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8 compete for 4 Oakmont council seats
Voters in Oakmont who go to the polls will see eight names on the ballots for four seats on borough council. Three of the seats are for four-year terms; the other is for a two-year term. Following is information submitted by the candidates as well as their response to questions...
Nadine Road in Penn Hills reopening pushed to December
Nadine Road in Penn Hills will continue to be closed until the end of December, the Allegheny County Department of Public Works announced Friday. The section of the road between Allegheny River Boulevard and Lincoln Road has been closed since July 12 following storms that overturned the wall and caused...
2 candidates in Gateway special election
Voters in the Gateway School District who go to the polls Nov. 5 will choose one of two candidates to fill a two-year term that was vacated in July. Cheryl Boise, a Republican, and Paul Caliari, a Democrat, are vying for the votes. The special election is a result of...
Events around Western Pa. will honor Tree of Life victims 1 year after attack
Grief defies borders. As the world focuses on commemorating the one-year mark of the country’s most violent anti-Semitic attack, synagogues across Western Pennsylvania will hold special services of their own. Rabbi Amy Bardack of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh is coordinating events marking one year after Oct. 27, 2018,...
Penn Hills mayoral candidates Pauline Calabrese, John Petrucci vie for office
Voters in Penn Hills who go to the polls Nov. 5 will have two choices for their mayor and solidify two new council members and a controller. Between the mayoral candidates, Pauline Calabrese edged out John Petrucci on the Democratic ticket in the May 21 primary. Petrucci, however, earned enough...
Monroeville charter school marks 20 years with events, including e-waste drive
A Monroeville charter school is celebrating its 20-year anniversary by hosting several events throughout the school year, including an electronics recycling drop-off. Spectrum Charter School, a nonprofit at 4369 Northern Pike, will hold an e-waste drive from Oct. 21 through Nov. 9. Items can be dropped off at Monroeville Public...
Dads, male role models invited to Penn Hills charter school event
Dads and male role models are invited to share a donut with students at Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship this week. The school will host the annual Donuts with Dads event at 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Friday at the school, 2501 Main Street in Penn Hills. The school’s...
Riverview student writer published in national publicationVideo
A seventh-grade Riverview student’s writing was recently selected to be published in a national publication. Madeline Warren, 12, of Verona was a Verner Elementary School student in April when she submitted a “mini saga” to Young Writers, an organization focused on youth literacy based in Massachusetts. Madeline entitled her mini...
Proposed Monroeville budget has no tax increase
Monroeville’s proposed budget does not include a recommendation to increase property taxes, according to the municipality’s manager. Manager Tim Little presented his proposed 2020 budget before council at an Oct. 8 meeting. The $35.3 million budget reflects a 1.45% decrease from 2019’s budget and includes a $2.5 million transfer from...
Heavy traffic expected for Monroeville park race
Heavy traffic is expected all day Saturday near a park on Tilbrook Road in Monroeville as the municipality hosts an endurance event. Monroeville Park West will transform into a Terrain 5K Race from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The race includes three miles of obstacle courses and mud pits and...
Eastern suburb officers participate in active-shooter trainingVideo
Four patrol officers from east suburban police departments cautiously approach an open door in a vacant school classroom. In tight formation, they move swiftly with weapons drawn. They hear six gunshots coming from the room. Before entering, one of them spot movement inside. “Deep corner,” he tells his comrades. “On...
Plum student enters shoe design competitionVideo
A Plum teen was scrolling through social media one day when he happened upon a shoe design competition that caught his eye. Inspired, Micah Pierce, 17, entered the Vans “Custom Culture” competition in September that promises the winner $25,000 and mass production of the winning shoe design. Pierce, a Plum...
Monroeville approves pool sale to state turnpike commission
Monroeville council voted unanimously to sell the municipality’s public pool to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission for a highway-widening project. The decision came despite residents urging officials to reconsider the sale, which puts and end to Monroeville Community Pool’s 45-season history. The 10-acre property along Abers Creek Road and its various...
