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by Rob Taylor Jr. Courier Staff Writer

When Dr. Kathi Elliott told people about the $6 million price tag for the building she wanted to purchase as the new, expanded home of Gwen's Girls, some were taken aback.

"This is what our girls deserve," Dr. Elliott, the unwavering Gwen's Girls leader, told the New Pittsburgh Courier. "When someone hears $6 million, I say, 'yeah, this is what they deserve, a facility that has state-of-the-art equipment, state-of-theart opportunities.'" Gwen's Girls, the longtime Pittsburgh organiza-

tion that aims to empower girls and young women to have productive lives through holistic, gender-specific programs, education and experiences, on June 8 broke ground on what will soon be their new location, 600 Ross Ave., in Wilkinsburg. The building is known as the Rochez Building.

More than 200 people gathered on a nice, sunny, Saturday morning to celebrate the occasion, including Allegheny County Chief Executive Sara Innamorato, Wilkinsburg Mayor Dontae Comans and Pa. Lt. Governor Austin Davis.

"Today is just an amazing day," Dr. Elliott said at the ceremony. "It would have been my mother's 80th birthday, so that's one of the celebration points, but us really being able to break ground on a new facility that will help to change lives and the trajectory of the girls in our region is something we have been dreaming about for a while."

AHA gives 7 things to know

by Michael Merschel American Heart Association News

Stroke can be devastating for anyone. But the risks and symptoms of a stroke are not always the same in women and men.

American Heart Association News asked experts to explain a few of the most significant differences – and what women can do to protect themselves.

Women have more risk from high blood pressure

Women and men share many classic risk factors for stroke, said Dr. Tracy Madsen, an associate professor of emergency medicine and epidemiology at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Such factors include high blood pres-

sure, diabetes and a type of irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation. Of all factors, high blood pressure influences stroke risk the most. And "for a given level of high blood pressure, the risk of stroke may be actually higher for women than men," Dr. Madsen said.

Guidelines from the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology define high blood pressure as a systolic (top number) of 130 or higher or a diastolic (bottom number) of 80 or higher. A reading of less than 120/80 is considered normal.

Research has shown that a woman with a systolic blood pressure of 120 to 129 – a range defined as elevated blood pressure – has the same risk of stroke as a man with a systolic reading of 140 to 149, said Dr. Cheryl Bushnell, a professor of neurology and vice chair of research at Wake Forest University School of

Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

"I think that brings up a lot of questions, obviously, about how whether men and women should be treated" differently for elevated blood pressure, she said.

Pregnancy complications can pose a lifelong risk Some risk factors affect only women. "Probably one of the most important is pregnancy," Dr. Bushnell said.

Pregnancy is often likened to a stress test for the heart. Blood volume and the heart's output increase by about 45% compared with pre-pregnancy levels.

Complications during pregnancy can raise the risk of stroke. Preeclampsia, a condition that causes high blood pressure and can cause organs to not function normally, can lead to an immediate stroke. It also raises a woman's lifelong stroke

Dr. Elliott and her staff have been working out of an office on the North Side for years. They'll remain there for at least the next year while renovations begin and are completed on the Rochez building, which sits across from the PRT Busway. But Dr.

risk. As many as 1 in 5 pregnant women have problems such as premature labor, gestational diabetes and other conditions that are labeled as adverse pregnancy outcomes. All those conditions can lead to an increased risk of stroke later in life. That includes ischemic stroke, where a clot blocks blood flow to the brain, or hemorrhagic stroke, where a vessel in the brain ruptures and bleeds.

Early menopause is another risk unique to women, Dr. Bushnell said. A woman who stops having periods before age of 45, and especially before 40, has a higher stroke risk than a woman who has menopause at the usual age of 50 to 54. A 2020 study in the journal Stroke suggests that stroke risk is higher among young women ages 25 to 44 than their

Civil rights leader James Lawson,

by Anthony Siracusa

St. John Fisher University

Rev. James M. Lawson

Jr., who died on June 9, 2024, at the age of 95, was a Methodist minister and a powerful advocate of nonviolence during the Civil Rights Movement. Lawson is best known for piloting two crucial civil rights campaigns – one in Nashville in 1960 and the other in Memphis in 1968.

In Nashville, Lawson trained students in the systematic use of nonviolent pressure. Interracial teams of students would sit at local lunch counters reserved for White people to defy segregation laws. Most importantly, he prepared them to be beaten or arrested. Following the example of Mahatma Gandhi, who used nonviolent resistance to challenge the British occupation of India, students engaged in collective nonviolent direct action. When the first wave of students were beaten or arrested, another wave of students flowed in behind them to take their places.

Hundreds were arrested or beaten before their actions led Nashville Mayor Ben West to publicly declare segregation immoral – a signal to downtown business owners it was time to end the policy of racial segregation in Nashville.

In Memphis, Lawson organized what became the final campaign of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life. King came to Memphis to ally with 1,300 impoverished sanitation workers striking against their employer, the municipal government of Memphis, because of poor wages and work conditions.

By 1968, Lawson had established himself as the leading authority on nonviolent conflict, a fact to which King himself attested.

Lawson, who was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, grew up in Massillon, Ohio. His father, James M. Lawson Sr., was an African Methodist Episcopal minister who carried a pistol on his hip, perhaps an odd influence for an advocate of nonviolence. But the elder Lawson taught his son to always fight for what’s right.

Lawson closely followed the work of the Congress of Racial Equality as it

challenged segregation laws with nonviolent direct action in the early 1940s.Lawson began to see that he had an opportunity: He could challenge segregation, and he could use nonviolence to do it.

Inspired by these examples, Lawson decided he would never again obey a racial segregation law. He said: “I made the commitment that … I’m not going to be disciplined, contorted into something that I’m not.”

Lawson put his philosophy into practice when the United States entered into war with Korea in 1950. Required to register for the draft, Lawson concluded he would not cooperate: “There were certain laws that the Christian had to disobey: the laws of segregation and the laws of conscription. So then I sent back my draft cards and said I could no longer cooperate with it.”

For his refusal to fight in the Korean War, Lawson spent nearly 14 months in prison. After being paroled, he went to India, where he worked with the Student Christian Movement in Nagpur. Lawson sought to better understand Gandhian principles so he could apply them to battling Jim Crow segregation, racism and violence.

In the fall of 1957, Lawson made the decision to move south and became the southern secretary for the Fellowship of Reconciliation, a primarily White pacifist group long interested in the issue of African American civil rights.

He taught Black Christian students that by resisting segregation, they

This Week In Black History A Courier Staple

• JUNE 19

1865— The Juneteenth Celebration begins. June 19, 1865 marks the day that many Blacks actually became free, especially those in Texas. Even though the Emancipation Proclamation technically freed all slaves in 1863, slavery actually continued in Texas until the end of the Civil War. It was not until June 19, 1865 that many slaves learned they had been freed. They called the day of freedom “Juneteenth.” It is normally marked with picnics, barbecues and commemorations. In 1980, the day became an official holiday in Texas.

were emulating Jesus, who challenged the oppression of the Roman Empire.

Lawson taught his students that Jim Crow laws were designed to make Black Americans both feel and act like second-class citizens. He argued it was unethical to abide by such laws. To knowingly cooperate with evil is to live a lie, Lawson argued. To participate in your own suffering and the suffering of others is a fate worse than death, he said.

His powerful argument convinced many Americans that they could no longer cooperate with Jim Crow. As his student Diane Nash recalled, “Oppression always requires the participation of the oppressed.”

Lawson and students across the nation used nonviolent noncooperation to end legalized racial segregation in the United States. He taught his students they must be willing to fight and die for the cause of human freedom and justice, but that they shall not kill.

Lawson carried forward his philosophy of nonviolence when he moved to California in 1974. He allied with the Justice for Janitors movement and continued teaching workshops on nonviolence up until his death.

Lawson leaves behind powerful teachings. In a recent documentary called “Love & Solidarity,” Lawson said: “Love is power. It is the most creative power in the universe. It is the greatest force that is available to humankind. Humankind needs to learn how to use it.”

In a world roiled by violence, Lawson has shown us that nonviolence can be an even more powerful force to create societies defined by justice, freedom and equity.

(This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.)

1918— Ebony and Jet magazines founder John H. Johnson is born in Arkansas City, Ark. He moved to Chicago to build his publishing empire. Johnson was the first African-American to appear on the Forbes magazine list of 400 richest Americans with an estimated wealth of $500 million. Johnson died in August 2005. However, both magazines are now in financial trouble.

2009— The U.S. Congress issues a formal apology to Black Americans for the slavery of their ancestors. The resolution acknowledged the “fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality and inhumanity of slavery and Jim Crow laws” which followed slavery. However, the resolution specific rejected paying Blacks reparations for past, discrimination, mistreatment and brutality.

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JUNE 20

1871— The first anti-Ku Klux Klan trials begin in Oxford, Miss. The trials were part of an effort begun by President Ulysses S. Grant to crush the Klan, which was populated by defeated Confederate soldiers from the Civil War and which was becoming increasingly powerful throughout the South. In Mississippi, White doctors, lawyers and even ministers were indicted for violating Black rights and conspiring against the U.S. government. More than 900 were indicted in Mississippi and 243 convicted. Similar trials took place throughout the South—most notably in South Carolina and North Carolina. Grant’s efforts succeeded in crushing the terrorist organization and it would not rise again until 1915.

• JUNE 21

1832—Joseph Haynes Rainey, the first African American to serve in the United States House of Representatives, is born in Georgetown, S.C. He was elected in 1870 from the state of South Carolina. He served five terms in Congress and died in 1887. In 2005, a portrait of Rainey was finally hung in the U.S. Capitol Building.

1859—Henry O. Tanner , the first African American painter to achieve international acclaim, is born in Pittsburgh, Pa, to a middle class Black family. His most notable work was “The Banjo Lesson,” which he painted in 1893. Tanner would later teach at Clark University in Atlanta, Ga. Tanner was considered a formalist— meaning his paintings tended to be beautiful depictions of reality. He died in May 1937.

1915— The United States Supreme Court declares in the Guinn v. United States case that “grandfather clauses” in many Southern state constitutions and laws were illegal. The case grew out of the practice, common in the South, of setting up stringent requirements in order to prevent Blacks (former slaves) from voting. But in order to ensure that Whites could vote, the laws exempted them from the difficult requirements by asserting that anyone (or his grandfather) who could vote prior to 1867 did not have to meet the tough standards. Since virtually no Blacks could vote prior to 1867, “grandfather clauses” had the effect of denying Blacks the right to vote.

1964— Three civil rights workers (Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner) disappear near Philadelphia, Miss., and are later found murdered. Seven Ku Klux Klan members, opposed to a Black voting rights campaign, were indicted for the killings, but none served more than six years in prison. The incident became one of the major sparks to the then young Civil Rights Movement. Justice for the three was finally completed in June 2005 when the leader of the group of Klansmen—Edgar Ray “The Preacher” Killen—was convicted of their murders. Ironically, Killen was convicted on June 21, 2005—41 years to the day that Good-

man, Chaney and Schwerner were killed.

• JUNE 22

1863— The War Department establishes the Bureau of Colored Troops and began to aggressively recruit Blacks for the Civil War. The Black troops would play a major role in turning the tide of battle against the rebellious Southern slave states. 1959—Benjamin O. Davis Jr. becomes the first African American general in the U.S. Air Force. His father, Benjamin O. Davis Sr., had been the first Black general in the U.S. Army.

• JUNE 23

1921—“Shuffle Along” —the first of a succession of widely popular Black musicals performed for White audiences—opened at the 63rd Street Theatre in New York City, becoming the first African American Broadway musical. The musical comedy combined the talents of the legendary team of Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle. “Shuffle Along” produced a long list of hits including “Shuffle Along,” “I’m Just Wild about Harry,” “Gypsy Blues” and “Love Will Find A Way.” 1981— Legendary Reggae artist Bob Marley is given an official state funeral in his homeland of Jamaica. He had died of cancer on May 11 in Miami. Marley and his band “The Wailers” had made Reggae popular worldwide with such hits as “Stir It Up” and “No Woman, No Cry.” He was considered the first third-world superstar and a prophet of the Rastafarian religion. He was only 36 when he died. His body now lies in a mausoleum in Jamaica.

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24

1854—Anthony Burns , one of the most celebrated fugitive slaves in American history, is captured by deputy U.S. Marshals in Boston. But at the time anti-slavery feeling was running high in Boston and it was one of the cities which had vowed not to obey the Fugitive Slave Act—a federal law that required even those opposed to slavery to help slave owners capture run-away slaves. For fear that Boston residents would help Burns escape to Canada, the U.S. government sent 2,000 troops to Boston to assist in returning Burns to Virginia. Thousands lined the streets as Burns was marched to a ship on June 3 for a trip back South. However, a Black Boston church raised the money to purchase Burns and within a year of his capture, he was back in Boston a free man.

1856— The so-called Pottawatomie Massacre takes place. A force of men led by famed abolitionist John Brown attacks a pro-slavery settlement in Franklin County, Kan., leaving at least five men dead. The attack was part of a period known as “Bleeding Kansas” when pro and anti-slavery forces battled one another in a bid to determine whether Kansas would be a slave or free territory. The “Pottawatomie Massacre” was also one of the events which made the Civil War unavoidable.

1944—Legendary singer Patti LaBelle is born Patricia Louise Holte in Philadelphia, Pa.

• JUNE 25

1773— Massachusetts slaves petition for their freedom. As a result of the petition, a bill ending slavery in the state was actually drawn up and passed by the legislature. But the governor refused to sign it and there were not enough votes to override his veto.

1941—President Franklin D. Roosevelt issues Executive Order #8802 banning racial discrimination in the nation’s war industries on the eve of America’s involvement in World War II. The order came as a result of pressure from Black labor leader A. Phillip Randolph who had threatened a massive “March on Washington” to protest discrimination by the military and the military industry.

1968—Lincoln Alexander becomes the first Black member of the Canadian parliament.

2009— Pop music superstar Michael Jackson dies of cardiac arrest in his Los Angeles home after reportedly being given a powerful sedative (Propofol) to help him sleep. Jackson was 50 years old and was in the process of preparing a major comeback tour. His doctor Conrad Murray was charged and found guilty of manslaughter in the case.

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Gwen’s Girls heading to Wilkinsburg

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Elliott and Gwen's Girls' Chief of Staff, Denise McGill-Delaney, can't wait to settle into Gwen's Girls' new home, which will

and enjoy the sisterhood," McGill-Delaney told the Courier.

The building will also house a mental health suite for the girls, along with a pantry and laun-

have programming and activities on three floors.

McGill-Delaney told the Courier the bottom floor will house its "Caring Connections For Youth" program, which gives people the opportunity to call "211" instead of "911" to serve as a pre-arrest diversion option for both girls and boys. The first floor will have an open concept space along with a cafe, and the second floor would house the "Renaissance Room," a recording studio, the STEM Lab and some staff offices. The Renaissance Room was something the girls that Gwen's Girls serves suggested. It's going to have comfy chairs, a glamour space which includes a mirror, and an overall "chill out space to have fun and be in fellowship

dry area, McGill-Delaney said.

"It's not about us as adults, or Gwen's Girls as a whole, but really what we're going to give back to the girls and what they'll get from it," Dr. Elliott said.

Dr. Elliott's mother, the late Gwendolyn Elliott, founded Gwen's Girls in 2002 after seeing that girls in the area, particularly Black girls, weren't provided enough services to support themselves and their children. Gwendolyn Elliott died five years later, but her daughter, Kathi, kept the Gwen's Girls legacy alive.

Dr. Elliott was asked what she thought her mother would think of this moment, the moment of breaking ground to a $6

million facility which will have the organization's name proudly christened on the building. "She would be just so happy and proud, not only of me, but the community," Dr. Elliott said. "As you see, there are a lot of people who support what we do and we just can't thank them enough, and I think she would be so proud of that."

Dr. Elliott had the groundbreaking on what would have been her mother's 80th birthday.

