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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
St. Mary of Assumption fish fry begins Feb. 28
St. Mary of Assumption The 2020 Fish Fry season begins at St. Mary of Assumption on Feb. 28. Adults and senior citizens get a choice of fried or baked fish, three sides, dessert and a beverage. Children get fried fish or pizza, two sides, dessert and a beverage. The cost...
Good grief: Shaler funeral director moonlights as stand-up comic
Frank Perman is a mortician with a stand-up routine that always knocks ‘em dead. The supervisor of Perman Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Shaler takes his job very seriously. Comedy is an emotional outlet. On Feb. 21, before a sold-out crowd at Crafthouse Stage & Grill in Baldwin, he...
Letter to Editor: Port Authority continues to ignore northern communities
To the editor: I read with interest about the town hall meeting regarding the service, or rather, lack of service to the communities in the Route 8 /Route 28 corridor. The indifference of the Port Authority to provide transit to the communities of Etna, Millvale and Shaler is stunning. I...
Shaler North Hills Library hosts activities for all ages
Shaler North Hills Library, 1822 Mt. Royal Blvd., Glenshaw, has a variety of activities planned. For details about library events or to register, call 412-486-0211 or go to the website at shalerlibrary.org. • On Feb. 29, from 2:30 to 6 p.m., the library will host its Soup Cook-off Fundraiser. The...
Shaler Area school board approves 2020-21 school calendar
The Shaler Area School Board during a Feb. 19 meeting approved the district’s 2020-21 school year calendar. The first day of school for students is Aug. 26, and the last day is June 4. Early dismissals for all students will fall Sept. 18, Dec. 23 and June 2 through 4....
Shaler police warning residents about scammers posing as Amazon reps
Shaler police are warning residents about scammers posing as representatives from Amazon trying to collect payments. Police say several residents reported receiving calls and “official looking” emails asking them to make a payment to Amazon by buying eBay and Target gift cards and then providing them with the numbers, police...
Shaler Area students prepare to take Special Olympics Polar Plunge
Some Shaler Area students, teachers and administrators are hoping for warm weather Feb. 28. They are slated to participate in Special Olympics Pennsylvania’s Pittsburgh Cool Schools Polar Plunge that day at Heinz Field. Twenty Shaler Area students will plunge into an above-ground pool to raise funds for Special Olympics Pennsylvania....
Taste of Shaler scheduled at Elfinwild Fire Hall
Taste of Shaler Area scheduled Shaler Area Education Foundation will host its fifth annual fundraising event to benefit students and academic programs of Shaler Area School District. On March 21, from 6 to 9:30 p.m., Taste of Shaler Area will be held at Elfinwild Volunteer Fire Hall. Taste of Shaler...
Pancake Dinner scheduled at Epworth United Methodist Church
Epworth United Methodist A pancake dinner is scheduled from 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 25 at Epworth United Methodist Church. On the menu will be pancakes, sausage, bacon and beverages. A free-will offering will be collected. The church is at 1300 Burchfield Road, Allison Park. St. Athanasius The Neighbors North...
Shaler Area High School presents ‘Shrek The Musical’
More than 100 Shaler Area High School students will stage “Shrek The Musical” for two weekends in March. The 2008 Broadway musical is based on the 2001 DreamWorks Animated film “Shrek.” The Shaler Area production follows the title character, an ogre played by junior Sonny DeMasi, as the unlikely hero...
One person injured as a result of landslide in Etna
One person was injured in connection with a landslide at the rear of an apartment building in Etna, Allegheny County officials reported. Dispatchers said calls came in around 6:20 p.m. Wednesday for the slide along the 200 block of Butler Street. People were evacuated from the building, and the American...
Shaler North Hills library hosting Soup Cook-off
Shaler North Hills Library, 1822 Mt. Royal Blvd., Glenshaw, has a variety of activities planned. For details about library events or to register, call 412-486-0211 or go to the website at shalerlibrary.org. • On Feb. 29, from 2:30 to 6 p.m., the library will host its Soup Cook-off Fundraiser. The...
Real estate sales in Etna, Shaler the week of Feb. 16
Etna Martha Swope sold property at 22 Greismere St. to Lawrence Lee Wiest Jr. and Melissa Elizabeth Wiest for $120,000. Alexander Giegel sold property at 50 Maplewood St. to Wong Whalen Capital LLC for $114,000. Ronald Brick sold property at 16 Mary Lue Drive to Phillip and Shannon Raymond for...
