Fox Chapel Herald category, Page 109
Shady Side Academy baseball looks to keep momentum rolling
Shady Side Academy made the WPIAL baseball playoffs last season, finished in second place in Section 3-2A and had its first winning season (10-6, 8-2) in five years. But in 2022, the Bulldogs want more. “We’re trying to build on what they did last year and continue with the tradition...
In brief: News from Sharpsburg, Aspinwall, O’Hara and Blawnox
Blawnox Easter Egg hunt The Best of Blawnox hosts its annual Easter egg hunt April 10 from 1-3 p.m. at Blawnox Community Park on Center Avenue. The free, family-friendly event will feature games, refreshments, balloon art, refreshments and cookie decorating. The Easter egg hunt is sponsored in conjunction with Howard...
CareerLink Alle-Kiski: Still an employees’ job market
The number of job postings for light manufacturing, health care and transportation positions remains high at the state Department of Labor’s CareerLink Alle-Kiski office. This week, the center had 425 job openings, which is down slightly from last November, according to Phil Grove, an account representative at PA CareerLink Alle-Kiski....
Sharpsburg hires interim borough manager without a public vote
Sharpsburg Council hired an interim borough manager in February during a closed-door session with no public vote in what could be a possible violation of the state’s Sunshine Act, according to a legal expert. “The law requires that all official action take place at a public meeting, and there’s no...
Maple House Music + Arts Festival to debut in Hartwood Acres Park
Entertainment manager Da’Lyn Bauman was meeting with Ghost Hounds, a Pittsburgh rock and blues band she manages. Music brought a harmony between them. “We quickly learned how drastically different our musical experiences had been, but the through-line that tied us all together was a deep love for storytelling and timeless...
Harmar guitarist’s band earns multiple Iron City Rocks awards
When he was teaching himself to play guitar at 12 years old, Matthew Kamenicky imagined being in a rock ’n’ roll band someday. What he couldn’t have imagined was that, not long after forming the rock group Steel Mill Rising, he’d be getting a call from an ESPN official asking...
Sharpsburg night court a success
Sharpsburg Magisterial District Judge Matthew Rudzki made good on one of his campaign promises from last year. Rudzki implemented a night court option for people seeking an alternative to having to miss work or school to attend court. “I have high hopes it will be a successful program,” Rudzki said....
Aspinwall, Sharpsburg VFDs to form new joint company
Aspinwall and Sharpsburg volunteer fire departments plan to merge into a new company to boost manpower and share resources. Officials from both companies said they are in the process of forming SAVES — Southern Allegheny Valley Emergency Services. Although merger talks have been going on for years, the driving force...
Sharpsburg library’s little pantry in need of donations
Sharpsburg Community Library leaders are seeking donations, not of books but of food. The Little Free Pantry that sits outside the library entrance on Main Street has been a much-needed complement to the site’s existing services. “If I put something in today, it’s gone by tomorrow,” library Assistant Jamie Cozza...
Misuse of books reported at the Sharpsburg Community Library
Sharpsburg police are investigating reported book tampering at the Sharpsburg Community Library, which library officials consider to be attempts at censorship. Branch Manager Sara Mariacher said multiple books were hidden or removed from displays between February and mid-March. A police report was filed March 24. “The library and its board...
Lane from Highland Park Bridge to Route 28 North closed
The lane from Highland Park Bridge to northbound Route 28 closed Monday morning, part of the yearslong work on interchanges around the bridge. Construction will keep the lane closed through late June. PennDOT’s suggested detour calls for exiting the bridge at Aspinwall, taking Freeport Road to Fox Chapel Road and...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of March 27, 2022
Aspinwall Pablo Linzoain sold property at 129 Third St. to Linmar LLC for $160,000. Julie Lundgren sold property at 922 River Oaks Drive to Stanislav Nosik and Alejandra Bernal for $229,900. Etna Michael Cepko sold property at 17 Bottomfield St. to Matthew Welker for $205,000. Fox Chapel Michael Dukovich sold...
Neighboring Fox Chapel, Shady Side Academy celebrate basketball titles
Fox Chapel and Shady Side Academy, schools located just about a mile apart, are celebrating WPIAL boys basketball championships from earlier this month. Fox Chapel defeated North Hills, 43-36, for Class 6A honors, and Shady Side defeated Avonworth, 66-54, to win the Class 3A title. Both games were held at...
