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Earth Volunteer Fund will match up to $1,000 in donations for Sycamore Island in Blawnox
In the 13 years since Allegheny Land Trust acquired Sycamore Island near Blawnox, the property has transformed from neglected to nurtured. Plopped in the middle of the Allegheny River between Blawnox and Verona, the land is healthier, life-sustaining and more visitor-friendly than ever, said Lindsay Dill, ALT’s marketing and communications...
Aspinwall Riverfront Park offers busy slate of summer music
Aspinwall Riverfront Park is the place to get your jam on this summer. Whether it’s a festive Friday evening or a lazy Sunday afternoon, the park will host live bands, drum circles and musical theater to appeal to all ages. “A core part of the park’s original mission is to...
In brief: St. Margaret gets an ‘A,’ US Open Amateur volunteers needed and more in Fox Chapel
St. Margaret gets an ‘A’ UPMC St. Margaret is one of 14 UPMC hospitals to receive an “A” grade in the Spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. About 24% of hospitals across the country received a grade A, the nation’s most prestigious honor for patient safety. The site also earned...
The Herald area real estate transactions for the week of June 13, 2021
Blawnox Lisa Mastandrea sold property at 608 Carla Drive to Luke Picchi for $172,000. Etna Estate of John Drzik sold property at 129 Parker St. to Herman Louis Girvin for $4,550. Fox Chapel Ryan Shazier sold property at 2 Edgemoor Lane to Shuguang Huang and Adeline Yeo for $2,300,000. Samuel...
Water main break repaired in Aspinwall, residents advised to boil their water
Repairs to a water main break have been made and the water is back on in Aspinwall, according to a post on the borough’s Facebook page. However, residents in the 200 block of Delafield, including the Lexington Ave. condos and 415 Delafield, are under a water boil advisory. All affected...
Fox Chapel softball exceeds expectations with deep playoff run
After losing 2020 to the covid pandemic, the Fox Chapel softball team entered this spring with optimism that it could get to the Class 5A playoffs and make a run. Foxes coach Chris Olbrich was confident his team would be competitive in each game it would play. Both of those...
Student news: Junior Academy of Science awards, National Spanish Exam, dean’s list and more
State science award winners Several Fox Chapel Area School District students won awards in the virtual State Competition of the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (PJAS). District first-place state winners were seniors Jackson Romero and Sanjay Seshan; juniors Zoe Lakkis and Siddharth Yende; sophomores Lawrence Liu and Arvind Seshan; freshman...
Permanent glass recycling bin set to open in O’Hara
A permanent glass recycling bin at the O’Hara municipal building will open Saturday. A kickoff event will be 10 a.m. to noon in the township parking lot, 325 Fox Chapel Road. O’Hara, Aspinwall and Blawnox joined efforts to offer the dumpster after glass recycling was dropped from several municipal garbage...
Inaugural Pride in the Park aimed at inclusion for Fox Chapel Area
Some participants at the inaugural Pride in the Park event spent a gorgeous summer evening running through bubbles at Aspinwall Riverfront Park. Others painted large canvases with their feet, and still more used the park’s oversized “LOVE” sculpture as a photo booth. In all, more than 350 people converged at...
Shady Side Academy Class of 2021
Commencement exercises for the Shady Side Academy Class of 2021 were hosted June 4 at the Senior School’s Farrell Stadium. This year’s ceremony was limited to administration, faculty, graduates and their guests in order to keep gathering numbers down and allow for seating on the field with chairs spaced 3...
Aspinwall Police encounter coyote pup in borough, offer tips for residents
Aspinwall Police are offering wildlife safety tips after officers encountered a coyote pup in the borough on Monday. Police posted to Facebook after spotting the animal walking near a home in upper Aspinwall. “Although the Borough of Aspinwall welcomes all types of animals, some can be aggressive or dangerous,” the...
Woman struck and killed by train in Aspinwall
A woman reported missing early Tuesday by Pittsburgh police was later struck and killed by a train in Aspinwall, authorities said. The victim was identified as Ying-Fen Johnson, 78, of Oakmont, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. Emergency responders were called to the 800 block of Freeport Road...
Fox Chapel Area Class of 2021
Fox Chapel Area School District celebrated its graduation ceremony June 6. About 330 seniors received their diplomas during the event at 2 p.m. at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood. The graduates are: Suparna Agrawal, Arda Akinci, Kaya Akinci, Nathan Anderson, Antonio Andrade, Eliza Auffenberg, Alexis Austin,...
