Cory-Moon Record headlines

District residents to pay more taxes for Moon Area schools

yourmoontwp — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:37:34 +0000

The Moon Area school board raised property taxes 0.83 mills Monday. read more »

Adult day care comes to Moon

yourmoontwp — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:02:53 +0000

Valley Care Association's adult day services, a mainstay in Ambridge since the 1980s, are expanding to Moon in July. read more »

State grant aids Robert Morris University health training center

yourmoontwp — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:16:09 +0000

A $500,000 state grant will help Robert Morris University build a simulation laboratory that could become a regional health care training center, the university said Thursday. read more »

Disability doesn't stop Moon teenager from seeing her ambitions through

yourmoontwp — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:56:46 +0000

Joelle Swyka of Moon is one determined 13-year-old. Swyka has retinitis pigmentosa, a vision impairment, yet she's an honors student in eighth-grade classes at Moon Area Middle School. read more »

Football camp has 'professional' flair

yourmoontwp — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:56:27 +0000

High school football in Western Pennsylvania might look a bit more professional this fall. read more »

Moon's offense disappears in PIAA setback

yourmoontwp — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 06:10:41 +0000

Bellefonte did to Moon what it has done to a lot of opponents this season -- grab a lead early. read more »

District judge in Coraopolis to square off against law student

yourmoontwp — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:56:35 +0000

The district judge in Coraopolis will face a second-year law student this November in a bid to keep her job. read more »

Moon picks up first-ever WPIAL title

yourmoontwp — Sun, 31 May 2009 02:52:36 +0000

Moon reliever Philip Bondi was standing on the mound facing a bases-loaded situation with two outs, all while nursing a one-run lead in the top of the seventh inning of the WPIAL Class AAA championship game Friday against Chartiers Valley. read more »

Olson Park trail work set to begin in Moon

yourmoontwp — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:04:43 +0000

Work will begin soon on a walking and mountain biking trail at Olson Park in Moon, to be completed by the end of June. read more »

Trio challenges incumbent for seat

yourmoontwp — Thu, 14 May 2009 13:54:48 +0000

A business manager, a realtor and a law student are challenging incumbent Mary P. Murray for the Coraopolis-based district judge's seat in Tuesday's primary. read more »

Pit bull mauls boy, 5, in Coraopolis

yourmoontwp — Thu, 14 May 2009 13:40:35 +0000

A 5-year-old boy was hospitalized in critical but stable condition Wednesday after being mauled by a pit bull in Coraopolis. read more »

$500 reward offered in rash of bomb threats in Moon

yourmoontwp — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:02:00 +0000

Moon Area School District is offering a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest of anyone responsible for a series of bomb threats in the district. read more »

Upgrading the interchange in Moon proposed

yourmoontwp — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:38:04 +0000

As office manager for dentist Dr. Timothy Dornin in the nearby Airport Professional Office Park, Suess regularly hears complaints from patients about the Business Route 60 interchange. read more »

Robert Morris signs men's coach Rice to extension

yourmoontwp — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:07:28 +0000

If Robert Morris goes dancing again, Mike Rice will lead. read more »

Moon hires girls basketball coach

yourmoontwp — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:31:14 +0000

Former Seneca Valley girls basketball coach Kelly Matthews is returning to Moon, where she led the team to the 2006 WPIAL Class AAA championship game and a berth in the PIAA semifinals. read more »

Moon supervisors to consider start of park upgrades

yourmoontwp — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:28:09 +0000

More than a year after Moon officials okayed improvements to Moon Park, township supervisors are scheduled to vote next week on whether to send out bids for the first phase of the $1 million project. read more »

Moon brothers accused of heading pot-trafficking ring

yourmoontwp — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:25:54 +0000

Two Moon brothers are accused of heading a marijuana-trafficking ring that distributed more than a ton of pot in Western Pennsylvania, according to federal court records unsealed this week in Illinois. read more »

