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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Officials ready to celebrate opening of Pine Athletic Complex
On April 3, Pine Township opened a brand-new multipurpose and all-weather artificial turf complex. The facility, which includes two full-sized fields, is replacing an area of the park plagued by wet conditions and slopes that made playing field sports challenging. “We were at a time where improvements needed to be...
10 candidates vying for primary nominations to run for 5 open seats on Pine-Richland School Board
Editor’s note: The Pine Creek Journal is publishing election previews with candidate interviews for contested municipal and school board races only. The preview for the Pine supervisors race will run in the April 27 issue. Democrat and Republican voters in the Pine-Richland School District will be asked to nominate candidates...
Richland Region 4 only contested supervisor race in primary
Editor’s note: The Pine Creek Journal is publishing election previews with candidate interviews for contested municipal and school board races only. Previews for the school board and Pine supervisors races will run in upcoming issues. According to the Allegheny County Office of Elections unofficial candidate list, in the Richland Board...
Pine-Richland student achievements for the week of April 11, 2023
Robby Palmieri is one of seven Baldwin Wallace Univeristy and one of 364 NCAA Division III men’s wrestlers to be named as a National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Scholar All-American honors. Palmieri, who garners his first accolade, is a national security major. This season, he was an All-Ohio Athletic Conference...
In brief: Party at the PAC, animal adoption day and more in Pine, Richland
Party at the PAC The grand opening Party at the Pine Athletic Complex will be held from noon-3 p.m. May 13 at 100 Pine Park Drive. There will be food trucks, raffle baskets, bounce houses, games and prizes and entertainment. Food trucks will include Bruster’s Ice Cream, Aviva Brick Oven...
Pine-Richland track sets sights on WPIAL team playoffs
The Pine-Richland track teams have accomplished plenty of goals over the last few years, but one thing they’ve been chasing is a berth in the WPIAL team playoffs. With a win over Seneca Valley on March 30, the Rams girls have put themselves in position to cross the team-playoff goal...
With new team-first focus, Pine-Richland girls lacrosse off to strong start
Shannen Drennon’s first goal after moving from an assistant to varsity head coach of the Pine-Richland girls lacrosse team this season was to create a team-centric environment. She’s been thrilled with how the team has embraced the message, and the results on the field have been superb. The Rams are...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of April 9, 2023
Bellevue Shoeb Panjwani sold property at 549 Dawson Ave. to William Lawrimore II and Courtney Killian for $321,000. Rodger Neurohr sold property at 70 Kendall Ave. to 70 Kendall Ave LLC for $205,000. Bradford Woods Paul Barrante sold property at 20 Market Ct to Mitchell Oshell and Lauren Budd for...
Pine-Richland senior wins auto skills competition
Mark Wolfe doesn’t remember exactly when he began thinking about studying to become an auto repair tech. But every now and then his parents Mark Sr. and Bonnie pull out a snapshot of the Pine-Richland senior as a toddler with his Power Wheel riding toy up on jack stands ready...
Pine Environmental Advisory Council kicks off speaker series
The Pine Environmental Advisory Council kicked off its four-part speaker series on March 23. Ken Knapp Leah Fulton, assistant naturalists of Latodami Nature Center, joined the Pine EAC for a “Lawn to Nature” program, where residents learned how to turn a small part of their lawns into a native plant...
Pittsburgh’s Caliente earns gold at International Pizza Expo
At the three-day International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas, Caliente Pizza & Draft House took home its fourth World Championship award plus several other award titles across various competition categories. Matt Hickey, general manager of Caliente’s commissary location, earned the team’s gold medal World Championship title in the Expo’s triathlon...
Pine-Richland student achievements for the week of April 4, 2023
Baldwin Wallace University winter sports student-athletes Alek Johnson and Robby Palmieri were named to the 2022-23 Winter Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference team. In order to be selected as Academic All-OAC, a student-athlete must be a sophomore or higher in class standing, maintain varsity status and have at least a 3.50...
In brief: Rammys nominations, animal adoption day and more in Pine, Richland
Rammys nominations sought Pine-Richland School District is now accepting submissions for its annual Rammys Film Festival. All students and employees are encouraged to submit short videos and films, including videos already created as part of class projects. Videos must be submitted by April 17. All submissions will be livestreamed on...
