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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Pine-Richland teams filled trophy case during memorable 2022-23 school year
What a year it was for Pine-Richland athletics. Five Rams teams won WPIAL championships, the football team returned to state champion glory, and there were several individuals that won district and state championships. Inside a newly renovated gym for 2023-24, there will be plenty of updated banners. Below is a...
Seniors play key role in Pine-Richland girls lacrosse’s return to championship form
The Pine-Richland girls lacrosse team received a pretty tough draw in the Class 3A state quarterfinals. Not only were the Rams up against one of the best teams in the state in Penncrest, but they had to play the morning after seven seniors on the team had their graduation ceremony....
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of June 18, 2023
Bellevue Makaio Partn. L.P. sold property at 330 W Riverview Ave. to Dwell Living LLC for $62,000. Bradford Woods Ying Chun Long sold property at 609 Lincoln Road to Evan Paul and Meghan Robbins Sevel for $1,085,000. Franklin Park Deerfield Estates FP Development LLC sold property at 1313 Adrian Drive...
Pine art studio Dots and Doodles celebrates 10 years in business
Pine’s guided-instruction art studio Dots and Doodles is celebrating 10 years in business this summer. “I took art classes as a kid, coincidentally in the same building that Dots and Doodles is in now. My mom and brother and I always joked around about doing this as a retirement plan,”...
Pine expands tax incentives for Wexford Volunteer Fire Company members
The Pine Board of Supervisors voted June 5 to amend the township’s volunteer service credit program to provide further tax incentives to members of the Wexford Volunteer Fire Company. Pine previously passed an ordinance providing an earned income tax credit to members of the fire company. The maximum credit amounted...
Pine-Richland budget includes no property tax increase for 4th straight year
Pine-Richland School Board adopted a $106.3 million spending plan for 2023-2024 that includes no increase in property taxes for the fourth straight year. Board members voted June 12 to adopt the spending plan, which is about $5 million larger than this year’s budget. The measure passed on an 8-0 vote,...
Tour of Wexford gardens and ponds offered on July 8
Twelve gardens and ponds in the Wexford area will be showcased during a tour on Saturday, July 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The tour can be self-guided or taken by a VIP coach. This year, six kitchens, both indoor and outdoor, are included on the tour. Graeters Ice...
Pine, Richland student achievements for the week of June 13, 2023
Pine-Richland Middle School eighth graders Max Kohser and Cameron Wincko took first place in the Stock Market Game this fall and were honored in May during a ceremony at Butler Community College. During the 10-week competition, Kohser and Wincko turned their initial $100,000 game dollars into $140,855.44, beating the S&P...
By working together, Pine-Richland girls lacrosse earns state playoff win
Throughout the season, first-year Pine-Richland girls lacrosse coach Shannen Drennon said the team is at its best when it is creating assisted goals. That formula certainly worked wonders in the Rams’ first-round state playoff game as they had 14 assists in a rout of District 10 champ McDowell, 20-2, on...
Pine-Richland grad finds immediate success as self-taught bodybuilder
Garrett Krieger entered his first bodybuilding competition over Memorial Day weekend and going into it, he didn’t know what to expect. That was a natural reaction because it was his first time trying the discipline, but what made him more uncertain is that he entered without any coaching. Krieger, a...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of June 15, 2023
Bellevue Zachary Britner sold property at 341 Glaser Ave. to Michael John and Blaise Fannin for $335,000. Etna Matthew McCarthy sold property at 68 Vilsack St. to Patrick O’Toole and Jordan Barone for $155,000. Franklin Park Deerfield Estates FP Development LLC sold property at 1328 Adrian Drive to Maronda Homes...
Pine-Richland investigating after 2 middle school students took ‘racist photo’ in school bathroom
Pine-Richland School District officials said they are investigating after two middle school students took a “racist photo” in a school bathroom. District officials said the photo was taken during field day activities earlier this week. “The building administrators are conducting an investigation and will take appropriate next steps consistent with...
Pine-Richland senior Kendal Chilcoat awarded full-tuition Nordenberg Leadership Scholarship to Pitt
Pine-Richland senior Kendal Chilcoat knew she had a pretty good shot at getting some help to pay for college when she began sending out scholarship applications at the beginning of the school year. Chilcoat, 18, of Pine, was this year’s senior class president, a member of National Honor Society, made...
