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Valley News Dispatch Girls Soccer Player of the Year Gina Proviano Sr., MF, Plum Gina Proviano remained hopeful there would be a fall high school sports season amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but the Plum senior girls soccer standout knew nothing was for sure as many athletic teams throughout the...

In Marty Matvey’s first year at the helm of the Fox Chapel girls basketball program, the Foxes saw a glimpse of success they are hoping to build on in Year 2. They finished with an overall record of 13-10 and went .500 in a section that included eventual WPIAL champion...

Free meals are available to all children ages 18 and younger during Fox Chapel Area School District’s fully online instructional period. Children are eligible for five free breakfasts and five free lunches per week, and meals will be distributed once a week. Meals can be collected at the back of...

The Fox Chapel boys basketball team put together a historic season last year. The Foxes won their first 20 games of the season, put together an overall record of 21-2 with their two losses coming in their final three games of the season, limited teams to a WPIAL-low 43.1 points...

In Marty Matvey’s first year at the helm of the Fox Chapel girls basketball program, the Foxes saw a glimpse of success that they are hoping to build on in year two. They finished with an overall record of 13-10 and went .500 in a section that included eventual WPIAL...

After a fall season like no other, area cross country coaches came together recently to celebrate the athletes who competed on some of the biggest stages in the WPIAL and beyond with the sixth edition of the Alle-Kiski cross country all-star teams. The coaches review selection criteria such as performances...

Organizers of Fox Chapel Area’s Backpack for Hunger are placing bags of food at municipal buildings across the Lower Valley because they are worried about children going hungry during the district’s online instructional period. “We are very concerned about children not having food when they are not in school,” said...

Sharpsburg District Court Judge Robert Dzvonick handled these cases recently: • Isaac Mah, 19, of Fox Chapel waived to court charges of simple assault and harassment. Charges were filed Oct. 2 by Fox Chapel police. • Liam Reilly, 27, of Indiana Township waived to court charges of drunken driving. Charges...

Four Shady Side Academy student-athletes signed National Letters of Intent to continue their sports in college. They are Adam Lauer, Madison Recker, Melissa Riggins and Nyla Rozier. A signing ceremony and celebration was held outdoors at Michael J. Farrell Stadium, with coaches, college counselors, families and friends. Lauer, a golfer,...

O’Hara residents aren’t likely to see any property tax increase next year after council approved its tentative 2021 budget. The plan totals $13.9 million and maintains a tax rate of 2.1 mills. If approved, the owner of a home assessed at $100,000 will again pay $210. Council is expected to...

A Forest Hills pre-kindergartner was awarded full tuition for his entire Shady Side Academy education, through his senior year. It is worth more than $300,000. Abram Amos-Abanyie was named the school’s newest EQT Scholar, providing a full-ride education at the school which was recently named the Best Private School in...

The Glenshaw Century Club will host a drive-thru catered dinner Dec. 4. Catered by Heavenly Cuisine, the event will be 3 to 7 p.m. at the Glenshaw Valley Presbyterian Church, 1520 Butler Plank Road. The cost is $15 per meal. The menu includes glazed ham, macaroni and cheese, green beans,...

Aspinwall is experiencing a turkey trifecta of Thanksgiving generosity. Three separate groups in the borough — two close friends, business owners and a borough official — are on turkey-themed holiday mission to make Thanksgiving Day special, more convenient and meaningful for the Pittsburgh public. Friendly Turkey Time Molly O’Brien, 39,...

Aspinwall Joseph Hughes sold property at 122 Third St. to Jordan and Erin Hettrich for $367,500. Jordan Hettrich sold property at 518 Guyasuta Road to Stewart Urist and Sara Packin for $345,000. Blawnox Jim Matassa sold property at 216 Sixth St. to Frank and Nancy Ann Vozza for $50,000. Etna...

The Shady Side Academy field hockey team has made its fair share of PIAA playoff appearances since winning its first WPIAL title in 1993. But SSA could never find its way out of the quarterfinals and into the semifinals. Actually, not many WPIAL teams have been able to do so...

A Fox Chapel man accused of killing a Verona man will stand trial after pleading not guilty in a preliminary hearing Friday at Pittsburgh Municipal Court. Adam Rosenberg, 22, was charged in May with criminal homicide, robbery, abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence in connection to the killing...

Fox Chapel Area students will switch to a remote learning model from Nov. 23 to Dec. 4 because of surging covid-19 cases in Allegheny County. Superintendent Mary Catherine Reljac called it a difficult but necessary decision. “We want our children to remain in school, and the layered mitigation strategies in...

With its wooded trails and countless twinkling lights, Camp Guyasuta is welcoming guests to kick off the holiday season in the ultimate winter wonderland setting. The second annual “Christmas in Guyasuta” event will be Nov. 28 at the O’Hara campus, accessed off 23rd Street in Sharpsburg. The family event is...

Orange organza bags with turkey-shaped candle holders will be delivered to each patient at UPMC St. Margaret on Thanksgiving, in an effort to comfort people spending the holiday away from family. The effort is spearheaded by St. Margaret Foundation, with President Mary Lee Gannon saying “We want our patients to...

Fox Chapel council voted to eliminate the word Squaw from two borough roads and a trail, bringing an end to a divisive months-long debate and following a national trend to remove the slur from place names. Council voted 6-0, with member Jay Troutman abstaining, to change the name of Squaw...

Blawnox was awarded nearly $22,000 from the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN) for sewer work in the borough. Money was made available through the Green Revitalization of Our Waterways (GROW) program and is part of $15.1 million in grants doled out across the region. “The grant, worth $21,700, is a...

Zynka art gallery in Sharpsburg will open Sundays through the holidays. Hours will be noon to 4 p.m. The gallery at 904 Main St. is open to the public from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, and by appointment. Church cancels Thanksgiving dinner Glenshaw Valley Presbyterian Church has canceled its...

Aspinwall Katherine Holzworth sold property at 221 Third St. to Joshua and Tara Cook for $450,000. Etna RGYKRE LLC sold property at 1 Dewey St. to 1 Dewey Street LLC for $125,000. Julie Marie Shreckengast trustee sold property at 3 S Spring St. to Deborah Contestabile for $115,000. Indiana Estate...