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[Highland Park] Gov Rendell In Homewood Tomorrow 10/18/08 4:00 PM OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
by Calvin Skinner 17 Oct '08

17 Oct '08

[cid:image003.jpg@01C93097.9CFEA9A0] You are invited to join PA Campaign for Change and Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell Tomorrow, Saturday, October 18th 2008 for a brief neighborhood walk in Homewood and Penn Hills Where: Greater Pittsburgh Coliseum 7310 Frankstown Avenue When: Saturday, October 18th 2008 @ 4:00 PM Why: Because we will win this election, by talking to voters. Please come out and show your support for Senator Obama and Pennsylvania's Chief Executive Calvin K. Skinner, Jr Barack Obama and Joe Biden's, Campaign For Change,Field Organizer (412) 867-6853 Primary (412) 880-7077 Private cskinner(a)paforchange.com calvinkskinnerjr(a)gmail.com 125-127 North Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 Proud to be a Community Organizer

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[Highland Park] Channel 11 News on vandalism
by karen cadoff 17 Oct '08

17 Oct '08

FYI Channel 11 News was in our neighborhood today to talk to people about the recent wave of vandalism. I wasn't able to attend the meeting last night so I couldn't tell them what went on but I did speak to them about the vandalism. Karen Cadoff

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[Highland Park] violin lessons/children's choral groups/orthodontists
by DenshawSoulliere＠comcast.net 17 Oct '08

17 Oct '08

Hello Neighbors, I saved up all my querries for one big email. My children aged 5 (almost 6) and 8 are showing a lot of interest in learning an instrument and singing. They actually both have very decent singing voices. I have thought of musical theater but the time and financial committments are too great. Does anyone know of a children's choral group that does not meet after 6:30 pm? Also, suzuki violin lessons or flute lessons. Yes, for some reason they are interested in those instruments. Lastly, recommendations for orthodontists and oral surgeons for the children - we are looking at lots of orthodontia. I'll compile a list of recommendations and post for others. Thank you! Joan Soulliere

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[Highland Park] YARD SALE! Saturday, Oct. 18th- Portland Street
by Lisa Harshbarger 17 Oct '08

17 Oct '08

My mother-in-law recently moved to the area and downsized from a house to an apartment! Stop by 1123 Portland Street (15206) tomorrow for some great bargains! * Holiday Decorations * Home Decor (pictures, baskets, etc...) * Pots, pans, tupperware * small TV stand * electronics (5 disc cd changer, sony receiver, DVD player, VCR, speakers and more!) * folding chairs, dresser much more! We'll have some HOT COCOA, so stop by & help to clear out my basement!!

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[Highland Park] November cooking class schedule for Chop, Wok & Talk!
by Dorothy Tague 16 Oct '08

16 Oct '08

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[Highland Park] Recent Public Safety Issues
by Bob Staresinic 16 Oct '08

