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Courier endorses Ed Gainey for Mayor
by The EditorialCourier Board
Basketball fans in Pittsburgh know that right now, the NBA Playoffs are happening. Teams are trying to fight and claw their way to advance to the next round and the next round, culminating hopefully with an NBA Championship.
When a player on said team is shooting well, they refer to him as "hot." As in, he's got the "hot hand." Teams like to ride the "hot hand" as much as they can en route to victories. Great things are happening in Pittsburgh right now. And thankfully, we've got our own "hot hand," in Mayor Ed Gainey. No one is perfect, but Mayor Gainey has been making shot after shot of late, en route to some
big Pittsburgh wins. On Monday, May 12, there he was, on the North Shore, helping to unveil the official "Countdown Clock" for the NFL Draft that's coming to Pittsburgh in April 2026. Point State Park and Market Square are getting facelifts. There
will be a new park space in Downtown coming next year called "Arts Landing," which, by all accounts, will be beautiful. Pittsburgh had its worst electrical outage due to storms, possibly ever, in late April, and Mayor Gainey was on top of ev-
erything. On the evening that it occurred, he was touring the damage, providing the public with updates, and comforting the city's residents. He kept up that same energy in
by Rob Taylor Jr. Courier Staff Writer
Black women will be well-represented on the ballot for the Primary Election on Tuesday, May 20. Some of them were making their voices heard and their platforms known during a networking event at Everyday Cafe, March 12, sponsored by the organization Sisters Lifting As We Climb.
Among those in attendance running for office included Erikka Grayson (Pittsburgh School Board), Judge Quita Bridges (Court of Common Pleas Judge), and Amanda Neatrour (Pittsburgh City Council, District 2). There were other Black elected officials in the house, too, such as Wilkinsburg
Borough Councilmember
NaTisha Washington and Wilkinsburg School Board Director Ashley Comans. The New Pittsburgh Courier has learned that for Court of Common Pleas Judge, in addition to Judge Bridges, Black women vying for one of the open judicial positions include Amanda Green-Hawkins and Carmen Robinson. For Magistrate Judge, Aisha I. Tate is a candidate. For Pittsburgh School Board, Black women candidates in addition to Grayson include Tracey Reed and Tonya Fores. "I always get excited when I see other Black women putting their name on the ballot because rep-
MAYOR ED GAINEY, TIM STEVENS
COUNCILWOMAN THERESA KAIL-SMITH, TIM STEVENS, AND STEVENS’ SON, MARCUS.
‘Where dem fans at?’: Get ready for the cookout with line dancing
by Lindiwe Vilakazi
The Washington Informer
Every week, Veronica “Ronnie” Tolliver teaches line dancing classes to people across the D.C. area, spreading the art and joy of the favored pastime at family reunions, weddings, and seasonal gatherings alike.
“Everybody’s interested in learning,” said Tolliver.
“It’s fun.”
With cookout season already gearing up, Tolliver emphasized it’s important people are upto-date on the latest line dances, such as “Boots on the Ground,” which former First Lady Michelle Obama and Tina Knowles showcased knowing how to do during the latter’s “Matriarch” book tour on April 30 at Maryland’s MGM National Harbor.
“Summer is coming, and there’ll be plenty of picnics, plenty of cookouts, plenty of weddings.,” Tolliver told The Informer.
“You’re gonna be left out if you don’t know that dance.” While dance is historically a popular expression throughout Black culture, line dancing has experienced quite the surge in popularity in the past four decades. There’s the famous “Electric Slide,” inspired by Marcia Griffin’s 1989 Remix to the “Electric Boogie”; the 2000 “Cha Cha Slide” by DJ Casper; the “Come Dance With Me” choreographed in 2022 to singer Tamia’s famous “Can’t Get Enough” (2006); the 2007 “Cupid Shuffle”; the “Chuck Baby,” choreographed to the 2007 song by D.C.’s legendary Godfather of Go-Go Chuck Brown; and this year’s
popular “Boots on the Ground” by 803Fresh.
“We were kind of having fun and it just turned into this bigger thing,” Tamia told NBC 4 after her daughter posted a now viral video of the songstress and her husband, former NBA player Grant Hill doing the “Come Dance With Me” in 2022. “There’s joy in the learning of line dances. Once you get it, there’s joy in doing it together. It’s an artist’s dream to give people joy.
But I’ve been given Black joy as well.”
The Health Benefits of Line Dance
While Tolliver enjoys the entertainment aspect of teaching and participating in line dancing classes and events, she said that
the benefits go well beyond just a good time.
“Well, there’s the physical, mental, and emotional. Physically, I think that it draws people that don’t want to just do something like aerobics or whatever they may feel as too extraneous, and they also want to have fun and be a part of something where you’re learning a lot of coordination,” Tolliver said.
“You’re learning to use your brain power, because you have a lot of different steps that you’re doing, and even once you master the steps.”
Further, it was to Tolliver’s surprise when she found herself curing previous health challenges after months of teaching line dance. At the
beginning of her tenure teaching classes, Tolliver’s doctor diagnosed her as diabetic, with high cholesterol levels of 7 mmol/L. However, her results soon took a turn for the better.
“Well, low and behold, three months later, my A1C went down to 5.30. I kept on trying to pinpoint it. And I knew I changed my diet a little bit, but I hadn’t done much,” Tolliver explained. “But at the time, I was teaching about three classes a week, and I said that’s the only thing I’m really doing differently.”
Line Dancing is for All Ages
From toddlers to elders, line dancing offers intergenerational fun.
While line dancing class-
es were originally something marketed to more mature crowds, Tolliver teaches people of all ages.
“When I was younger, I started out [dancing in places that you couldn’t participate in until you were 60,” Tolliver said.
“We definitely have people, especially in their late 80’s, [come out to dance].
But you know, when we go to big line dance [events], I noticed the crowd is starting to get younger and younger too. So, it’s going to be around for a while because it’s just booming.”
All across social media, people can be seen line dancing—from Obama to former Vice President Harris and people of all ages at family gatherings
across the country.
Tiffani Moore, 33, does not consider herself a veteran line dancer, but she thoroughly enjoys doing so with family members during special events and occasions. For her, she says it allows her to create memorable moments shared with loved ones.
“We always dance together during the holidays or birthday parties with the family,” Moore told The Informer. “It’s the one thing that will get all of the family up and moving together. Even my brothers who don’t usually want to dance in front of everyone.”
Strong bodies, stronger spirits: Staying active outdoors boosts health across generations
by Dr. Patrise Holden
The Washington Informer
In today’s fast-paced, screen-saturated world, the simple act of stepping outside is a powerhouse for physical and mental health.
Whether ages 8 or 80, being active outdoors can strengthen the body, lift the spirit, and even lengthen life expectancy.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) emphasizes that regular physical activity at any age can reduce stress, the risk of chronic diseases such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, depression, and even some cancers.
For Charles R. Barnes Sr., 73, a love of the outdoors and an active childhood have brought tremendous mental and physical health benefits throughout his lifetime.
“Growing up in the North Carolina fresh air, I loved being outside fishing and hunting. My father had a big barn where I would get lost for hours fixing old toy trucks,” Barnes recalled.
He reflected on moments spent cooking on the grill outside and catching and cooking fish by the pond, citing his “early love for the outdoors” as a catalyst for staying active.
“Even in my 70s, I could drive, do yard work, and handle heavy repairs both inside and outside my home,” Barnes added. “There is something transformative in the outdoor air that feeds, nourishes, and sustains us.”
How to Stay Safe, Healthy and Strong Outdoors
While moving one’s body outside is important to overall health, balancing outdoor exercise with heat safety is key, especially as summers grow hotter.
Brad and Danielle Brown of Image Made Fit emphasize that incorporating outdoor fitness is critical for all generations.
“Our bodies will always age, but exercising at any age helps preserve what God has given us,” said Danielle Brown.
Here are six tips offered by the wellness and nutrition coach duo to protect oneself while enjoying the great outdoors: Time It Right: Exercise early in the morning or later in the evening when temperatures are cooler. For those who adore activities during the midday sun, be sure to use sunscreen.
Dress Smart: Wear lightweight, light-colored clothing to help your body stay cool.
Hydrate: Don’t wait until you’re thirsty. Drink water regularly throughout the day to stay ahead of dehydration. Be sure to drink water before, during, and after exercising.
Listen to Your Body: Stop activity immediately if you feel dizzy, nauseous, weak, or confused. Seek shade or
air-conditioning if needed. Apply (and Reapply) Sunscreen: Use broad-spectrum SPF 30 or higher sunscreen, and reapply every two hours or after sweating.
Take Supplements: Supplement needs vary from person to person; consider electrolytes to replenish what is lost in sweat. Electrolytes also help balance the body’s pH levels. Magnesium is also known to aid in muscle recovery. With a little planning and awareness, like Barnes, people of all ages can continue to thrive and find strength, connection, and healing under open skies.
“The calmness and sense of freedom that I received from outdoor air is something that this North Carolina boy enjoyed from 7 straight into my 70s,” he fondly remembered. “Outdoors, I’ve always found peace.”
Rodman Street Missionary
Baptist Church to celebrate 140 years
The New Pittsburgh Courier has learned that on Sunday, May 18, at 9 a.m., Rodman Street Missionary Baptist Church, will celebrate its 140th anniversary. Following the leadership of Pastor Delano R. Paige for 24 years, he decided to retire in 2008, and Rev. Dr. Darryl T. Canady was installed as the new pastor in 2010.
Pastor Canady has implemented the Community of Hope Vision, where the church's strategic focus is to uplift the people in the church and community through meeting their spiritual needs; generating physical and recreational opportunities; engaging in educational support; providing social and entertainment venues; creating employment and economic development opportunities; and offering health and emotional well-being support. These six pillars lay the foundation of the church's vision: spiritual, physical and recreational, educational, social, economic and employment, and health and wellness.
Through the Education Pillar, Pastor and Reverend Taleeta Canady founded the LIFE Male STEAM Academy, whose
mission is to prepare all male scholars for college success and career readiness. Expanding the vision, Pastor Canady instituted Men Only Revivals (H.B.O.—Home Boys Out) in an effort to bring men into the secu-
rity of God’s covering. He started Women’s Only Revivals (S.H.O. TIME— Sistas Hanging Out) to empower women to be all that God has called them to be. He established Rodman’s Equipping Leadership Academy Year-round
(R.E.L.A.Y.), that's developing leaders in all areas of service and discipleship. He also established the Shepherd’s Care Ministry, where lay people provide pastoral care to members of the church and the community.
So far during his tenure, over 2,500 persons have joined God’s Army at Rodman and they are still growing. Rodman Street Missionary Baptist Church is located at 6111 Rodman St., East Liberty.
Reverend A. Marie Walker’s Weekly Inspiration
“But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God and NOT of US. We are troubled on every side, yet Not distressed; we are perplexed, but Not in despair; Persecuted, but Not forsaken; cast down, but Not destroyed. Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.” - 2 Corinthians 4:7-10
REV. WALKER SAYS: Answered with the WORD, For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of Glory; While we look not at the things which are seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. Count the “NOTs” above. 2 Corinthians 4:17-18
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The Courier has also learned that Rodman's LIFE Male STEAM Academy will hold a "Motown Revue Concert" on Saturday, May 17, at 5 p.m. at Pittsburgh Obama Academy.
