Veterans touched by ceremony, parade at Holy Cross Academy in Ross
A time of reflection, reverence and recognition was part of the annual Veterans Day celebration and parade Nov. 7 at Holy Cross Academy in Ross. “It’s very emotional,” said Dave W. Graver of McCandless, who was visibly moved after coming out of the church service honoring the veterans. Graver served...
Market’s Christmas in July theme channels thoughts of cooler weather with foam ‘snow’
The 90-degree temperatures didn’t dampen the jolly for patrons of the Christmas in July Farmers Market on July 24 at The Block Northway in Ross. Food trucks, local artists, bakers and candymakers were setting the gift-buying course early — on a date alerting shoppers that Christmas Eve is a mere...
Rising Pittsburgh-founded band November Blue headlining benefit for MS in West Deer
A band of Pittsburgh-area natives that Rolling Stone recently named one of 10 new artists to watch is coming home in August to headline a long-running annual music festival benefiting multiple sclerosis research. November Blue will be one of four groups performing at Music for MS on Aug. 9 at...
Northern Allegheny Rotary Club presents comfort bags to McCandless police
McCandless police have a new tool to help people in crisis thanks to the Northern Allegheny Rotary Club. The 21-member service club presented 20 comfort bags to McCandless police Chief Ryan Hawk and Lt. Eric Egli on July 29 at Walnut Grill in Pine, where the club meets every Tuesday...
Deer overpopulation continues to be a nuisance in North Hills region
Deer continue to be problematic in the North Hills region. It’s such a problem that the McCandless Environmental Advisory Committee read a public statement at the town’s June 9 council meeting about the need for stronger deer management. The growing McCandless deer overpopulation has existed for many years and has...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of July 27, 2025
Bellevue Scott Tomasic sold property at 624 Highland Pl to James and Michelle Frew for $3,575. Local Union 37 United Union Roofers sold property at 230 Lincoln Ave. to Circle Pittsburgh LLC for $225,000. Brandon Digiorgio sold property at 200 N. Sprague Ave. to Brandon Joseph Hebert and Sarah Elizabeth...
Young ball players turn out for Pitch, Hit & Run competition at Vincentian fields in McCandless
The McCandless Athletic Association hosted the Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit & Run competition on July 12 and 14 at the Vincentian fields in McCandless. The free event was open to boys and girls from the Pittsburgh area to compete in a series of movements that are important in baseball...
Grandmothers get pampered by their grandkids during special day in McCandless
The youngsters at the Vincentian Child Discovery Center off McKnight Road on the campus of the Vincentian Sisters of Charity invited their grandmothers to school with them on July 23 to celebrate Gorgeous Grandma Day. The children provided mask-making supplies, makeup stations, jewelry making, glamour shots, cookie decorating and games...
Ross approves minimum distance of 3,000 feet between medical marijuana businesses
The prospect of upwards of 19 medical marijuana businesses along McKnight Road didn’t sit well with Ross Commissioner Denise Rickenbrode. That’s why, she says, she asked her fellow commissioners to triple the minimum distance between them from 1,000 feet to 3,000 feet. All but one agreed with her and approved...
Iron Horse to stage ‘Coach and Mrs. Jagoff,’ written by Pine man and inspired by true story
A play set in Western Pennsylvania will debut in August at Iron Horse Theatre Company in Ambridge. The two-act play “Coach and Mrs. Jagoff” features main characters Jake Sebastian, a successful high school football coach and his wife, Lynn, who live in Fisk, a declining industrial town. “(The Sebastians) employ...
2 years after fire, Chili’s celebrates opening of new eatery in Ross
A Ross restaurant damaged by fire more than two years ago celebrated its reopening on Monday, July 21. Chili’s on McKnight Road was the scene of a roof fire in April 2023. The fire was caused through an issue with a hot water tank, and it was accidental, a spokeswoman...
In brief: Happenings in the North Hills area
Citizens can learn about police The Ross Township Police Department is still seeking participants for its second annual Citizen’s Police Academy. The academy, which is free for 18 and older, will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays, starting Sept. 3 until Oct. 22. Participants do not have to...
