Pitcairn News

Pitcairn officials are seeking candidates to fill the council seat vacated by Kurt Seibel, who resigned two days after four new members were voted into office.

As Pitcairn's first new mayor in 20 years, John McCreary Jr.'s first priorities will be mending fences with the police department and working with its new chief to cut crime.

JoAnne Klimovich Harrop can be reached via e-mail or at 412-320-7889. For Vic Vereshack, the path he travels is not clear, but that doesn't keep him from making the journey.

Pitcairn Elementary students are getting a chance to chow down with a healthy snack and learn a thing or two about it.

Though two incumbents lost in the May primary, one of them is waging a write-in campaign in an effort to keep his seat.

A point of contention between Pitcairn's two candidates for mayor is police officer scheduling, a hot topic in the borough since the police chief resigned over the issue.

A senior staff writer for People magazine and IUP alumna will be sharing her experiences in TV/entertainment/magazine journalism with IUP journalism majors at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Beard Auditorium in Stouffer Hall.

A new book, "Remembering Monroeville: From Frontier to Boomtown," by Zandy Dudiak has been released by The History Press in Charleston, S.C. In the book, Dudiak, news editor of the Times Express in Monroeville - a Trib Total Media newspaper - relates 28 stories detailing Monroeville's evolution as part of Plum through its days as rural Patton ...

One night I awoke in the middle of a dead sleep with a song running through my mind.

Mutiny, a revolt against constituted authority in the armed forces, or aboard any ship at sea.

Pitcairn native Dennis Hockenberry became the borough's new police chief after council voted unanimously to hire him last week.

The front steps at Lisa Olsakovsky's red-brick home are crumbling. Her family is in a constant fight to scrub away mold in a musty-smelling basement.

In the world of music, the legendary 1720 "Red Mendelssohn" Stradivarius stands out as one of the most recognizable musical instruments.

Education: Bachelor's degree in elementary education and master's equivalency, Slippery Rock University Background: Smith has been a kindergarten and first-grade teacher in the Gateway School District for 35 years.

Two members of Pitcairn's planning commission announced this week they intend to run for council as write-in candidates.

Chris Togneri can be reached via e-mail or at 412-380-5632. By Chris Togneri TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, September 17, 2009 The family dog saved their lives, but friends, co-workers and people they don't even know are helping the MacConnell family rebound from a devastating house fire.

Three families were able to escape a fire that spread from a vacant home in Pitcairn to two houses on either side.

The American Red Cross is helping 15 people _ 10 adults and five children _ left homeless when three neighboring homes burned in the Pittsburgh suburb of Pitcairn.

Allegheny County officials reported a fire in Pitcairn damaged three houses early Monday morning.

Share + Sep 4, 2009 4:51 pm US/Eastern FEMA has denied a second request for federal assistance to the victims of damage created by severe storms back in June.