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Shaler Area School District residents’ property taxes will remain consistent for the 2019-20 school year. Shaler Area School Board voted at its June 19 meeting to adopt the nearly $88.57 million budget, which keeps the real estate rate at 23.5 mills. Shaler Area will close the budgetary gap using $3.8 million...

The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) has confirmed that a raccoon discovered on Ganster Street in the Borough of Etna has tested positive for rabies. Rabies is a virus transmitted by an animal bite or scratch, and exposures due to a bite or scratch are almost always fatal when left...

Located near a Ross shopping center, Alex and Sue Colaizzi’s property manages to feel secluded thanks to its gated entryway and curved gardens filled with Japanese maples, evergreens, hydrangeas and rare trees. The gardens surrounding their 1929 stone home are among five stops on the 12th annual Shaler Great Gardens...

State Rep. Lori Mizgorski, R-Allegheny, announced Wednesday that she will offer summer hours to accommodate residents’ busy schedules. Beginning July 9, the legislator will be available for evening hours in Fox Chapel, Glenshaw, Allison Park and Gibsonia for people who need to access to government-related services. The hours will be...

Free pickleball play kicks off tonight in Aspinwall. The courts, at the Aspinwall Community Field near Fifth Street, are open from 6:15 to 8:15 p.m. Wednesdays. The program will run through Sept. 25 and is open to all. A paddle sport for all ages and skill levels, pickleball has emerged...

Blessed Trinity Academy’s JV soccer team won the Diocesan Championship on June 9 at La Roche University. It was a hard-fought game that saw Blessed Trinity Academy grind out a 1-0 win against Holy Trinity....

Residents of the Hampton Township School District will face higher tax bills, thanks in part to rising labor costs. The real estate tax rate will increase by 0.43 mills, or 2.27 percent, as part of the 2019-20 operating budget the school board approved by a 6-1 vote June 10. Mandated...

Get your game on, teens in the Lower Valley. For one week, July 8-12, youngsters can enroll in a free hands-on summer camp to learn the ins and outs of gaming design. Presented by the Pittsburgh International Game Developers Association and Global Game Jam Next, field experts will deliver tips...

A free summer food program launched this week in Sharpsburg and it is free and open to anyone 18 and younger. No registration is required. The program is hosted at Sharpsburg Family Worship Center, 610 Clay Street. “Summer breakfast and lunch provides free food to our wonderful children and teens...

Hampton resident Bill Daugherty barely knew Dale Lynn, but he gave him an extraordinary gift. Daugherty, 50, donated a kidney for a transplant Lynn underwent May 21 at UPMC Montefiore. Lynn, 55, of Hampton was born with only one kidney. After that went bad, he was put on the transplant...

This summer, Elfinwild Presbyterian Church and Etna borough are partnering to help people experiencing food insecurity by providing free lunches to people of all ages. The meals are available from 11:30 to 12:30 p.m., Tuesdays through Fridays, at the Etna Borough Building, 437 Butler St. No registration is required, according...

Etna and Sharpsburg will join municipalities across the region in hosting a National Night Out this summer. The inaugural celebration will be 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 6 at the Gateway Portal, along Bridge and North Main streets. Hailed as a night of appreciation for first responders, the event is...

In April, PennEnvironment and Pennsylvania House Democrats announced a set of proposals that would tackle litter and pollution issues by charging a 2-cent non-reusable plastic bag fee, creating a 5-cent beverage bottle and can deposit program and restricting the availability of plastic straws. Millvale business owners Danielle Spinola of Tupelo...

Sharpsburg Mayor Matt Rudzki didn’t mince words when encouraging people to attend tonight’s drug awareness program in the borough. “Last year, nearly 50,000 Americans died of an opioid overdose,” Rudzki said. “It is a deadly and devastating epidemic. We can’t keep parsing this dire issue.” Rudzki joins state Rep. Sara...

The Blessed Trinity Academy varsity track team competed and were victorious at the May 18 Diocesan Championships at Robert Morris University....

On June 7 the Shaler Area High School Class of 2019 celebrated commencement at Titan Stadium. The bleachers were packed with friends, family and underclassmen as the graduates said a final good-bye to the school district and begin to embark on their individual journeys....

Bike riders of all ages and skill levels descended upon Millvale on June 8 to take part in the Millvale Summer Bike Rally. In addition to raffling off dozens of bicycles, there was an bike obstacle course, food, games and more....

Shaler Area Elementary School fifth-grader Miley Crowell won first place in The Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania’s 2018-19 Youth Sculpture Contest. The contest is part of the National Garden Club’s Youth Sculpture Contest. The theme of the contest is “Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.” The winning sculpture is based on the...

Children who receive free or reduced-price cafeteria meals throughout the year are at risk for food insecurity during the summer break, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Millvale Community Library aims to address the issue through its federally funded Summer Food Service Program from June 11 through Aug....

Etna Manager Mary Ellen Ramage recalled a meeting long ago when the term “river town” had negative connotations, she said, speaking to a crowd from inside a tent at the foot of the 62nd Bridge, overlooking the Allegheny River. “Here we are today, and it’s an awesome thing,” she said....

The weather cooperated as the Hampton High School Class of 2019 enjoyed perfect conditions for the commencement ceremony on June 6. Fridley Field was packed with parents, friends and students as the seniors officially graduated and begin to embark on new adventures....

Chrissy Gurekovich, a sixth-grade teacher at Shaler Area Elementary School, was named the Open Up Resources 6-8 Math Teacher of the Month for May. Gurekovich is being recognized not only for outstanding work in her own classroom, but also for her contributions as a member of the Open Up Resources...

A visit by a 2-year-old Hampton boy who has spina bifida inspired first-graders at Poff Elementary School to never give up and to treat all people the same. Levi Walls spent close to a half-hour showing off his mobility skills. Walls was born with the condition that affects the spine...

The Glenshaw Century Club Inc. (local woman’s club) awarded scholarships totaling $29,000 to 13 deserving Shaler High School graduates. To be considered, students must complete a detailed application which goes through a rigorous evaluation process. Before making the final decisions, selected students then participate in a live interview with the...