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O’Hara bridge scheduled to reopen with new name after 5-month reconstruction
The Brownshill Road Bridge in O’Hara is scheduled to reopen next week with a new look and a new name. The span, closed for five months during reconstruction, will be called the Judith B. Spray Bridge in honor of a late township employee. A dedication ceremony will be hosted at...
Traffic delays continue in O’Hara for flood cleanup
As flood cleanup continues in O’Hara after the July 11 storms, motorists should expect delays along Kittanning Pike near the Sharpsburg border. The busy road will be restricted to single-lane alternating traffic from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Tuesday, PennDOT announced. Crews from Allison Park Contractors are conducting the...
Fox Chapel 12U boys make the most of play in Cooperstown
A triple play in Cooperstown, New York will be among the highlights for the Fox Chapel 12U boys baseball team which competed this week in a national tournament at the home of the Baseball Hall of Fame. “The underdog role motivated the team and, after a slow start, we hit...
State grants provide expanded public docks in Sharpsburg
Fishing and boating enthusiasts have even more reason to spend the day at James Sharp Landing along the Allegheny River. New, larger docks were installed this month at the Sharpsburg hot spot along 13th Street. The cost was nearly $63,000, paid with grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and...
Hillman Performing Arts offers musicians, mentalists and modern-day circus
With seven new shows announced for the 2019-2020 season, the Hillman Performing Arts Series is bringing music, illusions and a modern-day circus to the stage at Shady Side Academy. The series kicks off Sept. 28 with Dom Flemons, known as the American Songster, in a solo acoustic performance of folk...
Photos: Shakespeare in Aspinwall Riverfront Park
New Renaissance Theatre Company offered a free performance of William Shakespeare’s “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” at the Aspinwall Riverfront Park on July 14, 2019. The sixth annual summer tour will conclude on July 28 at Hartwood Acres Mansion....
Sharpsburg camp gives teens a glimpse of gaming design
Ten lucky teens from Sharpsburg, Etna and Millvale got the chance to attend an intensive hands-on gaming camp at Sharpsburg Community Library where they learned the ins and outs of design, storytelling and graphics. Sponsored by the Triboro Ecodistrict and presented by Heather Mallak and the Pittsburgh International Game Developers...
Still reeling from flood damage, Camp Guyasuta gets boost from Fox Chapel Rotary
The Rotary Club of Fox Chapel Area brought in more than $34,000 at its annual Charity Golf Classic, much of which will be donated to help Camp Guyasuta recover from flood damage sustained in 2018. Portions of the money will also be distributed to local and international charities, Walter Jenkins,...
Pine man highlights history with presidential trinkets at Fox Chapel library
A collection of “odd and goofy” trinkets will be on display at Cooper-Siegel Community Library for people who have a passion for U.S. history or simply a penchant for unusual tchotchkes. Pine resident Steve Mihaly will bring about 300 pieces — from his collection of 25,000 — that were once...
Video on gun violence earns Shady Side Academy Student Emmy nominationVideo
A teen-produced video about the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Fla., has earned a Student Emmy nomination for Shady Side Academy. A team of six students and recent graduates worked on a WSSA-TV news story about gun violence following the 2018 Valentine’s Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School,...
Kurt Vile to play Hartwood Acres
Kurt Vile to play Hartwood Acres Hartwood Acres will host a concert on July 21 by Kurt Vile, with special guest Cate Le Bon. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. Most of the summer shows at the park amphitheater are free. The Allegheny County-owned park is at 4070 Middle Road,...
Video: Top stories of the week
Here are some of the news highlights from around the Lower Valley for the week of July 7: • Torrential rain closes roads throughout Lower Valley. • UPMC St. Margaret earns 3rd Magnet designation. • Indiana Township road closes for 4 months. • Residential development OK’d near Beechwood Farms. For...
Sharpsburg and Cooper-Siegel libraries offer programs
Sharpsburg Activities at Sharpsburg Community Library can be registered for by calling 412-781-0783. • Stories at lunch, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. July 22. Meet at Family Worship Center, 200 Eighth St. Get a free book to keep. • Green Grocer, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. July 22. Buy fruits, vegetables and...