Millvale town hall meeting addresses lack of Port Authority busing in borough
Approximately 30 people gathered Feb. 12 at the Millvale Community Center for a town hall highlighting Port Authority’s long-range plan, fares, digital applications and customer service request processes. Amy Silbermann, Port Authority planning director, explained the $225 million bus rapid transit – BRT – project. “This project is really aimed...
New restaurant granted preliminary approval at site of former Shaler Moose Lodge
Two businesses are taking steps to develop Shaler sites, according to information presented during a Feb. 11 commissioners meeting. First, David Piekarski, township planning commission chairman, said that the group granted preliminary site approval to Mastic Trail Brewing, a Caribbean-themed restaurant and brewery. Township engineer Matt Sebastian said the development...
FBI agents training in Shaler today, noise and police activity part of exercise
The FBI in Pittsburgh issued a notice this morning to alert residents in Shaler that agents will be conducting training in the township until about noon today. The training is being done in the area of Wetzel Road. The agency said residents in the immediate area of the training exercises...
Shaler North Hills Library offering indoor miniature golf Feb. 15-17
Shaler North Hills Library, 1822 Mt. Royal Blvd., Glenshaw, has a variety of activities planned. For details about library events or to register, call 412-486-0211 or go to the website at shalerlibrary.org. • On Feb. 15 to 17, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., play a round of indoor miniature...
Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day declared in Millvale
Brian Spoales, mayor of Millvale, declared Jan. 31 Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Awareness Day in the borough as “an opportunity to encourage citizens to find out if they can claim this important tax credit.” The date was the 14th anniversary of a national awareness campaign to increase EITC familiarity....
Take a magic carpet ride to Shaler Area Middle School’s ‘Aladdin’ musical
Shaler Area Middle School students will take audiences to a whole new world when they perform “Aladdin” Feb. 19 through 22. A cast of 49 and crew of 25 students will present the musical incorporating songs from both the 1992 Walt Disney Pictures animated film and 2011 Broadway production, director...
Tickets available for annual Taste of Shaler Area fundraiser
Shaler Area Education Foundation will host its fifth annual fundraising event to benefit students and academic programs of Shaler Area School District. On March 21, from 6 to 9:30 p.m., Taste of Shaler Area will be held at Elfinwild Volunteer Fire Hall. Taste of Shaler Area attendees will get to sample...
Shaler, Etna real estate sales the week of Feb. 9
Etna Estate of Anna Catherine Polk sold property at 11 Robertson Pl to Jenna Rochele Scherrah for $105,000. Ronald Benesh sold property at 157 Wood St. to PGH Property Buyer LLC for $46,000. Shaler Edmond Reckhouse sold property at 403 Aleta St. to Erin Sickenberger for $145,000. Gary Ireland sold...
Aquinas Academy crowns 2020 GeoBee champion
In what Aquinas Academy geography teacher Mike Flynn called one of the greatest GeoBee finals in the 18-year history of the event, Michael Greppi, a fifth grade student at Aquinas Academy, emerged victorious and has qualified to move on to the state geography bee competition. In a competition that took...
Shaler man sentenced to federal prison in child porn case
A Shaler man was sentenced to more than five years in a federal penitentiary in connection with child pornography images and videos found on three of his devices. Brian R. Reddinger, 37, was ordered Tuesday to spend five years on supervised release after the 63-month prison term, according to federal...
10 local fire companies, EMS providers receive state grants
The Pennsylvania Office of the State Fire Commission (OSFC) has awarded grants to fire companies, emergency medical services and rescue squads statewide. Thirteen recipients are in District 30, and 59 are in District 38. The Fire Company and Emergency Medical Service Grant Program administers the 2019-2020 grants, which recipients may...
Millvale business owner helping reshape, energize borough
Tupelo Honey Teas, the Millvale Community Library (MCL) and Triboro Ecodistrict are collaborating to reshape a portion of Millvale’s Grant Avenue over the next three to five years. Danielle Spinola, who owns the 207 Grant Ave. tea shop and plant-based cafe, acquired the 211 Grant Ave. space in December. She...


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