While Gwen's Girls already serves and supports hundreds of girls per year, the organization anticipates it will be able to increase that number by 20 percent once they move into the new building. "It's important to have the visibility of Gwen's Girls on an amazing corner like this, to be right across the street from the borough building, right in

DENISE MCGILL-DELANEY, BRANDI FISHER, DR. KATHI ELLIOTT

GWEN’S GIRLS FROM A1

‘Our girls deserve it.’ - Gwen’s Girls CEO Dr. Kathi Elliott

our business district; very important," voiced Wilkinsburg Mayor Dontae Comans. The mayor and his wife, Ashley Comans, have been longtime supporters of the Gwen's Girls' mission.

"In the news, it's a lot of girls that's doing some of the crimes and also being victims at the same time, and we're always seeing programs

to uplift our young men, and in a time where this world's going crazy, it seems like the girls and the women are being forgotten," Mayor Comans told the Courier. "But Gwen's Girls has always been there and will always be there to make sure they're not forgotten."

Among the activities and festivities during the groundbreaking ceremony was a perfor-

mance from two of the girls that are involved with Gwen's Girls, Naturayle Schley and Triniti Anderson, who are both 13. Following their performance, they each held a sign. One sign said, "I am proud to be a Gwen's Girl," and the other sign read, "Because of Gwen's Girls, I feel capable, proud, understood, heard, worthy to receive, that I matter, strong, seen, and taken serious -

ly."

Barbara Moore, regional office director for the CYF (Children, Youth and Families) East office, told the Courier the groundbreaking moment was "awesome. It is going to be a wonderful space. It's just what we need, it brings the community together for equity and inclusion for our girls."

And Jada Shirriel, CEO of Healthy Start Pitts -

burgh, told the Courier that "I'm always here to celebrate Gwen's Girls and the work that Kathi is doing and her mother's legacy." Shirriel formerly worked for Gwen's Girls as the organization's director of development. "Black girls and women are our future. We know that Black women hold up society in ways that are not necessarily recognized or thanked, so what Gw -

en's Girls is trying to do is make sure that our girls don't have to bear that burden when they become adults."

HEALTHY START PITTSBURGH CEO JADA SHIRRIEL, WITH SON, NAHSHON

BARBARA MOORE, DENISE MCGILL-DELANEY

Courier wins 2 Pittsburgh Black

LAMONT JONES JR. WON A PBMF AWARD WITH ANTHONY CARLISLE FOR THEIR STORY, “FROM AMERICA TO AFRICA: HIPHOP IN THE MOTHERLAND 50 YEARS LATER.”

The New Pittsburgh Courier took home two Pittsburgh Black Media Federation Vann Awards on Thursday, June 13, during the annual ceremony at the Pitt O’Hara Student Center in Oakland. The Courier’s freelance writers Lamont Jones Jr. and Anthony Carlisle won for their story, “From America to Africa: Hip-Hop in the Motherland 50 Years Later.” The Courier’s Rob Taylor Jr. won for his story, “Homicides Against Black Women and Girls are on the Rise.” Courier freelance writers Damon Carr and Marcia Liggett were finalists for their personal finance columns and story on colon cancer, respectively. Also, former Courier managing editor Lou Ransom was honored with the Legacy Award.

Pittsburgh is changing, and Pittsburgh Public Schools must be agile and thoughtful in its approach to align and advance student learning and experiences. By making smart moves now, we can offer equitable separate schools or communities, we can transform education.

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for every child in our community.

LEGACY AWARD—LOU RANSOM

CYNTHIA “MUFFY” MENDOZA WON THE TRAILBLAZER AWARD. SHE’S PICTURED WITH DR. ERVIN DYER.

COURIER FREELANCE WRITER MARCIA LIGGETT, RIGHT, WITH DAUGHTER, AMBER LIGGETT.

Media Federation Vann Awards

IN THE PHOTO AT LEFT, IT’S COURIER MANAGING EDITOR ROB TAYLOR JR., WITH COURIER FREELANCE WRITERS MARCIA LIGGETT, DAMON CARR AND ANTHONY CARLISLE.

IN THE PHOTO AT RIGHT, IT’S ANTHONY CARLISLE WITH FAMILY.

IN THE PHOTO BELOW, IT’S VANN AWARDS CO-HOSTS CHANDI CHAPMAN (WTAE-TV) AND JOSH TAYLOR (KDKA-TV, 93.7 THE FAN).

Black women twice as likely to die from a stroke as White women

male peers. “It’s certainly not lower,” said Dr. Madsen, a co-author of the study. To her, the bottom line is "strokes do happen in that age group, and people should be aware of their own risk factors and the warning signs."

Stroke can look different in women

Traditional stroke symptoms are the same for women and men and can be remembered through the acronym FAST: "F" for face drooping; "A" for arm weakness; "S" for speech difficulty; and "T" for time to call 911. But women are more like-

ly to have additional symptoms, including nausea, loss of consciousness or appearing confused.

Women also are more likely to have migraines, which can double their risk of clotcaused strokes, according to a 2023 review of research in the Journal of Stroke co-authored by Dr. Bushnell. She said migraines with aura are particularly associated with increased stroke risk and can include flashing lights or even a loss of vision.

Such symptoms of migraine with aura, along with numbness or weakness, can overlap with stroke, Dr. Madsen said, which "can make the diagnosis more challenging and

lead to possible delays in diagnosis."

Ethnic and racial comparisons

Among most racial and ethnic groups in the U.S., the death rate for stroke is similar between men and women, according to AHA statistics. Black women, however, have a notably lower death rate than Black men. But even so, the death rate for both was significantly higher than for other races and ethnicities.

Disparities also exist between women. For example, Black women are twice as likely to have a stroke as non-Hispanic White women, says the Office of Minority Health at the U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services.

Dr. Bushnell said Black women also have higher rates of pregnancy complications related to high blood pressure compared to Hispanic and non-Hispanic White women.

Such issues, Dr. Madsen said, reflect problems with access to health care and other social factors that influence health.

What happens after a stroke

According to the latest data from the National Center for Health Statistics, stroke ranked fourth among the leading causes of death for women in 2021. Among men, it was fifth.

Because women live longer than men, they are more likely to have a stroke during their lives. "Women tend to be somewhere around six years older at the time that they have their first stroke compared to the men," Dr. Madsen said. "That might be part of why stroke tends to be more debilitating in women."

Studies have found that after a stroke, women have a lower quality of life than men and are less likely to recover full abilities.

How women can protect themselves

Women need to know their blood pressure and, if it's high, make sure they're working with a doctor to manage it, Dr. Madsen said. She and Dr. Bushnell both said the best way to prevent a stroke is to follow Life's

Essential 8 – a checklist from the AHA that encourages not smoking, maintaining a healthy weight, staying physically active, eating a healthy diet, getting enough sleep and maintaining blood pressure, blood glucose and cholesterol levels within the normal

range.

Pregnant women should be especially aware of the risks of high blood pressure, Dr. Bushnell said, and work with their OB-GYN to monitor and, if necessary, treat it.

"Some women may be reluctant to take medications because of fear for the baby, which I totally understand," she said. "But there are safe medications." And, Dr. Bushnell emphasized, the risks of high blood pressure related to pregnancy don't end when the pregnancy does.

'There's a lot that we don't know'

Women have been underrepresented in studies about stroke, Dr. Bushnell said, but researchers are working to remedy that.

"There's a lot of active work going on trying to understand the reasons for some of these sex differences," Dr. Madsen said, such as the role of hormones in stroke risk. "There's a lot that we don't know. But the community of stroke researchers are working very hard."

Neighborhood Learning Alliance has hundreds of youth in summer programs

by Rob Taylor Jr. Courier Staff Writer

This Saturday, June 22, the annual Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community is occurring on the North Shore. Staff members of the nonprofit organization Neighborhood Learning Alliance (NLA) will be participating in the walk. And they invite others to walk with them, while making a donation to the organization that currently has more than 300 youth participating in positive summer programs in the Pittsburgh area.

"Our mission at Neighborhood Learning Alliance is to empower students from underserved communities to thrive academically and professionally," said Kashif Henderson, Executive Director of NLA, in a statement provided to the New Pittsburgh Courier. "The Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community is a crucial opportunity for us to rally the support of our community and ensure the continued success of our programs."

Henderson, in a subsequent exclusive interview with the Courier, June 18, said residents and community members donating to the organization helps keep programs running for students, many of whom come from low-income families in Allegheny County. Henderson said donations of any amount can be made via its website, neighborhoodlearning.

org. As we speak, NLA has high school students interning at 17 area locations through the popular "Learn and Earn Program," including West Penn Hospital, University of Pittsburgh's IT department and Happy Day Dessert Factory, on the North Side. The NLA students also can choose to learn a particular "career pathway" this summer. There's the nursing and health career pathway, where students shadow doctors and nurses at West Penn; the business career pathway teaches best practices in financial literacy; and the tech career pathway gets

KASHIF HENDERSON

more into the digital arena, thanks to CCAC and Pitt's IT department. The elementary school students are learning more about physical therapy, thanks to a Moonshot Grant from the Remake Learning Network. The students are putting joints together, learning how to properly walk with crutches, design prosthetics, and Henderson said it really comes in handy as the students will watch on TV the Summer Olympics later this summer. "Our theme is 'Summer of Champions,'" Henderson said. Henderson, 38, who was raised in North Braddock and graduated from Woodland Hills High School in 2004, has always been a strong supporter of youth. With his bachelor's in social sciences from Pitt in 2009 and his Master of Arts in Teaching earned the following year, he spent years at Pittsburgh Public Schools, in positions like high school/middle school social studies teacher to K-12 Gifted and Talented Coordinator. In March 2022, after speaking with his mentor and hearing from other community members, he took the leap from PPS to executive director of NLA. Still doing what he can to improve the lives of students in the region. "After speaking to the community members who reached out, and a push by my mentor to step out of my usual comfort zone of a school district," Henderson said he took on "something new," and it's a position he's excitedly held for the past two-plus years.

Pastor Gino Jennings comes to Pittsburgh

PASTOR GINO JENNINGS, SPEAKING AT THE DOUBLE TREE HOTEL IN GREEN TREE, IN LATE APRIL. (PHOTOS BY J.L. MARTELLO)

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Phishing scams

by Thembekile Olivia Mayayise

University

of

the Witwatersrand

Recently, one of my acquaintances, Frank, received an email late on a Monday afternoon with the subject line, “Are you still in the office?” It appeared to come from his manager, who claimed to be stuck in a long meeting without the means to urgently purchase online gift vouchers for clients.

have no definitive answer, I suspect the latter.

The reality is that phishing scams are here to stay and the methods employed in their execution continue to evolve. Given my expertise and experience, I would like to offer seven tips to help you stay safe from phishing scams. This is especially important during the festive season as people shop for gifts and book holidays online. These activities

PHISHERS ARE CRAFTY and their scams are always evolving. (Weerapatkiatdumrong)

He asked for help and shared a link to an online platform, from which Frank bought R6,000 (about US$325) worth of gift vouchers. Once he’d sent the codes he received a second email from the “boss” requesting one more voucher.

At that point, Frank reached out to his boss through WhatsApp and discovered he’d been duped. Frank had fallen prey to a phishing scam. This is just one example of many from my own circles. Other friends and relatives—some of them seasoned internet users who know about the importance of cybersecurity —have also fallen prey to phishing scams.

I am a cybersecurity professional who conducts research on and teaches various cybersecurity topics. In recent years I have noticed (and confirmed through research) that some organizations and individuals seem fatigued by cybersecurity awareness efforts. Is it possible that they assume most people are technologically astute and constantly well-informed? Or could it simply be that fatigue has set in because of the demanding nature of cybersecurity awareness campaigns? Though I

create more opportunities for cybercriminals to net new victims. However, these tips are appropriate throughout the year. Cybercriminals don’t take breaks—so you shouldn’t ever drop your guard. What is phishing?

“Phishing” is a strategy designed to deceive people into revealing sensitive information such as credit card details, login credentials and, in some instances, identification numbers.

The most common form of phishing is via email: phishers send fraudulent emails that appear to be from legitimate sources. The messages often contain links to fake websites designed to steal login credentials or other sensitive information. The same email will be sent to many addresses. Phishers can obtain emails from places such as corporate websites, existing data breaches, social media platforms, business cards or other publicly available company documents.

Cybercriminals know that casting their net wide means they’ll surely catch some.

Voice phishing (vishing) is another form of this

In today’s digital age, managing finances has become significantly easier with the advent of various electronic payment methods. Two of the most popular options are Auto Pay and Online Bill Payment. While both offer the convenience of handling bills without the need for physical checks or trips to the post office, they operate differently and come with their own set of advantages and considerations. This article will delve into the distinctions between Auto Pay and Online Bill Payment, helping you determine which method is best suited for your financial management needs.

Auto Pay: The Set-it-and-Forget-it Approach

Auto Pay is a payment method that allows you to set up recurring payments for your bills. Once you enroll in Auto Pay, the specified amount is automatically deducted from your chosen account on the scheduled payment date. This hands-off approach can save you time and ensure that you never miss a payment deadline. One of the key benefits of Auto Pay is its convenience. By automating your bill payments, you eliminate the need to manually initiate payments each month. This can be especially helpful for busy individuals who may forget to pay bills on time. With Auto Pay, you can set it and forget

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by Jennifer Porter Gore

For New Pittsburgh Courier

Overview:

The states that mandated paid sick or family leave for hourly workers are in mostly-White states. Given that nearly 20 percent of low-wage workers are Black, that means they are disproportionately more likely to live in an area where they can’t care for themselves or their loved ones if they fall ill during the work week.

In 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed a temporary law that allowed employees, who are disproportionately Black and Latino, to claim up to two weeks of paid sick leave for pandemic-related illness. For the first time, low-wage workers had access to sick leave for themselves or to care for loved ones.

Eight years earlier, several states and the District of Columbia had enacted laws requiring employers to allow workers to earn paid sick time. However, the pandemic revealed how much the lack of paid sick days still affected thousands of hourly workers and many states and localities began offering some type of paid time off for illness.

But an economic analysis—coupled with the demographics of states that haven’t expanded

sick leave to hourly workers—found that swaths of Black workers have to come to work even if they are sick.

“During the pandemic, workers and their families benefited when the government acted quickly to protect workers from the threat of COVID and the threat of economic insecurity,” according to the report from the Economic Policy Institute, a Washington think tank. Forcing people to come to work when they’re sick, the report states, is a public health hazard and harms

lic-health inequity hidden in plain sight, according to Hilary Wething, the economist and researcher who wrote a report on the state of sick leave in the United States.

While about 14 percent of hourly-wage workers are people of color, “In 2022, 67 percent of Black workers [nationwide] had access to paid sick leave,” she says. “Black workers were more likely to have access to paid sick leave than Hispanic workers, but less likely than Asian and White, non-Hispanic workers.”

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act, a tax credit Congress passed in 2020, incentivized employers to provide sick leave for punch-clock employees, who typically don’t have it. The law was designed in part to help “essential workers”— grocery store clerks, hospitality workers and the like—who were crucial to keeping the economy functioning during lockdown.

it, knowing that your bills will be paid on schedule. Moreover, Auto Pay can help you avoid late fees and penalties associated with missed payments. By ensuring that your bills are paid on time, you can maintain a good credit score and financial reputation. Additionally, Auto Pay can help you budget more effectively by providing a predictable schedule of expenses. Advantages of Auto Pay:

the economy.

“Paid sick leave not only helps reduce transmission of disease, it also provides economic security for workers who might otherwise lose income if they have to take time off from work,” the report states. “Giving up on these protections, including support for employers to provide access to paid sick leave, hurts everyone.”

The changes have revealed yet another pub-

“This means that 1 in 3 Black workers still have to make an impossible choice between losing pay to stay home if they are sick or coming to work and risk infecting their coworkers and community.”

