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The Herald Week in Review: Top stories for the week of May 17, 2021Video
Here are some of the top stories for the week of May 17, 2021: • Covid-19 vaccine clinic offered to people 12 and older. Fox Chapel Area School District is hosting a vaccination clinic May 24 at O’Hara Elementary School. The Pfizer vaccine will be available to people ages 12...
Student news: Geography Olympiad, communications awards and community outreach
Geography Olympiad accolades Fox Chapel Area High School sophomore Elijah Conklin will be part of Team USA in the International Geography Olympiad. Conklin earned the honor by placing third in the varsity division of the U.S. Geography Championships. The top four students in the country make up Team USA. The...
Fox Chapel Area School District hosting covid-19 vaccine clinic
Fox Chapel Area School District will offer a covid-19 vaccination clinic May 24. The Pfizer vaccine will be available to people ages 12 and older, school leaders said. Sponsored by Rite-Aid, the clinic will be from 4 to 8:15 p.m. at O’Hara Elementary School, 115 Cabin Lane. A clinic for...
Kayak Pittsburgh closes rentals at Aspinwall Riverfront Park
Kayaking enthusiasts might be disappointed to learn rentals will no longer be available at Aspinwall Riverfront Park. After five years at the site off Freeport Road, Kayak Pittsburgh will not return this summer, officials said. “It was a beautiful space but we weren’t getting enough traffic,” said Ebony Montgomery, director...
Hampton officials prepping for pool season
As temperatures begin to heat up, Hampton officials are prepping for pool season with an eye on a return to fun in the sun. “We are looking forward to opening to warm weather at 11 a.m. May 29,” Kevin Flannery, director of community services, said. Daily admission fees range from...
Sharpsburg council election results pending write-in certifications
There will be at least one new face on Sharpsburg council next year after residents cast their votes in the May 18 primary. According to unofficial results from the Allegheny County Office of Elections, incumbent Kayla Portis was the top vote-getter on the Democratic ticket with 394, followed by newcomer...
Voters will see 2 candidates for Fox Chapel Area School Board Region 2
Fox Chapel Area School District voters will decide between two candidates this fall to represent Region 2. Greg Dolan and Ariel Zych each secured a nomination on the fall ballot. Both were cross-filed in the May primary. According to unofficial results from the Allegheny County Office of Elections, Zych handily...
6 candidates will face off for 4 Fox Chapel council seats this fall
A Fox Chapel council incumbent appears to have been ousted in the May primary election. According to unofficial results from the Allegheny County Office of Elections, council member Fred Leech did not earn enough votes to secure a spot on the Republican ballot in November. There were seven nominees vying...
Hampton High School students bringing back live theater with ‘Pippin’
Hampton High School students are bringing live theater back after last year’s covid-related hiatus. Students will tell the tale of searching for happiness amid empty promises and lurid temptations in their presentation of “Pippin,” staged for in-person audiences and online. “It’s both a humorous allegory about growing up and a...
Pine-Richland School Board’s Region 2 will be a 4-way race this fall
Pine-Richland School Board Region 2 will remain a four-way race in the November general election. According to unofficial results from the Allegheny County Office of Elections, the four nominees in the May 18 primary each garnered enough votes to appear on the fall ballot. On the Democratic ticket, newcomer Russell...
Shady Side Academy presents virtual showing of ‘Now. Here. This.’
Shady Side Academy Senior School students will present the virtual spring musical “Now. Here. This.” on May 21. The video will be available at shadysideacademy.org/theater. Online viewing is free but donations to the drama program will be accepted. Written by Hunter Bell, Susan Blackwell and Jeff Bowen, “Now. Here. This.”...
John Joseph Cassidy appears to have won both tickets in Pine-Richland School Board’s Region 3
Newcomer John Joseph Cassidy appears to have unseated incumbent Katarzyna Swope to represent Pine-Richland School District’s Region 3. According to unofficial results from the Allegheny County Office of Elections, Cassidy earned the Republican nomination by a landslide over Swope, by a vote of 873 to 86. On the Democratic ticket,...