Moon reserve unit to store its colors for move to Ft. Dix

yourmoontwp — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:28:57 +0000

An Army Reserve support unit in Moon Township will mark its move to Fort Dix, N.J. with a color casing ceremony on Sunday. read more »

Pigeon causes fire at Shenango Steel

yourmoontwp — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:01:36 +0000

A pigeon is to blame for a fire at Shenango Steel on Neville Island this morning, the Ohio Township police chief said. read more »

Moon man loses 17 relatives, including sister, niece in Italy earthquake

yourmoontwp — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:02:16 +0000

A Moon man lost at least 17 relatives, including his sister and niece, in the earthquake that devastated central Italy and killed more than 270 people this week. read more »

Victims to thank those who kept them alive

yourmoontwp — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:07:54 +0000

Peter Shandrick awoke last April from a six-day coma, strapped to a hospital bed, with no idea who saved his life. read more »

New Moon manager relies on the team

yourmoontwp — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:31:59 +0000

When Jeanne Creese worked for Beaver County Chief Clerk Rob Cyphert, she said he would ask "a million questions a day" and send her out to find the answers. read more »

Students learn how to save, to invest

yourmoontwp — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:00:29 +0000

When North Hills High School junior T.J. Bauer opened his first W-2 tax form this year, he had no idea what to do with it. read more »

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart to create football squad

yourmoontwp — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:32:45 +0000

For the first time in 45 years, a high school football team is being created by an established Western Pennsylvania school. read more »

Robert Morris ousted by Michigan State

yourmoontwp — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:09:45 +0000

Robert Morris basketball coach Mike Rice didn't really know what to expect from his team Friday night. read more »

RMU coach's dad will make trip

yourmoontwp — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:06:30 +0000

Mike Rice Sr. will be making a five-hour trip from Milwaukee to watch his son, Mike Rice Jr., coach his first NCAA game. read more »

RMU learning underdog role

yourmoontwp — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:04:59 +0000

When the Robert Morris basketball team took the floor Thursday at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome for practice, Colonials coach Mike Rice didn't pull out a tape measure. read more »

Robert Morris, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine sign deal

yourmoontwp — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:00:46 +0000

Robert Morris University and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine signed an agreement Thursday for students studying to be doctors. read more »

Lack of focus perturbs RMU coach

yourmoontwp — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:28:47 +0000

Now that Selection Sunday is over, Robert Morris basketball coach Mike Rice has a difficult job: preparing his team for its first NCAA trip since 1992. read more »

Bon Meade 'survivors' get excited over math

yourmoontwp — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:06:57 +0000

What's the probability of pulling a green pencil from a box containing 16 green ones, 12 purple, nine orange and five blue? read more »

Robert Morris clinches NCAA Tournament berth

yourmoontwp — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:52:09 +0000

The 2009 Northeast Conference championship game won't go down in the record books as the prettiest display of basketball in the conference's 28 years. read more »

Matchup: Mount St. Mary's vs. Robert Morris

yourmoontwp — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:05:39 +0000

RMU deals with unwanted distraction

yourmoontwp — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:03:53 +0000

The last thing Robert Morris basketball coach Mike Rice wanted before the biggest game in his young coaching career was a distraction. read more »

Robert Morris cruises into NEC title game

yourmoontwp — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:44:37 +0000

This time, the Robert Morris men's basketball team didn't let its opportunity of playing for an NCAA berth slip away. read more »

Robert Morris rolls Quinnipiac in NEC semifinals

yourmoontwp — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:41:39 +0000

Jeremy Chappell scored 25 points, and Robert Morris earned a trip to the Northeast Conference tournament championship with an impressive 75-48 semifinal rout of Quinnipiac Sunday at the Sewall Center. read more »

Robert Morris plots different outcome

yourmoontwp — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:38:36 +0000

In 33 years of Division I basketball, Robert Morris has found its way to the postseason six times. read more »

'Wings Over Pittsburgh' air show canceled

yourmoontwp — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:00:33 +0000

The Air Force Reserve's 911th Airlift Wing in Moon announced today that it has canceled the 2009 "Wings Over Pittsburgh" air show. read more »

