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Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 20
Aspinwall Mai Yang sold property at 920 River Oaks Drive to Meng Shan Ho for $325,000. Etna Doreen Miller sold property at 94 Dewey St. to Michael Chraska for $16,000. Fox Chapel Robert Freed sold property at 210 Millview Drive to Robert and Irena Antic Kellogg for $815,000. Harmar Modern...
Fox Chapel girls soccer enters new section with deep, talented roster
With 11 seniors and seven returning starters leading the way for the 2020 season, the Fox Chapel girls soccer team has its sights set on big things in Section 3-AAAA and beyond. “Our senior class is strong and dedicated, and we expect a high bar to be set at practice,”...
Fox Chapel boys soccer prepares to take another step forward with cohesive lineup
In the first game of their season, the Fox Chapel boys soccer team shut out Shaler, 3-0, in a conference battle. Senior forward Nate Lazzara tallied his first three goals, senior goalkeeper Clayton Humbert recorded his first shutout, and the Foxes put together a solid game to kick off their...
A look back at the top stories from the Fox Chapel area for the week of Sept. 14Video
Here are some of the week’s top stories from around the Lower Valley: - Libraries will welcome patrons back Oct. 1. Cooper-Siegel and Sharpsburg community libraries will reopen to patrons after being shut down for six months because of coronavirus concerns. Each site will operate with limited capacities. Cooper-Siegel will...
WPIAL Class 5A roundup: Derrick Davis scores 4 times as Gateway tops Bethel Park
Carsen Engleka threw for 240 yards and four touchdowns to lead Class 5A No. 2 Gateway to a 55-14 victory over Bethel Park (0-2) in Class 5A nonconference play Friday. Derrick Davis ran for 157 yards and four touchdowns for Gateway (2-0), which scored all of its points in the...
Fox Chapel Area students earn lofty academic accolades
• Seven Fox Chapel Area High School seniors have been designated as National Merit Semifinalists and 13 have been named Commended Students in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program. District semifinalists are Suparna Agrawal, Amulya Garimella, Brendan Gladwin, Ryan Kenyon, Mark Puthenpurayil, Jackson Romero and Vinisha Sant. Commended students are...
Indiana’s Beckwith, Kiski Area’s Miller claim titles at unique Kiski Cavalier Invitational
Cool and breezy morning weather gave way to comfortable afternoon temperatures as some of the WPIAL’s top runners kicked off their fall seasons Friday at the Gingerbread Man Kiski Cavalier Invitational at Northmoreland Park in Allegheny Township. Because of covid protocols in place limiting the overall number of people permitted...
Big Burrito Restaurant Group has plan to gradually reopen, expand indoor dining
Big Burrito Restaurant Group president Bill Fuller has decided to open more of his eating establishments now that Gov. Tom Wolf announced indoor dining capacity in Pennsylvania restaurants can increase to 50% starting Monday. The openings will be gradual, Fuller said Friday. The plan begins with Kaya opening its Strip...
Panther Prowl walk-a-thon raises money for Christ the Divine Teacher in Aspinwall
A socially distanced Panther Prowl walk-a-thon brought in more than $5,000 for Christ the Divine Teacher Catholic Academy in Aspinwall, with students taking advantage of the outdoor fundraiser to enjoy music, bubbles and a few laps around the park. The walk-a-thon, in its second year, was hosted Sept. 17 at...
Several construction projects underway in O’Hara business district
Construction continues at the Chase Bank along Fox Chapel Road in O’Hara, with company officials saying the branch is on track to open later this year. It is one of several businesses under construction in the township’s retail corridor. Also underway are a Chick-fil-A in Fox Chapel Plaza and an...
Fox Chapel Area freshman developing app to detect x-ray abnormalities
Before he even started high school, Fox Chapel Area freshman Adhitya Thirumala was using his technological prowess to develop potential advancements in the medical field. Thirumala, 13, was named among the Top 300 middle school innovators from across the country in the 2020 Broadcom MASTERS, a prestigious STEM competition. The...
Fox Chapel Area student-led documentary on Fred Rogers airs on YouTube
A student-produced documentary on legendary Pittsburgher Fred Rogers taught Fox Chapel Area senior Jean Daniher to aspire to be better simply by slowing down. “We all have the opportunity to be as kind and understanding as he was if we just slow down,” said Daniher of O’Hara. She worked as...