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Trading George Pickens?
What were the Steelers thinking!
Let the lames, oops, I mean let the "games" begin. Instead of the Black and Gold attempting to extend the contract of their young great wide receiver George Pickens, they decided to deliver Pickens to the already stacked and loaded stable of the Dallas Cowboys.
Jarrett Bailey recently posted an article, "Mike Tomlin speaks on George Pickens trade." Bailey quoted both Mike Tomlin and GM Omar Khan regarding the ill-advised deal. “We had conversations internally,” Khan said. “We also had some conversations with George’s agent, Dave (Mulugheta) who I have a good relationship with. We discussed where things have been with George, where they are... this trade made sense for everyone.”
First of all, how often does an agent suggest a deal that does not benefit him or his client? The Dallas Cowboys paid the Steelers vienna sausage money for a filet mignon regarding the actual value of George Pickens.
Coach Mike Tomlin chimed in as well. “I’m not gonna add any color to it other than what Omar told you guys yesterday. We thought it was best in time for all parties involved. We’re really just focused on the opportunity this weekend with the rookies.”
OK, Coach Tomlin. Focusing on rookies with no experience instead of retaining a possible future NFL Hall-of-Famer is like me saying; “how dare you let the rug down before we finish sweeping this rhetorical nonsense and crap under it.”
George Pickens performed at a high level when he was with the Steelers, despite Pittsburgh playing a concerto not with violins but with
musical chairs moving in and out of a revolving door of offensive coordinators, quarterbacks as well as having no offensive philosophy or identity.
Hey boys and girls, adding color might be good for the pallet of Picasso. But would you mind adding just a smidgen of common sense? The intellectual portrait that the Black and Gold is currently painting probably won’t be hanging in any major art galleries anytime soon.
It appears to me at least that more attention to detail as well as a ton of effort has and is being made to negotiate a deal for quarterback Aaron Rodgers instead of George Pickens. Rodgers may be on his way out to the pastures of Green Bay to embark on his new career as a dairy farmer. Why is that you ask? Well, because Rodgers has treated the Steelers as if they are a bunch of “cheeseheads.”
Maximum “attention” has been given to acquiring the services of Rodgers, while George Pickens was almost perpetually placed in “detention” during most of his brief career in Pittsburgh. After wearing the dunce cap and being placed in timeout for most of his career with the Steelers for minor “personality violations,” Pickens is now in a place where he can “party like it’s 1999.” A few pundits are even going as far to suggest that someone over at the Steelers may be, as the late musical icon Prince might say, “out of time.”
The Steelers may now be the ones wearing a dunce cap placed on their noggins. Is there anyone associated with the management of the Steelers that should be placed in "timeout" or should it be "time over"?
Andrew Buller-Russ recently posted a story: "Pittsburgh Steelers feared toxic locker room with George Pickens." Buller-Russ writes that some in the locker room got "fed up with Pickens’ antics and were quickly turned off by him.” Others reportedly felt it would be “counterproductive” to keep Pickens on the roster, and some even felt the locker room could “turn toxic.” While Pickens could be a significant addition to the Cowboys’ offense, “not many inside the Steelers were broken up” about the trade. Talk about toxic? If the Steelers eventually sign Aaron Rodgers, one of the stipulations that should be a primary component of the agreement is that Rodgers be required to attend weekly NA meetings. No, not Narcotics Anonymous, but Narcissist Anonymous. Can you imagine this scenario? Hi, I'm Aaron and I am a narcissist, one day at a time. George Pickens has already taken a giant leap for the Steelers and landed on his feet. Now he is going to be leaping over defensive backs for the Dallas Cowboys on Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays, or any other day that Dallas puts on pads and cleats.
At this point, Roman Wilson has not taken a big leap forward for the Steelers. Heck, the Steelers can barely get him to warm the bench. Has Roman Wilson even taken baby steps? By trading George Pickens, did some-
one high-dive into a concrete bone-dry swimming pool? Or did they skydive from the "aircraft of competition" using their trousers as parachutes because they certainly were caught high and dry with their pants down?
Brooke Pryor recently posted: "Why Trading George Pickens Was Perfect Timing." She said: “By sending George Pickens to the Dallas Cowboys earlier this week, the Steelers guaranteed that yet another wide receiver drafted by the team won't see a second contract in Pittsburgh. Of 16 extension-eligible wide receivers drafted by the team since 2007, three have received second contracts.
Five played out their fouryear deals and departed in free agency. Two were traded during their rookie deals. Four were cut before finishing those deals and one was signed off the Steelers' practice squad to another team's active roster.”
How was trading George Pickens perfect timing? Yeah, it may have been perfect timing for the Cowboys but pull Steelers wide receiver D.K. Metcalf off to the side and I almost guarantee you that he will whisper in your ear that it might not have been such a great idea to trade Pickens. If you were a wide receiver, would you rather look over and see Roman Wilson or George Pick-
ens? Maybe someone over at the North Shore should pull out their old cassette tape player and listen to the Morris Day tune: "The Color of Success." Morris tells us: “Patience gone, time to move along. No one to blame, it is time to win. Don't criticize, try to realize I am number one in the end. Oh, I play to win that's the color, the color of success, I play to win.”
Are the Steelers playing to win, or just to survive?
As the late, great Marvin Gaye said, 'What's Going On?'
Tough conversations had at community forum
As you, my true and dedicated long-time followers and supporters know (all seven of you)...I try to bring you the truth each and every week. And, if for some reason I can’t give you the truth...I make something up!
But this thing right here is the absolute truth and it’s important that you know there are concerned Pittsburgh and Allegheny County residents who agree with me that the truth and nothing but the truth be told. That and so much more was discussed at the 5th annual Achieving Greatness What’s Going On Community Forum, held Saturday, April 26, at the Hampton Inn, Monroeville, where 50-plus community leaders and program directors came together to meet, greet and discuss important and critical issues that concern and affect our communities. Needless to say, there were a multitude of things to discuss, but the primary topics for conversation included the disgraceful, criminal and racist regime of the Trump administration, the upcoming mayoral race, the problems that youth of today are confronted with, and, of course, the status of the economy!
Somewhat surprisingly, but fortunately for importance of the subject matter, the No. 1 topic that consumed the fourhour town hall gathering centered around domestic abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking and the lack of attention paid to missing women and children of color.
That being said, the event proved once again to be a valuable and dynamic opportunity to discuss and share opinions, ideas and possible solutions that affect all of us each and every day. Special thanks goes out to this year’s sponsors:
UPMC, Bowser of Monroeville, Goodrich and Geist, Frank Fuhrer Wholesale Co., Diversified Municipal Services, Briggs Transportation Co., DA Stephen Zappala, Goodrich and Associates, the Lackner Group, B-PEP—the Black Political Empowerment Project, and Mrs. Angela
Thompkins, who donated lunch for the group. And everyone agreed it was the best chili we ever had!!!
The number one question put forth as the program came to a close was, “When are we going to do this again?”
Homeownership is more than just owning a house, it’s a cornerstone of financial stability, wealth generation, and community resilience. Yet for Black Americans, this cornerstone has remained largely out of reach, underscoring a deeper, systemic disparity that affects us all.
Understanding the Numbers (2025):
• Black Homeownership Rate: Approximately 44 percent, significantly lower compared to around 75 percent for White households.
• Persistent Gap: Despite over five decades since the Fair Housing Act of 1968, the homeownership gap between Black and White households has widened rather than narrowed.
• Affordability Crisis: Only 1 in 5 Black families can currently afford a median-priced home in America.
• Undervaluation: Black-owned homes frequently face appraisal discrimination, often valued less than comparable properties owned by White homeowners, perpetuating wealth disparities.
As we reflect on these stark realities, one thing becomes clear: This isn’t merely a gap in ownership, it’s a gap in opportunity, in wealth accumulation, and fundamentally, in power.
Why Ownership Matters:
“Renting is surviving. Owning is building.” Homeownership transforms communities, providing stability, fostering pride, and incentivizing local investment. When more families own homes, communities become stronger, safer, and more vibrant. Ownership encourages participation, reduces displacement, and anchors families to their neighborhoods, creating lasting legacies of prosperity. The Broader Impact: Closing the racial homeownership gap is not just a moral imperative, it’s an economic necessity. Studies show that narrowing this gap could generate over $1.7 trillion in additional economic activity. A robust Black middle class powered by property ownership creates broader economic security, benefiting businesses, schools, and the entire fabric of American society.
“When Black families win in housing, America wins economically, socially, and morally.”
How We Move Forward:
To address this disparity, concerted efforts are essential:
• Education and Financial Literacy: Ex-
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Homeownership has been long associated with the American Dream, yet the economic climate of recent years has left some potential homebuyers on edge. Many potential homeowners have put their dream of buying a home on pause—or even abandoned it altogether.
If you’re thinking of buying a home but aren’t sure if it makes sense for you right now, consider these pros and cons of renting versus buying:
Pros of renting
• Renting is a short-term commitment. You can sign a lease and have the flexibility to move somewhere else after the lease is over.
• Maintenance and repairs are typically handled by the landlord, saving you time and money. Additionally, taxes and other local expenses are also often covered by the landlord.
• If you live in a city with high property taxes, renting may be more affordable, helping to reduce the costs of your monthly payments.
• Move in costs may be less, often including a security deposit and/or first
and last month’s rent vs. saving for a down payment and closing costs.
Cons of renting
• Your landlord or management company may increase the rent upon lease
renewal.
• Renting may offer less stability. Besides the possibility of higher prices, your landlord could sell the property or change other lease terms during renewal.
• There’s an overall lack of control. For example, repairs are on someone else’s timeline, and you can’t make major alterations without permission.
• Paying your monthly rent doesn’t contribute to building equity, which
means it can’t be used as a long-term wealth building strategy or as a way to tap into your assets for a cash need.
Pros of buying
• You can build equity
Let’s talk facts—big money gets big breaks, and regular folks get the shaft. While you sitting here tryna figure out how to pay taxes on your DoorDash hustle, Uber side gig, or your little 10-99 independent contract, the IRS has been ghosting the rich like a bad date. Let me break this all the way down so it hits home.
IRS Ain’t Checking Big Ballers No More! Over 30 percent of IRS Workers GONE! Audits? Cancelled. But only for the rich! Yep, you read that right. The IRS lost nearly a third of its staff—and guess who caught the biggest break? Big corporations, billionaires, and tax-dodging celebrities. The very folks with the money, lawyers, and loopholes are the ones getting ghosted by Uncle Sam. No audits. No pressure. No heat. They sliding by with offshore accounts, shady write-offs, and million-dollar loopholes—and nobody’s checking ‘em! But let YOU mess around and forget to report a $600 Cash App deposit from your side hustle. Let YOU take a $500 deduction without proper receipts. The IRS will be in your inbox, mailbox, and on your nerves. Now here’s the kicker: Even though they ain’t watching the rich, they stay on low-income folks like white on rice—espe-
cially those who claim the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Poor people get audited more than millionaires. Let that marinate. Studies show that EITC recipients— working-class people just tryna survive— get audited at disproportionately high rates. Why? ‘Cause the system says they’re “easier” to audit. They ain’t got the staff to go after the rich, so they come for the reachable.
