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In the Shaler commissioners’ race, David Mizgorski will face newcomer Frank Jans in Ward 2, according to the Allegheny County Office of Elections unofficial candidate list. In Ward 4, Conrad Wagner faces Matthew Theil for one seat. James Boyle is running unopposed for the open seat in Ward 6. Here...

The commissioners’ race in Ross has two wards with multiple candidates, and two wards uncontested, according to the Allegheny County Office of Elections’ unofficial candidate list. In Ward 2, Chris Eyster and Eric Ticjak are vying for the open four-year seat. Ward 4 is uncontested, with Joseph Laslavic as the...

The race for North Hills School Board has seven candidates vying for four, four-year terms. Incumbents Allison Mathis and Sandra Kozera are facing newcomers Dale Bricker Jr. Jim Barr, Joe Muha, Elisabeth Nease and Michael Santucci. Here are the candidates and their responses to questions posed by the Tribune-Review. [gps-image...

Hampton Township Council has six candidates running for three, four-year terms. Two of these seats are currently held by incumbents Bethany Blackburn and Carolynn R. Johnson, both are running for reelection. The other four-year term candidates are Julie Fritsch, Rebecca Craig, Michael Bowman and Daniel Scuilli. Additionally, Richard O. Kernick...

The discussion of changes from the traditional blue gowns worn by boys and white gowns worn by girls for Shaler Area High School graduation to something more inclusive brought many opinions from both students and the public at the Oct. 13 Shaler Area School Board meeting. Current and former students...

Shaler Township has completed the purchase of the now-closed Jeffery Primary School, located on Wetzel Road attached to Kiwanis Park. The township closed on the purchase in August and paid $120,000 for the building and the 6.15 acres it sits on, according to the Allegheny County Real Estate Portal website....

Hampton Township is getting ready for spooky season by holding multiple events both in person and online. The Hampton Halloween Parade will be back on and in person with a costume contest. This event will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. on Oct. 23 at the Hampton Community Park....

The Hampton Alliance for Educational Excellence held its biggest fundraiser of the year — the annual 5K — Oct. 9. Cloudy skies dissipated early, allowing the sun to shine through on nearly 500 runners ready to raise money for the Hampton School District. The Hampton Middle School band kicked off...

A new plaque is being planned to salute Hampton Township residents who served in the Gulf War. It will be added to the Hampton Township Veteran’s Memorial. The township is partnering with the Hampton Community Association and the Hampton American Legion Post 296 in collecting names of servicemembers who served...

Hampton School District kicked off its homecoming celebration with a “Talbot Tailgate” party before the game Oct. 1. The event was held at the middle school side parking lot and kept everyone entertained until the beginning of the football game vs. Greensburg Salem. Booths from many different organizations throughout the...

The Winchester Thurston North School, which shut down in March of 2020 due to covid restrictions and then closed permanently in 2021, has been purchased by The Discovery School Pittsburgh with plans to move to the site in fall of 2022. Jessica Handron, founder and director of The Discovery School,...

Cooler temperatures and the smell of hay, campfires and grilling hot dogs set the scene for Shaler Township’s yearly celebration of the change of seasons, Fall Fest. Large crowds gathered on the evening of Oct. 2 at the Kiwanis Park, where a hay maze, bounce houses and booths with food...

Shaler Area School District celebrated its 50th anniversary while also celebrating homecoming weekend. The parade started early on Sept. 25, attracting a very large crowd of both young and old, with many alumni coming back to the area from out of town to take part in the anniversary celebration. The...

The biggest fundraiser of the year for the Hampton Alliance for Educational Excellence (HAEE) will be run, rain or shine, on Oct. 9. This will be the 29th running of the race with the proceeds supporting many different programs within the Hampton Township School District. “We’re very excited to be...

The Hampton Council discussed a long list of items during its Sept. 22 meeting, but the item that caused the most back-and-forth discussion was the approval of the BelaCoop Animal Hospital’s plan to expand by adding a kennel and exercise area to their W. Hardies Road location. The building was...

The request to release a consultant’s report on the Ross Township Police Department came up again at the Sept. 20 Ross Township Board of Commissioners meeting. All nine commissioners were in attendance, as were township manager Ronald Borczyk and assistant manager Adam Ravenstahl. The meeting began with three public comments,...

Discussions were held during the Shaler Area School Board meetings in September regarding adding air conditioning to portions of the high school and the IT room for the middle school. The cost to install the air conditioning will be $958,000. The motion passed in a vote of seven to two,...

The North Hills School District Board of Education agreed to hire Harrisburg-based SitelogIQ as the construction management and design firm for the upcoming West View Elementary renovation project. West View Elementary, located on Chalfonte Avenue, is nearly 100 years old and is a planned project for the district. Mike Arnold...

The Shaler Board of Commissioners approved a maintenance agreement regarding the prospective new traffic light that the township is hoping to have installed on Route 8 at its intersection with the Glenshaw Glass driveway. The vote of 8-0 was held during the board’s meeting Sept. 14. Commissioner Thomas McElhone of...

The Hampton school board and superintendents approved more than 23 personnel changes during their second September meeting at the middle school auditorium. Most of the personnel changes unanimously approved at the Sept. 13 meeting were for the hiring of substitute teachers and mentors throughout the district but did include the...