RMU clinches NEC title with win at St. Francis

yourmoontwp — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:39:19 +0000

Robert Morris used a strong second half to end its two-game losing and capture the Northeast Conference outright for the second consecutive season. read more »

RMU men's basketball near another regular-season title

yourmoontwp — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:30:53 +0000

The Robert Morris men's basketball team can clinch the Northeast Conference title and a tournament berth this weekend with road victories at Monmouth and Wagner. read more »

Officials speak out in defense of community golf courses

yourmoontwp — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:13:31 +0000

Seven years ago, Craig Swen usually had the Bon Air Golf Course in Moon pretty much to himself -- even at the height of summer. read more »

Robert Morris holds back Quinnipiac

yourmoontwp — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:00:57 +0000

For a change, the Robert Morris men's basketball team found itself in a tight battle. read more »

RMU upset bid falls just short

yourmoontwp — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:58:50 +0000

The Robert Morris women's basketball team was on a verge of an upset Thursday until Sacred Heart guard Alisa Apo stepped in and denied it. read more »

Robert Morris to provide free education to veterans

yourmoontwp — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:53:26 +0000

Robert Morris University is saying thanks to veterans by offering free tuition. read more »

Matchup: Sacred Heart at Robert Morris

yourmoontwp — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:09:37 +0000

Ex-manager honored as scrutiny continues in Moon

yourmoontwp — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:04:42 +0000

Former Moon manager Greg Smith received a lifetime achievement award last week from the Airport Corridor Transportation Association, even as a township supervisor called for an audit to determine whether taxpayer money was misused during his tenure. read more »

Moon school construction plans change with times

yourmoontwp — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:01:39 +0000

Tuesday's rain prompted Moon Area School District officials to move their high school groundbreaking inside the middle school, where board members and the superintendent dug into piles of soil heaped onto a blue tarp on the auditorium stage. read more »

Fly me to (the) Moon, say more men than women

yourmoontwp — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:58:24 +0000

One of Moon's oldest mysteries is how the township got its name. One of its youngest mysteries is why it apparently has so many single men. read more »

Moon Area works tax increase into early school budget

yourmoontwp — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:54:46 +0000

The Moon Area School Board has approved a preliminary plan to raise property taxes by .86 mills, the highest increase allowed in the district without seeking voter approval, in a $59.3 million spending plan for 2009-10. read more »

Robert Morris back on track

yourmoontwp — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:52:46 +0000

Jeremy Chappell scored 13 of his team-high 16 points in the second half, and Northeast Conference leading Robert Morris pulled away for a 61-54 victory at St. Francis College Thursday at the Pope Center. read more »

Moon Area students experience a video conference

yourmoontwp — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:22:08 +0000

Fifth-graders in Shannon Martindale's class at McCormick Elementary School were eager to know the best way to study for tests when they become sixth-graders next year at Moon Area Middle School. read more »

Moon Area dad seeks to lift school ban

yourmoontwp — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:17:02 +0000

A father of four students who attended Moon Area schools sued in federal court Wednesday, alleging the district illegally banned him from school grounds over allegations he fought with parents and students. read more »

Robert Morris guard earns NEC honor

yourmoontwp — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:00:18 +0000

Robert Morris University senior guard Kendra Williams today was named Northeast Conference player of the week in women's basketball. read more »

Transition mistakes hurt Robert Morris

yourmoontwp — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:22:48 +0000

Robert Morris had its nine-game winning streak stopped, as expected, Monday night against No. 6 Pitt. read more »

Woman killed when train hits her car in Moon

yourmoontwp — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:20:45 +0000

A woman died this morning when a CSX train struck her car in Moon, authorities said. read more »

Robert Morris facing long odds at Pitt

yourmoontwp — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:21:00 +0000

Robert Morris coach Mike Rice tonight will be trying to beat some of the players he once recruited. read more »

Robert Morris continues winning streak

yourmoontwp — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:39:40 +0000

Robert Morris picked up an uninspired victory Thursday night at Sewall Center. read more »

