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North Hills real estate transactions, July 26
Bellevue Donald Deramo sold property at 511 Carolyn Ave. to Nicholas Ryan for $170,212. Porsche Latoya Chantel Arrington sold property at 97 N Sprague Ave. to Amerihome Mortgage Co. LLC for $3,356. Charles Schaffold sold property at 532 Roosevelt Ave. to Darnell and Carroll Lee Livingston for $125,000. Ralph Montgomery...
2 new stores, expanded shop at Ross Park Mall
Ross Park Mall welcomed two stores and unveiled a third newly expanded shop. Fabletics and Evereve are the new stores. H&M expanded its footprint to 21,000 square feet. H&M is known for its on trend merchandise at affordable prices. Fabletics was launched in 2013 by co-founder Kate Hudson....
North Hills releases preliminary plan for return to school
North Hills school officials have released a preliminary plan for a return to school on Aug. 25 that offers students the option of enrolling in the district’s Online Academy or attending classes in person. The school board is expected to make a final decision on which plan to follow during...
Five-alarm apartment fire displaces residents in BellevueVideo
Meredith English says he didn’t even know the Bellevue apartment house in which he lives was on fire Friday morning until a neighbor burst through his door. “I didn’t smell any smoke, didn’t know there was anything going on,” said English, 72, who lives in an attic apartment of the...
North Allegheny outlines ‘return-to-school’ plan for Sept. 8 start
North Allegheny School District has released details of its return-to-school plan with options for students to attend classes in person, online or both. “During this unprecedented time of change, we know that the 2020-21 school year will look different,” North Allegheny officials wrote in the return-to-school plan made public on...
Ross Township woman selected as La Roche’s first diversity director
La Roche University has appointed a Ross Township woman to serve as its first executive director of diversity, equity and inclusion. Sara White will serve on the university president’s executive council and be responsible for overseeing the development of a strategic diversity and inclusion plan for La Roche. She also...
La Roche University appoints executive director of diversity, equity, and inclusion
La Roche University has appointed its first executive director of diversity, equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer. Sarah White, the university’s coordinator of accessibility services since July 2014, will fill the new role. “The time is now for the La Roche community as a whole to broaden its communal...
Ross police searching for suspects who stole ATM from gas station
Ross Township police are searching for suspects wanted for breaking into a gas station and stealing an ATM. Police say the BP station in the 500 block of Lowries Run Road was broken into around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday and the ATM was taken. The suspects were driving a car that...
La Roche prepares to open for fall semester
La Roche University announced the health and safety plan for reopening its McCandless campus this fall, with officials guaranteeing a reduced number of students in classrooms and daily temperature checks for all. Despite covid-19 and its challenges, the university is prepared for the 2020-21 academic year, La Roche President Sister...
Nearly half of Ross police officers deploying new body cameras
Nearly half of Ross Township police officers have been equipped with body cameras after completing training. “The officers have been training extensively on the policy and the use of the cameras,” Chief Joe Ley told the Ross board of commissioners on Monday. Ross commissioners voted unanimously June 15 to approve...
Warrendale-based rue21 plans to open 3 new stores amid pandemic
Warrendale-based rue21 found a way to make it through a trying time for retailers during the coronavirus pandemic. While some specialty stores filed for bankruptcy or closed, rue21 will open brick-and-mortar stores in South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas this month, according to a press release. The company sells casual apparel...
4 Ross cops under quarantine for possible exposure to coronavirus
Four Ross Township police officers who may have been exposed to coronavirus are self-quarantining, according to the police chief. Chief Joe Ley told the township board of commissioners on Monday that the officers may have been exposed to the virus during a SWAT incident on Friday. The officers have not...
Ross commissioners fill vacant seat, draw ire from candidate
Ross Township commissioners have filled the vacancy for the Ward 8 seat. Frances Salachup was appointed Monday to complete the unexpired term of Jeremy Shaffer, who announced in late May that he was resigning because his family is moving out of the township. Salachup will serve through 2021. In addition...
