Edgewood News

Gardens in Western Pennsylvania should be in full bloom by now, and several local communities are going to be showing them off next weekend.

A 12-year-old boy remained in critical condition Wednesday at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh after nearly drowning in Nine Mile Run in Frick Park.

Donna Morosky has a piece of Edgewood history in her game room. The historic C.C. Mellor Memorial Library is selling some of its unused furniture, and Morosky spent about $100 to buy an oak bench to put next to the pool table in her Fox Chapel home.

Coun Denis Beeston , of Bestwood Village, and Lilian Forster , of Hucknall, have been given the prestigious accolade.

If you want a beer in Bellevue, you'd better look elsewhere. Some of the Ohio River borough's residents hoped to change that by trying to get a referendum on the May 19 primary ballot to end the borough's "dry" policy.

Bushy Run Battlefield will remain open beyond June 30 despite proposed state budget cuts, but the types of programs available will depend on how much support it receives from the public.

PennDOT announced today that the off-ramp from the outbound Parkway East to Edgewood at Exit 7 has been closed as a safety precaution because of a deteriorated utility pole.

Heidi McDonald couldn't contain herself after her son, Ian, won the lottery last week.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court unanimously ruled yesterday that Allegheny County's property reassessment system is unconstitutional and unfair to property owners with lower values and said the county must reassess its property values.

This new 1,300-square-foot house in Swisshelm Park, left, marries modern convenience with traditional Victorian design.

Jerry Vondas can be reached via e-mail or at 412-320-7823. Edna Raisig's devotion to her country and to her husband's World War II military service will be rewarded when she is interred with him in Arlington National Cemetery.

Think of architecture, and your next thought might be engineering, but in truth, engineering makes up only one part of the world of architecture.

Rebecca Taksel thinks she has the best job in Edgewood. The Point Park University professor, a former rare-book dealer, spends the year sorting through donations for C.C. Mellor Memorial Library's annual book sale, which begins this weekend.

Dormont Manager Warren Cecconi has resigned after nine months on the job to work in Edgewood, closer to his home in Swissvale.

An "unprecedented" election is about to change the face of government in Edgewood, a quiet municipality of about 3,000 people.

Rege Behe can be reached via e-mail or at 412-320-7990. A former resident once said this about one of Pittsburgh's neighborhoods: No matter where you go round, you always end up in the Square.

Edgewood isn't the only municipality in Allegheny County working to preserve its trees.

Edgewood's top administrator is heading to Westmoreland County. Kurt Ferguson, who has served as Edgewood's borough manager since Sept.

The growing trend across the country to develop new, digital-based systems of education for high school students has found a voice in Pittsburgh with The Pennsylvania Digital Arts Charter School .

THE FUTURE of Edgewood Leisure Centre in Hucknall remains in doubt after key talks at a meeting of Ashfield District Council's Cabinet.