Fox Chapel Herald category, Page 62
Blawnox real estate taxes to hold, other bills to increase
Blawnox property owners should not expect to pay more in real estate taxes next year. However, their water, sewage and garbage collection bills will increase slightly. Council voted 5-0 Nov. 8 to advertise its preliminary 2024 budget of about $1.557 million. Councilwomen Meghan Kennedy and Christine Carnevali were absent. The...
Registration open for Fox Chapel Area Adult Education’s winter session
Registration is now open for Fox Chapel Area Adult Education’s winter semester. Learn to throw a pot, play Mah Jongg or speak Italian. Classes will be offered in art, languages, cards and games, cooking, fitness, home and garden, plus there will be plenty of swimming sessions to work off those...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of Nov. 12, 2023
Aspinwall Lauren Elizabeth Carlini sold property at Unknown Address to Jaclyn Gelzheiser for $550,000. George Lee sold property at 404 Lexington Ave. Apt 12 to Steven Kent for $170,000. Fox Chapel Estate of William Molloy Jr. sold property at 402 Buckingham Road to Warren and Eileen Chang for $450,000. Stephen...
In brief: news from Aspinwall
Book collection Christ the Divine Teacher Catholic Academy is collecting new and gently used books through November. The Thanksgiving Book Drive will benefit UPMC Children’s Hospital’s Adopt-a-Book Library and is sponsored by CDTCA’s preschool, third and fourth grades. The books can be dropped off at the school office at 205...
Aspinwall officials considering EV charging stations
Electronic vehicle charging stations could be coming to Aspinwall. Borough officials are exploring the installation of three stations each capable of charging two vehicles. They would be provided through Duquesne Light’s Community Charging Program. The three stations is a minimum program requirement. The six parking spaces needed for the three...
Shady Side Academy freshman bursts onto WPIAL tennis scene
Shady Side Academy freshman Meriwether McCargo upset the apple cart. That is to say, the 14-year-old McCargo won the WPIAL Class 3A girls tennis championship Sept. 21 at North Allegheny by upsetting the reigning champion. “I was super excited to win the WPIAL championship,” McCargo said. “As a freshman, I...
Holiday Happenings in the Fox Chapel area
Glitter and Glow The Fox Chapel Garden Club will host its Glitter and Glow sale and auction from 7-9 p.m. Dec. 6 at the Fox Chapel Golf Club, 426 Fox Chapel Road. Fresh arrangements will be for sale, and people can bid on auction items. Tickets cost $35 and proceeds...
Rumble strips being tested to stop speeders in Aspinwall
David Pankiewicz lives along Second Street in Aspinwall, and lately, he’s seen too many motorists going too fast. “We’ve been a detour zone the past three years,” he said, referring to heavy traffic along Freeport Road brought on by construction of new Highland Park Bridge ramps. “As long as somebody...
More electric vehicle charging stations added in O’Hara Township
Just charge it. That’s the message from O’Hara Township officials to electric vehicle owners. The township has recently installed two new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in O’Hara Township Community Park, making for a total of three EV stations in the public park. The stations were paid for in part...
Aspinwall to raise taxes about 22% next year
Aspinwall property owners should expect to pay about 22% more in real estate taxes next year. Council unanimously voted Nov. 8 to advertise its 2024 preliminary budget, which includes a 1.5-mill tax hike. Next year’s millage rate would go from 6.86 mills to 8.36 mills, should the spending plan be...
Judge grants Jonna Burke preliminary injunction letting basketball coach avoid PIAA suspension
A federal judge has granted Jonna Burke’s request for a preliminary injunction, a legal victory that lets the Shady Side Academy girls basketball coach avoid a PIAA suspension for now. Burke was serving a one-year ban for an alleged recruiting violation before U.S. Magistrate Judge Cynthia Reed Eddy ruled in...
Newcomer Corey Ochai wins 2-year term on Sharpsburg Council
Democratic newcomer Corey Ochai earned a victory in his race for Sharpsburg Council, beating Republican Diana Oliver. Ochai earned 484 votes to Oliver’s 234. The term is two years. “I am beyond honored to be elected to serve this amazing community,” said Ochai, 37. “I’m excited to be working alongside...