Rally’s opening in Penn Hills causes traffic woesVideo
Lunch hour in Penn Hills has taken on an entirely new meaning for people waiting in lines to get a Rally’s meal. “The traffic is terrible,” said Rob Schneider, summing it up while standing outside his vacuum distribution office on Frankstown Road. His office happens to be across the road...
Active shooter drill to take place in Turtle Creek
The Turtle Creek Valley Council of Governments and police departments will host an active shooter training seminar for area law enforcement officers Thursday. Seven police departments have registered officers for the all-day event held at St. Colman Church in Turtle Creek that will be capped with active shooter drills involving...
PCN host brings ‘PA Books’ tour to Allegheny County
A fixture of Pennsylvania nonprofit television will bring his “PA Books” tour to Allegheny County in October before retiring in March 2020. Brian Lockman, president and CEO of Pennsylvania Cable Network, will share favorite books and stories from his time as host of the television network’s weekly “PA Books” program...
Western Pa. authors to pitch books at Oakmont event
A dozen local authors will gather in Oakmont this month to pitch their books to an audience of hundreds in five minutes. The 12th annual event, sponsored by Tarentum-based Word Association Publishers, will be held from 5 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 24 at Riverside Landing in Oakmont, 12 Washington Ave....
Penn Hills files complaints with Pa. PUC for illegal dumpsites
Penn Hills has filed two complaints with the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission since June regarding illegal dumpsites a half-mile apart along Leechburg Road. The first complaint, filed by Penn Hills Manager Scott Andrejchak on June 5, said there are around 200 old tires that have been dumped on the property...
Monroeville congregation to honor Tree of Life victims on anniversary
As the world focuses on Pittsburgh on the first anniversary of a mass shooting at a Squirrel Hill synagogue, a Monroeville congregation will honor the victims by hosting a remembrance. “From Darkness to Light … From Embrace to Hope” will be held Oct. 26 at Temple David to remember the...
Penn Hills Anti-Litter Group participated in Pittsburgh Garbage Olympics
Penn Hills volunteers collected 85 bags of trash, a bicycle tire, a hula hoop and a handgun during the 2019 Pittsburgh Garbage Olympics last month. The Penn Hills Anti-Litter Group dispatched 29 volunteers to Verona, Frankstown, Coal Hollow and Lincoln roads. Faith Milazzo, the group’s founder, said the day’s litter...
AHN to offer breast cancer events throughout October
Allegheny Health Network will host some free events at its hospitals and health sites throughout the region in October to recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month, according to a company news release. Below is a chronological list of upcoming, free events: Oct. 5: There will be walk-in mammograms offered from 8:30...
Cancellation of Penn Hills event leads to resignation
The cancellation of a second annual, adult-friendly event in one of Penn Hills’ parks has led to the resignation of a Recreation Advisory Board member and other residents angered by the decision. Penn Hills Manager Scott Andrejchak said in a news release Sept. 26 that “Autumn in the Hills,” scheduled...
Penn Hills set to sell former administrative building for $151,000
Penn Hills plans to sell its old headquarters to a woman who has big plans for the building. Renee Dolney, owner of Dolney Properties LLC, was the property’s sole bidder when she offered to buy the vacant building for $151,000. Penn Hills opened up the property to a public bidding...
Monroeville is getting a Planet Fitness
Monroeville will be getting a Planet Fitness. According to a building permit filed with Monroeville in August, the fitness center is slated to move into vacant space at 3813 William Penn Highway, next to Value City. The permit includes plans to construct a new partial exterior wall with decorative gear,...
Monroeville woman pens book on breast cancer
A large part of getting through breast cancer is having a good attitude, said a local author who wrote a book about her experience. “It was because of my sense of humor that I was able to get through it. You have to have a good attitude,” said Adrienne Weiss,...