$150 MILLION Cases Dropped Like Nothing! IRS staff cuts killed major investigations. Some folks skated on MILLIONS! Because of the cuts, huge tax cases got tossed like spoiled milk. The kind of cases that involved hedge fund money, shell companies, and all types of tax evasion schemes. The IRS literally had to back off because they didn’t have enough staff to keep pressing. Too short-handed to keep pressing. So guess what? The rich got ghosted. Mean-
by making consistent payments on your mortgage. Your equity may be a potentially valuable appreciating investment and can be used for a cash-out refinance or a HELOC, which lets you borrow against the equity you’ve built up. Homeowners often use this cash for home renovations or to pay off higher-interest debt.
• Fixed mortgage rate options provide more predictability and stability for monthly payments, unlike rent which may be
while, you miss a child tax credit form or forget to check a box, and they’re quick to hit you with letters, fines, and refund holds. Make $40K? You’re a target. Make $40 million? You get a pass. Now to “fix” it, the IRS wants to bring in Artificial Intelligence (AI) to fill the gap. Sounds high-tech, right? But here’s the problem. AI might help flag discrepancies, but it don’t understand context, hustle, or struggle. Because it’s easier to audit simple returns, guess who’s going to get hit the hardest?
Low-income workers. Earned Income Tax Credit recipients. Folks with straight-forward W-2s and 1099s. How do you drop cases involving $150 million but go hard on somebody who made $40K last year? That ain’t oversight—that’s intentional neglect. The Tax Gap Hits $600 BILLION! The tax gap is the difference between what people should be paying and what actually gets collected. And that gap? It
increased with renewal.
• Qualifying homeowners might be eligible for mortgage tax benefits.
• Homeowners are free to alter, decorate and renovate without landlord approval.
• Your home value may appreciate with time, offering a potential profit when you sell your home. You might also be able to rent out your property for extra cash flow.
• If you live in a city with low property taxes but high rent, buying might be more affordable in the long term.
Cons of buying
• Homebuying typically comes with significant upfront costs and fees, such as a down payment, closing costs, loan applications and more.
• You have to pay for all maintenance and repairs.
• Building equity takes time, requiring a longer commitment to see potential for significant returns.
• Your home’s market value can fluctuate for reasons beyond your control, such as interest rates, economic factors, and other market conditions.
just ballooned to over $600 billion. The feds ain’t collecting what’s owed because they don’t have the manpower. That’s money that could’ve gone to:
• Better schools
• Affordable healthcare
• Fixing these raggedy roads
• Boosting small businesses
• Reducing national debt
Instead, it’s sitting in secret accounts and luxury trust funds while working-class people are told to “tighten your belt” and “live below your means.” This isn’t about mismanagement, it’s about who the IRS prioritizes and who they don’t. Let’s keep it all the way real:
• Rich folks hire teams of lawyers and accountants to dodge taxes legally and illegally.
• Broke folks get turbo-taxed, fear letters in the mail, and overpay just to stay outta trouble. The big ballers get a pass, while strug-
The Courier’s Primary Election Endorsements
Mayor—City of Pittsburgh
Ed Gainey
Pittsburgh City Council—District 2
Amanda Neatrour
Pittsburgh City Council—District 6
Robert Daniel Lavelle
School Director of Pittsburgh Public Schools
PPS District 1
Carlos Thomas
PPS District 3
Erikka Grayson
PPS District 5
Tracy Reed
PPS District 7
Mahdi Bey
PPS District 9
Gene Walker
Those first 100 days
(TriceEdneyWire.com)—Those first 100 days for the orange man do not look good. Of course, he’s got his underlings out trying to clean things up—talking about what’s going to happen, rather than explaining what’s actually happening now. They prefer to keep the American people and the world hanging on with promises of a better day, but the reality isn’t promising. I have a feeling that over the next 100 days, we’ll hear the same old story about what he’s going to do, while his dictatorship keeps rolling along. Meanwhile, the American people gain nothing. He’s no longer offering ideas for solving problems—just decisions that negatively impact lives, without presenting solutions.
A full 59 percent of people say the economy has worsened under him—meaning countless lives have been destabilized. Polls show people are afraid, and rightfully so. Thousands have lost their jobs suddenly—many for the first time. Their retirement savings have plummeted. Every trip to the grocery store feels like a financial strain. Like many, I’ve stopped buying certain items. What happens to those who have to keep buying essentials that now exceed their means?
His party claims to hold the banner on family values, yet this immigration crackdown is shattering families. People are being grabbed off the streets or dragged from their homes without warning. Even children born here—American
citizens—are being forced to leave when their parents are deported without due process. That’s not a value; it’s cruelty. Where did all these unqualified, uncaring people come from—those he’s appointed to crucial positions? Most have little to no experience and are just doing whatever he tells them. Some may be decent people deep down, and I hope they are, because that would mean there’s still a line they wouldn’t cross. Don’t Republicans see how harmful his policies have been to regular Americans? Don’t they care? Didn’t they read Project 2025 before voting? They were warned. Now they’re watching him dismantle everything in real time. He’s already damaged our economy and alienated allies worldwide. Now, he wants more women to have babies—presumably White women and a few others—but Black women? We didn’t vote for him, and we knew better. We believed him when he showed us who he really is. Meanwhile, a highly competent woman ran against him, yet our rights—civil and human— have never been on his agenda unless it was to attack them. We are witnessing the unimag-
inable: confrontations with courts, judges being arrested, laws changing unilaterally. And in the midst of it, we have someone in the White House who acts like he’s King of the United States. He uses vulgar language when speaking of foreign leaders and claims they’re coming to America to kiss a certain part of his body. He no longer talks like a president, but like a man who believes he rules the world.
He’s punishing institutions that won’t end DEI—even targeting Harvard. He’s asked the Supreme Court to end birthright citizenship. He’s expanded executive powers far beyond what we’ve seen. Because he doesn’t suffer from the pain his decisions cause, we’re just supposed to accept it. It doesn’t matter to him that 41 percent of the people are afraid of what lies ahead.
He’s deporting students who’ve studied here for years and want to contribute—people who love American values. Yet he pardoned over 1,000 rioters who attacked our Capitol, injured officers, disrupted Congress, and cost taxpayers millions. He slashed the federal workforce, cut off access to college, and seized control of the Kennedy Center.
Poor Senator John Kennedy tries to explain every move, but even he sounds lost. All I can say is: these have been the most chaotic, damaging 100 days in our history.
(Dr. E. Faye Williams, President of The Dick Gregory Society.)
Corey O’Connor was my City Council rep for 10 years. I’ve held that seat since Dec. 2022—giving me unique insight on the difference between his leadership style and that of Mayor Ed Gainey. During Corey’s time on Council, playgrounds across my district sat broken, emails and phone calls went unanswered, and when issues arose with non-city agencies, his response was often that it was a PennDOT or PPS or County issue, so there was nothing he could do. Unless you knew to contact his chief-of-staff directly, you were often out of luck.
Corey came to parades, but not to monthly community meetings. If he did show up to something, it was usually for five minutes—saying hello to key people, then making an excuse to leave.
Upon joining City Council, I quickly learned that Corey’s reputation at work was no better. He was infamous among members for conveniently leaving the table for phone calls right before tough votes and flip-flopping on decisions based on whoever he talked to last. And he was quick to throw city workers under the bus, blaming them for things he forgot to follow up on and calling them “not very intelligent” in the press.
Access to Corey is based on who you know—whether you’re on committee, went to the same high school, or are a family friend. Affluence also plays its part: During his time on Council, Squirrel Hill got 20 speed humps while neighborhoods like Hazelwood got none.
Meanwhile, I’ve had a front row seat to Mayor Gainey’s work building a Pittsburgh for all.
He’s transformed public safety —budgeting for 75 social workers, case managers, and outreach specialists who collaborate with law enforcement and community advocates to proactively support our most at-risk residents. The
result has been a 33 percent drop in homicides and 44 percent drop in non-fatal shootings, a nearly 90 percent drop in calls for 81 percent of frequent 911 users, and almost all the city’s encampment residents being housed. As the child of a single mom who grew up with Section 8, Mayor Gainey put housing at the forefront of his agenda—investing to create and preserve more than 1,600 affordable units. He kick-started the OwnPGH program, which has helped more than 150 low- and moderate-income Pittsburghers — mostly women with kids—buy their first home.
Mayor Gainey has also been bullish on infrastructure and growth: Fixing our crumbling bridges; completing 35 playground, park, and rec center projects; 60 traffic management projects; and filling 22 critical sidewalk gaps. Under his watch, the stagnant Pittsburgh Land Bank is now fully operational and the city is moving more than 200 vacant and abandoned properties a year back onto the tax rolls.
He has invested in the business districts of underserved communities and won a $600 million deal to revitalize Downtown.
He even landed Pittsburgh’s bid for the 2026 NFL Draft.
But that’s not all.
Mayor Gainey has been an exceptional leader inside the city as well —carefully planning for lean years without raising taxes, bringing up our credit rating, and finishing 2024 with a $4M budget surplus. When our Chief of EMS asked for a training academy, he said yes.
When our police officers asked for higher pay, more PTO, and more recruit classes, he delivered. When DPW workers were getting injured at alarming rates, he took the necessary steps to make their jobs safer. His staff has been at more than 500 community meetings in three years and he hosts regular listening sessions across the city to address resident concerns – like the need for more rec center hours and programming, increased traffic enforcement, and deer management in our parks.
Mayor Gainey has increased the number of city contracts going to minority- and women-owned businesses by 35 percent and has ushered in the most diverse workforce our city has ever seen.
He’s also been a staunch supporter of Labor—refusing to talk to the Trump-endorsing, union-busting Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Now, as we face down a second Trump presidency, Pittsburgh’s teachers, nurses, service workers, environmentalists, youth and homeless outreach teams, housing justice advocates, and those who support our immigrant and Trans neighbors are all lining up behind Mayor Gainey because they know he has their backs.
Bottom line: Ed Gainey works for the people of Pittsburgh. That’s why big-money interests—from real-estate developers to UPMC execs and even MAGA Trump donors –are spending obscene amounts of money to unseat him. They prefer mayors who show up for the photo-op, but not for the fight.
Luckily, Pittsburghers are smarter than that.
We don’t need a mayor who feels entitled to the job. We need a mayor who has earned it.
That Mayor is Ed Gainey.
Please vote on May 20.
(Barb Warwick is the Pittsburgh City Councilmember for District 5.)
