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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Athletic Assoc. Prez Concerned with Refugees' Use of Whitehall Fields

Gary and Melanie Remlinger spoke to the Whitehall Council about that issue on Wednesday night.

Refugees on Borough Fields Like it or not, Whitehall Borough has been forced to handle a large influx of refugee families to its community over the past several years. And a great deal of those people have taken residence in the apartments of the Wallace (Prospect) Park area, very near some borough fields that are also near and dear to the hearts of those running the Baldwin-Whitehall Athletic Association (BWAA)—a baseball and softball organization open to children from all communities. The president of the BWAA—Gary Remlinger—and his wife, Melanie, both of Varner Road, spoke to the Whitehall Council at its meeting on Wednesday night, expressing concern over how some refugees have been treating those parks—specifically, Prospect and …

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12:45 pm on Monday, December 3, 2012

observer 11:55 am on Monday, December 3, 2012 I sympathize with all of you who have had your property destroyed. ``````````````````` Of course, but you should have seen the attacks on those who formerly complained on Patch about their property being destroyed by cats owned by people who let them run free and cause such damage. At least we can work to better communicate with and teach our new …   more ›

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Leftovers from March 21 Whitehall Boro Meeting

Speeding detectors, tree planting, Highland Park update and more.

Marcellus Shale/South Hills C.C. Talk Dominates Crowded Whitehall Boro Meeting Read here. Speeding Detectors Whitehall Borough Mayor James F. Nowalk said at a Whitehall Borough meeting on Wednesday night that a "vast majority of motorists are abiding by the speed limit" on Whitehall's Spring Valley Drive, Brownsville Road, Doyle Road and Oakridge Drive, as evidenced by speeding detectors placed on those roads by the Whitehall Police Department. "We do have speeders at times," Whitehall police Chief Donald R. Dolfi said, "but the vast majority of traffic—well over 70 percent of the traffic—is really well within the speed limit." Dolfi said that, even when the speeding detectors set up on those roads are not displaying readings to motorists…

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