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Sharpsburg Sports Hall of Fame set to induct inaugural class at Linden Gym
The inaugural class of the Sharpsburg Sports Hall of Fame will be inducted later this month. A banner with the names of the inductees will be raised high into the rafters of the Linden Gym during halftime of the youth basketball game between the Sharpsburg Wolves and Caveman AAU on...
Police: Joke backfires and leads to O’Hara child luring investigation
Two juveniles who thought they were “joking around” by offering candy on Oct. 11 to children in O’Hara Township’s Crofton housing plan ended up spurring a child luring investigation by O’Hara police. After extensive interviews with the two juveniles, police announced on Oct. 12, they determined there was no intent...
Fall in the Wall brings folks to Aspinwall for annual autumn festival
Pumpkin painting, pony rides and a plethora of activities and foods to pick from were all part of the Fall in the Wall festival in the heart of Aspinwall. Dozens of families from the borough and nearby communities participated in the autumn celebration Oct. 7. It was a first for...
Fox Chapel Area High School student earns worldwide recognition for perfect AP score
Who says there’s no such thing as perfection? Anna Delale-O’Connor, a junior at Fox Chapel Area High School, recently earned a perfect score on the Advanced Placement (AP) World History: Modern Exam. Her score landed her in the company of only five other students globally. “I didn’t believe it at...
Fall festival planned in Allegheny RiverTrail Park in Aspinwall
Allegheny RiverTrail Park in Aspinwall will host a fall festival Oct. 20. Activities include pumpkin decorating, food vendors, games, music, s’mores, inflatables, a hayride and much more. The festival is scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. Rides are planned for 5:30 to 7 p.m. Admission is free. Advance registration is...
Fox Chapel Area High School selects homecoming royalty
Fox Chapel Area High School’s homecoming festivities on Sept. 29 included a community carnival and the crowning of the 2023 homecoming queen and king, Benedetta Pacini and Alexander Kaufmann. Other senior members of the homecoming court were: Alyssa Berardi, Fiona Brown, Dylan Byersdorfer, Isabella Marcos, Jack O’Brien and Eliott Stephany....
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of Oct. 8, 2023
Etna Sean Brett sold property at 179 High St. to John Reese for $150,000. Indiana Hidden Falls GP LLC sold property at 115 Hidden Falls Pt to Gregory Cummings for $636,248. Keith Turnbull sold property at 214 Indianola Drive to Robert Bliss for $50,000. Cheryl Heresco sold property at 219...
Switching career fields is more common than you think
Americans are pulling a career 180 — moving from one industry to a completely different one — more often than ever before. A 2021 poll conducted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce showed 41% of Americans were looking to switch industries for their next job. The reasons for changing career...
Unsustainable funding model, shrinking workforce leave ambulance services in critical condition
Emergency medical services across Western Pennsylvania have found themselves on life support, despite being in the business of saving lives. Minimal state and municipal funding, combined with sluggish private donations, has leaders scraping by and some services on the brink of folding. “It costs us $150 an hour to operate...
Fox Chapel graduate takes pride in qualifying for U.S. Olympic marathon trials
Colin Martin has all the gizmos and gadgets to properly track his pace, but the Fox Chapel graduate also utilized his intelligence to know if he was on the right track to qualify for the U.S. Olympic marathon trials. Running in Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, Minn., Martin had an idea...
In brief: Fundraiser scheduled in O’Hara for Guyasuta Youth Football
A Roaring 20’s Murder Mystery fundraiser to benefit the Guyasuta Area Youth Football Association will be Oct. 28. Proceeds will help pay for field time and equipment upgrades as well as keep lower registration costs for players and cheerleaders. The event is at the Comfort Inn, RIDC Park, O’Hara. Doors...
Indiana Township election features 8 candidates for 4 district seats
Four seats on the Indiana Township Board of Supervisors are up for grabs in the November election, which constitutes the majority of the five-member body. The candidates are seeking four-year terms. Republican incumbent Paul Jorgensen takes on Democratic challenger Amy Giammattei in District 1. Republican incumbent Albert Kaan is challenged...