Pitt, RMU women pick up victories

yourmoontwp — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:13:51 +0000

The No. 21 Pitt women's basketball team found success on the road, and Robert Morris won its fifth game in a row with a home victory Tuesday night. read more »

Moon Democrat appointed to fill vacated supervisor post

yourmoontwp — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:23:40 +0000

Moon supervisors have appointed a Democrat to fill the seat of a Republican colleague until November. read more »

Robert Morris rolls to victory

yourmoontwp — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:34:43 +0000

Junior forward Rob Robinson scored 20 points for the second consecutive game, and first-place Robert Morris (13-7, 8-1 Northeast Conference) rolled to an easy 74-40 win over Fairleigh Dickinson tonight at the Stratis Center. read more »

Coraopolis mother charged with endangering 2 children

yourmoontwp — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:58:10 +0000

A Coraopolis woman was charged with endangering the welfare of two of her five children after her 3-year-old son -- clad only in a diaper, T-shirt and oversized tennis shoes -- was found Thursday standing in the street outside his home. read more »

Local product named CHA 'player of week'

yourmoontwp — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:52:58 +0000

Denny Urban, a sophomore defenseman on the Robert Morris University men's ice hockey team, last week earned his second Defensive Player of the Week award of the 2008-09 season from College Hockey America. read more »

Robert Morris stomps past Wagner

yourmoontwp — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:05:24 +0000

The Robert Morris men's basketball team is quickly becoming the team to beat in the Northeast Conference. read more »

RMU hopes to maintain momentum

yourmoontwp — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:56:34 +0000

The Robert Morris men's basketball team is back in a familiar spot in the Northeast Conference standings. read more »

$62M in contracts OK'd for new Moon high school

yourmoontwp — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:29:44 +0000

After 10 years and three plans, the Moon Area school board this week approved spending nearly $64 million for a new high school off University Boulevard. read more »

Matchup: Robert Morris at Quinnipiac

yourmoontwp — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:58:10 +0000

Tired of waiting, Sinclair commits to RMU

yourmoontwp — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:00:30 +0000

To Jeff Sinclair, the college recruiting process seemed more like a play that took forever to develop than one of his thrilling touchdown runs. read more »

Shares up 126% for Moon engineering firm Michael Baker

yourmoontwp — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:39:18 +0000

The publicly traded shares of a Moon-based engineering and consulting firm are skyrocketing in anticipation of a federal stimulus package. read more »

6 held for trial on prostitution charges at Moon massage parlors

yourmoontwp — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:39:44 +0000

Six women were ordered to stand trial on prostitution charges stemming from raids on Moon massage parlors. read more »

Chappell, frontcourt depth pace RMU

yourmoontwp — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:33:46 +0000

Robert Morris basketball coach Mike Rice can be a tough man to please. read more »

Robert Morris opens 3-game road trip

yourmoontwp — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:23:32 +0000

Robert Morris men's basketball coach Mike Rice isn't too happy with the Northeast Conference schedule makers. read more »

Robert Morris strong on boards in win

yourmoontwp — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:35:15 +0000

Robert Morris held an 18-7 edge in rebounding during the first half of Saturday night's game against St. Francis (Pa.). read more »

Robert Morris topples St. Francis

yourmoontwp — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:38:09 +0000

Jeremy Chappell tossed in a team-high 23 points, and Robert Morris opened up the new year with a solid 78-60 victory against St. Francis (Pa.) on Saturday night in a Northeast Conference contest at the Sewall Center. read more »

Matchup: Robert Morris at Xavier

yourmoontwp — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:19:31 +0000

This is a homecoming game for Robert Morris guard Jeremy Chappell, who's a Cincinnati native. read more »

Duquesne dominates Robert Morris

yourmoontwp — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:12:07 +0000

If there was any question about who's the No. 2 men's basketball team in the city behind third-ranked Pitt, Duquesne has answered it. read more »