Residents in Missouri, Alaska, and Nebraska will be able to vote on paid sick leave initiatives during the upcoming elections but there’s no move at the federal level to do the same.

cern is the potential for overdrafts if you do not have enough funds in your account to cover the automatic payments. Additionally, Auto Pay can make it easy to overlook errors or fraudulent charges on your bills, as you may not review them as thoroughly when payments are automated. Considerations for Auto Pay:

• Convenience: Auto Pay eliminates the need to remember due dates, reducing the risk of late payments and the associated fees.

• Consistency: Payments are made regularly without any manual intervention, ensuring that your bills are always paid on time.

• Simplicity: Setting up Auto Pay is often a one-time process. Once established, it requires minimal maintenance. However, Auto Pay also has some drawbacks that you should consider. One con-

• Account Management: You must ensure that there are sufficient funds in your bank account to cover the payments, as overdraft fees can occur if the funds are insufficient.

• Loss of Control: Since payments are made automatically, you may not always review your bills for accuracy before they are paid.

• Difficulty in Stopping Payments: Halting Auto Pay requires you to contact the service provider, which can be cumbersome if you decide to switch payment methods or need to dispute a charge.

Online Bill Payment: Control and Flexibility at Your Fingertips

The U.S. remains one of just nine countries that do not guarantee paid sick leave and it is the only developed country that doesn’t require employers to guarantee sick days. Private-sector workers do a bit better than low-wage workers with 78 percent of them having access to paid sick days, up from 63 percent in 2010. And 96 percent of private-sector workers with the highest wages have paid leave.  In an interview with KFF Health, Wething said the government used the COVID crisis as an opportunity.

“When the pandemic hit, we finally saw some real political will to solve the problem of not having federal paid sick leave,” she said.  Service-oriented jobs such as cashiers, nail technicians, home health aides, and fast-food workers–tend to be the low-paying jobs that often lack paid sick leave but

Unlike Auto Pay, Online Bill Payment gives you more control over when and how you pay your bills. With Online Bill Payment, you log in to your financial institution’s website or app to manually initiate payments for your bills. This method allows you to review each bill before paying it and gives you the flexibility to adjust payment amounts or due dates as needed. One of the primary advantages of Online Bill Payment is the control it offers. Instead of relying on automated payments, you can actively manage your bills and ensure that you are only paying for the services you have used. This hands-on approach can help you detect billing errors or unauthorized charges more easily, potentially saving you money in the long run. Furthermore, Online Bill Payment allows you to schedule payments according to your financial situation. You can choose to pay bills early, on the due date, or even set up reminders to prompt you to pay them. This flexibility can be especially beneficial if your income fluctuates or if you prefer to have more oversight of your finances.

Phishing scams

scam. Here, perpetrators use voice communication, like a phone call in which the caller falsely claims to be a bank official and seeks to assist you in resetting your password or updating your account details. Other common vishing scams center on offering discounts or rewards if you join a vacation club, provided you disclose your personal credit card information.

Social media phishing, meanwhile, happens when scammers create fake accounts purporting to be real people (for instance, posing as Frank’s boss). They then start interacting with the real person’s connections to deceive them into giving up sensitive information or performing financial favors.

Cybercriminals also employ SMS phishing (smishing), using text messages to target individuals to reveal sensitive information such as login credentials or credit card details by clicking on malicious links or downloading harmful attachments. Who is behind these scams? Typically, these are seasoned and cunning scammers who have honed their skills in the world of phishing over an extended period. Some work alone; others belong to syndicates. Phishing skills

Successful phishers have a variety of skills. They combine psychological tactics and technical prowess. They are master manipulators, playing on victims’ emotions. Individuals are deceived into believing they’ve secured a substantial sum, often millions, through a jackpot win. This scheme falsely claims that their cellphone number or email was used for entry. Consequently, the victim doesn’t seek clarification. Excited about getting the windfall payment quickly, they give their personal information to cybercriminals.

These scammers even tailor their approach to match individuals’ personal beliefs. For example, if you have an affinity for ancestral worship, be prepared for a message from someone claiming to be a

medium, asserting that your great-great-grandfather is requesting a money ritual involving a deposit to a particular account and promising multiplication of your funds —even though your ancestors have communicated no such information. Likewise, if you are a devout Christian, someone claiming to be “Prophet Profit” might attempt to contact you through a messaging platform, suggesting that a monetary offering to their ministry will miraculously resolve all your financial challenges. It’s simply too good to be true. Seven tips So, how can you avoid e-mail phishing scams? Here are my tips.

1. Before acting on an email that seems to be from a trusted colleague or friend—especially if it involves an unusual request—check whether the communication is authentic. Contact them directly through a telephone call.

2. If you encounter suspicious emails at work and are unsure of what to do, promptly report them to your IT department.

3. Exercise caution when disclosing your contact information, such as email addresses and phone numbers, on public platforms. Malicious individuals may exploit this information for harmful purposes.

4. Be vigilant when responding to unsolicited emails or messages that request personal information or immediate action.

5. Validate the sender’s email address. When in doubt, use official contact details from an organization’s official website to get in touch instead of replying to the message.

6. Don’t click on dubious links. Always double-check the URL before entering sensitive data.

7. Keep your devices, anti-spam and anti-malware software up to date. Use strong and unique passwords or multi-factor authentication.

(Thembekile Olivia Mayayise, Senior Lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.)

Meet Jeneé Naylor, a former Target employee, who has launched her own clothing line in the retail giant. Starting as a team member in 2012, she climbed the ranks to store director, and now her fashion line is part of Target’s Future Collective brand.

“My career at Target taught me some invaluable lessons,” Jeneé said, according to Because of Them We Can.

“I learned how to pay attention to the details, mastered the essential art of project manage -

ment, and transformed into an impactful leader. I honed my ability to strategize and execute plans, which has been such a useful tool within this creator landscape.” Fashion had always been Jeneé’s passion, from sketching designs in high school to working in retail. Even while managing a team of over 200 at Target, she found time to share her style on social media, gradually building a loyal following. Her journey went from posting outfits on Instagram to

running a successful website and a YouTube channel.

One of Jeneé’s proudest moments at Target was helping to open the first small-format store on the East Coast. It was a challenging yet rewarding experience that involved teamwork and collaboration across the company. Now, she’s come full circle by partnering with Target for her own clothing line.

“This is such a meaningful, full-circle moment that I’m honestly still processing,” she

said. “I hope to inspire someone to go after their dreams and chase that thing in the pit of their stomach telling them to keep going. It’ll all pay off in the end.” Her collection, the Future Collective with Jeneé Naylor, is now available both online and in select Target stores. (Learn more about Jeneé on Instagram @ JeneeNaylor)

Advantages of Online Bill Payment:

• Control: You decide when and how much to pay, allowing you to review each bill for accuracy before making a payment.

• Flexibility: Online Bill Payment can be used to pay a wide variety of bills, including those that might not offer Auto Pay options.

• Tracking: Many Online Bill Payment services provide detailed records of your transactions, making it easier to track your spending and manage your finances.

Despite its benefits, Online Bill Payment also has its drawbacks. Unlike Auto Pay, Online Bill Payment requires more time and effort on your part

said.

to log in and initiate payments regularly. This can be a disadvantage for individuals with busy schedules or those who prefer a more hands-off approach to financial management. Considerations for Online Bill Payment:

• Time-Consuming: Each bill payment requires manual input, which can be time-consuming if you have multiple bills to pay each month.

• Risk of Late Payments: Since you must remember to log in and pay each bill, there’s a higher risk of forgetting and incurring late fees.

• Internet Access: Reliable Internet access is necessary to use Online Bill Payment services, which can be a

if you encounter connectivity is-

by Rulon Washington

Once the dream of homeownership has become reality, some may find themselves facing the challenge of staying in their home. Whether it’s unexpected medical bills, job loss, or changes in the market, there are resources available to assist families in the face of hardships. How important is it to contact your mortgage company if you happen to run into financial challenges?  Wells Fargo and other servicers engage with customers through emails, letters, and by phone to help address payment challenges. It is important that customers respond to this outreach or contact their servicers. Often, there are programs that might be available to help—but we can’t help homeowners unless they work with us. What is the best advice you would give to someone who has fallen behind on their mortgage? Please do not wait until the mortgage is severely past due.

sues. Both Auto Pay and Online Bill Payment offer significant advantages in managing your finances, each catering to different needs and preferences. By understanding the differences and considering your financial habits, you can choose the method that best suits your lifestyle, ensuring that your bills are paid efficiently and on time. Personally, I prefer to control the timing of my payments. However, it’s hard to pass up opportunities where if you select auto payment, the

Call your mortgage servicer as soon as you know you cannot make your monthly payment. The phone number is listed on your monthly bill. Explain why you cannot make your monthly payment and ask the servicer for assistance. What resources are available to help homeowners who are faced with payment challenges? In addition to some programs through your servicing provider, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) certified housing counseling agencies are a trusted resource for homeowners who are looking for local assistance. If you need help dealing with broader financial challenges, reach out to a local HUD-approved, non-profit housing counseling agency for financial education, mortgage help services, and other free assistance. You can find a local, trusted HUD approved housing counsel

ing agency at: http://www.hud. gov/counseling.

(Rulon Washington is Wells Fargo

RULON WASHINGTON

Guest Editorial

Should the ages of our candidates matter?

When President Joe Biden assumed office in January 2021, he was 78 years old. Former President Donald J. Trump was 74. Biden and Trump are now 81 and 78, respectively, seeking second terms in the White House.

The 2020 and 2024 presidential campaigns are not the first time that age has been an issue in American politics.

During the 1960 election, for example, many questioned Sen. John F. Kennedy’s age and experience. At the time, he was 43. His opponent, Vice President Richard Nixon, was 47. Twenty-four years later, the ages of our presidential candidates were again front and center as President Ronald Reagan, then the oldest occupant of the White House at age 73, was campaigning for a second term against former Vice President Walter Mondale, 61.

During their first debate on October 21, 1984, when moderator Henry Trewhitt noted that “you already are the oldest president in history” and expressed concern about how he would respond during a national security crisis, Reagan responded with the now famous retort, “I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent’s youth and inexperience.”

Again, for many glued to their television sets that evening, Reagan’s line won not only the debate but also sealed the election.

Less than three weeks later, Reagan defeated Mondale in a landslide, winning 49 of 50 states. Mondale only carried his home state of Minnesota and the District of Columbia.

On June 4, the District held primary elections. Age was not a primary issue for those on the ballot. U.S. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton won her primary at age 86 with 81 percent of votes cast.

D.C. Councilmember Trayon White, who turned 40 on May 11, won his primary in Ward 8 with 52.8. percent of the vote.  In Ward 7, Wendell Felder, 24, claimed victory in his bid to replace D.C. Councilmember and former Mayor Vincent Gray, 81, who did not seek reelection.

President Biden won the Democratic primary here in the District with 87 percent of the vote. D.C. Republicans overwhelmingly supported former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who dropped out of the race last March.

Should the ages of our candidates for elective office be considered? Sure! However, as demonstrated in the local and national examples above, age does not necessarily negatively impact one’s ability for elective public service.

Should age be the only variable that matters to voters? No!

The electorate must also consider other issues, including a candidate’s experience, command of the issues, physical and mental capacity to serve, ability to connect with voters, campaign promises kept and not delivered, positions on issues that are important to you and their potential impact on our daily lives, authenticity, and humanity, just to name a few. Between now and November 2024, each of us must take the time to educate ourselves on the issues, study the policy positions of all the candidates seeking to represent us and vote in an informed manner for our best interests. Today’s votes are also for tomorrow and the lives and well-being of our children, grandchildren, and the next generation of leaders. If you are old enough to vote, register and then vote in the next election. Regardless of your age, you cannot complain about the service, without having a seat at the table — the same goes for worrying about the world and not voting.

(Reprinted from the Washington Informer)

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—I listened to all the honors given in recent ceremonies at Normandy and surrounding events where many died serving in the military, risking their lives to save democracy.  Maybe someone mentioned her, but I didn’t hear a single mention about Josephine Baker and the heroic and dangerous role she played, risking her life to protect others against the Nazis.

I, therefore, have chosen to write about this amazing woman. In this article I could never tell you all the things she did, but I’ve chosen to briefly let you know some. She may be best known as a dancer—but there’s another story that those who spoke on June 6, 2024 never mentioned. First, it was Josephine who said, “I did take the blows of life, but I took them with my chin up, in dignity, because I so profoundly love and respect humanity.”

Josephine was born June 3, 1906 and grew up in the slums of St. Louis, Missouri. Early in her life, she began to search for a way out. She married Willie Wells at the age of 13, but the marriage didn’t work out. In 1921 she married Willie Baker. That marriage also didn’t work out. After traveling until she arrived in Harlem, NY, she moved on to Paris at the age of 19. She became one of France’s most famous women.

She was beautiful, talented,

fascinating, and concerned about humanity. She invented many dance acts, and it’s said she used her limbs in a way that made them look like they were made of rubber. She became so entrenched in French life that when she died in 1975, people lined the street to say goodbye and thank her for her accomplishments. She even received a 21-gun salute. After being in France for many years, the war started. Using her fame and glamour as her cover, she was able to spy for the French Resistance against the Nazis. As the war drums sounded across Europe in 1939, for France’s military intelligence service, she became an unlikely spy.

During WWII, she performed for both French and American troops.  She served as a member of the French Resistance and represented much of what Hitler and the Nazis despised as she risked her life. When the Nazis threatened the Jews across Europe, she rose to the occasion to help the Jews. Her work makes me wonder if those of our Jewish friends who continue to be so unkind to so many African

Americans who speak out against bad U.S. policies—especially political leaders who work so hard for civil and human rights for all of us in America—yet risk defeat without recognition of all the issues on which we have historically worked together. It’s painful to see people like Congresspersons Jamaal Bowman, Summer Lee, Ilhan Omar and AOC, as well as many other good people who support as much as 90 percent of our mutual issues, be treated so unfairly because of their different views on a few things!

Upon further visits to the United States during the 1950s and 1960s, Baker willfully and publicly advocated for civil and human rights for all. We should take a lesson from her as she said, “The Parisians gave me their hearts, and I’m ready to give them my life.”    What drove her to take these risks was her hatred of discrimination against anyone. What a lesson we could take from Josephine’s life as a singer, dancer, actress, spy, civil rights shero and mother to a rainbow tribe of 12 children! Let’s vote in our nation to save our democracy by working together to make things right that now seem to be encouraging hate and destruction for which so many like Josephine Baker have worked to change and make all of our lives better.

Faye Williams, President of The Dick Gregory Society.)

Why every American should celebrate Juneteenth

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—“Juneteenth means so much to me. It represents the freedom that my ancestors fought so tirelessly for. But rather than focusing on the brutalization of my people then and now. I choose to focus on hope. June 19th reminds me that I am the force of power to change this world and to follow in the footsteps of my ancestors to work towards liberation.”— Mariah Cooley   Juneteenth originated in the June 19, 1865, federal proclamation that Major General Gordon Granger brought with him when he arrived Galveston to take command of federal troops deployed to enforce the emancipation of its enslaved population and oversee Reconstruction.  But it is a narrow view that recognizes Juneteenth simply as a commemoration of the end of legal slavery in the United States. After all, slavery did not officially end in slavery did not end in Kentucky and Delaware until December 1865, when the 13th Amendment was ratified.

We could view Juneteenth, instead of an end, as a beginning, the birth of possibility and freedom for Black Americans to advance and live as full citizens of the U.S.  But the end of Reconstruction and the

To Be Equal

dawn of Jim Crow crushed that possibly for nearly a century, until passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, What, then, does Juneteenth represent at this moment in history, when we are in the midst of the most vicious backlash against racial justice in generations?  Since 2023, at least 85 anti-DEI bills have been introduced in 28 states and the U.S. Congress, with 14 being signed into law. The “Dismantle DEI Act,” a bill introduced by Ohio Senator J.D. Vance, would disband DEI programs and sever funding for any related initiatives at the federal level. Teachers are afraid to teach American history or even acknowledge systemic and historic racism. Well-funded anti-racial justice activists are flooding the courts with lawsuits intended to keep the gates of authority and influence locked

tight against Black women and other marginalized people.

