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North Allegheny notebook: NA basketball teams turn attention to playoffs
The North Allegheny boys and girls basketball teams are playoff bound after finishing in the top four of their respective sections when the regular season concluded. The NA boys earned a 73-52 victory over Seneca Valley last week to improve to 10-11 overall and 7-2 in Section 1-6A. Ty Iwanonkiw...
‘The real deal’: North Allegheny set to host 1st WPIAL girls wrestling championships
North Allegheny will play host to a Western Pennsylvania girls wrestling championship once again, but this time the medals will says “WPIAL.” That’s no small detail, said North Allegheny coach Dan Heckert, adding that there’s increasing excitement since this is the first winter for girls wrestling as a sanctioned high...
Central Catholic grabs section title away from North Allegheny with last-second 3-point play
Central Catholic had trailed for almost the entire game, but a layup and foul shot by sophomore Enzo Khalil with seven-tenths of a second left Friday night lifted the Vikings to a dramatic 58-57 victory over North Allegheny to win the section title. The teams entered the section finale tied...
A.W. Beattie Career Center in McCandless explores renovations
An expansion may be in the works by next year for A.W. Beattie Career Center in McCandless. Student enrollment at Beattie is growing, according to director Eric Heasley “The possibility of an addition to the existing career center building is due to continued enrollment growth and additional potential program considerations,”...
Tickets on sale for Northland Public Library’s Garden Gala in McCandless
Celebrate spring at Northland Public Library on April 20. The Garden Gala 2024: “Gatsby in the Garden,” presented by UPMC Health Plan and UPMC Passavant, will feature food offerings from local restaurants and caterers, along with tastes of spirits, wine, beer, and non-alcoholic beverages. Guests can enjoy live music, a...
Acorn Park work to begin in spring in Franklin Park
Updates on the way for Acorn Park in Franklin Park will include an outdoor classroom, trail work, restroom facilities and more. “Work is expected to begin in the spring of this year and completed by the end of 2024. The borough is currently awaiting approval of a national pollutant discharge...
North Allegheny senior wins national award for brain research
Only three high school students in the United States won the 2024 American Academy of Neurology Neuroscience Research Prize in recognition of an outstanding research project, and North Allegheny’s own Thrisha Kalpatthi was one of them. Kalpatthi’s project is titled “RhoA Signaling Is a Convergence Point for Nogo Receptor and...
A.W. Beattie Career Center hosts spring open house in McCandless
A.W. Beattie Career Center will host a spring open house from 5:15 to 8 p.m. Feb. 29 at its campus, 9600 Babcock Blvd., McCandless. The event gives prospective students an opportunity to learn about the school’s 19 programs and how each one prepares students for college and career pathways, according...
McCandless resident answers retired priest’s plea for kidney donation
Father Tom Kredel didn’t quite say it was a miracle that he found a kidney donor after celebrating Mass at St. Alexis Church in McCandless last summer. But he is certainly grateful. Kredel, a retired priest of the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh who is suffering from kidney failure, was running...
In brief: New principal, garden club meets, other North Allegheny area news, week of Feb. 5, 2023
Assistant principal joins high school North Allegheny School Board on Jan. 24 approved the hiring of Garrett Miller as an assistant principal at the senior high school. Miller joins North Allegheny from Slippery Rock Area High School, where he was as an assistant principal since August 2021. During his tenure,...
North suburban real estate transactions, week of Feb. 4, 2024
Etna Zachary Leya sold property at 52 Greeley Ave. to Edward Collins for $124,000. Franklin Park Timothy Burns sold property at 2614 Briar Ct to Fernando Contreras Bustos for $365,000. Gary Day sold property at 1621 Twin Oaks Drive to Tyler and Taylor Cummings for $735,000. David Rosenberg sold property...
‘Excellence has to be earned’: North Allegheny swimmers aim to maintain streak of WPIAL championships
The North Allegheny swimming team owns a WPIAL championship streak that’s older than some kids on the roster. The girls have won 15 consecutive WPIAL team titles, a streak that they started in 2009. With seniors Natalie Sens and Greta Mott among the WPIAL’s fastest swimmers again this winter, and...
Franklin Park residents can apply for community scholarships
High school seniors who live in Franklin Park can apply for one of up to 10 scholarships, each worth $1,500. Applications for the Franklin Park Community Scholarship program are being accepted through March 15. They are available at www.franklinparkborough.us. The program is open to students of North Allegheny and other...
