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Sharpsburg Community Library features Halloween-themed art exhibit
Sharpsburg Community Library hosts Danse Macabre, an art display featuring various media and a Halloween theme. The exhibit opened Oct. 22 and is scheduled through Nov. 12. Danse macabre is a medieval artistic genre celebrating the universality of death. Admission is free. Pieces are available for purchase, and 25% of...
Edgeworth Elementary students learn life lessons as part of new project
Several Edgeworth Elementary students learned a thing or two about life as part of a project to make them and their fellow young Quaker Valley learners a little wiser. Learning support teacher Melissa Martinelli and academic specialist Gina Gordon worked with 10 fourth graders last year to create a Wisdom...
Savoring Sewickley fundraiser draws crowds at Sewickley Public Library
A fundraiser at the Sewickley Public Library proved to be a treat to the tastebuds of hundreds of supporters. The 21st annual Savoring Sewickley event took place Oct. 23 at the library. Organizers said approximately 300 people – including guests, chefs, club owners and assistants, elected officials and volunteers –...
New 5-year teachers’ contract approved at Fox Chapel Area School District
Fox Chapel Area School District officials have approved a five-year contract extension with the Fox Chapel Educators Association, which sets the average teacher salary in the first year at $104,951. The current five-year agreement was set to expire next July. “We’ve been successful in getting to this point earlier than...
Bodies recently found in Pittsburgh communities being investigated as homicides
Pittsburgh police continue to investigate the deaths of two men whose bodies were found earlier this week. Officers were dispatched at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday for reports of a dead man found along the 800 block of Aisbett Street in the city’s Garfield neighborhood. Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said the...
Allegheny Township woman dies in wreck on Garvers Ferry Road
A 45-year-old Allegheny Township woman is dead after she crashed her car into a tree Wednesday afternoon, police said. Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office identified the driver as Sarah Bowser of Gene Drive. She died at the scene as the result of blunt force trauma. Her death was ruled accidental. Township...
Sharpsburg Community Library open Fridays starting in November courtesy of O’Hara gift
A donation from O’Hara Township has the Sharpsburg Community Library adding an extra day of service per week. Branch Manager Sara Mariacher said the township gave $22,000 to the library within the past few months. The library was able to hire an additional part-time employee for 11 hours per week...
Sharpsburg to use Allegheny County grant to demolish a blighted home
A two-story dilapidated home in Sharpsburg may be demolished next year with the financial boost of an Allegheny County grant. County officials in early October announced about $2.1 million was awarded to help demolish 95 structures through the Act 152 Demolition Fund. Grants averaged about $123,000 and were awarded to...
Oakmont to get new electric vehicle charging stations by the end of the year
Oakmont officials are working with Duquesne Light Co. to bring three electric vehicle charging stations to the borough. The plan is to have the dual-port stations in the Third Street parking lot by Riverside Park. Assistant borough manager Phyllis Anderson said they are being supplied by ChargePoint, an electric vehicle...
Pittsburgh Police searching for teen missing from North Side
Pittsburgh Police seek the public’s help locating a missing teen. Public Safety spokesman Maurice Matthews said Antonio Toliver, 13, was last seen Monday in the city’s central North Side neighborhood wearing a khaki pants, navy shirt, black hoodie and white shoes. He was described as 5 feet 3 inches tall,...
Fire tears through Arnold homes; no injuries
No injuries were reported when fire damaged three homes Sunday night in Arnold. Firefighters responded shortly before 9 p.m. to the 1400 block of Taylor Avenue, where a home undergoing renovations caught fire, according to Chris O’Leath, public information officer for the Arnold Volunteer Fire Department. “They found a house...
Arnold fire company’s fundraiser lost some vendors but not community support
A food truck and fireworks fundraiser in Arnold, rescheduled this month because of inclement weather, went off with out a hitch Sunday evening. People from multiple communities packed Fifth Avenue around Drey Street for the third annual extravaganza for Citizens Volunteer Fire Company No. 1. “It’s a good layout,” said...
New Leechburg fall festival draws crowd to borough park
Sherry Lockhart of Leechburg couldn’t help but take a trip down memory lane as she petted some of the animals brought to the borough by a Worthington-based farm Saturday afternoon. She affectionately stroked the chin of Samson, a nearly 2-year-old Brahman steer, as she thought about her days growing up...
