Michael DiVittorio stories, Page 6

When Sewickley police Chief Dave Mazza was told his department’s uniform patches were problematic, the law enforcement veteran set out on a mission to correct them. What resulted was a nearly yearlong journey of discovery and the creation of a new patch with the help of a Pittsburgh-based social service...

Fox Chapel property owners will not have to pay more in borough real estate taxes as part of its 2025 budget. Council unanimously voted Dec. 16 to pass the spending plan and maintain the millage rate at 2.95 mills. The borough has not raised taxes since 2019. No programs or...

A new year brings new opportunities at the Sewickley Community Center. One of its programming leaders plans to build on the success of his summer youth development initiative, Mindset of a Leader, and turn it into an after-­school program at 15 Chadwick St. “Our goal with this initiative is to...

Fox Chapel is officially being recognized for its environmental efforts, especially pertaining to birds. Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania wildlife habitat educator Nick Stahlman recently presented borough council with a certificate from Bird Town Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Audubon Council as an official Bird Town. Stahlman also presented new Bird...

Glen Osborne Council recently added two familiar faces to its seven-member panel shortly after saying goodbye to two longstanding members. Council President Thomas Huddleston and Councilwoman Holly Merriman resigned effective Dec. 31. Council accepted their resignations and swiftly appointed their replacements, Greg Curran and Anne Fruehauf, on Dec. 17 following...

Leetsdale property owners will not have to pay more in borough real estate taxes in the new year. Council voted unanimously Dec. 12 to pass the $2.9 million 2025 budget and maintain the millage rate at 9 mills. Of that, 8 mills are planned for general purposes and 1 mill...

Registration is open for a youth and family winter bowling league in Sewickley. The youth and family bowling leagues are eight weeks starting Jan. 11 at Fair Oaks Lanes. Both league games are Sundays starting at 2 p.m. at 660 Ambridge Ave. This is the second year for the program...

Glen Osborne property owners will not have to pay more in borough real estate taxes this year. Council voted unanimously Dec. 17 to pass its 2025 budget and maintain the millage rate at 4.9 mills. This is the third straight year borough taxes have remained steady. The $800,0000 spending plan...

Quaker Valley School District will be closed Monday because of projected inclement weather, district officials announced via social media. After-school and evening activities were also canceled. Jared Rackley, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Moon, said Allegheny County will see between 2 and 5 inches of snow through Monday,...

A woman was hospitalized in critical, but stable condition and a man arrested in connection with a stabbing in Pleasant Hills. Allegheny County Police said officers were dispatched around 7 a.m. Friday for a reported stabbing along the 200 block of Hillock Lane. First responders found a woman suffering from...

Lee McIntire recalled the final conversation he had with his son, Justin McIntire, just two days before he was killed in the line of duty. “Our last words to each other were, ‘I love you,’ ” the father said at a memorial service outside the Brackenridge Borough Building on Thursday...

A man is recovering after being shot in the leg in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood. Officers were dispatched shortly before 6:30 p.m. Saturday to the 100 block of Euclid Avenue for a six-round ShotSpotter alert. Police said calls about a man shot in the leg also came in while they...

Thousands of people across Western Pennsylvania remained without power Monday afternoon, a day after high winds caused power outages in multiple counties. Late Monday afternoon, Duquesne Light was reporting 6,000 customers without power, according to company spokesman Nick Ruffolo. He said the company sought help from 50 contractors to assist...

Stacy Ogutu has the eyes of a red-tailed hawk and the quick note-taking skills of an educated song sparrow. Both of those talents were on display as the McCandless youth marked down every bird she and her other family members saw along the paths of Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve in...

More than 50 senior citizens celebrated the holidays with a party at the Leetsdale Manor apartments on Dec. 11. It was the third annual Christmas party organized by Mayor Sandra Ford. The event was sponsored by the borough and the Quaker Valley Salvation Army. Dinner included pulled pork, chicken, green...

Bell Acres officials held the line on real estate taxes and maintained services in their 2025 budget. Council voted 5-0 on Dec. 9 to pass next year’s spending plan and keep the millage rate at 4.82 mills, which includes 4.32 mills for general purposes and a 0.5-mill fire tax. Council...

Quaker Valley School District police will start the new year with new leadership. David Watts was promoted to top school cop following the resignation of chief Aaron Vanatta, who resigned this month to take a similar role at the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children in Pittsburgh. The board approved...

Plans for a new church in Plum, to be built very close to an existing house of worship, cleared a procedural hurdle with approval from the borough’s zoning hearing board. Jubilee International Ministry sought a variance to build an estimated 6,100-square-foot, single-story church on its property. It would seat 252...

Sewickley property owners will not have to pay more in borough real estate taxes next year. Council voted unanimously on Dec. 10 to pass the borough’s projected $10.76 million spending plan and maintain the millage rate at 6.25 mills. The garbage collection and sewer fees also will remain the same....

Plans for a proposed injection well project in Plum will once again be debated before the borough’s zoning hearing board as the governing body adheres to a state court ruling. Board members voted 5-0 Thursday determining a section of the zoning ordinance involving setbacks applies to Penneco Environmental Solutions’ request...

Indiana Township property owners will not have to pay more in township property taxes in 2025. Some township volunteer firefighters also will receive a tax break as part of a new relief program. Supervisors unanimously voted to pass their estimated $6.5 million 2025 budget. The millage rate remains at 3.47...

Leet property owners will see their township real estate taxes go up about 18% next year. The township commissioners voted 4-0 on Dec. 9 to pass the 2025 budget, which includes the first township tax hike in the last seven years. Commissioner Rody Nash was absent. The millage rate will...

Blawnox property owners will not have to pay more in borough real estate taxes next year. Council unanimously voted Dec. 11 to pass its 2025 budget and maintain the tax rate at 10.85 mills. Garbage collection fees also remained the same. Council raised taxes by 1 mill for the 2023...

Aspinwall property owners will not have to pay more in borough real estate taxes next year. Council voted 6-0 on Dec. 11 to pass its 2025 budget and maintain the millage rate at 8.36 mills, including 0.5-mill for public safety. Councilman Lou Curcio was absent. One mill generates about $150,000...

An illuminating holiday tradition drew hundreds of people tiny Aspinwall on Dec. 7. The annual Light Up the Wall is one of the largest events organized by the Aspinwall Chamber of Commerce and presented in partnership with the borough. Freezing temperatures did not stop dozens of families across the Fox...