16 Oct '08

Hello All With the recent rash of reports of odd solicitations, vandalism, and thefts from vehicles, it appears that we are in the middle of something big. I hope this is due to an increase in activity and not an increase in reporting. We really are lucky that we dont have gun battles and murders, like some other neighborhoods do. I am not trying to belittle the recent incidents, but it has been a while since we have seen a need to have block watches throughout the entire neighborhood. And now there is increased talk about this. Everyone should know their neighbors, and who belongs on the street, and ask questions if things dont look right. That is how we can keep ourselves safe. There is crime everywhere, and we cant stop it completely, but that is a great goal to have. The HPCC has not had a very active Public Safety or Block Watch committee for a little while now. It sounds like this needs to be restarted or revived. The HPCC is an all-volunteer community group, made up of neighbors in Highland Park. So in order to have a committee, there needs to be volunteers. Is that you? If you live in, work in, own, rent, squat, or just like Highland Park, then it IS you. You can do as little as meeting the people directly next to you, or as much as organizing the entire neighborhood. The HPCC is holding their monthly meeting this evening (Thursday) at 7:00 pm, at St Andrews Church, 5801 Hampton St. Everyone is welcome. Maybe we can discuss the recent activity, and find a way to put a stop to it. Bob Below are some of the emails that were sent to the list, but were not reporting an incident, in response to other recent postings. *************** Most of these thieves are window shoppers. if you leave anything electronic in plain site then they will probably be shopping in your car. most of the time they are looking for fast, easy targets with a garanteed pay day. Make sure that you do not have any cell phones, ipods, laptops or gps devices in plane site and they will most likely move onto another victim that has these items. Nobody is going to break into an empty car unless they want the car which is ussually not the case. ******************* Hey Guys :-) another thing when you do report any incident yes, you don't have to call 911 that should be left for true blue emergencies -- But calling the police is very important and always get a CCR number that is the criminal complaint report number that proves the incident was recorded and is on file. Becareful Maribeth Lashuk ***************** I am saddened by all these horrible things that are happening in Highland Park. I live on North Saint Clair Street @ Wellsely and I myself feel afraid to put any pumpkins or decorations on my porch due to kids making a mess of them. It is ashame that you cannot put your flower pots out and have your home look nice, without the worry of someone vandalizing your property. I did see a few children on the corner yesterday, and they did look like they were just looking for trouble. I would think these kids would be at home doing homework , or getting ready for bed! In any event I don't normally respond to these happenings, but this really disgusts me. I hope this calms down, and that we may live comfortably in our homes without these worries. I do notice myself that many children of all ages are left unsupervised, I myself feel this is a travesty and bad parenting as well. I have 3 small children and I would never even at age 10 leave my children completely unsupervised. I think this is a serious problem, and that is why these children go around terrorizing innocent peoples property. My question is where are the parents!? Good luck members, I hope these problems are solved soon. Francine M. Moschella ************* Thank you to all who replied to my email. We truly have a great neighborhood consisting of wonderful and caring people! I live in the 5600 block of Hampton between Portland and Mellon. This incident happened Friday some time between 6PM and 8PM. Fortunately my husband was able to remove the paint and the flowers will recover. My neighbor and I filed a police report today. Karen *************** This is so disheartening. I love this neighborhood and don't want to start feeling fearful and like I have to constantly be on alert . . not that being on alert matters since these things always happen when you aren't looking. Such violations . .my sympathies to each person who has had to deal with this. What can we do? Is there some peaceful but effective way to respond to this? Deb ***************** We can't keep a political sign in our yard. They keep getting stolen. Once, someone was so bold as to cut one up and leave it on our door step. I don't think it is that our neighbors are not watching out for one another, I think it is that the perpetrators are very stealthy- one of our signs was stolen while the grandparents were babysitting and had the front door open (so it was rather early in the evening while people were still out and about). Now- politics aside- no one has the right to steal other people's property nor do they have the right to destroy it. I know that our neighbors watch out for us as we watch out for them. But maybe something organized would help. I don't know any stats as to whether or not these sort of neighborhood groups work or not. Does anyone else know? Camille Lurie ********************** Clearly, the Pittsburgh police do not care about our neighborhood. They do not seem to have any increased presence on the streets, they are apparently totally unresponsive to reported crimes (yes, these are crimes, not inconveniences), and the vandalism seems to be accelerating. This attitude extends to other complaints- my wife was driving on Penn Circle a couple of months ago and had rocks thrown at her car while driving with children; the policeman who responded to her call seemed "put out" to be required to deal with such a prosaic complaint. I think the next steps would be to bring this up at the next city council meeting and to create a neighborhood watch with people literally taking shifts on the streets between 11PM and 4 AM. Two person teams with cell phones and large flashlights (those long steel ones) should do the trick. I hope the police are monitoring these messages. ************** wow, what is going on in the neighborhood these days!!!??? what can we do to get an increase in police patrols? with all the break-ins, thefts amd vandalism, i just feel like a sitting duck. quack, kevin

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[Highland Park] heberton car break in
by Richard Allen 16 Oct '08

16 Oct '08

my wife's car was also broken into in front of our house 1105 heberton, 10/15. we're pretty sure it happened between 9-11 am. no damage, things tossed around, a piggy faced change purse full of quarters missing. if anyone happens to find the little piggy change purse, please post.....i'm sure the quarters are gone......rich allen

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[Highland Park] another incident on Heberton
by Dietz, Laura J 16 Oct '08

16 Oct '08

Our car was broken into on Saturday night between 11pm and 12:30am -- unfortunately the car was unlocked and my purse was stolen, along with everything inside of it (wallet, checkbook, cell phone, keys, etc). Around 12:30am, we heard a neighbor's car alarm and noticed that our motion detector lights were on, as well as the light in the car. We called 911 and filed a police report. The following day a neighbor found my purse (with everything except my wallet) in the park and returned it to me (thank goodness for good neighbors!). It definitely seems like the work of amateurs, and that Heberton and surrounding streets are being targeted. We are certainly being more vigilant and will be calling the police to report *any* suspicious activity. Hopefully these thieves will be caught soon. Laura and Jim Holtzman Heberton Street, 1300 block

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[Highland Park] house break in Wednesday
by Sharon Taylor 16 Oct '08

16 Oct '08

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[Highland Park] Recommendations for plumber to install radiator?
by Stephanie Walsh 16 Oct '08

16 Oct '08

Hi All! Can anyone recommend a good plumber who can install a hot water radiator and also advise us on heating zones and programmable thermostats? Thanks! Stephanie _________________________________________________________________ You live life beyond your PC. So now Windows goes beyond your PC. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/115298556/direct/01/

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