Roster filled with freshman, sophomores show promise for Pine-Richland volleyball
Youth will be serving for the Pine-Richland boys volleyball team this spring. It’ll also be hitting, digging, setting and doing pretty much everything on the court. The Rams will have a lineup made up entirely of freshmen and sophomores who have shown potential as they are adjusting to the speed...
Lessons learned last season have Pine-Richland boys lacrosse poised for success
It took a bit for the Pine-Richland boys lacrosse team to achieve results last year, but once the Rams got going, they went on a heater before ultimately falling in the first round of the playoffs to Penn-Trafford. Second-year coach Dave Offner believes the Rams can take another step forward...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of April 2, 2023
Bellevue Scott Janeda sold property at 654 Highland Pl to Michael Petik for $232,500. Andoni Marquez sold property at 422 Teece Ave. to Colin and Brianna May for $322,150. Christopher Driscoll sold property at 100 Watkins Ave. to John Kocka for $678,000. Etna Joseph Missenda sold property at 13 Catherine...
Former Washington Township man accused of trying to rip off Richland family by posing as wealthy homebuyer arrested in Rhode Island
A former Alle-Kiski Valley man accused of posing as a wealthy homebuyer to scam a Richland Township family who agreed to sell their home and other property to him for $5.1 million was arrested in Rhode Island on Friday, according to authorities. Timothy Paul Bierly, 27, who previously lived along...
Pine-Richland seeks Hall of Fame nominations
Pine-Richland School District is now accepting nominations for the 2023 Athletic Hall of Fame. The Pine-Richland Athletic Hall of Fame honors and recognizes those associated with Pine-Richland athletics who have experienced significant accomplishments in their chosen sport or sports. Nominations will be accepted through April 29, 2023, for any athlete,...
Bat boxes project secures Pine-Richland student’s Girl Scout Gold Award
A Pine-Richland High School senior and longtime Girl Scout’s latest project has volunteers going batty for conservation. Lauren Schwab of Troop 58011 in Wexford assembled bat roosting boxes for the Latodami Nature Center in North Park. “I’ve always had an interest in protecting animals and the environment, so this project...
Pine-Richland student’s painting receives multiple awards
Pine-Richland High School senior Noah Moskala was honored in the 100th Class of National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards with a gold medal as well as an American Visions Medal for “exceptional work in painting” for his painting “Duality.” “It is great to see Noah’s work pay off...
Funding sought for enhancements to Pine Community Park
Pine Community Park could see multiple improvements if grant funding comes through. At the March 20 board of supervisors meeting, capital programs manager Stacey Graf spoke about the application for an AARP Community Challenge Grant. “What we’re proposing as part of the master plan is for bike racks to be...
Pine-Richland student news for the week of March 28, 2023
Pine Richland High School senior Grace Hazlett, viola, has earned a spot in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association All-State Festival Orchestra, which will be held April 19-23. This is the second consecutive year that Hazlett has earned a place in the prestigious orchestra. Pine Richland High School senior Tara Staresinic...
In brief: Holy Week services, North Hills Home Show and more
Hampton Presbyterian Church For Holy Week, the schedule at Hampton Presbyterian Church is as follows: Palm Sunday, April 2 — Worship services at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Education hour at 9:30 a.m. Children’s church during the 10:30 worship service. Maundy Thursday, April 6 — Potluck dinner at 6:15 p.m. Bring...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of March 26, 2023
Bellevue Scott Janeda sold property at 654 Highland Pl to Michael Petik for $232,500. Andoni Marquez sold property at 422 Teece Ave. to Colin and Brianna May for $322,150. Christopher Driscoll sold property at 100 Watkins Ave. to John Kocka for $678,000. Etna Joseph Missenda sold property at 13 Catherine...
New-look Pine-Richland softball team looking to put it all together
Pine-Richland softball coach Sam Hartzberg was looking out at the field during Monday’s season opener against Chartiers Valley and it hit him how different the team looks this season. The Rams return four starters, but they are a youthful group that will look to build off a 12-5 season where...


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