Year’s worth of improvements begin Feb. 12 on McKnight Road in McCandless, Ross
Motorists can keep up with traffic advisories and construction email updates on the McKnight Road improvement project that is scheduled to begin Feb. 12. The $25.5 million PennDOT District 11 project will affect roads in Ross and McCandless, and is expected to last until spring 2025. Work will include bridge...
Spring play Feb. 7-10 at North Allegheny Intermediate High School
See what happened “While the Lights Were Out,” the spring play at the North Allegheny Intermediate High School set for 7 p.m. Feb. 8 and 9, and 2 and 7 p.m. on Feb. 10. There is a gold card/senior citizen’s performance only at 3:30 p.m. Feb. 7. All shows are...
Pine nonprofit’s donation program helps young-adult cancer survivors
Young Adult Survivors United is inviting the community to help give young cancer survivors a helping hand through a new basic-needs donation program. Distribution Days provides household items, toiletries and nonperishable products for members of the Pine-based nonprofit, those diagnosed with cancer between the ages of 18 to 45, according...
Banding together: Hampton grad, dad perform side by side in Altered Egos
One of people’s most common fears is public speaking. For folks who have such an aversion, try to imagine public singing. As a member of the band the Altered Egos, Hampton High School graduate Ann Hodos frequently treats audiences to her vocal talents. But she’ll admit to some trepidation as...
In brief: Arts and crafts market, other events in North Allegheny area, week of Jan. 29, 2024
I Made It Mine! market The Block Northway is hosting an I Made It Mine! Craft Market from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 3 The event will bring more than 100 crafters and artists to the The Block Northway’s South Corridor, 8013 McKnight Road. Shoppers can expect to find...
TV Talk: McCandless native plays Rustin in Nat Geo’s ‘Genius: MLK/X’Video
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. There’s occasionally weird serendipity in Hollywood casting when it comes to Pittsburgh ties. Netflix’s “Rustin,” a bio-pic about gay civil rights leader Bayard Rustin played by actor Colman Domingo, filmed in Pittsburgh. Now McCandless native...
North suburban real estate transactions, week of Jan. 28, 2024
Bellevue Joseph Porco sold property at 543 Lincoln Ave. to Pento LLP for $450,000. Etna Estate of Leonard Peluso sold property at 59 Grant Ave. to Art Image America LLC for $185,000. Franklin Park Maronda Homes LLC sold property at 1325 Adrian Drive to Kevin Lohar and Anuj Porwal for...
North Allegheny notebook: Boys wrestlers capture section title
North Allegheny’s boys wrestling team completed an undefeated section season Jan. 24 with a 66-9 win over Mars to secure the Section 2-3A championship. The Tigers improved to 16-3 overall and finished 5-0 in Section 2. Casey Walker (127 pounds), William Bentrim (133), Griffen Reid (139), Travis Stipetich (152), Kellen...
‘Wonderful school memory’: North Allegheny class pets offer variety of learning opportunities
Not everyone in Dana Cornelius’ third-grade class at Peebles Elementary School gets fed a fish on his or her birthday. But Yertle does. Yertle the turtle is Cornelius’ class pet. And speaking of birthdays, he’ll be turning 25 on Sept. 11. “Yertle brings so much excitement to our third-grade classroom....
McCandless receives grant toward park improvements
More accessibility and overall improvements to five McCandless parks will be aided by a recent grant of $98,931 from the state. The award, through the Commonwealth Financing Authority, will help fund the town’s parks master site development plan and town trail feasibility study. “The town is excited for this funding...
Norwin girls earn emotional victory over North Allegheny, complete season sweep
Norwin could have given the game ball to any number of players after an impressive 64-44 win over rival North Allegheny. Junior Kendall Berger had 21 points and made 11 of 12 free throws Thursday night in North Huntingdon. Sophomore Ava Christopher scored 10 and helped sustain a key fourth-quarter...
Pine-based Variety provides adaptive bikes, strollers to families at no cost
The parade involved simply turning a couple of corners inside a Robinson Township building. But to its young participants, it may as well have taken place along 34th Street on Thanksgiving. Thanks to Variety — the Children’s Charity, based regionally in Pine, six children had the opportunity to navigate their...
