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9 seeking to fill 5 Fox Chapel Area School Board seats
Nine candidates are seeking five open seats on the Fox Chapel Area School Board in the primary election on May 21. They are Marybeth Dadd of Riverwatch Drive, Greg Dolan of Mayflower Drive, Nancy Foster of Windsor Road, Ron Frank of Heathergate Drive, Eric Hamilton of Woodshire Drive, Vanessa Lynch...
Parkview EMS offering free car seat safety check
Parkview EMS will host a free community car seat check-up this week. The event is by appointment only and will run 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Seats will be inspected by a certified child passenger safety technician. According to the Centers for Disease Control, children should be buckled into a...
Photo Gallery: O’Hara’s Gardenfest
A springtime tradition continued May 11 at Lauri Ann West Community Center in O’Hara. Gardenfest, the popular showcase of plants, pots and flowers, filled the campus at 1220 Powers Run Road, much to shoppers’ delight. “There’s no better way to celebrate spring,” said Jamie Rhoades, the center’s director of development....
Fox Chapel Area earns $1 million to pay for security upgrades, wireless internet
More than $1 million in grants will pay for sweeping security upgrades and wireless internet services at Fox Chapel Area School District, officials announced. The district is set to receive $908,000 from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency to pay for safety improvements implemented this year. The money is...
Shady Side Academy lacrosse teams raise $30,000 in ‘Face-Off Against Suicide’
The Shady Side Academy boys’ and girls’ varsity lacrosse teams raised more than $30,000 for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention during a one-day event on May 4. The SSA Lacrosse Face-Off Against Suicide was spearheaded by team captain Ronan O’Connor, who lost his older brother to suicide six years...
Learn how to prevent Lyme disease at O’Hara program
Residents can hear from experts on a topic that heats up this time of year – ticks and Lyme disease – during a program Monday at Lauri Ann West Community Center. The speaker series will host “Lyme Disease in Our Community” at 7 p.m. at the center, 1220 Powers Run...
Open Streets Sharpsburg anticipates record crowd
Organizers of Open Streets Sharpsburg expect this year’s festival to draw record-setting attendance and have opened North Canal Street to accommodate spillover. The street fair, set for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 1, will occupy Main Street from Sixth to Station streets and will expand to North Canal with...
Military banners still available in most Fox Chapel area municipalities
Military banners that celebrate local servicemen and women still are available in time for display by Memorial Day in most Lower Valley communities. Blawnox is the exception. “Ours are sold out,” secretary Kathy Ulanowicz said. “Blawnox would be happy to participate again if the program is made available next year.”...
Rotary honors 10 Shady Side Academy students for excellence
Shady Side Academy senior Erin Simard was awarded a $2,000 scholarship from the Rotary Club of Fox Chapel Area for living the club’s motto of “Service Above Self.” The honor was given for her excellence in community service, club officials said, during a luncheon on May 8 at the Pittsburgh...
Boy Scout Pack 381 helps keep Sharpsburg clean
Boy Scout Pack 381, along with friends, family and other local scout members, helped spruce up Sharpsburg by collecting litter from the streets near Camp Guyasuta on May 11. Their spring clean-up efforts at Guyasuta Run, along 23rd Street, netted about 600 pounds of trash, Mayor Matt Rudzki said. Tires,...
Video: The Herald’s top news of the weekVideo
Here are some of the news highlights from around the Lower Valley for the week of May 5: • Workshop on social media hosted for parents by Fox Chapel Area School District. • 24 Shady Side Academy student commit to collegiate sports. • Fox Chapel Area taxes expected to remain...
Lane restrictions on Butler Street Bridge in Etna expected to last 5 weeks
Heavy traffic tangles are expected in Etna during a bridge construction project scheduled to begin Monday. Crews from Alison Park Contractors will repair the bridge dam and sidewalk near the Butler Street Bridge over Pine Creek. Cost of the project was not yet released. The work is part of a...
