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Editor’s note: The Times Express is only spotlighting contested races in the primary election. Monroeville residents will have seven people to choose from in the upcoming primary election for three available seats on council. Deputy Mayor Greg Erosenko is the only incumbent. Council members Ron Harvey, Linda Gaydos and Tom...

Editor’s note: Neighbor Spotlight is a monthly feature that aims to let our readers learn more about the people in their communities who are working to make them a better place, who have interesting stories to tell or who the community feels deserve “15 minutes of fame.” If you would...

Erin Thomas of Penn Hills took her dog, Yuri, to the Penn Hills Dog Park on a cloudy May 5 to blow off steam. Other dog owners, such as Tyeler Bohlayer, also of Penn Hills, joined. His 1-year-old Basset Hound joined in on the fun. The Penn Hills Dog Park,...

Veterans in the eastern suburbs could soon have easier access to health care. Milwaukee-based Summit Smith Development was recently awarded a contract to develop a 64,000-square-foot outpatient clinic near the Monroeville Mall for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. JLL, the real estate firm that brokered the deal, said in...

Officials from several communities banded together during a May 4 virtual meeting against the implementation of a toll on an I-79 bridge in Bridgeville. The virtual meeting was part of the Southwest Communities Chamber of Commerce 2021 Community Outlook. Participants of the call included managers and administration officials from Bridgeville,...

A Sewickley writer’s work recently appeared for the fourth time in a “Chicken Soup for the Soul” book. Judith Burnett Schneider, who left her job as a research scientist several years ago to become a full-time writer, just had her essay “Pivotal Cup” appear in the media company’s latest anthology,...

A Baldwin man has been charged with arson in connection with a Thursday fire along Revo Road. Vincent Chalmers, 46, is charged with two counts of endangering people by arson and one count of endangering property by arson. In a criminal complaint filed against Chalmers, police said Richard Revo told...

Editor’s note: The Times Express is only spotlighting contested races in the primary election. Monroeville and Pitcairn residents will have a pool of 10 people to choose from in the upcoming primary election for four available seats at the Gateway School Board of Directors. All but one candidate has cross-filed...

Editor’s note: The Penn Hills Progress is only spotlighting contested races in the primary election. Penn Hills residents will have three people to choose from in the upcoming primary election to fill two available seats on council, according to the Allegheny County Office of Elections unofficial candidate list. Two of...

One of the longest-standing clubs in Sewickley turns 100 in May and its members plan to celebrate with a meeting in the ballroom of the Sewickley Heights Golf Club. The Sewickley Music Club was formed 100 years ago by Olive Nevin, a concert soloist from Sewickley. The soprano singer originally...

Tony Borelle, 63, of North Versailles took advantage of warm, sunny weather on an April day to fish along Turtle Creek in Monroeville. The retiree says he spends a lot of time fishing for trout in the creek. On this particular day, he hadn’t caught anything but remained hopeful as...

The Quaker Valley school board will vote in about a month on a final budget that does not include a tax increase and instead uses leftover funds to fill an approximate $728,000 gap. The school district will head into the 2021-22 school year with around $52.9 million in revenue and...

The Baldwin-Whitehall school board has decided to name a new elementary school that is planned to begin construction later this year after the district’s current superintendent. The R.A. Lutz Elementary School is expected to be ready to house 1,200 students in third through fifth grades by the 2022-23 school year....

Monroeville District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst handled these cases March 29, 2021. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. All charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Stephen Linn, 61, of Monroeville on two counts each of...

Two years and $3 million of fundraising later, the Allegheny Land Trust has reached its goal to purchase the former Churchill Country Club, the nonprofit announced Thursday — which serendipitously fell on Earth Day. The Sewickley-based organization has sought ownership of the 148 acres shared between Churchill and Penn Hills...

Penn Hills has launched its own mortgage and rental assistance program for people struggling to make payments because of the covid-19 pandemic. Chris Blackwell, the municipality’s planning director, said Penn Hills received $500,000 for the program, dubbed the Penn Hills Covid-19 Housing Stabilization Program. The funds, he said, are available...

A Superior Court ruling on Thursday upheld a sentence of 15 to 30 years in prison for a convicted Penn Hills man that wounded three people after opening fire in the Monroeville Mall in 2015. Tarod Thornhill, now 23, will serve his original punishment of 15 to 30 years in...

A friendship that began decades ago over a mutual affinity for homebrewed beer has culminated in the opening of a new brewpub in Bethel Park. Don Tomino of Pleasant Hills and Mike Ameel of Bethel Park plan to open the doors to the Drowning Fish Brewing Company along Library Road...

Monroeville officials are planning to receive a total of $2.7 million from the latest stimulus bill signed into law March 11. The money is coming from a $1.9 trillion stimulus package, which includes funding for counties and local municipalities. All stimulus payments directed at local communities will be sent in...

The Penn Hills Rotary wants to be the new stewards of the municipal-owned William McKinley Community Center. The nonprofit, in a proposal presented to Penn Hills Council, said it would occupy the space rent-free in exchange for taking over the utilities, performing general maintenance in and around the 5.5 acre-property...

Penn Hills Parks and Recreation will sponsor outdoor movie nights in three of its parks starting in June. All the movies will begin at dusk, and admission is free. Parks director John Scaglione said Rolling Hills Church will provide complimentary pre-packaged snacks and drinks. Scaglione said crowds are typically between...

When Regina Adams launched her business in the Monroeville Mall a few weeks before the covid-19 pandemic started, she had no idea she’d have to turn around and close it again. Adams, 35, of Penn Hills opened the doors to Lil Bunny Indoor Playground and Party Place in February 2020....