Thursday, May 23, 2013
The event runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. that day in honor of National EMS Week.
In honor of National Emergency Medical Services Week, Medical Rescue Team South Authority (MRTSA) paramedics will host a community open house event at the MRTSA headquarters in Mt. Lebanon on Friday, May 24, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Children are welcome. Established in 1976, MRTSA serves the communities of Baldwin Township, Mt. Lebanon and Whitehall, Castle Shannon, Dormont and Green Tree boroughs. The open house will allow visitors to: "Medical Rescue Team South Authority is incredibly proud of the work our paramedics and EMTs (emergency medical technicians) perform in the community every day," paramedic Jesse Siefert said in a news release. "Their compassion and dedication to providing excellent pre-hospital care is unwavering through the …
40.375934
-80.037821
315 Cypress Way, Mt Lebanon, PA
MRTSA Headquarters
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Notes from a Tuesday night township meeting.
Concert & Dinner Benefit for Cancer Fight Baldwin Township Commissioner John Paravati promoted a special fundraiser during Tuesday night's township Board of Commissioners meeting. The fundraiser is a dinner and concert event on March 9 to benefit Carol Reffner, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2012. Carol is the wife of Castle Shannon Volunteer Fire Department Chief Bill Reffner. (Castle Shannon Fire services Baldwin Township.) Tickets to the event, which will be held at the fire department's station along Route 88 (3600 Library Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15234), cost $20 each and include a buffet-style pasta dinner and performances by local country/rock bands The Hills and Johnny Miller & The Back Sliding Fools. Some beverages will be provided …
40.380016
-80.018164
Baldwin Township Municipal Building (Administrative Offices)
10 Community Park Dr, Pittsburgh, PA
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Thursday, January 31, 2013
As flu season wanes, a new Super Bug from Australia is taking its place in the spotlight.
A new strain of the highly contagious norovirus has reached the United States from Australia. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that the virus, named GII.4 Sydney because it's believed to have started in Sydney, Australia, is currently the leading cause of norovirus outbreaks in the United States. In the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, released on Friday, the norovirus is described as the leading cause of epidemic gastroenteritis, including foodborne outbreaks, in the United States. Hospitalization and mortality associated with norovirus infection occur most frequently among elderly persons, young children and immunocompromised patients. Time reports that the norovirus is often confused with the…
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Also, Whitehall's 2012 house decorating contest winners are announced, and other notes from Wednesday night's borough council meeting.
Borough Appointments At its meeting on Wednesday night, the Whitehall Borough Council unanimously appointed six people—all incumbents—to serve the borough as municipal volunteers in various capacities: The Whitehall Council also unanimously appointed two incumbents (listed first and second below) and one newcomer to serve on the board of the Whitehall Public Library: The library board's newest officers were also revealed on Wednesday night. Cristina Brady will serve as President, Hal Ohm is Vice President, Damien Schorr is Treasurer, and Recker is Secretary. The board's officers do not have terms, but they typically remain in their positions for one year. And selected unanimously by his colleagues to represent Whitehall on the Medical …
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-79.978899
Borough of Whitehall Municipal Complex (Administrative Offices and Outdoor Recreation)
100 Borough Park Dr, Pittsburgh, PA
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012
'LUCAS went on its first cardiac arrest 90 minutes after being unpacked from the delivery box.' - paramedic Jesse Siefert
In an effort to improve patient outcome from sudden cardiac arrest, Medical Rescue Team South Authority (MRTSA), which has a base in Whitehall Borough, has begun employing a new LUCAS 2 mechanical CPR device. According to paramedic Jesse Siefert, MRTSA is the second emergency medical services agency in Allegheny County to utilize the cutting-edge tool. "The ultimate goal for any cardiac arrest patient is to restore ROSC (return of spontaneous circulation) as soon as possible," Siefert said, touting the device's "continuous chest compression" feature. (Watch the YouTube video above to see the LUCAS 2 device in action.) MRTSA was able to purchase the $13,570 LUCAS 2 thanks to a generous grant from the Snee-Reinhardt Charitable Foundation, …
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-79.981602
Medical Rescue Team South Authority - Whitehall Base
4480 Clairton Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
And five other stories in these Whitehall police notes.
Suspected Overdose Whitehall Borough police officers arrived at a residence in the 1600 block of Skyline Drive in the Wallace (Prospect) Park area at around 9:47 a.m. on Sunday for a report of an unconscious male, Whitehall police Deputy Chief Richard M. Danko said. Crews from Medical Rescue Team South Authority also came to the scene to find the man—Nicholas Antonio Miller, 24, of 2922 Glenmore Ave. in Dormont Borough—in a state of "ineffective breathing," Danko said. Danko said that Miller was suffering from an apparent overdose of a controlled substance and that he was in possession of a syringe that contained what is suspected to be heroin. An ambulance took him to UPMC Mercy Hospital for treatment, Danko said. A Mercy representative …
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-79.96559
Wallace Park (Prospect Park)
1450 Maple Dr, Pittsburgh, PA
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40.35093
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Whitehall Police Department
100 Borough Park Dr, Pittsburgh, PA
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
And other Whitehall borough police stories from this past week.