North Park kiddie pool renovations continue
Parents anticipating the finish of the North Park baby pool renovation and site improvements project will have to wait a little longer. Allegheny County’s pools opened June 3, but these renovations are still underway and should be completed later this summer, said Amie Downs, communications director for Allegheny County. But...
Gibsonia couple fundraises for adoption through service project
Gibsonia residents Roger and Stephanie Poorman, along with a team of volunteers helped their friend, Patti Navilliat, by staining her deck and painting her deck furniture. It was a fundraiser, but not a typical one. The volunteers who came together on June 3 to help Navilliat also played a critical...
Wisconsin lands another WPIAL recruit as Pine-Richland lineman Ryan Cory commits
Six hundred miles separate the University of Wisconsin from Western Pennsylvania, but the Badgers’ football coaches keep attracting WPIAL recruits to Madison. The latest was Pine-Richland’s Ryan Cory, a 6-foot-4, 290-pound offensive lineman who’ll be a senior in the fall. Cory on Tuesday announced his Wisconsin commitment on Twitter. He’ll...
Pine-Richland area student news for the week of June 6, 2023
Cameron Devinney, Victoria Hegedus, Addison Mangieri, Halle Marsalis, Sydney Komorowski, Morgan Maughan, Whitney Mckeever and Pratik Yarlagadda made the dean’s list at Chatham University for the spring 2023 semester. Rachael Smith, a business administration advertising and marketing major, made the dean’s list at Thiel College for the spring 2023 semester....
Pine hires new director of parks and open space
Pete Geis has been hired as Pine Township’s director of parks and open space. His predecessor, Joni Patsko, retired last month after 30 years of service to the township. Geis has spent the last 10 years as the director of parks and recreation at Cranberry Township and served the 10...
In brief: Hidden gems of North Park, art camps and more in Pine, Richland
Association of University People events The Association of University People invites singles over 50, who are four-year college graduates, to join them for activities and to meet new people. Activities include monthly dinners, social gatherings, concerts and day trips. Those interested can attend three activities as guests before joining. For...
Pine-Richland notebook: Heavyweight wrestler among Rams signing with colleges
Five Pine-Richland senior athletes made their college choices official during the May national signing day. Will Albrecht (Westminster/lacrosse), Matthew Carper (United States Coast Guard/swimming), Breanna Franchak (Dickinson/cross county and track), Joey Schneck (Maryland/wrestling) and Elizabeth Shaffer (Carnegie Mellon/swimming) all participated in a signing ceremony at the school. Between the November,...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of June 4, 2023
Bellevue David Benedict sold property at 554 Forest Ave. to Vincent Ogletree for $135,000. Maria Stanley sold property at 44 Greenough Ave. to Emily O’Mara for $119,000. James Westerlund sold property at 712 North Ave. to David Mrazik and Taylor Eileen Heckert for $248,000. John Vannoy Jr. sold property at...
Pine-Richland launches pilot program to test viability of electric buses
With an evergreen tree as part of the district’s name and school colors to match, it only stands to reason that Pine-Richland’s students and staff have an affinity for finding ways to preserve the natural beauty of the environment. The Pine-Richland School District recently began the testing phase of a...
Pine-Richland student achievements for the week of May 30, 2023
Lauren Schwab, a senior at Pine-Richland High School, earned her Girl Scout Gold Award on May 7. Schwab’s project was the assemblance of bat roosting boxes for the Latodami Nature Center in North Park. Grace Welsh, a senior cross-cultural Service major, was named to the president’s list for the spring...
In brief: Spotted lanternfly meeting, summer camps and more in Pine, Richland
Ingomar Garden Club The Ingomar Garden Club’s June meeting will be held at 10:30 a.m. June 7 at Northmont Church, 8169 Perry Hgy. in McCandless. The business meeting will be followed by a light luncheon and guest speaker Steve Piskor, Penn State Master Gardener. Piskor will highlight interesting gardening tools/products...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of May 28, 2023
Bellevue Eric Zawoysky sold property at 404 Forest Ave. to DRL Home LLC for $91,000. Olusegun Ogunkua sold property at 63 Longmore Ave. to PBAS 2023 LLC for $105,000. Joseph Bassar sold property at 428 Roosevelt Ave. to Rachel Wenrich for $156,000. Dawn Rezner sold property at 119 S Bryant...


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