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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
South Hills student and school news for November 2021
PTC Richard S. Caliguiri Award Samuel Seiple of Jefferson Hills was recently honored with the Pittsburgh Technical College Richard S. Caliguiri Award, given to the top students in a graduating class. Seiple, a 2013 graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School, was presented the Caliguiri award at PTC’s fall 2021 commencement...
Hampton hopes to make noise vs. defending WPIAL champ Thomas Jefferson
The sound of a train horn punctuates Hampton home games, thanks to an ardent Talbots fan at a nearby home. It’s one of the WPIAL’s loudest touchdown traditions. “I didn’t know about it my first year and it scared the hell out of me,” said coach Jacque DeMatteo, who’s in...
Global Minds club at Baldwin High School gives back
The Global Minds student club at Baldwin High School teamed up with Baldwin Township to make Halloween goodie bags for children in the community. The BHS club students worked together for several days after school to assemble 200 goodie bags total for Baldwin Township’s Reverse Halloween parade on Oct. 23....
Person taken to hospital after Baldwin fire
One person was taken to the hospital after a fire early Wednesday in Baldwin, according to an Allegheny County 911 shift commander. Crews responded to the fire on Curry Hollow Road around 12:30 a.m. The person escaped from the home but was hospitalized with unspecified injuries, according to Tribune-Review news...
South Hills pastor named auxiliary bishop for Pittsburgh diocese by Pope Francis
Pope Francis has named a longtime South Hills pastor an auxiliary bishop of Pittsburgh, the Diocese of Pittsburgh announced Friday. The Rev. Mark Eckman was appointed Friday by Archbishop Cristophe Pierre in Washington, D.C. His ordination is scheduled for Jan. 11 at St. Paul Cathedral in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood. Eckman,...
Have a beer, help the hungry during Hops for Hunger campaign in Pennsylvania
Breweries across Pennsylvania are offering patrons a way to help feed the hungry through the inaugural Hops for Hunger campaign taking place during November. “Pennsylvania is one of the preeminent brewing states in the nation, boasting over 400 breweries — and the number is growing. But just as our brewery...
Republicans win big in Jefferson Hills; Gill Hall fire department remains an issue
It is a clean sweep by Republicans in the Jefferson Hills Council and mayoral races, according to complete but unofficial returns from the Allegheny County Elections Division. Newcomer Keith Polick was the top vote-getter in a race for four four-year council seats. He earned 1,692 votes followed by incumbents David...
All schools in South Park School District going to online learning after Snapchat threat
All schools in the South Park School District will move to online classes Wednesday after Snapchat posts threatened gun violence at South Park Middle School. The district initially announced Tuesday evening that the middle school would turn to virtual learning but then later announced that all of the district’s schools...
Crowds come out for Mt. Lebanon’s Pumpkin Patch Parade
Crowds came out for the annual Mt. Lebanon Pumpkin Patch Parade on Saturday. The parade strolled through the township’s Uptown section on Washington Road from the public safety center to Washington elementary school. The parade featured the police color guard leading the way, several fire trucks, the Mt. Lebanon High...
Bethel Park elementary school students launch ‘pumpkins’ to learn science
Students and even adults have been figuring out ways to launch pumpkins since about the time trick-or-treating became an integral part of the Halloween scene in the late 1930s and early 40s. No doubt inspired by past flying pumpkin feats, on Oct. 26, students at Ben Franklin Elementary School in...
Officials identify truck driver killed in crash with train in Jefferson Hills
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the man killed in a Jefferson Hills truck-train crash Monday as a West Virginia resident. Michael Peters, 64, of Rock Cave, was dead at the scene along Route 51, after his dump truck collided with a Wheeling and Lake Erie train. The...
Police investigate swastika taped inside Mt. Lebanon classroom
A handmade swastika found inside a classroom at Mt. Lebanon School District’s Jefferson Middle School on the third anniversary of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting has prompted Mt. Lebanon police to investigate. An unknown vandal or vandals made a swastika out of masking tape and affixed it to a...
Mayor Nowalk faces challenger Mooney in Whitehall mayor race
The race for Whitehall mayor has incumbent Mayor Jim Nowalk facing newcomer Chris Mooney. Here are the candidates and their responses to questions posed by South Hills monthly. Chris Mooney Age: 63 Political party: Republican Education: BSBA Robert Morris College Occupation: Retired If elected, what are two short-term...
