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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Pine-Richland softball hoping potent offense leads to playoff berth
With a couple of weeks left in the regular season, the Pine-Richland softball team finds itself in a similar situation to last year. The Rams are in the middle of the pack in the lone WPIAL Class 6A section and fighting to get into the postseason. They were in fifth...
Pine-Richland High School ups rankings
U.S. News and World Report ranked Pine-Richland High School as one of the top high schools in the nation in its 2024 rankings, announced April 23. The publication named Pine-Richland as the fourth-best high school in the Pittsburgh metropolitan region, from among 140 schools. Pine-Richland is the top-ranked school in...
Order plants for Northern Tier Library sale
Preorder deadline is May 3 for the Northern Tier Regional Library’s plant and garden sale. The sale is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 17 and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 18. Choose from hundreds of annuals, herbs, hanging baskets and more, and have it all waiting...
Pine-Richland students earn trip to Robotics World Championship
Four Pine-Richland students earned a bid to the FIRST Robotics World Championship April 17-20 in Houston, Texas. Senior Ryan Scott, junior Prisha Dargan, and eighth graders Piya Dargan and Keerthana Visveish compete through BrainSTEM Learning on the Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team, named for a part of the human brain....
Pine earns Governor’s Award for environmental initiatives
Visitors to Pine’s municipal building will notice an abundance of signs and informational materials that promote recycling, pollution reduction and other environmentally friendly practices. People in Harrisburg have noticed, too. The township is a recipient of the Governor’s Award for Local Government Excellence, one of 13 municipalities in Pennsylvania to...
In brief: Pine-Richland area events, week of April 22, 2024
Passion game at Pine-Richland The Pittsburgh Passion will open its 2024 season on May 4 at Pine-Richland Stadium. Formed in 2002, the Passion is part of the Women’s Football Alliance, which includes 56 teams in three divisions throughout the United States. The Passion is one of 14 teams in the...
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for April 21, 2024
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week: Pine-Richland Rams Coach: Kurt Wolfe (19th season) Records: Pine-Richland is 8-1 in Section 1-6A, 12-2 overall #Earned: In one of the most impressive weeks since the advent of the section series in WPIAL baseball, Pine-Richland swept its scheduled three-game series and concluded another...
North suburban real estate transactions, week of April 21, 2024
Bellevue KAM Investment Group LLC sold property at 727 Shade Ave. to Noah Pepmeyer and Joni Mulvaney for $167,000. Etna BEK Holdings LLC sold property at 29-31 Kittanning St. to Roger and Claudia Li for $173,900. Allegheny County Redevelopment Authority sold property at 33 Locust St. to City Bridges CLT...
Pine-Richland baseball makes right adjustments to get off to strong start
Peyton Ford said Pine-Richland baseball coach Kurt Wolfe has a consistent message. “Coach Wolfe always says to expect to adjust,” Ford said. That advice can be about an approach at the plate but also be a more encompassing philosophy. For the Rams, rainouts have brought plenty of adjustments to the...
After hitting 100 mark, Pine-Richland lacrosse standout looks to next goal
Madeline Mill had a lot of family members in the stands April 9 hoping to see her score the 100th goal of her Pine-Richland girls lacrosse career. And she ended up getting help from the family member to hit the century mark. Mill was set up by her younger sister...
North Park expansion: Hampton poised to help Allegheny Land Trust with acquisitions
To continue working toward an expansion of North Park, Allegheny Land Trust is seeking help from Hampton. “They’ve been working the past few years to acquire parcels for an uncompleted phase of the Hemlocks plan, off Big Rock Road,” municipal manager Ryan Jeroski said about land adjoining a townhouse development...
412 Gives Back on ‘412 Day’: Pine-based nonprofit helps feed people in need
Since the advent of area codes, “412” has a special meaning for Pittsburgh. As such, April 12 does, too. Given the name of the Pine-based philanthropic group 412 Gives Back, planning an event for 4/12 was a natural. So on “412 Day,” 60 or so volunteers gathered to mark the...
