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A BJ’s Wholesale Club has been proposed for South Fayette’s Newbury Market
A BJ’s Wholesale Club may be coming to South Fayette. The township planning commissioners unanimously voted Thursday night to accept a land development and subdivision application plan for the business proposed at the Newbury Market site. The commissioners declined to discuss the plan, moving talks and possible site plan approval...
Plum EMS hosts car seat safety event at ambulance station
Plum EMS recently hosted a car seat safety check with assistance from PA Team Educators for Child Safety. Certified car seat technicians checked equipment and instructed about a dozen families on how to properly install the seats at the ambulance station at 1990 Old Mine Road. Participants needed an appointment...
Oakmont girl’s crosswalk project aims to improve pedestrian safety
An Oakmont girl’s summer project could have a lasting impact on her hometown. Audrey Myers, a ninth-grader at Riverview High School, examined about 120 intersections. She noted the quality of the crosswalks and wherther there were sidewalk ramps. Audrey also took photos of all the intersections. “I was really happy...
Oakmont officials consider allowing cycling, off-leash dogs in Dark Hollow permanently
Oakmont officials are considering an ordinance that would formally allow cycling and off-leash dogs in Dark Hollow Woods Park. Bicyclists and dogs roaming free have been permitted in the park off Crystal Drive during parts of the day and in certain sections of the site for more than a year...
County police: Baldwin couple charged with murder of their 1-year-old boy
A Baldwin couple has been charged with homicide and other crimes in connection with the death of their 1-year-old son. Thomas Snelsire and Tracy Humphreys, both 45, were charged Wednesday by Allegheny County Police with homicide, two counts of endangering the welfare of children, four counts of possession of controlled...
Renton, Logan’s Ferry parks in Plum to get new playgrounds, other upgradesVideo
Major renovations will start soon at two Plum parks. Council voted 5-0 at a Sept. 22 special meeting to award more than $334,500 in projects for Renton and Logan’s Ferry parks. Councilmen Mike Pastor and Dan Hadley were absent. Contracts include more than $156,000 to Apollo-based Sports & Recreation Associates...
Rosedale Park in Penn Hills gets a new entrance as part of an Eagle Scout projectVideo
A Penn Hills Boy Scout hopes to earn the organization’s highest honor by fixing up an entrance to Rosedale Park. Harry Clothier, 17, raised about $1,000 toward his Eagle Scout project through a hoagie sale and donations from family and friends. The money helped to pay for more than 180...
DUI, drug cases among those recently handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court – Sep. 22, 2020
Judge Kimberly Hoots presided over the following cases for Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Jamal Harrington, 31, of Verona on charges of...
Renton firefighters to distribute hundreds of free smoke and carbon monoxide detectors to Plum residents
Renton firefighters soon will distribute hundreds of free smoke and carbon monoxide detectors to Plum residents. The volunteer fire department was awarded a $43,000 Assistance to Firefighters grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). It comes with an estimated $2,200 match, which fire department President Anita Maydak-Neace said Renton...
Oakmont hires two new full-time police officers
Oakmont has hired two new full-time police officers who are familiar faces to the department. Council unanimously voted Sept. 21 to hire Justin Mease of Plum and Katelyn Goodman of Rosslyn Farms to the force. Mease, 37, worked part-time as an Oakmont officer from 2007 to 2018. During that time,...
Volunteers plant new trees, shrubs in Penn Hills Community Park
A beautification and restoration project at Penn Hills Community Park has moved into its next phase with new trees and shrubbery planted along the banks of Plum Creek. About 60 volunteers from throughout the community, and some from neighboring towns, came out Sept. 19 to the recreation site along Colorado...
Plum’s Movies in the Park series ends with additional show
Plum ended this year’s Movies in the Park series with a blue blur. The fourth and final film featured at Larry Mills Park was “Sonic the Hedgehog,” a Jeff Fowler film based on the iconic Sega video game of the same name. More than 240 people were in attendance Sept....
