Fox Chapel Herald category, Page 73
Date set for inaugural Tour de Sharpsburg
Sharpsburg Community Library has planned a new family activity designed to get people looking at the borough from a different angle. The inaugural Tour de Sharpsburg is set for July 29. Named after the Tour de France, the annual, multiple-stage bike race, the Sharpsburg version is a bike ride through...
STEM-themed camp captivates kiddos in Aspinwall
A STEM-themed summer day camp offered more than robotics at Christ the Divine Teacher Catholic Academy in Aspinwall. From racing crickets to chemical reactions, digital design to egg-drop parachutes, students enrolled in grades 1-5 from various schools spent more than five hours daily from July 10-14 exploring the world of...
Fox Chapel Council approves new fire truck purchase
Fox Chapel Council has approved purchasing a new fire truck for the borough’s volunteer department. The borough will purchase a Seagrave custom seven-person Marauder stainless steel full cab walk around rescue truck manufactured by Seagrave Fire Apparatus in Clintonville, Wis., from McKeesport-based Flashover Fire Apparatus & Equipment Co. for nearly...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of July 20, 2023
Aspinwall David Vanebery sold property at 21 Third St. to Craig Bender and Jessica Brodman for $450,000. Lockwood Management LLC sold property at 219 Fifth St. to Deana Miller for $252,750. Etna Daniel Lisjack sold property at 316 Butler St. to Richard and Timothy Miller for $80,250. Allegheny County Redevelopment...
Upper St. Clair Scout joins ranks of female Eagles
Girls can be Eagles, too. Molly Walsh, 16, joined the growing number of females earning the highest rank attainable in Scouts BSA, previously known as Boy Scouts. “She knows what she likes. She pursues it,” her father, Bethel Park School District Superintendent James Walsh, said. “And we just sort of...
From veggies to slushies, Hampton farmer’s market offers something for everyone
The weekly farmer’s market at Hampton Community Park offers more than just an opportunity for local businesses to sell fresh produce and handmade commodities. One family has used the farmer’s market business to help an autistic member. Stacey Gray of Indiana Township needed to find something for her 21-year-old son...
Aspinwall Presbyterian Church schedules pet blesssing
Aspinwall Presbyterian Church will conduct a blessing of pets at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 22 on the Third Street side of the church grounds. The church is located at 299 Center Avenue in Aspinwall. Though pet blessings traditionally occur in October in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron...
Aspinwall’s business privilege tax hike moves a step closer to reality
Aspinwall officials have taken another step to raising the borough’s business privilege tax from $100 to $500. Council unanimously voted July 12 to advertise an amendment to the borough’s business privilege tax ordinance that would allow the borough to impose the increase. The tax also would apply to all businesses...
Aspinwall police to start cracking down on garbage ordinance violators
Aspinwall police want residents to start taking better care of their refuse. Police Chief David Nemec said people are leaving their trash cans and lids along alleys and are not following a borough ordinance. “Garbage, rubbish and bulky wastes shall be set out no earlier than 5 p.m. on the...
Route 910 bridge replacement in Indiana Township, near Rawlins Run, begins Monday
Route 910 in Indiana Township, near Rawlins Run, will be closed beginning Monday as crews work to replace a bridge. Beginning at 7 a.m., bridge replacement work will start on Route 910 between Indianola Road and Bayer Drive. Route 910 will close at the bridge through Tuesday, Aug. 8, according...
Fox Chapel Area High School student and Class of ’22 grad take the stage in CLO’s ‘The Sound of Music’
Two young actresses with Fox Chapel Area High School connections have landed plum roles in an iconic musical based on a true story. FCAHS Class of ‘22 graduate Maddie Dick and Fox Chapel Area senior Emily Harajda are portraying sisters Leisl von Trapp and Louisa von Trapp, respectively, in Pittsburgh’s...
University Women honor several for work in promoting equity
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Debra Todd was honored at a Fox Chapel luncheon for her work in promoting equity for women and girls. The Fox Chapel Area branch of the American Association of University Women honored Todd with its Gateway to Equity Award at a May ceremony at Fox Chapel...
A food pantry is being constructed at the Blawnox Municipal Building
Blawnox officials need help stocking the shelves of a new food pantry. It’s a project at least six months in the making and could be open by the end of August. Blawnox Manager Kathy Ulanowicz and Assistant Manager Mallori McDowell have been transforming a second-floor caucus room into a pantry...
