Fox Chapel Herald category, Page 144
Fox Chapel’s Adam Rosenberg pleads not guilty to killing Christian Moore-Rouse in preliminary hearing
A Fox Chapel man accused of killing a Verona man will stand trial after pleading not guilty in a preliminary hearing Friday at Pittsburgh Municipal Court. Adam Rosenberg, 22, was charged in May with criminal homicide, robbery, abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence in connection to the killing...
Fox Chapel Area switching to virtual learning Nov. 23-Dec. 4
Fox Chapel Area students will switch to a remote learning model from Nov. 23 to Dec. 4 because of surging covid-19 cases in Allegheny County. Superintendent Mary Catherine Reljac called it a difficult but necessary decision. “We want our children to remain in school, and the layered mitigation strategies in...
‘Christmas in Guyasuta’ offers sleigh rides, visits with masked Santa
With its wooded trails and countless twinkling lights, Camp Guyasuta is welcoming guests to kick off the holiday season in the ultimate winter wonderland setting. The second annual “Christmas in Guyasuta” event will be Nov. 28 at the O’Hara campus, accessed off 23rd Street in Sharpsburg. The family event is...
Hospital foundation to gift turkey-shaped candle holders to patients in UPMC St. Margaret on Thanksgiving
Orange organza bags with turkey-shaped candle holders will be delivered to each patient at UPMC St. Margaret on Thanksgiving, in an effort to comfort people spending the holiday away from family. The effort is spearheaded by St. Margaret Foundation, with President Mary Lee Gannon saying “We want our patients to...
Fox Chapel votes to remove Squaw name from borough streets, trail
Fox Chapel council voted to eliminate the word Squaw from two borough roads and a trail, bringing an end to a divisive months-long debate and following a national trend to remove the slur from place names. Council voted 6-0, with member Jay Troutman abstaining, to change the name of Squaw...
Blawnox awarded $21,700 from ALCOSAN for sewer work
Blawnox was awarded nearly $22,000 from the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN) for sewer work in the borough. Money was made available through the Green Revitalization of Our Waterways (GROW) program and is part of $15.1 million in grants doled out across the region. “The grant, worth $21,700, is a...
News briefs: Sharpsburg art gallery extends hours; Glenshaw community dinner canceled
Zynka art gallery in Sharpsburg will open Sundays through the holidays. Hours will be noon to 4 p.m. The gallery at 904 Main St. is open to the public from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, and by appointment. Church cancels Thanksgiving dinner Glenshaw Valley Presbyterian Church has canceled its...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 15
Aspinwall Katherine Holzworth sold property at 221 Third St. to Joshua and Tara Cook for $450,000. Etna RGYKRE LLC sold property at 1 Dewey St. to 1 Dewey Street LLC for $125,000. Julie Marie Shreckengast trustee sold property at 3 S Spring St. to Deborah Contestabile for $115,000. Indiana Estate...
Student news: Change in free meal pick-ups, Fox Chapel Area accolades
Fox Chapel Area School District has changed the pickup location for free meals that are distributed Wednesdays. Food should be picked up at the high school entrance 14, near the receiving area. Pickup times are from noon to 1:30 p.m. All students in the district are currently eligible to receive...
Letter to the editor: In defense of Michele Leonard
On Oct. 29, The Herald published a letter to the editor by a Mr. English from Murrysville, where he proceeded to attack a woman by the name of Michele Leonard. Why was he attacking Ms. Leonard? Because she is a Native American woman who has been tirelessly working to rid...
O’Hara seeking Republican applicants for 3rd Ward council vacancy
Registered Republicans in O’Hara have a chance to fill an open seat on council, at least for the next year. The township needs a representative to serve the 3rd Ward after Scott Frankowski resigned this week. Frankowski was hired by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, which has a policy that...
Sharpsburg-based Addiction Recovery Ministry offers full winter schedule for people in need
St. Juan Diego Parish in Sharpsburg has released a full slate of winter programs for people fighting addiction. The Rev. Michael Decewicz, founder of the Addiction Recovery Ministry (ARM), said it’s important to keep a steady stream of services during the holidays, when people might find their challenges particularly hard....
DUI, harassment cases among those handled in Judge Robert Dzvonick’s Sharpsburg court
Sharpsburg District Court Judge Robert Dzvonick handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. • Charges of terroristic threats and harassment against Sharona Cartlidge, 29, of Pittsburgh were continued. Charges were filed on Oct. 13 by Sharpsburg police. • Justina...
