Fox Chapel Herald category, Page 84
O’Hara officials peck away at proposed chicken ordinance
O’Hara resident Nadya Ustinova has never raised chickens, but she hopes to soon have a feathered flock in her backyard if a proposed chicken ordinance is passed in the coming months. Ustinova, a township resident for five years, has attended several virtual township meetings in support of backyard chickens and...
Sharpsburg seeks intern to craft capital improvement plan
Sharpsburg officials hope to obtain a municipal intern to help plan the borough’s future. They applied Feb. 15 to obtain a summer intern for the borough through the Local Government Academy, a nonprofit, non-partisan organization. Borough Manager Christine DeRunk said the intern, if approved by the academy, would work on...
Lara Voytko named new vice president of Aspinwall Council
Aspinwall Council has a new vice president. Lara Voytko was unanimously appointed to the leadership position at an agenda meeting March 1. “It gives me great pleasure to have the confidence of council,” Voytko said. “I look forward to working with everybody. We all work together very well. This is...
Blawnox church to host Cooper-Siegel Community Library meeting about potential services
Cooper-Siegel Community Library officials want to hear from Blawnox residents about potential services they would like in the borough. A community meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 13 at 6:30 p.m. at Hoboken Presbyterian Church, 921 North Ave. “We have noticed over the years that not many Blawnox residents participate...
Kiski Area, Freeport, Fox Chapel swimmers chasing gold at WPIAL championships
Title defenses, breakout performances and cheering crowds, oh my. Pitt’s Trees Pool will be alive Thursday and Friday as the site of the WPIAL Class 3A and 2A swimming championships. In the Alle-Kiski Valley, the Fox Chapel girls seek a championship in Class 3A after giving North Allegheny all it...
Fox Chapel Area School District convenes focus groups
The Fox Chapel Area School District is hosting focus groups to assist in writing a new strategic plan. The focus groups will offer ideas and input. Meetings will last about 90 minutes and will be conducted virtually. School district residents and business owners interested in participating should contact Kathleen Anuszek,...
On one of region’s steepest roads, Aspinwall’s Run for the Hill of It benefits emergency services
An avid runner, Adam Janosko admits he was feeling the burn when he crossed the finish line at the top of Center Avenue in Aspinwall during last year’s Run for the Hill of It fundraiser. The Shady Side Academy track coach can’t wait to do it again. “That hill is...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 26, 2023
Aspinwall Leslie Pope Forney sold property at 201 Tenth St. to Ian Winner and Mora Harris for $435,000. Mary Patricia Cunningham sold property at 700 Fourth St. Unit 4 to Andrew Thomas Capone for $151,000. Blawnox Long Cheng sold property at 901 Carla Drive to Joseph David and Teresa Cepicka...
Student news from the Fox Chapel area
Two Fox Chapel Area High School and A.W. Beattie Career Center students recently placed in the SkillsUSA Pennsylvania District 8 competition. Senior Casey Forst won a gold medal in the medical math competition. Casey is a student in Beattie’s Introduction to Pharmacy program and has now qualified for the SkillsUSA...
In brief: news from Fox Chapel Adult Education and more
Fox Chapel Area Adult Education is offering two separate classes of free CPR training for Sharpsburg residents 18 and older. The first class will be March 4 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Ketchup City Creative, 612 Main St., and the second on March 6 from 6-8 p.m. at the Sharpsburg Community...
Student teams compete to raise money for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society programs
Regan Fusting’s father wanted to know where she learned to write a corporate donation letter like the one he received earlier this month. “He said, ‘Where’d you learn to do this? It’s so professional looking,’” said Fusting, 18, a senior at Franklin Regional and member of the Leukemia & Lymphoma...
Avonworth knocks off top-seeded Shady Side Academy to reach Class 3A finals
Greta O’Brien has had dreams of playing at the Petersen Events Center since watching her older sister Olivia play there with Vincentian in 2018. Thanks to her big second half on the scoreboard and a strong collective defensive effort, she and her Avonworth teammates will have that opportunity. O’Brien scored...
Fox Chapel notebook: Troutman sets stage for outdoor track season
Fox Chapel’s Anna Troutman is setting the table well for her outdoor track season. The Foxes picked up a number of medals at the final Tri-State Track Coaches Association Indoor Championship meet. Troutman was the only athlete headed to State College for the state indoor track championship. She set the...
