Register for Race for the Cure at South Hills Village This Weekend

Representatives from Susan F. Komen-Pittsburgh will be on hand to help.

Susan G. Komen-Pittsburgh representatives will be at South Hills Village Mall this weekend to sign people up for the 2013 Race for the Cure. Registration and T-shirt pickup is available from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 28. In addition to South Hills Village, Komen staff and volunteers will also be at the Monroeville Mall, Ross Park Mall, The Mall at Robinson and at the Kohl's on Route 228 in Cranberry Township. If someone wants to register but misses their chance this weekend, registrations will also be available at the University of Pittsburgh's Wesley W. Posvar Hall galleria from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, April 29. Online registration is available through May 8. The 5,000-meter…

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Pittsburgh Marathon Will Help One Fund Boston

Baldwin and Whitehall residents participating will be asked to observe a moment of silence at the starting line.

People at May 5's Pittsburgh Marathon will be able to purchase blue "Boston Strong" wristbands for whatever dollar amount that they choose to donate to One Fund Boston. The fund was established to help the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. The wristbands will also be available for purchase at the Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon and at the Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon. "No matter where we start and finish our race, we are one running community," said Patrice Matamoros, race director of the Dick's Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon. "Many of our participants have been looking for ways to not only give money to support Boston but also to wear something during their race to show their support for the victims and the city," said Jack Staph…

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Ed Helbig to Join PA T&F Coaches Association Hall of Fame

Baldwin's Ed Helbig is the only coach to be inducted this year.

The face of Baldwin High School track & field will soon be where it belongs, as a selection committee of the Pennsylvania Track & Field Coaches Association (PTFCA) has chosen Ed Helbig to be a member of PTFCA Hall of Fame's Class of 2013. The organization's hall of fame was established in 1995 to honor the elite individuals in Pennsylvania track & field history. A selection committee consisting of more than two-dozen coaches, officials and journalists collects and reviews information about individuals who have been nominated. Further research is conducted, and a new ballot is formed every summer, followed by voting in the fall and induction at the coming year's indoor state championship meet—Feb. 23 this year at Penn State University. …

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10:46 am on Sunday, February 24, 2013

We just need a football coach like this, but again the football team at Baldwin will be on another losing streak. Maybe next time we hire a coach we won't hire one that is owed favors.   more ›

Discounted Early Registrations Available for 2013 'Race for the Cure'

Act now through Dec. 31.

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a fitting time to let local runners and walkers know that discounted "Early Bird" registration is available through Dec. 31 for the 2013 Komen Pittsburgh Race for the Cure. The annual event, which will be headquartered on Flagstaff Hill at Schenley Park in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill South neighborhood next May 12 normally costs $30 (5,000-meter timed run) and $25 (untimed events) for non-breast-cancer-surviving adults. But "Early Birds" can knock $5 off of all registration fees. A full list of normal fees is available here. According to a news release, over 250,000 women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012, and over 40,000 will die from it. Susan G. Komen for the Cure-…

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MUST-SEE PHOTOS: A Boy, a Baseball and a Branch (and Birds)

A freak accident left a Whitehall boy with a log coming out of his leg.

What were the odds? Two boys playing ball in a backyard in May turned into a painful nightmare for 9-year-old Adam Feth of Whitehall Borough. But thanks to some new technology, the nightmare didn't last long. Adam and a friend were simply playing at the Feths' place in the 4300 block of Highgrove Road when their game spilled over into a wooded area at the end of the backyard. The pair's baseball had rolled into the woods, and Adam went after it. What happened next could have happened to anyone. Adam's shoe caught a twig, a stone, anything—something large enough to cause him to trip—before he landed on the ground with, basically, a log stuck in the meat of his shin. The tree branch, which Adam's mother, Debbie, said was about 6-feet long, …

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PHOTOS: 2012 Whitehall Community Day

The theme this year was marked by a number of live music performances at both venues, including one by tribute band Bon Journey.

