Shaler Hampton EMS Director Eric Schmidt, Township Manager Judy Kording, and Commissioner Bill Cross announced the installation of 12 AEDs in 10 Township parks on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. On any given day, Shaler Township’s parks are filled with activity—families gathering, children playing, and neighbors enjoying the outdoors. Now, those same parks are also equipped with something even more powerful: the ability to save a life. In a partnership between Shaler Township and Shaler Hampton EMS,...

Within the past year, the Shaler Township Board of Commissioners granted a zoning change to the Mt. Alvernia campus located in the First Ward. Vacant since 2018, the Mt. Alvernia campus spans approximately 24 acres across both Shaler and Millvale. It features more than 200,000 square feet of historic buildings anchored by the magnificent Motherhouse constructed in 1897. Q Development seeks to revitalize the property and reintegrate it into the surrounding community, all while honoring its...

In recent years, several talented young players from Allegheny County, known as mibsters, have found national success at the annual National Marbles Tournament in Wildwood, New Jersey (left photo). Some of these champions even come from right here in Shaler Township. Since the tournament began in 1922, Allegheny County has produced more than 30 national champions, with many of those victories occurring in just the past two decades. The term “mibster” refers to young marble players aged 7 to...