Public Announcements

Help Wanted: Public Works Laborer

Edgewood Borough is accepting applications for a Public Works Laborer.  Interested candidates should fill out an application and deliver it to the: Edgewood Borough Municipal Building located at 2 Race Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15218, Attention Rob Zahorchak. Click here for the job description and application.  

CHANGE TO POLLING LOCATION

Due to construction at the Edgewood STEAM Academy, the building will NOT be available as a polling location for the November 5, 2024 election. For voters who normally use that polling location, voting will instead take place at the First Presbyterian Church of Edgewood, 120 E Swissvale Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15218. The Edgewood Borough Building (2 Race St) will still be available for voting on November 5, 2024. If you plan to vote in person, you must use the location assigned, as indicated on your current voter registration. Your voter registration can be found online at https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/pages/voterregistrationstatus.aspx.

2024 Leaf Collection

Annual leaf collection starts Monday October 28, 2024. Residents must not place leaves at the curb until this time. Leaves left at the curb for an extended period of time are difficult to vacuum and slow down the collection process. Please keep your leaves in your yard until the day before they're scheduled for collection. This ensures that everyone's leaves are collected in a timely manner. Thursday is a catch up day to go back over any streets needing extra cleaning or that couldn't be completed earlier in the week.

Property owners that routinely place piles of leaves in the street days before their scheduled collection day may be subject to enforcement action for creating an unsafe condition. Collection delays and cancellations will be posted on the borough marquis, phone system and our Facebook page and website. 

Please see the 2024 Collection Schedule here.

Koenig Field Off-season

Reservations for the field and tennis/pickleball courts are accepted from April 1-November 15. The tennis/pickleball courts, restrooms and water fountains are closed to the public outside of the dates listed above. Other areas of the field may still be used for off-season personal recreational use.

2025 Basketball Season

Basketball

This league is for boys and girls in Kindergarten* through Grade 8 (*Kindergarteners should be age 6 as of the start of the season). You do not need to be an Edgewood resident to play. There will be up to 10 kids per team, with no more than 80 kids per Division (the exact number of teams is partially dependent on coach availability and will be determined during the registration process). This is to allow adequate gym time for all teams, and the best experience for all participants. Anyone who still wishes to sign up once we have reached capacity will be wait-listed.

Draft: For those who have not participated in this league, the draft takes place on a Saturday in mid to late December, by age division, and is an opportunity to ensure that teams are evenly matched by skill level. The regular season begins in early January. Practices will take place one weeknight evening each week. Games are held Saturday mornings, according to Division.

**Due to construction at the Edgewood STEAM Academy, we are not able to use the facilities there. For the 2025 season, practices and games will take place at Dickson Intermediate.

The fee for this league is $70. T-shirts will be provided. Registration opens Monday, October 28 and ends Friday, December 6. Please use this link to register, which is also available on our webpage, edgewood.pgh.pa.us, and Facebook page, Edgewood Borough Community Events: https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/447308

We are still looking for volunteers, especially coaches! Basketball experience is not required, we just need good role models role model to help kids stay active and have fun! CLEARANCES ARE REQUIRED.

For questions, please call or email Abigail at the Borough Office at 412-242-4824, ext 217, office@edgewoodboro.com.

Men’s Basketball

Men’s Basketball meets on Thursday evenings from 7-9pm, starting in December or January (dependent on facility availability) and running through the end of March. The fee to participate is $40 for the season. Registration is taken through Teamsnap, using this link: https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/447309

For questions about the league, please email Matt Dettore at matthewdettore@gmail.com. For questions related to registration, please email Abby at office@edgewoodboro.com, or call 412-242-4824, ext 217.

Race St Tunnel Closure

Starting Wednesday, April 24, the Race St tunnel will be closed weekdays from 9am to 3pm.  The closure is required to complete the retaining wall work being done by Norfolk-Southern.   Please follow the posted detour during the closure times. At this time, Norfolk Southern's contractor Gregori Construction estimates the closure will last through the end of June as their work is highly weather dependent. 

The pedestrian tunnel at Maple and Edgewood Avenues will remain accessible and flaggers will accommodate bike and pedestrian traffic through the main tunnel if it is safe to do so.  

Street Sweeping Resumes

Street Sweeping resumes Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Street Sweeping days and areas are noted on signs posted on all Edgewood streets. Violators will be ticketed.

Plastic Bag Ban Takes Effect March 1, 2024

Edgewood Borough Council passed an ordinance prohibiting the distribution of single use plastic bags for by commercial establishments.  The ordinance text is available here.

Change to Refuse/Recycling Collection Day

Starting the week of January 8, 2024, the collection day for Refuse and Recycling in Edgewood will change from Thursdays to Mondays. There WILL be a collection on Friday, January 5 (delayed due to the holiday), and then another collection on Monday, January 8. Please see the full collection schedule for 2024 here.

2024 Parking Passes

Passes go on sale Monday December 4, 2023 at 9am. Information on how to purchase permits is available on our Parking Permits Page.

Railroad Retaining Wall Rehabilitation

Pennwood Avenue Norfolk Southern has contracted Gregori Construction to undertake substantial rehabilitation of the retaining wall supporting the railroad tracks along Pennwood Avenue.  The project encompasses the entire length of the wall in Edgewood and a portion located in Wilkinsburg.  Work is weather dependent but should continue off and on through the remainder of the year.

Pennwood Avenue will remain open during construction but motorists may experience temporary delays due to the movement of equipment and lane closures.  Please obey all posted signs and flaggers while in the construction zone.

Important Change to Recycling

As of January 1, 2021, Republic Services is no longer accepting any glass with curbside Recycling Collection. Glass has the tendency to break during collection and contaminates other recyclables with fine shards of glass.  Any contaminated items are forced to be rejected, and sent to a landfill. To continue recycling glass items, Republic Services has stationed a large blue dumpster in the parking lot behind the Edgewood Borough Building, 2 Race Street, for items to be dropped off at residents' convenience. This bin is located next to the paper collection bins.  

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please only bring your CLEAN glass recyclables, without lids, to place in the bin.