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04.08.11

With this issue, The Citizen celebrates 35 years of North Boroughs publishing history. Looking back it seems as if so much has changed, and so little.

In 1976, when Earl Rankin published the first issue of The Citizen, competition was fierce. There was another weekly newspaper in the North Boroughs, as well as a biweekly for the North Hills and two daily newspapers that published weekly sections dedicated to the area. Today, the weekly and biweekly are gone, and the dailies limit their regional coverage.

11.26.10

Citizen Journalists

We ran a story last week about one young man's opinion that journalism as we know it today is bordering on extinction because of its inability to deliver immediate news to a variety of handheld devices.

I would argue that the news industry is alive and will remain that way for precisely the same reason.

The fact is that a news story requires time and training that is incompatible with immediate delivery.

11.13.10

The price we pay

Did any of you see Nightline last night? The show included a story on "You Are What You Eat," which reported on dogs who ingest questionable substances.

Like the dog who ate about $100 in $20 bills. Or the one who sucked down a tube of glue, which happened to be a blessing in disguise because it protected his stomach from the cell phone charger he had eaten.

In college I had a Lab/Irish Setter mix who was quite creative in his dinner choices. I recall them including a jar of Vaseline and a good portion of the linoleum on the kitchen floor.

09.17.10

A costly addiction

While I'm on a roll with reality-themed blogs here, I might as well confess my recently-acquired addiction to reality TV.

Five years ago, I did not even subscribe to cable television. I didn't watch that much TV, and didn't see the point in paying for it, of all things.

Then I found myself in the hospital for a few days, and was introduced to "Dancing with the Stars."

I love dancing. I love ballroom dancing. This was wonderful!

04.01.12

Avalon Police News

Two burglaries and several thefts were among incidents reported to Avalon Police recently.

Two jars of coins totaling about $270 were reported stolen in the burglary of a South Home Avenue apartment on March 26.

A second apartment burglary was reported on March 27 on California Avenue. A laptop computer and credit and identification cards were reported stolen.

08.19.11

Four charged in home invasion

Four Pittsburgh residents have been charged in a Union Avenue home invasion that occurred on Aug. 12.

Avalon Police were called to the home just after three males and a female -- who was related to the victim -- pushed their way into the home occupied by a woman and her baby. They are reported to have stolen a laptop computer, an autographed baseball, a cell phone and $500 in cash before fleeing on foot.

The four were discovered in Bellevue, near Orchard and North Sprague avenues, and taken into custody without incident.

11.21.10

Taking the dinosaur by the tail

Anyone reading a printed copy of this article -- paper with words and photographs on it -- is a dinosaur.

If you are reading it on-line at thecitizen.us, you have at least advanced to the Bronze Age.

But since "The Citizen" has no app, that's as far as you're going to go. You are lost in the past, consigned to the dust bins of knowledge, denied up-to-the-nanosecond access to news as it is occurring from the North Boroughs to the northern steppes of Central Asia.

08.13.10

Ohio Twp. Police News

Reports of vehicle break-ins in the area continue, as two more incidents were investigated by Ohio Township Police this week.

A cell phone and a back pack containing personal items were reported stolen from a vehicle on Laurel Avenue in Ben Avon last weekend. The theft was reported Aug. 10.

Also on Aug. 10, a resident of Berringer Place reported money and a GPS system stolen from a vehicle there, also over the weekend.

In other news from Ohio Township Police, a window in a Manchester Circle, Ohio Township, home was believed to have been shot with a BB on Aug. 5.

02.26.10

Ohio Township Police News

A car parked in the lot at Animal Friends on Camp Horne Road in Ohio Township was reported broken into on Feb. 21. A purse and cell phone were stolen, according to police.

Two people were taken into custody by Ohio Township Police on outstanding arrest warrants from Allegheny County. Timothy Grzandziele, 46, of Ohio Township, was picked up Feb. 19 on a warrant for a probation violation. Henry Lavrich, 25, of Kilbuck Township, was arrested Feb. 20 during a traffic stop.

12.04.09

Students compete in "Project Polar Bear"

While politicians and television personalities dither about what to do to protect the environment and some argue if global warming even exists, two Avonworth High School students have taken on a pro-ject that addresses the perils of the planet, with special emphasis on the plight of polar bears.

10.09.09

Armed men tie up Deer Lane couple

Two people were tied up and property stolen from their apartment during a “home invasion” by two armed males last Friday, Oct. 2.

The young couple walked to the Bellevue police station to report the robbery after their cell phone was stolen, police say.

According to Police Chief Matt Sentner, the two told police that they were awakened by two unknown black males who tied them up and then began removing property from the apartment. Among the items stolen were two guns, a game cube and DVDs, in addition to the phone and a small amount of cash.