Fox Chapel Herald category, Page 159
PennDOT holding meeting to detail Highland Park Bridge project
Details of the $55 million Highland Park Bridge interchange reconstruction will be unveiled by PennDOT this month. A public meeting will be 5 to 6:30 p.m. March 19 in the Fox Chapel Area High School auditorium along Field Club Road. The project, in conjunction with the Federal Highway Administration, is...
Fox Chapel Area Newcomers meeting, 60 Years of Motown and more around the area
The Fox Chapel Area Newcomers Club will meet at 9:30 a.m. March 13 at Christ Church Fox Chapel. Guest speaker is Joe Stavish of Tree Pittsburgh. The mission of Tree Pittsburgh is to protect and restore Pittsburgh’s urban forest through community tree planting and care, education and advocacy. Stavish, manger...
Medical examiner confirms body found at Fox Chapel home was Christian Moore-Rouse
The body found in a wooded lot in Fox Chapel on Tuesday belongs to Christian Moore-Rouse, a Medical Examiner report shows. Moore-Rouse, 22, of Verona had been missing since December. His mother, Lee Reed, filed a missing person report with the Verona Police Department, who then reached out to Allegheny...
Police quiet on investigation into human remains found in Fox Chapel, connection to man suspected in Baldwin homicide
The Fox Chapel man in jail after being accused of killing a Baldwin man — and who now faces questions after police found human remains near his parents’ house — had six run-ins with the law over four months in 2019, according to court records. Adam Rosenberg, 21, is in...
Fox Chapel superintendent accused of intimidating community members
Fox Chapel Area School Board on Monday updated the public about the superintendent search, at the same time several community members said they were being “intimidated” by the current district leader. Elizabeth Rambeau addressed the board, telling them that she received a cease and desist letter from Superintendent Gene Freeman’s...
Lauri Ann West Community Center operating on limited hours March 12
Residents who use the Lauri Ann West Community Center will have to reschedule early morning workouts or other breakfast meetings on March 12. The facility along Powers Run Road in O’Hara will be closed until 2 p.m. for scheduled repairs, officials said. Jamie Rhoades, development director, said Duquesne Light will...
Rutkowski resigns from Fox Chapel Area School Board
For the second time in six months, a Fox Chapel Area School Board member has resigned. Lisa Rutkowski on Monday night left her position, citing personal reasons. Robert Mauro left in September after 11 years on the board amid what he called disharmony between the officials and the public. Rutkowski...
Remains on Fox Chapel property identified as missing Verona manVideo
The remains of a Verona man missing since December were found Tuesday near the Fox Chapel home of a man accused of fatally shooting a Baldwin resident last month, investigators said. The mother of Christian Moore-Rouse, 22, of Verona, said the remains were that of her son. Rouse’s mother, Lee...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 23
Blawnox Ingeburg Miller sold property at 300 Freeport Road to PAMMA LLC for $135,000. Fox Chapel Bernard Stoecklein Jr. sold property at 592 E Squaw Run Road to BES 9 Trillium LLC for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $2,009,120). Harmar Estate of Josephine Klemencic sold property...
O’Hara Elementary Multicultural Night, Shady Side athletes commit to colleges and more student news
• Two Fox Chapel Area High School students were octofinalists in the Bethel Park Black Hawk Invitational Speech and Debate Tournament. The Public Forum Debate team of seniors Boomba Nishikawa and Felix Veser advanced to the octofinal round and finished in the top 16 teams at the tournament. The competition...
Rutkowski to resign from Fox Chapel Area School Board
A Fox Chapel Area School Board member who won re-election in November is expected to resign at the March 2 agenda meeting. Lisa Rutkowski alerted the board that she intends to resign at a special meeting which follows the 7 p.m. session at Fairview Elementary School. Rutkowski cited personal reasons...
Fox Chapel man charged in Baldwin killing met victim on dating app, police say
Allegheny County police said they used an iPad to track down the suspected killer of a Baldwin man who was found shot dead in his home. Officers charged Adam Rosenberg, 21, of Fox Chapel with criminal homicide, robbery, tampering with evidence and firearms violations. Jeremy Dentel, 28, was shot once...
