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Hard-to-recycle collection events scheduled in North Hills
North Hills residents who have hard-to-recycle items piling up can unload them at a series of events scheduled this summer. Organizations such as the Pennsylvania Resource Council were forced to cancel spring collection events to slow the coronavirus pandemic. New guidelines for the collection events will require patrons to place...
McCandless seeking GOP applicants to fill Ward 4 council vacancy
McCandless is seeking applicants from residents in Ward 4 who are interested in serving on town council through 2021. The person appointed to the post will fill the unexpired term of Councilwoman Joan Powers, who resigned earlier this month because she is moving out of the area. The town’s policy...
Ross slashes $2.1 million from budget to make up for pandemic losses
Ross Township has carved out $2.1 million from this year’s budget to cover an anticipated 10% loss in revenue resulting from the state-mandated shutdown of non-essential businesses. “Projecting out the remainder of 2020 at this point is at best a guess with the current state of affairs,” said Dan Berty,...
North Hills real estate transactions, June 21
Etna William Hohman Jr. sold property at 45 Sycamore St. to 100 Awoa LLC for $138,000. Franklin Park Andrew Aaron Mace sold property at 1555 Alaqua Drive to Benjamin and Crystal Risacher for $680,000. Peng Li sold property at 1634 Oakleaf Lane to Corey Yagesh and Lauren Beres for $485,000....
Carlynton alum, Ross resident publishes first collection; poems focus on work in food service industry
By day, he’s a professor of literature. By night, he’s one of countless food service workers taking orders, delivering meals and clearing dishes. Fred Shaw merges those worlds in his first published poetry collection, “Scraping Away.” “It’s a focus on the physical world, letting readers … drop into the world...
Back on the trail: Group hikes restart in Western Pa.
It’s safe to go hiking in groups again, at least for some groups. State restrictions for the prevention of covid-19 on group activities have prohibited group hikes since mid-March. However, with Allegheny and surrounding counties moving into the green phase allowing a number of public activities, local groups are offering...
Music in the air during McCandless Crossing concert series
McCandless Crossing is once again hosting a free Monday night summer concert series on the Town Green. The live concerts are held from 6 to 8 p.m. with the series concluding Sept. 5 with a Summer Sendoff concert. Due to social-distancing guidelines, attendance is limited to 250 people and masks...
Cinemark set to reopen Pittsburgh-area theaters
Cinemark plans to reopen four theaters in the Pittsburgh area in early July. Cinemark’s website said the North Hills and Robinson locations will be among the first Cinemark theaters to open in Pennsylvania, on July 3. The move is part of the company’s phased reopening from the covid-19 shutdown. Theaters...
Former Speaker Mike Turzai starts as Peoples’ general counsel
Former Pennsylvania House Speaker Mike Turzai’s whirlwind week continued Tuesday, when he started his life in the private sector as general counsel of Peoples, the Pittsburgh-based gas utility. His last day in office as speaker Monday was spent advancing two bills out of committee that would change how police are...
Ross adopts policy for new police body cameras
Ross Township police officers are on track to be issued body-worn cameras by the end of summer. Commissioners voted unanimously June 15 to approve a policy governing the police department’s use of body cameras to record encounters between law enforcement officers and the public. The process of obtaining the cameras...
Ross OKs organized bow hunt to thin deer population
Beginning in September, an organized group of archery hunters will fan out on public and private land in Ross Township to thin the herd of deer blamed with causing vehicle accidents, spreading Lyme disease through the ticks they carry and damaging expensive landscapes. Commissioners on June 15 voted 7-1 to...
Wexford salon offering free haircuts for medical workers, first responders
The owners of a Wexford styling salon are so elated with the prospects of emerging from the state-mandated shutdown that they are using it as an opportunity to thank emergency responders and medical professionals. Neha Patel, one of the owners of Tonic Salon, said the business opened in November but...