O’Hara community center cuts summer hours
Lauri Ann West Community Center will adjust its hours for summer beginning May 24. The site along Powers Run Road in O’Hara will shorten hours Fridays through Sundays because usage drops significantly, officials said. “Our member’s preferences change during the warm summer months,” Jamie Rhoades, director of development, said. “People...
Fox Chapel Area taxes expected to hold steady
Fox Chapel Area School District residents are not likely to see a tax increase in 2019-20 after the board approved a proposed budget on May 6. The $103 million spending plan is expected to be approved during a final vote on June 10. Property taxes would remain the same, at...
Children can learn to act at Aspinwall summer camp
Children can get a taste of the spotlight during a summer theater camp in Aspinwall. Stage Right Performing Arts & Education will host two sessions, one in June and one in July, for youngsters who would like to try their hand at acting. It will be hosted amid the scenic...
Fish Rodeo for Veterans at O’Hara’s Squaw Valley Park
The weather couldn’t have been better for the seventh annual Fish Rodeo for Veterans on Wednesday at Squaw Valley Park in O’Hara. Dozens of hospitalized veterans were transported for a day at the park, thanks to Morningside VFW Post 3945. Members have been hosting the festivities every year in an...
Aspinwall council race uncontested but votes will decide length of terms
There won’t be a contested race for Aspinwall council in the May 21 primary election, but four candidates still are jockeying for position. Four residents are seeking four open seats, but the vote totals will decide whether they get a four-year term or a two-year term, Manager Melissa Lang said....
Folk duo ‘Squirrel Hillbillies’ kick off Fox Chapel library’s outdoor concerts
Residents can mingle in the outdoor gardens at Cooper-Siegel Community Library while listening to the twang of the uke as folk duo Squirrel Hillbillies kick off the summer concert series on May 17. The show is 7 to 8 at the library, 403 Fox Chapel Road. “Our library has a...
24 Shady Side Academy students commit to collegiate sports
Two dozen Shady Side Academy student-athletes will move on to play collegiate sports in the fall. The group, honored during a school assembly May 3, represents about one-fifth of the senior class. They were signed to play nine different sports, including basketball, crew, field hockey, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse,...
Workshop on ‘Parenting in a Digital World’ offered at Fox Chapel Area
From Tumblr to TikTok, navigating social media can become confusing for people of any age, particularly parents who are trying to keep up with a changing landscape. Parents who find themselves struggling to understand apps and technology and their impacts can attend a workshop hosted this month by Fox Chapel...
Fox Chapel Area School Board candidates invited to public forum
Lower Valley voters will have the chance on Tuesday to hear from candidates seeking a term on the Fox Chapel Area School Board. The League of Women Voters of Greater Pittsburgh is hosting a forum to which all nine school board candidates have been invited. The event is 6:30 to...
Dozens of motorcycle riders come out for Blessing of the Bikes in LeechburgVideo
One by one, motorcycles roared into the parking lot at Leechburg Volunteer Fire Company on Sunday, despite the gray skies and drizzling rain. “I was happily surprised to see a good turnout,” said Raymond Zekier, co-coordinator of the annual Blessing of the Bikes hosted by Cross Roads Community Presbyterian Church....
Belle Voci women’s choir steps up to help Race for the Cure
Music lovers who attend Belle Voci of Pittsburgh’s final season concert Saturday might feel like they’re on a whirlwind tour of Europe, Asia and Africa — all while never traveling farther than New Kensington. Belle Voci, the inter-generational women’s choir led by O’Hara resident Craig Cannon, will perform “Musica Folk...
Motorcycle crash closes portion of Ferguson Road in Hampton
A portion of Ferguson Road in Hampton is closed after a motorcycle crash that happened just before 7 p.m. Allegheny County dispatchers confirmed that fire, police and EMS have responded to the scene in the 2100 block of Ferguson Road. The condition of the motorcyclist was not yet available. Hampton:...
Photos: Fox Chapel Area prom
Fox Chapel Area students celebrated their prom on May 4, 2019 and this year’s fashions didn’t disappoint. Prior to the event, hosted at the Pittsburgh Marriott City Center, students and their dates struck poses at many of the picturesque locations across the Lower Valley. Perennial favorites for photos include Squaw...