Bill Fuller: Changes in dining restrictions hurt Big Burrito Restaurant business
Constant fluctuations in the allowed restaurant dining capacity prompted Big Burrito Restaurant Group to temporarily close all of its specialty restaurants, including Alta Via, Casbah, Eleven, Kaya, Soba and Umi, company President Bill Fuller said Monday. “It just isn’t worth it,” said Fuller, who furloughed 193 people. “We decided to...
Bradford Woods Conservancy’s virtual program covering region’s geology
The Bradford Woods Conservancy will host a virtual presentation about the region’s geological history at 7 p.m. on Wednesday. The July 22 online event features Katie Tamulonis, an assistant professor of geology at Allegheny College in Meadville, who will present “Geology of Western Pennsylvania Through Time.” Tamulonis is a graduate...
North Hills real estate transactions, July 20
Bellevue Shawn Zugai sold property at 456 Dawson Ave. to Luke Hertweck for $86,000. Bradford Woods Larry Breitenstein sold property at 70 Marblehead Hbr to Judith Edwards for $260,000. Etna Estate of Thomas Ford Jr. sold property at 34 Ganster St. to MEC Passive Properties LLC for $46,000. Franklin Park...
The Week: North Hills – July 12-18, 2020Video
Here are some of 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 the TribLIVE website. • Pine-Richland student matches mask makers with those who need them • North Allegheny cancels ‘in-person’...
Pittsburgh police: Ross man provided teen girl drugs, sex for years
A Ross Township man was arrested Friday by Pittsburgh police on numerous child sex charges. Justin Sircely, 26, faces numerous charges after the Violent Crimes Against Children Task Force was notified on July 14 of an inappropriate sexual relationship between Sircely and an unidentified juvenile victim. Task force members, which...
Franklin Park seeking applicants for zoning hearing board
Franklin Park is accepting applications from residents interested in filling a vacancy on the borough’s zoning hearing board. The five-member zoning hearing board serves as a quasi-judicial panel that settles disputes and provides interpretations of the borough’s zoning ordinances. Meetings are held “as-needed” on the second Tuesday of each month....
North Allegheny cancels ‘in-person’ commencement
In response to a new order from Allegheny County that restricts outdoor events and gatherings to no more than 50 people, the North Allegheny School District is canceling Friday’s “in-person” graduation ceremony at Newman Stadium, school officials announced. “We understand the disappointment that comes with this news,” district officials said....
UPMC sponsored fitness court in McCandless nears completion
North Hills residents who want to improve their health no longer need to shell out money for a gym membership. Work on a new fitness court in McCandless is complete, with only minor details remaining, said town manager Bob Grimm during the July 13 council meeting. “We’re waiting for the...
Vacant McCandless council seat filled
McCandless council has appointed an attorney and former entrepreneur to fill the vacant Ward 4 seat on council. Town council voted unanimously July 13 to appoint David Smith to complete the remainder of Joan Powers’ term, which runs through 2021. Powers, a Republican, resigned in early June because she is...
McCandless council appoints lieutenant to serve as new police chief
A nearly eight-month long stint as acting McCandless police chief has ended for Lt. Ryan Hawk. Council on Monday voted unanimously to appoint Hawk as the town’s new chief of police. “I think we are all very pleased with how Ryan has supported our police department and led our police...
McCandless delays vote on Sheetz liquor license
McCandless council delayed a vote on a request from Sheetz to transfer a liquor license to the new store being built along Perry Highway. The town wants additional information — in writing — about how the store plans to monitor and control alcohol sales. The Altoona-based company wants to transfer...
Overnight road work scheduled this weekend in Franklin Park
Overnight shifts for work along a stretch of Brandt School Road in Franklin Park will be added this weekend, PennDOT announced. In addition to the work being done from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, employees of Oakmont-based A. Folino Construction will be on site from 7 p.m....
