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Part of Perry Highway closing for work, motorists face 11-mile detour
Motorists traveling along a section of Perry Highway in Marshall Township will face a nearly 11- mile detour around a major road reconstruction project on the turnpike. Perry Highway will be shut down in both directions between Thorn Hill and Warrendale Bayne roads beginning at 8 a.m. on Friday. The...
Pine-Richland High School blood drive going virtual due to the pandemic
A Pine-Richland High School student-driven blood drive is going virtual this year due to the covid-19 pandemic. The school usually hosts three to four drives a year for the Central Blood Bank in Pittsburgh. Its latest effort is scheduled for Oct. 25 through Nov. 8. Senior Max Romano, one of...
In brief: trick-or-treat, leaf collection and more in Pine, Richland
Trail & Treat Hosanna Industries will hold its second annual Trail & Treat 2-4 p.m. Oct. 25 at its Dickey Road campus in Gibsonia. Bring your ghouls, goblins and friendly furry friends for a safe and socially distant fun afternoon. Walk the trail, collect treats from characters and take photos....
Pine-Richland receiver having breakthrough season
Pine-Richland junior Alex Gochis has found himself in a situation he didn’t anticipate: playing alongside and excelling with Eli Jochem, one Pennsylvania’s top receiving prospects. Through three games, Gochis had 15 receptions, 208 yards and three touchdowns. That’s one fewer catch and touchdown than Jochem. “It’s awesome to have a...
Pine-Richland field hockey goalie thrives in starting role
Sadie Baratka knows what it’s like to face North Allegheny in overtime, and she made sure not to do it again. With her team up 1-0 with four minutes to go, Baratka lost track of the ball, which was deflected 15 feet away to the waiting sticks of two Tigers...
Pine, Richland real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 11
Pine Pine Development Co. GP sold property at 708 Mulkerrin Ct to NVR Inc. for $180,000. Bryan Tamburro sold property at 112 Pine Hollow Drive to James and Dana Abel for $560,000. Gustavo Camarano sold property at 707 Shelley Ln to Daniel Bradley and Katherine Lynne Very for $353,500. Matthew...
WPIAL Class 5A roundup: Upper St. Clair tops West Allegheny in Allegheny 6
Ethan Dahlem threw for 300 yards and two touchdowns and ran for two more TDs to lead Upper St. Clair to a 37-27 triumph over West Allegheny (3-2, 1-2) in Class 5A Allegheny 6 Conference play Friday night. David Pantelis caught seven passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns while...
Student news: Pine-Richland National Merit students, college enrollments and more
Pine-Richland National Merit students Pine-Richland High School seniors Benjamin Carnovale, Lydia Francis, Gregory Gilmour, Malini Harinath, Rori Holm, Evan Jackson, Jinwon Jang, Connor Johnson, Catherine Lee, Kareem Mohsen, Max Romano, Will Sangpachatanaruk, Michael Tamburri, Abigail Turner, Victor Williams and Joseph Woodrow were recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as...
Boston College QB Phil Jurkovec displays confidence from Pine-Richland days
Jeff Hafley could have sent anyone to the airport to pick up the quarterback and his family. Surely, there was other important business on Chestnut Hill that needed the attention of Boston College’s new head coach. But Hafley wanted to greet this visitor himself. This was Phil Jurkovec, one of...
Mansion on 171 acres for sale in Gibsonia for $6.1M
A fishing pond. Chicken coop. Duck house. Blueberry grove. Pumpkin patch. Multiple gardens. A barn. That’s just some of what sits on the 171 acres of property at 5640 N. Montour Road in Richland Township, Gibsonia. “You can really live off of this land — it’s a true farm-to-table lifestyle,”...
2 political newcomers squaring off to fill vacant state House 28th District seat
Two candidates with no prior political experience and starkly different backgrounds are vying for the open state House seat created when Republican Mike Turzai resigned in June. Democrat Emily Skopov of Marshall is facing off against Republican Rob Mercuri of Pine for the 28th District seat that Turzai held for...
2 WPIAL teams earn national recognition from High School Football America
Two WPIAL football teams are earning national attention. North Allegheny and Pine-Richland were among four Pennsylvania schools receiving spots in the Top 100 rankings High School Football America released Sunday. North Allegheny was ranked 35th and Pine-Richland 85th in the first list for this season. Also included was St. Joseph’s...