Now that President Trump has used his control of the House and the Senate to get his budget cuts, which will take life threatening funds from the American people to give tax cuts to his wealthy friends, it is time to stop talking about the cuts and work to restore the losses. To this end, three things must be done to save Healthcare, Social Security and any essential programs illegally cut or reduced by the Administration’s action. First, for every specific program cut, there must be legislation introduced in the House of Representatives to restore those dollars. It will take time to draft the number of legislative measures involved, but it can be done. Each Bill, when referred to the appropriate Committee, which in this case will be the House Ways and Means Committee, should immediately become the subject of a Discharge Petition
with all 213 Democratic Members signing—and hopefully at least 5 Republicans, which would force the measure to the House Floor for a vote. Mike Johnson as Speaker can not block a Discharge Petition, unless there has been some recent change under the House Rules. Second, the American people, engaging in weekly rallies across this Nation in hundreds of thousands, should begin to read the names each week of each Republican Member of Congress who either refuses to sign the Petitions, remains
silent and votes against the measures in spite of their expressed concern for the impact of the cuts on their Districts.
The third and final action is for the hundreds of thousands of protesters demonstrating each week, to organize within their Congressional Districts, campaign to replace and or Recall those members who remain silent on the restoration votes and take actions to reverse the many Trump Executive Orders, which the Congress has the power to do. All future speeches should only be to provide facts for the proposed actions against members of the House and Senate who have failed to remember their Oath of Office: “To Uphold and Protect The Constitution of the United States, So Help Me. God.”
(Dr. John E. Warren is Publisher, San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper)
John E. Warren
ANNOUNCEMENTS Public Notice
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CONDITIONS OF SALE
Effective with the August 3, 2020, Sheriff Sale of real estate and all such monthly public sales thereafter shall be conducted virtually through video conferencing technology or live streaming. ALL PARTICIPANTS OR BIDDERS MUST BE REGISTERED AT LEAST 7 DAYS BEFORE THE DATE OF THE SALE IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE (VIRTUALLY OR IN PERSON) AT THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SALES OF REAL ESTATE. REGISTRATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY SHERIFF’S WEBSITE: SHERIFFALLEGHENYCOUNTY.COM. The Successful bidder will pay full amount of bid in CASH, CERTIFIED CHECK OR CASHIERS CHECK at time of sale, otherwise the property will be resold at the next regular Sheriffs Sale; provided, that if the sale is made on MONDAY, JUNE 2, 2025 the bidder may pay ten percent of purchasing price but not less than 75.00 in CASH, CERTIFIED CHECK, OR CASHIERS CHECK THE DAY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE SALE, e.g. TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 2025, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8:30AM AND 2:30PM IN THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. Failure to pay the 10% deposit will have you banned from future Sheriff Sales. And the balance in CASH, CERTIFIED CHECK, OR CASHIERS CHECK, on or before MONDAY, JUNE 9, 2025, at 10:00 O’CLOCK A.M. The property will be resold at the next regular Sheriff’s Sale if the balance is not paid, and in such case all money’s paid in at the original sale shall be applied to any deficiency in the price of which property is resold, and provided further that if the successful bidder is the plaintiff in the execution the bidder shall pay full amount of bid ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST MONDAY OF THE FOLLOWING MONTH, OTHERWISE WRIT WILL BE RETURNED AND MARKED “REAL ESTATE UNSOLD” and all monies advanced by plaintiff will be applied as required by COMMON PLEAS COURT RULE 3129.2 (1) (a).
FORFEITED SALES WILL BE POSTED IN THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND LISTED ON THE SHERIFF OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY WEB SITE.
AMENDMENT OF THE CODE SECOND CLASS COUNTY NEW CHAPTER 475 THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 475, ENTITLED TAXATION IS HEREBY AMENDED THROUGH THE CREATION ARTICLE XII, ENTITLED, “SHERIFF SALES”, AND COMPRISED AS FOLLOWS: SUBSECTION 475-60: RECORDING OF DEEDS AND NOTIFICATION OF SHERIFFS SALES TO TAXING BODIES.
A. FOR ANY REAL PROPERTY OFFERED AT SHERIFFS SALE DUE TO NONPAYMENT OF REAL ESTATE TAXES AND PURCHASED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH SUCH SALE, THE SHERIFF SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FILING THE DEED AND, WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF FILING OF THE SHERIFFS DEED, PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE CONVEYANCE TO THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY OFFICE OF PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS. THE WRITTEN NOTICE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION SHALL INCLUDE THE DATE OF THE SALE, IDENTIFICATION OF THE PROPERTY SOLD BY BOTH ADDRESS AND LOT AND BLOCK NUMBER, AND THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE INDIVIDUALS OR OTHER ENTITY THAT PURCHASED THE PROPERTY.
B. AT THE TIME OF THE SALE THE SHERIFF SHALL COLLECT ALL REQUISITE FILING COSTS, REALTY TRANSFER TAXES AND FEES, NECESSARY TO PROPERLY RECORD THE DEED. C. WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF RECEIPT OF WRITTEN NOTICE FROM THE SHERIFF, THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY OFFICE OF PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS SHALL FORWARD COPIES OF SUCH NOTICE TO ALL TAXING BODIES LEVYING REAL ESTATE TAXES ON THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE MUNICIPALITY AND SCHOOL DISTRICT WHERE THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED.
AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 14 OF ACT NO. 77 OF 1986, THE COST OF ALL DOCUMENTARY STAMPS FOR REAL ESTATE TRANSFER TAXES (STATE, LOCAL, AND SCHOOL) WILL BE DEDUCTED BY THE SHERIFF FROM THE PROCEEDS OF THE SALE. Purchasers must pay the necessary recording fees. Pursuant to Rule 3136 P.R.C.P. NOTICE is hereby given that a schedule of distribution will be filed by the Sheriff not later than 30 days from date of sale and that distribution will be made in accordance with the schedule unless exceptions are filed thereto within 10 days thereafter. No further notice of the filing of the schedule of distribution will be given.
A Land Bank formed under 68 Pa. C.S.A. 2101 et seq. may exercise its right to bid pursuant to 68 Pa. C.S.A. 2117(d) (2) through Pa. C.S.A. 2117(d) (4) on certain properties listed for sale under the municipal claims and Tax Lien Law, 53 P.S. 7101 et seq. The Sheriff of Allegheny County will honor the terms of payment which the Land Bank has entered with any municipalities having a claim against the property. If the Land Bank tenders a bid under Pa. C.S.A. 2117(d)(3) or 2117(d)(4) the property will not be offered for sale to others and the Property will be considered sold to the Land Bank for the Upset Price as defined in P.S.7279 and no other bids will be accepted.
NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT ALL SHERIFFS DEEDS TENDERED TO PURCHASERS WILL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING:
NOTICE: The undersigned, as evidenced by the signature(s) to this notice and the acceptance and recording of this deed, (is/are) fully cognizant of the fact that the undersigned may not be obtaining the right of protection against subsidence, as to the property herein conveyed, resulting from coal mining operations and that the purchased property, herein conveyed, may be protected from damage due to mine subsidence by a private contract with the owners of the economic interest in the coal. This notice is inserted herein to comply with the Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act of 1966. as amended 1980. Oct. 10, P.L 874, No. 156 §1.
“This document may not sell, convey, transfer, include, or insure the title to the coal and right of support underneath the surface land described or referred to herein and the owner or owners of such coal may have the complete legal right to remove all of such coal, and in that connection damage may result to the surface of the land, any house, building or other structure on or in such land.”
1JUN25 PLAINTIFF(S) GATEWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT vs DEFENDANT(S) 2 SONS INVESTOR SOLUTIONS, LLC CASE NO. GD-24-007856
DEBT-$17,420.21 ****** NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Elizabeth P. Sattler,
MUNICIPALITY OF MONROEVILLE: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A COMMERCIAL BUILDING, KNOWN AS 170 JAMISON LANE, MONROEVILLE, PA 15146. DEED BOOK 19059, PAGE 135. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 639-L-49.
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3JUN25
PLAINTIFF(S) MOON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT & CRESCENT TOWNSHIP vs DEFENDANT(S) DOUGLAS T. TURNER ***************
CASE NO. GD-22-015361
DEBT: $25,774.12
NAME OF ATTORNEYS) Elizabeth P. Sattler, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 445 Fort Pitt Boulevard, Suite 503, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 **********************
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 412-391-0160
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, TOWNSHIP OF CRESCENT: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING, KNOWN AS 405 VALLEY VIEW DRIVE, CRESCENT, PA 15046. DEED BOOK 10874, PAGE 278. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 81O C-341.
4JUN25
PLAINTIFF(S) MOON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT vs DEFENDANT(S) SCOTT RAMSEY
CASE NO. GD-24-001008
DEBT: $35,612.24 ******
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S)
Elizabeth P. Sattler, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 445 Fort Pitt Boulevard, Suite 503, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 412-391-0160 ********************************
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, TOWNSHIP OF MOON: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING, KNOWN AS I 04 SHIPPEN DRIVE, CORAOPOLIS, PA 15108. DEED BOOK 13411, PAGE 512. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 597-N-334.
5JUN25
PLAINTIFF(S) MOON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT & CRESCENT TOWNSHIP vs DEFENDANT(S) UNKNOWN HEIRS OF SARAH MAE MULLER
CASE NO. GD-24-000372 *********
DEBT: $42,503.49 ******
NAME OF ATTORNEYS)
Elizabeth P. Sattler, Esquire ********************
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S)
445 Fort Pitt Boulevard, Suite 503, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER:
412-391-0160
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, TOWNSHIP OF CRESCENT:
HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING, KNOWN AS 1353 FRONT STREET, CRESCENT, PA 15046. DEED BOOK 4855, PAGE 653. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 702-D- 111
6JUN25
PLAINTIFF(S) PLUM BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT vs DEFENDANT(S) DIANE T. REITZ, WITH NOTICE TO HEIRS, OWNERS, AND REPUTED *************** CASE NO. GD-19-005075
DEBT: $97,825.16
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Elizabeth P. Sattler, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 445 Fort Pitt Boulevard, Suite 503, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
**********************
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 412-391-0160 ********************************
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, BOROUGH OF PLUM: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING, KNOWN AS 667 HARBORVIEW DRIVE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15239. DEED BOOK 5078, PAGE 581. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 1103S-38.
8JUN25
2JUN25
PLAINTIFF(S) GATEWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT vs DEFENDANT(S) VITO LATRONICA, JR. & KAYLA LATRONICA *************** CASE NO. GD-24-006307 ********* DEBT-$15,840.12
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Elizabeth P. Sattler, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 445 Fort Pitt Boulevard, Suite 503, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 ********************** ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 412-391-0160
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, MUNICIPALITY OF MONROEVILLE: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING, KNOWN AS 252 SPEELMAN LANE, MONROEVILLE, PA 15146. DEED BOOK 17776, PAGE 4. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 543-M-10.
DEFENDANT(S) JOANNE E. LAZAR AKA JOANNE LAZAR, CHARLES T. LAZAR JR. AKA CHARLES T. LAZAR
CASE NO. MG-18-000025
DEBT: $291,725.87
NAME OF ATTORNEYY(S) KML LAW GROUP, P.C.