A new family is brothers' Christmas gift

yourmoontwp — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:23:30 +0000

Marcy and Steve Fenell did a lot of soul-searching over the idea of adopting two brothers who might have fallen through the cracks of the adoption system. read more »

Robert Morris men down Lafayette

yourmoontwp — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:44:51 +0000

Jeremy Chappell scored 24 points to lead Robert Morris to an 83-70 victory over Lafayette on Wednesday night. read more »

Moon hires Upper St. Clair coordinator

yourmoontwp — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:34:00 +0000

Jon Miller, who had been the defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach at Upper St. Clair since 2003, was named head varsity football coach at Moon High School. read more »

RMU women get easy victory

yourmoontwp — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:27:59 +0000

In Moon Township, Robert Morris outscored St. Francis (N.Y.) (0-8, 0-2), 38-22, in the second half yesterday at the Sewall Center en route to its first Northeast conference victory, a 73-47 win Monday night. read more »

Season gives teachers chance to teach cultural differences

yourmoontwp — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:48:45 +0000

Many Western Pennsylvania grade schools are using the holiday season as an opportunity to go beyond the cookies and glitter to teach their students lessons about different cultures, the importance of giving and the need for tolerance. read more »

St. Francis (N.Y.) upsets Robert Morris

yourmoontwp — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:40:35 +0000

So much for the extra foot added to the 3-point line making it more difficult to make shots in college basketball this season. read more »

Moon supervisors hire interim manager

yourmoontwp — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:11:33 +0000

Moon supervisors have hired Jeanne Creese, former manager of Collier, as the township's interim manager. read more »

RMU freshman earns top rookie honor

yourmoontwp — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:08:41 +0000

Robert Morris freshman James O'Quinn on Monday was named Northeast Conference offensive rookie of the year by the league's coaches. read more »

McConnell shoots CV to No. 1

yourmoontwp — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:04:15 +0000

Moon boys basketball coach Jeff Ackermann has vivid memories of Chartiers Valley guard T.J. McConnell from his days as an assistant there during the 2000-01 season. read more »

Coraopolis man accused of holding ex-girlfriend captive

yourmoontwp — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:57:21 +0000

Allegheny County Police obtained a warrant Monday for a Coraopolis man whose longtime girlfriend told investigators that he held her captive inside her home in Stowe. read more »

Fired Bethel Park woman awarded $1.8M

yourmoontwp — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:48:06 +0000

Carole Smith, 36, was fired in 2005 by Normandy Properties LLC, a property management company in Moon, shortly after she gave birth to her sick newborn, according to a lawsuit filed last year. read more »

Schall scores pair in win over Moon

yourmoontwp — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:41:37 +0000

Troy Schall scored a pair of goals in the first 70 seconds of Monday night's game against Moon to boost the Kittanning ice hockey team to a 5-3 win at the Airport Ice Arena. read more »

Matchup: Delaware vs. Robert Morris

yourmoontwp — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:34:17 +0000

Robert Morris and Delaware have a contrast in styles. The Colonials like to get after teams defensively, while the Blue Hens boast a high-scoring offense. read more »

Moon hires local engineering firm

yourmoontwp — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:56:36 +0000

In the wake of three Moon administrators who resigned protesting a New Jersey engineer's fees they thought were too high, the township's supervisors have hired a local engineering firm. read more »

Big changes happening at Robert Morris University

yourmoontwp — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:51:51 +0000

The institution named for a Revolutionary War financier has come a long way from its roots as an accountants' trade school. read more »

Supervisors OK Moon Wal-Mart plans

yourmoontwp — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:22:23 +0000

Moon supervisors voted Wednesday to approve Wal-Mart's plans to build a 148,000-square-foot store on property now occupied by the West Hills Shopping Center. read more »

RMU women picked for top NEC spot

yourmoontwp — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:22:48 +0000

The Robert Morris women's basketball team has won two Northeast Conference championships in a row and on Thursday were named as favorites to make it three. read more »