Shady Side Academy forfeits football game against Knoch
Shady Side Academy has forfeited Friday night’s football game against Knoch because of an illness among “several players,” the school announced hours before kickoff. The contest is a conference game in the Allegheny 6, where Knoch and Shady Side each were 1-0. “After careful consideration and in consultation with WPIAL,...
Haunted Guyasuta back with frights, frills
Family fun or fright of your life — participants of Haunted Guyasuta can decide their fate. The seasonal event, now in its 14th year, will offer a spooky-good time for all ages. It will be 3 to 9 p.m. Oct. 21 at Camp Guyasuta, which is accessed off 23rd Street...
Fox Chapel Area voters will choose among two candidates for District 3 school board seat
Two candidates are vying for a single seat on Nov. 7 to represent District 3 on the Fox Chapel Area School Board. In Districts 1 and 2, there are two candidates seeking two open seats in each district. The Fox Chapel Herald is featuring races only in contested districts. Here...
3 candidates vying for 2 seats on O’Hara Council
O’Hara residents will choose from among three candidates for two at-large positions on O’Hara Council. Shamus Petrucelli, of Frick Road and Rob Strohm Jr., of Dorseyville Road are the Republican candidates. Petrucelli also won enough write-in votes in the May primary to appear on the ballot as a Democrat, along...
Light and Unite in Aspinwall remembers babies on Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day
Leanne Jacobs-Rohan knows she will go to a corner and sob — it’s what she’s done the past nine years each April 24 and Oct. 15. April 24 is the date her son Hazen died. Oct. 15 is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day. “I grieve every day, but those...
Fox Chapel Area band wins award at Norwin meet
Fox Chapel Area High School senior color guard captain Emma Bergerud performs at the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Marching Band Association competition Sept. 23 at Norwin High School. The Fox Chapel Area High School Marching Band won first place in the Class AA division. It also received the highest scores in both...
Aspinwall officials working on short-term rental ordinance; paving delayed again
Aspinwall officials may implement regulations on short-term rentals within the next few months. Patti McCaffrey, councilwoman and planning and zoning chair, said the borough is reviewing ordinances from other communities about short-term rentals, also referred to as Airbnbs. Related data collection began a few months ago. The planning commission would...
27th annual Pizzazz shopping event in Fox Chapel raises money for Garden Club of Allegheny County projects
Chris Canning lives 25 miles from New York City and often travels to the city to shop. But not for herself. She’s in search of items for others. Canning, of Westchester County, N.Y., owns Burkewood Road, a home goods and lifestyle brand featuring home decor, serving pieces, table top linens,...
Tour reveals transportation as key to a flourishing Aspinwall
For a place that covers less than half a square mile, Aspinwall is jam-packed with history. On Sunday afternoon, Terry Nelson Taylor, the community’s resident historian, compressed more than a century of Aspinwall’s stories into a two-hour paid walking tour through the leafy borough. After meeting on Brilliant Avenue in...
Best of Blawnox Fall Festival draws a crowd to borough park
Dozens of families flocked to Blawnox Community Park to celebrate the season and support local businesses as part of the third annual Best of Blawnox Fall Festival. There was hardly a cloud in the sky as children played and parents reveled in the last day of September. Sharpsburg Community Library...
Foxwall EMS, local civic groups benefit from Rotary Club’s annual golf outing
It wasn’t a hole in one, but for Foxwall EMS, it was something even better. The group landed a grant of at least $15,000 after the Rotary Club of Fox Chapel hit the links for its annual fundraiser in September. The event brought in more than $45,000 — a record...
Fox Chapel grad takes reins of U.S. rowing training center as Olympics approach
Jesse Foglia was named the head coach at the USRowing Training Center at Princeton at the right time to help American athletes pursue a chance to compete at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. The 2000 Fox Chapel graduate was hired to coach the team in January after a long career...
Selfless style has Fox Chapel girls back on path to playoff berth
Emily McKee has spent her freshman season keeping her eyes out for her teammates. When the Fox Chapel girls soccer team goes on the attack, players are always looking to find different ways to create strong scoring opportunities. “We have been working on playing as a team, not being selfish...
