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Free Kid books
by Pam&Mark 17 Apr '20

17 Apr '20

LEGO China and Ninjago books A few Magic Treehouse Other miscellaneous I can put them on our porch if interested.

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Fwd: Elections to Send Mail-In Ballot Application to All Registered County Voters
by Highland Park Pittsburgh, PA 17 Apr '20

17 Apr '20

This is a message from Allegheny Alerts. The Division of Elections today announced that staff is finalizing mailings to registered voters in the county containing mail-in ballot applications for the June 2 primary election. The mailing will include the mail-in ballot application and a postage-paid, addressed envelope to return that application to the Elections office. Voters are also encouraged to apply online for the ballot which also offers an opportunity to receive email updates on the status of the application and ballot throughout the election season. Information on how to apply and links to the online application can be found at alleghenyvotes.com. As of earlier today, over 71,000 absentee and mail-in applications have been received from Allegheny County voters. Over 20,000 of those applications have been processed and the first mailing of ballots is being finalized and will be sent out beginning today. Read more: https://j.mp/2XLdpSe. To modify your subscription settings click here <https://member.everbridge.net/index/453003085611110>. To visit the Allegheny County website click here <http://www.alleghenycounty.us>. -- *Highland Park Community Council* Visit our website by clicking here. <https://hpccpgh.org/>

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Food donations for Vintage Senior Center
by Highland Park Pittsburgh, PA 17 Apr '20

17 Apr '20

My front porch is a neighborhood donation drop-off for donations for Vintage. We will be taking another batch of donations on Monday, so if you have anything you'd like to contribute, please bring it by this weekend. They are looking for non-perishables, in particular breakfast items (such as cereal & oatmeal), soups, and canned fruit/fruit cups - - they take any size but prefer single-sized portions. Giant sized packages (a la Costco) they have less need for. 1315 N. Sheridan Ave. Thank you! Stephanie Walsh HPCC President -- *Highland Park Community Council* Visit our website by clicking here. <https://hpccpgh.org/>

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ISO: 5 homemade masks!
by Elisabeth Clauss 17 Apr '20

17 Apr '20

Hello Highland Park! I hope this email finds all of you safe and healthy. I am now the only person who leaves my house for all necessity items and I also do all grocery pick-up and necessity shopping for my parents. I am in search of five homemade masks to keep my family and anyone we come in contact with safe. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE reach out to me ASAP if this is a possibility. Best, Elisabeth

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Composting Yard Waste - Resources to DIY
by Heather Conrad 17 Apr '20

17 Apr '20

Hi, neighbors, Just wanted to share some resources for how to manage your yard waste on your own. It is not difficult. I'm assuming that if you have yard waste, you have a yard. All you really need to do it to find an out of the way spot and start piling your yard waste there. The smaller you break it up, the better. This is the lazy person's way to handle it. I did this for years before I started to compost my kitchen scraps and if you can just forget about the pile for a while (maybe plant a screen of sunflowers or put up some other sort of screen around it) then you will have compost to spread on your yard the following spring. My neighbor just dumps all of his yard waste up at the top of the hill behind his house (his property) and it is out of the way, and providing nutrients to the soil up there. I don't think he even re-uses it. There are faster ways, however, and here are some helpful resources: https://homeguides.sfgate.com/mix-yard-waste-break-down-compost-faster-9611… https://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/yard-garden/composting-yard-was… And https://www.pennlive.com/gardening/2016/10/how_to_compost_your_yard_waste.h… You could make this a job for the kids: break sticks! Older kids could practice sawing skills with some of the larger tree debris. These are life skills. Larger sticks from tree branches can also be used as a natural trellis for peas or zucchini or other vining plants. Take care and stay safe, Heather heatherconradphotography.com

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Nanny available
by Sarah Machinak 17 Apr '20

17 Apr '20

Hi Neighbors, I am a former nanny and preschool/daycare teacher. I was a full-time nanny for 6 years prior to going back to school. I am a law student at Duquesne and will be done for the semester on May 8th. I expected to be working for a law firm this summer but I do not have a job now due to coronavirus. The good news is: I get to hang out with babies again! I would love to find a family whose daycare is closed for the summer. I have lots experience with newborns on up. I have excellent references that I can provide. I do live with my mom while I am in school and she is immunocompromised with lupus, so I am extremely careful about social distancing and could only work for a family who takes that very seriously as well. If you need childcare or know someone who does, please feel free to reach out or pass along my information! Thanks so much! Best, Sarah

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In memory of Highland Park neighbor
by suzie salo 17 Apr '20

17 Apr '20

https://www.gofundme.com/f/larry-w-swearinger-memorial-fund?utm_source=cust…

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Bakery on Bryant st
by Rosario Lentini 17 Apr '20

17 Apr '20

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Final summary - lawn debris
by Maryanne Hugo 17 Apr '20