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) SUITE 5000, 701 MARKET STREET PHILADELPHIA,PA19106 **********************
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (215) 627-1322 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, BOROUGH OF FRANKLIN PARK: HAVING ERECTED TIIEREON A DWELLING
BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1564 GOLDBAUGH LANE, WEXFORD, PA 15090. DEED BOOK 14431, PAGE 115. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 1069-F-348.
9JUN25
DEFENDANT(S) TERRANCE L. CASSIDY
CASE NO. MG-23-000203
DEBT: $222,059.81
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) KML LAW GROUP, P.C.
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) SUITE 5000, 701 MARKET STREET
PHILADELPHIA,PA19106
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (215)
10JUN25
DEFENDANT(S) JEFFREY A. SMITH
CASE NO. MG-22-000455 ********* DEBT: $164,187.91
NAME OF ATTORNEYY(S) KML LAW GROUP, P.C.
SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, BOROUGH OF BRENTWOOD: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 236 KAPLAN AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15227. DEED BOOK 16270, PAGE 443. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 138-M-200.
11JUN25
DEFENDANT(S) PAMELA LENHART AKA PAMELA K. LEN-
HART *************** CASE NO. MG-24-000623 ********* DEBT: $166,375.53
NAME OF ATTORNEYY(S) KML LAW GROUP, P.C.
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) SUITE 5000, 701 MARKET STREET PHILADELPHIA,PA19106 ********************** ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (215) 627-1322
SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, 28TH WARD CITY OF PITTSBURGH: PARCEL ONE: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1420 BARR AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15205. DEED BOOK VOLUME 18944, PAGE 578, BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 40-L-101 PARCEL TWO: HAVING THEREON A VACANT LAND BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1420 BARR AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15205. DEED BOOK VOLUME I8944, PAGE 578, BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 40-L-102.
12JUN25
DEFENDANT(S) JASON TERZICH CASE NO. MG-25-000010 ********* DEBT: $55,311.54
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) KML LAW GROUP, P.C. ********************
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) SUITE 5000, 701 MARKET STREET PHILADELPHIA,PA19106
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (215) 627-1322
SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, BOROUGH OF WEST MIFFLIN: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 406 RHODES AVENUE, WEST MIFFLIN, PA 15122. DEED BOOK 16123, PAGE445. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 240-S-165.
13JUN25
DEFENDANT(S) GARY BENCE AKA GARY L. BENCE *************** CASE NO. MG-24-000850
DEBT: $51,291.69
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) KML LAW GROUP, P.C.
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) SUITE 5000, 701 MARKET STREET PHILADELPHIA,PA19106
**********************
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (215) 627-1322
********************************
SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, BOROUGH OF PORT VUE: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1419 WASHINGTON BLVD, MC KEESPORT, PA 15133. DEED BOOK 12925, PAGE 167. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 383-N-2.
14JUN25
DEFENDANT(S) ARLENE F. D’ANGELO CASE NO. MG-23-001145
DEBT: $46,283.02 ******
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 133 GAITHER DRIVE, SUITE
AND NUMBERED AS 603 LINDSAY ROAD, CARNEGIE, PA 15106. DEED BOOK 17041, PAGE 120. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 143-A-52.
15JUN25
DEFENDANT(S) CAROL ANN SLEIGHER CASE NO. MG-24-000231 DEBT:
18JUN25 DEFENDANT(S) ROBERT FRANCIS SMITH *************** CASE NO. GD-24-012348 ********* DEBT: $62,520.37
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S)
SHORT
12443, PAGE 129, BLOCK AND LOT NVMSER 282-B-342-E201.
84JUN25
DEFENDANT(S) New Frontier Influence Corp. CASE NO. GD-23-008944 *********
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Matthew J. Rifino, Esquire (PA ID No. 202052) ********************
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) Renaissance Centre, 405 N King St, 8th Floor, Wilmington, DE 19801
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (302) 984-6300
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Fox Chapel:
HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 15 CHAPEL RIDGE ROAD, PITTSBURGH, PA 15238. DEED BOOK 18131, PAGE 217, BLOCK/ LOT NO. 0526-F-00150-0000-00.
85JUN25
DEFENDANT(S) Diane L. Smoulder *************** CASE NO. MG-24-000603
DEBT: $9,316.89
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Robert P. Wendt, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 275 Curry Hollow Rd, Bldg. 1, Suite 280, Pittsburgh, PA 15236 **********************
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 914-219-5787 x 490 ********************************
SHORT DESCRIPTION: All the following described real estate situated in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, and Twenty Fourth Ward in the City of Pittsburgh.
Having erected thereon a residential single-family dwelling being known and numbered as 1146 Admiral Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, Deed Book Volume 4516, Page 95; which has a Block and Lot Number of 047R-329.
86JUN25
DEFENDANT(S) SALVATORE A.LAURIA CASE NO. MG-24-000471
DEBT: $28,494.68 ******
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Shnayder Law Finn, LLC
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 148 East Street Road, 352, Feasterville, PA 19053
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 215-834-3103 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of Stowe: HAVING ERECTED 1HEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED 108 CALDWELL STREET, MCKEES ROCKS, PA 15136. DEED BOOK VOLUME 14248, PAGE 443. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 73-L-322.
87JUN25
PLAINTIFF(S): Quaker Valley School District VS. DEFENDANT(S) Smithfield Holdings, Inc. *************** CASE NO. GD 23-005441 ********* DEBT: $8,317.85
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 **********************
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of Leet: Having erected thereon a two story frame house being known as 5 Ambridge Avenue, Ambridge PA 15003. Deed Book Volume 17653, Page 480. Block & Lot No. 934-K-6.
88JUN25
PLAINTIFF(S): Township of South Fayette VS. DEFENDANT(S) Notes Forever, Inc.
CASE NO. GD 22-013249 ********* DEBT: $3,942.04 ******
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire
********************
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of South Fayette: Having erected thereon a two-story frame house known as 24 Allegheny Avenue, Cuddy, PA 15031. Deed Book Volume 18944, Page 432. Block & Lot No. 325-R-70.
89JUN25
PLAINTIFF(S): Woodland Hills School District VS.
DEFENDANT(S) Cheryl L. Greenstein, Michael B. Greenstein and the United States of America
CASE NO. GD 23-006203 ********* DEBT: $9,251.43
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire
********************
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S)
525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Swissvale: Having erected thereon a two-story two-family brick house being known as 8012 Westmoreland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15218. Deed Book Volume 11916, Page 486. Block & Lot No. 234-J-85.
91JUN25
PLAINTIFF(S): Borough of Ingram VS.
DEFENDANT(S) Roberta K. Hendrick & Devanie J. Sites
CASE NO. GD 17-008118
*********
DEBT: $5,169.23 ******
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire
********************
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S)
525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Ingram Having erected thereon a two story frame house known as 89 Berry Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15205. Deed Book Volume 12534, Page 169. Block & Lot No. 70-H-334.
92JUN25
PLAINTIFF(S): Municipality of Bethel Park VS. DEFENDANT(S) Richard White ***************
CASE NO. GD 22-012360
DEBT: $3,713.59
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S)
525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219
**********************
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587 ********************************
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the CoJ1Ullonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Municipality of Bethel Park: Having erected thereon a one-story brick house being known as 37 Pontiac Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15241. Deed Book Volume 17148, Page 233. Block & Lot No. 394-S-15.
93JUN25
PLAINTIFF(S): Borough of Braddock Hills VS.
DEFENDANT(S) John W. Glenwright
*************** CASE NO. GD 19-016823 *********
DEBT: $4,736.88
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S)
525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Braddock Hills: Having erected thereon a two-story brick :frame being known as 975 Wilkins Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15221. Deed Book Volume 7917, Page 26. Block & Lot No. 300-&156.
94JUN25
PLAINTIFF(S): Township of O’Hara VS. DEFENDANT(S) Linda S. Lutz
CASE NO. G.D. 18-015694 *********
DEBT: $2,497.61 ******
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire ********************
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S)
525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of O’Hara: Having erected thereon a two-story brick house being known as 55 Kittanning Pike, Pittsburgh, PA 15215. Deed Book Volume 6201, Page 417. Block & Lot No. 168-B-70.
95JUN25
PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny VS. DEFENDANT(S) Do It Yourself Homes, LLC
CASE NO. GD 23-004653
DEBT: $4,358.11
******
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587
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SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, City of McKeesportWard 7: Having erected thereon a two-story two-family brick house, known as 2112 Jenny Lind Street, McKeesport, PA 15132. Deed Book Volume 18244, Page 160. Block& Lot No. 382M-16.
96JUN25
PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny VS.
DEFENDANT(S) Robert C. Crenshaw, with Notice to Heirs and Assigns & Telisa R. Sostoric
CASE NO. G.D. 23-003730
DEBT: $7,175.60 ****** NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire ********************
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, City of McKeesportWard 11: Having erected thereon a one and a half story frame house being known as 2610 Riverview Street, McKeesport, PA 15132. Deed Book Volume 14530, Page 382. Block & Lot No. 381-P-280.
97JUN25
PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny VS. DEFENDANT(S) St Angelo’s Manor, LLC and the United States of America
CASE NO. G.D. 24-002133 *********
DEBT: $6,283.19
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire ********************
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, City of McKeesportWard 5: Parcel #1: Having erected thereon a commercial nursing home being known as 621 Petty Street, McKeesport, PA 15132. Deed Book Volume 15830, Page 517. Block & Lot No. 307-P-33. Parcel #2: Having erected thereon a two-story brick house being known as 623 Petty Street, McKeesport, PA 15132. Deed Book Volume 15830, Page 517. Block & Lot No. 307-P-35.
98JUN25
PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny VS.
DEFENDANT(S) 2022 Holdings Incorporated CASE NO. GD 23-012430
DEBT: $2,546.73 ******
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire
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ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Versailles: Having erected thereon a three-story commercial building being known as 4901 Walnut Street, McKeesport, PA 15132. Deed Book Volume I9175, Page 527. Block & Lot No. 653-A-7.
99JUN25
PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny VS.
DEFENDANT(S) Sparkling Alaina, LLC
CASE NO. G.D. 23-000832
DEBT: $3,265.18 ******
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587 ********************************
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Etna: Having erected thereon a commercial funeral home being known as 333 Butler Street, PA 15223. Deed Book Volume 17121, Page 134. Block & Lot No. 167-K-15.
100JUN25
PLAINTIFF(S): Borough of Bridgeville VS. DEFENDANT(S) Maggie C. Dean, With Notice to Heirs and Assigns *************** CASE NO. GD 17-010734
DEBT: $2,703.53
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219
********************** ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Bridgeville: Having erected thereon a one-story two-family brick house being known as 100 Liberty Street, Bridgeville, PA 15017. Deed Book Volume 9684, Page 348. Block & Lot No. 255-K-110.
101JUN25
PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny VS. DEFENDANT(S) Dale G. Hess & Sharon M. Hess *************** CASE NO. GD 24-006814
DEBT: $2,948.53
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219
********************** ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of South
Deed Book Volume 8363, Page 536. Block & Lot 1008-D-50.
