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Raccoon tests positive for rabies in Bradford Woods
A raccoon picked up in Bradford Woods has tested positive for rabies, according to the Allegheny County Health Department. The raccoon was recently found near the 800 block of Oak Road and brought to the health department for testing. It is the fifth positive rabies case in Allegheny County this...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of May 3
Bradford Woods Christopher Passione sold property at 813 Oak Road to James Chi Ming and Tony Hok Tung Chow for $304,000. Etna F. Chester Kletke sold property at 31-33 Walnut St. to Greg Milcic for $90,000. Franklin Park Stephen Demetriadis sold property at 2035 Connecticut Ln to Doris Lapina for...
Waste Management resuming yard waste, bulk pickup items
Starting Monday, residents in North Hills communities served by Waste Management can resume putting yard waste out for pickup and scheduling collection of bulk waste items. The May 4 change affects Ross, McCandless, Franklin Park, Hampton, West View and Bradford Woods, said Lisa Kardell, a company spokeswoman. Bulk items such...
Food giveaway set in McCandless for those affected by shutdown
Food will be distributed at 10 a.m. Wednesday at McCandless Town Hall for people struggling during the mandated shutdown to slow the spread of coronavirus. Vehicles can begin lining up on McCandless Drive at 9 a.m., an hour before the distribution is scheduled to begin. The event is the result...
Section of McKnight Road in Ross down to single lane for pavement repairs
A portion of northbound McKnight Road in Ross Township is reduced to a single lane while repairs are being made to the roadway where a water main ruptured. The single-lane restrictions will be in place along McKnight near the reap to Peebles Road from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through...
All communities in North Allegheny, North Hills school districts report coronavirus cases
There are 56 cases of the novel coronavirus in the four communities that comprise the North Allegheny School District, according to the Allegheny County Health Department’s interactive map. The data collected shows that McCandless has 28 cases, followed by 14 in Franklin Park, 11 in Marshall and three in Bradford...
Realtor, pizza shop team up to feed Passavant health care workers
A real estate company with headquarters in the North Hills and a local pizza shop have teamed up to feed health care workers on the front lines of the fight against coronavirus. Employees at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices The Preferred Realty’scorporate office in Wexford raised money to feed workers at UPMC...
McCandless seeking applicants for junior member of town council
High school juniors and seniors interested in an insider’s view of how local government operates can apply for a position as a junior member of McCandless council. To be eligible, applicants must be a McCandless resident and an incoming high school junior or senior for the 2020-21 school year. Candidates...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of April 26
Franklin Park William Krol sold property at 2402 Antrim Ct to Nelson Rauscher for $378,750. William Seipp trustee sold property at 2536 Riva Ridge Ct to Matthew and Leah Sudo for $428,000. Marshall Zang Tae Kwon Do LLC sold property at 355 Northgate Drive to Spurk HVAC LLC for $700,000....
The Week: North Hills – April 19-25, 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 see Triblive.com. • Coronavirus fears prompt cancellation of summer youth program for kids in North Allegheny district • Hampton council plans discussion on...
McCandless councilman to resign because of new North Allegheny job
First-term McCandless Councilman Bill Kirk is resigning his seat on town council to avoid potential conflicts of interest with his new job as head of project management for the North Allegheny School District. “Conflicts of interest are often more about politics and perception,” Kirk said. “So before I accepted this...
Franklin Park seeking applicants for junior borough council member
Franklin Park is accepting applications from candidates to serve as a junior member of borough council. To be eligible, candidates must be borough residents and a high school senior in the 2020-21 school year. Junior members of council take an oath of office and serve a one-year term that coincides...
Cranberry cancels Community Days celebration amid coronavirus concerns
Uncertainty about when orders will be lifted to allow people to gather in large groups again prompted Cranberry Township officials to cancel this year’s Community Days celebration. “Planning for Community Days, which draws more than 30,000 people over three days, typically begins in January, with vendors and entertainment booked in...
