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George Guido: Fox Chapel’s 1st football season among anniversaries to celebrate in A-K Valley
All kinds of birthdays, anniversaries and milestones galore are part of the late summer and fall of 2021. To start off, the greatest football season in A-K history was 75 years ago in 1946, when the area produced WPIAL champions in all three divisions. New Kensington won Class AA, Springdale...
Patience required as Fox Chapel volleyball program rebuilds
The key word for the Fox Chapel girls volleyball program this year — and maybe even next year — is patience. Second-year coach Diana Andreyko hopes to get the program back to where it was in 2012 when the Foxes were the WPIAL runner-up to Mt. Lebanon. But it will...
Fox Chapel boys soccer ready to add to championship history
Fox Chapel is loaded up and set to make another boys soccer run toward the WPIAL playoffs. That’s not surprising, considering that the Foxes have made the playoffs each of the past 21 seasons. By making a run to the Class 4A semifinals last year, Fox Chapel is experiencing its...
Fox Chapel pulls away from Plum, picks up 1st win of season
Something had to give Friday as the Plum and Fox Chapel football teams both hoped to get into the win column after coming up empty over the first two weeks. The Mustangs struck first in the nonconference game at Plum, but the Foxes weathered the early punch and went on...
Northbound Route 28 ramp to the Highland Park Bridge reopens Saturday
PennDOT said it plans to reopen the northbound ramp from Route 28 to the Highland Park Bridge in Sharpsburg on Saturday afternoon, weather permitting. The ramp, Highland Park Bridge/Aspinwall (Exit 6), has been closed since June 21. Work done on the ramp included concrete and steel repairs, drainage upgrades, painting...
Aspinwall Councilman David Brown draws fire from council colleagues for claims made on his election website
Aspinwall Councilman David Brown has lost the trust of his elected colleagues and might be taken off various committees in response to content he posted on a website for his mayoral campaign. “There’s an enormous breach of trust,” council President Tim McLaughlin said at council’s Sept. 8 meeting. “If we...
Aspinwall man positive for West Nile Virus, 1st Allegheny County case since 2018
An Aspinwall man has tested positive for West Nile Virus – the first known human case in Allegheny County since 2018, according to the county health department. The man is in his 60s, said spokesman Chris Togneri, though information on his health was not immediately available. He said the health...
Athletes from local communities go against national challengers at Frazer Strongman contestVideo
Monroeville resident Jamie Whitman wants to show the nation how strong she has become. The breast cancer survivor recently got a clean bill of health and will be one of nine women competing in a United States Strongman competition at the Pittsburgh Mills mall in Frazer. “I’m actually feeling really...
A-K Valley girls athlete of the week: Fox Chapel’s Nina Busch
Nina Busch Class: Senior School: Fox Chapel Sport: Golf Report card: Busch was the medalist for Fox Chapel, shooting 38 in a nonsection win over Shaler and posting another 38 in a tri-match with Mt. Lebanon and North Allegheny in the opening matches of the season. She placed third in...
A-K Valley don’t miss high school football matchups for 2021 Week 2
Nonconference Class 3A No. 2 Avonworth (2-0) at Freeport (1-1) 7 p.m. Friday, Freeport Area Athletic Stadium, Sarver Freeport got into the win column Friday and captured the inaugural Pike Trophy with a 28-14 victory over Knoch. The Yellowjackets led 26-0 at halftime and held off a Knights’ second-half rally....
O’Hara resident threatened with fines implores township to reconsider chicken ordinance
One O’Hara man is calling foul on a township ordinance that bans chickens. Dan Meinert, an O’Hara resident of 61 years, said he has had chickens in his yard for a decade. They’re like pets, and popular with his neighbors, with whom he shares fresh eggs, Meinert said. “We have...
Sharpsburg’s Alexander Sands draws national attention with Lawrenceville art gallery
Fox Chapel Area graduate Alexander Sands opened his Lawrenceville art gallery in February and has been blown away by the number of requests he gets from artists to display their work, from as far as Alaska and beyond. But Sands, a Sharpsburg resident, is staying true to his focus to...
In brief: Newcomers club, college fair, celebrity golf outing and more in Fox Chapel
Fox Chapel Newcomers Club The Fox Chapel Newcomers club will hold the first meeting of the 2021-2022 year at 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 10 at O’Hara Community Park. The meeting will be at the pavilion closest to the fenced-in playground. Membership is open to anyone who has moved to the...