Sharpsburg Neighborhood Organization and CMU spinoff create digital borough currency
A Sharpsburg organization has partnered with Carnegie Mellon University spinoff company to create a digital borough currency. Sharpsburg Bucks was launched a little more than a month ago to encourage people to shop and keep their money local. The alternative currency is a pilot project of the Sharpsburg Neighborhood Organization...
O’Hara officers recognized for heroism, leadership skills
O’Hara Township honored several of its police officers for outstanding service, leadership and lifesaving skills. Council chambers was packed with family and friends of the four officers lauded at the July 11 meeting. Natalie Richards, of Hampton received the township’s Life Saving Recognition Award for her response to a possible...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of July 9, 2023
Aspinwall Allen Bankson sold property at 701 Fourth St. Apt 1 to Amro Elaswalli and Ece Ulus for $145,000. Shlley Jane Novick trustee sold property at 201 Emerson Ave. to Dmytro Bentsionov and Kerri Christine Powers for $376,000. Etna Thomas Lewis sold property at 13 Catherine St. to Nagarika Nellori...
Fox Chapel softball standout meets new challenges in 2nd season with Israeli national team
Izzy Zober will be playing in several international softball tournaments this summer. The 12-year-old Fox Chapel resident’s newest challenge will be trying to hang with the older age group. Zober will be a part of Israel’s 18U national team for the women’s softball European championship in Prague, Czech Republic. The...
Allegheny County hosts Dog Days of Summer parties at off-leash parks; Harrison Hills event scheduled July 18
The dog days of summer are looking good for area pooches. They will be the guests of honor at Allegheny County-sponsored events in Harrison, Indiana Township and Monroeville. The county’s Special Events Department is hosting a free, roving party for four-legged friends at Harrison Hills, Hartwood Acres and Boyce Park....
Human remains found in Sharpsburg confirmed to be indigenous peoples burial site
Human remains found in Sharpsburg about two weeks ago were located on a burial site for indigenous people, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office announced Friday. The human remains were found June 21 on private property along Short Canal Street, where Peoples Natural Gas Co. crews were digging for a...
Police: Albino python found in Ross park 1 of 5 snakes released by owner; 4 remain at large
An albino python isn’t something usually seen slithering through the grass in Ross. But that’s what was discovered Tuesday evening near the baseball diamond in Ross Community Park, where the township held its annual Fourth of July celebration. “One of our officers who responded to the call is familiar with...
In brief: Movies in the Park, food distribution and more for Fox Chapel, O’Hara
Movies in the Park O’Hara hosts Movies in the Park at 8 p.m. July 18 at O’Hara Township Community Park. Movie will be “Top Gun – Maverick.” Admission is free and popcorn will be provided. Aspinwall hosts Movies in the Park at 8:45 p.m. July 21 at the Aspinwall Recreation...
Fox Chapel-area municipal races taking shape for November
Fox Chapel-area municipal races in November are becoming more apparent as Allegheny County Elections Division officials updated the list of write-in party nominations. The list of write-in winners and status of acceptance was updated as of June 26. A person needs at least 10 write-in votes to qualify as a...
Fox Chapel-based Women’s Board grants $83,000 to 4 children’s charities
“Springtime in Paris,” the 2023 fundraiser of the Women’s Board of Pittsburgh, will benefit four children’s charities this year — the most ever in one year for the Fox Chapel-based group. The April event brought in more than $83,000, according to the nonprofit. Grant recipients include Earthen Vessels Outreach, Foster...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of July 2, 2023
Aspinwall Estate of James Ranii sold property at 311 Maple Ave. to Lady Lily LLC for $251,200. Etna Union Apts LLC sold property at 358 Butler St. to 358 Butler LLC for $587,500. Butler Street Apts 2 LLC sold property at 364-366 Butler St. to 358 Butler LLC for $587,500....
Student achievement in the Fox Chapel area
These area college students were named to Spring 2023 Dean’s or President’s lists of their respective schools: Ohio University — Margaret Fox, Elizabeth Puskar Penn State — Emma Shiner Rochester Institute of Technology — Jacob Lewis, Sophie Pilarski, Madelyn Francis, Jessica Klein. University of Alabama — Noah Bradley University of...
