Shaler Journal

Boys & Girls Club clubhouses offer a variety of unique experiences to children in Shaler area

As a working mom married to a working dad, Maggie Giel-Bovaird of Shaler knows it takes a village to raise kids these days. When they were looking for an after school program close to where their son, Bryce, was going to school, there couldn’t be anything closer than the Boys...
Millvale accepts bank’s terms for $2M in loans approved by county judge

Millvale Council has accepted a bank’s terms for loans totaling $2 million, which the borough is taking out after a county judge approved its emergency request in February. Council voted 5-0 on April 14 to approve two loan commitment letters from First National Bank. Council members Katie Dembowski and Al...
DNA leads to charges, arrest in 1989 kidnapping, rape case in Reserve

A DNA match has resulted in an Aliquippa man being charged in connection with a kidnapping and rape of a woman reported to Reserve police more than 37 years ago. Allegheny County Police charged Lewis Vearnon, 65, on Tuesday with rape, aggravated assault, kidnapping, sexual assault and indecent assault. Vearnon...
Finding love at 13,500 feet: Shaler couple meets, builds relationship through skydivingVideo

Justin Mastermonico was just looking for someone to fall with him. But he found someone who fell for him, too. It was 2020. The world was shut down because of the covid-19 pandemic. Sitting at home and doing nothing, Mastermonico put a post on his Facebook page saying he had...
Military veterans find lifeline through Pittsburgh Warriors hockey team

Editor’s note: The following story was submitted for the Shaler Area Student Section, a collaboration between TribLive and The Oracle, the student newspaper of Shaler Area High School. Go to a concert and just about every artist has opening acts that are trying to grow their name. The same thing...
Shaler unveils advanced AEDs available for public use in township’s 10 parksVideo

Highly advanced devices that are very simple to use to save lives are now available to the public throughout Shaler. The township partnered with Shaler Hampton EMS to place a dozen automated external defibrillators in 10 parks. “One day, one of these devices will be used, and when it is...
Shaler Area’s new athletic director embraces positive, student-driven environment

Editor’s note: The following story was submitted for the Shaler Area Student Section, a collaboration between TribLive and The Oracle, the student newspaper of Shaler Area High School. In February, Stephanie Strauss took over for Clint Rauscher as Shaler Area’s athletic director. She most recently was the athletic director at...
Pittsburgh Opera Company’s retiring general director reflects on long career of nurturing the arts

Editor’s note: The following story was submitted for the Shaler Area Student Section, a collaboration between TribLive and The Oracle, the student newspaper of Shaler Area High School. After a nearly 40-year career, Christopher Hahn, the general director of the Pittsburgh Opera Company, is planning to retire after the 2025-26...
3 Sharps Hill volunteer firefighters recognized for 50 years of service in Shaler

For young boys growing up in the Sharps Hill neighborhood of Shaler in the 1970s, the fire hall was the place to be. Brothers Chris and Mike Cavlovich and their friend, Rick Hilinski, all grew up not far from the station. “We were always up there,” Mike said. “The fire...
In brief: Happenings from across the Shaler Journal area

Millvale mourns death of longtime police officer William Fishinger, a Millvale police officer for 28 years, died Saturday, April 4. He was 78. “Anyone who lived, worked or visited Millvale in the 1970s, ’s and early ’s had the honor of knowing Officer William Fishinger. He always had a commanding...
Power surge gives jolt to Shaler softball

Anyone sitting beyond the outfield fence at a Shaler softball game should be prepared to pick up their chairs and move. The Titans are built to send balls screaming over the fence. During Shaler’s 8-1 start, the Titans have smashed 15 home runs. Shaler’s power is coming from all throughout...
Shaler goalie headed to Slovakia for ball hockey world championships

Roman Ober understands the nuances of keeping the score low on the ice and deck. The Shaler freshman will get a chance to see how that translates at a world tournament in early July. Ober was chosen to play for the Team USA U16 team and will travel to Banska...
Natural gas pipeline upgrade will impact parts of Fall Run Park in Shaler

A Peoples Gas pipeline upgrade will touch parts of Shaler’s Fall Run Park and may lead to certain areas of the park being restricted, according to the utility company and township. Work on the project was expected to start April 6, Peoples Gas spokesman Nick Paradise said. A completion date...
Shaler ace edges out Fox Chapel freshman in classic pitchers’ duel

The Shaler softball team defended Palmer Hilltop Field on Wednesday, topping Fox Chapel to sweep their Section 1-5A series. But the victory was a lot closer than the first meeting, a seven-run result March 24 at Fox Chapel. An old-fashioned pitchers’ duel between Shaler senior and Indiana Hoosiers commit Bria...
Shaler officials, residents, groups rallying to save Mt. Royal bus lines from elimination

Shaler officials are joining residents and community organizations calling on Pittsburgh Regional Transit to not eliminate two bus routes serving the township’s Mt. Royal Boulevard corridor. As part of PRT’s proposed Bus Line Refresh, the Route 2 Mt. Royal north of Etna and the P13 Mt. Royal Flyer would be...
Allegheny County Police file charges against Penn Hills man shot in argument over Shaler dumpster

An argument that ensued over a man putting garbage from his pickup into an apartment building’s dumpster led to a shooting in Shaler on April 2, according to Allegheny County Police. County police filed charges April 7 against Nicholas Scott Johnson, 32, of Penn Hills. According to a criminal complaint,...

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