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Provost Road

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Provost Road Closure Expected to End This Week

The gas line work is part of the Routes 51-88 realignment project.

Gas line work has shut down Provost Road in Whitehall Borough for about a week, but Pennsylvania Department of Transportation District 11-0 safety press officer Steve Cowan said that the work is expected to be completed by the end of this week. At that time, the closure on Provost will be lifted, Cowan said. The gas line work is part of the Routes 51-88 realignment project, Cowan said, and soon, the work will shift to an area along Route 51 from Stewart Avenue to Route 88. However, that gas work is not expected to affect traffic. Read about other roadwork in and around Baldwin-Whitehall here. Join Patch for more community news or join us on Facebook and Twitter.

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Borough of Whitehall Municipal Complex (Administrative Offices and Outdoor Recreation), PennDOT Engineering District 11 (in Chartiers Valley Patch), and Mixed Reactions as 51-88 Plans Revealed

Friday, May 10, 2013

Website Spurs Group into Breaking into Old Whitehall Country Club, Police Say

The group is accused of trying to skateboard inside of an abandoned swimming pool.

Police officers were called to the old Whitehall Country Club property along Provost Road at around 3:20 p.m. on May 1 in response to possible trespassers there, Whitehall police Deputy Chief Richard M. Danko said. When officers arrived, they reported finding a group of six men in their 20s and 30s and charged each of them with defiant trespass. "They read someplace on a website from other people that you could go to this property and skateboard in the abandoned swimming pool," Danko said. Danko said that the group took an unlocked chain off of a post near the property's entrance and pushed through a gate to gain access to the club's swimming pool area. The property's owner was driving by the area and saw the group. Charged were Nicholas …

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Whitehall Police Department

Rigatoni

10:57 am on Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Rumor is that the property will be developed shortly. Either a group of townhomes 15-18 or a few quality apartment buildings. The buildings will be smaller than the ones in Prospect Park 5 or 6 units in each building but more "high end" geared to professionals since it is on the bus line.   more ›

Sunday, April 21, 2013

EXTENDED: Pothole Patching on Weyman Road This Week

PennDOT crews will be in Whitehall Borough.

UPDATE: This work has been extended for Monday, April 22, to Friday, April 26, at least. Crews from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation District 11-0 will cause temporary lane closures and restrictions for pothole patching on Weyman Road in Whitehall Borough from Feb. 25 to March 1, at the least. The work will run from Provost Road to Kay Drive—an approximately 0.66-mile stretch. Motorists are advised to use caution, slow down and expect changing traffic patterns when traveling through the work area. Read about other roadwork in and around Baldwin-Whitehall here.  --- Follow the Baldwin-Whitehall Patch on Facebook and Twitter. Sign up for the (free) daily Baldwin-Whitehall newsletter.

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PennDOT Engineering District 11 (in Chartiers Valley Patch) and Borough of Whitehall Municipal Complex (Administrative Offices and Outdoor Recreation)

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Robert Edward Healy, III

11:35 pm on Sunday, April 21, 2013

UPDATE: This work has been extended for Monday, April 22, to Friday, April 26, at least.   more ›

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Two Vehicles Damaged in Whitehall, One by Arrow

Also, a defiant trespass charge, and police Chief Dolfi warns of identity theft.

The Driveway Games A resident from the 500 block of Marylea Avenue in Whitehall Borough contacted police at around 10 a.m. on April 10 to report that his vehicle was damaged by an arrow, Whitehall police Chief Donald R. Dolfi said. The resident told police that he parked his vehicle in his driveway during the afternoon of April 9 and noticed the damage the next morning. Two arrows were found on or near his property and a circular hole was left in the right rear-quarter panel of his Jeep. The arrows were camouflaged and had the words "Whitetail Extreme" written in white ink across them. The resident did not give anyone permission to hunt or target-practice on his property, Dolfi said. The chief did not rule out that a neighbor might have …

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Borough of Whitehall Municipal Complex (Administrative Offices and Outdoor Recreation), Whitehall Police Department, Whitehall Place Apartments, and 1 more ›

Friday, March 15, 2013

'Emmy' Has Been Found

She had been missing since Tuesday afternoon.

UPDATE (Friday, 2:25 p.m.): Emmy has been found.  ... The owners of a dog recently rescued from a shelter tell Patch that the dog ran away from her new home in Whitehall Borough on the border of Bethel Park and south Baldwin Borough at around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday and that the dog is still missing as of early Friday. The dog's name is "Emmy," but because she was in a shelter for quite some time, she is shy and does not know her name very well. Some reports have Emmy as recently being seen in the areas of Provost and Weyman roads in Whitehall and across Route 88 in Castle Shannon Borough toward Wabash Avenue and Killarney Drive (near Baldwin Township). Other reports put Emmy in the area of Dormont Borough and Pittsburgh's Brookline …

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Borough of Whitehall Municipal Complex (Administrative Offices and Outdoor Recreation), Baldwin Borough Municipal Complex, Baldwin Township Municipal Building (Administrative Offices), and 1 more ›

Friday, March 8, 2013

'Wash Out Repair' Coming to Weyman Road

PennDOT crews will be back for more on the popular Whitehall street.

