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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Shaler Area’s Go Bucket project expands into two additional buildings
Thanks to the generosity of the community, the District Parent Council has been able to expand the Go Bucket project into two additional Shaler Area schools in October. The Shaler Area District Parent Council, which includes representative parent-teacher organization members from each building, in partnership with the district, launched the...
Shaler Area School Board to vote on therapy dog policy
Some Shaler Area High School students are eagerly awaiting a new staff member’s arrival. If the school board passes its therapy dogs in schools policy Nov. 20, a labradoodle named Pepper would partner with school social worker LeeAnn Guido with the goals of reducing students’ stress, improving physical and emotional...
Shaler North Hills Library hosts fall book sale
Thousands of books, DVDs, CDs, puzzles and games were on sale at Shaler North Hills Library’s fall blow out book sale. From Oct. 25 to 27, hundreds of shoppers descended on the library to get bargain prices on a wide array of entertainment. All proceeds benefited the library’s operation costs....
Shaler, Etna real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 25
Etna Estate of Robert Sheets sold property at 18 Hickory St. to Wadsworth 321 Rentals LLC for $21,000. Shaler Jennifer Lynn Popinski sold property at 104 Carlisle Drive to Joseph Dornetto Jr. and Ashley Marie Dornetto for $169,900. Estate of Mary Lope sold property at 2615 Herron Lane to Mark...
Weekend happenings: Drug Take Back Day in Millvale, Shaler
Millvale’s Medicap Pharmacy will partner with the Millvale Police Department from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 26 in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day efforts. People may leave medication, excluding syringes, at the pharmacy and the police station. Pharmacy employees will pick up medication that Lloyd McBride Court and...
Shaler, Pine townships awarded grants totaling $600K for park improvements
Sen. Lindsey M. Williams announced that Shaler Township and Pine Township have been awarded grant funding through the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Bureau of Recreation and Conservation. Shaler Township has been awarded $350,000 for stream restoration and trail rehabilitation at Fawcett Fields Park. Currently, the park provides...
Blessed Trinity Academy cross country captures Diocesan Championship
Blessed Trinity Academy’s JV Boys Cross Country Team won their second consecutive Diocesan Championship. In addition, the Developmental Girls and Varsity Boys teams earned second place trophies....
Shaler Area Elementary Career Day conducted by high school, Beattie students
Shaler Area Elementary School hosted a Career Day for fifth-grade students with hands-on lessons led by students from Shaler Area High School, as well as several other local high schools, who are dual-enrolled in A.W. Beattie Career Center programs. The students had the opportunity to learn about a variety of...
Letter to the editor: Lockdowns and children’s fears
Holding a small paper cat she made in school, my daughter tells me, “I make paper animals when I’m scared.” What fear is there in third grade, and how does she already have a coping mechanism? On Friday, her school was under lockdown for active shooter training. Recounting her experience,...
Etna seeks world’s first EcoDistricts certification
More than 400 people are expected to attend the 10th annual EcoDistricts Summit on Nov. 4 and 5 at The August Wilson African American Cultural Center, downtown. Kathy Risko, EcoDistricts Pittsburgh regional coordinator, said “it is the hope” her organization will announce that Etna has obtained the world’s first EcoDistricts...
Sen. Costa, Rep. Mizgorski introduce identical solar bills
Two Pittsburgh-area lawmakers on opposite sides of the aisle proposed measures that would allow customers to buy solar power directly from utility providers. State Sen. Jay Costa, D-Forest Hills, and Rep. Lori Mizgorski, R-Shaler, on Tuesday introduced identical local solar program bills in the state Senate and House. “In my...
Cherry City Volunteer Fire Co. celebrates centennial
Cherry City Volunteer Fire Co. is celebrating its 100th anniversary in a time when fire departments across the company are struggling to recruit members and secure funding. “I do believe it’s coming of age that these volunteer companies are not going to be able to survive,” company president Richard Fowler...
Alcosan awards Shaler $400K GROW grant for Saxonburg Boulevard Work
Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (Alcosan) is awarding Shaler a $400,000 Green Revitalization of Our Waterways grant to line Saxonburg Boulevard’s sanitary sewer line. “The idea there is that we will eliminate infiltration and inflow from the surrounding area getting into our pipe, and we will be doing everything we can...
