Fox Chapel Herald category, Page 74
Mt. Lebanon finishes strong to defeat Shady Side Academy for WPIAL Class 3A championship
In last year’s championship game between Mt. Lebanon and Shady Side Academy, J.P. Henry was the hero in overtime for the Bulldogs. For a while in this year’s rematch, it looked like another fantastic finish was in the offing, but the Blue Devils had other ideas, finishing strong in regulation...
Sharpsburg Council member resigns; seat to be placed on November ballot
Sharpsburg Councilwoman Carrie Tongarm has resigned. It was announced and accepted at council’s May 25 meeting. Tongarm said she is moving to O’Hara for family reasons, and will formally step down June 15. The Democrat is in the second year of a four-year term. She was instrumental in forming the...
Rotary Club honors 10 Fox Chapel Area seniors for academics, good citizenship
Ten Fox Chapel Area seniors have been honored by the Rotary for outstanding achievement and embodiment of good citizenship and service to others. Rotary Club of Fox Chapel Area gave the students a monetary award and a certificate from youth committee Chair Bill McConnel during a mid-May luncheon at the...
Sharpsburg’s Atithi Studios to show work by neurodivergent artists
A Sharpsburg gallery will host a mixed media exhibition that explores sensation and perception through work by 18 neurodivergent artists. “Sensational: Observations on Sensory Processing Through a Neurodivergent Lens,” will run through June 4 at Atithi Studios along North Canal Street. The event is a collaboration between Evolve Coaching and...
Renowned economist John Taylor to speak at alma mater, Shady Side Academy, graduation
When renowned Stanford economist John Taylor takes the stage at Shady Side Academy’s commencement June 2, he’ll urge students to continue to pursue education and maintain a mix of work and pleasure throughout their lives. “Don’t be discouraged by the occasional let-down after a change,” Taylor plans to tell the...
Harry Jenkins, longtime Fox Chapel basketball coach, dies
Harry Jenkins’ time with Fox Chapel didn’t end when he stepped down as the boys varsity basketball coach in 2005. Jenkins wanted to find a way to keep the program moving forward and bring together players from different communities. Working with the school, Jenkins formed a four-team league for alumni...
2nd annual Run for the Hill of It brings in $12K for emergency services
Wexford resident Jeff Rixie was crowned King of the Hill after making his way to the top of Center Avenue in Aspinwall in record time. The winner of the second annual footrace fundraiser, “Run for the Hill of It,” finished in just under six minutes. He was one of nearly...
Long musical road comes to an end for O’Hara’s Craig Cannon
O’Hara musician Craig Cannon is moving into his next, possibly best, chapter. The man synonymous with music across the Lower Allegheny Valley is hanging up his vocal hat, or at least the daily grind of it all. Cannon, who retired as choral director in 2013 from the Fox Chapel Area...
St. Margaret Foundation’s Demchak Hope Challenge breaks fund-raising records
A virtual fundraiser for the St. Margaret Foundation’s Brian Demchak Hope Challenge presented by PNC broke records this year, the foundation has announced. Two-hundred participants, 39 fundraising pages and 26 sponsors raised a total of $157,175. Participants walked, ran, swam, played sports and walked their pets from May 14-20, generating...
New juice-themed cafe slated to open in Aspinwall
A juice-themed, fresh-foods cafe is moving into a prime corner location in Aspinwall. Vibrant Sunshine Juicery Cafe is set to open in late summer. “It’s a dream location for our business because of neighborhood access, proximity to St. Margaret hospital, easy access from Route 28 and Freeport Road, has onsite...
Route 28 southbound restrictions begin Tuesday morning
Single-lane traffic restrictions will be in effect on southbound Route 28 near Harmar beginning Tuesday morning. PennDOT announced the restrictions Monday. The right-hand lane leading to the Harmar exit (Exit 11) will be closed while crews perform guardrail and slope reestablishment work in the area. The exit ramp, itself, will...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of May 21, 2023
Fox Chapel Hammock Beach Partners LLC sold property at Old Mill Road to Karl Anthony Calandra trustee for $850,000. Harmar Joseph Ober sold property at 224 Acme Ave. to William Martin Maher for $219,900. Indiana Bradley Orr sold property at 201 Indian Drive to Ian Tomichek Zacharias and Mary Kathleen...
