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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Pittsburgh Aces qualify for USTA National Championships
A team of eight local youth tennis players came together in May to compete this summer on the USTA junior circuit and they needed a name. The group decided on calling themselves the Pittsburgh Aces and that turned out to be a perfect choice. The Aces blitzed through local competition...
New Pine-Richland coach wants to play ‘Western Pa. football’
As the Jon LeDonne era begins at Pine-Richland, one element that he wants to add into the program is more physicality. With an experienced offensive line and running back, the Rams will be looking to win the battle in the trenches this fall. “They’ve had success the last eight to...
Student news in Pine, Richland for the week of Aug. 12, 2022
Tyler Anderson, a Slippery Rock University senior dual dance and modern languages and cultures major from Allison Park, is among a select few college students working this summer through DIAL, the Diversity in Arts Leadership internship program, administered by the Americans for the Arts, a nonprofit organization that advances the...
Pine-Richland School District looks forward to a new school year
Students in the Pine-Richland School District will be returning to classrooms next week. The first day of school for students is Thursday, Aug. 25. The district’s enrollment is expected to be about 4,550 students. Safety will be an area of focus across all six district schools, district spokeswoman Erin Hasinger...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 7, 2022
Bradford Woods Marilyn Miller sold property at 421 Bellaire Road to Wilman Olmedo Calderon and Jeannine Marie Brevik for $578,000. Eileen Ravis sold property at 71 Marblehead Hbr to LW Invests LLC for $237,500. Franklin Park Linda Fryz sold property at 1622 Blackburn Heights Drive to Corey and Samantha Hirkala...
Pine firm Vertilocity enters into merger with Odyssey Software
Managed services provider Vertilocity, an HBK company, has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Odyssey Software. Based in Pine, Odyssey sells, implements and supports cloud-based financial, human capital, and budget and planning management business systems. Odyssey’s core software products include cloud-based Acumatica, UKG and Questica Budgeting. The firm’s primary...
Gibsonia girl attends American Legion Auxiliary conference, other student news
Delaney Allen of Gibsonia was one of 100 young women selected to attend the 75th American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation session July 23-30 in Washington, D.C. As part of the premier ALA program, two outstanding high school seniors are selected to represent their respective state as “senators” at ALA Girls...
Pine-Richland graduate earns Passavant scholarship
Passavant Memorial Homes Foundation announces the recipient of its 2022 Community Service Scholarship. Norah Carter of Pine-Richland High School was presented with a check for $10,000 to be applied to her college tuition. The scholarship was created to honor the memory of Jamie Ellenberger, an individual served by Passavant Memorial...
In brief: Star parties, networking events and more in Pine, Richland area
Star parties Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh’s Star Parties start Aug. 5-6 at 8:30 p.m. at the Nicholas E. Wagman Observatory in Deer Lakes Regional Park. The hilltop will also be open the night of the Perseid Meteor Shower on Aug. 12, weather permitting. This is an opportunity for amateur...
St. John’s checks all boxes for Pine-Richland soccer standout Stephanie Cornelius
A couple of years ago, the coaching staff at Beadling SC told Stephanie Cornelius and her parents that she had the potential to be a future NCAA Division I soccer player. “At the time, we were blown away and really didn’t believe it,” said Cornelius, an incoming senior at Pine-Richland....
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of July 31, 2022
Bellevue Jody Zawada sold property at 704 Clinton Place to Emmiley GF Stern for $210,000. Uptown Girls Properties LLC sold property at 167 Lincoln Ave. to Zachary Owens and Valerie Phelps for $307,000. Christopher Rune sold property at 57 N Balph Ave. to Melissa Turkal for $300,777. Mary Lou Galati...
2 Butler County men accused of stealing wire from Lowe’s in Richland
Two men from Butler County face felony theft charges after Northern Regional Police accused them of conspiring to steal rolls of electrical wire from the Lowe’s store in Richland Township that they sold to buy heroin. Michael Andrew Fisher, 35, of Old Plank Road in Butler Township, was charged with...