102JUN25
PLAINTIFF(S): Quaker Valley School District VS. DEFENDANT(S) Darrell V. Kimbrough & Linda A. Kimbrough and the United States of America
CASE NO. G.D. 23-000567 *********
DEBT: $7,001.51 ******
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire ******************** ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 525 William Penn Place,
103JUN25 PLAINTIFF(S):
VS. DEFENDANT(S) The Estate of Bacchus L. Wright, Deceased CASE NO.: G.D. 23-009863
DEBT: $3,754.96 ****** NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587 ********************************
In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, City of Clairton- Ward 2: Having erected thereon a one-story
115JUN25 DEFENDANT(S) NANCI L. MILLER CASE NO.: MG-19-001028 DEBT: $192,461.75 ******
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) KML LAW GROUP,P.C. ********************
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) SUITE 5000, 701 MARKET STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (215) 627-1322 IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, MUNICIPALITY OF BETIIBLPARK: HAVJNG ERECTED TIIEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 106 HORNING ROAD, BETIIEL PARK, PA 15102. DEED BOOK 17225, PAGE 138. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 392-B-54.
116JUN25
DEFENDANT(S) MADELINE C. MITCHUM CASE NO.: MG-23-001156 ********* DEBT: $19,140.54 ******
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 133 GAITHER DRIVE, SUITE F MOUNT LAUREL, NJ 08054
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ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 855-225-6906 ******************************** In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, 21• Ward of the City of Pittsburgh: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 1215 West North Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15233. Deed Book Volume 9183, Page 164. Block and Lot 0007-C-00019-000A-00.
117JUN25
DEFENDANT(S) William E. Summers, Ill and Nakesha Tyler CASE NO.: MG-21-000049 DEBT: $174,604.06 ******
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Robert Fiacco, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 1325 Franklin Avenue, Suite 160, Garden City, NY 11530 / 1628 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1810, Philadelphia, PA 19103 **********************
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (212) 471-5100 ******************************** In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny; City of Pittsburgh, 101” Ward
HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 6925 GREENWOOD STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15206. DEED BOOK VOLUME 13631, PAGE 54. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 0121-K00313-0000-00.
118JUN25
DEFENDANT(S) THOMAS J. ROSSELOT AND ELAINE K.
ROSSELOT CASE NO.: MG-23-000316
DEBT:$154,043.02 ******
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Gary W. Darr, Esquire McGrath McCall, P.C.
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) Four Gateway Center, Suite 1340, 444 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 **********************
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 412-281-4333 ********************************
In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, 23rd Ward, City of Pittsburgh:
HAVING ERECTED THEREON A TWO STORY RESIDENTIAL ROWHOUSE KNOWN AS 1023
VINIALSTREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15212, DEED BOOK VOLUME 11743, PAGE531, BLOCK & LOT NO. 24-K-353.
119JUN25
DEFENDANT(S) Ferrell Holdings LLC *************** CASE NO.: GD-24-011281
DEBT: $145,586.12
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Robert Fiacco, Esq.
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 1628 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1810, Philadelphia, PA 19103 / 1325 Franklin Avenue, Suite 160, Garden City, NY 11530
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (212) 471-5100 IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, CITY OF PITTSBURGH; 27TH WARD
HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 2812
WADLOW STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15212 MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK 17937, PAGE 209. LOT AND BLOCK: 0045-B00013-0000-00
120JUN25
DEFENDANT(S) Charles Halpin, III as Administrator of the Estate of David J. Sims, Deceased and SJ Group *************** CASE NO.:MG-24-000610 ********* DEBT: $32,389.77
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Perry Russell, Esq.
Kathleen A. Kasperik
CASE NO.: GD 23-013942
DEBT: $4,539.09
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587 In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of Aleppo:
erected thereon a two-story frame townhouse being known as 104 Woodcrest Drive, Sewickley, PA 15143. Deed Book Volume 16302, Page 103, Block & Lot No. 422-H-222.
121JUN25
DEFENDANT(S) ANDREA R. IAPALUCCI
CASE NO.:MG-25-000071
********* DEBT: $23,518.11
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S)
Carolyn Treglia, Esquire
********************
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S)
Brock & Scott, PLLC 2011 RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD, SUITE 100
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (844) 856-6646
In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, 6TH WARD OF THE CITY OF MCKEESPORT Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 513 PARK STREET, MCKEESPORT, PA 15132. Deed Book Volume 14234, Page 435. Block and Lot Number 0307-M-00165-0000-00
122JUN25
DEFENDANT(S) M. DANIEL VARHOLA
CASE NO.: MG-23-001041
********* DEBT: $299,133.72
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Carolyn Treglia, Esquire
********************
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S)
Brock & Scott, PLLC 2011 RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD, SUITE 100
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (844) 856-6646 ******************************** In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Conoly of Allegheny, MUNICIPALITY OF BETHEL PARK Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 1029 SURREY WOODS RD, BETHEL PARK, PA 15102. Deed Book Volume 4440, Page 225. Block and Lot Number 0391-R-00252-0000-00
123JUN25
DEFENDANT(S) SHAE E. RODGERS, IN HER CAPACITY AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF CHRISTOPHER E. RODGERS, DECEASED
CASE NO.: MG-24-000834 ********* DEBT: $99,060.99
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S)
Carolyn Treglia, Esquire
********************
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S)
Brock & Scott, PLLC
2011 RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD, SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (844) 856-6646 ********************************
In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, NORTH VERSAILLES TOWNSHIP Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 1215 DENNING WAY, NORTH VERSAILLES, PA 15137-2610. Deed Book Volume 14368, Page 530. Block and Lot Number 0645-L-00318-0000-00
124JUN25
DEFENDANT(S) ANDREW GRIFFIN AKA ANDREW N. GRIFFIN AKA NEIL ANDREW GRIFFIN
CASE NO.: MG-25-000022
********* DEBT: $86,149.39 ******
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S)
Carolyn Treglia, Esquire
********************
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S)
Brock & Scott, PLLC 2011 RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD, SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406 **********************
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (844) 856-6646 ******************************** In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, MUNICIPALITY OF MONROEVILLE Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 112 MEADOW GAP DR, MONROEVILLE, PA 15146. Deed Book Volume 13001, Page 139. Block and Lot Number 0544-L-00313-0003-00
125JUN25
DEFENDANT(S) CHRISTOPHER LEE WILLIAMS; DANA DONICE BROWN WILLIAMS CASE NO.: MG-24-000069
DEBT: $51,585.19
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Carolyn Treglia, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S)
Brock & Scott, PLLC 2011 RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD, SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (844) 856-6646
In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, BOROUGH OF MCKEES ROCKS Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 307 ELLA STREET, MCKEES ROCKS, PA 15136. Deed Book Volume 15952, Page 73. Block and Lot Number 0074-R-00222-0000-00
126JUN25
DEFENDANT(S) RANDI LYNN HOSTETTER AIKIA RANDI L. HOSTETTER ***************
CASE NO.: MG-24-000916
DEBT: $105,535.91
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Carolyn Treglia, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S)
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 1325 Franklin Avenue, Suite 160, Garden City, NY 11530· ********************** ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (212)-471-5100
In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, and Municipality of Bethel Park: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN & NUMBERED AS 917 MONASTERY VIEW, BETHEL PARK, PA 15102. DEED BOOK 19482, PAGE 581. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 0773-G-000950000-00.
127JUN25
DEFENDANT(S) Claudia Yates-Raeford
CASE NO.: GD-16-015347 ********* DEBT: $42,296.11
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) MDK Legal ********************
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) P. 0. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 614-220-5611
In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Municipality of Penn Hills: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 7740 Pershing Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15235 AKA 7740 Pershing Street, Penn Hills, PA 15235. Document Number 2019-2268, Deed Book Volume 17501, Page 314. Block and Lot Number 0230-P-000620000- 00.
128JUN25
DEFENDANT(S) BEVERLY DITULLIO *************** CASE NO.: MG-24-000284 ********* DEBT: $108,974.27
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Colin G.L. Miller, Esq.
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) Bootay Bevington & Nichols LLC 1102 Grant Building 310 Grant Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219
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ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER:
412-650-5940 ********************************
In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Municipality of Bethel Park:
HAVING ERECTED a one point five-story Cape Cod style house known as 2531 South Park Road, Bethel Park, Pennsylvania 15102 Deed Book Volume 13914, Page 522. Block and Lot No. 475-K-36.
129JUN25
DEFENDANT(S) DENISE KELLEY *************** CASE NO.: MG-22-000683
DEBT: $71,409.16
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Robert P. Wendt, Esquire. ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 275 CURRY HOLLOW RD., BLD. 1, SUITE 280 PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15236 **********************
133JUN25
Brock & Scott, PLLC 2011 RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD, SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (844) 856-6646 In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, EAST DEER TOWNSHIP Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 420 MARION ST, CREIGHTON, PA 15030. Deed Book Volume 18704, Page 242. Block and Lot Number 084!-K-00099-0000-00
130JUN25 DEFENDANT(S) KENNETH L. STROUD
CASE NO.: GD-24-008412
DEBT: $194,386.76. ******
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 133 GAITHER DRIVE, SUITE F MOUNT LAUREL, NJ 08054 ********************** ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 855-225-6906 ******************************** In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Port Vue: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 1713 Port Vue Ave McKeesport, PA 15133. Deed Book Volume 19255, Page 325. Block and Lot 0466-M-00025-0000-00
131JUN25
DEFENDANT(S) ADAM J. ABRIATIS III, IN HIS CAPACITY AS HEIR OF ADAM J. ABRIATIS JR.; UNKNOWN HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, AND ALL PERSONS, FIRMS, OR ASSOCIATIONS, CLAIMING RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST FROM OR UNDER ADAM J. ABRIATIS JR. *************** CASE NO.: GD-24-010943 *********
DEBT: $40,033.86
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC
******************** ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 133 GAITHER DRIVE, SUITE F MOUNT LAUREL, NJ 08054
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 855-225-6906
In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Castle Shannon: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 3550 Rosalia Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15234. Deed Book 14348 Page 470. Block and Lot 0249-A-00262-0000-00
132JUN25
PETITIONER(S): County of Allegheny VS. DEFENDANT(S) Maggie Sickendollar, with Notice to Heirs and Assigns and All Unknown Owners of an Interest in Certain 2,500 Square Foot of Vacant Land on Grand Avenue in Hampton Township known as Block & Lot 719-P-241
CASE NO.: GD 25-001103
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DEBT: $2,971.10
****** NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire ******************** ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 525 William Penn Place Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587
In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of Hampton: Being thereon vacant land known as Grand Avenue, Allison Park, PA 15101. Allison Park Plan Lot No. 193, Plan Book Volume 8, Page 318. Block & Lot No. 719-P-24!.
