An Arkansas man was jailed after Bethel Park police say he attempted to break into an occupied car at the South Hills Village mall and later tried to break into a secured area of the police station. The mall incident occurred on Saturday, when police say Rodrick Hatten, 30, of
A friendly greeting for a new neighbor always is welcome, and when a couple with young children bought the house next door, Mark Christie was happy to oblige.
âWe move in. We meet. We shake hands and everything,â Todd Burlingame recalled. âAnd he says, âYou know, I want to get off the board of commissioners. So would you be interested?ââ
That was in 2010, and Christie still is an Upper St. Clair commissioner, serving as the boardâs president, in fact.
Burlingame finally has joined him.
On Monday, he was sworn in by District Judge Ronald Arnoni as one of two at-large commissioners. Burlingame fills the seat of Rex Waller, who resigned in March, and will serve through the end of the year.
If so, Peter Edwards Jr. can serve as Exhibit A.
To celebrate the occasion of his 100th birthday Jan. 2, District Judge Ronald Arnoni gathered a small group at his Bethel Park office a few days beforehand. The talk often turned to Edwardsâ affinity for the sport of fairways and greens, including some applicable words from his wife, Adeline.
âWhen we got married, he said, âTootsie, Iâm a golf addict.â I said, âThatâs fine,ââ she recalled. âI think itâs great for him. Thatâs what he does a lot, and heâs very good at it.â
Yes, she does mean present tense.