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The following proposed ordinances would be considered for adoption at the Regular Council meeting of the Mt. Oliver Borough on December 21, 2009. BOROUGH OF MT. OLIVER ORDINANCE #916 AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF MT. OLIVER, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY,...

Concord Presbyterian Church in Carrick will hold a Santa Breakfast and Craft Sale on Saturday, Dec. 5 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Breakfast with Santa is $5 per adult and $2 for children. Admission to the Craft Sale is free. The meal will include...

Santa and Mrs. Claus will be at the Hilltop Family Care Connection on Saturday, Dec. 5 from 10 a.m. to noon for a Holiday Party. Children ages 10 and under are welcome (when accompanied by a Mount Oliver adult) to come in for free photos with Santa,...

Beginning with Books Center for Early Literacy is currently recruiting volunteers for the Everybody Wins! Power Lunch Program. Volunteers spend one hour a week reading one-on-one with a child during the school lunch period. Beginning with Books...

The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Carrick Branch, welcomes "Puppets for Pages" on Saturday, Nov. 28, from noon to 3 p.m. Children of all ages are welcome to come in for a puppet show by local puppeteers. Following the show will be a craft...

Puppets for Pages will present a puppet show, as well as have a table for children to make their own puppets at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Knoxville Branch Library on Saturday, Dec. 5 from noon to 3 p.m. Puppets for Pages is a volunteer-sup...

The Pittsburgh Poetry Society is coming to the South Side Branch Library on Thursday, Dec. 3. Come and celebrate the Poetry Society's 85th year in the Pittsburgh poetry community with readings at the library from 6-7 p.m. Readers include: Christine...

Pittsburgh Police homicide detectives were requested by Zone Three Police at 2:40 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19 to respond to the 1900 block of Wharton Street for a male who was stabbed. The detectives were informed that 25 year old Rayan Lambert was inv...

Those who would like to learn to knit or crochet a scarf are welcome at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Carrick Branch for a free, three-week class. The last class will be on December 8. Those who already know how to knit or crochet are welcome...

State Rep. Chelsa Wagner, D-Allegheny, said the House has unanimously passed a measure she co-sponsored that would require adoption agencies that are closing to file a plan with the state Department of Public Welfare for how their records would be tr...

Birmingham AARP #2757 will hold a Christmas Party on December 3 at Salvatore's, 5001 Curry Road, beginning at noon. The Christmas celebration will be for members only, a ticket is required to attend. Entertainment will be provided by the Banjo...

Following on the heels of November as American Diabetes Month, which is a time to raise awareness about diabetes and the importance of good diabetes management, the American Diabetes Association announces that Divabetic –Pamper Yourself for the...

The　Sabers had three teams advanced to the Championship games this year which were played　on November 8. The Twerps,　having lost　their only game in regular season play to the Moon Tigers,　retaliated and slayed...

The Pittsburgh Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on a City Council bill proposing text amendments on Tuesday, Dec. 8 at 2 p.m. in the first floor meeting room of the John P. Robin Civic Building, 200 Ross Street. The bill proposes a text...

16th Ward Federal National Mortgage Assn. to Jason Tavenner at 2519 Leticoe St. for $26,000. Halcon Properties LLC to 220 Rothman St. L.P. at 220 Rothman St. for $36,500. Alice Kokowski et al. to IHHWT LLC at 2312 Wellington St. for $4,194. 17th Ward...

Neighborhood Planner Justin Miller from the Department of City Planning was the featured speaker at the November meeting of the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association. Mr. Miller came to the SSSNA to explain "what your City Planning Department...

Santa Claus is coming to South Side. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be taking last minute requests from children as part of the South Side Chamber of Commerce's Holiday Light Up Night festivities on Thursday, Dec. 3. The first 250 children will receive...

Mount Washington residents want to be involved in the decision regarding whether to move the Carnegie Library from its current Grandview Avenue location to another site in the neighborhood. They told guest speakers from the library that at a Nov. 19...

No tax increase for 2010 is the good news for Mount Oliver residents in the proposed $1.84 million budget adopted at the Nov. 16 council meeting. The budget can be viewed in the borough offices. Adoption of a final budget is scheduled for the Dec....

In South Side showing their support for all of the neighborhood branches of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh were (from left) Mary Chase of South Side, Anna Loney of Beechview and Susanne Park of...