Plum to demolish 3 properties this year, another moved to 2021 demolition list
Plum officials plan to demolish three properties deemed unsafe and eyesores in the borough this year. Vegetation has overtaken structures at 430 Crestview Drive, 4611 Sardis Road and 113 Crystal Drive. At least one has broken windows and cracks in the foundation. All are in a “partially dismantled state,” according...
Pitt to present online discussion about race, protests and covid-19
Conversations about race and its role in American history will be had at an online installment of the University of Pittsburgh’s American Experience Distinguished Lecture Series Tuesday evening. The discussion, “Will Race Always Matter?” is set for 7 p.m. via Zoom. It is free and registration is required. Larry E....
1 killed in Hempfield along Norfolk Southern railroad tracks
A person has died after being struck by a train in Hempfield. A Westmoreland County dispatcher said the incident took place around 4:45 p.m. Saturday along the Norfolk Southern tracks at the end of Clark Street. Authorities could not confirm if the victim was a man or a woman. Railroad...
Pittsburgh police: Girl struck by vehicle in Mt. Washington
A child was struck by a vehicle after running out onto a street in Pittsburgh’s Mt. Washington neighborhood. Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesman Maurice Matthews said officers were told a girl ran from between two parked cars along the 200 block of Grandview Avenue shortly before 2 p.m. Saturday. A vehicle...
Officials: 2 people in Baldwin-Whitehall School District test positive for covid-19
Baldwin-Whitehall School District officials said Wednesday that two people have tested positive for covid-19. The cases involve second grade at Whitehall Elementary and the high school girls soccer team, according to a district message about the situation. District communications consultant Carrie Butler could not confirm that evening if they were...
Pine-Richland senior has gone to the birds for Girl Scout Gold AwardVideo
A Pine-Richland High School senior and longtime Girl Scout’s latest project is for the birds. Katrina Schwab of Troop 55094 in Wexford constructed six wood duck boxes for the Latodami Nature Center in North Park. Boxes were installed in different parts of the park’s 3,000-plus acres, including one along Pine...
Plum School District adding another in-person school day to its weekly schedule
Plum School District officials have added another in-person school day to the students’ weekly schedule. The current plan is a hybrid educational model with students in two groups. Students in Group A are in school Monday and Tuesday, and Group B is in school Thursday and Friday. All students are...
Penn Hills family creates blessing box to supply food, items for those in need
Chelsey Speed wants her children to learn the value of helping others and how to appreciate what they have. The Penn Hills family participates in at least one community service effort each year, from organizing a Christmas toy drive to volunteering at a local Salvation Army. “I want to make...
McKees Rocks man paralyzed in 2016 Wilkinsburg massacre dies of complications
A McKees Rocks man paralyzed ever since he became one of the victims of a 2016 massacre in Wilkinsburg that left six people dead died Tuesday from complications of his condition, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. John Ellis, 51, was pronounced dead at UPMC Mercy hospital in...
Plum’s Movies in the Park series continues this Saturday at Larry Mills Park
Plum officials added another movie to their Movies in the Park series. “Sonic the Hedgehog,” an action-adventure comedy film based on the Sega video game franchise, will be screened at Larry Mills Park on Saturday. Attendees can find their spots starting at 6:30 p.m. The movie starts at dusk. Plum...
Plum officials: Soccer tournament goes off without a hitch
Plum Area Youth Soccer Club hosted a three-day tournament late last month with thousands of players and spectators - all while staying compliant with health department guidelines. The 23rd annual Plum Kick-Off Classic took place Aug. 28-30 with 160 teams each with an average roster of 15 players. Teams used...
Plum appoints a familiar face as its new emergency management coordinator
Plum officials selected a familiar face as the borough’s new emergency management coordinator. Jim Sims, retired Plum police sergeant and current Holiday Park fire chief, was appointed to the position Sept. 14 by a 5-0 vote. Councilmen Mike Doyle and Mike Pastor were absent. Sims takes over for Brian Turpin,...
Bridgeville’s new borough manager very familiar with town interests
Bridgeville resident Joe Kauer wants to make a difference in his community. He’s excited to do so as its new borough manager. “I’ve always like the area,” Kauer said. “It’s a great location. It’s more humbling and rewarding to work for your hometown.” The Chartiers Valley High School graduate was...