Giant Eagle hiring 600 people for holiday season
Giant Eagle plans to add 600 jobs this holiday season, company leaders announced this week. A hiring fair will run 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday at 28 sites across the Pittsburgh area, company spokesman Dick Roberts said. The jobs will be both full-time and part-time positions at Giant...
Crews battle ‘progressing’ brush fire in Indiana Township
Crews continued Monday night to battle a large brush fire that burned for more than 15 hours in Indiana Township, initial reports indicate. The fire continued to spread and was an active scene as of shortly before 8 p.m., an Allegheny County 911 dispatcher said. There were not any immediate...
Lower Valley residents celebrate Biden’s victory with a spontaneous party in Fox Chapel’s McCahill Park
There was dancing and flag-waving in Fox Chapel’s McCahill Park on Nov. 7 as dozens of residents gathered to celebrate Democrat Joe Biden’s victory to become the 46th U.S. President. It was one of countless spontaneous block parties that broke out across the region, from Squirrel Hill to the South...
Niche ranks Shady Side Academy in Fox Chapel as Best Private School in area
Shady Side Academy in Fox Chapel tops the list of Best Private Schools in the Pittsburgh area, according to the latest ranking by Niche.com. The Pittsburgh-based search site calculates its rankings based on data from the U.S. Department of Education along with reviews by students and parents, and factors such...
News briefs: Prescription drug take-back box available; Women’s Business Network sessions on tap
Indiana Township has a prescription drug take-back box in the town hall lobby, 3710 Saxonburg Blvd. It is free for anyone to use from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. No needles, liquids, aerosols or ointments are accepted. Networking sessions slated The Allegheny Valley Chapter of Women’s Business Network meets...
Penn-Trafford beats Fox Chapel for WPIAL field hockey title
The Penn-Trafford field hockey team is champion again. The Warriors remained perfect on the season and claimed their fifth straight WPIAL Class 2A field hockey title with a 2-1 victory over Fox Chapel on Nov. 2 at a chilly Burk Stadium at Fox Chapel High School. “It’s really exciting,” Penn-Trafford...
Herald area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 8
Etna Mary Gubanic sold property at 57 High St. to Kellan Andersen and Kimberly Koenig for $60,400. Fox Chapel Seth Lichtenstein sold property at 412 Fox Chapel Road to Jonathan and Hannah McGovern for $650,000. Snug & Monk Properties Inc. sold property at 114 West Drive to Benjamin and Sarah...
The top stories from across the Lower Valley for the week of Nov. 1Video
Here are some of the top stories from across the Lower Valley for the week of Nov. 1: • Aspinwall awarded $537,000 from ALCOSAN The Western Avenue sewer project in Aspinwall will be paid in large part with money from the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN). The borough has been...
Student news: Accolades from across the Lower Valley
Six Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh seniors and alumni were awarded AP Scholar awards for their success in taking College Board’s Advanced Placement (AP) Exams. Recent graduate Helen Rothfus and seniors Genevieve Archer and Macrina Vollmer earned the AP Scholar award. Senior Benjamin Stalder was awarded the AP Scholar with Honor...
O’Hara woman sells balloon arches to cheer spirits, gives all proceeds to Kidney Foundation
Meredith Levy of O’Hara was searching for a colorful and creative surprise for her twin daughters’ birthday during the covid-19 quarantine. She found it close to home. “I found these balloon arches offered by a lady online in a Fox Chapel Facebook group,” Levy said. “I ordered a Foxes-themed one...
Blawnox encourages residents of all ages to pick up a good book at its new Little Free Library
From Dr. Seuss to James Patterson, Blawnox residents have access to a revolving list of good reads at the borough’s new Little Free Library along Freeport Road. Borough officials gathered Oct. 29 near the Veteran’s Memorial to celebrate the opening of the 2-foot-by-2-foot box filled with free books for all...
Deer Lakes edges Shady Side Academy in penalty kick thriller, wins first WPIAL title
The Deer Lakes and Shady Side Academy boys soccer teams were all knotted up in head-to-head matches over the past four years as they met Thursday to decide the WPIAL Class 2A boys championship. The teams split their season series with Shady Side winning the first and Deer Lakes the...