Richland scales back paving to guard against possible pandemic revenue dips
Richland has been able to tack on three additional paving projects for the fall after determining that there is enough money in the budget to cover the nearly $200,000 expense. But the township is squirreling away more than $280,000 earmarked for the paving program in case the coronavirus wreaks havoc...
In brief: Chili cook-off, scholarships and more in Pine, Richland
Richland Township residents whose Vogel collection day is Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday will have leaf collections Oct. 21, Nov. 11 and Dec. 2. Residents whose Vogel collection day is Thursday or Friday will have leaf collections Oct. 23, Nov. 13 and Dec. 4. All bags must be out before 6...
Pine, Richland real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 4
Pine NVR Inc. sold property at 511 Cambridge Ct to Shanti Ramaiah for $765,590. Eric Batykefer sold property at 256 Fox Meadow Drive to H Robert and Maria Papas for $440,000. Lawrence Depaolis sold property at 337 Heather Hill Drive to Michael Joseph and Carrie Sizemore Angeli for $480,000. Thomas...
No. 1 Pine-Richland heats up, rockets past Penn Hills
It took Class 5A No.1 Pine-Richland nearly a half to get into gear Saturday night. But the Rams were able to dominate the rest of the way to down Penn Hills, 43-0, in a Northeast Conference game at Yuhas-McGinley Stadium. Pine-Richland got a break when a Penn Hills punt traveled...
Now a team player, Pine-Richland’s Elaine Qian makes impact in WPIAL tennis
Elaine Qian has spent most of her youth career on the United States Tennis Association stage as a singles competitor, a result of being one of the top players in the Mid-Atlantic region. The weight of nearly every loss and win has rested squarely on her shoulders. That’s why Qian,...
Resilient Pine-Richland volleyball team beats odds to contend for playoff spot
North Allegheny seemed poised to slam the door shut on Pine-Richland. Down 2-0 to the three-time defending state volleyball champions, the Rams weren’t willing to give in. “We were playing very well and with lots of emotion, and we knew we just needed to make a couple more breaks for...
Richland nurse honored with Extraordinary Healer Award for program at Hillman Cancer Center
A Richland woman has received national recognition for her work as a cancer nurse. Registered nurse Christie Santure, 63, is the winner of the 2020 Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing presented by CURE Media Group, a multimedia platform devoted to cancer updates and research that reaches more than 1...
Trib 10: There’s a new team atop the Week 4 power rankings
Only the elite in the district can brag each week about being part of the Trib HSSN power rankings. The Trib 10 is a lot like the old children’s game, Chutes and Ladders. If you win, you might be fortunate to climb up a little ladder or move sideways, staying...
Pine, Richland real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 27
Pine Showcase Properties LLC sold property at 170 Alder Drive to Venkatesham Gadey and Sunitha Devi Akula for $540,030. Melissa Riley sold property at 718 Bristlecone Drive to Tao Han and Huaiying Zang for $422,000. Cavalier Land Partners L.P. sold property at 2007 Cherry Road to NVR Inc. for $120,000....
Pine, Richland real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 20
Pine Linda Poore sold property at 113 Alder Drive to Jeremy and Nicole Hallsey for $740,000. Villas of English Farms L.P. sold property at 516 Cambridge Court to NVR Inc. for $182,900. NVR Inc. sold property at 518 Cambridge Court to Terry and Wendy Lubinsky for $1,221,696. John Leffler sold...
New technology makes for efficient high school football practices
All football teams have a “go route” — a deep pass — in their playbook. But not all high school teams are using a new teaching tool called “Go Rout” in their practices. Only six teams across Pennsylvania are using the new technology, including Pine-Richland and Ligonier Valley in the...
Pine-Richland field hockey growing into dominant program
A new dynasty in WPIAL field hockey could be on the horizon. Pine-Richland has won two of the last three WPIAL Class AAA championships, and this season’s team may be the best yet with seven returning starters, a junior transfer committed to Louisville and a goalie who is replacing her...
Pine-Richland cross country driven by team accolades
There’s a cure for the bittersweet emotions Pine-Richland felt last November at the PIAA cross country championships. The Rams were excited to support junior Meredith Price and sophomore Natalie McLean at states, but dissatisfied with placing fourth at WPIALs, one spot shy of girls team qualifying for the meet. They...