Coronavirus fears prompt cancellation of summer youth program for kids in North Allegheny district
A summer recreation program for kids in four North Hills communities has been canceled due to the Coronavirus pandemic, officials announced. The board of the G.J. Aufman Jr. Joint Recreation Summer Program announced that the decision to cancel the program was made “because of the uncertainty surrounding the current COVID-19...
Former Latrobe shelter dog nominated for national Hero Dog awardVideo
When Grace Coleman began bringing her dog Penny to her office, she hoped it would help brighten her co-workers’ days. She never expected the spaniel mix, adopted from Action for Animals in Latrobe, to become one of the most effective employees at Crisis Center North, which works with domestic violence...
North Hills charity collecting, distributing free food to families struggling amid shutdown
North Hills Community Outreach will distribute free food to residents in several communities Thursday. People living in the 15202 zip code who are struggling due to the mandated shutdown can pick up food from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the North Boroughs Food Pantry located at Greenstone Methodist Church,...
Restrictions to be put in place for I-279 inspection work
There will be shoulder restrictions along a stretch of Parkway North in Ross Township on Tuesday for wall inspection work, PennDOT announced. The restrictions will occur from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. along the northbound lanes near the Kane Road overpass, between the Perrysville and Bellevue/West View interchanges. Motorists should...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of April 19
Franklin Park Michael John Conners sold property at 2054 Connecticut to Timothy and Erin Phillips for $335,900. 2560 Nicholson Road sold property at 2560 Nicholson Road to Christopher and Randolph Wetzel for $239,105. Chandrasekhara Durgampudi sold property at 2716 Pittsburgh Ct to Sandeep Chalasani and Loukya Pendyala for $492,500. Hampton...
Cranberry volunteers provide a sanitary solution for first respondersVideo
Volunteers are helping Cranberry Township’s first responders by assembling nearly 500 spray bottles with hand sanitizer they can use to help slow the spread of coronavirus. An assembly line was set up on Friday at the township’s Public Safety Training Complex for volunteers to dispense the sanitizer into small portable...
North Hills school board sets sights on no tax hike for 2020-21
North Hills School District officials say while they do not yet know the full financial ramifications of the mandatory shutdown and stay-at-home orders to slow the spread of coronavirus, they are committed to keeping property taxes at the current level for the 2020-21 school year and not furloughing teachers. “We...
Time to kill? Bradford Woods urges rooting out invasive plants to help environment
Social distancing requirements forced the Bradford Woods Conservancy to cancel the planned cleanup day in the Reserve on April 11. But conservationists urge residents to spend some time outdoors improving local woodlands and green space. “We canceled our work day in the Reserve, which is when we typically pull out...
Police locate McCandless woman missing since March 17
A McCandless woman who was missing for two week has been located and is safe, Allegheny County police said this afternoon. Earlier in the day, police issued a plea seeking the public’s help locating Gale Pearson, 70, who was last seen after picking up her vehicle from a McCandless service...
Vehicle procession draws hundreds to honor UPMC Passavant health workersVideo
Residents and emergency responders in the North Hills showed their appreciation for health care workers at UPMC Passavant Wednesday night with a boisterous procession of vehicles with horns honking and lights flashing through the hospital’s campus in McCandless. Scores of vehicles parked in the lot across from the hospital’s main...
HGTV Smart Home 2020 located in Wexford
HGTV’s 2020 Smart Home is right in our backyard – it was constructed in Wexford by Pittsburgh-based Infinity Custom Homes. In a news release, HGTV highlighted Pittsburgh being voted as one of America’s Most Livable Cities, its food and arts scenes and outdoor amenities, as well as its reputation for...
First of four food drives this month being held Friday in McCandless
Friday will be the first of four food drives being held this month by the Town of McCandless to help people struggling during the mandated shutdown to help curb the spread of coronavirus. Residents can drop off nonperishable food items from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday in the vestibule...
