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Kean Quest Talent Search Winners!

Winners! Audience Choice – Shane Treloar Shane Treloar is 11-years-old and in 6th grade at West Allegheny Middle School. He lives in McDonald and his hobbies are tap dancing, drawing and singing. For the finals he sang “One Moment in Time” recorded by Whitney Houston. “Winning felt really good. Everyone was very excited and proud [...]

The Fifth Annual Olé 5K Race By: Paula Green

The Spanish word olé means bravo or hooray, it is simply a way of expressing excitement. Since its inception in 2009, the Olé 5K Race has generated enthusiastic crowds. This year’s fundraiser will be held at 10 a.m., April 13, at North Park and it benefits the Anna Seethaler Hospital in [...]

Congratulations to the North Allegheny Tiger’s football team!

The North Allegheny Tigers Garner Another Sweet Victory in Hershey Congratulations to the North Allegheny Tiger’s football team for winning the State Championship for the second time in three years. NA’s 63-28 victory over Coatsville set a record for highest points scored in a state championship. The PIAA Class AAAA Championship was [...]

Health & Wellness

Benefits of Functional Exercise – By Defined Fitness

So you’re ready to begin an exercise routine. But where do you start? This can be very confusing for many people due to the abundance of choices and conflicting information. In truth, anything is better than nothing, but with that being said, not all exercise is created equal. Most people who are thinking about starting [...]

Heart Disease and Women

By Mary L. Mervosh Health Management Specialist, UPMC Health Plan You can say this much about heart disease – it isn’t sexist. The No. 1 killer of men in the United States – heart disease – is also the No. 1 killer of women in the United States. That message has not really gotten through, [...]

Real Estate

History and Tradition: Thanksgiving and More – Is there anyone who doesn’t know the history of Thanksgiving? We are history rich in our country. Do you have knowledge of how mortgages came to be?

Mortgages can be traced back to England. The concept made the trip on the Mayflower with the Pilgrims. In fact, in colonial days and beyond, the typical transaction included putting 50 percent down on a piece of land or property, with the balance due in five years. Of course, the values of homes were much [...]

What is the Velocity of Money and How Does it Impact Home Loan Rates?

By Jacquelyn Brinker If you’ve been watching the economic news, you’ve probably noticed that reports are chock full of information on the economy. Remember the phrase, “It’s the economy, Stupid?” Market experts and traders have been keeping a close eye on the Commerce Department’s Personal Spending and Personal Income reports. Obviously, those reports provide insight [...]

Just A Thought

Just a Thought—Viva la Difference

By Janice Lane Palko During the Christmas holidays, my husband, 25 and 20-year-old sons and I went to see Les Misérable at the movie theater. It was the only movie that all four of us had not seen so that’s why we chose it. While I enjoyed it, I could tell after 10 [...]

Just a Thought: A Christmas Collage By Janice Lane Palko

This year I will celebrate my 53rd Christmas, and I guess I have enough years under my belt to wax a little nostalgic on Christmases past. It has happened gradually, but Christmas has changed a lot over the decades. When I was growing up in the 60s and 70s, the month of December was a [...]

Movers & Shakers

Jamie and Ali McMutrie Co-founders of Haitian Families First

By: Paula Green Sisters Jamie and Ali McMutrie found themselves in the throes of the national spotlight in January 2010. The Ben Avon natives were caring for orphaned children in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake ravaged the region. Jamie, 33, had been living in Haiti since 2002. She had always wanted to [...]

The Latest on Local Songstress Sydney Hutchko

By: Paula Green Franklin Park native Sydney Hutchko currently resides in Nashville, Tenn., where she is a country music singer/songwriter. She has been singing and song writing since she was 12 years old and is thrilled that she is fulfilling her life’s dream. Hutchko’s success and musical talents continue to flourish as she performs [...]

Joe Valenza – Weighing In on His Life Transformation

By: Paula Green For many Pittsburghers, an outing at Kennywood Park is a day filled with excitement. It’s not usually life-style changing, but such was the case for one Wexford man. -Joe Valenza,39, his wife ,Christina, and their two children Giuseppe, 9, and Sienna, 7, went to Kennywood for the first time [...]

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Education

Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School

CWNC at a Glance: 412-321-4823 CWNC’s new program opens fall 2013 on the Troy Hill Campus. State-of-the-art campus in Cranberry Township opens fall 2014 and will serve 1,000 students Scholarships available Project Based curriculum infused and supported by multiple forms of technology. Each student receives a laptop upon entry Core curriculum supplemented with opportunities in [...]

The Josh & Gab Show: An Anti-Bullying Awareness

By: Paula Green There may have been a time in your life when you were ridiculed for some cruel reason. No matter what the circumstance – bullying is never acceptable! It is imperative to convey this message, especially to school-aged children who seem most vulnerable. Two-Pittsburgh based professional performers –Josh Verbanets and Gab [...]

Support Our Troops

Captain Frances Lamb

By: Paula Green Frances Lamb is serving our country as a Captain in the United States Army Reserves. She is the daughter of Drs. Michael and Kathleen Lamb of Wexford. She has three siblings Kathy, Mary and Joseph. She hails from a family with an extensive military background. “My dad’s father Joe Lamb [...]

A Veterans Day Salute to the Kuhn Brothers By: Paula Green

The United States officially entered World War II in December of 1941 following the malicious attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor. During that time, our country was in a state of turmoil, and we decided to fight back. Because of the mayhem, thousands of men were enlisted in the armed services to [...]