Neighbors' Dispute Whitehall Borough police officers went to the 5000 block of Carlyn Drive at around 9:14 on Wednesday night for a report of a disturbance happening outside of a home there. When the officers arrived, they met with an injured man who said that an argument between him and a neighbor resulted in him being pushed and knocked down, Whitehall police Chief Donald R. Dolfi said. The victim had struck his head on something as he was falling to the ground. Crews from Medical Rescue Team South Authority arrived at the scene to treat the victim, who provided officers with the name of the other man involved in the altercation. Police searched the immediate area but could not initially find the other man, Dolfi said. But after …
40.43476
-79.99244
950 2nd Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
Allegheny County Jail
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40.35093
-79.978899
Whitehall Police Department
100 Borough Park Dr, Pittsburgh, PA
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1838979
/locations/8246332
40.364652
-79.967141
1550 Radford Rd, Pittsburgh, PA
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/locations/8246333
40.348795
-79.98581
5000-5100 Carlyn Dr, Pittsburgh, PA
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/locations/8246334
40.355925
-80.008129
5300-5400 Orchard Hill Dr, Pittsburgh, PA
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/locations/8246335
40.35089
-79.993489
4700-4800 Jewel Dr, Pittsburgh, PA
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Man says that a woman hit him in the back of his head after he crinkled up her fundraising flier. And two other Whitehall police stories.
Not the Charitable Way A Whitehall Borough police officer went to the Princess Lanes bowling center at Caste Village at around 8:10 p.m. on Thursday for a report that a man was struck in the back of his head there, Whitehall police Chief Donald R. Dolfi said. When the officer arrived, he was greeted by the victim, who said that a woman trying to solicit money from him for a family fundraiser had struck him after he refused to participate in her fundraiser. The man said that he was approached by this same woman—Lucy Marie Husser, 54, of 5115 Union Ave. in Union Township—at Princess Lanes about one week prior with the same request and refused to participate then, as well. This week, the victim said, he crinkled up the woman's fundraising …
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-80.06742
1000 Bower Hill Rd, Pittsburgh, PA
St. Clair Hospital
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40.43476
-79.99244
950 2nd Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
Allegheny County Jail
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-80.000679
Princess Bowling Lanes
540 Weyman Rd, Pittsburgh, PA
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1836827
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40.36437
-79.999679
Maiden Bridge and Canongate Apartments
100 White Hampton Ln, Pittsburgh, PA
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40.35093
-79.978899
Whitehall Police Department
100 Borough Park Dr, Pittsburgh, PA
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1838979
/locations/8910924
40.366593
-79.96789
1633 Parkline Dr, Pittsburgh, PA
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012
The junior left Friday's game on a stretcher.
Baldwin High School's junior defensive back Jay Morrison has delivered some of his team's biggest hits this year, but during Friday night's Homecoming loss to Woodland Hills High School, he also absorbed the biggest hit. With the Wolverines up, 7-0, late in the first quarter and driving in Baldwin territory, senior running back Alex Beasley ran over Morrison—the Highlanders' leading tackler—on a nine-yard gain. The tale of the tape: Beasley, 6 feet, 230 lbs; Morrison, 5 feet 9 inches, 175 pounds. "When I hit No. 2 (Morrison)—God bless 'im—but I saw the middle was open, one cut and upfield, and I squared my shoulders," Beasley said when describing the play. The game was delayed for several minutes while Morrison was taken from the field on …
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
A quasi-update on the Mt. Lebanon outdoor athletics complex, dates and times for Halloween and Christmas celebrations are announced, a bus stop signs update, and more.
Residents Will Be Notified of Mt. Lebanon Complex Updates Baldwin Township Board of Commissioners member Bob Downey said in an interview after a board meeting on Tuesday night that township officials have not received an update from Mt. Lebanon officials yet regarding their plans (or even lack thereof) for the development an outdoor athletics complex on the Baldwin Township border. The approximately 23-acre-large "McNeilly Park" complex will include "less than probably even a quarter of an acre" of Baldwin Township land—according to Mt. Lebanon's Municipal Planner Keith McGill—but some Baldwin officials and other area municipal leaders have still expressed concern over how the park will affect non-Mt. Lebanonites. Downey said that, should …
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-80.018164
Baldwin Township Municipal Building (Administrative Offices)
10 Community Park Dr, Pittsburgh, PA
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Robert Edward Healy, III
12:58 pm on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
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