Dillon Carr stories, Page 4

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...

The Allegheny Land Trust has until March 31 to raise another $630,000 in order to close on a deal to preserve 148 acres of vacant land at the defunct Churchill Valley Country Club. Despite nearly two years of raising money to reach the $3 million price tag, crossing the finish...

Brentwood’s annual Fourth of July Celebration will happen this year – but the form it will take is still up in the air. “We will not have a completely silent Fourth of July like we did last year,” said AJ Doyle, vice chairman of Brentwood’s Fourth of July Committee. Doyle...

Duquesne Light Company has started construction on an electric transmission line spanning five miles through Plum, Monroeville and Penn Hills. The project, dubbed the Universal-Plum Reliability Project, was split into four areas, and construction began the first week of January, according to a website dedicated to the endeavor. The Pennsylvania...

St. Philip Catholic School in Crafton is scheduled to close as part of a merger, but a group of parents is determined to reverse Bishop David Zubik’s decision. The Diocese of Pittsburgh announced in February the school would merge with St. Margaret of Scotland School in Green Tree and that...

A Perry South man faces charges after Pittsburgh police say he attacked another man with a large ax. Jacob Thrower, 36, was charged with aggravated assault, making terroristic threats and criminal mischief on Sunday after a fight involving another man shortly after 1 a.m. In a criminal complaint filed against...

Pittsburgh police have found a missing Homewood woman. Police confirmed about 8:40 p.m. that she was located and safe. Prior to being found, she was last seen Friday in Oakland....

For the second Saturday in a row, people who showed up to receive food from churches in Leechburg and New Kensington went home empty handed. The pastors of Kiski Valley Community Church and The River church in New Kensington were forced to cancel the drive-thru food distributions because the food...

A Wexford man just finished walking 2,200 miles along the Appalachian Trail — and he’s not finished. Patrick Deivernois, 23, started the trek from Maine to Georgia in July. He finished it Feb. 13. But he’s set his sights on the Pacific Crest Trail, a 2,600-mile journey from Mexico to...

Families who speak Nepali as their primary language in the Baldwin-Whitehall school district now have a better way to communicate with teachers — and vice versa — thanks to a mobile app. The district launched “Talking Points” as a pilot program designed for the 654 families who speak Nepali. Essentially,...

Gateway’s teacher union has authorized going on strike if it can’t come to an agreement with the school board and administration, its president said in a Feb. 23 news release. The Gateway Education Association, comprising 266 teachers, counselors and nurses, voted to authorize the use of a strike at a...

Scholarship available The Bob Williams Rotary Memorial Scholarship Committee is accepting applications for a $5,000 scholarship through February. The scholarship is available to eight high school seniors who plan to enroll in a state-certified college and who maintain at least a 2.5 GPA or to a GED recipient who intends...

The Sewickley Valley Community Fund has awarded a little more than $10,000 in a second round of grants to local organizations helping others during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Three organizations — the Sewickley Community Center, the Sewickley Valley YMCA and the Union Aid Society — each received $3,500 to continue...

The Gateway School Board continues to move forward with the construction and renovation project of one of its middle schools. The board unanimously approved four resolutions Feb. 16 related to the giant project, which involves renovating Gateway Middle School to accommodate fifth- through eighth-grade students. One of the items approved...

Four politicians representing local communities displayed optimism for businesses and new developments in the region during the covid-19 pandemic during a recent forum hosted by the South West Communities Chamber of Commerce. Freshman lawmaker Sen. Devlin Robinson, R-Bridgeville, joined state Reps. Natalie Mihalek, R-Upper St. Clair; Jason Ortitay, R-South Fayette...

Penn Hills wants to know how much its sanitary sewer system could sell for. Council delayed a vote on an agreement with Philadelphia-based Public Financial Management (PFM) on Monday that would have hired the firm to look into how much the system is worth for a potential sale. The agreement...

The Gateway School District is working toward getting students back into school five days a week by the end of March or early April, depending on grade levels. Superintendent Bill Short said during the school board’s Feb. 16 meeting that a survey would go out to families Feb. 22 to...

A longtime Monroeville resident and Gateway graduate was sworn in as the school district’s newest member on Feb. 16 after being appointed last week. Robin Mungo, 52, will fill a spot on the nine-member board that has been vacant since Jan. 7, when Paul Caliari stepped down following a racially...

People parking in Carnegie can now manage their meters remotely by using an app. The borough’s council recently approved a contract with Meter Feeder, a tech company based in Braddock. The app allows people to pay for parking tickets and metered spaces through their smartphones. It is available to download...

There have been a total of five burglaries in Fox Chapel and O’Hara over the past two weeks, according to police in the two communities. Fox Chapel police Chief David Laux said the burglaries in the borough all happened the same night, Jan. 29, along Fairview Road. Laux said his...