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Fox Chapel Area School District hosts Community Safety Event in Aspinwall
A wet weekend could not dampen the spirits of Fox Chapel Area residents and first responders who participated in the school district’s annual Community Safety Event. Children received new bicycle helmets, toy prizes, food and much more during the event in the Aspinwall Municipal Parking Lot along Commercial Avenue on...
Primary Election results in the Fox Chapel Area
These are the Fox Chapel area 2023 Primary results, according to unofficial Allegheny County election returns. The election results won’t be official until certified by the Allegheny County Board of Elections. Counting of write-in ballots was not completed as of press time for this edition. School board candidates are allowed...
Fox Chapel to build new public works office building
Fox Chapel public works officials plan to move into a new office building by winter if all goes well with a recently approved construction project. Council unanimously awarded four contracts on May 15 related to an estimated 4,000-square-foot facility to be built behind the borough building and near the public...
Specht-Coban, Palmer and Simmons top vote-getters in Blawnox Democratic Council Primary
Kathryn Specht-Coban, Elaine Palmer and John D. Simmons Jr. were the top vote-getters May 16 in the Democratic Primary for three seats on Blawnox Council, according to unofficial Allegheny County Elections results. Specht-Coban had 139 votes; Palmer, 138 votes; and Simmons, 131 votes with 100% of precincts reporting. Charles P....
Turnquist, Chimel and McCaffrey finish 1-2-3 in Aspinwall Democratic Council primary
Heath R. Turnquist, Mark Chimel II and Patti McCaffrey were the three top vote getters in the May 16 Democratic primary for nominations to three seats on Aspinwall Council, according to unofficial Allegheny County Election results. Turnquist had 379 votes; Chimel, 362 votes; and McCaffrey 359 votes with 100% of...
Indiana Township supervisors’ races set for November general election
Indiana Township incumbent Darrin Krally was able to fend off challenger Brandice Miller for the Republican nod for District 3 supervisor, according to complete but unofficial returns from the Allegheny County Elections Division. All results were with 100% of precincts reporting May 16. Krally earned 87 votes to Miller’s 68...
A-K Valley WPIAL baseball playoff capsules: Games for Wednesday, May 17, 2023
WPIAL baseball playoffs Class 5A First round 8-Fox Chapel (12-8) vs. 9-Mars (9-9) 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Plum Winner plays: Winner of 4-Plum (13-7) and 13-Trinity (6-9) in quarterfinals (time, date, site TBD) Players to watch: Jeremy Haigh, Fox Chapel; Jacob Maple, Mars Extra bases: The Foxes finished third in...
Aspinwall adds new security cameras in its parks
New cameras have been installed in Aspinwall parks to boost security. Borough Manager Melissa Lang O’Malley said the borough spent a little more than $6,000 on nine cameras from Security Systems of America. Three were placed at Firemen’s Memorial Park, three at the Recreation Area ballfields and three at its...
200 years of beer: Author shares Allegheny County’s brewing history
Milwaukee’s nickname may be Brew City, but the title just as well could apply to another town. “I know Pittsburgh had more breweries,” Richard Ober said, and he’s done the research to prove it. With “200 Years of Brewing in Allegheny County,” Ober and co-author Robert Musson compiled a comprehensive...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of May 14, 2023
Blawnox John Devine sold property at 1021 Woodland Road to Thomas and Emily Morrison for $218,000. Etna Dylan Witte sold property at 16 Spring St. to Carlucci Holdings LLC for $107,500. Ann Bridgham sold property at 37 Vilsack St. to Anthony Didiano and Ali Wetzel for $223,647. Harmar Patricia Violi...
Hall of Famer’s running career took her from Fox Chapel to Franklin Field
Rachel Humphrey’s affection for distance running started thanks to her dad’s interest in the sport. The 2008 Fox Chapel graduate used her abilities in the sport to take her sporting career to the University of Pennsylvania. “My dad ran track and cross country in college,” Humphrey said. “I looked up...
Former Fox Chapel, Pitt distance runner Eric Burnett honored to join Foxes’ Sports Hall of Fame
Eric Burnett wasn’t an athlete who was highly coveted by the Pitt track program. Once Burnett found his way to Pitt, he attempted to walk on to the program twice before earning a spot on the cross country team as a senior. What kept Burnett, who was chosen as a...