To me, Juneteenth represents hope. It represents persistence. It represents the ongoing journey of a flawed nation fitfully striving to live up to the promise of its founding premise: a more perfect Union.

In 2021, for the first time in history, a U.S. President launched his term in office with an acknowledgment of “the unbearable human costs of systemic racism” and pledged “a comprehensive approach to advancing equity for all, including people of color and others who have been historically underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected by persistent poverty and inequality.”

Juneteenth is an opportunity to honor ourselves and our progress as a nation, allowing our optimism to flourish for the future of civil and human rights we are building every day.

While Juneteenth is a celebration, it is also still a fight. It will always be a reminder and example of what has been done, and can be done for equality, pushing us harder and further in our advocacy.  We will continue, staying vigilant and empowering one another, to ensure our future.

Having already been convicted of 34 felony charges this year, facing nearly 60 other felonies, and found responsible for sexual assault, new details have emerged about the twice-impeached and four-times indicted former President Donald Trump’s extreme and violent rhetoric, and the retribution he will seek if elected again.

Two former senior aides have revealed that Trump discussed executing Americans, including his own staff, for disobedience. With Trump declaring that he’ll be a “dictator on Day 1,” the revelations provide more insight into the authoritarian wrath a second MAGA presidency would unleash on America.

Alyssa Farah Griffin, Trump’s former Communications Director, confirmed in an interview with Mediaite that Trump had explicitly talked about executing staff members who leaked stories. Griffin corroborated an account by former Attorney General Bill Barr about Trump’s alarming reactions. “Kaitlan Collins at CNN interviewed Bill Barr and asked about an anecdote I had shared about a meeting he and I were both in, in the Oval Office, where Trump straightup said a staffer who leaked a story should be executed,” Griffin said on Mediaite’s “Press Club” podcast.

“And Bill Barr kind of danced around it and said, ‘I don’t recall that specific instance,’ but there were others where he talked about executing people,” she continued. “How [do] you rationalize that that is a person fit in sound judgment to be president of the United States?”

Griffin, who resigned days before the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot and later demanded Trump’s resignation, also noted that Trump made such statements in front of “a dozen other” people. While not explicitly confirming the specific incident, Barr did not dispute the possibility, telling Collins in April, “I remember him being very mad. … I actually don’t remember him saying ‘executing,’ but I wouldn’t dispute it.”

The accounts contribute to a disturbing pattern of behavior by Trump, who has a history of using violent rhetoric and expressing admiration for violent acts. He has praised the rioters who attacked the Capitol on January 6 as “warriors” and “hostages” and warned of a “bloodbath” if he loses the 2024 election.

Trump has suggested the execution of Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley. During his 2016 campaign, he encouraged supporters to “knock the crap out” of protestors, promising to pay their legal bills. He also infamously commented that there was “blame on both sides” after violent clashes in Charlottesville involving White nationalists and neo-Nazis and praised a Republican who attacked a reporter, saying, “Any

guy that can do a body slam, he is my type!”

At a debate, Trump refused to condemn White supremacist violence, telling the Proud Boys to “stand back and stand by.” Before the Capitol riot on January 6, he told his supporters, “You’ll never take back our country with weakness … If you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore.” He has also suggested violence could erupt if court cases against him do not go his way, repeatedly expressed a desire to be a dictator, and dehumanized political opponents and migrants. Biden-Harris 2024 spokesperson James Singer released a statement condemning Trump’s rhetoric and behavior in response to these revelations. “Donald Trump has been convicted of 34 felonies, was found liable for sexual assault, committed financial fraud, and is only out for himself,” Singer noted.

“His own former senior staff, including his former vice president, believe he is too unhinged and dangerous to be our commander in chief. He openly mused about committing murder on Fifth Avenue eight years ago and, since then, has repeatedly embraced and encouraged violence to get what he wants. After losing the last election by over 7 million votes and becoming a convicted felon, Donald has only gotten worse, promising to be a dictator and encouraging violence while completely consumed by his own revenge and retribution.”

(Stacy M. Brown is NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent)

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On Juneteenth let us remember, racial terror did not end with slavery

When Terence Crutcher, a father of four who sang in his church choir, was shot and killed by the police in 2016 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, his twin sister Dr. Tiffany Crutcher saw history repeating itself. Terence, who had his hands up, needed help but instead received a bullet. It was fired by the same police department that 95 years earlier had deputized members of the lynch mob that started the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. It reminded Dr. Crutcher of perhaps the most prominent victim of that Massacre, the renowned surgeon Dr. A.C. Jackson. Dr. Jackson was shot leaving his house, also with his hands in the air. The Crutchers are direct descendants of a survivor of the 1921 Massacre, which destroyed Tulsa’s historic Greenwood District. Dr. Crutcher is also a leader of the movement to get official recognition of and restitution for that destruction. I was honored to stand with members of that movement in Tulsa this past week to commemorate the Juneteenth holiday. The Tulsa Race Massacre was probably the single worst incident of racial violence in American history post-slavery. Over an 18-hour period, as many as 300 Black residents were murdered. More than 10,000 others were displaced as refugees in their own country. Over 1,250 Black homes and hundreds of Black businesses and gathering places were burned.

Last week, the Oklahoma Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit seeking reparations for the last known living survivors of the Tulsa Massacre (ages 110 and 109). But another important fight continues. That is the fight to create a national monument where the Greenwood District once thrived. A bipartisan bill to do

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that has been introduced in Congress by Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.). President Biden could also establish the monument with executive authority under the 1906 Antiquities Act.

A similar movement is underway to establish a national monument to the 1908 race riot in Springfield, Illinois. That riot, in the hometown of Abraham Lincoln, shocked the nation and was a major catalyst for the creation of the NAACP six months later.

Just one generation removed from slavery, Tulsa’s Greenwood District was a 35-squareblock bastion of Black prosperity. It was nicknamed “Negro Wall Street” by Booker T. Washington. An especially prosperous section of a thriving boomtown, it was seen as a Promise Land for the Black people who flocked there. In the age of lynchings and race riots, it seemed like an exception to the rule. During Red Summer in 1919, when at least 26 cities across the country experienced intense racial violence, Tulsa remained peaceful.

But the peace did not last. Resentment of the famed “Black Wall Street” and its residents’ success simmered among White Tulsans. As Dr. Crutcher notes, “in an era when White supremacy ran rampant, Black people were not supposed to thrive … if you tried to live free, tried to vote, or even looked at someone the wrong way, it was an excuse to destroy and lynch Black people.”

The spark that lit the powder keg in Tulsa was the same that ignited so many other examples of racial violence in America. A Black boy was accused of assaulting a White girl. A lynch mob formed. And when the mob was rebuffed, all hell broke loose.

This month, as we celebrate Juneteenth, which marks the end of chattel slavery in the U.S., Dr. Crutcher reminds us that “we celebrate an idea that has yet to become a reality.” That is because when it comes to reckoning with and healing the wounds of our nation’s history with race, we still have a long way to go. For many decades following the Massacre, the history of that terrible event was buried in what Dr. Crutcher calls a “conspiracy of silence.”

Dr. Crutcher grew up in Tulsa just a few blocks from historic Greenwood and even attended school in Greenwood. Yet she was never taught this history that so impacted her community—and her own family. She first heard mention of the Massacre and Black Wall Street when she went away to college and would tell people she was from Tulsa. Home from college one weekend, she asked her dad about it. Dr. Crutcher learned not only about the Massacre but that her great-grandmother, Rebecca Brown Crutcher, had barely escaped it. She found out her father had only learned about it himself when, amidst the assassination of Dr. King and the riots that followed in the late 1960s, “Mama Brown,” as the family called her, whispered to him, “Something like that happened here.” She whispered because all those years later she was still afraid. Survivors were told if they talked about the events, they would be lynched or bring on another massacre. So for decades, the history was not only scrubbed from textbooks and schools, but even from families’ oral traditions.

One reason a national monument is so important is the need to protect and learn from our history. As we commemorate Juneteenth, we must not just remember the history and end of slavery. We must remember the long shadow cast by the dehumanization of Black people in this country. And we must recognize that we still have not fully stepped out of that shadow and into the light.

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Are reparations supposed to right historical wrongs?

Since Rep. John Conyers introduced H.R. 40, a bill to investigate and redress the impact of slavery on Black Americans, in 1989, the term “reparations” has evolved to mean “reparations for slavery.”

Nonetheless, the phrases were not interchangeable in legal circles.

The definition of “reparations” is “the replenishment of a previously inflicted loss by the criminal to the victim.” This is an old concept. From the start, the idea that “America should pay reparations for slavery” was flawed because it characterized “America” as “criminal.”

That idea ignored two historical details.

1) In 1780, Pennsylvania passed an act to gradually abolish slavery, freeing future slave children. This measure set the standard for subsequent northern states to abolish slavery. In 1787, the framers of the United States Constitution left slavery to the states because they believed it was already slowly phasing out.

2) Since the states determined the legality of slavery, the federal government was responsible for the national borders. In 1794, the United States Congress passed the Slave Trade Act, which prohibited American ships from participating in the slave trade or selling slaves to foreign ships. In 1808, the Act Prohibiting the Importation of Slaves went into effect.

Assigning blame to “America” instead of the specific states that seceded from the Union hindered the “reparations movement.”

The second problem with the idea that “America should pay reparations for slavery” was that it diverged from the established concept of reparations by breaching another old principle that reads, “sons will not be punished for the sins of their fathers.”

It is crucial to emphasize that opponents of “reparations for slavery” do not deny the legal concept of reparations; rather, they reject the notion that the descendants of the perpetrators of a crime must pay compensation to the descendants of the victims.

The purpose of reparations is to compensate victims directly impacted by the crime.

For instance, the state of Florida paid $2.1 million in 1994 to the survivors of the Rosewood Massacre that occurred in 1923. The state of Florida’s actions satisfied the legal criteria for reparations; in contrast, “reparations for slavery” aims to make up for past wrongs in the name

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of social justice.

That is not to suggest that righting a historical wrong can’t be an aim.

For example, the US Supreme Court’s 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision sanctioned racial segregation and marked the beginning of the Jim Crow era in the United States. However, in 1954, the United States Supreme Court overturned Plessy in the Brown v. Board school desegregation case, but it was clear that decades of racial segregation had left many Black Americans in Jim Crow states underdeveloped.

In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson told Howard University students that freedom and equal opportunity were insufficient. The next stage of the civil rights movement required the federal government to assist Black Americans in achieving equal outcomes in an integrated society.

Johnson’s “great society programs,” which initiated the war on poverty, represented “America’s” attempt to make up for the wrongs done by Jim Crow in the past. Although the goal of these initiatives was to give African Americans a “head start,” other groups also benefited. Since 1965, “America” has spent more than $22 trillion on Great Society initiatives. Although some scholars contend that the Great Society initiatives constituted reparations for Jim Crow, they do not meet the criteria for reparations because their objective was to right a historical wrong rather than merely provide compensation to the victims.

In recent years, reparations activists have acknowledged the shortcomings of targeting “America” and made demands on local and state governments.

In 2020, following the police killing of George Floyd and nationwide rioting, companies donated millions of dollars to social justice initiatives, while local and state politicians discussed proposals to restudy reparations in an attempt to appease demonstrators and cease the unrest. According to William Darity, an economics professor at Duke University,

wealth disparities between White and Black Americans are the most striking indicator of the economic toll of racial injustice in America, and the goal of reparations should be to close the wealth gap.

In 2021, the Local Reparations Restorative Housing Program was approved by the city of Evanston, Illinois. The city provided reparations to eligible Black residents in order to compensate for the harm caused by discriminatory housing policies and the city’s inaction. The city’s recreational marijuana tax income covered the $25,000 awarded to qualifying households for down payments or home repairs.

If the program’s purpose was to compensate Black residents harmed by the city’s discriminatory housing practices, it would be considered reparations by definition. However, the program has replaced the legal concept of reparations with Darity’s desire to address racial wealth disparities.

The program’s actual goals are to increase homeownership and wealth for Black residents, build intergenerational equity among Black residents, and improve the retention rate of Black homeowners in Evanston. This bears more resemblance to an LBJ “Great Society” program that provided assistance to Black Americans than to a reparations program designed to pay restitution to victims of past discrimination.

Judicial Watch, a conservative advocacy group, recently filed a class-action complaint alleging that Evanston’s “reparation’s program” discriminates against non-Black residents by transferring tax revenue based on race. The president of Judicial Watch said it was just a brazen violation of the law. The unfortunate thing is, it didn’t have to be this way. No one opposes paying actual victims of housing discrimination; what they oppose are progressive attempts to rectify wealth disparities under the guise of reparations.

The Washington Post said following the lawsuit’s filing, “Reparations advocates worry that the lawsuit could derail a national effort to compensate Black Americans for the lingering effects of hundreds of years of discrimination.”  Apparently, reparations proponents no longer demand restitution for the longterm effects of slavery.  That is, at the very least, a step in the right direction.

James Lawson, civil rights icon and extremist

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—Between 1941 and 1945 some six million Jews were systematically murdered across German-occupied Europe during World War II. As part of a state-sponsored genocide, two-thirds of Europe’s Jewish population was executed. As a result, those of Jewish faith made it a point to never allow future generations to forget or become desensitized to what happened to the European Jews at the hands of the Nazi regime.

“Never again” became a slogan associated with the lessons of the Holocaust, and that slogan appears on many Holocaust memorials. It was used by liberated prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp to denounce fascism. As we continue to witness consistent efforts to turn back the clock and “Make America Great Again, those efforts should be resisted and pushed back with an attitude of “Never again” combined with “Never forget”.

While teaching will always be the key, many states are limiting how schools can teach Black studies curriculums and the history of racism and slavery. Erasing the lessons of the past is the new game plan which perpetuates lies and conspiracy theories while allowing future forms of bigotry to flow with minimum resistance. In this era of misinformation and the distortion of the truth, the “Never again” slogan needs to resonate throughout Black communities as it does within Jewish populations. Any tragic event against humanity should be a stark and constant reminder that extreme dangers of hate, evil and bigotry still exist in both subtle and not-so-subtle ways. To allow the atrocities associated with the Holocaust, slavery, racial massacres and lynching become a faint memory will be an insult to those who suffered and were murdered.

To dismiss the reasons behind their suffering along with the social changes many of them fought for represents a lack of appreciation for those who personally sacrificed to make our lives as future citizens easier. “Never again” keeps us guarded to the fact that discriminatory laws from the past can be changed or removed, but that does not automatically change the heart of the individual who embraced them. Therefore, we should never forget men and women like Rev. James Lawson. Rev. Lawson, who recently passed away, was called to establish the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) which sought to organize the spontaneous efforts of tens of thousands of students who began challenging Jim Crow laws across the South. He was a close advisor to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who called him “the leading theorist and strategist of nonviolence in the world”.

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The two pastors and civil rights leaders knew from their painful experiences that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor, it must be demanded by the oppressed. This became their justification for the nonviolent direct action campaign. Rev. Lawson led workshops in church basements that taught and prepared John Lewis, Marion Barry, the Freedom Riders and many others to peacefully withstand vicious verbal and physical attacks as they challenged racist laws and policies. Those lessons became instrumental in leading Nashville to become the first major city in the South to desegregate its downtown after hundreds of well-organized students staged lunch counter sit-ins and boycotts of discriminatory businesses. As Rev. Lawson was the architect of the nonviolent sit-in protests, his significant contribution was to introduce Gandhian principles to people more familiar with biblical teachings. In doing so, it showed how direct action tactics could expose the immorality and fragility of racist White power structures. In his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”, Dr. King referenced the importance of the nonviolent direct action. He wrote, “If this philosophy had not emerged, by now many streets of the South would, I am

convinced, be flowing with blood”.

Those who were part of the nonviolent movement would soon be categorized as extremists. In his letter, Dr. King also wrote, “So the question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be. Will we be extremists for hate or for love? Will we be extremists for the preservation of injustice or for the extension of justice?”.