Man charged with kidnapping after high-speed chase from New Kensington to Pittsburgh Mills
A Ross man is behind bars after a high-speed police chase Saturday from New Kensington to the Pittsburgh Mills mall with a woman and her 7-year-old son in the car. Charges against William Joseph Anick, 62, include kidnapping a minor, unlawful restraint of a minor, receiving stolen property, endangering the...
At the library: Here are some upcoming programs at Northland Public Library
Local author to talk about latest book Pittsburgh author Frederic Durbin will stop by Northland Public Library from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Aug. 15 to discuss his new book, “The Country Under Heaven.” The book tells the story of a Union soldier’s journey across the American West that blends elements...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of July 20, 2024
Bellevue Kory Manley sold property at 224 N Balph Ave. to Scott Morgan for $385,000. Stephanie Hanville sold property at 50-52 N Bryant Ave. to Ryan and Trevor Treser for $280,000. Bradford Woods Kelly Barger trustee sold property at 108 Saybrook Hbr to Leah Reitman for $345,000. Etna Estate of...
With Pat Carey taking a sabbatical, Brody Zangaro set to lead North Hills football
Pat Carey could sense that something wasn’t right with his health throughout the 2024 football season. The North Hills coach, who has been on the sidelines for the Indians for the past 12 years — and much longer as an assistant — knew it was time to get checked out....
Shaler Area grad identified as victim of fatal Armstrong Tunnel crash
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the 19-year-old man killed this week in a motorcycle crash in the Armstrong Tunnel. Bilol Egamberdiev of Glenshaw was driving on the inbound side of the tunnel in Pittsburgh’s Bluff neighborhood near Downtown just before 12:25 a.m. Tuesday. Investigators said he was traveling...
‘It took a village’: Ross couple grateful for community’s help in finding dog missing for 34 days
Ginette Conover was losing hope. Penny, her Pomeranian mix, likely was somewhere in the area of Ross Township, where Ginette and her husband, Kevin, live. But it was already January, and over one month since Penny escaped through an open gate on Dec. 3. “It was a horrible 34 days,”...
West View considering proposal for development of 12 duplexes
A development of 12 duplexes is proposed for a wooded area off Rochester Road at the northwest tip of West View. The borough’s planning commission will discuss the proposed “Lexington” development when it meets at 6 p.m. Thursday at the borough building, 441 Perry Highway. A representative of the owner,...
Ross and Shaler residents learn about effort to find townships’ abandoned oil and gas wells
Curiosity and concern brought about two dozen people to a gathering Tuesday in Ross to learn more about an upcoming effort to find abandoned and orphaned oil and gas wells in Ross and Shaler. Susan Pierce of Ross was curious. She said she didn’t know that such wells could be...
Young ball players enjoy special hour with super star Skenes
A group of lucky boys and girls got to spend an hour with Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes on June 27. Young baseball and softball players, including 25 from four local organizations — Ingomar, Hampton, Fox Chapel and North Hills — were invited to the first-ever Pack Wars event at...
Military honor: Pine-Richland teacher celebrates father’s 80th birthday, service to his country
It was May 1967. Navy E-5 Petty Officer Second Class Charles Elliott Mickey was aboard the USS Magoffin that left San Diego, transporting 500 Marines across the Pacific Ocean during the Vietnam War. As the vessel was pulling into the harbor in the middle of the night, Mickey recalled hearing...
Friends, family paint portrait of a kind, talented artist during celebration of life for O’Hara woman
Rendered in soft oil pastel textures and vibrant hues, the landscapes of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Martha’s Vineyard, New Mexico, Italy, Spain, Singapore and more filled the walls of the North Hills Art Center, where friends and family gathered July 12 to celebrate and remember local artist Patricia “Patty” Mae Young of...
Green thumbs, novice plant growers welcome to annual Garden in the Park
The peak of the summer garden season is finally here. To celebrate, the Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Allegheny County once again will host its free event for green thumbs and novice plant growers alike. Garden in the Park will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of July 13, 2025
Bellevue James West sold property at 201 Summit Ave. to Connor Stephen and Amanda Jean Wagner for $250,000. Franklin Park Ryan Quinn sold property at 1557 Crestview Drive to David Anthony and Emily Dodge Klodowski for $357,500. Gerri Lynn Hurdle sold property at 2531 Hopkins Church Road to Christopher Lawrence...
