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Peters Township offers outlook on 2025 road paving

By Jon Andreassi

Peters Township’s engineering director laid out the plans for paving the municipality’s roads this year. Mark Zemaitis explained to council members at their meeting Monday that more than five miles of township-owned roads are being targeted for resurfacing. According to Zemaitis, 2025 is year two of a three-year plan for treating the roads. “Basically, what we did was we took the remaining roads, re-rode them, re-ranked them, plotted them on a map, and that’ll give us an idea of the surface condition of the remaining list of roads,” Zemaitis said. Peters has $2.3 million budgeted for pavement maintenance in 2025. Also at Monday’s meeting, council unanimously approved a ...

Peters Township police preparing to hire social worker

Peters Township police are planning to add a social worker to its ranks this year – pending a couple of actions from council members. The position itself is accounted for in this year’s budget, but council tabled two motions at its meeting Monday that would amend the Peters Township employee handbook and the police department’s policies to include the job description and duties. Police Chief Joseph Glover explained this was due to some technical issues with the language in those policies. “There are a couple hiccups that we need to work out. That’s why they backed off last night,” Glover said, adding that the resolutions will likely be passed at council’s Feb. 10 ...

PT’s Kuhn named National Coach of Year

David Kuhn’s cell phone rang. The Peters Township boys golf coach glanced at the screen as it flashed Bob Lombardi’s name as the incoming caller. Lombardi was not on the line as the PIAA executive director, but rather as the president of the National Federation of High School ...

WPIAL announces latest Hall of Fame class

Two former coaches, one former administrator and one state championship basketball team are among the local honorees comprising the Class of 2025 to be inducted into the Western Pennsylvania Athletic League’s Hall of Fame. The 18th WPIAL HOF class was publicly announced during a press ...

McMillon setting his own standards

Michael Jackson’s signature song “Beat It” resonates with Darius McMillon. As a two-sport athlete at Peters Township High School, he has followed in the footsteps of some outstanding performers, including his older brother, Donovan, and he has been determined to exceed those standards ...

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South Fayette targeting another WPIAL title

South Fayette girls basketball coach Bryan Bennett has one simple task as the Lady Lions embark on their quest for a fourth straight WPIAL championship. “We are fortunate to have talented kids,” Bennett emphasized. “My job is to not mess it up.” So far, Bennett has upheld his ...

Peters Township among teams vying for Class 5A crown

When the WPIAL announces the playoff bracket for the Class 5A boys’ basketball tournament at 2 p.m. Feb. 10 on KDKA Radio, Baldwin and Montour are expected to grab the top seeds, but look for Peters Township to make its presence known in the single-elimination event that culminates with ...

USC anticipates top seed in Class 6A

When the WPIAL announces playoff pairings in boys’ basketball on Feb. 10, expect Upper St. Clair to draw the No. 1 seed in Class 6A. The Panthers are the defending district champions. Additionally, they have been ranked first throughout the 2024-25 regular season. “They are the best team ...

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South Fayette targeting another WPIAL title

South Fayette girls basketball coach Bryan Bennett has one simple task as the Lady Lions embark on their quest for a fourth straight WPIAL championship. “We are fortunate to have talented kids,” Bennett emphasized. “My job is to not mess it up.” So far, Bennett has upheld his ...

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Bethel Park native named executive director of State Library of Ohio

Editor's note: This story was updated Feb. 10 to clarify the number of staff Knapp oversees. Mandy Knapp, 42, a native of Bethel Park, was recently appointed to lead the State Library of Ohio as its executive director. A resident of Westerville, Ohio, Knapp has more than 20 years of ...

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