It became Rev. Lawson’s life mission to preach the power of nonviolent direct action. For that reason, we should remember and appreciate him as an extremist for love and the extension of justice. The MAGA movement is, without a doubt, extremists for the preservation of injustice. We show the contrast and respond by pushing back the immorality and hypocrisy. We do so by saying, “Never again” and “Never forget. We also follow the words of Michelle Obama who said, “When someone is cruel or acts like a bully, you don’t stoop to their level. No, our motto is: When they go low, we go high” She later explained, “Going high means finding your purpose in your rage. Rage without reason, without a plan, without direction is just more rage. And we’ve been living in a lot of rage.”

The purpose of our rage is to follow the example of those before us by being extremists for love and for the extension of justice.

(David W. Marshall is the founder of the faithbased organization, TRB: The Reconciled Body, and author of the book God Bless Our Divided America.)

Jealous is the Executive Director of the Sierra Club and a Professor of Practice at the University of Pennsylvania.)

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ANNOUNCEMENTS Public Notice

JUNE 19-25, 2024

www.newpittsburghcourier.com

ANNOUNCEMENTS Public Notice

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, JULY 1, 2024 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, JULY 2, 2024, 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, JULY 8, 2024, 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 ALLDOCUMENTARY 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.”

1JULY24 PLAINTIFF(S) Wilkinsburg School District and Wilkinsburg Borough vs DEFENDANT(S) THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF HELEN MCCLENNAN AKA HELEN MCCLELLAN, DECEASED

CASE NO.GD 21-014435 ************ DEBT $52,505.42 ************ NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Jennifer L. Cerce, Esquire ****************************** ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 424 S. 27th Street, Ste. 21O Pittsburgh, PA 15203 ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 242-4400

SHORT DESCRIPTION: **************************** In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Wilkinsburg: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1486 MILL ST., PITTSBURGH, PA 15221. DEED BOOK 4079, PAGE 653. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 232-K-34.

2JULY24

PLAINTIFF(S) Penn Hills School District and Municipality of Penn Hills vs DEFENDANT(S) SHANELL LEE

CASE NO.GD 23-010678 DEBT $21,864.45 ************ NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Jennifer L. Cerce, Esquire ******************************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 424 S. 27th Street, Ste. 21O Pittsburgh, PA 15203

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 242-4400 *******************************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Municipality of Penn Hills: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 130 ORCHARD DR., PITTSBURGH, PA 15235. DEED BOOK 11887, PAGE 178. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 449-H-89.

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DEFENDANT(S) PENNYWISE REALTY LLC, TAMLA IRWIN

CASE NO.GD-24-001551

************ DEBT $86,140.19

************ NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) KML LAW GROUP, P.C.

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ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S)

SUITE 5000, 701 MARKET STREET

PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (215) 627-1322

SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEAL TH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, BOROUGH OF WEST MIFFLIN:

HAVIING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 6710 BUCHANAN AVENUE, WEST MIFFLIN, PA 15122. DEED BOOK 18962, PAGE I. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 243-R-163.

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DEFENDANT(S) PAUL L. D’ALESSANDRO AKA PAUL LOUIS D’ALESSANDRO AKA PAUL L.

DALESSANDRO AKA PAUL DALESSANDRO AKA PAUL L. D’ADLESSANDRO ******************** CASE NO.MG-24-000006

************ DEBT $77,593.62

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 *******************************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, BOROUGH OF WHITEHALL: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 126 AUDBERT DRIVE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15236. DEED BOOK 10727, PAGE 595. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 315-G-96.

5JULY24

DEFENDANT(S) Sandy Swartz Morgan, solely in capacity as heir of Joanne L. Swartz a/k/a Joanne Swartz, Deceased, Allen Swartz, solely in capacity as heir of Joanne L. Swartz a/k/a Joanne Swartz, Deceased, Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns and All Persons, Firms or Associations Claiming Right. Title or Interest from or under Joanne L. Swartz a/k/a Joanne Swartz, Deceased ******************** CASE NO.MG-23-000947 ************ DEBT $44,989.56 ************ NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Powers Kirn, LLC ******************************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) Eight Neshaminy lnterplex, Suite 215, Trevose, PA 19053

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 215-942-2090

SHORT DESCRIPTION:

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Whitaker:

Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 137 River View Blvd, Homestead, Pennsylvania 15120 a/k/a 137 Riverview Street, Homestead, Pennsylvania 15120. Deed Book Volume 6609, Page 520, Parcel 180-D-323.

6JULY24

DEFENDANT(S) Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns and All Persons, Firms or Associations Claiming Right, Title or Interest from or under David E. Lewis, Deceased ******************** CASE NO.MG-23-000617

DEBT $28,827.34

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Powers Kirn, LLC

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) Eight Neshaminy lnterplex, Suite 215, Trevose, PA 19053 ***********************************

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 215-942-2090 *******************************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Pitcairn:

Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 213 Highland Avenue, Pitcairn, Pennsylvania 15140. Deed Book Volume 11893, Page 525, Instrument No. 2003-44086, Block and Lot Number 747-8-70-1.

8JULY24

DEFENDANT(S) DAVID L. RICKERD III; NICOLE A. RICKERD ********************

CASE NO.MG-22-000132

DEBT $94,603.59

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Carolyn Treglia, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) Brock & Scott, PLLC 2011 RENAISSANCE BOULEYARD, SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406 ***********************************

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (844) 856-6646

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, 20TH WARD OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH

Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 3263 THAYER ST, PITTSBURGH, PA 15204. Deed Book Volume 16299, Page 124. Block and Lot Number 0071-S-002350000-00

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DEFENDANT(S) Christine L. Burton ******************** CASE NO.MG-17-000051

DEBT $91,596.10

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Manley Deas Kochalski LLC

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) P. 0. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028 ***********************************

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 614-220-5611 *******************************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Municipality of Penn Hills: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 1069 Universal Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15235. Document Number 2003-31222, Deed Book Volume DE VL-11778, Page 373. Block and Lot Number 0539-G-00335-0000-1.

10JULY24

DEFENDANT(S) Janet L. Stanczak

CASE NO.MG-22-000164

DEBT $101,293.86

************ NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Manley Deas Kochalski LLC ******************************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) P. 0. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 614-220-5611 *******************************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of West Mifflin:

Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 150 Bost Drive, West Mifflin, PA 15122. Document Number 05173, Deed Book Volume 7716, Page 640. Block and Lot Number 03l 1-P-000880000-00.

11JULY24

DEFENDANT(S) Mavis E. Booker, AKA Mavis Booker ******************** CASE NO.MG-23-000529

************ DEBT $41,740.78

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Manley Deas Kochalski LLC

****************************** ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) P. 0. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 614-220-5611

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, City of Clairton: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 354 Wylie Avenue, Clairton, PA 15025. Document Number 054807, Deed Book Volume 11602, Page 276. Block and Lot Number 0879-S00004-0000-00.

13JULY24

PLAINTIFF(S) WEST JEFFERSON HILLS SCHOOL DISTRICT vs DEFENDANT(S) JOHN LATINE & CINDY LATINE, Known Heirs of Salvador Latine a/k/a Salvadore Latine and Ruth Latine, Deceased

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CASE NO.GD-14-020090

************ DEBT $25,083.66

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Elizabeth P. Sattler, Esquire

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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 JEFFERSON HILLS: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING, KNOWN AS 1157 STATE ROUTE 885, CLAIRTON, PA 15025. DEED BOOK 2987, PAGE 487. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 0659- H-00063.

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DEFENDANT(S) UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, AND/OR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OF AGNES E. JONES, DECEASED; MARCIA J. CROSS, SOLELY AS HEIR OF AGNES E. JONES, DECEASED

******************** CASE NO.GD-14-020090

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TELEPHONE NUMBER: 412-391-0160 ******************************************* SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, BOROUGH OF JEFFERSON HILLS: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING, KNOWN AS 1157 STATE ROUTE 885,

15JULY24

DEFENDANT(S) SUSAN D. JANOCKO; CLIFFORD R.

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18JULY24

DEFENDANT(S) UNKNOWN HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS AND ALL PERSONS, FIRMS OR ASSOCIATIONS CLAIMING RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST FROM OR UNDER BARBARA A. THOMPKINS A/K/A BARBARA ANN THOMPKINS ******************** CASE NO.GD-23-010692

DEBT $108,728.36

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

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Coraopolis: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 410 Kendall Street Coraopolis, PA 15108. Deed Book Volume 15700, Page 470. Block and Lot 0419-D-00252-0000-00.

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DEFENDANT(S) ANSHU YEMALA; PRAVEEN KUMAR BURKANARAYANA ******************** CASE NO.GD-23-009773 DEBT $298,261.04

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Robertson, Anschutz,

EAST ALLEGHENY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND TOWNSHIP OF NORTH VERSAILLES VS. DEFENDANT(S) DAVID W. SMIRGA AND MICHELLE I. SMIRGA ******************** CASE NO.GD-23-009036

DEBT $59,695.60

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S)

CHRISTOPHER E. VINCENT

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 546 WENDEL ROAD, IRWIN, PA 15642

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER:

724-978-0333

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, TOWNSHIP OF NORTH VERSAILLES:

22JULY24

IN HER CAPACITY

AS HEIR OF NANCY L. MATTHEWS AKA

NANCY MATTHEWS AKA NANCY LOUISE

MATTHEWS, DECEASED; COREY MELIA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS BENEFICIARY OF THE TESTAMENTARY TRUST OF THE ESTATE OF NANCY L. MATTHEWS AKA NANCY MATTHEWS AKA NANCY LOUISE MATTHEWS, DECEASED; B.H., A MINOR, IN HIS CAPACITY AS DEVISEE OF THE ESTATE OF NANCY L. MATTHEWS AKA

NANCY MATTHEWS AKA NANCY LOU-

ISE MATTHEWS, DECEASED; K.H., A MINOR, IN HIS CAPACITY AS

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 42 CENTRAL AVENUE, NORTH VERSAILLES, PA 15137. DEED BOOK 8771, PAGE 282. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 546-E-345.

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PLAINTIFF(S) EAST ALLEGHENY SCHOOL DISTRICT VS. DEFENDANT(S)

BURRELL LEON ALFORD, EILEEN ALFORD AND GERALD ALFORD, DECEASED, AS KNOWN HEIRS OF BURRELL LEE ALFORD AND LAURA ALFORD, DECEASED AND ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS OF GERALD ALFORD, BURRELL LEE ALFORD AND LAURA ALFORD, DECEASED ******************** CASE NO.GD-23-002980 ************ DEBT $33,219.70

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) CHRISTOPHER E. VINCENT ******************************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 546 WENDEL ROAD, IRWIN, PA 15642 ***********************************

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 724-978-0333 *******************************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, TOWNSHIP OF NORTH VERSAILLES:

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 3815 FOSTER ROAD, NORTH VERSAILLES, PA 15137. DEED BOOK 6368, PAGE 694. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 548-R-033. 29JULY24

PLAINTIFF(S) BRENTWOOD BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT and BRENTWOOD BOROUGH VS. DEFENDANT(S) MICHELLE MCCLORY ********************

CASE NO.GD 23-014267 DEBT $18,315.50 ************

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) JOHN T. VOGEL, TUCKER ARENSBERG, P.C. ******************************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) TUCKER ARENSBERG, P.C., 1500 ONE PPG PLACE. PITTSBURGH, PA 15222

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 412.594.3902

SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, BOROUGH OF BRENTWOOD:

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A RESI-

DENTIAL DWELLING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 3235 BOOKMAN AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15227, DEED BOOK VOLUME 15759, PAGE 292, BLOCK AND LOT 137-K-144

thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 548 Boquet Street, Carnegie, PA 15106. Deed Book Volume 13206, Page 547. Block and Lot Number 103-S-356. 24JULY24 PLAINTIFF(S) EAST ALLEGHENY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND TOWNSHIP OF NORTH VERSAILLES VS. DEFENDANT(S) CAROLE BUCZEK, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SURVIVING SPOUSE OF RICHARD E. BUCZEK, DECEASED ******************** CASE NO.GD-22-013201 ************ DEBT $51,801.85 NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) CHRISTOPHER E. VINCENT ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 546 WENDEL ROAD, IRWIN, PA 15642 *********************************** ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 724-978-0333 ******************************************* SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, TOWNSHIP OF NORTH VERSAILLES: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING

DEFENDANT(S) Lauren Shoup

30JULY24

CASE NO.GD-24-001623

************ DEBT $139,043.96

************ NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Kristine M. Anthou ******************************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) Grenen & Birsic, P.C. One Gateway Center, 9TH Floor, Pgh, PA 15222

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-7650 *******************************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of North Fayette: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1601 TIMBER TRL, IMPERIAL, PA 15126. DBV 18355, PG 281, B/L #691-R-73.

31JULY24

DEFENDANT(S) MARSHA L.BRITT ********************

CASE NO.MG-23-000606 ************ DEBT $46,383.59

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Jeff Calcagno, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) Brock & Scott, PLLC 2011 RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD, SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (844) 856-6646

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, 26TH WARD OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 122 W MCINTYRE AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15214. Deed Book Volume 10602, Page 236. Block and Lot Number 0046-F-001010000-00

32JULY24

DEFENDANT(S) TRAVIS G. HARKAL AKA TRAVIS G. HARAKAL ******************** CASE NO.MG-23-001061 ************ DEBT $178,874.29

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Jeff Calcagno, Esquire ****************************** ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S)

Brock & Scott, PLLC 2011 RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD, SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (844) 856-6646

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, SOUTH FAYETTE TOWNSHIP Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 319 RIDGE POINT CIR, BRIDGEVILLE, PA 15017. Deed Book Volume 18872, Page 344. Block and Lot Number 0572-B-000050000-00

33JULY24

DEFENDANT(S) KEITH D. O’KELLY; JAMELLA R. O’KELLY

CASE NO.MG-22-000400

************ DEBT $490,564.63

************

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Jeff Calcagno, Esquire ******************************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) Brock & Scott, PLLC 2011 RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD, SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406 ***********************************

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (844) 856-6646 *******************************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, BOROUGH OF BALDWIN Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 1236 CAMARTA DR, PITTSBURGH, PA 15227. Deed Book 17004, Page 152. Block and Lot Number 0093-B-000620000-00

34JULY24

DEFENDANT(S) LEAH M. LASSINGER; LUKE CLAWSON; MARGARET CLAWSON; UNKNOWN HEIRS, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, AND DEVISEES TO LOWRY CLAWSON, DECEASED

CASE NO.MG-19-001334

DEBT $147,768.41

************

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 *******************************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, WEST DEER TOWNSHIP Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as803 LITTLE DEER CREEK VALLEY ROAD, RUSSELLTON, PA 15076. Deed Book Volume 17284, Page 496. Block and Lot Number 1361-H00257-0000-00

35JULY24

DEFENDANT(S) MINDFUL BUILDING CONCEPTS, LLC

CASE NO.GD-23-014279

************ DEBT $3,904,887.84

************ NAME OF ATTORNEY(S)

CHARLES N. SHURR, JR., ESQUIRE

******************************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) KOZLOFF STOUDT 2640 WESTVIEW DRIVE WYOMISSING, PENNSYLVANIA 19610

***********************************

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (610) 670-2552

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SHORT DESCRIPTION:

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Carnegie Borough:

Parcel 1:

Having erected thereon a two-unit townhome (incomplete) being known as 238240 Hidden Lane, Carnegie, Pennsylvania 15106. Deed Book Volume 18732, Page 519. Block & Lot No. 0102-D-00302-0000

Parcel 2:

Having erected thereon a two-unit townhome (incomplete) being known as 234236 Hidden Lane, Carnegie, Pennsylvania 15106. Deed Book Volume 18732, Page 519. Block & Lot No. 0102-D-00304-0000

Parcel 3: Having erected thereon a two-unit townhome (incomplete) being known as 230232 Hidden Lane, Carnegie, Pennsylvania 15106. Deed Book Volume 18732, Page 519. Block & Lot No. 0102-D-00306-0000

Parcel 4: Having erected thereon a two-unit townhome (incomplete) being known as 226228 Hidden Lane, Carnegie, Pennsylvania 15106. Deed Book Volume 18732, Page 519. Block & Lot No. 0102-D-00308-0000

Parcel 5:

Having erected thereon a two-unit townhome (incomplete) being known as 222224 Hidden Lane, Carnegie, Pennsylvania 15106 (a/k/a 826 Washington Avenue, Carnegie, Pennsylvania 15106). Deed Book Volume 18732, Page 519. Block & Lot No. 0102-D-00310-0000

36JULY24

DEFENDANT(S) Sade Swan, as Known Heir of the Estate of Mary F. Arrington; Unknown Heirs of the Estate of Mary F. Arrington (if any); Unknown Administrators of the Estate of Mary F. Arrington (if any) ******************** CASE NO.GD-23-010333

DEBT $35,661.94

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Manley Deas Kochalski LLC

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) P. 0. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028 ***********************************

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER:

614-220-5611 *******************************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, City of Pittsburgh, Ward 10:

Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 1154 Woodbine Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201. Document Number 152874, Deed Book Volume 9591, Page 560. Block and Lot Number 0081-G00250-0000-00.

