Whitehall News

Whitehall council last night authorized borough engineer Ruthann Omer to inspect the Heinen Street pedestrian bridge to determine its structural soundness and to provide a cost estimate of repairs needed to the 25-foot span.

Baldwin Borough officials said last night they must respond by Friday to a revised consent order issued last week by the Department of Environment Protection to the Pleasant Hills Sewer Authority and its three other member communities of Pleasant Hills, South Park Township and Whitehall.

The Whitehall - Coplay School Board and teachers union Tuesday unanimously approved a recent fact-finding recommendation for the district and its teachers and other employees.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health today scheduled additional swine flu vaccine clinics in three counties - Delaware, Lancaster and Lehigh - where all appointments were booked in the last round over the weekend.

A Bucks County man faces charges after Pennsylvania state police say he struck his girlfriend with a cheesesteak.

The Sisters of St. Francis of the Providence God want to help feed you during one of the busiest times of year.

Substituting Brussels sprouts for green beans on the Thanksgiving table would be grounds for anything from pointed comments to disinheritance in some families.

Dannii Minogue has been named the 'Ultimate TV Personality of 2009' by Cosmopolitan .

LOOKING FOR Leaf rake: Nan of Allentown is looking for a leaf rake. Whitehall High School yearbook: Debbie of Northampton is looking for a 1972 Whitehall High yearbook.

Q: I noticed while driving south on Route 309, just past the Route 22 overpass, a large container which had a sign posted, ''Lead -- Keep Out.'' Seems to me this is an open invitation for a hazard event.

Charlotte Love seems to know everyone at the Jewish Community Center in Squirrel Hill.

Halloween weekend has arrived! A favorite holiday for many, Halloween costumes provide an opportunity for those who participate to get all dressed up in crazy outfits, wear something you would never be caught dead in on a typical day and act just a little bit out of character.

A former veterinarian from Pennsylvania was found guilty but mentally ill Tuesday of killing the founder of a Delaware church where he used to worship.

Work is scheduled to begin Wednesday on a Route 329 rehabilitation project in Whitehall and North Whitehall townships, according to a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation news release.

Bonnie Critchlow surprised her husband, the Rev. Robert Critchlow, better known as "Pastor Bob," with a celebration in honor of his 50th year as a minister but found it tough to keep it a secret from him.

Staying fiscally responsible, improving technology and keeping Whitehall a great place to live are three of the main issues that concern candidates vying for council in the Nov.

Sarah Dunn, a social worker at Paynter Elementary School in Baldwin, helps Bhuwan Dahl, 7, from Nepal, color his weather project earlier this month.

From left to right, Loran Skinkis, 38, of Whitehall, Nate McDonough, 21, of Mount Washington, and John Towers, 35, of Bellevue, begin the challenge of completing a 24-page comic in 24 hours at the Pittsburgh 24-Hour Comics event Saturday at Time Tunnel Comics and Collectibles in Castle Shannon.

The tone was friendly as parents walked in small groups down the ramp to the lower level of a Prospect Park apartment complex in Whitehall last week.

Daytime traffic restrictions on Brownsville Road in Baldwin and Whitehall will last another two days due to delays caused by inclement weather, Allegheny County officials said.