The Herald area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 5, 2021
Aspinwall Freeport Rd Associates sold property at 241 Freeport Road to GG21 LLC for $1,915,000. John Gocinski sold property at 906 River Oaks Drive to Jennifer Riscili for $225,000. Blawnox William Kerschbaumer sold property at 1007 Carla Drive to Jacob Udanis for $280,250. Etna Kathleen Arend sold property at 38...
Fox Chapel girls tennis has potential to add to trophy case
To no one’s surprise, the Fox Chapel girls tennis team got off to a quick start to the season, winning two of its first three matches, including its Section 3-3A opener. Fox Chapel is one of the WPIAL’s elite programs, and 2021 appears to be yet another strong entry under...
Neighbor Spotlight: O’Hara resident Howard Havlicsek is a decades-long Mr. Fix-It for Fox Chapel church
Editor’s note: Neighbor Spotlight is a monthly feature that aims to let our readers learn more about the people in their communities who are working to make them a better place, who have interesting stories to tell or who the community feels deserve “15 minutes of fame.” If you would...
Foxwall EMS adds new state-of-the-art ambulance to fleet
Foxwall EMS has added a third ambulance to its roster and members are touting the vehicle as life-saving for both patients and providers. The $208,000 ambulance is equipped with a battery-operated cot loading system, a feature that will save first responders from heavy lifting. “Once we get the patient on,...
Fox Chapel girls soccer out to defend section title
For the 18th time in program history, the Fox Chapel girls soccer team brought home a section championship in 2020, edging WPIAL power Norwin by two points for the Section 3-4A crown. While a sizeable group of contributing seniors moved on — including All-WPIAL performers in goalkeeper Sammi Dunlap and...
Aspinwall police investigating taxidermy rhino head found on sidewalk
Aspinwall police have found themselves in the unique situation of investigating a taxidermy rhinoceros head that was found on a borough sidewalk. The animal was found at about 9 p.m. on Aug. 28. A person walking his dog came across the unusual find at Freeport Road and Western Avenue. Deputy...
Principal Place on Saxonburg transforms former elementary school for commercial use
Developers Robert and Kim Bartolacci are breathing new life into a prominent Indiana Township building approaching its centennial milestone. A 96-year-old former elementary school along Saxonburg Boulevard will become Principal Place on Saxonburg, housed on two acres and intended as a community-centered commercial hub. “Our plan is to convert the...
Aspinwall eyes human rights ordinance to bolster equality
Aspinwall is drafting a Human Rights ordinance to help thwart discrimination in the borough. On the heels of Etna and Sharpsburg approving similar bills, Aspinwall junior councilperson Lydia Turnquist is helping to compose the ordinance to protect against bias based on race, color, religion, marital status, disability and other identifiers....
Allegheny County benefit music fest set for Sunday at Hartwood Acres
Looking for some live Labor Day weekend music that benefits a good cause? The 2021 Allegheny County Music Festival takes place Sunday at the Hartwood Acres Park Amphitheater with opening acts slated to begin at 5 p.m. The headliner, local band The Commonheart, hits the stage at 8 p.m. Starting...
From chair yoga to genealogy to Whiskey 101, Fox Chapel Area Adult Education gears up for fall semester
From history to cooking to technology, Fox Chapel Area Adult Education (FCAAE) is back with a slate of courses that appeal to all ages and aspiring talents. The program, in its 59th year, is offering nearly three dozen enrichment classes to keep locals up to date on the latest trends...
In brief: Local attorneys honored, 50-year reunion scheduled and more in Fox Chapel
Local attorneys honored Kathryn M. Kenyon, a commercial litigation attorney, and Kevin F. McKeegan, a business/corporate attorney, both Fox Chapel residents with the firm of Meyer, Unkovic and Scott, were recently recognized in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America list. Since it was first published in 1983,...
2021 WPIAL girls soccer preview: Rankings, contenders, players to watch
WPIAL girls soccer preview Class 4A Defending champion: With Sarah Schupansky and others gone, two-time defending champ North Allegheny will be a different team. But the Tigers only lost six players to graduation. Lucia Wells and Anna Bundy will keep the Tigers in the mix. Contenders: Peters Township looks to...