RMU women tabbed as preseason favorites

yourmoontwp — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:49:00 +0000

The two-time defending Northeast Conference champion Robert Morris women's basketball team is the favorite to win the conference again. read more »

RMU coach tinkers with lineup

yourmoontwp — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:17:53 +0000

When the Robert Morris men's basketball team opens the exhibition season at 7 p.m. today at Sewall Center, second-year coach Mike Rice said he isn't sure who will start. read more »

Moon officials split on impact of turmoil among administration

yourmoontwp — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:12:04 +0000

Four top Moon administrators have resigned in the past month, and a supervisors' meeting was canceled last week after one of them received a "threatening" e-mail. read more »

Robert Morris picked third

yourmoontwp — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:21:48 +0000

Robert Morris men's basketball team was picked to finish third in the Northeast Conference in the preseason Coaches' poll. read more »

RMU women on quest for another title

yourmoontwp — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:55:10 +0000

Starting a season is challenging enough when you've lost your best defensive player and one-half of one of the most prolific scoring duos in the nation. read more »

Safe Fun Fair draws big turnout

yourmoontwp — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:29:05 +0000

Nearly 250 area residents were in attendance on Oct. 19, when the Pennsylvania Shotokan Karate Club hosted its first Family Safe Fun Fair at the DoubleTree Hotel in Moon Township. read more »

Another Moon administrator resigns post

yourmoontwp — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:43:43 +0000

Assistant Manager Jodi Noble tendered her resignation before Wednesday's scheduled township supervisors meeting, which was canceled, said township Manager Greg Smith and Supervisor Mike Hopper. The resignation is effective Jan. 29. Noble could not be reached for comment. read more »

Schools tackle dating violence head-on

yourmoontwp — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:00:52 +0000

Nicole Silveira has heard the stories in the hallways at Moon Area High School involving boyfriends who send a deluge of text messages to girls, or of screaming matches between couples. read more »

Police seek help in finding Moon runaway

yourmoontwp — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:19:04 +0000

Authorities in Moon are asking for the public's help in finding a 19-year-old township resident who ran from his home Monday after making suicide threats. read more »

Sale of golf course hits legal hazard

yourmoontwp — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:50:26 +0000

A North Huntingdon couple related to the founders of Carradam Golf Club contend a pending sale of the course to a local developer might not be legitimate because there hasn't been a properly constituted shareholders meeting to review the offer. read more »

Robert Morris duo earns Northeast Conference honors

yourmoontwp — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:36:02 +0000

A pair of Robert Morris University football players were honored today by the Northeast Conference as weekly award-winners. read more »

Russ, RMU defeat Duquesne

yourmoontwp — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:09:22 +0000

During the days leading up to Saturday's Northeast Conference football game between backyard rivals Robert Morris and Duquesne, Colonials sophomore running back Myles Russ wanted to be more of an inspiration to his struggling team. read more »

Robert Morris drops fourth in a row

yourmoontwp — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:53:40 +0000

Robert Morris lost its fourth consecutive game Saturday afternoon when it dropped a 31-28 Northeast Conference decision to Sacred Heart. read more »

Township manager, two others in Moon resign

yourmoontwp — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:25:54 +0000

Three Moon administrators, including the longtime township manager, resigned Wednesday night. read more »

Coraopolis man pleads guilty in cocaine distribution case

yourmoontwp — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 04:39:37 +0000

A Coraopolis man pleaded guilty in federal court last week to drug trafficking and money laundering charges, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. read more »

Police raid suspected Moon prostitution operations

yourmoontwp — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:19:16 +0000

Nine women were taken Thursday from three locations in Moon as part of an investigation into suspected prostitution operations that may involve illegal aliens. read more »

Company appeals $4.5 million verdict in Coraopolis girl's death

yourmoontwp — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:58:03 +0000

A company found liable for the death of a Coraopolis girl who was hit with a flailing fire hose has asked a state appeals court to reconsider a jury's $4.5 million verdict. read more »

