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Penn State awarded approximately 12,821 diplomas to students university-wide who completed 568 associate, 10,296 baccalaureate, 1,346 master’s, 142 medical, 246 law and 223 doctoral degrees. South Pittsburgh area students graduating included:...

The Allegheny County Parks Department announced the winners of the 2013 County Marbles Tournament, which took place May 30 through June 1 in the Courthouse Courtyard. In the boys division,...

South Pittsburgh area students earning Dean’s List honors at Penn State University include: Nicholas R. Bittner, University Park Campus; Salvatore D. Bittner, University Park Campus; Shawna D. Falcione, Greater Allegheny Campus; Andrew S. Forse,...

Meyer, Unkovic & Scott announced attorney Ron Hicks has been elected to the Judiciary Committee of the Allegheny County Bar Association (ACBA). Ronald L. Hicks, Jr., partner at Meyer Unkovic & Scott, was elected to the ACBA Judiciary Committee for a...

Magisterial District Judge Richard King and Senior Magisterial District Judge Nancy L. Longo were again certified for service as members of Pennsylvania’s Unified Judicial System after successful completion recently of continuing legal education...

Judy Hackel of Allentown, a senior administrative assistant with UPMC has been nominated and chosen as a 2013 winner of the “Physician Services Division (PSD) Award for Staff Excellence in Service to the Community.” Ms. Hackel was identified as...

Magisterial District Judge Gene Ricciardi was again certified for service as a member of Pennsylvania’s Unified Judicial System after successful completion recently of continuing legal education course work. The week-long instructional program is...

Jonathan Mulick of Mount Washington earned honors at the Pittsburgh Regional Science and Engineering Fair at Heinz Field on April 5. Jonathan, a student at Bishop Canevin High School, earned Sponsor Awards from the American Chemical Society,...

State Rep. Jake Wheatley, D-Allegheny, has been appointed by House Democratic Leader Frank Dermody to the House Select Committee on School Safety. The panel will investigate and review security and policy procedures in public and nonpublic schools...

Councilwoman Natalia Rudiak, 33, has been appointed the new state director for the Young Elected Officials Network, a national organization devoted to recruiting and supporting young elected officials at the local, state and national levels of govern...

State Rep. Harry Readshaw, D-Allegheny, has been awarded the 2013 William Van Essen Award from The Western Pennsylvania Optometric Society for those individuals or organizations outside the optometric profession who have significantly served the...

In the late 1950s, some stay-at-home moms in the Mount Oliver area decided to find something fun to do without their children, but within walking distance of each another. When one of the women sugges...

Emmaus Community resident Cece Wagner and two of her teammates, Dave Mulgrave and Bobby Walsh, are headed to the Pennsylvania Special Olympics State Games in Harrisburg this week, after winning gold...

Jennifer Haney and Alejandro Torrez are engaged to be married. Jennifer is the daughter of Doris and Larry Haney of Mt. Oliver. Alec is the son of Alicia Lewis and Jose Lopez of Lansing, Michigan. Jennifer has a B.A . in Criminal Justice, with a...

Pennsylvania State University included several South Pittsburgh area students in the fall 2012 commencement exercises. Commencement ceremonies were held the December 22, 2012. South Pittsburgh students receiving degrees included: Steve D Bohner,...

South Pittsburgh students from Penn State University earning Dean’s List honors for the fall term included: Nicholas R Bittner, University Park Campus; Salvatore D Bittner, University Park Campus; Shawna D. Falcione, Greater Allegheny Campus;...

Alyssa J. Haney, daughter of Doris and Larry Haney of Mt. Oliver, has been named to the LaRoche College dean’s list for the fall quarter 2012-2013. She is a freshman majoring in both psychology and criminal justice. She attained a 4.0 for the...

It’s not just because she’s been a converted Catholic for over 50 years. It isn’t even because she’s been called the “Queen of Funnel Cakes.” For Lois Keller, a member of Saint Mary of the Mount parish, receiving the “Manifesting the...

 James Doring, a web and communications specialist in Duquesne University’s Palumbo-Donahue School of Business, placed second in the 2012 James E. Beckley Student Writing Competition for his article Not Much to “Like” About the Facebook IPO:...

New officers were installed at the October meeting of the Board of Directors of The Brashear Association. The South Pittsburgh community service agency will continue to be led by President Jennifer H. Jeffers, a South Side resident, who is employed...