Shaler Area Middle School sets the stage for comedic fall play
Audiences will view Christopher Columbus’ ship, attend the Declaration of Independence’s signing, witness the telephone’s invention and observe the first moon landing during Shaler Area Middle School’s fall play. “Almost History: That Whole Space Time Continuum Thing” tells the story of news anchor Sandra (performed by eighth-grader Ava Bardakos) and...
Shaler man waives drug charges to Armstrong County court
A Shaler man agreed Tuesday to stand trial for having about six bricks of suspected heroin when he was pulled over last month along Route 28 in South Buffalo. Anthony Donell Rue, 40, of Center Street, waived charges to court in the courtroom of District Judge J. Gary Decomo. He...
Weekend happenings: Scary science, spooky tales at Shaler North Hills Library
On Oct. 18, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., take part in Scary Science at Shaler North Hills Library. Just in time for Halloween, perform creepy science experiments while listening to some spooky tales. This is for grades kindergarten to third grade. Registration is requested. • On Oct. 19, from 11...
Shaler police warn residents of ‘warrant for your arrest’ scam
According to the Shaler Township Police Department, there have been multiple reports of residents being called from the police station’s non-emergency phone number, 412-492-2222, telling people there is a warrant out for their arrest. These scammers might ask you to “Push 1,” for personal information, or pay a fine to...
Shaler Area students accepted into honors music ensembles
Seven Shaler Area High School students were accepted into Pennsylvania Music Educators Association honors ensembles. Junior Jonathan Zang, a cellist, was accepted into the PMEA Honors Orchestra. Auditions were held in September at Fox Chapel Area High School and Jonathan was one of 18 cellists accepted into the orchestra out...
Shaler real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 16
Shaler Estate of Catherine Dorsch sold property at 201 Anderson Place to Jeffrey Witt and Briana Bayer for $168,000. Matthew Kundrod sold property at 838 Highland Ave. to Chelsea Zaccagnini for $164,000. Joseph Cooper sold property at 515 Louann St. to Glenn and Mary Beth Deemer for $23,000. Bay Le...
Skelley, Iozzo vie for Shaler commissioner in Ward 1
Shaler commissioner candidates Frank Iozzo, a Democrat, and Wayne Skelley, a Republican, are battling in the Nov. 5 municipal general election for a Ward 1 seat. Incumbent Skelley ran as a Democrat in the primary but lost to Iozzo. Skelley has decided to run as a Republican in the upcoming...
PCN president hosting 20 years of ‘PA Books’ at Shaler North Hills Library
Brian Lockman, Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN) president and CEO, is visiting Shaler North Hills Library (SNHL) as part of a statewide tour discussing his 20 years hosting the “PA Books” television program focusing on newly published literature covering the state’s history, people and culture. During his 3 p.m. Oct. 24...
Fall dinners, activities plentiful throughout Route 8 corridor churches
St. Paul United Methodist On Oct. 17, from 6 to 8 p.m., St. Paul will host a Friendship Dinner sponsored by Neighboring Organizations Responding Together for Hope. There will be discussions about hopes, fears, social justice concerns and presentations while enjoying a dinner g of halal chicken, rice pilaf, salad...
Blessed Trinity Academy wins big at English Festival
Students in fourth to sixth grades at Blessed Trinity Academy had the opportunity to compete at the Western Pennsylvania English Festival. Only five teams were honored in the Super Teams Category for excellence. BTA had two teams honored with this distinction. Students on the winning teams were invited to a...
Shaler Class of 1959 holding 60th reunion
Shaler High School Class of 1959 will holds its 60th reunion Oct. 12, 2019 at Blueberry Hill Park in Franklin Park. Many classmates will be coming from 13 different states. There will be an informal get together Friday night (Oct. 11) at The Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Cranberry and...
Local churches hosting variety of fall dinners, activities
St. Paul United Methodist On Oct. 17, from 6 to 8 p.m., St. Paul will be hosting a Friendship Dinner sponsored by Neighboring Organizations Responding Together for Hope (N.O.R.T.H.) There will be discussions about mutual hopes, fears, social justice concerns and presentations while enjoying a dinner consisting of halal chicken,...


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