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Blawnox’s National Night Out celebration draws a crowd from neighboring towns
Blawnox families and folks from surrounding neighborhoods gathered in the borough’s community park to celebrate first responders. About 150 people participated in Blawnox’s fourth annual National Night Out celebration Aug. 1. It was presented by the nonprofit Best of Blawnox (BoB). Children learned about fire safety, explored police vehicles and...
North Allegheny hosts active shooter response training for North Hills officers
It’s training police officers hope to never use. “Heaven forbid, if (an active shooter event) would happen, they would have to familiarity with the buildings,” said Greg Garcia, a Ross Township police officer and and member of the North Hills Special Response Team. Police officers from throughout Allegheny County’s northern...
Aspinwall’s Night Out will feature live music, activities for kids
A celebration in recognition of first responders and community spirit is set to take place in Aspinwall. The borough’s annual Big Night Out is planned for 6-9 p.m. Aug. 10 at the Aspinwall Recreation Site along Field Avenue. It is presented by Aspinwall Neighbors, a community organisation dedicated to promoting...
Night Out event set at Blawnox Community Park
A celebration of first responders is set to take place in Blawnox. The borough’s fourth annual National Night Out is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in Blawnox Community Park. Police, fire and EMS personnel are expected to mingle with residents and others at the event presented by the...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of July 30, 2023
Blawnox James Matassa sold property at 431 Fountain St. to Frank Vozza for $50,000. Etna Denise Bowland sold property at 16-18 Bridge St. to 16 Bridge LLC for $165,000. Alan Reed sold property at 57 Pine St. to Ethan Weir for $60,000. Steven Robert Hummel sold property at 7 S...
Sharpsburg VFW donates to borough police department for new traffic control devices
Sharpsburg Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 709 has partnered with the borough police department to make their town a safer place. Post Cmdr. Anthony Francioni and Quartermaster Howard Strain presented Chief Thomas Stelitano with a $6,200 check to buy two new remote radar speed signs. The solar powered devices will...
O’Hara officials seek state funding for sidewalk project in RIDC Park once again
O’Hara officials are making another push for a pedestrian safety project in the RIDC Park. The township wants to install new sidewalks from Alpha to Gamma drives and the northern side of Gamma Drive Extension. Council voted July 11 to apply for a $1.02 million grant from the Multimodal Transportation...
Blessing of the Pets takes place in Aspinwall
Praise the Lord and pass the puppies. The Rev. Scott Hill of Aspinwall Presbyterian Church gathered outside the church along Center Avenue with more than a dozen people and their animals July 22 for the annual Blessing of the Pets service. Various breeds of dogs — and even some compost...
Public pitches in during exotic pet fundraiser in Sharpsburg
Mila the iguana soaked up the sun, and lots of attention, during an animal-themed fundraiser at Kennedy Park in Sharpsburg on July 22. Nanners, the albino ball python rescued in Ross after being released by its owner, was also a hit with people at the Sharpsburg event. “It was a...
VA receives grant for construction of Fisher House at VA’s Heinz campus in O’Hara Township
Friends of the Pittsburgh Fisher House has received a $250,000 grant toward construction of a 16-suite Fisher House on the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System’s H. John Heinz III campus in O’Hara Township. Groundbreaking is set for 2024. The donor is a local foundation that wishes to remain anonymous. “We are...
Tepache Mexican Kitchen & Bar opening this fall at former Atria’s location in O’Hara
In Maya folklore, it is believed that hummingbirds connect the earthly and heavenly realms. When the new Tepache Mexican Kitchen & Bar in O’Hara opens this fall on Freeport Road, hummingbirds will be featured prominently throughout the space. “We are building a bridge between Mexico and Pittsburgh,” said Kayla Welch,...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of July 23, 2023
Etna Gia Realty L.P. sold property at 1 Higgins St. to TNT Capital LLC for $90,000. Fox Chapel Hunter Huston sold property at 200 Guyasuta Road to Gabriel and Kwon Sica for $960,000. Edward Dipasquale sold property at 9 Meadowood Ln to Matthew and Margo Litwin for $1,627,475. Dustin Franklin...
Fox Chapel wrestler tests himself with offseason competition
Landon Funk isn’t opposed to any way to keep himself connected with wrestling. What the Fox Chapel junior found this offseason was a unique dual meet competition to be involved with. Funk, along with teammates Alex Kaufman and Michael Worsen, competed in the Dark Horse Classic, a dual-style match at...
In brief: news from Aspinwall, O’Hara and more
Chamber golf outing The 10th annual Aspinwall Chamber of Commerce’s golf outing is set for Sept. 8 at 3 Lakes Golf Course, 6700 Saltsburg Road. Shotgun start is 10 a.m. The event is presented by UPMC St. Margaret. Proceeds benefit the chamber’s annual community events. Participants should register and purchase...
WPIAL suspends Shady Side Academy girls basketball coach Jonna Burke for recruiting violation
When the parents of a basketball player from another school followed her on Twitter, Shady Side Academy coach Jonna Burke checked their profiles and sent them a direct message. “I am really impressed with (your daughter),” Burke wrote. “I’ve seen the highlights she posted and love her athleticism! If you...
O’Hara public service vehicles are the stars of a Touch a Truck event
Ezra Micheals needed a little help getting in to the driver’s seat. His little hands barely were able to grip the steering wheel, feet dangling off the seat far from the pedals. However, the 2-year-old boy’s smile stretched across the cab. He and his family were among dozens who came...
Art enthusiasts and sleuths can conspire for The Great Heinz Caper in Sharpsburg
A Sharpsburg scavenger hunt has the potential to be a really big ‘dill.’ The Great Heinz Caper – a live, Clue-like game on borough streets – is scheduled Sept. 9. It combines the punch of live gaming with the perk of learning about the borough’s most famous son, ketchup magnate...
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...