Late Arnold fire chief remembered at memorial Oktoberfest, volunteer company’s fundraiser
Arnold Volunteer Engine Company No. 2 was like a second home for Keith Dziobak. The longtime public servant joined the company as a junior firefighter in 1982. Of his 40 years with the department, Dziobak was its chief for 12 years over two tenures. A life member, Dziobak had also...
In brief: News from Fox Chapel, O’Hara and Sharpsburg
Cooper-Siegel Community Library is hosting a weekend art studio 10 a.m. to noon on Oct. 29. The program is designed for youths ages 5-11 to explore different art media. The studio is open every Saturday. Materials will be provided. Registration is recommended. Contact Megan Fogt at fogtm2@coopersiegelcommunitylibrary.org or call 412-828-9520,...
Aspinwall officials exploring having charging stations in the borough
Aspinwall officials are in the early stages of exploring whether to create an official borough charging station for electric vehicles. Borough Manager Melissa O’Malley said several residents have their own charging devices, but there is no public station in town. “The environmental committee has met with Duquesne Light about their...
Sewickley council seeks $500K grant for light poles
Sewickley officials hope to replace multiple light poles in the borough through an Allegheny County grant. Council unanimously voted at its Oct. 11 meeting to seek a $500,000 grant from the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County. President Cynthia Mullins said the focus is on the lights in the business districts....
Sewickley United Methodist Church pumpkin patch open through the end of October
A month-long fall fundraiser at the Sewickley United Methodist Church is coming to an end. The annual pumpkin patch outside 337 Broad St. closes after Halloween. There are still plenty to purchase and paint. Proceeds benefit the Navajo Indian reservation in New Mexico, as well as church missions. “We just...
Quaker Valley School District hires national firm to seek grants for proposed high school, no start date set
Quaker Valley School District officials have approved a contract with a national consulting firm to seek grants for a proposed high school. The board voted 8-0 at its Oct. 18 meeting to hire Summit Strategies to “engage in governmental relations work to identify potential federal and state funding opportunities and...
TASH’s 14th annual Ole 5K in North Park sets fundraising record
TASH’s 14th annual Ole 5K in North Park raised a record $98,000 for its charitable work in Mexico. The race took place the morning of Oct. 8 at the Harmar Grove Pavilion. TASH is a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit that has worked across the border since 1998. It aims to bridge the...
O’Hara Council honors fire departments, EMS in observance of Fire Prevention Week; approves ward map changes
O’Hara officials observed Fire Prevention Week by offering proclamations to several longtime public servants and adopting resolutions commending local volunteer departments at a council meeting Tuesday. • Richard A. Fischer was honored for his 60 years of service with the Pleasant Valley Volunteer Fire Company. He joined the company in...
Pro wrestling fundraiser for Children’s Hospital to take place at Lower Burrell’s Kinloch fire hall
A Pittsburgh-area pro wrestling promotion will bring the body slams to Lower Burrell for a Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals fundraiser. Keystone State Wrestling Alliance superstars will be in action Saturday at the Kinloch Fireman’s Club, 915 New York Ave. Seven matches are on the evening’s card. Bell time is at...
New junior council persons sworn in at Fox Chapel meeting
Two Fox Chapel teens have officially become the borough’s newest and youngest appointed leaders. Shady Side Academy senior Bree Murphy and Fox Chapel Area High School junior Logan Dressman were sworn in as junior council members at council’s Oct. 17 meeting. Mayor Walter Scott III administered the oath of office....
Quaker Valley School District adds another officer to its police force
The Quaker Valley School District has a new police officer. The board voted 8-0 at the Oct. 18 meeting to hire Tom Liberty of Beaver to the district force. School director Jeffrey Watters was absent. Liberty, 50, will be patrolling the halls of Edgeworth and Osborne elementary schools starting Nov....
Fox Chapel amends ordinance to make it easier to use solar panels
Fox Chapel Council has made it easier for property owners to have solar panels. Council unanimously amended its ordinance on Oct. 17 to make roof-mounted panels at the front of the house a permitted use instead of a conditional one. A conditional use meant property owners had to go before...
