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Holiday Model Train Show Captures Pittsburgh Area's Railroad History
Show at Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum in Gibsonia highlights the glory of the 1952 railroad system in Pittsburgh area.

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Show at Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum in Gibsonia highlights the glory of the 1952 railroad system in Pittsburgh area.

The toys are distributed through the Toys for Tots program.
The approval at Monday night's school board meeting means the organization now will be able to use small games of chance to raise money.
About 30 artists create items for the seasonal shop at the North Hills Art Center.
Shannon Evans and Jerod Avon organized Saturday's Elf-A-Thon, an event that raised more than $1,700 for needy families in the North Hills area.
About 30 artists created items for the seasonal shop at the North Hills Art Center.
Prompted by the Allegheny County property reassessment, tax revenues for municipalities could be delayed until November.
School Board President Edward Wielgus warns that options used this year to balance the budget will not exist for next year's budget.
Borough council increases the Act 50 exemption from $25,000 to $30,000, which means eligible citizens can subtract more value from their property when paying taxes.
The school board approved a motion to submit a request to WPIAL and PIAA to include Cornell School District on the team for the 2012 season.
UPDATED with links to video presentations of the school district's plan, for those who were unable to attend the informational meeting. You can also cast your vote in our poll on how you feel about moving the ninth grade.
Edgeworth Borough Council votes to replace its fire department, basing its decision on public safety.
A recent decline in enrollment at the high school has created space that could accommodate the district's 350 ninth-graders.
Township meeting revealed frustrations about the dumping going on at Hilltop Park.
The board meets at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the LGI room of the North Hills Junior High School.
The McIntyre Softball Field will be receiving a new press box and dugouts, estimated at a $180,000 price tag.
Hosted by the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church from October 7 through October 9, the event will offer a variety of authentic Greek foods all prepared by parish families.
The North Hills School Board voted to approve the Instrumental Parents Association as a fully-fledged booster club. The club can now try to obtain its Small Games of Chance license from the county.
The North Hills School Board approved an agreement with MiaMar Mobile Technologies to create an application to track teacher evaluations.
The school district will now be divided into two grading periods instead of four. Also, a new grading scale will be used.