Indiana Township’s Ice Cream World serves its last scoopVideo
Five days after Ice Cream World opened in Indiana Township, the Flood of 1986 cascaded down Harts Run Road and water climbed to the window where thousands of hand-dipped cones have since been served. “We had an employee standing on the roof,” said Joel DeBaldo, owner of the old-school ice...
Expect delays on Little Deer Creek Valley Road through mid-August
Traffic restrictions will continue for several weeks on Little Deer Creek Valley Road in Indiana Township, PennDOT officials announced. Anyone traveling near the Lefever Road neighborhood should expect delays. Milling and paving is happening from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Crews from Tresco Paving will flag motorists into single...
Hoboken church in Blawnox marks 140 years with ‘big party’
When Hoboken Presbyterian Church first opened its doors in 1879 — 140 years ago — parishioners turned out to worship in a small school building near the Allegheny County Work House. The congregation grew and moved to the cavernous red brick building on the corner of North Avenue, just off...
Chase Bank to fill long-vacant O’Hara property
Construction along Fox Chapel Road in O’Hara this fall will put an end to musings about potential projects for a former Sunoco gas station property. Council on July 9 approved a minor land development proposal by Chase Bank to build at 50 Fox Chapel Road, the previous longtime site of...
Residential development tentatively approved near Beechwood Farms
Indiana Township supervisors on Tuesday night tentatively approved The Waters, a planned residential development (PRD) less than a half-mile west of Fairview Elementary School on Dorseyville Road. By a 3-2 vote, the board gave first-round approval of The Waters Senior Living Holdings, with the stipulation that additional traffic/parking studies can...
Feeding time at the James Sharp Landing
Sharpsburg resident Jennifer Daniels took time Tuesday morning with her daughter, Cheyenne Galford, to feed the ducks swimming in the Allegheny River at the James Sharp Landing along 13th Street. Daniels is a lifelong resident of the borough and said the summer spot has changed dramatically since she was a...
Portion of Jacoby Road in Harmar to close for 4 months
Motorists who travel through Harmar near the Indiana Township line should expect delays the next four months while a portion of Jacoby Road is closed for bridge work. Specifically, Little Deer Creek Bridge No. 5 was scheduled to close at 6 a.m. July 17 for reconstruction, the Allegheny County Department...
Photo Gallery: O’Hara boy sells ‘Cookies for a Cause’
O’Hara resident Ryan Kaufman, 12, created a project called Cookies for a Cause as his bar mitzvah service work. He sells homemade cookies to raise money for the “Live Like Lou” program for ALS research. So far, he’s earned half of his $2,000 goal. Suzanne Alexander of O’Hara and her...
UPMC St. Margaret earns 3rd Magnet designation
UPMC St. Margaret has made history by becoming the first UPMC hospital in western Pennsylvania to achieve a third Magnet designation. Employees gathered together and were flooded by a balloon drop when the call came in from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), public relations manager Stephanie Stanley said. Magnet...
Aspinwall council beefing up rental inspections
Aspinwall council is expected this week to discuss changes to the borough’s ordinance regarding rental inspections. Council will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the municipal office at 217 Commercial Avenue. Manager Melissa Lang said amendments could be made to code enforcement that would require registration and inspection of all...
Video: Top Lower Valley stories of the weekVideo
Here are some of the news highlights from around the Lower Valley for the week of June 30: • Fox Chapel teen bikes across country for Parkinson’s. • Bear cub spotted on camera in Sharpsburg. • Fox Chapel Area Superintendent to retire. • Delays expected for Route 28 road work....
Etna camp combines religion, science; registration open for elementary students
A day camp will be hosted this month in Etna for area elementary school children to explore “God and His World.” The camp will be hosted at Emmanuel Lutheran Church at Grant and Highland avenues. It is July 29 to Aug. 2. Cost is $10. Along with traditional activities like...
