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The following Housing Court cases are scheduled for Thursday, June 20, at 10:30 a.m. in Magisterial District Judge Richard King’s Courtroom: • Darlisa Galloway, 504 Delmont Avenue, 18th Ward, Codes 116.1,, 307.1, 302.4. • Colleen and Kenneth...

The Fifth Annual Cruisin’ on the Hilltop will take place this Saturday, June 22 along Brownsville Road in Mount Oliver from Arlington Avenue to the clocktower. Beginning at noon and extending to 6 p.m. there will be something for the whole family...

Economic Development South (EDS) has been announced as one of the organizations to participate in Allegheny Conference on Community Development’s (ACCD) new Strengthening Communities Partnership (SCP), an initiative to concentrate private...

16th Ward Cathy Sly to Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. trustee at 2900 Arlington Ave. for $1,764 by sheriff’s deed. Elizabeth Savka Jones to David and Lorraine Pudup at 2924 Devlin St. for $30,000. Laverne Tester to 2933 Mary Street LLC at 3008...

The Sustainable Home Improvement Partnership (SHIP), a servePGH program that repairs and weatherizes homes of vulnerable Pittsburgh residents, will collaborate with the Richard King Mellon Foundation and The Pittsburgh Foundation to increase...

The city is gearing up for another action-packed summer. Free copies of the 2013 Citiparks Summer Magazine are now available at various locations throughout the City, providing easy information on the City’s 2013 schedule of summer events such as c...

The 2013 Allegheny County Traveling Sports Clinics will visit Transverse Field in Mount Oliver on Monday and Tuesday, June 24-25. The sports clinic will be offered between the hours of 10 a.m. and noon and 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. except in the...

The following Housing Court cases is scheduled for Wednesday, June 5, at 8:00 a.m. in Pittsburgh Municipal Court: • Mary Jo Joyce, 454 Nobles Lane, 29th Ward, Continued Code 105.1. The following Housing Court cases are scheduled for Thursday, June...

Construction on the west side of East Warrington Avenue is about to come to an end, but don’t say goodbye to the workers and their trucks just yet. The heavy machines, detours, alternate bus routes...

A new council member, and reestablishment of the Civil Service Commission, were the lead stories from the May 20 Mount Oliver council meeting. It began with Barbara Keener being appointed to council until year’s end to fill the seat formerly...

The following Housing Court cases are scheduled for Thursday, May 30, at 10:00 a.m. in Magisterial District Judge Eugene Ricciardi’s Courtroom: • Jon Richards, 914 Parkwood Street, 16th Ward, Codes 307.1, 302.8, 304.7, 304.10, 108.1.1A. •...

The Birmingham Foundation is releasing the publication of its 15th Anniversary Report. “Building a Foundation: 15th Anniversary Report” will be launched on the foundation’s website – www.birminghamfoundation.org – by May 31. The report...

The South Side Hill Top Memorial Day Parade Committee will hold Memorial Day services this weekend to commemorate their comrades and remember those who sacrificed for their country. Representatives from the Parade Committee, in lieu of a parade as th...

16th Ward First National Bank Pennsylvania to Joel and Norma Hamm at 2130 Arlington Ave. for $30,000. Frank Korzen to Pinnacle Redevelopment Group LLC at 2615 Jane St. for $196,500. Ronni Weiss to Lion Holdings Ltd. at 2946 Spring St. for $18,000....

On Friday, May 17 at 4:25 a.m., Zone 3 Police officers, assisted by Mount Oliver officers, responded to the 108 Zara Street for a 911 report of man shot. When officers and paramedics arrived they found 54-year-old Roger Griffin, unresponsive in the...

The following Housing Court cases are scheduled for Wednesday, May 22, at 1:00 p.m. in Magisterial District Judge James Motznik’s Courtroom: • Terril Demelio, 454 Oneida Street, 19th Ward, Continued Codes 111.1, 922.02A. • Bartholomew David...

The May 8 general membership meeting of Carrick Community Council (CCC) featured an update on the only city-county partnership in Allegheny County: Economic Development South (EDS). The EDS is the nonprofit, community development corporation for...

“We’re here. We’re here to stay. And, we’re here to help you.” That’s what Nic Jaramillo had to say about the Hilltop Computer Center (HCC), located at 500 Brownsville Road in Mount...

Mount Oliver Councilman John Smith Sr. passed away last Wednesday, May 8 after a long illness. He was 82. Mr. Smith had a long history of service to the Mount Oliver Fire Department, joining the company in 1957 and rising to lead the organization as...

16th Ward James Wehner to US Bank NA trustee at 2947 Arlington Ave. for $1,738 by sheriff’s deed. John McGrath to Carl and Bethany Stepanovich at Josephine St. for $2,500. Randy Roscoe et al. to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. at 410 Parkwood...

Lieutenant Larry Scirotto will be the featured speaker at the Mount Oliver City/St. Clair Block Watch meeting slated for Thursday, May 23, 7 p.m. at St. John Vianney Church Parish Center, 823 Climax Street in Allentown. The topic for discussion will...

The following Housing Court case is scheduled for Tuesday, May 7, at 10:30 a.m. in Magisterial District Judge Richard King’s Courtroom: • Jeffery Scott Blackson and Thomas Pasternak, 318 Bausman Street, 30th Ward, Continued Code 302.8. The follow...

The following ordinance will be considered for adoption at a Regular Meeting of Council of the Mt. Oliver Borough on May 20, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. BOROUGH OF MT. OLIVER ORDINANCE #933 AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF MT. OLIVER, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY,...

The following ordinance will be considered for adoption at a Regular Meeting of Council of the Mt. Oliver Borough on May 20, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. BOROUGH OF MT. OLIVER ORDINANCE #934 AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF MT. OLIVER, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY,...

16th Ward Alissa Gilbert Durko to Christopher Faith at 98 S. 26th St. for $190,000. Estate of Michael James Mattes to Hajjah Holdings LLC at 2407 Salisbury St. for $37,000. 17th Ward Mt. Chimera LLC to Trella LLC at 1603 Arlington Ave. for $58,700....