Fox Chapel Herald category, Page 118

With a young and inexperienced lineup, Fox Chapel wrestling coach Michael Frank has been preaching to his wrestlers about competing at a high level this season. He’s wanted his guys to go into matches and just give it their all. Early on, the wrestlers have responded. On Jan. 19, the...

Heading into this season, Shady Side Academy boys basketball coach David Vadnais knew his team was going to be young and would have to find its identity early after a long layoff. Through two games, Vadnais said the Bulldogs are still looking for that identity, but they are having success...

Blawnox officials are working with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to resolve violations at the borough’s water plant. Troubles stem from treatment techniques and have not impacted water quality, Manager Kathy Ulanowicz said. “There have been no issues with any of our bacteria samples and there is nothing residents...

Sharpsburg’s bustling Linden Gym is on tap for the final piece of more than $100,000 in renovations. A new gymnasium floor is expected to be installed this spring, capping off work that includes roof repairs, LED lighting, improved ventilation and new backboards, bleachers and a scoreboard. The existing hardwood floor...

Fox Chapel residents who are impacted by the impending name change of Squaw Run Road and Squaw Run East will get $250 from borough tax dollars to offset costs and compensate them for inconveniences. Council on Jan. 18 approved the stipend, saying anyone who can prove financial hardship will be...

Fox Chapel residents will no longer be able to dispose of mattresses in the dumpsters at the municipal complex. “We’re having a problem where we’re getting five or six a week,” Manager Gary Koehler told council during its Jan. 18 meeting. The borough supplies trash bins behind the municipal building...

The Allegheny County Police are seeking information on a man who robbed the Family Dollar in Sharpsburg on Wednesday. County police responded to a request for assistance by Sharpsburg police after the Family Dollar on the 900 block of Main Street was robbed at gunpoint. Investigators described the suspect as...

As coronavirus cases are beginning to rise more slowly in Allegheny County and across the country, the communities within The Herald coverage area are still seeing varying numbers of positive cases. As of Jan. 20, there have been 251 total cases of the novel coronavirus in Fox Chapel since March,...

When a Fox Chapel Area student couldn’t afford to get senior photos, the new nonprofit Fox Families Care stepped in to provide them. The nonprofit also was there for a student who needed a new bed and hundreds of others who needed breakfast and lunch during the extended covid-19 remote...

Sewer work along Clay Street in Sharpsburg will extend longer than expected. The $566,000 sewer separation was expected to wrap up by early January but will carry on until spring, ALCOSAN Director of Communications Joseph Vallarian said. He did not offer specifics on what caused the delay. The project shut...

It started with 13 rowers, no equipment and a self-described inexperienced coach. Fox Chapel Crew, founded in 1995 by Mark Bellinger, has grown from a meager program into a thriving sport beloved and respected in the local rowing community. “My first boat was a used piece of junk but now...

It seemed like a good year for Aquinas Academy theater students to take on “The Addams Family” given that unusual pandemic regulations required the show to be presented online for the first time. High school students made the foray into the creepy world of TV’s favorite goth family for a...

Join the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania for its annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) walk at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve in Fox Chapel. The free event is from 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 13. Masks are required. Learn more at birdcount.org. FCAAE classes available Registration is open for Fox...

Blawnox Vasantha Pillai sold property at 1011 Woodland Road to Sarah Roberts Casey for $177,000. Fox Chapel Brian Halloran sold property at 220 Hillcrest Road to Matthew Glunt and Katherine Rush for $1,050,000. Harmar Steven Budz sold property at 109 Herron Ave. to Cameron Williams and Amanda Obrien for $144,000....

In recent years, the Fox Chapel boys basketball team has shaped its identity around success on the defensive end. Four years ago, when the Foxes finished 19-4, they allowed an average of 53.4 points, and they haven’t allowed an average higher than that since. They look to keep opponents under...

After suffering a pair of disappointing losses and some crucial injuries earlier this season, the Fox Chapel girls basketball team persevered for their first victory of the season Jan. 12 when they took down Section 2-5A foe Hampton, 58-49. Fox Chapel’s first two games resulted in a seven-point loss to...

Sharpsburg residents will pay the same real estate taxes to the borough in 2021, despite the lingering pandemic and its economic impacts. Council approved the borough’s $2. 5 million budget, holding the property tax rate steady at 7.5 mills. The owner of a home assessed at $100,000 will again pay...

A glittering field of more than 500 lanterns sent a simple but solid message by the new Fox Chapel Parks Conservancy trying to raise awareness of the borough’s vast green space. “These are the community’s parks,” Councilwoman and Conservancy co-founder Mandy Steele said of the Jan. 8 event at McCahill...

Fox Chapel Area School District officials said a decision to increase in-person class time for middle and high school students could come in early February. Superintendent Mary Catherine Reljac said there’s been no alternate guidance from the state regarding older students, despite last week’s recommendation by health and education experts...

A mobile testing site to provide free coronavirus screenings will be set up in the parking lot of the North Park Swimming Pool from 1 to 4 p.m. on Jan. 21. The screenings are being done by Curative, a California-based company that has set up testing sites at more than...

The shuttered movie theaters at the Pittsburgh Mills mall in Frazer will reopen this spring under new management that promises cheaper movie tickets. Mark McSparin, president of Michigan-based GQT Movies, confirmed Thursday that the company is taking over the former Cinemark space. It has a tentative opening date of March...

A long-vacant grocery store in Fox Chapel Plaza is making waves since the arrival of construction crews earlier this month. When the former Community Market spot reopens at the corner of Freeport and Fox Chapel Roads, long gone will be aisles of produce and paper products. In its place will...

As coronavirus cases continue to surge in Allegheny County and across the country, the communities within The Herald coverage area seeing varying numbers of positive cases and deaths. As of Jan. 13, there have been 244 total cases of the novel coronavirus in Fox Chapel since March, according to the...