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Fr. Justin Kerber is the new Rector at St. Paul of the Cross
V. Rev. Justin Kerber, CP, was elected the new Rector for the Passionist Community at St. Paul of the Cross Monastery, South Side. Fr. Justin, a Passionist priest for 46 years, comes from serving as Rector of Holy Name Cathedral in Raleigh, NC. He...
Geraldine Bright to celebrate 90th
On August 17, 1928, Geraldine Anne Bright, nee Watson, was born in Pittsburgh. She married Raymond Frederick Bright, Jr. and they were blessed with sons, Raymond Frederick and Alexander Joseph, three...
South Sider recognized on 2018 'Super Lawyers' list
Pittsburgh law firm Meyer, Unkovic & Scott has announced that Super Lawyers® has named Ron Hicks to the 2018 list of top attorneys in Pennsylvania. Super Lawyers®, a Thomson Reuters...
Eugene Ricciardi recertified for service as a Magisterial Judge
Magisterial District Judge Eugene 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. Conduct by the Minor Judiciary...
Anthony Yankus celebrates 100 years
Born in Pittsburgh in 1918, Anthony Aloysius Yankus will celebrate his 100th birthday on March 11 on South Side. Mr. Yankus married Mary Smith of Pittsburgh, and they were blessed with nine children....
Stephanie Chernay to join Neighborhood Allies as COO
Stephanie (Miller) Chernay, a community development consultant and professional, has been named chief operating officer of Neighborhood Allies. In her most recent role, Ms. Chernay served as a proposal manager for University of Pittsburgh Medical...
Funeral directors association installs new officers for 2018
The Allegheny County Funeral Directors Association (ACFDA) recently installed officers for 2018. The newly installed officers are: President: John N. Elachko, III, John N. Elachko Funeral Home, Oakland; Vice-President: James E. Maksin, John F....
Isaiah Noreiga is accepted into PPU doctoral program
Isaiah Noreiga, a resident of South Side, has been accepted into Point Park's University's doctoral (Psy.D.) program in clinical-community psychology. Mr. Noreiga is founder and...
South Side attorney is named PA Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers has named Ronald L. Hicks, Jr. to the 2017 list of top attorneys in Pennsylvania. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business rating service, evaluates outstanding lawyers across the nati...
County mibsters advance to semifinals at national marbles tournament
Five of Allegheny County’s marbles players have advanced to the semifinals of the 94th National Marbles Tournament in Wildwood, New Jersey. In the girls division, 13-year-old Lauren Shutey of the South Side Flats, 12-year-old Sierra Ricci of...
Lauren Shutey is county marbles champ
The Allegheny County Parks Department has announced the winners of the 2017 County Marbles Tournament, which took place June 1-3 in the Courthouse Courtyard. In the girl’s division, 13-year-old Lauren Shutey of South Side Flats was crowned...
Nina Ricciardi graduates from St. Vincent College
Nina Ricciardi of South Side was among 352 students who were awarded bachelor’s or master’s degrees by President Br. Norman W. Hipps, O.S.B., in a traditional public ceremony which recognized the completion of their degree studies at the 171st...
DeTallo named manager of Farmers Bank branch
Melinda DeTallo has been promoted to branch manager of the South Side office of The Farmers National Bank of Emlenton at 1812 East Carson Street. In this position, Ms. DeTallo will develop and...
St. John Bosco girls go undefeated, again
The St. John Bosco Academy Girls Varsity Basketball team made history again and went undefeated four years in a row and won their fourth consecutive section title and Diocesan Championship. The SJBA...
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Point Park students travel to DC to commerate MLK Day
Off campus, Point Park University students and staff traveled to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C. to commerate Martin Luther King Jr....
Councilman Bruce Kraus to receive annual award
The Board of Directors of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Local Officials (LGBTLO) of NLC, will recognize City Council President Bruce Kraus as this year’s LGBTLO local leadership honoree at the upcoming joint constituency groups...
Rep. Readshaw recives municipal assoc. award
State Rep. Harry Readshaw, a board member of the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN), has received the Sahli Service Award from the Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities Association. The award is presented to association members with 20 or...
Carrick student earns honors in the CLP Teen Media Awards
More than 300 Allegheny County middle and high school age teens vied for awards in Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s 2016 Teen Media Awards competition. The awards were presented August 10 at the Carnegie Lecture Hall in Oakland. The library’s...