17 Apr '20

I will send the responses that I have received to those of you asking to share them. Sounds like there are no free options right now in the city for collection or disposal. > Refuse Collection Continues on Good Friday; Springtime Yard Debris Pickup Cancelled > > PITTSBURGH, PA (April 8, 2020) Refuse and recycling collection by crews from the Department of Public Works Environmental Services bureau will continue as usual on Good Friday. > > All residents with a Friday collection day will be serviced as normal on Friday, April 10, 2020. Residents are reminded that all trash must be bagged in substantial, leak-proof bags tied up and without tears. > > The City of Pittsburgh has suspended curbside collection of yard debris and bulky waste. Any bagged yard debris and/or bulky items left out at the curb will be left behind by Environmental Services crews. > > Additionally, due to precautions for the crews during the COVID-19 pandemic, the citywide springtime collection of yard debris set for Saturday, April 25, 2020 has been cancelled. > Hi Maryanne, They did not pick up my bags either, so I visited the City's website and found that they are not picking up yard waste due to coronavirus. It is buried in this press release: https://pittsburghpa.gov/press-releases/press-releases/3858 <https://pittsburghpa.gov/press-releases/press-releases/3858> I was at the Hamilton/Dallas site on March 13 and was told that that was the last day until further notice. Glass, cardboard and mixed paper are collected at 31st Street for sure, but I didn't see a place for yard waste. This PDF was provided by the city to share private haulers that can fill the gap while the city has paused some types of collection: https://apps.pittsburghpa.gov/redtail/images/9209_Commercial_Haulers_List.p… <https://apps.pittsburghpa.gov/redtail/images/9209_Commercial_Haulers_List.p…> JA Rutter (724-327-1101) is giving PGH residents that say PGHRecycles when they dump at their facility a discounted rate for yard debris at $15 for cars, SUVs, and trailers. It's kinda far, but you could try there. Hi Maryanne! I have the answer to this one! I called 311 and they told me nowhere in the city is taking yard debris right now, BUT there are a couple of places listed on the city website that you can pay to drop your stuff off at. The one I called, Michael Brother's Hauling, has a place is Reserve Township (which is right above Millvale - my sister lived there for a while, it's not that far away) and they are taking yard debris for $40/ton. So maybe go in on that with someone else or save it up. Otherwise, this is the page 311 eventually directed me to https://pittsburghpa.gov/dpw/disposal-resources/ <https://pittsburghpa.gov/dpw/disposal-resources/> I don't know but there is a community garden on N. Beatty directly behind Obama where I take my yard bags and they seem happy to have it. There is usually no one there but if you walk in to the left there is a pile of leaves and often some bags as well an di just put my bags on the pile. My understanding is that the city has stopped picking them up for now. A few of the city drop-off centers remain open. I put my brown paper lawn debris bags in my car and drove them to the Strip District location which remains open. I spoke to someone there who told me that the no drop-off locations are accepting these lawn bags for the time being. He recommended that we just hold on to them for now, while they are focusing resources on just keeping the existing recycling collection going under the circumstances. https://pittsburghpa.gov/dpw/drop-off <https://pittsburghpa.gov/dpw/drop-off>

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HP Walk with a Doc THIS SATURDAY! FREE to all and win some swag!
by Natalie Toussi 17 Apr '20

17 Apr '20

Hello HP! As your local Primary Care Doc <http://www.gentilefamilydpc.com/> right on Bryant Street, I’m excited to start a chapter of Walk with a Doc <https://walkwithadoc.org/join-a-walk/locations/pittsburgh/> for Highland Park. Please join me for our first Highland Park *Virtual* Walk with a Doc this Saturday, April 18th. Typically, this event will be in person, but due to social distancing guidelines, I am kicking off the event virtually this month. On Saturday, take a look at my posted health brief educational video on social media: Instagram @Gentilefamilydpc or @wwadhp Facebook https://www.facebook.com/gentilefamilydpc/ <https://www.facebook.com/gentilefamilydpc/> or https://www.facebook.com/wwadhp/ <https://www.facebook.com/wwadhp/> Then, go for your beautiful weekend walk and take a photo or video during it. When you post it on social media and tag @gentilefamilydpc and @wwadhp OR you email me the picture, you will be entered to win some Walk with a Doc swag including an avocado cutter or a Walk with a Doc t-shirt! I would love to see a big representation from Highland Park to kick off this community event, which will be held on the 3rd Saturday of every month from now on. Feel free to share this with as many people as you want. Thank you! Natalie Gentile _____________________ Natalie Gentile, MD Gentile Family Direct Primary Care, LLC 5655 Bryant Street, Suite 108 Pittsburgh, PA 15206 Find Dr. G! Website: www.gentilefamilydpc.com <http://www.gentilefamilydpc.com/> Facebook: @gentilefamilydpc Instagram: @gentilefamilydpc Twitter: @NGentileMD Text/call: 412-219-4613

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