Fox Chapel Area Adult Education goes remote for fall semester
For someone who values movement as much as Pilates instructor Cara Metallo, the covid-19 pandemic has taught her a newfound appreciation for words. Moving to an online platform for her classes forced Metallo, an O’Hara resident, to find “an eloquence and connect with students deeper in regards to goals with...
Shady Side Academy violinist accepted into Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra
A Shady Side Academy junior auditioned and won a spot in the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra (PYSO), one of the oldest and most advanced children’s music groups in the country. Hector Lampert-Bates, 16, a violinist, said his acceptance into the prestigious orchestra comes as a relief, after having auditioned two...
Fox Chapel Area School District prepared for shifts in instructional model
Fox Chapel Area administrators are considering ways to add a day of in-person instruction to the district’s hybrid model, or return to class entirely, but recommendations have not yet been brought before the school board. Superintendent Mary Catherine Reljac on Monday night gave a detailed report of her team’s efforts...
Sharpsburg police seek help finding missing man
Sharpsburg police are asking for help to find a man missing since Sept. 7. Michael Schrack, 30, is 5-foot-6 and about 190 pounds, Sharpsburg Officer Brett Carb said. Schrack wears glasses and has a notable tattoo of a Chinese dragon on his left forearm. Carb said someone last spoke to...
Cooper-Siegel, Sharpsburg libraries to reopen doors Oct. 1 with limited capacities
Cooper-Siegel and Sharpsburg community libraries will reopen their doors Oct. 1, albeit with limited capacities. Twenty patrons will be permitted at one time to browse the shelves at Cooper-Siegel in Fox Chapel, while 10 will be allowed in to the smaller Sharpsburg site. “It’s been a long, hard road, but...
Third year a charm for North Park Bald Eagle chicks?Video
The bald eagle pair known as Ms. Rachel and Mr. Carson have returned to North Park, presumably for a third attempt at nesting with courtship expected to ramp up later in the fall. The pair have created buzz in the only Allegheny County park with an eagle’s nest. Although the...
The Herald-area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 13
Fox Chapel John Bell trustee sold property at 9 Windsor Road to Adam Laughlin and Jenna Cain Bell for $247,333. Harmar Estate of Esther Riley sold property at 26 Bromley Circle to William and Mary Stickle for $163,000. Indiana Gregory DiMedio sold property at 169 Indianola Road to Brian Osbun...
WPIAL Class 5A roundup: Penn-Trafford shuts down Latrobe
Ethan Carr threw for 180 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another TD to lead Penn-Trafford to a 48-14 victory over Latrobe in the Class 5A Big East Conference. Cade Yacamelli ran for 126 yards and a touchdown while teammate Brad Ford ran twice for 102 yards and a...
Aspinwall to get new water feature at Field Avenue playground
One of the most popular spots in Aspinwall is getting a makeover this fall. Council on Sept. 9 voted to replace the spray fountain at the playground along Field Avenue. “It is a long time coming,” Aspinwall Councilmember Jeff Harris said. “It was once, initially a wading pool in the...
Shaler woman offers free weekly yoga at Sharpsburg’s Kennedy ParkVideo
Francine Porter twisted her right leg high into the air, balanced on her left and stood still in the center of Sharpsburg’s Kennedy Park, exhaling away the day’s worries. “We want to concentrate on our breathing to wash away everyday stresses and feel relaxed, strong and peaceful,” said the Sharpsburg...
Aspinwall approves nearly $57K in fall street paving
Aspinwall street paving is expected to begin in early October. Council on Sept. 9 awarded a nearly $57,000 contract to A. Folino Construction for work on five streets. They include Loop Street from Brilliant to Emerson avenues, Alley F, East 8th Street, Alley I and Waterworks Drive. Manager Melissa Lang-O’Malley...
Fox Chapel basketball star Eli Yofan trades his soccer cleats for golf clubs
Throughout the winter months, Fox Chapel junior Eli Yofan made a name for himself on the basketball court as he led the Foxes to an almost perfect regular season and a WPIAL Section 3-6A championship. It came just a few months after Yofan played a big role in the Fox...
The Birdie happy to be back watching football in the A-K Valley
“It’s here! It’s here! It’s finally here!” The Birdie came into the Valley News Dispatch office Tuesday screaming at the top of his lungs and threw a Labor Day weekend’s worth of notes into the air in celebration. At least that was what he said he did. He forgot no...
