Brian C. Rittmeyer

Pittsburgh

News Reporter at Valley News Dispatch

News Reporter at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

News reporter for TribLIVE in Pittsburgh, Pa.

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8 candidates, including 4 incumbents, seek nominations to North Hills School Board

1 week ago | triblive.com | Brian C. Rittmeyer

Eight candidates, including four incumbents, are running in the May 20 primary for the North Hills School Board. Seven of the candidates, including all four incumbents, are cross-filed. One will be on the Republican ballot. Candidate Anthony Hall, who is cross-filed, could not be reached.
Board hopefuls vying for seats in all 3 regions of Shaler Area School District

1 week ago | triblive.com | Brian C. Rittmeyer

Shaler Area School District residents will see contested races across all three of the district’s regions in the May 20 primary. Region 1In Shaler’s Region 1, four candidates are vying for two seats with four-year terms. Three of the candidates are cross-filed, while one will be on the Democratic ballot. Candidate Bernard Martin O’Brien Jr., who is cross-filed, did not respond. Region 1 incumbents James Burn Jr. and April Kwiatkowski will not be on the ballot.
4 seek reelection to Hampton School Board; 1 challenger vying for seat

1 week ago | triblive.com | Brian C. Rittmeyer

Four members of the Hampton School Board are seeking reelection this year, with one challenger making the May 20 primary contested. All of the candidates are cross-filed and will appear on the Democratic and Republican ballots for the four-year seats.
Democrats Kettering, Warden-Rodgers vie for nomination as Ross 6th Ward commissioner

1 week ago | triblive.com | Brian C. Rittmeyer

Two Democrats are vying in the May 20 primary for the Ross commissioner seat representing the township’s sixth ward. The candidates are incumbent John W. Kettering and challenger Haley Warden-Rodgers. The Republican candidate, Justin Jeffrey, is unopposed in the primary. Ross has nine commissioners, each from a ward, who are staggered so that roughly half of the board is up for election in each municipal election year.
Shaler awards $1.3M road paving contract

1 week ago | triblive.com | Brian C. Rittmeyer

More than two dozen Shaler roads will be resurfaced this year. Township commissioners at their April 8 meeting accepted a $1.31 million bid from A. Liberoni, which had submitted the lowest of seven bids for the township’s road paving program. The highest bid was nearly $1.67 million. The work is not expected to start before June, said Tim Rogers, temporary township manager. The township plans to do work under some of the roads before paving begins.
McKnight Road traffic crossover, Babcock Boulevard ramp closure planned in Ross

1 week ago | triblive.com | Brian C. Rittmeyer

The next phase of a traffic crossover on McKnight Road in Ross will start Friday, PennDOT announced. Northbound traffic on McKnight Road is expected to be crossed over into the southbound lanes on Friday to allow crews to continue work on the bridge carrying traffic over Babcock Boulevard, the agency said. Preparatory work will start at 9 a.m. with traffic being shifted to the outermost lanes. Crews will install barriers and paint lines ahead of the crossover.
$4.2M contract awarded for community center that will house Etna's new library

1 week ago | triblive.com | Brian C. Rittmeyer

Volpatt Construction has been awarded a $4.2 million contract for the Etna Center for Community, the Etna Community Organization announced Monday, April 14. Construction started immediately on the renovation of the historic Ochse Hall, built in the 1870s by one of Etna’s founding families, at 341-343 Butler St., the organization said.
Gas line work to restrict traffic for 2 weeks on Rochester Road in Ross

1 week ago | triblive.com | Brian C. Rittmeyer

Traffic on Rochester Road in Ross is expected to be restricted for the next two weeks, PennDOT announced. Peoples Natural Gas was scheduled to start working on a gas line Monday, April 14. Because of that, there will be single-lane, alternating traffic from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays through April 25 between Nocklyn Drive and Sewickley Oakmont Road. Drivers are advised to use caution while traveling in the work zone.
In brief: Happenings in the Shaler Journal area

1 week ago | triblive.com | Brian C. Rittmeyer

Lovato resigns as Shaler managerThe Shaler commissioners accepted the resignation of township Manager Christopher Lovato at their April 8 meeting. A reason for Lovato’s departure was not publicly stated. He began as deputy township manager in September 2022 and replaced Tim Rogers as manager in January 2023. The commissioners approved hiring Rogers, who had retired in December 2022, as a manager consultant, effective April 1. He is expected to help the township in hiring a new manager.
In brief: Happenings in the North Hills area

1 week ago | triblive.com | Brian C. Rittmeyer

Lawmakers hosting free shredding eventState Rep. Emily Kinkead and state Sen. Lindsey Williams are hosting a free document shredding event from 10 a.m. to noon April 26 at the Ross Township Department of Public Works, 225 Cemetery Lane. To avoid traffic issues, participants should arrive no earlier than 30 minutes before the start of the event. For questions, contact Kinkead’s office in Bellevue at 412-321-5523.