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Fox Chapel Area High School has a new royal couple. Seniors Finnegan McManus and Emma Kurtz, both of Blawnox, were crowned homecoming king and queen Oct. 11. Halftime of the high school football game between the Fox Chapel Foxes and Plum Mustangs at the high school stadium was filled with...

An O’Hara man is facing charges including attempted homicide after police say he attempted to set a pool deck and a relative on fire Oct. 10. Township police Superintendent Jay Davis said officers from O’Hara, Sharpsburg and Etna responded to a report of an assault and uncontrolled fire at a...

Trick or treat Here are the trick-or-treat times for Fox Chapel area communities on Oct. 31: • Aspinwall, 6-7:30 p.m. • O’Hara, 6-8 p.m. • Fox Chapel, 6-8 p.m. • Indiana Township, 6-8 p.m. • Blawnox, 6-8 p.m. • Sharpsburg, 6-8 p.m. Personnel moves Fox Chapel Area School District approved...

Blawnox voters will have their choice of five candidates for four seats. Democrats Matthew Stanczak, Deborah E. Laskey, Randall R. Stoddard and Christine Carnevali will compete against Republican Mark Lombardi. All terms are for four years. Here’s a look at the candidates: Matthew Stanczak Age: 52 Democrat Education: Bachelor’s degree...

Firefighters from multiple departments battled a house fire near the site of the Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve in Fox Chapel on Tuesday morning. The fire was reported around 10 a.m. at a residence on Dorseyville Road that is not associated with the nature reserve. It was mostly knocked down by...

Hundreds of folks packed Aspinwall streets earlier this month for the annual Fall in the Wall celebration. Aspinwall Chamber of Commerce presented its autumn festival Oct. 11. There was face painting, pumpkin painting, pony rides, a petting zoo, a deejay, balloon artists, music, magicians, arts and crafts, food trucks and...

Ten Fox Chapel Area High School seniors have been designated as National Merit semifinalists and 17 have been named commended students in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program. The semifinalists are Michael Costello, Riley Hemingray, Alan Jiang, Eloise Johnson, Ulyana Kubini, Joanna Li, Gavin Lynch, Rodrigo Silva, Yash Tahiliani and...

The Aspinwall Mayor election will give voters the choice between Democrat Scott Zimmermann and Republican Joe Noro. Here’s a look at what the candidates had to say before election day. Scott Zimmermann Age: 56 Democrat Education: Bachelor of Science from Penn State University Occupation: Industrial/commercial electrical contracting Community Involvement/Volunteer work:...

Some people retire to play golf or travel. Fritz Mitnick left her job because she was hooked on another pastime — literally. Mitnick does rug hooking, a craft where rugs are made by pulling loops of yarn or woven wool cut into strips through a backing or foundation cloth. “I...

Aspinwall voters will choose between seven candidates for four council seats in the November general election. Democrats Patti McCaffrey, Andrew Corey-O’Connor, Jeff Harris and Lara Voytko will vie against Republicans Donald Mazreku, Terry Nelson Taylor and Aggie Lotz. All terms are four years. Here’s a look at the candidates: Patti...

Editor’s note: The Herald is featuring candidate interviews in contested municipal and school board races only. Indiana Township has two candidates vying for one four-year supervisor seat in District 5. Democrat incumbent Jonathan Neumann and Republican challenger Terrence Wirginis will be on the November ballot, according to Allegheny County Elections...

Blawnox John Novak sold property at Third St. to David Novak and Kelly McKay for $4,975. John Novak sold property at 29 Riverside Ct to Vakno Realty LLC for $57,511. Etna Estate of David Farmerie sold property at 117 Grant Ave. to Joyce Nickel for $55,000. Fox Chapel Jeremy Cohen...

Ryan Loebig knows the Fox Chapel hockey program will have a learning curve when it comes to playing in Class 3A in the PIHL. The Foxes will have to do everything a step faster than they did last season if they want to return to the Penguins Cup playoffs. “I...

Alex Avi knew four holes into the WPIAL Class 2A team golf championships at Cedarbrook Golf Course that he wasn’t hitting the ball right. The Shady Side Academy junior golfer knew what needed to happen next. It was time to press pause. “I like to hit a fade, but I...

The Fox Chapel girls golf team fell one shot short of its first WPIAL Class 3A team title since 2021. The Foxes shot a 345 on Oct. 9 at Cedarbrook Golf Course, finishing one shot behind Peters Township. Clara Koteski led Fox Chapel by shooting an 11-over par 82. Ava...

Funding from the Rotary Club of Fox Chapel Area will help a Sharpsburg nonprofit expand its programming for people in need. Roots of Faith, which offers food, clothes and employment assistance from its Main Street location, was named a beneficiary of this year’s Rotary Charity Golf Classic. Hosted at Hill...

When Nadia Sud places a pashmina shawl over her shoulder, she immediately feels comfort. The fine wool garment, similar to cashmere, is made from a specific breed of goats called Changthangi that live in Ladakh and Kashmir in the high altitudes of the Himalayas in India. Pashmina comes from the...

Ken Mizuno’s path to establishing a life in Pittsburgh began as a college student at Carnegie Mellon University. Raised in Long Island, N.Y., the son of immigrant Japanese parents, his mother cooked traditional Japanese fare at home. But his time in Pittsburgh would expose Mizuno to a whole new culinary...

Steve Zakman has come a long way from sleeping on the floor of an unfurnished apartment above Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. Zakman hit the road in 1994, driving from his hometown of Pittsburgh solo, with a dream of having a career in the film and entertainment business in Hollywood...

With each team having won two matches, the No. 1 doubles teams from North Catholic and Quaker Valley were locked in a decisive showdown. Quaker Valley’s Jane Lenhard and Kate Miller went down 1-0 in the first set but rallied back and defeated Ava Conley and Leah Kernan to bring...

Paint pumpkins with police The Fox Chapel Police Department’s annual Paint Pumpkins with Police event is planned for Oct. 18, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Fox Chapel Borough Building. FCPD will be collecting monetary and non-perishable food donations for the Blawnox Community Food Pantry instead of an admission fee....

Thousands of trout stocked each year in Indiana Township’s Deer Creek will soon have a healthier habitat. A recent project to stabilize a portion of the creek’s eroding streambank should cut excess sedimentation by 18.7 tons a year, according to the Western PA Conservancy. The nonprofit partnered with the state...

Aspinwall has been without a dry cleaner for five years, but that’s about to end as Joe Ferrante and Sarah Thimons prepare to open Wash Laundry & Dry Cleaning on Nov. 1. The O’Hara couple chose Aspinwall’s Brilliant Avenue business district for many reasons, touting the close-knit community, safety and...

The Indiana Township Police epartment recently promoted one of its longtime officers to lieutenant and welcomed a new patrolman. There are 13 officers, including Chief Marc Myers — a dozen full-time and one part-time. The force includes Lt. Kirk Vandenbord, who was bumped up the ranks from sergeant, and new...

Aspinwall Estate of Frederick James Greif sold property at 215 Virginia Ave. to James and Christine Luketich for $329,000. Fox Chapel Richard John Tame sold property at 999 Elmhurst Road to Alfred and Jane Cho for $2,900,000. Richard Munroe sold property at 301 Hampton Road to Justin and Emily Buland...