Marshall’s annual Community Day gathering canceled
Marshall Township has canceled the annual Community Day celebration typically held in late August to help slow the spread of coronavirus. “Who we are as a community is so much more than can be captured in a one-day event,” township officials wrote in a news release announcing the cancellation. “The...
Speaker Turzai formally resigns, district office in McCandless to remain open
The district office of state Rep. Mike Turzai, who formally resigned Monday from the House of Representatives, will remain open until a successor is elected in November, according to a top-ranking member of the legislature. Turzai, who served as Speaker of the House, creates a vacancy in the 28th House...
Depreciation Lands Museum reopening after pandemic shutdown
Beginning July 12, the Depreciation Lands Museum in Allison Park will once again offer visitors a chance to experience life during the Colonial era. The museum at 4743 South Pioneer Road in Hampton will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. every Sunday through October, with several fall events already...
Around-the-clock work to start along Franklin Park’s Brandt School Road
To reduce impact on local traffic, contractors working along a stretch of Brandt School Road in Franklin Park will begin around-the-clock shifts starting Monday night, according to the Allegheny County Department of Public Works. Work between Corporate Drive and Wexford Bayne Road already is being done between 6 a.m. to...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of June 14
Bellevue William Glaser sold property at 17 Florence Ave. to Chelsea Dungan for $95,900. John Stillwaggon sold property at 30 Lincoln Ave. to James Wolfe and Lena Laskaris for $181,000. ZMF Propertes 1 L.P. sold property at 57 N Sprague Ave. to Matthew George and Rebekah Kathleen Bauer for $225,000....
North Hills puts end to 6-year run of tax increases
As promised when the budget for 2021 was introduced in mid-April, the North Hills School Board has approved an $84 million spending plan that holds the line on property taxes. While it remains unclear how much the state-mandated shutdown of businesses will impact the district’s revenue, officials said they did...
La Roche hosting summer virtual campus visits, admissions programs
The coronavirus pandemic put a stop to in-person visits for those interested in attending La Roche University. But prospective students can get university information during a series of virtual admissions events scheduled throughout the summer. High school students can sign up to meet with faculty and staff using the Zoom...
Trib’s new eCommerce program helps generate sales while supporting local nonprofits
Trib Total Media has launched a new eCommerce marketplace for businesses and nonprofits looking to increase sales while also supporting the community. The Trib introduced the EverybodyShops.com platform this week in connection with its growing list of Neighborhood News Network sites, which provide hyper-local news to 31 Pittsburgh-area neighborhoods, according...
Revised McCandless pet law focuses on animal welfare, preventing nuisances
An incident early last year in which McCandless firefighters rescued a woman and at least 20 dogs from a burning home helped fuel discussions among town officials about whether steps should be taken to limit the number of pets residents can own. But trying to decide on a maximum proved...
McCandess considers chicken ordinance that doesn’t run afoul of the law
McCandless residents may soon be able to keep chickens in their backyards. Nearly a year after first being petitioned by residents interested in having chickens on their properties, council has introduced an ordinance outlining the rules for raising fowl. “We’ve had a lot of people saying they are interested in...
McCandless council member resigns seat, moving out of municipality
A second member of McCandless Town Council has resigned in as many months. Councilwoman Joan Powers, who represents Ward 4, announced Monday that she is stepping down because she is moving out of McCandless. Powers, a Republican, was appointed to council in September 2015 to fill the the unexpired term...
McCandless issues schedule for reopening, resuming services
McCandless officials on Monday issued a schedule for the town’s plans to reopen facilities and resume services as the state-mandated shutdown during the coronavirus pandemic ends in Allegheny County. Town council and related boards and commissions plan to continue holding public meetings online through July. But Town Hall and other...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of June 7
Franklin Park Charles Nash sold property at 2556 Interlaken Ct to Stefan Levine and Julia Scanlon for $355,000. NVR Inc. sold property at 1914 Kimberly Ct to Viraj Samaranayake and Gamarallage Priyanga Rukmali Gunarathne for $658,725. NVR Inc. sold property at 1916 Kimberly Ct to Tsui Yao Chien and Chih...
