The Week: North Hills - Nov. 1-7, 2020

Here are some recent Tribune-Review news stories and features from the North Hills.

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Female police officer claims sexual harassment in suit against ex-McCandless chief, lieutenant

A McCandless police officer is suing the town, former chief and a lieutenant alleging discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation.

Melissa Delval filed the lawsuit on Friday in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court naming as defendants former chief David DiSanti and Lt. Jeffrey Basl.

DiSanti resigned last November after previously being placed on administrative leave while officials investigated allegations by Delval and two other women with ties to the department.

Unofficial results: Mercuri likely to defeat Skopov in race for 28th state House seat

Voters in the North Hills tasked with filling the seat vacated by former Speaker of the House Mike Turzai will likely keep the seat in the GOP’s hands.

Republican Rob Mercuri of Pine is on track to defeat Democrat Emily Skopov of Marshall to win a two-year term as the state House District 28 representative, which comprises McCandless, Pine, Marshall, Franklin Park and Bradford Woods.

A Republican has held the seat since 1969. Turzai served for 20 years before he resigned in June to take a job as general counsel with Peoples, the Pittsburgh-based gas utility.

Pine proposes belt-tightening instead of tax hike to make up for income lost to pandemic

Pine officials plan to implement a series of belt-tightening saving measures next year instead of raising taxes to make up for an expected drop in revenue because of the coronavirus pandemic.

To counter an anticipated 6% less in overall revenue for the General Fund next year, spending will be reduced by 10% using a four-point plan.

Hampton church on mission to connect kids with foster, adoptive homes

Finding foster or permanent families for the more than 13,000 children in Pennsylvania who need a home might seem like an insurmountable task.

But members of Allison Park Church in Hampton believe finding homes for those kids is an opportunity to put their faith in action one child at a time.

The church is partnering with the local nonprofit group Network of Hope to launch an initiative called Treasured Kids, which aims to recruit and provide support and resource for foster care and adoptive families.

North Allegheny appoints Friez as new superintendent of schools

A veteran Pittsburgh Public Schools administrator hired last year to serve as North Allegheny’s assistant superintendent of secondary education has been appointed to the district’s top leadership position.

The school board voted unanimously to appointed Melissa R. Friez as superintendent of schools. Friez’s appointment takes effect on July 1 and is a five-year contract.