Pine-Richland senior delivers walk-off hit in 1st at-bat of season in win over Seneca Valley
A shoulder injury kept Tommy Zimmerman in the dugout for his team’s first 10 games, but the Pine-Richland senior finally got to bat Tuesday. With two on and two out, Zimmerman pinch hit and delivered a walk-off single in the eighth inning that lifted the Rams to a dramatic 5-4...
In brief: Pine-Richland area happenings, week of April 15, 2024
‘Songs Through the Decades’ The North Hills Chorale’s Spring Concert “Songs Through the Decades” is a walk through the last 100 years of popular American songs, including such titles as “It Had to Be You,” “That’s Amore,” “Yesterday” and “I Just Called to Say I Love You.” The concert will...
Pine-Richland notebook: Weather postponements force teams to compact schedules
April showers bring May flowers, but they also bring headaches for local spring sports coaches. Inclement weather is expected every year during the WPIAL spring sports season, but what transpired the first week of April was record setting and forced plenty of postponements for Pine-Richland spring sports teams. On April...
Signature win shows progress being made by Pine-Richland boys volleyball
Going into the season, first-year Pine-Richland boys volleyball coach Tyler Trimbath was confident his team was going to surprise some people after going winless in section play in 2023. Well, just two games in, the Rams certainly pulled off a shocker. Pine-Richland scored a 3-2 win over Seneca Valley, the...
North suburban real estate transactions, week of April 14, 2024
Bellevue Katie Smerick sold property at 36 Lincoln Ave. to Andres Celis Arias and Kristen Spratt for $236,000. Robert Sabolcik sold property at 500-502 Tingley Ave. to DKL Homes LLC for $200,000. Franklin Park Michael Kinne sold property at 1549 Alaqua Drive to James Garrett Jr. and Ruth Garrett for...
Man transported to hospital with significant injuries following Richland Township crash
A man was transported to a hospital with significant injuries Tuesday following a vehicle crash at the intersection of Gibsonia and Benedict Road in Richland Township. Police and EMS responded to Gibsonia Road near the intersection with Route 8 around 7:10 p.m., according to an Allegheny County 911 dispatcher. Northern...
Sustainability club students plan big for Pine’s Earth Day Event
Pine-Richland’s 6-School Sustainability Club doesn’t just talk the talk. It’s walking the walk Students from second through 12th grades will join forces with Pine Township to support its Earth Day Event, scheduled for 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 27 at the Pine Community Center. Sustainability Club members will facilitate...
Passion player: Pine-Richland teacher excels at pro football
Ellisyn Mularski teaches physical education and health at Pine-Richland High School, but when that final bell rings for the day, she trades her whistle for a football helmet for her unique side job: Playing wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Passion. On May 4, her students and the local community will...
Pine supervisors discuss options for indoor athletic space
Additional space for indoor athletics in Pine could come with an inflatable dome. That was the consensus among township supervisors during their April 3 meeting, when they discussed various options to provide facilities for year-round recreational activity, and their preferred location would be within the 105 acre of Pine Community...
‘Right in front of this church’: Richland group hosts historian’s talk on ‘Mrs. Soffel’ jailbreak, escape
A 1902 Pittsburgh jailbreak that inspired songs, books, stage plays and feature films took the escapees through the heart of Richland. “They’re going to go right in front of this church,” Butler historian Bill May said. “And the folks from Bakerstown are going to come out the next morning, and...
Northern Tier Library events, week of March 8, 2024
Events and programs offered by Northern Tier Regional Library, 4015 Dickey Road, Richland, include: • Friends of the Northern Tier Library’s used book sale is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. April 11, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 12 and 13, noon to 3 p.m. April 14, and...
In brief: Pine-Richland area happenings, week of April 8, 2024
Hall of Fame noms The Pine-Richland Athletic Hall of Fame is seeking nominations for its Class of 2024. The Hall of Fame honors and recognizes those associated with Pine-Richland athletics who have experienced significant accomplishments. Nominations will be accepted through April 30 in these categories: • Athlete — must have...
Championship culture helps Pine-Richland girls lacrosse team reload
Some of the faces have changed, but the goal remains the same for the Pine-Richland girls lacrosse team. They want to win a championship. After claiming the WPIAL Class 3A title for the first time since 2018 last year, the Rams will have to replace seven seniors who graduated but...


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