Fox Chapel man charged with Baldwin man’s murder
A 21-year-old Fox Chapel man is accused of fatally shooting a Baldwin resident in his home. Allegheny County police arrested Adam Rosenberg on Wednesday and charged him with criminal homicide, robbery, tampering with evidence and firearms violations. Police said Jeremy Dentel, 28, was shot once in his Baldwin home at...
Fox Chapel Area softball hosting kickoff clinic for second year
After a 12-year hiatus, fast-pitch softball is returning to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and local coaches are capitalizing on the rising success of Team USA to inspire young female athletes. “Through hard work, dedication and perseverance, any goal that a child sets can be achieved, whether it’s a...
Fox Chapel man charged in Baldwin man’s killing
A 21-year-old Fox Chapel man is accused of fatally shooting a Baldwin resident in his home. Allegheny County police arrested Adam Rosenberg on Wednesday and charged him with criminal homicide, robbery, tampering with evidence and firearms violations. Police said Jeremy Dentel, 28, was shot once in his Baldwin home at...
Christ the Divine bingo, Women’s Business Network and more around Fox Chapel
Christ the Divine Teacher Catholic Academy will host a bingo March 6. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and games start at 7 p.m. in the gym, 306 Maple St., Aspinwall. Tickets cost $30. The event is for people 21 and older. Pittsburgh Concert Chorale to present ‘Carmina Burana’ The Pittsburgh...
River Road in O’Hara closed at railroad crossing through Wednesday
Motorists who travel along River Road in O’Hara will need to detour through mid-week, according to a post on social media by township officials. The road is closed through Wednesday for repairs to the Norfolk Southern railroad crossing. Work is weather dependent. River Road will be closed at Freeport Road...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 16
Blawnox Vista Hermosa LLC sold property at 325 Freeport Road to 352 Freeport L.P. for $230,000. Etna Martha Swope sold property at 22 Greismere St. to Lawrence Lee Wiest Jr. and Melissa Elizabeth Wiest for $120,000. Alexander Giegel sold property at 50 Maplewood St. to Wong Whalen Capital LLC for...
Aspinwall artist headlining ‘Three Women’ exhibit at Pitt’s University Art Gallery
Aspinwall artist Fran Gialamas will headline the initial showcase at a University of Pittsburgh gallery that is devoting its major exhibitions to women and female-identifying artists through 2020. “Three Women” runs through March 28 at the University Art Gallery (UAG) and is free to the public. “The truth is that...
Blawnox roads slated for improvements
Blawnox residents can look forward to more than $150,000 in roadwork this summer. Council approved money in the $1.3 million budget, with enough to target two busy borough roads. Acting Manager Kathy Ulanowicz said $74,962 will be spent for road improvements on Humboldt Street, which is off Freeport Road. Another...
Building condemned following tractor-trailer, train collision in Blawnox
A classic car warehouse owned by Tower Auto was condemned Feb. 12, a day after piles of rebar spiraled into the building as a result of a train wreck in Blawnox. The driver of a tractor-trailer narrowly escaped injury when the train hit the truck about 11 a.m. at the...
Tractor-trailer hit by train in Blawnox
The driver of a tractor-trailer narrowly escaped injury Tuesday after a train hit the trailer in Blawnox. The crash happened around 11 a.m. at the Center Avenue and Fourth Street crossing. “I heard the train, the whistle and then a boom,” said Jerry Michak, who lives about two streets from...
Valentines for homebound parishioners, spaghetti dinner and more at Fox Chapel area churches
St. Scholastica Faith Formation families in the parish grouping will be gathering Feb. 9-11 to decorate and assemble gift bags and Valentine cards for homebound parishioners. Anyone interested in donating can drop items to the “Red Gift Boxes” in each church lobby or at any of our church offices. Items...
Apollo, Harrison, Freeport, Leechburg enter HGTV contest for hometown makeoverVideo
At least four Alle-Kiski Valley communities are entering an HGTV contest for their shot at a whole-town makeover. Residents in Apollo, Harrison, Freeport and Leechburg have taken photos and produced videos in hopes their towns will be chosen as the subject of “Home Town Takeover,” a six-episode series with Ben...
LEGO Club, Wendell G. Freeland documentary and more at local libraries
Sharpsburg Call 412-781-0783 to register for activities at Sharpsburg Community Library. • Maker Mondays, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. For children 6 and older. • Wild Bill Cox Art Reception, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 7. Cox is a Sharpsburg resident. The show runs through March 11. • Green Grocer, 3:30...