Cullen, Petrucelli earn 4-year terms on O’Hara Council
Two newcomers, a Republican and a Democrat, were elected to O’Hara Council on Tuesday for four-year terms. Democrat Paul Cullen handily won the top spot with 2,072 votes, followed by Shamus Petrucelli with 1,704. Petrucelli is a Republican who won enough Democratic votes in the spring to appear on both...
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Municipal and school board race results in the Fox Chapel area
Fox Chapel area 2023 General Election results, according to unofficial Allegheny County election returns. The election results won’t be official until certified by the Allegheny County Board of Elections. Fox Chapel Area School Board 100% of precincts reporting Region 1 Vote for two Catherine Findley (D) — 1,778 Eric Hamilton...
Cullen, Petrucelli apparent winners of O’Hara Council seats
Paul L. Cullen and Shamus Petrucelli are the apparent winners of two at-large seats on O’Hara Council on Nov. 7, according to unofficial results from the Allegheny County Board of Elections. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Cullen had 2,072 votes to 1,704 for Petrucelli and 1,470 for W. Robert...
Dadd defeats Libertarian Glick for Fox Chapel School Board
In the only contested race for Fox Chapel Area School Board, Mary Beth Dadd defeated Libertarian Emily Glick on Nov. 7 for the Region 3 seat, according to unofficial returns from the Allegheny County Board of Elections. Dadd, who had won the Democratic and Republican nominations in the primary, had...
1 Indiana Township supervisor race tied, the other too close to call
Only two votes separate the winner and loser in one Indiana Township supervisor’s race, and another race ended in a tie, according to complete but unofficial returns from the Allegheny County Elections Division for the Nov. 7 General Election. The District 1 race for a four-year seat ended with Republican...
Aspinwall Council to have 2 incumbents replaced by political newcomers; 1 incumbent retains seat
A political newcomer was the top vote-getter and a council president was dethroned in Aspinwall, according to complete but unofficial returns for the Nov. 7 general election from the Allegheny County Elections Division. Louis Curcio Jr., a registered Democrat who did not succeed in earning his party’s nomination in the...
Leech, Colton, Monroe are unofficial winners of 3 seats on Fox Chapel Council
With 100% of precincts reporting, these are the unofficial election returns for votes cast in the Nov. 7 General Election for three seats on Fox Chapel Council. The results are unofficial until they are certified by the Allegheny County Board of Elections. Fox Chapel Council 100% of precincts reporting Vote...
Sprecht-Coban, Simmons, Palmer finish 1,2,3 for Blawnox Council; Carnevali unopposed for 2-year term
With 100% of precincts reporting, here are the unofficial returns for Blawnox Council for the Nov. 7 General Election. The results are unofficial until they have been certified by the Allegheny County Board of Elections Blawnox Council Vote for three for four-year terms Kathryn Specht-Coban (D) — 256 John D....
Fox Chapel’s girls soccer playoff run continues with PIAA 1st-round win
Two weeks ago, the Fox Chapel girls soccer team was the sixth seed in the WPIAL bracket. Now the Foxes are two games away from playing for a state title after a 3-0 win over Landisville Hempfield in the first round of the PIAA Class 4A playoffs Tuesday. It’s a...
Fox Chapel Area students, grads named AP Scholars
The College Board has named 143 Fox Chapel Area High School students and 2023 graduates as Advanced Placement Scholars for demonstrating college-level achievement on AP examinations taken in May 2023. Advanced Placement exams are graded on a 5-point scale, with 5 being the highest. Most of the nation’s four-year colleges...
Call to help find missing man draws robust response from communities that know him well
The turnout Sunday on short- notice caught even the organizers by surprise. More than 200 volunteers, some clinging as tightly to their optimism as their walking sticks, chose to forgo a cloudless autumn day ripe for relaxation to join what arguably was a long shot search and rescue effort for...
Fox Chapel cross country team, top runner Rowan Gwin dialed in at WPIAL meet
Fox Chapel senior Rowan Gwin looked forward to mentoring junior teammate Drew Black at the PIAA Class 4A cross country championships in Hershey. If anyone had the requisite experience for helping a first-time runner out, it was Gwin, who was making his third trip and had a wide range of...