School news from the Fox Chapel area
Twenty-eight Fox Chapel Area High School rising seniors are among the 50,000 highest-scoring participants on the 2022 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) and have met the requirements to enter the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program. The students are: Jacob Anthikad, Annalese Bartolacci, Dylan Berman, Joshua Correnti, Amelia Costello,...
Fox Chapel notebook: Girls lacrosse, baseball teams open playoffs with win
The eighth-seeded Fox Chapel baseball team opened the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs on a winning note. The Foxes were able to take down Mars, 6-4, in a first-round game May 17. Fox Chapel pitcher Jeremy Haigh threw a complete game, striking out four batters to grab the win. Dom Cassol...
Fox Chapel girls soccer star learned life lessons during Hall of Fame career
Lily Feldman was eager to plot her own course after graduating from Fox Chapel High School in 2009. Instead of sticking with a program closer to home, Feldman ventured to Vermont to try her hand at living on her own and playing for the Catamounts’ women’s soccer program. “I think...
County Wine & Spirits festival set for Hartwood Acres in July
One of Allegheny County Parks most well-attended events is coming to Hartwood Acres on July 22. Tickets are on sale for the Allegheny County Wine & Spirits Festival, County Executive Rich Fitzgerald announced. The event includes an afternoon of wine and spirits, food trucks, and live music. There are two...
Aspinwall Memorial Day plans come together for May 29
It takes a lot of planning to put together one of the area’s largest commemorations honoring fallen and current military personnel. Aspinwall’s annual Memorial Day service is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. May 29 in front of American Legion Post 77 along Commercial Avenue. “Everything is on schedule,” said...
Write-in votes could be key in several Fox Chapel area races
The May 16 primary election results are in for Fox Chapel area’s municipal and school board races, with 100% of precincts reporting, according to Allegheny County’s unofficial election results. But some results could be upended once write-in votes are counted, which had not yet been done when this edition went...
Fox Chapel baseball breaks through with playoff win over Mars
The Fox Chapel baseball team has been close in recent years, and after six seasons a breakthrough in the WPIAL postseason happened Wednesday night. And they needed all facets to do so, fittingly enough against a Mars team that has been a thorn in the Foxes’ sides in recent years....
Fox Chapel Area School District hosts Community Safety Event in Aspinwall
A wet weekend could not dampen the spirits of Fox Chapel Area residents and first responders who participated in the school district’s annual Community Safety Event. Children received new bicycle helmets, toy prizes, food and much more during the event in the Aspinwall Municipal Parking Lot along Commercial Avenue on...
Primary Election results in the Fox Chapel Area
These are the Fox Chapel area 2023 Primary results, according to unofficial Allegheny County election returns. The election results won’t be official until certified by the Allegheny County Board of Elections. Counting of write-in ballots was not completed as of press time for this edition. School board candidates are allowed...
Fox Chapel to build new public works office building
Fox Chapel public works officials plan to move into a new office building by winter if all goes well with a recently approved construction project. Council unanimously awarded four contracts on May 15 related to an estimated 4,000-square-foot facility to be built behind the borough building and near the public...
Specht-Coban, Palmer and Simmons top vote-getters in Blawnox Democratic Council Primary
Kathryn Specht-Coban, Elaine Palmer and John D. Simmons Jr. were the top vote-getters May 16 in the Democratic Primary for three seats on Blawnox Council, according to unofficial Allegheny County Elections results. Specht-Coban had 139 votes; Palmer, 138 votes; and Simmons, 131 votes with 100% of precincts reporting. Charles P....
Turnquist, Chimel and McCaffrey finish 1-2-3 in Aspinwall Democratic Council primary
Heath R. Turnquist, Mark Chimel II and Patti McCaffrey were the three top vote getters in the May 16 Democratic primary for nominations to three seats on Aspinwall Council, according to unofficial Allegheny County Election results. Turnquist had 379 votes; Chimel, 362 votes; and McCaffrey 359 votes with 100% of...
Indiana Township supervisors’ races set for November general election
Indiana Township incumbent Darrin Krally was able to fend off challenger Brandice Miller for the Republican nod for District 3 supervisor, according to complete but unofficial returns from the Allegheny County Elections Division. All results were with 100% of precincts reporting May 16. Krally earned 87 votes to Miller’s 68...