Mike Hammill appears to secure Republican nomination for O’Hara Ward 3
Political newcomer Mike Hammill appears to have won the Republican nomination for O’Hara council in Ward 3. According to unofficial results from the Allegheny County Office of Elections, Hammill earned 105 votes. His opponent, Greg Caprara, received 39 votes. The pair sought the Republican nomination for the fall ballot; there...
Primary election underway across the Lower Valley
A small crowd of people was constant near the Sharpsburg municipal building mid-morning on Tuesday. Political candidates and voters mingled on the front steps of the building as the primary election got underway across the Lower Valley. Polls opened at 7 a.m. and will close at 8 p.m. Anyone in...
Primary election underway in Hampton
Voting is well underway in Hampton. Residents in Districts 6 and 12 were able to cast their ballots at Parkwood Presbyterian Church along Mt. Royal Boulevard. Lines were minimal at about 11 a.m. Polls opened at 7 a.m. and will close at 8 p.m. Anyone in line at 8 p.m....
Primary election underway in Pine, Richland
Pine-Richland elections appeared to be drawing much interest early in the day Tuesday. A steady stream of people arrived before 11 a.m. at the Pine-Richland Youth Center in Gibsonia to cast their ballot in the primary election. Polls opened at 7 a.m. and will close at 8 p.m. Anyone in...
O’Hara supports coal tar alternatives, stops short of outright ban
O’Hara council last week stopped short of banning coal tar use in the township but approved a resolution to support alternatives to the toxic chemical. Citing risks to health and environment, council joined a growing list of municipalities that are moving away from coal tar, a substance linked to stomach...
Hampton’s Hues and Harmony puts student talent on display
Hampton School District third grader Harper Wymard said there was a simple reason for the “Hues and Harmony” exhibit happening at the township community center and library. “I think seeing colorful artwork by kids makes people happy,” Wymard said. Visitors can catch a glimpse of student creativity through the public...
Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department purchases new $700,000 aerial truckVideo
To mark their 150th year in service, Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department bought itself a gift. A $700,000 Spartan Metro Star 75-foot aerial truck rolled into town this month, replacing the former ladder truck that was 21 years old. “This thing is beautiful,” Chief Lou Costanzo, a volunteer for 43 years,...
Sharpsburg VFD recalls Peggy Panza as heart and soul of Ladies Auxiliary
Members of the Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department are recalling the ‘heart and soul’ of the Ladies Auxiliary, Peggy Panza, who passed away April 24 at the age of 98. “We were her firefighters,” fire President Dennis Lane said. “She made sure we were taken care of.” Panza served as Auxiliary...
Municipalities looking for park rentals to return ‘to normal’
Parks and outdoor spaces drew loads of visitors during the covid-19 pandemic but pavilion rentals waned. With Gov. Tom Wolf lifting most mitigation mandates at midnight on Memorial Day, officials are gearing up for what they hope is a busy picnic season in area parks. “We expect our rentals to...
UPMC St. Margaret to host free program on dangers of vaping
E-cigarettes, the trendy smoking alternative which skyrocketed to popularity in recent years, remain a public health crisis, UPMC St. Margaret respiratory physicians warned. Hospital officials are coordinating with the St. Margaret Foundation to host a virtual program to explain the risks. The free session will be at 10 a.m. on...
Hampton’s Recycle Rama event set for May 15
Hampton’s wildly popular Recycle Rama is set for Saturday, with organizers expecting a slew of people to discard electronics, construction materials and glass. Just two years ago, more than 50,000 pounds of electronic waste was collected, according to JVS Environmental, which has also signed on as a vendor this year....
O’Hara considering referendum on vacant council appointments
Changes could be coming to the way O’Hara fills council vacancies. Residents got the chance to weigh in on two proposed changes to the township’s home rule charter during a May 11 council meeting. The discussion of whether to change how council vacancies are filled drew much attention, with several...
$1 million in paving on tap for Hampton streets
Hampton residents can look forward to more than $1 million in road improvements this summer. Council approved the township’s road program to include nearly two dozen streets. Cost is $1.07 million and was awarded to Shields Asphalt Paving. Work is expected to begin in June and could last through Aug....
