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Fox Chapel Area real estate transactions for the week of March 22
Etna Estate of John Headley sold property at 140 Sherman Ave. to Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB trustee for $13,317. Estate of Charles Osthoff sold property at 33-37 1/2 Sycamore St. to TV 1 LLC for $225,000. Fox Chapel Estate of Alice Reinhard sold property at 223 E Waldheim Road...
Fox Chapel area cancelations due to coronavirus
With nonessential gathering spots under state-mandated closure — including malls, gyms and dine-in restaurants — The Herald is compiling a list of local outings affected by the coronavirus pandemic. As of Wednesday morning, they include: • Cooper Siegel Community Library has canceled the Fair Trade Fashion Parade fundraiser slated for...
Pittsburgh Public Schools halts Langley lunch distribution after worker exposed to presumed covid-19 case
Pittsburgh Public Schools said early Wednesday that lunch distribution at Langley in the city’s West End has been discontinued after reports that a staff member was exposed to a presumptive positive case of covid-19. Grab-and-go meals will instead be available at Emanuel United Methodist Church, 825 Lorenz Avenue, also in...
Highland Park Bridge project meeting canceled, information given online
PennDOT will provide details online of the $55 million Highland Park Bridge interchange project — in lieu of a meeting that was scheduled to be hosted Thursday at Fox Chapel Area High School. This comes in the wake of state-mandated closures of schools and gatherings of more than a handful...
State Supreme Court Justice Wecht self-quarantines family after son has presumed coronavirus
An Indiana Township man is recovering from a presumed case of the coronavirus, while officials in Fox Chapel Area School District are warning that two of the man’s siblings were at the high school Monday after being in contact with him. Pathologist Dr. Cyril Wecht identified the man as his...
Fox Chapel Area School District offering grab-and-go food distribution during closure
Fox Chapel Area students who receive free or reduced-price lunches can get a week’s worth of food during the mandated statewide school closures related to the coronavirus pandemic. Grab-and-go style distributions will be scattered throughout the district at sites in Blawnox, Indiana Township, O’Hara and Sharpsburg. Times are 9 to...
Fox Chapel Area School District cancels plans for students to collect belongings from schools
Bus runs scheduled today for students to collect belongings from Fox Chapel Area School District are canceled. The district had planned to transport students to the high school and Dorseyville Middle School to collect paperwork, books or other supplies they might need for online instruction during the mandated school closure...
Sharpsburg 50th Class Reunion, Camp Guyasuta registration open and more around Fox Chapel
Learning support forum planned for March 25 Parent Advocates for Learning Support’s next meeting is 9:15 a.m. March 25 at the Market District Cafe (Waterworks/Atrium) 933 Freeport Road. This meeting is an open forum, an opportunity for participants to come together and discuss a variety of topics, offer resources and...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of March 15
Etna Douglas Witas sold property at 14 Hickory St. to Christopher David and Katherine Sickler for $112,500. Estate of Bernadette Kiefer sold property at 36 Park Ave. to Ann Kiefer for $80,000. Barry Testa sold property at 67 Prospect St. to Amanda Varner for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate...
Fox Chapel man charged in Baldwin man’s death pleads not guiltyVideo
A Fox Chapel man facing charges in the death of a Baldwin man will get his day in court following a not guilty plea Friday. Adam Rosenberg, 21, has been charged with criminal homicide, robbery, tampering with evidence and firearms violations in connection to the homicide of Jeremy Dentel, 28....
Fox Chapel schools closed after student’s ill parent raises concerns about coronavirus exposure
The Fox Chapel Area School District will close all schools Friday after officials learned that the parent of a high school student is ill and concerned about potential exposure to coronavirus. While the student’s parent has not traveled to any areas known to have the virus, the district said it...
Multiple sewer projects slated for O’Hara
O’Hara residents will see more than $725,000 in sewer projects this year, with several projects underway. Council approved construction near Powers Run Road, Village Drive and Kirkwood Drive in a series of three separate projects. Township Engineer Chuck Steinert said work along Village Drive and Dorseyville Road has started. Council...
Officials: Man found dead near Fox Chapel murder suspect’s home died of gunshot to head
A Verona man whose body was found last week in a wooded area in Fox Chapel died of a gunshot to the head, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said Wednesday. The Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the death of Christian Moore-Rouse, 22, a homicide. Moore-Rouse had been missing since December....