37JULY24

DEFENDANT(S) Kyle E. Siverling; Nicole E. Siverling CASE NO.MG-23-000786

DEBT $76,641.59 ************ NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Manley Deas Kochalski LLC

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) P. 0. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028 ***********************************

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 614-220-5611 *******************************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Swissvale:

Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 8108 Saint Lawrence Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15218. Document Number 2015-540, Deed Book Volume 15851, Page 94. Block and Lot Number 0234-J-00047-0000-00.

39JULY24

DEFENDANT(S) UNKNOWN HEIRS OF PAMELA J. BENNETT, DECEASED, LACEY J. BENNETT SOLELY IN THEIR CAPACITY AS HEIR OF PAMELA J. BENNETT, DECEASED, UNKNOWN HEIRS OF MICHAEL J. HORNER DECEASED CASE NO.MG-23-000414

************ DEBT $31,066.13

************ 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

SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, 26TH WARD CITY OF PITTSBURGH: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 4100 GRIZELLA STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15214. DEED BOOK 10227, PAGE 528. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER162-S-298

40JULY24

PLAINTIFF(S) MCKEESPORT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT AND CITY OF MCKEESPORT vs DEFENDANT(S) TERESA PLOSKINA ******************** CASE NO.GD-23-004831 DEBT $26,346.98

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) CHRISTOPHER E. VINCENT ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 546 WENDEL ROAD, IRWIN, PA 15642

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 724-978-0333 *******************************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, CITY OF MCKEESPORT: PARCEL ONE HAVING ERECTED THEREON A COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 2634 5TH AVENUE, MCKEESPORT, PA 15132. DEED BOOK 12766, PAGE 185. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 379-S-399.

PARCEL TWO HAVING ERECTED THEREON A COM-

MERCIAL STRUCTURE BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 510 FAWCETT AVENUE, MCKEESPORT, PA 15132, BUT PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS 508 FAWCETT AVENUE, MCKEESPORT, PA 15132. DEED BOOK 12766, PAGE 179. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 460-N-289.

PARCEL THREE HAVING ERECTED THEREON A COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 510 FAWCETT AVENUE, MCKEESPORT, PA 15132. DEED BOOK 12766, PAGE 179. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 460-N-288.

41JULY24

PLAINTIFF(S) Keystone Oaks School District vs DEFENDANT(S) Thomas M. Selepec ******************** CASE NO.GD 22-014376 ************ DEBT $15,948.53

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Jennifer L. Cerce, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 424 S. 27th Street, Ste. 210 Pittsburgh, PA 15203 *********************************** ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 242-4400 ******************************************* SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Greentree:

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1068 GREENLAWN DRIVE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15220. DEED BOOK 16373, PAGE 134. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 36-A-138.

42JULY24

PLAINTIFF(S) Penn Hills School District and Municipality of Penn Hills vs DEFENDANT(S) Jeffrey J. Ruperto and Michele Ruperto ******************** CASE NO.GD 22-016169

DEBT $13,655.27

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Jennifer L. Cerce,

PA 15084. DBV 18929, PG 528, 8/L #1087-0-328. 44JULY24

DEFENDANT(S) CLARENCE L. AVERY III ******************** CASE NO.MG-22-000056 DEBT $83,936.49

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 ******************************************* SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, 21ST WARD CITY OF PITTSBURGH: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1245 ISLAND AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15212. DEED BOOK 16137, PAGE 104. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 45-P-102

45JULY24

DEFENDANT(S) UNKNOWN HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, AND ALL PERSONS, FIRMS, OR ASSOCIATIONS CLAIMING RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST FROM OR UNDER FRED R. SANDRIDGE

CASE NO.MG-23-000895

DEBT $26,308.47

************ 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 *******************************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, 12th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 636

1-N-49

49JULY24 PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny vs. DEFENDANT(S): Carolyn A. Fanto CASE NO.: GD 23-004145 ************ DEBT: $5,010.54 ************ NAME OF ATTORNEY(S)

OF ATTORNEY(S) 525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587 SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of O’Hara:

55JULY24 PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny vs. DEFENDANT(S): Susan A. Roach

************ CASE NO.: GD 17-010697 ************ DEBT: $4,479.37

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire ******************************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, City of McKeesportWard 7:

Having erected thereon a two story brick house being known as 1515 Manor Avenue, McKeesport, PA 15132. Deed Book Volume 6791, Page 65. Block & Lot No. 382-C-274.

57JULY24 PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny vs. DEFENDANT(S): Maya Restaurants Inc

************ CASE NO.: GD 23-005363 ************ DEBT: $9,007.94

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire ******************************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587

SHORT DESCRIPTION: in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, City of McKeesportWard 12:

Parcel #1: Having erected thereon a two story commercial building known as 623 Long Run Road, McKeesport, PA 15132. Deed Book Volume 15627, Page 442. Block & Lot No. 554-E-225.

Parcel #2: Having erected thereon a two story commercial building known as 623 Long Run Road, McKeesport, PA 15132. Deed Book Volume 15627, Page 442. Block & Lot No. 554-E-233.

58JULY24

PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny vs. DEFENDANT(S): Joanne C. Auretto

CASE NO.: GD 21-011567 ************ DEBT: $5,259.12

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587 SHORT

Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire

******************************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S)

525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587 *******************************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, City of McKeesportWard 7:

erected thereon a two story commercial building being known as 3212 Versailles Avenue, McKeesport, PA 15132. Deed Book Volume 17353, Page 254. Block & Lot 381-C-248.

************ NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire ******************************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of Elizabeth:

Having erected thereon a one story brick house known as 5915 Smithfield Street, McKeesport, PA 15135. Deed Book Volume 16307, Page 337. Block & Lot No. 653-G-266.

59JULY24

PETITIONER(S): County of Allegheny, City of Pittsburgh, and School District of Pittsburgh vs.

DEFENDANT(S): Unknown Heirs of Darryl Miller a/k/a Darryl A. Miller & The United States of America

CASE NO.: GD 23-013532

DEBT: $48,875.12 ************ NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 ***********************************

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587 *******************************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, City of PittsburghWard 24:

Parcel #1: Being thereon vacant residential land known as Voskamp Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212. Deed Book Volume 9407, Page 66. Block & Lot No. 24-G-76.

Parcel #2: Being thereon vacant residential land known as Voskamp Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212. Deed Book Volume 9670, Page 80. Block & Lot No. 24-G-73.

60JULY24

PETITIONER(S): Woodland Hills School District vs.

DEFENDANT(S): Tradin’ Places, LLC, Bryce Peters Financial Corporation, Mukash Patel Corporation, Alfred Benchmark and Associates Corporation

************ CASE NO.: GD 23-013769 ************

DEBT: $39,046.59

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 ***********************************

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587 *******************************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION:

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Swissvale:

DEFENDANT(S): ERIN SWEENEY

62JULY24

************ CASE NO.: MG-23-000764

************ DEBT: $62,460.43

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S)

LEON P. HALLER, ESQUIRE ******************************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) PURCELL, KRUG AND HALLER 1719 NORTH FRONT STREET HARRISBURG, PA 17102

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 717-234-4178 *******************************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION:

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, 12th Ward of the City of McKeesport:

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELL-

ING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 417 DIEHL DRIVE, McKEESPORT, PA 15132. DEED BOOK VOLUME 14723, PAGE 237. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 463-P-8.

63JULY24

DEFENDANT(S): Christopher M. Kramer

CASE NO.: GD-21-008869

DEBT: $80,143.70

************

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Roger Fay, Esquire

******************************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 14000 Commerce Parkway, Suite H, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (856) 724-1888 *******************************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, 18th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh:

Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 320 Millbridge Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15210. Deed Book Volume 13657 and Page 238, at Instrument Number 2008-18711. Block and Lot Number 00l 4-E-00264-0000-00.

64JULY24

DEFENDANT(S): Charles A.J. Halpin, III, Esquire, Personal Representative of the Estate of Emma F. Marshall a/k/a Emma Frances Cutright a/k/a Emma Frances Marshall, Deceased

************ CASE NO.: GD-24-001182

DEBT: $98,738.96

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) The Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 1310 Industrial Boulevard, pt Floor, Suite 101, Southampton, PA 18966 ***********************************

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 215-942-9690 *******************************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION:

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Crescent Township:

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A FRAME DWELLING HOUSE BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1291-1293 MAPLE STREET, CRESCENT, PA 15046. DEED BOOK VOLUME 3553, PAGE 749. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER. 703-K-248.

65JULY24

DEFENDANT(S): Steven Brittner, solely in his capacity as known heir of Frank W. Brittner, III, deceased and The Unknown Heirs of Frank W. Brittner, III and The Unknown Heirs of Scott W. Brittner

************ CASE NO.: GD-23-009176

DEBT: $122,516.49

************ NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Stern & Eisenberg, PC

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) The Shops at Valley Square, 1581 Main Street, Suite 200 Warrington, PA 18976 ***********************************

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (215) 572-8111

SHORT DESCRIPTION:

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny and the Township of Reserve: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 2719 Edison Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212. Deed Book Volume 4185, PAGE 194. Block and Lot Number 078-M-076.

66JULY24

DEFENDANT(S): THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF BETH A. O’CONNOR, DECEASED ************ CASE NO.: MG-23-001089

DEBT: $55,205.86

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) LEON P. HALLER, ESQUIRE

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) PURCELL, KRUG AND HALLER 1719 NORTH FRONT STREET HARRISBURG, PA 17102

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 717-234-4178.

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, 9th Ward of the City of McKeesport: HAVINO ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 3422 STEELE STREET, MCKEESPORT, PA 15132. DEED BOOK VOLUME 18061, PAGE 576. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 381-L-112.

67JULY24

68JULY24

DEFENDANT(S): Julie Lou Mathias AKA Julie Mathias AKA Julie L. Mathias and Mark J. Defelice and Fremont J Mathias, Jr. AKA Freemont J Mathias, Jr. AKA Freemont Mathias, Jr.

CASE NO.: MG-22-001005

************ DEBT: $144,013.62

************ NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Stern & Eisenberg, PC

******************************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) The Shops at Valley Square, 1581 Main Street, Suite 200 Warrington, PA 18976 ***********************************

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (215) 572-8111

*******************************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, and the Municipality of Monroeville, formerly the Borough of Monroeville:

Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 325 Noel Drive, Monroeville, PA 15146. Deed Book Volume 14413, Page 202. Block and Lot Number 976-H-020.

69JULY24

DEFENDANT(S): DEFENDANT S CHRISTINE M. PILYIH AKA CHRISTINE PILYIH AND SHAWN J. PILYIH AKA SHAWN PILYIH

CASE NO.: MG-22-000859 ************ DEBT: $79,164.27

************ NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) CHRISTINE L. GRAHAM, ESQUIRE ******************************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) McCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC 216 HADDON AVENUE, SUITE 201 WESTMONT, NJ 08108

***********************************

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (215) 790-1010 *******************************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of Reserve:

Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 349 Kohlman Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15214. Deed Book Volume 11472, Page 004. Block and Lot Number 0117-J-000050000-00.

70JULY24

DEFENDANT(S): Glenn J. Myers CASE NO.: GD-23-007483

DEBT: $146,274.02

************ NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) EMMANUEL J. ARGENTIERI ******************************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 52 NEWTON AVENUE, P.O. BOX 456, WOODBURY, NJ 08096

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (856) 384-1515 *******************************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of Wilkins: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 602 Brown Avenue, Turtle Creek, PA 15145. Deed Book Volume 10533, Page 352. Block and Lot Number 373-D-214.

71JULY24

DEFENDANT(S): JANICE Q. RUSSELL AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CASE NO.: MG-19-000471

************ DEBT: $523,534.06

************ NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) EMMANUEL J. ARGENTIERI ******************************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 52 NEWTON AVENUE, P.O. BOX 456, WOODBURY, NJ 08096

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (856) 384-1515

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Town of McCandless: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 10476 Olde Villa Drive, Gibsonia, PA 15044. Deed Book Volume 13976, Page 467. Block and Lot Number 1209-A-9.

72JULY24

PLAINTIFF(S) Wilkinsburg School District and Wilkinsburg Borough Vs. DEFENDANT(S): DAVID L. FIELDS CASE NO.: GD 22-004147

************ DEBT: $13,023.04

************ NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Jennifer L. Cerce, Esquire ******************************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 424 S. 27th Street, Ste. 210 Pittsburgh, PA 15203

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 242-4400

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Wilkinsburg: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1627 MILL ST., PITTSBURGH, PA 15221. DEED BOOK 11440, PAGE 119. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 232-E-180.

73JULY24

74JULY24

DEFENDANT(S): STEVEN SIEMON AKA STEVEN E. SIEMON ************ CASE NO.: MG-23-000703

AVENUE, SUITE201 WESTMONT, NJ 08108

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (215) 790-1010 *******************************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Jefferson Hills Borough: Having

75JULY24

DEFENDANT(S):

$4,450.88

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire ****************************** ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of North Versailles:

Having erected thereon a one story commercial garage being known as 100 Berardi Court, North Versailles, PA 15137. Deed Book Volume 12781, Page 339. Block & Lot No. 548-D-234.

Having erected thereon a two story brick house known as 7311 Florence Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15218. Deed Book Volume 15675, Page 416. Block & Lot No. 178-G37.

61JULY24

DEFENDANT(S): MICHAEL L. HAMPTON CASE NO.: MG-22-000140

DEBT: $108,917.42

************ NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) LEON P. HALLER, ESQUIRE ******************************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S)

PURCELL, KRUG AND HALLER 1719 NORTH FRONT STREET HARRISBURG, PA 17102 ***********************************

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 717-234-4178 *******************************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION:

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Municipality of Penn Hills:

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 337 IDLEWOOD ROAD, PITTSBURGH, PA 15235. DEED BOOK VOLUME 17125, PAGE 512. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 539-B-254.

DEFENDANT(S): Victoria Hanna CASE NO.: MG-23-001134

************ DEBT: $58,558.45

************ NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Stem & Eisenberg, PC

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ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) The Shops at Valley Square, 1581 Main Street, Suite 200 Warrington, PA 18976

*********************************** ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (215) 572-8111 *******************************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, and the 19th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 1320 Methyl St, Pittsburgh, PA 15216. Deed Book Volume 11024, PAGE 221. Block and Lot Number O16-P-178.

DEFENDANT(S): Lys Deslouches ************ CASE NO.: GD-23-011422 ************ DEBT: $277,915.79

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) EMMANUEL J. ARGENTIERI

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 52 NEWTON AVENUE, P.O. BOX456, WOODBURY, NJ 08096 ***********************************

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (856) 384-1515 *******************************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, 27th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 3537 California Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212. Deed Book Volume 18445, Page 327. Block and Lot Number 075-F-007.