ADD YOUR OWN PHOTOS! Click on "Upload Photos and Videos" above. Preview: Whitehall Borough will welcome folks from around Pittsburgh's South Hills area on Saturday, Aug. 25, for the newest version of Whitehall Community Day—"Rockin' Through the Ages." As is the case each year, the day's festivities will be split between Snyder Park along Southvue Drive and the Edwin F. Brennan Plaza (part of the borough municipal complex along Borough Park Drive). The "Rockin'" theme this year will be marked by a number of live music/dancing performances at both venues, including bands specializing in tunes from the 1940s through today. In addition to music, the day will also see the borough's annual 5,000-meter race and 1-mile fun walk, airbrushed tattoos…

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Whitehall Borough 5K Registration Details

Discount registration ends on July 31.

UPDATE: The race/walk will necessitate the closure of Brownsville Road from McAnulty Road to Streets Run Road from approximately 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Those interested in participating in Whitehall Borough's annual 5,000-meter race and 1-mile fun walk have until July 31 to complete pre-registration for the event. The run/walk—part of Whitehall's 2012 Community Day celebration ("Rockin' Through the Ages")—starts at 9:15 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 25. Pre-registration by mail costs $12 per person and includes a long-sleeved race T-shirt. Pre-registrations must be postmarked by July 31. Registration after that date—or at Snyder Park on Community Day itself from 8 to 9 a.m.—costs $14 per person. Those who register on Community Day are not …

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11:59 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012

UPDATE: The race/walk will necessitate the closure of Brownsville Road from McAnulty Road to Streets Run Road from approximately 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.   more ›

SCHEDULE/PREVIEW: Brentwood Boro July 3-4 Celebration

Tiny Brentwood has a grand tradition.

Tiny Brentwood Borough will see a population boom for at least two days next week, as guests and residents from in and around Pittsburgh's South Hills area will descend on the community of about 9,000 residents for an Independence Day celebration. The festivities—put together annually by Brentwood community leaders and volunteers—have grown into a can't-miss attraction for many Pittsburghers, and John Frombach, chair of the Brentwood 4th of July Committee, says that 2012 will be no different. Frombach says that the borough's Fourth of July parade alone (along Brownsville Road) draws more than 40,000 spectators each year from all over the South Hills. Here is this year's schedule: TUESDAY, JULY 3 6-8 p.m.: BRENTWOOD STREET FAIR (Along …

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PHOTOS/VIDEO: Baldwin Boro Community Day 2012

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Friends and neighbors from across Baldwin Borough and its surrounding municipalities descended on Churchview Avenue and the Baldwin Borough Municipal Complex on Saturday for the 2012 version of Baldwin Community Day. The daylong event—booths opened at 7 a.m., and fireworks went off at around 10 p.m.—featured the annual Baldwin Mile race, community parade down Churchview, free swimming at the Baldwin Borough Swimming Pool, food, amusement rides and a horde of other activities and performances to allow a large part of Pittsburgh's South Hills area to display some civic pride. Enjoy the photos and video found above, and click on "Upload Photos and Videos" to add your own! What the Community Day Schedule Looked Like:  --- Follow the Baldwin-…

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Letters to the Editor

Chelsa Wagner on Port Authority 'Failures'

The new county controller comes down hard on public transit.

"As the county's top fiscal officer, Controller Chelsa Wagner leads the fight against inefficient and inequitable spending, working to root out fraud, waste and abuse in county government. Chelsa ensures the controller's office is a direct, effective advocate for Allegheny County, this region, and most importantly, the taxpayers." Those are the words used on the Allegheny County Controller's website to describe the job, or jobs, assigned to Wagner during her time in that office. And for Wagner, the former state representative who once ran an office at Whitehall Borough's Caste Village, she's not wasting any time in this her first term as Controller. Wagner publicly called out Port Authority of Allegheny County leaders with a May 15 letter …

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