Michael DiVittorio stories, Page 26

Ellie Neal got a very early start on a potential career in education. The Edgeworth Elementary second grader served as principal for a day shortly before the school district’s holiday break. Dressed in a blazer and other work apparel, the young administrator walked the halls with a radio and handled...

Giant Eagle plans to move its headquarters from the RIDC Park in O’Hara to Cranberry. Officials said Wednesday the company signed a long-term lease on a four-story, 100,000-square-foot building at 700 Cranberry Woods Drive in the Cranberry Woods Business Park. It declined to renew its lease at 701 Alpha Drive...

Leetsdale property owners will not have to pay more in borough real estate taxes. Council voted 6-1 to adopt its 2024 budget on Dec. 14. Councilman Roger Nanni dissented. He said he wanted more time to review the spending plan and look for ways to reduce taxes. The tax rate...

Southbound Route 28 is now fully open at the Highland Park Bridge interchange, PennDOT announced Wednesday. That means that at least two lanes of traffic can travel uninterrupted from Kittanning to Pittsburgh. The ramp from Virginia Avenue Extension to southbound Route 28 also has reopened. PennDOT officials said the new...

A unique business recently opened in Sewickley, founded by a former building renovation TV star and her husband, a clothing mogul. Leanne Ford of HGTV’s “Restored by the Fords” and “Home Again With the Fords” opened Pennsylvania’s first Buck Mason location, a high-end casual clothing store. However, unlike the other...

A fire protection study by the state Governor’s Center for Local Government Services recommends fire departments from Sharpsburg, O’Hara, Blawnox and Aspinwall merge into a regional department. The study was prepared with input from officials in those communities. Its final report was released earlier this year. The study finds the...

A Sharpsburg firefighter will take command of the newly merged Aspinwall and Sharpsburg fire departments after winning an election over longtime Aspinwall Fire Chief Gene Marsico to lead the department. Mike Daniher becomes the inaugural chief of Southern Allegheny Valley Emergency Services, or SAVES. The deputy chief is J.C. Teyssier....

The Quaker Valley School Board selected its leadership and welcomed new members. Jonathan Kuzma was named president and Daniela Helkowski as vice president during the board’s reorganization meeting Dec. 5. Incumbents Geoff Barnes and Gianni Floro were sworn in to new four-year terms along with new members Corinna Garcia-Skorpenske, Missy...

Sewickley property owners will not have to pay more in real estate taxes next year as part of the borough’s budget. Council unanimously approved its 2024 spending plan and tax ordinance at its Dec. 12 meeting. Budget documents indicate the tax rate will remain 6.25 mills. The borough has not...

Aspinwall property owners will have to pay about 22% more in real estate taxes next year. Council voted 6-1 at its Dec. 13 meeting to adopt its 2024 budget and set the millage rate at 8.36 mills, a hike of 1.5 mills. Councilwoman Patti McCaffrey dissented. Borough Manager Melissa O’Malley...

Edgeworth officials plan to hold the line on real estate taxes with next year’s budget. The borough’s 2024 preliminary spending plan was unanimously approved last month. It maintains the millage rate at 4.15 mills. The final budget is slated for adoption Dec. 19. It would mark 21 years since Edgeworth...

Holiday events in Verona and Oakmont brought thousands of area residents to both boroughs to celebrate the season. Activities began in Verona for its third annual Jolly Jamboree Nov. 18. There were performances by students of the Western Pennsylvania Center for the Arts under the direction of Bonnie Myers-Toward. Youths...

A new cookbook features recipes from more than 60 Aspinwall area residents and business owners. “Home to Home: Shared Recipes from Your Aspinwall Neighbors” is described as a culinary journey around Aspinwall. The book is a fundraiser for the nonprofit Aspinwall Neighbors, a community organization dedicated to bringing people together...

The Liberty Tunnel has been reopened after a multi-vehicle crash at PJ McCardle Roadway had it closed for nearly four hours Thursday. Pittsburgh Public Safety officials said nine cars were involved in a collision around 5:15 p.m. and remained closed until about 10 p.m. Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said...

Indiana Township property owners should not expect to pay more in real estate taxes as part of the township’s 2024 budget. Supervisors recently approved a preliminary spending plan for next year, which holds the line on taxes. There are no cuts to programs or services. The budget was scheduled for...

Leetsdale property owners should not expect to pay more in borough real estate taxes next year . Council approved its 2024 preliminary budget Nov. 9. However, it was not made available until about week later. The tax rate remains at 9 mills. Of that, 8 mills is planned for general...

A Fox Chapel man is alive thanks to the quick work of some first responders and bystanders in Aspinwall. Tony Suleksi, 81, suffered a cardiac arrest in front of the Aspinwall Borough Building in the early evening of Oct. 4. His wife, Magdeline Jensen, said they were about to head...

Sharpsburg officials held the line on real estate taxes for next year. Council unanimously voted Nov. 16 to pass its 2024 budget and maintain the millage rate at 9.75 mills. Borough sewer rates also remain the same. Council approved its preliminary budget last month. Borough Manager Christine DeRunk said after...

A Fox Chapel man is alive thanks to the quick work of some first responders and bystanders in Aspinwall. Tony Suleski, 81, suffered a cardiac arrest in front of the Aspinwall Borough Building in the early evening of Oct. 4. His wife, Magdeline Jensen, said they were about to head...

Blawnox’s food pantry will be open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 24, Dec. 18 and Dec. 29. No proof of residency or income required to receive items at the borough office, 376 Freeport Road. People can donate nonperishable foods and personal hygiene products for the food pantry from...

Winners of the Quaker Valley School Board race feel the election served as referendum on the proposed high school project. Candidates who were in favor of the estimated $105 million development and how the school district has proceeded thus far defeated challengers who voiced concerns about the school and wanted...

Dustin Shilling spent the past several months rummaging through countless documents and photos in order to showcase a major part of Sewickley’s history. The more he researched, the more his interest grew. The result was a near seven-minute slideshow with music and narration projected on a screen surrounded by various...

Fox Chapel officials hope a new community event will become a holiday tradition. The borough has partnered with Cooper-Siegel Community Library to present the inaugural Light Up Fox Chapel from 5-7 p.m. on Dec. 6 at the borough building, 401 Fox Chapel Road. Festivities include a visit from Santa, children’s...

The body of a man who crashed his car on the Hulton Bridge in Oakmont on Nov. 7 and then jumped over the side into the Allegheny River was recovered on Wednesday afternoon from the Ohio River in Pittsburgh. Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the deceased as Jeremy Gilroy,...