Deed Book Volume 10492, Page 52. Block and Lot 0041-R00074-0000-00.

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DEFENDANT(S): CALPENN VENTURES LLC ************ CASE NO.: GD-23-009920 ************ DEBT: $93,754.33

SR

thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 734 California Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15202. Deed Book Volume 7625, Page 201. Block and Lot 0159D-00041-0000-00.

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DEFENDANT(S): PATRICK M. NORRIS

************ CASE NO.: MG-23-000370 DEBT: $25,545.08 ************ NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 133 GAITHER DRIVE, SUITE F MOUNT LAUREL, NJ 08054 ***********************************

TELEPHONE NUMBER:

855-225-6906 SHORT DESCRIPTION:

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of Neville: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 114 1st Street Pittsburgh, PA 15225. Deed Book Volume 12943, Page 534. Block and Lot 0211-F00008-0000-00.

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DEFENDANT(S): Domenico Lopreiato and Tarrah L. Lopreato n/k/a Tarrah Jackson

************ CASE NO.: MG-22-000575 ************ DEBT: $165,958.72

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Perry Russell, Esq

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 1325 Franklin Avenue, Suite 160, Garden City, NY 11530 ***********************************

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (212) 471-5100

SHORT DESCRIPTION:

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, and Township of Harrison: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1300 UNION AVENUE, NATRONA HEIGHTS, PA 15065. DEED BOOK VOLUME 17207, PAGE 370. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 1367-H-00265-0000-00.

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DEFENDANT(S):RICHARD T. BOSCIA, SR. AND CAROL J. BOSCIA

************ CASE NO.: MG-23-000074 ************ DEBT: $154,459.83

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S)

CHELSEA A. NIXON, ESQUIRE

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) McCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC 216 HADDON AVENUE, SUITE 201 WESTMONT, NJ 08108

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (215) 790-1010

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Etna: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 116 Grant Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15223. Deed Book Volume 8036, Page 517. Block and Lot Number 0221-H- OO132-0000-00.

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DEFENDANT(S):Lisa Darrah

CASE NO.: MG-23-000671

DEBT: $188,748.41

************ NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) James R. Norris, Esq. Norris Legal Services Attorney for Plaintiff

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 4098 Gibsonia Road, Box 89, Gibsonia, PA 15044 ***********************************

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 412-694-2634 *******************************************

DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, TOWNSHIP OF WEST DEER HAVING AGRICULTURAL LAND KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 71 NORRIS

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PLAINTIFF(S): MCKEESPORT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT AND CITY OF MCKEESPORT vs DEFENDANT(S): SUSAN A. HIMICH, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REMAINING JOINT TENANT OF DAVID J. HIMICH, DECEASED ************ CASE NO.: GD-23-005184

DEBT: $10,494.01

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S)

CHRISTOPHER E. VINCENT

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 546 WENDEL ROAD, IRWIN, PA 15642

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER:

724-978-0333 *******************************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION:

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, CITY OF MCK-

EESPORT:

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 2901 LAFAYETTE STREET, MCKEESPORT, PA 15132. DEED BOOK 11947, PAGE 437. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 464-G-305.

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PLAINTIFF(S) EAST ALLEGHENY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND TOWNSHIP OF NORTH VERSAILLES

vs DEFENDANT(S): CLINTON J. GURA AND JAYME R. GURA ************ CASE NO.: GD-23-012408 ************ DEBT: $ 48,499.53

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) CHRISTOPHER E. VINCENT ******************************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 546 WENDEL ROAD, IRWIN, PA 15642 ***********************************

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER:

724-978-0333 *******************************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION:

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, TOWNSHIP OF NORTH VERSAILLES:

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 516 ARLINGTON AVENUE, NORTH VERSAILLES, PA 15137. DEED BOOK 5801, PAGE 439. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 459-D-310.

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PLAINTIFF(S) BOROUGH OF SWISSVALE vs DEFENDANT(S): RICHARD GOLDMAN AND KIMBERLY A. GOLDMAN ************ CASE NO.: GD-19-002746 ************ DEBT: $7,632.16

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) CHRISTOPHER E. VINCENT

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 546 WENDEL ROAD, IRWIN, PA 15642

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 724-978-0333 *******************************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, BOROUGH OF SWISSVALE: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 7314 CHURCH STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15218. DEED BOOK 12415, PAGE 586. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 178-8-257.

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PLAINTIFF(S) MOON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT vs DEFENDANT(S): UNKNOWN HEIRS OF REBECCA MCCARTNEY & UNKNOWN HEIRS OF HARRIET MCCARTNEY ************ CASE NO.: GD-23-009630 DEBT: $12,942.09

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Elizabeth P. Sattler, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 445 Fort Pitt Boulevard, Suite 503, Pittsburgh, PA 152 ***********************************

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 412-391-0160 *******************************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, TOWNSHIP OF MOON: BEING VACANT LAND, KNOWN AS JACKSON ROAD, CORAOPOLIS, PA 15108. BOOK 251, VOLUME 13, PAGE 459. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 925-K100

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PLAINTIFF(S) Wilkinsburg School District and Wilkinsburg Borough vs DEFENDANT(S): KEVIN A KING ************ CASE NO.: GD 23-012743 ************ DEBT: $20,112.57

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S) Jennifer L. Cerce, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S) 424 S. 27th Street, Ste. 210 Pittsburgh, PA 15203 *********************************** ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 242-4400 *******************************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Wilkinsburg: (PARCEL ONE) HAVING ERECTED

THEREON A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING

BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1365 LAKETON ROAD, PITTSBURGH, PA 15221. DEED BOOK 11586, PAGE 355. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 232-L-117 AND (PARCEL TWO) HAVING ERECTED THEREON A ROWHOUSE DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 324 WEST STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15221. DEED BOOK 11905. PAGE 254. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 176-G-76

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PLAINTIFF(S): Penn Hills School District and Municipality of Penn Hills

vs

DEFENDANT(S): William E. Wright and Ronnika J. Wright

************ CASE NO.: GD 22-010052

************ DEBT: $18,338.39

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S)

Jennifer L. Cerce, Esquire

******************************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY(S)

424 S. 27th Street, Ste. 210 Pittsburgh, PA 15203

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 242-4400

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Municipality of Penn Hills:

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A SINGLE

FAMILY DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 154 ROSEWOOD DRIVE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15235. DEED BOOK 17791, PAGE 498. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 370-0-333.

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DEFENDANT(S): Jeremy Berty and Linda Berty

************ CASE NO.: GD-24-003021

************ DEBT: $178,796.26

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

*******************************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION:

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of South Fayette:

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING KNOWN AS 4132 BATTLE RIDGE ROAD, McDONALD, PA 15057, DEED BOOK VOLUME 16335, PAGE 43, BLOCK & LOT NO. 402-D-6.

NOTICE

JOEL HERNANDEZ MARTINEZ: a Complaint in Divorce and Plaintiff’s Affidavit Under Section 3301(d) of the Pennsylvania Divorce Code have been filed by TIFFINEY BANKS against you.

If you wish to defend, you must enter a written appearance personally or by attorney and file your defenses or objections in writing with the court. You are warned that if you fail to do so the case may proceed without you and a judgment may be entered against you without further notice for the relief requested by the plaintiff. You may lose money, property or other rights important to you.

YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW. THIS OFFICE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HIRING A LAWYER. IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE A LAWYER, THIS OFFICE MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT AGENCIES THAT MAY OFFER LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT A REDUCED FEE OR NO FEE. LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE ALLEGHENY COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION

11TH Floor Koppers Building 436 Seventh Avenue PITTSBURGH, PA 15219 (412) 261-5555

Plaintiff’s Attorney: Jennifer Roller Chontos 561 Beulah Road, Turtle Creek, PA 15145 (412) 825-5450

PUBLIC NOTICE

This notice will serve as an official announcement of a Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the City of Pittsburgh Comprehensive Municipal Pension Trust Fund to be held via Zoom on Friday, June 21, 2024 at 1 pm.

This meeting is open to the public and the Zoom link will be provided on request. .

Robin Thompson Financial Analyst City of Pittsburgh Department of Finance 412-255-8956

LEGAL ADVERTISING Legal Notices

Estate of CHRISTINA MARGARET TACKA

A/K/A M. CHRISTINA TACKA, Deceased of Bethel Park, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, Estate No. 02-24-03776, Chester L. Tacka, Executor, 117 Slatewood Court, Bethel Park, PA 15102 or to ROBIN L. RARIE, Atty; BRENLOVE & FULLER, LLC., 401 Washington Avenue, Bridgeville, PA 15017

Estate of MR. JEROLD STUART PEARL A/K/A JERRY S. PEARL, Deceased of 1230 East Avenue, Moon Township, PA, 15108, Estate No. 02-24-03517, Ms. Mary Christine, Executrix, c/o Max C. Feldman, Esquire and the Law Office of Max C. Feldman, 1322 Fifth Avenue, Corapolis, PA, 15108

Estate of FRANCINE R. HYDE, Deceased of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Estate No. 02-24-03775, Michele Nigliazzo, Executor, 1037 Brookline Boulevard, Apt.2, Pittsburgh, PA 15226 or to ROBIN L. RARIE, Atty; BRENLOVE & FULLER, LLC. 401 Washington Avenue, Bridgeville, PA 15017

ANNOUNCEMENTS Public Notice

ANNOUNCEMENTS Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE FY 2024 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR THE CDBG, HOME, ESG, AND HOPWA PROGRAMS Notice is hereby given by the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA that it will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 1:00 p.m., prevailing time. The location of the public hearing will be City Council Building, 414 Grant Street, 5th Floor, City Council Chambers, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. The building is handicapped accessible through the Ross Street entrance. If special arrangements need to be made to accommodate persons with disabilities and/or persons with Limited English Proficiency (LEP), translation services, to be able to participate in the public hearing or comment on the FY 2024 Annual Action Plan, please email community.development@pittsburghpa.gov or via phone at (412) 255-2667 or the TDD number is 711, by Friday, June 28, 2024. The City of Pittsburgh has prepared its draft FY 2024 Annual Action Plan. The City intends to submit its FY 2024 Annual Action Plan in the amount of $13,398,170 for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds; $1,995,569 in HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) funds; $1,195,104 in Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds; and $1,409,836 in Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) funds. The FY 2024 Annual Action Plan will be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on or before Thursday, August 15, 2024. In order to obtain the views of citizens, public agencies and other interested parties, the City of Pittsburgh will place its draft FY 2024 Annual Action Plan online from June 20, 2024 through July 19, 2024, at the City of Pittsburgh’s website (http://pittsburghpa.gov/omb/community-development-documents). The City of Pittsburgh’s proposed activities for funding under the FY 2024 Annual Action Plan, are on display or maybe viewed on the City of Pittsburgh’s website (http://pittsburghpa.gov/council/capital-budgets). The entire FY 2024 Capital Budget for the City of Pittsburgh is also listed. Information will be available for review for a period of 30 days. Written or verbal public comments on the draft FY 2024 Annual Action Plan will be received until 4:00 P.M. on Friday, July 19, 2024. To provide comments, please email community.development@pittsburghpa.gov or via phone at (412) 255-2667.

If the City would undertake an activity that would result in the displacement of families or individuals, then the City would utilize its policy for minimizing such displacement. Furthermore, the City is responsible for replacing all low- and moderate-income housing units that may be demolished or converted as a result of the use of CDBG Funds. All interested persons, groups, and organizations are encouraged to attend this public hearing and will be given the opportunity to present oral or written testimony concerning the proposed plan and use of FY 2024 Federal funds. To provide comments, please email community.development@pittsburghpa.gov or via phone at (412) 255-2667. Written comments may be addressed to the City of Pittsburgh’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Community Development Division, attention Mr. Kelly L. Russell, Assistant Director/Labor Compliance Officer, 414 Grant Street, Room 501, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Mr. Kelly L. Russell Assistant Director/Labor Compliance Officer Community Development Division, OMB

LEGAL ADVERTISING Legal Notices

Estate of GERALD J. URIAH, Deceased of Carnegie, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Estate No. 02-24-03774, Candace L. Rave, Executor, 169 Union Street, Apt. B or to ROBIN L. RARIE, Atty; BRENLOVE & FULLER, LLC. 401 Washington Avenue, Bridgeville, PA 15017

Estate of ROBIN GARY-WHITE (deceased) of Verona, PA, No. 01275 of 2024. Lisa Augustin, 7134 Meade Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15208, Co-Exec. Marlene Gary-Hogan, 307 Richey Drive, Verona, PA 15147, Co-Exec. or to Sheila M. Ford, Esq,. 6419 Stanton Avenue, Pittsburgh,PA 15206

Estate of EILEEN B. LIVINGSTON, Deceased of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, No. 02-24-03497 , Robert J. Surdoval, Executor, 4948 Middletown Road East, New Middletown, OH 44442 or to ROBIN L. RARIE, Atty; BRENLOVE & FULLER, LLC., 401 Washington Avenue, Bridgeville, PA 15017

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Meetings

NOTICE On June 27, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., in Council Chambers, 537 Bayne Ave., Bellevue, PA, Bellevue Borough’s Zoning Hearing Board shall hold a Public Hearing re: Application of Smith, seeking Special Exception approval, per Tri-Borough Zoning Ord. §2000-405 & Ord. No. 18-05, to use the property at 238 Lincoln Ave. as a Short-term Rental unit. The Application may be viewed during normal business hours at the Borough Offices.

Thomas P. McDermott, Solicitor Bellevue Borough ZHB

LEGAL ADVERTISING Bids/Proposals

INVITATION FOR BIDS

Sealed bids for the Summit Township Binsey Road Reconstruction Project located in Summit Township will be received electronically via PennBid in the office of Benjamin Holland, BUTLER COUNTY CONTROLLER, on or before 5:00 p.m. July 16, 2024. Bids will be opened at the public meeting on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at approximately 10:00 a.m. in the public meeting room 1st floor in the Butler County Government Center, 124 West Diamond Street, Butler, PA, with results displayed on PennBid shortly thereafter. Plans, specifications and bid documents are available at no cost on PennBid (https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com) Any questions regarding the project must be submitted via the “Ask A Question” feature in PennBid no later than July 9, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. The project scope includes reconstruction of Binsey Road per the bid package. Each proposal shall be accompanied by a bidder’s bond, or certified check or cashier’s check, in favor of the County of Butler, in the amount of not less than ten percent. The County of Butler reserves the right to waive any informality in and to accept or reject any and all bids or any part of any bid. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days. Prevailing wages established under the Davis-Bacon Act will apply to this contract. The contract documents contain requirements addressing prevailing labor wage rates, labor standards, nondiscrimination in hiring practices, goal for minority and female participation, MBE and WBE participation, participation by Section 3 residents and businesses and related matters.

BOARD OF BUTLER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Leslie Osche, Chairman Kim Geyer Kevin Boozel Attest: Lori Altman Director of Human Resources/ Chief Clerk

LEGAL ADVERTISING

LEGAL ADVERTISING

Bids/Proposals

CITY OF PITTSBURGH

Bids/Proposals

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

ADVERTISEMENT

Separate and sealed Bid Proposals will be received electronically starting on Friday, June 14th, 2024 for:

2024-IFB-166– Modular Block Wall Construction CD

Information on solicitations is available on the City of Pittsburgh website: http://purchasing.pittsburghpa.gov

Bid proposals are requested on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh. All bids must be submitted via the above website and all required documents must be provided or the bid proposal may be considered non-responsive.

The contractor will be required to comply with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity requirements for Federally Assisted construction contracts. The contractor must assure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Attention is called to Executive Order 11246, to Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, 12 U.S.C. 1701U, and to the Section 3 Clause and Regulations set forth in 24 CFR, Part 135.