Fox Chapel council nixes participation in regional fire department study
Fox Chapel officials have declined to participate in a regional fire department study with other Fox Chapel Area School District communities. The study, which could involve Sharpsburg, Aspinwall, O’Hara Township, Blawnox and Fox Chapel fire departments, would examine memberships, resources, training and other related factors. It would be done through...
Sharpsburg library exhibit shines light on Pennsylvania’s women trailblazers
Journalist Nelly Bly, union organizer Mother Jones and artist Mary Cassatt are among the female trailblazers showcased at the Sharpsburg Community Library for Women’s History Month. “We wanted to highlight sung and unsung women of Pennsylvania and educate people on their contributions,” library Director Sara Mariacher said. The Trailblazing Pennsylvania...
Fox Chapel to reinstate junior council person program, welcome member next school year
A pair of Fox Chapel council’s newest members hope to bring back an opportunity for borough youths to learn about local government. Sarah Hanna and Bradley Harrison are in their first year of their council terms. Among the issues in their political platform is community engagement. One way they hope...
Outfit from Aspinwall boutique to be featured at April fashion show
An Indiana Township seamstress will have one of her creations in an upcoming Pittsburgh fashion show. Elaine “Lane” Root has a few weeks left to perfect “Pangaea,” a dress to be modeled by longtime friend Suzan Falvey in this year’s Ecolution Fashion Gala titled, “Earth Matters Now: For The World...
A-K Valley senior spotlight: Fox Chapel’s Rei Sperry
At the biggest moment of the season, Rei Sperry was at her best. The Fox Chapel senior swimmer helped the Foxes capture gold medals in the 200-yard medley relay (1:43.90) and 400 freestyle relay (3:29.23) March 3-4 at the WPIAL Class 3A championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool. “She really came...
For Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of March 20, 2022
Aspinwall Joseph Santelli sold property at 113 Second St. to 113 2nd L.P. for $188,000. William Mille trustee sold property at 221 Fifth St. to Lockwood Management LLC for $169,250. Etna JP Nagy LLC sold property at 287 Butler St. to Lonnie Yobst for $160,000. John Winschel III sold property...
Weird, wild collide at exotic animal rescue, pet shop in SharpsburgVideo
A businesswoman from O’Hara is on a mission to find new homes for abandoned and surrendered exotic animals. Sara Smith owns Sara’s Pets and Plants, in Sharpsburg at 908 Main St. She tends to more than 100 animals at her shop, all of them rescued or surrendered animals. But Smith...
Fox Chapel falls to Archbishop Wood in PIAA semifinals
Fox Chapel’s run in the PIAA boys basketball playoffs fell just short of a trip to Hershey. The WPIAL champion Foxes went toe-to-toe with District 12 power Archbishop Wood on Saturday but dropped a 56-54 decision in the PIAA Class 6A semifinals at Chambersburg High School. Jake DeMotte had 19...
Arnold girl helps raise money for orphans in parents’ homeland of Ukraine
Shady Side Academy freshman Avery Litwin found a new friend when she began tutoring English online to a 14-year-old Ukranian girl named Daria. Then Russia invaded Ukraine. Litwin was shocked by the reality of Daria’s new living conditions. Litwin said Daria had to hang black curtains over her windows, and...
Norwin hockey team edges Fox Chapel for PIHL playoff win
Mario Cavallaro skated wide as two defenders closed in on his puck-handling teammate, Alex Thomas. Then, in a flash, the pair of sophomore forwards connected for some playoff magic. Thomas delivered a pass to Cavallaro, who fired his second goal of the game into the back of the net 2...
Run, walk or swim the St. Margaret Foundation virtual 5k
Runners, dancers, swimmers — even pickleball players — can track their miles to participate in the virtual St. Margaret Foundation 5K in May. The Brian Demchak Hope Challenge, formerly a one-day event in Aspinwall, will take place May 15-21 to raise money for underserved patients at UPMC St. Margaret. Registration...
Fox Chapel Area School District easing out of social distancing at mealtime
Fox Chapel Area School District students will soon be able to use the gymnasiums, auditoriums, cafeterias and other common spaces they way they were intended as officials move closer to its pre-pandemic environment. The district was using those areas to allow for social distancing during meal times. The school board...