Green Grocer, Booked for Lunch and more at Sharpsburg, Cooper-Siegel libraries
Sharpsburg Community Library Call 412-781-0783 to register for activities at Sharpsburg Community Library. • Maker Mondays, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. For children 6 and older. • Music for Everyone, 1 to 2 p.m. March 12. Come to a jam session with our friends from Achieva, which hosts people of all...
PennDOT holding meeting to detail Highland Park Bridge project
Details of the $55 million Highland Park Bridge interchange reconstruction will be unveiled by PennDOT this month. A public meeting will be 5 to 6:30 p.m. March 19 in the Fox Chapel Area High School auditorium along Field Club Road. The project, in conjunction with the Federal Highway Administration, is...
Fox Chapel Area Newcomers meeting, 60 Years of Motown and more around the area
The Fox Chapel Area Newcomers Club will meet at 9:30 a.m. March 13 at Christ Church Fox Chapel. Guest speaker is Joe Stavish of Tree Pittsburgh. The mission of Tree Pittsburgh is to protect and restore Pittsburgh’s urban forest through community tree planting and care, education and advocacy. Stavish, manger...
Medical examiner confirms body found at Fox Chapel home was Christian Moore-Rouse
The body found in a wooded lot in Fox Chapel on Tuesday belongs to Christian Moore-Rouse, a Medical Examiner report shows. Moore-Rouse, 22, of Verona had been missing since December. His mother, Lee Reed, filed a missing person report with the Verona Police Department, who then reached out to Allegheny...
Police quiet on investigation into human remains found in Fox Chapel, connection to man suspected in Baldwin homicide
The Fox Chapel man in jail after being accused of killing a Baldwin man — and who now faces questions after police found human remains near his parents’ house — had six run-ins with the law over four months in 2019, according to court records. Adam Rosenberg, 21, is in...
Fox Chapel superintendent accused of intimidating community members
Fox Chapel Area School Board on Monday updated the public about the superintendent search, at the same time several community members said they were being “intimidated” by the current district leader. Elizabeth Rambeau addressed the board, telling them that she received a cease and desist letter from Superintendent Gene Freeman’s...
Lauri Ann West Community Center operating on limited hours March 12
Residents who use the Lauri Ann West Community Center will have to reschedule early morning workouts or other breakfast meetings on March 12. The facility along Powers Run Road in O’Hara will be closed until 2 p.m. for scheduled repairs, officials said. Jamie Rhoades, development director, said Duquesne Light will...
Rutkowski resigns from Fox Chapel Area School Board
For the second time in six months, a Fox Chapel Area School Board member has resigned. Lisa Rutkowski on Monday night left her position, citing personal reasons. Robert Mauro left in September after 11 years on the board amid what he called disharmony between the officials and the public. Rutkowski...
Remains on Fox Chapel property identified as missing Verona manVideo
The remains of a Verona man missing since December were found Tuesday near the Fox Chapel home of a man accused of fatally shooting a Baldwin resident last month, investigators said. The mother of Christian Moore-Rouse, 22, of Verona, said the remains were that of her son. Rouse’s mother, Lee...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 23
Blawnox Ingeburg Miller sold property at 300 Freeport Road to PAMMA LLC for $135,000. Fox Chapel Bernard Stoecklein Jr. sold property at 592 E Squaw Run Road to BES 9 Trillium LLC for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $2,009,120). Harmar Estate of Josephine Klemencic sold property...
O’Hara Elementary Multicultural Night, Shady Side athletes commit to colleges and more student news
• Two Fox Chapel Area High School students were octofinalists in the Bethel Park Black Hawk Invitational Speech and Debate Tournament. The Public Forum Debate team of seniors Boomba Nishikawa and Felix Veser advanced to the octofinal round and finished in the top 16 teams at the tournament. The competition...
Rutkowski to resign from Fox Chapel Area School Board
A Fox Chapel Area School Board member who won re-election in November is expected to resign at the March 2 agenda meeting. Lisa Rutkowski alerted the board that she intends to resign at a special meeting which follows the 7 p.m. session at Fairview Elementary School. Rutkowski cited personal reasons...