The Contractor will be required to comply with the following laws, rules and regulations:

All provisions of US Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, as amended by US Executive Order 11375 and as supplemented in US Department of Labor Regulations (41 CFR, Part 60), and of the rules, regulations, and relevant orders of the US Secretary of Labor. Contractor shall comply with all applicable standards, orders, or requirements issued of the Clean Air Act (42 USC 1857 et. seq.), Section 508 of the Clean Water Act (33 USC 1368), Executive Order 11738, and Environmental Protection Agency regulations (40 CFR, Part 15). Contractor shall comply with the Davis-Bacon Act the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 276a to 276a-7) as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR part 5).

Procedures for compliance to these acts shall be as follows:

All specifications for construction contracts and subcontracts will contain the prevailing wage rates (as enclosed in this bid package) as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended (40 U.S.C. 276-a to 276-C-5) and provision that overtime compensation will be paid in accordance with the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act Regulations (29 CFR, Parts 5 and 1926). The contract provisions shall require that these standards be met.

Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal

Employment Opportunity (Executive Order 11246):

Bidder’s attention is called to the “Equal Opportunity Clause” and the “Standard Federal Equal Employment Specifications” set forth in 41 CFR Public Contracts and Property Management Part 60-4.3 Equal Opportunity Clauses.

Goals for minority participation: 18%

Goals for female participation: 7%

These goals are applicable to all construction work (whether or not Federal or Federally-Assisted) performed in the “covered area.”

As used in this notice, and in the contract resulting from this solicitation, the “covered area” is Pittsburgh SMSA (Allegheny, Washington, Beaver and Westmoreland counties).

The contractor shall comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 1988, as amended, Section 109 of the Community Development Act of 1974, with Executive Order 11625 (Minority Business Enterprise) and Executive Order 12138 (Women’s Business Enterprise).

The Proposers will be required to submit the package of certifications included with the contract documents relating to Equal Employment Opportunity.

Vendors submitting responses on federally funded projects must register on SAM.gov and provide proof of registration.

The City of Pittsburgh reserves the right to withhold the award of contract for a period of sixty (60) calendar days after the opening of bids.

The City of Pittsburgh reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals.

ALLIES & ROSS MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONAL & ADVISORY SERVICES

RFP #2024-41

Allies & Ross Management and Development Corporation (ARMDC) hereby requests proposals from qualified Firms or Individuals capable of providing the following service(s):

Request for Proposals (RFP) – Development Professional & Advisory Services

RFP documents will be available on or about June 10, 2024. Copies of RFP documents are not available for in-person pickup. Firms interested in responding may obtain a copy of the RFP documents from the Business Opportunities Section of the HACP Website, www.hacp.org. Prospective Offerors may register as vendors on the website and download the documents free of charge.

A pre-submission meeting via audio conference will be held via Zoom on July 2, 2024 at 9:00 A.M Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86497890848?pwd=Y8KvC Q23JyZhT2hAMMJnZFbb3KOnQ4.1 Meeting ID: 864 9789 0848 Passcode: 372111

The deadline for the final submission of written questions is July 18, 2024, at 9:00 A.M.

The deadline for submission of proposals is July 25, 2024, at 9:00 A.M. Proposals must be sent to:

Mr. James Harris – General Counsel/Chief Contracting Officer Procurement Department, Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh 412 Boulevard of the Allies, 6th Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15219

The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh will only be accepting physical proposals dropped off in person from 8:00 AM until the closing of 9:00 AM on July 18, 2024. Proposals may still be submitted electronically at the following link: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/pq3j4k9k9nuqa wqbv2nyr/AFQBfUsbYjd90vSKj86wK1w?rlkey=wa1gzzegn84zkt7ia d4y778k3&st=7fhwfx9a&dl=0 and can still be mailed via USPS at which time they will be Time and Date Stamped at 412 Boulevard of the Allies Lobby, 6th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH STRONGLY ENCOURAGES CERTIFIED MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES AND WOMAN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES TO RESPOND TO THIS SOLICITATION.

Caster D. Binion, President & CEO Allies & Ross Management and Development Corporation HACP conducts business in accordance with all federal, state, and local civil rights laws, including but not limited to Title VII, the Fair Housing Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, The PA Human Relations Act, etc. and does not discriminate against any individuals protected by these statutes.

LEGAL ADVERTISING Bids/Proposals

LEGAL ADVERTISING Bids/Proposals

DOCUMENT 001113 - ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

1.1 PROJECT INFORMATION

A. Notice to Bidders: Qualified Bidders to submit bids for Project as described in this Document and in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

1. Regulatory Requirements: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development Keystone Communities Program Grant & Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Commonwealth Financing Authority Local share Account Grant is to govern submittal, opening, and award of bids.

2. Addition Requirements:

a. Nondiscrimination / Sexual Harassment Clause, included in exhibits

b. Payment and Performance Bonds, as noted in specifications and contract

c. Insurance, as noted in specifications and contract

d. Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Rates, included in exhibits 1) (Act No. 442 of 1961, P. L. 987, amended by Act 342 of 1963, P.L. 653) are applicable to this job.

2) This regulation and the general prevailing minimum wage rates, as determined by the Secretary of Labor and Industry, which shall be paid for each craft or classification of all workers needed to perform the contract during the anticipated term, therefore, in the locality in which public work performed, are made part of this specification. Prevailing Rates for this project can be obtained from the Labor and Industry website.

B. Project Identification: Ben Avon Borough Building LULA Elevator

Addition

1. Project Location: 7101 Church Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15202

C. Owner: Ben Avon Borough, 7101 Church Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15202

1. Owner ’s Representative: Christen Cieslak Consulting, LLC

D. Architect: Perfido Weiskopf Wagstaff + Goettel Architects

E. Project Description: Project consists of a LULA elevator addition to an existing building.

1. Project cost range is anticipated to be under $500,000.

F. Construction Contract: Bids will be received for the following Work:

1. General contract (all trades).

1.2 BID SUBMITTAL AND OPENING

A. Bid Submittal, Electronic: Owner will receive electronically submitted bids until the Bid time and date via web-based bidding management software. Owner will consider bids prepared in compliance with the Instructions to Bidders and delivered as follows:

1. Bid Date: Thursday, July 11

2. Bid Time: Not later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

3. Web-Based Bidding Management Software: https://pennbid.net/

1.3 BID SECURITY

A. Submit bid security with each Bid in the stipulated form and in the amount identified in the Instructions to Bidders.

1.4 PREBID MEETING

A. Prebid Meeting: See Document 002513 “Prebid Meetings.”

1.5 BIDDING DOCUMENTS

A. Bidding Documents, Electronic: Obtain access after June 6 by contacting https://pennbid.net/ Online access will be provided to all registered Bidders and sub-bidders and suppliers.

1.6 TIME OF COMPLETION

A. By submitting a Bid, Bidder represents that Bidder will begin the Work on receipt of the Notice to Proceed and will complete the Work within the Contract Time indicated in the Bidding Documents.

1.7 BIDDER’S QUALIFICATIONS

A. Licenses: Bidders must be properly licensed under the laws governing their respective trades.

B. Insurance and Bonds: A Performance Bond, separate Labor and Material Payment Bond, and insurance in a form acceptable to Owner will be required of the successful Bidder.

C. Contractor ’s Qualification Statement: A completed AIA Document A305, “Contractor’s Qualification Statement,” with all exhibits is required to be submitted with the Bid.

D. Owner may make such investigations as he deems necessary to determine the ability of the bidder to perform the work, and bidder shall furnish to Owner all such information and data for this purpose as the Owner request. Owner reserves the right to reject any bid if the evidence submitted by, or investigation of, such bidder fails to satisfy the Owner that such bidder is reputable, ethical and is properly qualified to carry out the obligations of the Agreement, and to complete the work contemplated therein. As a minimum, the bidder is required to furnish.

NOTICE TO PROPOSERS

The Sports & Exhibition Authority and Stadium Authority of the City of Pittsburgh will receive proposals for Annual Facility Condition Assessments of Acrisure Stadium, PNC Park, and PPG Paints Arena. The agreement for this work will be with the Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. The Request for Proposals may be obtained after the date identified below from Alicia Matos, Procurement & MWBE Specialist, Email: amatos@pgh-sea.com, Telephone: 412.393.7106. This Advertisement applies to the following Request for Proposal: Project: Annual Facility Condition Assessments of Acrisure Stadium, PNC Park, and PPG Paints Arena

RFP Available: Friday, June 14, 2024

Pre-Proposal Meeting: 2:00 PM | Thursday June 20, 2024

Sports & Exhibition Authority Offices 171 10th Street 2nd Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Time/Date/Location for Proposals:

2:00 PM | Thursday, July 11, 2024

Sports & Exhibition Authority Offices

Attn: Alicia Matos 171 10th Street 2nd Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222 amatos@pgh-sea.com

JOB OPPORTUNITIES Help Wanted

Aurora Operation, Inc. seeks Software Engineer in Pittsburgh, PA to build apps for self-driving domains. Email resumes to jobs@aurora.tech using REF#00400

Hitachi Rail STS USA, Inc. seeks a Project Engineer to work in Pittsburgh, PA, and unanticipated locations throughout the U.S. The Project Engineer will be required to perform the following duties: (1) define Concept of Operations for the project including identifying operational scenarios and use cases; (2) define system architecture for the project (logical, functional, and physical architectures); (3) lead scope/requirement discussions with technical teams and customer; (4) lead System Requirements effort and maintain the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM). Apply at: https://careers.hitachi.com.

SOFTWARE ENGINEER, DATA ENGINEERING Duolingo, Inc. has multiple openings for Software Engineer, Data Engineering in Pittsburgh, PA to perform following duties: (i) Under supervision develop end-to-end delivery of data engineering products, from architecture & design to implementation to maintenance & growth; (ii) Collaborate across internal business teams & cross-functional stakeholders to design & develop high-quality software & architectures for data eng.; (iii) Partner w/other engineers to build scalable data eng. processing systems; (iv) Support technical strategy, by breaking problems into deliverable components, & working closely w/engineering teams; (v) Develop &/or implement next-generation data-driven models & algorithms; (vi) Architect & deploy robust data eng. infrastructure that can support training, evaluation, deployment, & monitoring; (vii) Build & deploy data eng. infrastructure on cloud services: (viii) Write & present summaries of data eng. analysis of features to relevant stakeholders; (ix) Submit code to be reviewed by superiors, & review coding of peers & contractors; & (x) Submit finished projects to quality assurance team.Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Language Technology, Computer Science or Computer Science related field. Must have knowledge of (i) Statistical techniques or theory; (ii) Probability distributions; (iii) Algorithms; (iv) Data Analysis and (v) Programming languages (Python or Java). Email resume to: jobs@duolingo.com with Job No. 960 and title “Software Engineer, Data Engineering” in subject line.

JOB DESCRIPTION: AUTOMATION PROGRAMMER:

Provide hands on support with the programming, maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of automation equipment and systems utilized throughout the field and process plant,troubleshoot and maintain industrial processes, safety integrated systems (SIS), logic (programming), supervisory control and data acquisition systems (SCADA), primarily within the energy and manufacturing sectors, perform diagnostics and alteration of electrical and mechanical equipment and create logic/programming for the purposes of process optimization, safety, measuring and reporting/ monitoring, perform diagnostics and repairs of electrical components and instruments using specialty digital platforms, software, and diagnostic tools including Rockwell, RSLogix, IDEC, GE, VTScada, Telepace, Zedi, PCCU, ROCLink800, ProLink, Crimson, Freewave, XSPOC, Signal Fire, multi-meters, benders, crystals and fluke calibrators perform networking and optimize communications of devices and systems, design and construct electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic and digital systems, ensure operation targets are met in a safe, environmentally compliant, and efficient manner, perform Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Human Machine Interface (HMI), and SCADA program development and testing, Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), commissioning, and field service, create technical documentation (control narratives, test procedures, user manuals, installation/commissioning manuals), provide design support for instrumentation, electrical and control systems, provide support to project managers with a solid understanding of project execution procedures and functions such as scheduling, budget development and maintenance, and scope tracking.

JOB REQUIREMENTS: Associate degree in Automation & Instrumentation Programming, Electrical or Engineering, or a related field; 60 months of experience in installing, programming, and troubleshooting PLC control components and instrumentation required; Knowledge of Ladder Logic, Function Block, Structures Text, SCADA integration required, and 50% travel requirements. To apply please send your resume via email to Christopher Garcia at cgarcia@keystone-gas.com This job is posted by Keystone Integrated Solutions.

SMS group Inc. seeks Manager of Full Stack in Pittsburgh, PA, responsible for overseeing the development & design of front-end web architecture, ensuring the responsiveness of applications, & managing a team of developers. Must be able & willing to travel domestically to various unanticipated employer & client locations up to 15%. Apply at: sms-group.us/careers

'Stargell' and 'Hawkins' still 'Achieving Greatness!'

The 50th Anniversary of the Willie “Pops” Stargell Pittsburgh and Allegheny County MVP Awards and Connie “The Hawk” Hawkins Hall of Fame Inductions was celebrated in grand style, Friday, May 31, at the Riverside Landings

Banquet Center in Oakmont. And to suggest that this may have been the grandest of them all may just be an overstatement, but I can assure you it just landed in the top five! Nearly 200 longtime supporters, believers

and past participants arrived at Riverside for an evening of recognition, great memories, important fundraising and quite possibly “TOO MUCH FUN,” thanks in part to some of the Original Ballers of the Connie Hawkins NCAA/Pro/

Am Summer Basketball League who also wear the title of Westinghouse Bulldogs. (Proving that it must be true “The House, The House, The House will never fall.”)

Very, very, very special thanks and appreciation goes out to this year’s Willie Stargell

MVP Awardees. Most especially, the Highland Park Tennis Club for their nearly 50 years of support presented this year under the direction of Fred Crawford, Joyce Scott, and Bob Gibbs. And the surprising and breathtaking presentation by artist Ernie Bey of a “Historical African Staff” presented to yours truly. Additional MVP... Most Valuable Person Awardees included Ann Lennox - Pressley Ridge Family Services; Robert Bey - MAD DADS;

Dawn Golden - Penn Hills School District; David Freeman - Northwestern Mutual Co.; Javid Shojaie - Toys For Pittsburgh Tykes; Paul Zeise - Sports Talk personality 93.7 The Fan; Judy Clack - Community and Voters Service Activist; Bob Gibbsoriginal HPTC founder; and Keith and Melanie Yarbough - Wing and a Prayer Restaurant. This year’s Connie Hawkins League H.O.F. Inductees included Anthony “Sweet Pea” Portis, Terrance Taylor, Donnie Johnson, Coach Clifford E. Aitch - Honorary Inductee for Lifelong Service to the Game by way of Detroit, Michigan, James “Jim Bay” Bailey, Sam Adams, Warren Wilson Jr., Andrae King, Marcus Tomlin, Robert “Bobby” Clanagan, Earl “Pro” Miller, Bridal Pearson, Robert Cash and Tony “Tone” Hopson.

Needless to say, special thanks to all who attended and most especially Pittsburgh superstars Judge Dwayne Woodruff, Pittsburgh Steeler Super Bowl Champion, and Keynote Speaker, Baron

“BB” Flenory, Charles “Buddy” Allie, Ricky “Black Magic” Coleman, Judge Kevin Cooper, Ms. Debbie Norrell, Mayor Pauline Calabrese, Dr. Charlene Coleman, MAD DADS, the Highland Park Tennis Club, Achieving Greatness Advisory Board and Executive Staff, and of course, and as always, our dedicated sponsors UPMC, Attorney Jack Goodrich, Attorney William Goodrich, Attorney Alexis Cobb, Diversified Municipal Services, Attorney Vince Lackner, Senator Jay Costa, and the irreplaceable Frank B. Fuhrer Wholesale Co. and the legendary Pittsburgh Pirates!

WARREN WILSON JR., JAMES

TONY HOPSON. (PHOTOS BY J.L. MARTELLO)

2024 STARGELL MVPS FEATURING THE HIGHLAND PARK TENNIS CLUB!

CLIFFORD E. AITCH, LEGENDARY COACH, WITH DANA HUNTER