Plum shakes off nerves, shuts out Thomas Jefferson in WPIAL quarterfinals
Before a WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal matchup against Thomas Jefferson started Wednesday night, Plum coach Rafal Kolankowski noticed his team was a bit stiff. Nerves were getting to the Mustangs, an expected reaction for a relatively young team playing in big game. Once the game started, though, the nerves weren’t...
Fire rips through Patete Kitchen & Bath’s Scott showroom 
A fire late Tuesday ripped through a South Hills-based kitchen and bathroom remodeling center that’s been serving Western Pennsylvania for more than half a century Owners of Patete Kitchen and Bath Design Center in Scott say the setback shouldn’t affect existing customers. The blaze and fast-paced effort to extinguish it...
Alle-Kiski Valley WPIAL soccer playoff capsules: Oct. 27, 2021
Boys Class 3A Quarterfinals 6-Kiski Area (16-3) at 3-Franklin Regional (14-3) 6:30 p.m. at Panther Stadium, Murrysville Winner plays: Winner of 7-Moon (16-2)/2-Hampton (16-1) on Monday (time, site TBD) Kiski Area overcame a slow start and put in four second-half goals to take care of No. 11 Gateway in the...
Former South Hills woman accused of dismembering husband’s body, collecting benefits
LAS VEGAS — A 69-year-old Las Vegas woman is accused of defrauding Social Security for years after she allegedly dismembered her dead husband’s body and threw his remains in the trash, according to a federal criminal complaint. Nancy Shedleski deposited $121,000 of her husband’s retirement benefits after his 2015 death,...
South Hills communities, school districts have multiple uncontested races
All three school districts in the South Hills monthly footprint have uncontested races for school board. There are four candidates on the ballot for Baldwin-Whitehall School Director and four open seats. Incumbents Karen Brown and Amanda Priano should retain their seats and be joined by newcomers Karen Brown and Greg...
Person killed when train hits truck in Jefferson Hills
One person was killed when a dump truck collided with a train in Jefferson Hills, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. The victim has not been identified. The incident happened at about 10:30 p.m. Monday. A Wheeling and Lake Erie train had been crossing Route 51 near Worthington Drive when...
Longtime Thomas Jefferson tennis coach savoring final season
There is a major news flash brewing in the Thomas Jefferson tennis program. After 42 years of coaching, Chuck Correll plans to retire next spring following the boys tennis season. “I decided several years ago that I would retire at age 70,” Correll said. “I plan to stay in shape...
Thomas Jefferson, Baldwin, Brentwood volleyball teams cap regular season
To say the players on the Thomas Jefferson girls volleyball team have clicked would be more than accurate. The TJ girls cruised to the Section 3-3A title with an 11-0 record with one match remaining on their 2021 schedule. “My early thoughts this season were that we were going to...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 24, 2021
Baldwin Borough Charles Koenig sold property at 547 Calvert Ave. to Christopher and Carrie Koenig for $124,600. Chastity Oppenheimer trustee sold property at 5106 Dolores Drive to CLL Acquisitions LLC for $193,000. Matthew Belsterling sold property at 5087 Elmwood Drive to Chhabi and Lila Bista for $225,000. James Bramer sold...
Central Catholic jumps on Baldwin quickly, cruises to 6A win
It took longer for Central Catholic to salute its 22 seniors before the game than it did for the Vikings to strike on their first three drives. The Vikings produced 21 first-quarter points on scoring drives of two, four and four plays as they cruised to a 49-21 victory over...
McKeesport knocks off TJ, sets up winner-take-all showdown with Belle Vernon next week
When it comes to the Big 8 Conference, most of the talk usually revolves around Thomas Jefferson and Belle Vernon. But there’s a new big cat on the block, and the McKeesport Tigers have entered the chat. McKeesport used a plethora of big plays and rode the hot wheels of...
South Hills pair charged with cheating federal housing program by flipping foreclosed homes
A pair of South Hills residents are accused of cheating the federal government by posing as the would-be owner-occupant of a foreclosed home, only to attempt to flip the property for profit. A federal grand jury accused J. Reed Pirain, 45, and Renee Vasilko, 48, both of Upper St. Clair,...


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