MSA Sports: Mount Lebanon's Odd Streak Continues With Another WPIAL Boys Lacrosse Title

In a game of Odd or Even, don't be surprised if any member of the Mount Lebanon boys lacrosse team always picked Odds. For the third time in five years, the Blue Devils have won a WPIAL Division I Boys Lacrosse title and kept the string alive of winning it in the odd years of 2009, 2011 and now 2013.

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• www.msasports.net/articles/mount-lebanons-odd-streak-continues-with-another-wpial-boys-lacrosse-title
(MSA Sports)

Trib: Ex-Mt. Lebanon man testifies he saw 100 infants killed at Philly abortion clinic

A former clinic worker who grew up in Mt. Lebanon testified on Thursday that he routinely saw babies born and then killed with scissors in an inner-city Philadelphia clinic that catered to minorities, the poor and women with late-term pregnancies.

Unlicensed doctor Stephen Massof thought clinic owner Dr. Kermit Gosnell was trying to help vulnerable women seeking abortions.

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• www.triblive.com/usworld/nation/3783403-74/gosnell-clinic-massof (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

P-G: Mt. Lebanon woman provides a look at medicine in the 1800s

More than a century after his death, Cyrus Schreiner's life as a doctor is being shared, thanks to a Mt. Lebanon resident with an interest in the history of medicine.

Lorelei Stein has thoroughly studied the ledgers, papers and tools of the trade preserved by Dr. Schreiner's descendants after he died in 1900.

She compiled her findings in a paper about the practice of medicine in the 19th century that she is presenting for medical groups and will discuss at the May meeting of the Historical Society of Mt. Lebanon.

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• www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-south/a-newsmaker-you-should-know-mt-lebanon-woman-provides-a-look-at-medicine-in-the-1800s-682104 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Patch: Construction Almost Completed on The Fresh Market in Mt. Lebanon

Construction crews are making big progress on The Fresh Market grocery store planed for the corner of Washington and Connor roads 19 in Mt. Lebanon.

The building’s structure is up and crews are now working to finishing the exterior.

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• chartiersvalley.patch.com/articles/construction-almost-completed-on-the-fresh-market-in-mt-lebanon (Chartiers Valley Patch)

KDKA: Police Looking For Dog, Owner After Attack In Mt. Lebanon

Authorities are searching for a pit bull and its owner after a man says the dog attacked him, seemingly for no reason, over the weekend along a street in Mount Lebanon.

Paul Kruper’s face is torn up, the gash is difficult to look at. It took more than a dozen stitches to stop the bleeding and he will most likely need plastic surgery.

“At that moment, you get a cut on your face, there was blood pouring down my chin, there was blood everywhere,” said Kruper.

• pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2013/04/03/police-looking-for-dog-owner-after-attack-in-mt-lebanon (KDKA)

P-G: Mt. Lebanon suspends choir director after ex-student claims 'inappropriate communications'

A Mt. Lebanon High School graduate said the school's choir director made "inappropriate communications of a sexual nature before and after graduation," the Mt. Lebanon School District told parents in a letter today.

Jason Greenawalt has taught at the high school since 2004 and has been musical director for the annual spring musical, which this year is "Seussical." The district suspended Mr. Greenawalt, according to the letter sent to parents.

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• www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-south/mt-lebanon-suspends-choir-director-after-ex-student-claims-inappropriate-communications-678329 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

WPXI: Armed man robs Mt. Lebanon pizza shop, police say

Police are looking for an armed man who robbed a pizza shop early Sunday morning in Mt. Lebanon.

Authorities said a female manager was closing the Vocelli Pizza on Washington Road for the night when an armed man walked in and demanded money.

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• www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/police-armed-man-robs-mt-lebanon-pizza-shop/nWQRJ/ (WPXI)

P-G: Mt. Lebanon library says partially nude woman in photo exhibit breaks rules

It was labeled "Innocence." But the photo of a woman with an exposed breast -- from a historic painting hanging in the Mercer County Courthouse -- might be construed otherwise, according to Mt. Lebanon Public Library officials, who asked photographer John Flatz to replace it with something else. He refused, and thus began a tug of war that has, for now, ended in a draw. Read the full article:

• www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-south/mt-lebanon-library-says-partially-nude-woman-in-photo-exhibit-breaks-rules-673689 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Trib: Dems nominate former Lebo commissioner for House vacancy

Former Mt. Lebanon Commissioner Dan Miller will be the Democratic nominee for the state House seat formerly held by Matt Smith, who was elected earlier this year to the Pennsylvania Senate. Miller, an assistant county solicitor and volunteer firefighter, was the sole Democrat to submit his name for consideration by Democratic Committee members from the 42nd District Sunday night in Mt. Lebanon. Read the full article:

• www.triblive.com/news/allegheny/3133394-74/commissioner-lebanon-democratic (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

P-G: Mt. Lebanon teen Nathan Zezza invited to White House

At 17, Nathan Zezza of Mt. Lebanon wasn't even old enough to vote in the presidential election earlier this month.

But that didn't stop him from working more than 500 hours on the campaign to re-elect President Barack Obama, manning phone banks and pounding the pavement.

He thought his big reward for that effort was the president's re-election.

But last weekend, he found out he's getting a more personal reward. Nathan, a senior at Mt. Lebanon High School, received an invitation from the president, Vice President Joe Biden and their wives to a holiday reception Dec. 18 at the White House.

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• www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/region/mt-lebanon-teen-nathan-zezza-invited-to-white-house-664656 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

P-G: Mt. Lebanon man shot to death through Lawrenceville apartment door

A man killed Thursday night in the hallway of a Lawrenceville apartment building was shot through the door of a unit used as a recording studio, Pittsburgh police said today.

Homicide detectives are investigating the death of Solomon T. Burton, 25, of Mt. Lebanon.

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• www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-city/one-shot-in-lawrenceville-664242 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

P-G: Meetings will discuss new math curriculum in Mt. Lebanon schools

The elementary mathematics curriculum in Mt. Lebanon School District continues to raise concerns among some parents.

Those parents will have the opportunity to discuss the issue during the next few weeks at the elementary buildings.

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• www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-south/meetings-will-discuss-new-math-curriculum-in-mt-lebanon-schools-663114 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

P-G: Hundreds rally to beat cancer in Mt. Lebanon

Hundreds of people turned out Sunday night for the second annual "Knock Out Cancer!" event at the Galleria in Mt. Lebanon, including one famous housewife from Orange County, Calif.

"This is very much a big deal for me," said Gretchen Rossi, one of the stars of Bravo TV's reality show "The Real Housewives of Orange County," which recently began filming its eighth season. "This is a cause that's very near and dear to my heart."

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• www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-south/hundreds-rally-to-beat-cancer-in-mt-lebanon-661729 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

P-G: Property tax rate expected to drop in Mt. Lebanon

Mt. Lebanon property owners could pay less in real estate taxes next year if the recommended $29.6 million municipal operating budget is approved this winter.

Manager Stephen Feller said the municipality expects the tax rate will decrease from its current 5.43 mills to between 4.4 and 4.89 mills because of Allegheny County reassessments and state anti-windfall rules, which require governing bodies to lower millage rates to reflect higher overall property values.

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• www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-south/property-tax-rate-expected-to-drop-in-mt-lebanon-661197 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Change of Polling Place: High School Districts

Just a friendly reminder that the voting districts that normally vote at Mt. Lebanon High School have been moved to First Church of Christ, Scientist at 1100 Washington Road.