Yvonne Conner for $540,000. Steve Joyce sold property at 1655 Royal Oak Drive to Brian and Ashley Egan for $550,000. Nathan Hoot sold property at 1739 Stevensan Drive to Faisal Itzhar and Uzma Faisal for $590,000. James Gates sold...
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...
North Hills communities aim to trim deer population
The herds of roaming deer causing vehicle accidents, spreading Lyme disease through the ticks they carry and gnawing away at expensive landscaping may soon have one less place in the North Hills to escape the hunter’s snare. McCandless council has given town planning commission member Dan Kortum the green light...
Girl Scouts from North Hills earning top award with camp for challenged adultsVideo
Three Girl Scouts from the North Hills knew that earning the highest honor a Cadette can receive — the Silver Award — would take lots of work. But the trio of 13-year-old girls learned that the right service project needed to earn the award can help make the work a...
Canine Companions for Independence provides dogs for people with disabilitiesVideo
Jessica Gardner rolls herself in her power wheelchair to the dryer. But with cerebral palsy, it’s difficult to pull the clothes out. Her best buddy comes to the rescue. Ford, a Labrador-golden retriever cross, has been by her side for four years. The two were matched through Canine Companions for...
‘Zombies of the Corn’ haunted attraction set for 8th season of frightful fun in Freedom
Weekends are about to get a little spookier. The interactive Zombies of the Corn haunted attraction is set to open for its eighth season Sept. 25 and 26 at the 70-acre Three Rivers Paintball compound along Rochester Road in Freedom, Beaver County. “With fright levels for all ages, October is...
Graeter’s Ice Cream hosts ‘Cones For The Cure’ fundraiser for pediatric brain cancerVideo
Six-year-old Elena left notes in her mom’s briefcase and her dad’s backpack. There were many written messages from the little girl before she died from brain cancer in 2007. “She hid some between books on the bookshelf, in the corners of our dresser drawers or between dishes in the china...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 30
Franklin Park Gary Homza sold property at 2481 A Campmeeting Road to Albert Maas and Samantha Cohen for $354,400. Todd Henderson sold property at 2539 Clubhouse Drive to Ryan Stimmel for $419,900. Matthew Baird sold property at 2555 Glenwood Drive to Albert and Lindsey Efkeman for $410,000. Kyle Hoffman sold...
The Week: North Hills – Aug. 23-29, 2020
Here are some recent Tribune-Review news stories and features from the North Hills. For more details on these and other stories, follow the links below or find more news at TribLIVE.com. McCandless OKs new rules for signs along roads in time for upcoming election Temporary signs, like the ones used...
Ross teen wins Pennsylvania VFW’s ‘Scout of the Year’ award
Hannah Sciulli of Ross had no illusions about coming out on top when she submitted an application for the VFW’s Scout of the Year award. “The award is open to Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, so I know there were a lot of applications submitted,” said Sciulli, 17, who will...
North Hills Art Center emerges from covid shutdown with full schedule of fall classes, events
Despite restrictions placed on social gatherings because of the coronavirus pandemic, officials at the North Hills Art Center have been working to ensure that people who live the arts still have a way to add some color to their lives. “Like everybody else, we were mandated by the governor to...
New McCandless ethics policy holds employees, volunteers to same standards as elected officials
McCandless council is putting its employees and volunteers on notice that the positions are not to be used for personal gain. Council on Aug. 24 unanimously passed a resolution establishing a code of ethics that covers elected officials, volunteers, employees and people who are appointed to the town’s various boards...
La Roche student honored by national nurse anesthetist organization
A La Roche University student studying to become a nurse anesthetist has been honored by a national organization. Ryan Wade, a student at La Roche University and the Allegheny School of Anesthesia, is the recipient of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists’ annual Student Excellence Award. The award recognizes students...
McCandless officials agree to explore imposing term limits on council seats
McCandless officials are exploring the possibility of amending the town’s home rule charter to impose term limits on members of council. The idea was floated at the Aug. 24 council meeting by Councilwoman Angela Woods, who represents Ward 5. Woods said her interest in term limits for council was piqued...
Animal Friends to benefit from sales of BrewDog beer showing adoptable canines
Cheers to your furry friends. Scottish craft brewer BrewDog has teamed locally with Animal Friends in Ohio Township as well as Gigi’s Shelter Services in Ohio to showcase adoptable dogs looking for forever homes. The brewery created Street Dog and Street Dog AF (alcohol free), beers of its Punk IPA...
McCandless setting design standards, rules for new 5G cell antennas
McCandless Council held a public hearing Monday night for new rules proposed for cellular telephone service providers seeking to erect antennas for the new “5th Generation,” or 5G, networks. Manager Bob Grimm said the town’s ordinance regulating cell antennas needs to be updated to be in compliance with new rules...
McCandless OKs new rules for signs along roads in time for upcoming election
Let the electioneering begin in McCandless — but keep that yard sign away from the edge of the road. Temporary signs like the ones used for political campaigns or to advertise yard sales and other services will now have to be at least 5 feet from the side of the...
Hebrew Oilers, North Park Senators join Jefferson Hills as 2020 Pittsburgh NABA champions
The Hebrew Oilers (Class AA) and the North Park Senators (Class A) recently brought home Pittsburgh North American Baseball Association championships with sweeps in their respective finals series. Both teams also won NABA titles in 2018. The Senators, seeded first in Class A after compiling a 12-4-1 record in the...
Editorial: Journalism’s revolution against big tech
We need our news. Communicating information about what is happening in our world and in our government, around the globe and around the corner, has been critical from the start. The first newspaper in America was printed in Boston in 1690. The Hartford Courant is the oldest newspaper in the...
Man hit by vehicle after hopping jersey barrier along McKnight Road
A man was hit by a vehicle Monday night while trying to cross a section of McKnight Road in Ross where there is no crosswalk, according to police. The incident occurred shortly before 9:30 p.m. when the man tried to reach the Exxon gas station near the InTown Suites motel...
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...
Couple attacked by dog at North Park when defending their dog
A man and a woman were injured while trying to defend their dog at an Allegheny County dog park on Saturday. Allegheny County spokeswoman Amie Downs said police and medics were called to North Park Dog Park because of a dog fight and reported bites shortly after 10:15 a.m. Saturday....
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 23
Franklin Park NVR Inc. sold property at 1400 Olivian Ct to Carl William Wang and Anna Fifi Wang Erickson for $642,500. McCandless SAI Real Estate LLC sold property at 9045 Hillcrest Ave. to Jason and Nancy Mignanelli for $195,000. Randolph Foster sold property at 300 Pontiac Ave. to Scott and...
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...
