By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor DEUTSCHTOWN — Oct. 12 was a day to celebrate as Northside’s Pumpkinfest reached its 30th iteration, a major milestone. It was also, however, the last Pumpkinfest with Barbara Burns, who co-founded the festival, as the lead organizer. “I’ve been saying for three years...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor On Oct. 12, 2019, the 28th Annual Northside Pumpkinfest took place at Allegheny Commons Park, the same as it ever had for the past nearly 30 years. It had rides, a petting zoo, puppet shows and more, all the things people had come to expect from the traditional Hallo...