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Amid fears that a continuing ailing economy and an early projection of a $2.4 million deficit would lead to widespread layoffs, Bishop David A. Zubik informed the pastoral staff of the central administration of the Diocese of Pittsburgh on August...

The following Housing Court cases are scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 6, at 10:00 a.m. in Magisterial District Judge Eugene Ricciardi's Courtroom: • Helena Anne Bush and Daniel J. Peters, 2106 Spring Street, 16th Ward, Code 302.4. • Jerome and...

The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh--Mt. Washington, 315 Grandview Avenue, has planned a full slate of programs for teens and adults in September. Two Gardening Thyme programs are scheduled: The Herbal Spa program will be held on September 6 and the...

The Allegheny County Health Department reported four grocery stores have joined the Women, Infants and Children supplemental food and nutrition program. The additional stores accepting WIC food vouchers are two new Bottom Dollar supermarkets,...

SCORE Pittsburgh presents another Small Business Basics workshop on Saturday, Sept. 22, at the PNC-YMCA, 2nd. Floor, 236 Fifth Avenue, downtown. This workshop, which is presented by working professionals, helps new businesses get off to the right...

The next meeting of the Carrick/Overbrook Community Watch meeting will be at the Concord Elementary School on Monday, Sept. 10 at 7 p.m....

The next Carrick Community Council public meeting will be on Wednesday, Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. at Pittsburgh Concord K-5 Auditorium, 2350 Brownsville Road, Pittsburgh PA 15210. The meeting will highlight the participants in this year's Carrick Goes...

Pittsburgh's South Side Rotary Club will present the program Timeline Unpacked at Le Brew House Tuesday, Sept.11 5:30-7 p.m. Timeline is the first in a series of quarterly workshops designed to help local businesses increase traffic and attract more...

Nazareth Housing Services, in association with PNC Community Development Banking, is hosting a Homebuyers' Club for first-time home buyers. The five-week course will take place on Tuesdays, beginning September 11 at Nazareth Housing Services at...

16th Ward Robert Wolf to Sue Ann Lewis and Roy Wolfe at 1615 Conway St. for $10,000. Nicholas Giordano to Federal National Mortgage Assn. at 138 Dengler St. for $1,659 by sheriff's deed. Home Solutions Partn. 4 REO LLC to Transportation Alliance...

The Allegheny County Health Department is warning students and drivers to be alert to potential dangers as thousands of youngsters embark on a new school year. Teen drivers and pedestrians, many of whom face new routes to school, can assure a safe...

This year marks the beginning of a new era in the rules that apply to the disposal of electronic devices in Pennsylvania. Under a new state law that takes effect this year, manufacturers that sell electronics in Pennsylvania must establish e-waste...

Hilltop residents and block groups are encouraged to come out and discuss their nagging community safety concerns with the Hilltop Public Safety Action Team on Tuesday, Sept. 11. The program, "Improving the Quality of Life in Our Hilltop...

For the first time in its 103 year history, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – South Side, 2205 East Carson Street, will have air conditioning. Thanks to a geothermal heating and cooling system, the...

Pittsburgh's Zoning Board of Adjustment has scheduled the following public hearings of interest to South Pittsburgh residents in the first floor hearing room of the John P. Robin Civic Building, 200 Ross Street, Downtown. Zone case 167/12 on...

The Special Meeting of Mount Oliver Borough called to approve a new contract for Chief of Police Frank Mossesso was called to order at 7:10 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 30, by 7:14 p.m. the meeting was over. All council members were present along with...

During the 2011-2012 grant year, the South Side-based Birmingham Foundation awarded 32 grants totaling a record $1.3 million to 28 different health and human services organizations. As the foundation completes its 15th year of grantmaking in South...

Work on East Warrington Avenue in Allentown and Beltzhoover will begin soon when a $2.2 million reconstruction project gets under way. Gulisek Construction, LLC was the low bidder on the contract that will replace the road surface in the travel and p...