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Glen Osborne officials hold the line on real estate taxes for next year
Glen Osborne property owners will not have to pay more in real estate taxes next year. Council unanimously voted Dec. 19 to pass its 2024 budget and maintain the tax rate at 4.9 mills. Budgeted revenues and expenditures were balanced at about $793,000. Projected income includes about $380,000 in real...
Edgeworth Elementary second grader takes over as principal for a day
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 to move headquarters to Cranberry
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 officials hold the line on real estate taxes for next year
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...
Finished, at last: 2 southbound lanes open on Route 28 near the Highland Park Bridge
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...
Leanne and Erik Ford open the state’s 1st Buck Mason location in Sewickley
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...
Fire study recommends Fox Chapel area departments merge
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...
Leaders of merged Aspinwall, Sharpsburg fire departments elected
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....
Quaker Valley School Board picks its leaders, welcomes new members
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 officials approve 2024 budget, hold the line on real estate taxes
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 officials approve nearly 22% tax hike for next year
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 to hold the line on property taxes with 2024 budget
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...
Verona, Oakmont host holiday events the same day
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...
Aspinwall community cookbook now for sale, benefits nonprofit Aspinwall Neighbors
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...
CMU grad and Hollywood icon Ming-Na Wen to be at Steel City ConVideo
Hollywood icon and Carnegie Mellon University grad Ming-Na Wen returned to the Pittsburgh area this week to cheer on her beloved Steelers and meet with fans in Monroeville. She will be among the celebrities at Steel City Con at the Monroeville Convention Center Friday and Saturday, the first two days...
Liberty Tunnel, McCardle Roadway reopen after nearly 5-hour closure due to multi-vehicle crash
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 officials plan to hold the line on real estate taxes in next year’s budget
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 officials hope to hold the line on real estate taxes in 2024, boost community program spending
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...
First responders honored for saving Fox Chapel man’s life
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 hold the line on property taxes in 2024, maintain sewage rates
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...
First responders honored for saving Fox Chapel man’s life
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 food pantry hours noted
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...
Quaker Valley School Board-elect members see recent election as referendum on proposed high school
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...
Sewickley Public Library’s 150-year history celebrated
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 to host inaugural ‘Light Up’ event
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...
