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Employee at Sheetz in Plum has tested positive for covid-19

An employee at the Sheetz store on Plum’s Hulton Road has tested positive for covid-19, the company announced Friday. A store manager reached by phone Friday morning said the store and gas station at 2175 Hulton Road were closed. She deferred questions to the company’s corporate office. Sheetz spokesman Nick...
Changes made to Plum trash removal

A trash pick-up company serving Plum has said it will no longer take trash or yard waste that isn’t bagged and placed in containers as a precaution to its workers amid the covid-19 pandemic. Republic Services has made the changes to “try to limit exposure to their drivers during this...
Alcohol stolen from bar, liquor store in Penn Hills

A state-owned liquor store and a bar in Penn Hills were robbed within the last week, according to Penn Hills police. The first burglary happened Saturday night around 10:30 p.m. at the Fine Wine and Good Spirits store at 1103 Milltown Road, according to police Chief Howard Burton. “They broke...
Penn Hills lays off 57 municipal employees

Penn Hills announced Wednesday it would lay off 57 full- and part-time employees – including school crossing guards, library staff and senior center workers – in response to pressures experienced during the coronavirus pandemic. “Having to place dedicated personnel onto layoff status was not a good day for Penn Hills,”...
Penn Hills teachers post selfie video with uplifting messages for studentsVideo

Around 150 teachers at Penn Hills School District contributed to a selfie video addressed to their students. The idea was to let students, who are stuck at home as schools across the state remained closed amid the coronavirus pandemic, know they are missed, said Matt Herdman, a high school math...
What Italy’s lockdown looks like 17 days in from a Penn Hills expat

A former professional baseball player from Penn Hills who has lived in Italy for nearly 40 years says life has totally changed there since the country moved to a state of total lockdown amid the covid-19 pandemic. Tony Lonero, 60, has been in quarantine with his wife, Mimma, for 17...
Monroeville schedules ‘Citizens’ Night’

Monroeville council will open its chambers to the public for a combined voting and citizens meeting April 14, the municipality announced Tuesday. The “Citizens’ Night” meeting is typically held the Thursday before council’s monthly voting meetings. It a time for residents to voice concerns, questions, grievances and any other discussion...
Allegheny River Boulevard to go down to single lane

Allegheny River Boulevard will be closed to a single lane through March 27, PennDOT announced Monday. The road will be reduced to a single lane from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. as crews from Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority clean inlets along the road between Washington Boulevard and Nadine Road....
Western Pa. teachers posting motivational, inspirational selfies for studentsVideo

Teachers in the region have taken to self-portraiture to let their students – or “kids” – know they care for them through the coronavirus pandemic. The teachers’ selfies have appeared in compilation videos made by staff at Deer Lakes and Mars Area school districts, and Penn Hills School District is...
Oakmont Bakery hosts 10,000 free sandwiches giveawayVideo

Kindness filled the air during a rainy Monday morning in Oakmont as free sandwiches made their way into trunks and passenger seats, destined for churches, nursing homes and hungry families’ kitchens. In all, 10,000 sandwiches made from 2,500 pounds of deli meat and 400 pounds of cheese were handed out...
Emergency medical providers fear information gap in local cases of coronavirus

As covid-19 cases continue to rise in Allegheny County, so do worries among some emergency personnel who fear being exposed to the virus without knowing it. “Basically, it is frustrating at this time that the Allegheny County Health Department has no system in place to provide municipalities with a confirmed...
Gateway floats $40 million bond for capital improvements, including middle school

The Gateway Board of School Directors voted to float a bond of up to $40 million in order to pay for capital projects around the district and to renovate Gateway Middle School as part of a district-reconfiguration plan. The resolution passed 7-2 during the board’s March 17 meeting. Board members...
‘Life is funny’ says Wilkins comedian, 87

When you ask Skip Davis what inspires him, at age 87, to keep performing as a stand-up comedian at small, local venues, he’ll tell you “life is funny.” “I’m thankful for every day,” Davis said in his Wilkins Township house, the same he’s lived in since the 1960s. “That’s why...
Some Allegheny County roads closed due to flooding

Sections of Allegheny River Boulevard and Nadine Road have been closed because of flooding, Allegheny County announced Friday. Allegheny River Boulevard closed between Washington Boulevard and Nadine Road around 10 a.m. Traffic is being re-routed up Nadine Road to avoid a flood along Allegheny River Boulevard. You can take Lincoln...
Local governments face transparency challenges during coronavirus

As large governing entities like Allegheny County Council and Pittsburgh City Council hold virtual or teleconference meetings to vote on legislation in order to curb the spread of covid-19, smaller communities face a challenge. How do these councils and boards avoid meeting in groups larger than 10 while simultaneously following...
Monroeville Jewish center celebrates Purim with NYC themeVideo

Around 50 women, men and children clad in costumes sat listening intently earlier this month as Rabbi Mendy Schapiro’s melodic chant rang out in the small Chabad center off Mosside Boulevard. At seemingly random points, the crowd would erupt in a piercing din as they pounded on tables and activated...

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