April 28, 2025 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements, McKeesport and Region News
Nine candidates for McKeesport Area School District’s school board will debate Tuesday night in the high school auditorium, a district spokeswoman announced.
The debate, at 7 p.m. April 29, is being organized by political science teacher Gerald McGrew and his honors political science class. The public is welcome to attend and the debate also will be streamed on the district’s YouTube channel, the spokeswoman said.
“The class has been working on preparing questions and candidate bios from the information received in class,” McGrew said in a release. “The debate will be run very professionally by the students most of whom are juniors, but we do have a couple of seniors in the class as well.”
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April 03, 2025 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
(Courtesy Western Pennsylvania Conservancy)
TreeVitalize Pittsburgh is looking for volunteers to help plant 30 trees in McKeesport this Saturday, a spokeswoman said.
Volunteers will help plant 10 trees in Renziehausen Park, six along Sixth Avenue and 14 along Market Street.
Trees are selected that are slower-growing, native to Pennsylvania, compatible with an urban environment and safe around sidewalks and overhead utility lines, according to TreeVitalize’s website.
TreeVitalize Pittsburgh is a project of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Allegheny County Parks, the City of Pittsburgh, Tree Pittsburgh and the state Department of Conservation & Natural Resources.
Volunteers will meet at 9 a.m. Saturday at 500 Market St.
To register, contact Alicia Wehrle at awehrle@paconserve.org or 412-586-2386, or visit the Water Land Life website.
April 02, 2025 |
By Stacy Alderman | Posted in: Announcements, White Oak News
Correction: All children age 10 and under are allowed to participate in the Easter egg hunt. This story was corrected after publication. We apologize for the error.
(File Photo, “Tulips Jubilee,” by Cam Miller, via Flickr. Licensed under Creative Commons By-NC-ND.)
The White Oak community is gearing up for warmer weather with events and activities that will appeal to everyone from kids and craft enthusiasts to athletes and animal lovers.
White Oak Athletic Association
WOAA will host its first youth basketball tournaments starting April 17-19 and again from April 24-27. Softball and baseball are ongoing, and the association’s calendar has several fundraisers, cash bashes, and bingos listed well into May. Their calendar can be found online.
Easter Egg Hunt
For children 10 and under, the borough will host an Easter Egg hunt on April 19 starting at 10 a.m. at Heritage Hill Park.
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March 10, 2025 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
Visitors and vendors talk during the 2024 Health & Resource Fair. (Submitted photo via Facebook)
Irwin Senior Activity Center will hold its 3rd Annual Health & Resource Fair March 22, a spokeswoman said. Hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and admission is free.
The fair is open to the public in the surrounding communities and will host nearly 30 vendors from healthcare, insurance and other organizations.
Also on hand will be giveaways, coffee tasting, therapy dogs, basket raffles, a bake sale and reasonably priced Exercise teachers from the activity center also will be on hand to answer questions.
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March 10, 2025 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements, Politics & Elections
(Submitted photo courtesy of the candidate)
A longtime McKeesport police officer has announced his candidacy for the McKeesport Area School Board in the May primary election.
Julian Thomas is running on both the Republican and Democratic tickets. School director positions are officially non-partisan and cross-filing is common.
A graduate of Community College of Allegheny County, Thomas is married and a father of four children, including two attending McKeesport Senior High School.
Thomas, a member of Ebenezer Christian Worship Center in Clairton, described himself as “a passionate community organizer focusing on improving our communities rapport with the local government and school district as well as getting the services and resources to the communities most in need of them.”
He has been a police officer for 15 years.
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March 07, 2025 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements, Politics & Elections
(Submitted photo)
White Oak resident Adam Kitta has announced his candidacy for the 35th Legislative District and is running on the Libertarian Party ticket.
Kitta, a lifelong resident of the Mon Valley, said the driving force of his candidacy has been his “passion to make a difference and determination to bring people together.”
A special election is being held March 25 to fill the vacancy left by the Jan. 19 death of State Rep. Matt Gergely of McKeesport.
The 35th District includes McKeesport, Clairton, Duquesne, Homestead, Liberty Borough, Lincoln Borough, Munhall, Port Vue, South Versailles Twp., Versailles, West Homestead, Whitaker, White Oak and portions of West Mifflin.
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March 03, 2025 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
Pittsburgh native and actor Joseph Cannon volunteered at the St. Sava fish fry in 2022. (Submitted photo courtesy St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church)
Lent begins on Wednesday for Western Christianity, and Lenten fish fries are just around the corner.
St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, 901 Hartman St., will hold its fish fry every Friday beginning March 7 and continuing weekly through April 4, a spokeswoman said. Hours are 12 noon to 6 p.m.
The church will accept both pre-orders Sundays through Wednesdays, or walk-in orders on Fridays. To place a pre-order, call (412) 287-6249. All orders must be paid in advance with a credit card, the spokeswoman said.
The St. Sava fish fry was voted best in the Pittsburgh area in 2024 by the NextPittsburgh website.
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March 03, 2025 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements, McKeesport and Region News
MAHS students Monae Chance, clarinet, and Emma Cantu, bass clarinet, prepare for Music in Our Schools Month. (Submitted photo courtesy McKeesport Area School District)
McKeesport Area School District will celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Music in Our Schools” month with a free concert at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the high school auditorium, 1960 Eden Park Blvd.
A district spokeswoman said the concert will feature several instrumental and vocal groups from the middle and high school, as well as combined band and orchestras from both age levels.
“Music in Our Schools Month” was created in 1985 by the non-profit National Association for Music Education, formerly the Music Educators National Conference. The group, representing 58,000 music teachers from all 50 states, was founded in 1907.
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February 27, 2025 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
McKeesport Area Family Support Group of the National Alliance on Mental Illness will host a discussion by Dr. Amira Wolfson at its next monthly meeting, a spokeswoman said.
Wolfson will discuss PACE schools and providing individualized education with mental health, behavioral and autism support services. There will be a question-and-answer period afterward if time allows.
NAMI McKeesport meets at 6 p.m. March 5 at Penn State Greater Allegheny, 4000 University Drive, Frable Building, Room 122. Regular meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month and are open to the public.
February 17, 2025 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
U.S. Steel Clairton Plant in a file photo. (Mark Dixon, Blue Lens, LLC, via Flickr, licensed under Creative Commons)
Grants totalling $250,000 will be distributed to local health and welfare groups from a fund created as part of a settlement between Allegheny County and U.S. Steel Corp., officials announced.
And the public is being invited to weigh in on future rounds of funding at two meetings being held this week on Tuesday and Thursday.
The awards are being made from the Mon Valley Public Health & Welfare Grant Program, which was established as part of the settlement from the 2018 fire at the U.S. Steel Clairton Plant, said a spokesperson for Allegheny County Economic Development.
“ACED’s investment in these programs is a direct response to the voices of the Mon Valley community. By actively listening to constituents as we developed the application system, sought applications, reviewed submissions, and awarded funds, we are able to support projects that not only improve the environment but also protect the health and well-being of Mon Valley residents,” said Lauren Connelly, ACED director.
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