In-your-face style carries Fox Chapel hockey into Penguins Cup playoffs
Fox Chapel goalie Joe Rattner believes the Foxes have a reputation among PIHL Class A hockey teams: Fox Chapel is willing to dig in and do the dirty work when games get tough. The goal for the Foxes, who will play in the PIHL quarterfinals when the playoffs begin in...
SSA Middle School in Fox Chapel presented ‘Frozen Jr.’
Shady Side Academy Middle School presented its 2023 winter student musical Disney’s “Frozen JR.’ on Feb. 22-23. “Frozen Jr.” is a story of love and acceptance between sisters. When faced with danger, Princesses Anna and Elsa discover their hidden potential and the powerful bond of sisterhood. The cast and crew...
Shady Side Academy students win art, writing awards
Forty-two Shady Side Academy students in grades 7-12 won 2023 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for 95 original works. The students won 19 Gold Keys, 31 Silver Keys and 45 Honorable Mentions. The Gold Key-winning works will advance to the national Scholastic Art & Writing Awards competition, and national medalists...
Fox Chapel Area student wins Colonial Dames essay
Fox Chapel Area High School freshman Joanna Li was among the winners of The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America National Congressional Essay Contest. Joanna is one of 48 winners in the U.S. and one of two from Pennsylvania. The essay topic was “Examine the U.S. Constitution as...
Sharpsburg hires local grad as its latest police officer, considers raising parking fines
Sharpsburg officials welcomed a new full-time patrolman to the borough police force. Council unanimously voted to hire Zachary Smith, 25, of Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh on Feb. 23. “My entire life I’ve been helping people,” he said after the vote. “That’s just my goal, to continue to do that as a police...
A-K Valley basketball playoff capsules: Games for Feb. 24, 2023
WPIAL Girls Basketball Playoffs Class 4A Quarterfinals 6-Highlands (15-7) vs. 3-Elizabeth Forward (17-5) 6 p.m. Friday at Gateway High School, Monroeville Winner plays: Winner of 7-Beaver Area (14-8) at 2-North Catholic (19-3) on Tuesday in semifinals (site/time TBD) Players to Watch: Kalleigh Nerone, Highlands; Julia Resnik, Elizabeth Forward Layup lines:...
Baldwin artist plans installment in Sharpsburg to address coping with grief
Let’s discuss grief. Or, as tends to be the case, let’s not. “I think people feel like they’re being a burden by talking about it,” Baldwin Borough resident Amanda Filippelli said. “But it affects every single one of us, especially after covid, whether it’s a person or their job or...
Sharpsburg Library honors Black History Month
The Sharpsburg Community Library offered activities to honor Black History Month. The library works to ensure that Black writers and artists are featured in its programs and are on its shelves year-round, said library manager Sara Mariacher. It also creates programming to highlight holidays and national heritage months, such as...
Fish rodeo in O’Hara serves as day out for hospitalized veterans
The pond at O’Hara Community Park will provide the perfect setting for hospitalized veterans to reel in good times during the 11th annual fish rodeo in May. The festival-like event features grilled hamburgers, prizes, goody bags and, of course, some time casting lines into the water. Sponsored by the Morningside...
Freshman Eric James scores 20 in 4th to help rally North Hills past Fox Chapel
North Hills freshman Eric James put on a show in the fourth quarter of Wednesday’s WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal game against Fox Chapel. Maybe he was trying to impress Pitt coach Jeff Capel, who was sitting at the press table watching the game. James scored 20 of his team-high 30...
A-K Valley basketball playoff capsules: Games for Feb. 22, 2023
WPIAL basketball playoffs Boys Class 5A Quarterfinals 11-Fox Chapel (14-9) vs. 3-North Hills (18-5) 8 p.m. Wednesday at North Allegheny High School, McCandless Winner plays: Winner of 2-Penn Hills (18-3)/7-Mars (15-8) in semifinals Saturday (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Kameron Greil, Fox Chapel; Royce Parham, North Hills Layup lines:...
Fox Chapel Council approves new public works contract, updates police hiring practices
Fox Chapel officials have approved a new three-year deal with their public works department. The agreement, unanimously approved by council on Feb. 20, impacts nine full-time workers. It does not impact part-time seasonal help. “I think it’s a fair deal,” said Betsy Monroe, councilwoman and chair of the borough’s negotiating...