135JUN25
ANNOUNCEMENTS Public Notice
139JUN25
PLAINTIFF(S) Wilkinsburg School District and Wilkinsburg Borough VS. DEFENDANT(S) Andrea D. Adams
CASE NO.: GD 24-014819
DEBT: $4,486.61 ******
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S)
Jennifer L. Cerce, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S)
424 S. 27 Street, Ste. 210 Pittsburgh, PA 15203
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 242-4400 ********************************
In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Wilkinsburg: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1557 MARIE STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15221. DEED BOOK 12948, PAGE 561. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 297-E-200. LEGAL NOTICE
PROJECT NUMBER 8G1-25 (GENERAL)
REHABILITATE RUNWAY
10L-28R PHASE 2 at PITTSBURGH
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
ATTENTION: DELAY OF BID OPENING DATE
TO WHOM THIS MAY CONCERN: Notice is hereby given that the bid opening date for the aforementioned project that was scheduled WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2025, has been changed so that the bid opening date for this project will now be WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2025. Electronic Bids will be received by the Allegheny County Airport Authority (via SUBMITTABLE) until 1:00 P.M. prevailing local time, MAY 21, 2025 Bids will be publicly opened and read by the Airport Authority one half hour later. Any bids for the referenced project received on MAY 14, 2025, will be returned unopened to the bidding party.
The formal bid opening procedure will be conducted virtually – this event will be conducted via a Microsoft Teams Meeting. All Plan Holders will be invited to view this meeting. Invitations will be issued at least 24 hours prior to the actual opening date/time. Plan Holders will also be notified of the results via an email within (24) hours of the Bid Opening event. For further information call 412472-3677.
ANNOUNCEMENTS Meetings
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Allegheny County Housing Authority (ACHA) is currently in the process of changing its 2025-2026 Agency Plan in conjunction with the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act. Changes to the Agency Plan, once approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), will guide the ACHA in serving the needs of low-income and very low-income families during the 5-year period beginning October 1, 2025.The proposed changes to the Agency Plan and all supporting documents will be available for review and inspection by the public at the principal office of the ACHA located at 301 Chartiers Avenue, McKees Rocks, PA 15136. A public hearing has been scheduled to present the changed Agency Plan and to allow public participation; information regarding the hearing is also contained on the Authority’s website at www.achsng.com:
DATE: Friday, June 20, 2025
TIME: 10:15 a.m. PLACE: Allegheny County Housing Authority – Central Office 301 Chartiers Avenue, McKees Rocks, PA 15136
Prior to the public hearing, comments can be directed in writing to: Richard Stephenson, Interim Executive Director Allegheny County Housing Authority 301 Chartiers Avenue McKees Rocks, PA 15136
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY
A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the College will be held on: June 5, 2025 4:30 PM CCAC Allegheny CampusByers Hall 808 Ridge Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
To: DOUGLAS GREENE at the instance of CHARLISE SMITH by Attorney IRENE MCLAUGHLIN CLARK, ESQ. You are hereby cited to be and appear before Michael McGeever, Director of Department of Court Records, Wills/Orphans’ Court Division of Allegheny County, PA on or before June 20, 2025 at 10:00AM prevailing time at 414 Grant Street, 1st Floor, City-County Building, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, TO SHOW CAUSE why CHARLISE SMITH should not be appointed as the Administratrix of the Estate of MARCUS WILLIS LAMONT CHRISTIAN, deceased, No. 02-25-02031. The date of June 20, 2025 is not a Hearing Date. An Answer must be filed before this date; however, the hearing date will be arranged between the Director and counsel, IRENE M. CLARK, ESQ., 8908 UPLAND TERRACE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15235.
Estate of FALCHA-DEAN BARKLEY Case No. 2130 of 2025. Dmetrius Charles Cicchitto appointed Administrator, C.T.A. by Order dated April 1, 2025. Peter B. Lewis, Neighborhood Legal Services, 928 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15222, Counsel
Estate of ERIC LEON CICCHITTO, Case No. 1354 of 2025. Dmetrius Charles Cicchitto appointed Administrator by Order dated March 3, 2025. Peter B. Lewis, Neighborhood Legal Services, 928 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15222, Counsel.
CAROL MCCRACKEN CONE Deceased
Late of Allegheny County, PA
Letters of Testamentary on the above Estate having been granted to the Executrix , Rose Ann Chronowski , all persons indebted to the Estate are requested to make payment, and those having claims to present same without delay, to Brian F. Levine, Esquire.
Brian F. Levine, Esquire Levine Law, LLC Attorney for the Executrix 22 E Grant St New Castle, PA 16101-2279
Petition to Determine Title to 910 Blackadore Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15221, formerly owned by KELLY C. DALTON, deceased, filed May 2, 2025 by Sean Collette Dalton, No. 2913 of 2025 Peter B. Lewis, Counsel, Neighborhood Legal Services, 928 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION OF TESTAMENTARY
Letters Testamentary on the Estate of Daniel P. Denlinger deceased, of 7210 Meade St., Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA 15208, No. 02-24-05612 have been granted to Susan Richter 7210 Meade St., Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA 15208, who requests that all persons having claims against the Estate of this Decedent make known the same in writing to her or her attorney, Thomas E. Pandaleon, Esq., 6824 Thomas Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15208, and all persons indebted to this Decendant make payment to the same.
Estate of BARRON W. DOUGLASS, Deceased of Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, No.02-25-02382, Kimberly A. Shawl, Co-Executor, 132 River Avenue, Belle Vernon, PA 15012 or to Shelly L. Arredondo, Co-Executor, 104 Park Avenue Bentleyville, PA 15314 or to ROBIN L. RARIE, ATTY; BRENLOVE & FULLER, LLC 401 Washington Avenue, Bridgeville, PA 15017
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Petition for determination of title to 120 Dorseyville Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15215 (285M-66). Estate of DAVID GOLEMBIEWSKI, aka David L. Golembiewski, deceased. Filed by Judith Golembiewski at Orphans Court No, 02-25-02173 Daniel L. Haller, Esq., Neighborhood Legal Service, 928 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (412-586-6151)
Estate of JOHN LEO MICLOT V, AKA JOHN L. MICLOT, No. 02-25-02860
Date of Death: 03/18/2025 PNC Bank, National Association and Cathy Jo Rinchetti
Attn: Sharon L Whitney, VP 300 Fifth Ave, FL 31 Pittsburgh, PA 15222 And/or: Dennis Unkovic, Esquire Meyer Unkovic Scott 535 Smithfield Street, Ste. 1300 Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Mitchell J. Moximchalk, Esquire K & L Gates LLP 210 Sixth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Estate of SUSAN GOOD HILLMAN A/K/A SUSAN G. HILLMAN A/K/A SUSAN HILLMAN, Deceased of Pittsburgh, No. 05154 of 2024 John H. Hillman , Executor, or to Devin Hallett Snyder, Esq, Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsk, 444 Liberty Avenue, Ste. 2200, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222
Estate of EVELYN T. MANSKI, Deceased of Pittsburgh, No. 02575 of 2025, John Schwoebel , Executor, or to Ryan W. Brode, Esq, Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsk, 444 Liberty Avenue, Ste. 2200, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222
LEGAL ADVERTISING Bids/Proposals
OFFICIAL ADVERTISEMENT THE BOARD OF PUBLIC EDUCATION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PITTSBURGH
Submit sealed proposals to the Facilities Department, Pittsburgh Public Schools Service Center, 1305 Muriel Street, Pittsburgh PA 15203 until 2:00 p.m. D/EST on 10 June 2025 for:
Request for Qualifications and Proposal (RFQ/P) for Architectural and Engineering Services for Central Kitchen Renovation and Re-Equipping
LEGAL ADVERTISING
PRT
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Electronic Proposals will be received online at PRT’s Ebusiness website (http://ebusiness.portauthority.org).
Proposals/bid submittals will be due 11:00 AM on June 11, 2025, and will be read at 11:15 AM., the same day, through your web browser via Microsoft Teams video conferencing, for the following: following: Electronic Proposal - Ebusiness website (http://ebusiness.portauthority.org)
RFQ/P is available at the Pittsburgh Public Schools website, https:// www.pghschools.org/community /business-opportunities/rfps or by email request to LFornataro1@pghschools.org, at no charge. Mandatory Pre-Proposal meeting at 10:00 a.m. D/EST on 20 May 2025.
To join the bid opening through Microsoft Teams meeting on your computer, mobile app or room device
Meeting ID: 277 929 221 639 9
Passcode: 6bk3ha2X Or call in (audio only)
412-927-0245
Phone Conference ID: 734 637 514
No bidder may withdraw a submitted Proposal for a period of 75 days after the scheduled time for opening of the sealed bids.
A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on each of the above items on May 29, 2025, at 10 AM through your web browser via Microsoft Teams video conferencing. Attendance at this meeting is not mandatory but is strongly encouraged.
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Meeting ID: 222 930 652 351
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Questions regarding any of the above bids will not be entertained by the PRT within five (5) business days of the scheduled bid opening. These contracts may be subject to a financial assistance contract between Port Authority of Allegheny County d.b.a. PRT and the United States Department of Transportation. The Contractor will be required to comply with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations. Contractor is responsible for expenses related to acquiring a performance bond and insurance where applicable. All items are to be FOB delivered unless otherwise specified. Costs for delivery, bond, and insurance shall be included in bidder’s proposal pricing.
Port Authority of Allegheny County d.b.a. PRT hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in regard to any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprise will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.
The Board of PRT reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
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Sealed proposals will be received by the Township of Wilkins of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania through the Quest Construction Data Network (QuestCDN) at www.questcdn.com until 11:00 AM prevailing time on June 9, 2025 for:
CONTRACT NO. 25-S1
MONTGOMERY SEWER AERIAL CROSSING
The scope of work for Contract No. 25-S1 includes replacement of sanitary sewer aerial crossing with approximately 35 linear feet of 8-inch diameter long span ductile iron piping, sanitary manholes, and all necessary appurtenances and restoration for said construction.
All bidders are required to buy the Bid Documents in PDF format for a non-refundable deposit of $125.00 from QuestCDN using project number 9685272. Contact their Customer Support regarding membership registration, downloading and working with digital project information at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com. Any technical questions regarding the bid documents are to be directed to LSSE. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud via video conference. Interested parties may contact the Township for access information prior to the date and time identified herein.
Contract No. 25-S1 is financed in part by a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Commonwealth Financing Authority. Pennsylvania prevailing wage rates apply. Proposals must be upon the forms furnished by the Township. The bid must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the bid, made payable to the Township of Wilkins to guarantee the bidder’s entrance into the contract if given the award. No bid bond shall be waived or returned because the Bidder has failed to or cannot comply with any requirements as set forth in the plans, specifications, or any applicable statutes of the State of Pennsylvania or any applicable municipal ordinances.
The Township reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive any informalities in the bidding. No bid may be withdrawn for ninety (90) calendar days after the scheduled time for receipt of bids.
Attention is directed to the fact that procurement is subject to all requirements of the Pennsylvania “Steel Products Procurement Act, Act No. 1978-3”; and for Contract value exceeding $25,000, the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act (Act of 1961 P.L. 987), and The Public Works Employment Verification Act (July 2012) apply.
