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Grants available for West View Water customers

West View Waste Water is offering assistance for customers who are delinquent and make at or below 300% of the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines. Eligible customers can receive grants for $200 every six months. Contact the Dollar Energy Fund at 1-888-282-6816 or see dollarenergy.com to determine your eligibility. North Hills communities served by the water authority are Bradford Woods, Franklin Park, Marshall, McCandless, Pine, Ross and West View.

McCandless expands social media footprint

McCandless has created another way for residents to stay up-to-date on things happening in the community.

The town has added an Instagram account to the array of ways it shares and receives information with residents. Instagram is a photo and video sharing social networking service owned by Facebook. Other methods to stay connected with McCandless include Facebook, Police Dept. Facebook, McCandless and Me, YouTube, Savvy Citizen mobile app and McMail e-newsletter.

Town mourns death of retired police officer

Town officials announced the passing of retired police officer Gary Lunz, 62, who served with the department from 1992 to 2013.

Gary was a great officer and a good friend to all who knew him, said Chief Ryan Hawk. He was one of the good guys, and he will be sorely missed.

Lunz requested there be no visitation or memorial service.

Memorial donations may be made in his honor to the McCandless-Franklin Park Ambulance Authority, 412-367-5883; or the Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank, 412-460-3663.

An obituary for Mr. Lunz can be viewed on the George A.Thoma Funeral Home website.

Send us your fish fry information

To get your non-profits fish fry listed in the North Journal and online, send complete information in writing to Carol Pinto-Smith, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum, PA 15084 or email cpinto-smith@triblive.com.

Winter Art Show

The annual Winter Show at North Hills Art Center runs through Feb. 26 and will include a virtual display of pieces for people who want to avoid in-person gatherings.

The show, titled Where Love Dwells, benefits the nonprofit group Hello Neighbor, which helps refugee families with children settle in the Pittsburgh area.

The virtual show kicked off Feb. 6 on the art centers YouTube channel, with a juried exhibition in the gallery through Feb. 26.

This show visually depicts the meaning of home across different countries and cultures and shows what is important to us and what makes a house a home, said Kim Freithaler, the art centers executive director. In addition to our 79 local artists entries, we have 16 pieces created by refugee family members who come from Syria, Afghanistan, Myanmar and Nepal/Bhutan.

Hello Neighbor helps refugee families assimilate in their new homes in the Pittsburgh area by assigning them a mentor.

The gallery is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays. The art center is located at 3432 Babcock Boulevard in Ross.

Free tax prep

A free tax preparation service is being offered by the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania through April 10.

The service is available virtually or through a combination of online and in-person meetings.

Clients can upload their materials, and tax experts will prepare and review the return. The hybrid tax preparation will require two brief appointments in a safe environment, following covid-19 guidelines, to provide information and review the return.

The service is available to residents in Allegheny, Fayette, Greene, Washington and Westmoreland counties.

Assistance from a volunteer tax preparer is available for people and families with a total annual income of up to $57,000.

A free, do-it-yourself online tax assistance program is available at myfreetaxes.com.

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