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Fox Chapel Area property owners should not expect to see any hike in real estate taxes beyond 3.4% for next school year. School district officials recently approved a resolution pledging to keep any tax hike within an inflation-based state limit. Act 1, passed in 2006 to provide property tax relief,...

Sewickley area councils and commissions have reorganized and set their leadership positions for this year. Aleppo The township commissioners reappointed George Jones and Arthur Williams as president and vice president, respectively. Jones and commissioners Dan Darragh and Amy Richert were each sworn in to new four-year terms. Judy Haluka was...

A wine and mac-n-cheese festival returns to the Monroeville Convention Center after a pandemic-year hiatus. It also comes back with a new name as promoters Dottie and Bob Miller of Jefferson Hills had added a few things to entice thirsty and hungry patrons. Women-n-Wine Purse Palooza Pierogies Mac-n-Cheese is the...

Sharpsburg has an vacancy on council for a man who never served. Brian Kozera, who was elected to his first term on council in November, has moved out of town. “I decided to run for council because my love for Sharpsburg, wanting to see a better infrastructure, economical growth and...

A Pittsburgh man was arrested Wednesday afternoon for attempting to enter the Allegheny County Courthouse with a loaded gun, police said. Prince Kamoory El Akando, 28, of the city’s North Side neighborhood, surrendered to Allegheny County sheriff’s deputies after officials said he attempted to enter the courthouse via the Ross...

The Baldwin-Whitehall School District will shift to a remote learning plan for Thursday and Friday as a result of rising covid cases, district officials announced Wednesday. There already was no school on Monday due to the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Superintendent Randal Lutz said the district expects to resume...

Sewickley officials hope to establish a permanent glass recycling location in the borough to be used by the Quaker Valley Council of Government’s recycling program. Sites discussed by council at the Jan. 11 meeting were in Riverfront Park, the same area where recycling pop-up events took place the past couple...

Masks will be optional for everyone inside Fox Chapel Area School District buildings after five consecutive days of low to moderate covid case levels. This marks a major change to the district’s health and safety plan approved by school board members Monday night. The vote was 8-0 with school director...

Pittsburgh Public Schools is reopening five schools to in-person learning while closing 21 other locations, officials announced Monday. Students can report back to class Tuesday at Pittsburgh Carrick High School, Pittsburgh Liberty PreK-5, Pittsburgh Lincoln PreK-5, Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8, and Pittsburgh Whittier PreK-5. Staff and students at the 21...

Aleppo Township property owners will not have to dig deeper into their wallets to pay real estate taxes this year. Commissioners recently adopted the 2022 budget and maintained the tax rate at 3.5 mills. It has been at least six years since taxes were raised. Projected revenue and expenditures were...

All Diocese of Pittsburgh priests, deacons, choir members and everyone entrusted with the distribution of Holy Communion must wear masks during Mass, according to new safety protocols announced by diocese officials Friday. The diocesan protocol updates are based on the surge in community spread of covid and the highly contagious...

An Edgeworth man convicted of tax evasion has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison and has been ordered to pay nearly $2 million in restitution. In imposing the sentence on Dean Britton, 57, U.S. Senior District Judge Nora Barry Fischer Judge Fischer said the case was one of...

More than 160 covid cases have been reported in the Fox Chapel Area School District within the past few weeks, according to letters sent to district parents. The latest notice, sent out Thursday, alerts families of 22 new “confirmed or probably cases.” They include 10 at the high school, four...

Woodland Hills School District is moving to virtual learning for the rest of the month due to rising covid cases and related issues, district officials announced Thursday. Teachers and building administration will still need report to their buildings each day while the district is in virtual learning. The shift was...

Jim and Katie Sullivan celebrated their first wedding anniversary just days after Christmas. The Glen Osborne native turned Colorado resident met his future wife several years ago in the Centennial State and the couple tied the knot on Dec. 29, 2020. Their first anniversary was to be part of a...

Verona council has a new president, vice president and some new members to start this year. Dave Matlin was appointed head of the table, and Joseph Warren was appointed second in command. Matlin served as vice president last year. Warren was appointed in July to fill the seat vacated by...

Sharpsburg has a new mayor, council president and vice president. Brittany Reno was sworn in as mayor by District Judge Matthew Rudzki at a reorganization meeting Jan. 3. Reno then swore in council members Karen Pilarski-Pastor and newcomers Kayla Portis, Carrie Tongarm and Sara Ishman. Adrianne Laing was named president,...

Oakmont has a new mayor, council president, vice president and some new council members. Sophia Facaros was sworn in as mayor by notary Jill Springer at a meeting Monday night. Facaros then swore in incumbent Councilman John Arnold and newcomers Tracey Holst, Jamie Leonardi and Amanda Pagnotta. Lindsay Osterhout was...

Jefferson Hills property owners will not have to reach deeper into their pockets to pay real estate taxes this year. Council passed its 2022 budget and maintained the millage rate at 5.66 mills at a December meeting. The tax rate includes 5.225 mills for general purposes, 0.355-mill for fire protection...

Sewickley Council has a new president, vice president and several new members. Borough elected officials picked their leaders at a reorganization meeting Jan. 3. Cynthia Mullins and Julie Barnes were named council president and vice president, respectively. Tom Rostek was named president pro tempore. Sworn in were newly-elected members Brian...

Verona property owners will pay more in real estate taxes as council approved an estimated 24% tax hike as part of this year’s budget. Council approved raising the millage rate from 7.8 mills to 9.7 mills, which is a 1.9-mill hike. It means a tax increase of just under $96...

Carnegie Science Center will be closed for five days as a result of staffing shortages, officials announced Tuesday. The closure will run from from Monday, Jan. 10 through Friday, Jan. 14. “Like many other organizations, Carnegie Science Center is managing staff shortages,” officials said via news release. “This short period...

The end of 2021 also became an end of an era as three beloved Oakmont restaurants have been sold. Hoffstot’s Cafe Monaco, The Chelsea Grille and Oakmont Tavern were purchased by Oakmont resident and entrepreneur John Keefe. Keefe owns three other eateries in Oakmont — The Lot at Edgewater, Pub...

Fox Chapel property owners will not have to pay more in real estate taxes as part of the borough’s 2022 budget. Council recently approved its spending plan and tax ordinance maintaining the millage rate at 2.95 mills. Projected revenues are listed at about $8.908 million and expenses at $8.7 million,...

Bridgeville property owners will not have to pay more in real estate taxes as a result of the borough’s 2022 budget. Garbage collection fees also will remain the same, according to Borough Manager Joe Kauer. Council passed the $10.73 million budget in mid-December, 6-0, with Councilwoman Virginia Schneider absent. Real...