Jane Seymour among attendees of Celebrity Care Fest in Pine
The Celebrity Care Fest, which hasn’t been held since 2019, returned to Pine as a two-day event the weekend of July 22-23. The theme for the weekend promoted by the HM3 Partners Independence Fund with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Penguins and Pirates was “Unity & Equality for All.” A “Unity Dinner”...
Pine, Franklin Park businesses among those receiving $10K Comcast ‘RISE’ grants
Dr. Megan Stock was inspired at a young age to become a dentist by her own childhood dentist, the mother of a friend. While dentistry was once a male-dominated field, Stock said her dental school graduating class at the University of Pittsburgh was nearly half female, a ratio she believes...
Police accuse West Deer man of threatening to kill Richland resident with box cutter
A West Deer man was arrested by Northern Regional Police in Richland Township after a resident reported the man threatened to kill him with a box cutter when he approached his truck to ask if he needed help. Brett Kreider, 34, of 200 block of McClure Road, was charged with...
Pine-Richland dance team qualifies for UDA nationals
All 14 members of the 2022-2023 Pine-Richland High School Dance Team participated in the Universal Dance Association Home Technique Summer Camp from July 12-14 at PRHS, where they received several awards and qualified for the UDA National Competition in February. The team received a Blue Ribbon and Superior rating, the...
Route 8 was once known as the Butler Plank Road
Route 8 and its predecessors have been a critical north-south route between Pittsburgh and Butler since the time of the first settlers. At first, the road was an Indian trace no wider than a man on a horse. Travel was difficult. Deep mud, regular flooding of local creeks, and the...
In brief: Worship service at Hartwood Acres, St. Barnabas 5K and more in Pine, Richland
Worship service at Hartwood Acres On Aug. 7, at 10 a.m., Elfinwild, Parkwood and Hampton Presbyterian Churches will partner to host a combined worship service outdoors at the Hartwood Acres Park Amphitheatre. The service will be led by the pastors of the participating churches. The HPC praise band and the...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of July 24, 2022
Bellevue Phillips Crane & Equip Rentals Inc. sold property at 560 Lincoln Ave. to Rusty Nail LLC for $139,000. Ahmed Sohail sold property at 101 S Harrison Ave. to Darby Ian Wood and Lindsay Jordan Stewart for $281,350. Hampton Haley Sessa sold property at 3240 Camberly Drive to Meghan Fredley...
Pine Township holds annual Community Day
Pine Township held its annual Community Day on July 16. The weather, which included sun, clouds and at times rain, did not damper the spirits of the many residents who came to Pine Community Park to take part in the festivities. Food vendors were on hand and live music by...
Pine-Richland hires 2 new assistant high school principals
Two new assistant principals are joining Pine-Richland High School. The school board approved hiring Tracy Kuchnicki and Lisa Harding at a special meeting on July 14. Kuchnicki, who started July 18, has an annual salary of $92,000. Harding, who will start July 25, will be paid $97,000, according to the...
Richland officials OK 35-unit Rachel Carson EcoVillage on Eden Hall campus
Chatham University’s plans to build a 35-unit private residential community based on social and environmental sustainability at its Eden Hall campus have been given the green light by Richland officials. Development plans for the Rachel Carson EcoVillage, which was a part of the Eden Hall master plan before the campus...
Butler County worker accused of buying $31K in gift cards on company tab
A former employee of an Allegheny County landscaping contractor is accused of using his employer’s credit cards to buy $31,351 in gift cards for himself between 2017-2019, according to state police. Joshua S. Carson, 36, of Butler Township in Butler County, was arraigned before Westmoreland County District Judge Jason Buczak...
‘Commander on the field,’ ex-Pine-Richland, Penn State catcher Matt Wood selected in 4th round by Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers selected former Pine-Richland and Penn State catcher Matt Wood in the fourth round of the MLB Draft on Monday, perhaps impressed by the take-charge attitude he has cultivated throughout his baseball career. “You’re the commander on the field,” he said from his home in Gibsonia. “You get...
Fox Chapel Area High School grad on a modeling mission in New York City
When Chase Osthoff of Fox Chapel told his friends he was going to pursue a modeling career after high school, they thought he was joking. His friends now know he was a man on a modeling mission. “They’ve all been very supportive,” Osthoff said. “I’m absolutely planning to do this...


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