The Township shall (a) award the construction contract to the lowest responsible bidder therefore, or (b) reject all bids received within ninety (90) days of the date of bid opening; provided, however, that the Township may, in its sole discretion, delay such award or rejection for up to one hundred twenty (120) days from the bid opening date until the Township has received all required approvals from other governmental agencies. Bidders on this work will be required to comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
TOWNSHIP OF WILKINS Rebecca Vargo, Manager
PORT AUTHORITY OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY d.b.a. PRT
Electronic Proposals will be received online at PRT’s Ebusiness website (http://ebusiness.portauthority.org).
Bid submittals will be due 1:00 PM on June 9, 2025 and will be read at 1:15 PM., the same day, though your web browser via Microsoft Teams video conferencing, for the following: Electronic Proposal - Ebusiness website (http://ebusiness.portauthority.org)
Bid Number
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Bid Name
Offsite Record Storage & Services
No bidder may withdraw a submitted Proposal for a period of 75 days after the scheduled time for opening of the sealed bids. A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on the above solicitation on May 20, 2025, and can be joined through your web browser via Microsoft Teams video conference. Attendance at this meeting is not mandatory but is strongly encouraged. Teams meeting information is available within the Bid Documents for this solicitation on rideprt.org and eBusiness.rideprt.org. Potential bidders may also email the contract specialist assigned to the solicitation. Questions regarding any of the above bids will not be entertained by PRT after 12:00 PM (noon) on May 26, 2025. These contracts may be subject to a
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Sealed proposals will be received by Borough of Avalon of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania through the Quest Construction Data Network (QuestCDN) at www.questcdn.com until 11:00 AM prevailing time on May 22, 2025 for:
CONTRACT NO. 24-S1
PHASE II COA SOURCE FLOW REDUCTION PROJECT
The Base Bid scope of work includes approximately 1,850 linear feet of full manhole to manhole Cured-In Place Pipe (CIPP) liner repair of 8” to 10” diameter sanitary sewers, sanitary sewer cleaning, close circuit television (CCTV) inspection, and all necessary restoration and appurtenances for said construction. There are three Add Alternates for an additional approximate 4,000 linear feet of full manhole to manhole CIPP liner repair of 8” to 10” diameter sanitary sewers, 32 linear feet of in-trench replacement of 8” diameter sanitary sewers, the installation of one new sanitary sewer manhole, sanitary sewer cleaning, close circuit television (CCTV) inspection, and all necessary restoration and appurtenances for said construction. All bidders are required to buy the Bid Documents in PDF format for a non-refundable deposit of $175.00 from QuestCDN using project number 9594924. Contact their Customer Support regarding membership registration, downloading and working with digital project information at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com. Any technical questions regarding the bid documents are to be directed to LSSE. Pennsylvania prevailing wage rates apply. Proposals must be upon the forms furnished by the Borough. The bid must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the bid, made payable to Borough of Avalon.
The Phase II COA Source Flow Reduction Project is being funded in part by Green Revitalization of Our Waterways (GROW) grant from the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN). Bidder must agree to comply with all requirements associated with ALCOSAN funding. The Borough reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive any informalities in the bidding. No bid may be withdrawn for ninety (90) calendar days after the scheduled time for receipt of bids. Attention is directed to the fact that procurement is subject to all requirements of the Pennsylvania “Steel Products Procurement Act, Act No. 1978-3”; and for Contract value exceeding $25,000, the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act (Act of 1961 P.L. 987), and The Public Works Employment Verification Act (July 2012) apply.
BOROUGH OF AVALON
Lorraine Makatura, Manager
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TECHNOLOGY ENGINEER SENIOR
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. seeks a Technology Engineer Senior under the Technology MIS Delivery Organization in Pittsburgh, PA. Position allows for the ability to work from home with appropriate telecommuting systems for up to three days per week, with a minimum of two days per week in the office. Duties include: (i) research, design, develop, and/or modify enterprise-wide systems and/or applications; (ii) develop software components for new and emerging technology projects, aligning with business strategies and objectives; (iii) design and implement software solutions, write code, deploy and provide maintenance support for software solutions; (iv) evaluate interface between hardware and software operational requirements, and characteristics of overall system; (v) develop most complex, new and emerging technologies, select appropriate platforms and integrate and configure software solutions; (vi) leverage technical knowledge and industry experience to design, build and maintain technology solutions that are robust, scalable and easily extensible; (vii) provide a systematic analysis on the most complex client requirements within the traceability framework and resolve any functional problems encountered; (viii) document the requirements, design, test plan and maintenance of project; (ix) maintain quality of complex project deliverables while ensuring compliance with relevant standards and processes; and (x) coach, mentor, consult junior team members to ensure that they are familiar with project requirements and company policies. Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or Computer Applications, plus 5 years of software development experience in a distributed, microservices environment using Java/J2EE technologies and myBatis and Oracle database technologies is required. Must have experience with: (i) using software design principles and knowledge of all phases of software development to understand the roles and responsibilities of all teams and how they interact; (ii) advanced programming skills including lambda functions in Java, multi-threading, concurrency, Kafka messaging, and object-oriented programming; (iii) design and development of large-scale, fault-tolerant distributed applications, test-driven development, defensive coding and planning for scale, conducting code reviews and providing inputs in retrospective sessions; (iv) using backend technologies including core Java, J2EE, and Kotlin, frameworks including Spring and SpringBoot, and multi-threading concepts to develop quality software; (v) handling application integration using middleware technologies including Apache Tomcat and messaging services including Apache Kafka; (vi) database technologies including relational databases and NoSQL databases; (vii) Web Services using SOAP (JAX-WS) and REST features; (viii) developing applications using front-end technologies including HTML, CSS, Javascript, Angular, and Typescript; (ix) working with testing frameworks including Junit for Unit Testing, Karate for API Testing and Selenium for UI Testing; (x) application security and vulnerability scanning with tools including SonarQube and SonarLint to maintain enterprise application security and comply with compliance process; (xi) identifying state-of-the-art technologies and making recommendations for system and process improvement; and (xii) collaborating with product, engineering, data science, and design team to define and implement requirements for the backend services, components, and interfaces. 40 hours/week, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Interested individuals apply online at www.pnc.com using keyword R188066. PNC provides equal employment opportunity to qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other categories protected by law.
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DIRECTOR OF KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION –University of Pittsburgh Physicians located at U. S. Steel Tower, 57th Floor, 600 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, seeks a Abdominal Transplant Surgeon/Surgical Director of Kidney Transplantation to focus on kidney procedures (living and deceased donors), provide pre- and post-operative care of transplant patients, which includes medical and surgical management, medical evaluation and selection of recipients, critical care management, and addressing medical and surgical complications, manage multidisciplinary rounds with the inpatient team, provide outpatient clinical services to scheduled patients (living kidney donors and transplant recipients), review and respond to organ offers via the DonorNet system, and oversee the coordination of a deceased donor transplant when on call at UPMC Hamot, 201 State Street, Erie, PA 16550, UPMC Presbyterian, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh PA 15213, UPMC Shadyside, 5230 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15232, and UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, One Children’s Hospital Drive, 4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15224. The surgical director of kidney transplantation will provide clinical and administrative leadership in the continued growth and development of the transplant program, ensuring quality outcomes and compliance with all applicable regulatory and compliance agencies, lead clinical operations for the kidney transplant program, both pre- and post-transplant, including supervision of physicians, APPs, nursing, and support staff, lead kidney, transplant candidate triage, assessments, selection, and waitlist management, lead review and development of clinical pathways and protocols related to kidney transplant, responsible for team and faculty meetings and providing routine communications to all stakeholders on program updates and key accomplishments, provide clinical leadership and strategic direction to the Adult Kidney transplant program in collaboration with the Medical Director and Transplant Administrator including regular review and evaluation of volume, quality, and outcomes, participates in the quality assurance performance improvement program activities including clinical dashboards and site visits by regulatory bodies, collaborates with the Director of Transplant Quality and Performance Excellence on data driven QI/PI initiatives for the Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Programs, participate in budgetary planning as requested by administration and collaborate on marketing efforts to support continued growth, lead the development and review of clinical protocols within the STI based national and international guidelines to clinical care and improved patient outcomes, develop and implement in conjunction with transplant medicine, nursing, administration and medical staff, patient care policies and procedures deem appropriate for patients with liver disease, pre- and post-transplant, assume responsibility for direct patient care when medically necessary under emergent conditions, provide oversight to the Transplant Surgery Fellowship Program including monitoring of curriculum, educational goals and objectives in accordance with the American Society of Transplant Surgery guidelines, assist in the development of a continuing education program for the staff, provide strategic direction in defining access to the kidney transplant services at other UPMC Hospitals in a manner consistent with and supportive of the Hospital’s mission and strategic goals, assess the cost effectiveness of the Kidney Transplant program and recommend methods by which the most economical use of equipment, supplies and pharmaceuticals can be assured without compromising the medical necessities of treatment, participate and provide leadership in peer review, corrective action, and other matters involving compliance of all Transplant Surgery faculty with Medical Staff and Hospital Bylaws, Rules, Regulations, Policies and Procedures, participate as a member of the routine Transplant QAPI meetings and help facilitate the work of the Transplant Quality Program, work with Hospital and Department Administration to promote and obtain adequate reimbursement for Hospital and Physician transplant nephrology services from third party payers, lead optimization of EMR utility for transplant care and regulatory compliance, and direct marketing and outreach efforts for Kidney Transplant program. Requires travel to worksites within 160 miles. Requires a Medical Degree or its equivalent or its foreign equivalent, must have completed an ASTS approved Transplant Surgery fellowship, and must have a valid, unrestricted Pennsylvania medical license. Apply by following these steps; visit http://careers.upmc.com and enter 250000YU in the “Search Keyword/Job ID” field and click Go. EOE.
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RADIOLOGISTS –University of Pittsburgh Physicians/ Pittsburgh, PA seeks Musculoskeletal Radiologists (multiple openings) to diagnose and treat illnesses and injuries utilizing advanced imaging equipment; interpret procedure results (exams/tests) such as X-rays, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear medicine, positron emission tomography (PET) and ultrasound by means of telecommunications technology; assess patient’s medical history, develop a treatment plan, and address concerns and questions that patients and their families may have; work with technicians to prep patients for various X-ray related machines and other imaging devices such as ultrasound, CT, MRI, fluoroscopy. May perform minimally invasive interventions including but not limited to joint injections and biopsies. May participate in the teaching of residents, medical students, and fellows. Position requires working at multiple work locations throughout Allegheny County, PA. Must have a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or foreign degree equivalent; completion of Medical Residency in Radiology; completion of Fellowship in Musculoskeletal Radiology; Board Certification or Board Certification Eligibility in Diagnostic Radiology by the American Board of Radiology or American Osteopathic Board of Radiology at time of hire; and a valid Pennsylvania medical license or Pennsylvania Medical License eligibility at the time of hire. Apply by following these steps: visit http://careers.upmc.com and enter 250000YV in the “Search Keyword/Job ID” field and click Search. EOE/Disability/Veteran
