Geraldine B. Hoffman Geraldine B. Hoffman, 88, of Emsworth, died Friday, June 30, 2017. She was the wife of the late Francis P. Hoffman; mother of Donald Hoffman, Karen James (David), Gary Hoffman (Jean), Debbie Whiteford (Douglas) of West Chester, PA, Judy Salem (Pete) and Brian Hoffman; sister of Evelyn Dodd and the late Donald Yokel and Patricia Katterson; grandmother of 16 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by grandsons Michael Hoffman and Anthony Bayne.

On May 15, a Spring Avenue resident reported gift card fraud.

A West Riverview resident reported vandalism on May 15. While parked on the street, the rear window of a car was broken out. Also on May 15, a Monroe Avenue resident reported a vehicle window had been broken while parked on the street.

A Lincoln Avenue business reported on May 16 that a male had submitted a fraudulent prescription.

A Lincoln Avenue business reported shoplifting by a juvenile on May 17.

A Watkins Avenue resident reported harassment on May 19.

A proposed amendment to the joint zoning code governing Avalon, Bellevue and Ben Avon would allow urban farmers to add chickens and bees to their back yards.

Bellevue Council member Matt Senvisky has resigned his seat, effective July 1.

Council president Lynn Tennant Heffley announced at Tuesday's regular council meeting that the second ward representative had accepted a new job with a company that did not permit employees to hold public office.

Senvisky's term on council will expire at the end of this year, and he already had chosen not to seek re-election.

On May 31, a resident of Ricker Court in Ben Avon filed an ordinance complaint for loud noise in the area.

A customer shopping at a business on Mt. Nebo Pointe Drive in Ohio Township on June 1, reported the theft of a phone.

On June 2, a resident of Roosevelt Road in Ohio Township filed a fraud report.

A resident of Superior Avenue in Emsworth reported a suspicious circumstance on June 2. On June 3, a resident of Ohio River Boulevard in Emsworth reported disorderly conduct.

On June 5, a resident of Brighton Road in Ben Avon filed a harassment report.

On June 1, Avalon Police responded to a two vehicle accident in a parking lot of an Ohio River Boulevard business. There were no injuries.

On June 1, Avalon Police assisted Allegheny County Police and the FBI with an interview.

A victim of assault was treated by EMS personnel on Cleveland Avenue on June 1.

A resident of South Home Avenue reported fraud, a computer scan, on June 3.

Harassment on South Birmingham Avenue was reported on June 3.

Ben Avon Council voted unanimously at Tuesday's meeting to award a contract for road work in the borough to Mele & Mele & Sons, Inc.

Of the five bids the borough received, the company's came in the lowest at $97,899.28. Public Works foreman Dale Regrut said the engineer had estimated a cost of $97,600.

Repairs will be made to portions of Perrysville Ave., Western Ave., and Juniper Way, but the date the work will begin is not yet known.

The Northgate School Board voted Monday to approve the district's final 2017-18 budget in the amount of $22,625,626.

The property tax millage rate will remain the same at 24.7867 mills.

An Emsworth resident asked Emsworth Council at its regular meeting what was being done about bands of kids that hang out by the borough building after hours. According to some reports, the loiterers, often referred to as the “Emsworth Posse,” are being rude and making disrespectful comments to nearby homeowners or passers-by. “The situation is getting out of hand,” she complained.

Francis P. “Junie” Klein Francis P. “Junie” Klein, 79, of Avalon, formerly of the North Side, died Thursday, June 15, 2017. He was the husband of Helen M.; stepfather of Michael, Gregory (Barb), Christopher (Charmaine), and Terry (Stephanie) Musser, Christine (Michael) Skirda; stepgrandfather of 14; and stepgreat-grandfather of six; son of the late Francis and Elizabeth Klein; brother of Richard (Dolores), Paul, John (Irene) Klein, Ann (Bob) Gaertner, Patty Aland, Elizabeth (Tom) Poole, and Gerry Klein. He was an avid baseball player and coach.

Emsworth’s Department of Public Works will soon be receiving some new traffic-control equipment.

At the June 14 council meeting, a motion was made to purchase 32 reflective-type cones and four eight-foot barriers. At a recent accident on Ohio River Boulevard where a vehicle ran into a building, the first responders did not have enough traffic control devices to handle the rush hour heavy traffic on Route 65.

The Northgate School Board voted Monday to approve a new five-year contract with the Northgate Education Support Professionals Association, which represents the district’s paraprofessionals such as teacher aides.

Superintendent Caroline Johns said that there were no major changes in the terms of employment, and that the workers will receive a salary increase of 3.26 percent over the five-year term of the agreement.