Free checkups planned in Moon for child safety seats

yourmoontwp — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:07:03 +0000

State police will offer free child passenger safety seat checkups throughout the state next week as part of National Child Passenger Safety Week. read more »

Moon erases doubts with strong play

yourmoontwp — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 02:10:11 +0000

Two years ago, Moon's girls soccer team played in the WPIAL and PIAA Class AAA championship games with a roster that included several freshmen. At the time, it appeared the Lady Tigers would pencil themselves into the title contests for the next three years. read more »

Robert Morris falls in final seconds

yourmoontwp — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 01:47:18 +0000

Garrett Clawson's 22-yard field goal attempt for Robert Morris with two seconds left was blocked by Bucknell's Sam Nina-Sinkam, preserving the Bison's 17-14 victory Saturday at Joe Walton Stadium. read more »

$1,000 reward offered in Moon slaying

yourmoontwp — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:03:40 +0000

Pittsburgh Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the slaying of a man from Ohio. read more »

Lack of response holds up Wal-Mart development in Moon

yourmoontwp — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:07:10 +0000

A proposal to build a Wal-Mart in Moon has hit another snag that the company could overcome by resubmitting its plans. read more »

Robinson man arrested for stealing cash register

yourmoontwp — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:53:23 +0000

A fingerprint off a beer mug helped Carnegie police arrest a man who they believe stole a bar's cash register and money. read more »

Area players boost Robert Morris defense

yourmoontwp — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:26:10 +0000

Robert Morris will host Bucknell at 1 p.m. Saturday. The Colonials are looking forward to a conference matchup with rival Duquesne on Oct. 11 that will be broadcast on Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh. read more »

Moon wrestler Angle acquitted of DUI charges

yourmoontwp — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:15:37 +0000

Professional wrestler and Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle was acquitted of drunken-driving charges on Tuesday. read more »

Soccer roundup: Sewickley tops OLSH

yourmoontwp — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:06:01 +0000

Bobby O'Donnell scored three goals and Jeff Del Presto added two to lead Sewickley Academy to a 5-0 victory Tuesday night against Our Lady of Sacred Heart in a Section 3-A boys soccer game. read more »

Road projects to close single lane of Route 60 in Robinson

yourmoontwp — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:22:28 +0000

One lane of inbound Route 60 will close through November in Robinson during a $7.4 million improvement project. read more »

Raiders seek to establish identity through consistency

yourmoontwp — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:04:56 +0000

Change has been a constant around Cornell football in recent times. read more »

Coraopolis company recalls kerosene that could explode

yourmoontwp — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:03:26 +0000

Pittsburgh Terminals Corp. of Coraopolis has issued a voluntary recall of kerosene in Western Pennsylvania and in parts of three other states because of concerns it might contain gasoline and be explosive. read more »

Moon teacher sentenced to jail time for sex with student

yourmoontwp — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:46:47 +0000

A former Moon Area High School health and gym teacher was sentenced to 1 1/2 to 3 years in jail this morning for having sex with a freshman student. read more »

Wal-Mart opponents not backing down in Moon

yourmoontwp — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:53:29 +0000

Residents opposed to bringing a Wal-Mart Superstore to Moon have taken legal action to halt the proposed construction. read more »

Neville Island brings in business, loses industrial image

yourmoontwp — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:58:37 +0000

The opening this week of a four-story hotel on Neville Island is signal of changing times for a community long known for industrial pollution. read more »

Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott opens on Neville Island

yourmoontwp — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:58:20 +0000

A 110-room Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott, owned and managed by Concord Hospitality Enterprises Co. which has Keith McGraw as a partner, opened Tuesday on Neville Island. read more »

Body found in vehicle along secluded road in Moon

yourmoontwp — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:55:28 +0000

Allegheny County homicide detectives and local police are investigating the death of a person whose body was found in a car parked along the side of a secluded road Monday in Moon. read more »

Moon woman gets probation for false tax return

yourmoontwp — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:33:17 +0000

A Moon woman has been sentenced to 24 months on probation for her conviction for filing a false income tax return. read more »