New Harrison Hills exhibit showcases ‘Native Americans of the Allegheny Valley’
A small-scale replica of a Native American longhouse sits among artist Robert Griffing’s depictions of 17th-century life in a new display at the Harrison Hills Environmental Learning Center. “If you have ever wondered what life was like in our locale before it was densely populated by European settlers, the new...
FCA students place in science, history, geography bees
Eight Dorseyville Middle School students will be testing their knowledge of geography, history or science in national and international competitions after winning awards at the International Academic Competitions Latrobe Regional Finals. Geography Bee Seventh-grader William Henderson won second place in the IAC Geography Bee, and Lucas Ahern and Diego Pelfrey...
Fox Chapel Area School News
Dorseyville Middle School eighth-graders Ané Giguere and Alyssa Poole were selected to perform with the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association District 1 Junior High Chorus. The chorus featured 155 students from 58 schools from Allegheny, Fayette, Greene, Washington, and Westmoreland counties. The festival was held at North Hills Middle School April...
Blawnox Memorial Day plans set
Blawnox will have a parade and service on Memorial Day that one official believes will be its biggest ever. “This is probably the biggest parade that we have,” Mayor Anthony Gross said. “It’s a very big town event. It’s always exciting. It’s become more exciting because year by year we’re...
Fundraiser for Aspinwall’s Christ the Divine Teacher Catholic Academy draws record attendance
A fashion-themed fundraiser proved to be a perfect fit for Christ the Divine Teacher Catholic Academy in Aspinwall. The school hosted the 2023 Sip & Style Fashion Fundraiser May 7 at the Pittsburgh Field Club in Fox Chapel. The event drew more than 200 people and raised more...
Aspinwall considering ordinance regulating movie filming in the borough
It is no secret that Western Pennsylvania has had its share of Hollywood experiences the past few years. The Tom Hanks film “A Man Called Otto,” which made it to No. 1 on Netflix earlier this month, was shot in various locations including Oakmont in 2022. Season two of Amazon...
Sharpsburg gets intern to help craft capital improvement plan
A Carnegie Mellon University grad student will assist Sharpsburg officials in crafting a plan for future borough projects. Saul Bezner, who is studying for his master’s degree in public policy and management at CMU’s Heinz College, was selected from a dozen candidates for a summer internship, borough Manager Christine DeRunk...
Fox Chapel Area School Board adopts proposed 2023-24 budget
The Fox Chapel Area School Board on May 8 adopted a proposed 2023-2024 budget that calls for a 1.5% property tax increase. It would be the district’s third tax hike in three years if approved. Final adoption of the budget is expected June 12, following a June 5 school board...
O’Hara and Fox Chapel officials plan public meeting to discuss long-term plan survey results
Two communities are working together to create a long-range plan in Allegheny County. More than 1,300 residents of Fox Chapel and O’Hara Township completed online and paper questionnaires last year to assess community needs and determine how well officials were meeting them. Survey results will help to shape decisions concerning...
Fox Chapel baseball defeats Plum, forces 3-way tie atop section standings
When half of a team’s starting lineup is underclassmen and its top two pitchers are sophomores, the future is bright. However, for the Fox Chapel baseball team, the future is now. The Foxes defeated visiting Plum, 5-2, on Monday afternoon to force a three-way tie for first place between Fox...
Fox Chapel Area High School prom pic roundup
Fox Chapel Area High School students and dates, decked out in formal finery for prom, had pre-prom photo sessions Saturday, May 6 around the Fox Chapel area. The prom was held that evening at the Sheraton Hotel in Station Square. Fox Chapel Area High School senior Sophie River...
Foxwall upgrades ambulance equipment courtesy of state grant
Foxwall EMS will be better equipped to care for critically ill and injured patients thanks to new IV pumps aboard their ambulances. The Fox Chapel-based group, stationed along Hemlock Hollow Road, said the upgrade came courtesy of a grant from the Pennsylvania Office of the State Fire Commissioner. Foxwall was...
Fox Chapel notebook: Hall of Fame class announced
Seven individuals and one team are being honored as part of the Class of 2023 for the Fox Chapel Area Schools Sports Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony and banquet are scheduled for June 3 at the Harmar House in Cheswick. The team being honored is the 1995-96 Fox Chapel...