Crews from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation District 11-0 will cause temporary lane closures and restrictions for "wash out repair" on Weyman Road in Whitehall Borough from March 11 to 15, at the least. The work will run from Provost Road to Kay Drive—an approximately 0.66-mile stretch. Motorists are advised to use caution, slow down and expect changing traffic patterns when traveling through the work area. Generally speaking, "wash out repair" aims to solidify the shoulder of a road that is "washed out" or undercut, typically by water damage. Read about other roadwork in and around Baldwin-Whitehall here.  --- Follow the Baldwin-Whitehall Patch on Facebook and Twitter. Sign up for the (free) daily Baldwin-Whitehall newsletter.

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PennDOT Engineering District 11 (in Chartiers Valley Patch) and Borough of Whitehall Municipal Complex (Administrative Offices and Outdoor Recreation)

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Robert Edward Healy, III

11:49 am on Saturday, March 9, 2013

Patty, that is correct. It is a wait-and-see I'm afraid.   more ›

Friday, March 1, 2013

Shoulder Improvements Coming to Weyman Road

PennDOT crews will be back in Whitehall Borough.

Crews from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation District 11-0 will cause temporary lane closures and restrictions for shoulder improvements on Weyman Road in Whitehall Borough from March 4 to 8, at the least. The work will run from Provost Road to Kay Drive—an approximately 0.66-mile stretch. Motorists are advised to use caution, slow down and expect changing traffic patterns when traveling through the work area. Read about other roadwork in and around Baldwin-Whitehall here.  --- Follow the Baldwin-Whitehall Patch on Facebook and Twitter. Sign up for the (free) daily Baldwin-Whitehall newsletter.

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PennDOT Engineering District 11 (in Chartiers Valley Patch) and Borough of Whitehall Municipal Complex (Administrative Offices and Outdoor Recreation)

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Robert Edward Healy, III

11:35 am on Saturday, March 2, 2013

Ichabod, PennDOT does not specify an exact time for this work. It will most likely be intermittent.   more ›

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Theft at Former Whitehall Country Club Site

And three other stories in these Whitehall police notes.

Theft The caretaker of the property at 3091 Provost Rd.—formerly home to the Whitehall Country Club and to Rising Sun Martial Arts—reported at around 11:30 on Thursday that three sheds on the property had been entered into and that approximately 30 feet of copper pipe was missing, Whitehall Borough police Chief Donald R. Dolfi said. Also, several fixtures from the property's restrooms had been taken. The caretaker had not been at the site in several weeks, Dolfi said. The incident is under investigation. Whitehall Man Charged Whitehall police responded to the 1600 block of Parkline Drive in the Wallace (Prospect) Park area at around 5:58 p.m. on Feb. 12 for a report of a disturbance, Dolfi said. When officers arrived at the scene, they …

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B-W Trivia: Which Country Club Started Here?, Wallace Park (Prospect Park), Whitehall Police Department, and 2 more ›

20 Year Resident of Baldwin/Whitehall

1:35 pm on Wednesday, February 20, 2013

How sad that there is so much turmoil in the Whitehall Place/Prospect Park apartments. It used to be a pretty nice place to rent. The management company running those apartments has experienced frequent change, though, and the rules of occupancy are not always enforced which probably causes strife amongst tenants; strife that the Whitehall Police must then attempt to settle.   more ›

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Suspected Heroin Overdose on Skyline Drive

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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Teen Charged with Assault at Whitehall School, Giant Eagle Manager Prevents Yet Another Theft, Borough of Whitehall Municipal Complex (Administrative Offices and Outdoor Recreation), and 3 more ›

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Wednesday's Powerball a Record $500 Million (or More) Jackpot

Where to buy a Powerball ticket in Baldwin-Whitehall and the odds of winning the jackpot.

The historic Powerball jackpot rose to a record $500 million on Tuesday, and many Baldwin-Whitehall residents are expected to purchase a ticket on Wednesday—if they haven't already. According to this Pennsylvania Lottery Web page, there are quite a few places to purchase a Powerball ticket in Baldwin-Whitehall. There has been no Powerball winner since Oct. 6. The chance of winning the $500 million jackpot is 1 in 175,223,510. The Powerball is drawn every Wednesday and Saturday night at 10:59 p.m. Ticket sales are cut off at least 59 minutes before the draw. Each ticket costs $2. Good luck. You'll need it!  --- Follow the Baldwin-Whitehall Patch on Facebook and Twitter. Sign up for the daily Baldwin-Whitehall newsletter.

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Bottom Dollar Food, Frisch's Restaurant, Giant Eagle, and 12 more ›

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