Moon's $76 million high school wouldn't hike taxes

yourmoontwp — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:01:41 +0000

Construction of a high school costing $76.3 million will require borrowing but not an increase in taxes, Moon Area school officials said Thursday. read more »

Missing Moon teen girl found in Beaver County

yourmoontwp — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:58:45 +0000

A missing Moon girl who police said may have run off with a man she met on an Internet dating site has been found. read more »

Missing Moon teen may have met man online

yourmoontwp — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:29:30 +0000

A missing Moon girl may have run off with a man she met on an Internet dating site, police said. Sarah Jones, 15, was last seen Tuesday at 3 p.m., said Moon police Capt. Greg Seamon. read more »

Federation honors Moon woman for dedication to heritage

yourmoontwp — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:18:19 +0000

Milana "Mim" Bizic has spent her life following a rule laid down by her parents. read more »

Robinson residents find vacation close to home on the river

yourmoontwp — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:45:26 +0000

Amid lush greenery between railroad tracks and Neville Island's Ohio River back channel is what Jane Tallon calls "a little piece of heaven." read more »

Shooter pleads guilty to slayings of Robert Morris students

yourmoontwp — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:08:23 +0000

The former boyfriend of a Robert Morris University sophomore pleaded guilty today to shooting her and killing two of her fellow students while they were studying. read more »

Uncertainty shrouds rebirth of West Hills Center

yourmoontwp — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:29:41 +0000

When it opened in the early 1960s, West Hills Shopping Center was the place to be in Moon. read more »

Moon school district secretary charged in theft of $30,000

yourmoontwp — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:43:17 +0000

The woman responsible for collecting all money raised by clubs and home athletic events in the Moon Area School District has been charged with stealing nearly $30,000 from those accounts. read more »

Moon reverses Wal-Mart vote

yourmoontwp — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:33:47 +0000

The Moon supervisors voted Thursday night to allow Wal-Mart into the township, reversing their decision of a week ago. read more »

Chief, residents hope cameras can curtail crime in Moon

yourmoontwp — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:14:53 +0000

Moon police Chief Leo McCarthy heard the question from residents of the Mooncrest neighborhood dozens of times: Why can't surveillance cameras be installed to deter crime there? read more »

Private donations sought for sports complex

yourmoontwp — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:45:21 +0000

Allegheny County will seek donations to help convert an industrial site in Coraopolis, Moon and Robinson into a public sports complex, officials said Tuesday. read more »

Moon and Crescent residents face maximum property tax hike

yourmoontwp — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:37:41 +0000

Property tax bills for residents of Moon and Crescent will go up by 4.4 percent -- the maximum increase allowed under state law -- because of a $58 million Moon Area School District budget adopted Monday. read more »

Cost of Moon High School project could reach $76 million

yourmoontwp — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:35:29 +0000

Residents of Moon Area School District will have an opportunity to hear details of the high school construction project and its maximum costs at a hearing at 6 p.m. July 31. read more »

Free classes in Moon help fledgling producers hit their marks

yourmoontwp — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:33:55 +0000

Free production classes are provided by the Moon Community Access Television station. After completion of the Studio Production One classes later this month, the students will be certified community producers and can create their own shows. read more »

Moon extends streak with emphatic win

yourmoontwp — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:04:56 +0000

The hotter the weather gets, the hotter the Moon bats become. read more »

Publication of Cory-Moon Record ceases

yourmoontwp — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:20:10 +0000

Trib Total Media will cease publication of the Coraopolis-Moon Record after this edition. read more »

There's been a lot to celebrate at Cornell

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:07:12 +0000

With the 2007-2008 school year completed, there's one prevailing theme to many of the things that have appeared in this sports section over the last nine months. There's been a lot to celebrate at Cornell. read more »

Taylor makes history as an athlete for all seasons

yourmoontwp — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:04:56 +0000

Ryan Taylor earned an unprecedented piece of Tigers history when he completed his senior year by lettering with the Moon track team. read more »

Moon board sets final budget vote