North Hills softball avoids WPIAL title letdown, blanks Fox Chapel
Even a nearly two-hour rain and lightning delay didn’t deter WPIAL champion North Hills from a strong performance in its PIAA opener. Indians junior righthander Sophia Roncone struck out 13 Fox Chapel batters and yielded only three hits as North Hills blanked the Foxes, 6-0, at North Allegheny High School....
In brief: Fox Chapel Area Class of 1971 50-year reunion, townwide yard sale and more in Fox Chapel, Aspinwall
50-year reunion scheduled Members of the Fox Chapel Area Class of 1971 are invited to the 50th reunion on Sept. 24. The celebration will be at the Syria Mosque in Cheswick from 5 to 11 p.m. in the outdoor pavilion. A buffet dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. Enjoy a...
Aspinwall seeking grants to launch upgrades to sidewalks, trail links
Aspinwall is eyeing a $20,000 grant from the state to help begin implementing safety upgrades for bikers and pedestrians in the borough. The money would launch traffic improvements across the borough that would include safer crosswalks, a bike trail and a directional change along Eastern Avenue. The grant is being...
Alle-Kiski Valley PIAA softball capsules for June 7, 2021
PIAA softball playoffs Monday’s games Class 5A First round 7-1 North Hills (16-5) vs. 7-4 Fox Chapel (13-8) 6:30 p.m. at North Allegheny Coaches: Libby Gasior, North Hills; Chris Olbrich, Fox Chapel Winner plays: Winner of 6-1 Bellefonte (18-2)/7-3 Chartiers Valley (14-8) on Thursday in the quarterfinals, (site and time,...
The Herald area real estate transactions for the week of June 6, 2021
Aspinwall James Mourra sold property at 918 Guyasuta Lane to Amy Blumenthal and Ann Christophersen for $120,000. Kristine Hughes sold property at 936 Guyasuta Lane to AG Cullen Construction Inc. for $113,500. Blawnox Robert Sharp sold property at 245 Freeport Road to Three Rivers Apartments Ten LLC for $800,000. Fox...
Future remains bright for Shady Side boys lacrosse after WPIAL championship loss
Shady Side Academy coach Cam Thompson and the Bulldogs boys lacrosse team set their expectations high every year. WPIAL championship or bust. Whether the team had just lost a season due to the coronavirus pandemic didn’t matter, Thompson and his team had their eyes set on WPIAL gold and they...
Student news: Performing Arts Series, Battle of the Books, dean’s list and more
FCA students win awards at science and engeneering fair Two Fox Chapel Area High School students won awards at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (Regeneron ISEF) 2021. Junior Zoe Lakkis received a third-place Grand Award of $1,000 in the Computational Biology and Bioinformatics category for her project titled...
Fox Chapel softball ready to continue historic playoff run in PIAA tournament
The Fox Chapel softball team is in the midst of the best playoff run in program history, and as the Foxes enter the first round of the PIAA Class 5A tournament, they are hoping it doesn’t stop soon. The Foxes (13-8) will have a tough challenge Monday at North Allegheny...
Neighbor Spotlight: Fox Chapel Area senior and aspiring engineer Isabella Krisky earns LEED green associate certificate
Editor’s note: Neighbor Spotlight is a monthly feature that aims to let our readers learn more about the people in their communities who are working to make them a better place, who have interesting stories to tell or who the community feels deserve “15 minutes of fame.” If you would...
Fox Chapel’s Skirboll, Highlands’ Bonnett ready for Olympic trials
Zoe Skirboll was among the spectators at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Swim Trials in Omaha, Neb., and she watched the best in the nation compete for spots on the team that competed a month later in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. “It was breathtaking,” said Skirboll, an Aspinwall resident. “I had...
Fox Chapel Area’s Xavier Perry wins Belle Voci music award
A passion for music — and his ability to bring joy to others through it — has earned Fox Chapel Area senior Xavier Perry the 2021 Jeffrey Dean Memorial Award from Fox Chapel-based women’s choir Belle Voci. “I am so honored,” Perry, 18, said. “It means a great deal to...
Hartwood Acres Sculpture Garden breaks ground on multimillion-dollar site renovation
A ceremonial groundbreaking for the $2.4 million sculpture garden at Hartwood Acres showcased grand, decades-old art that will dot the landscape in new configurations at the 629-acre Allegheny County-owned park. Hosted by the county and the Allegheny County Parks Foundation, the June 1 event spotlighted 13 large-scale pieces of art...
