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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Aspinwall area real estate transactions for the week of May 4, 2025
Aspinwall First Methodist Episcopal Church Aspinwa sold property at 400 Center Ave. to Amena Properties LLC for $399,900. Etna Blane Hess sold property at 54 Hickory St. to Lane Lee for $90,100. Estate of Robert Cunningham sold property at 7 Spring St. Ext. to Phoenix Real Estate Solutions LLC for...
Fox Chapel tennis tandem reflects on 3rd-place finish at WPIAL tournament
Mason Friday and Frank Siegel protected their seed during the WPIAL Class 3A boys doubles tennis championships. The Fox Chapel duo nearly did more than that. Friday and Siegel, who were seeded third, reached the semifinals before taking on Mt. Lebanon’s Luca Ritivoi and Mark Summers, who were seeded second....
Fox Chapel Herald notebook: Former Foxes pitcher unbeaten for Washington & Jefferson
Fox Chapel graduate Dante DiMatteo is posting good numbers for the Washington & Jefferson baseball team this season. DiMatteo recently was named Presidents’ Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week after throwing seven scoreless innings against Allegheny. This season, DiMatteo has done a little bit of everything, compiling an 8-0 record...
Fox Chapel boys lacrosse peaking as playoffs approach
Brady Matthews didn’t get distraught that his early days in lacrosse were delayed by the covid pandemic. Matthews, who started playing in middle school, missed a season because of the restrictions that put a pause on sports. Instead, the Fox Chapel junior attack/midfeidler went about improving in his own fashion....
Aspinwall Democrat Sarah Shaffer drops out of primary race for council
Aspinwall Democrat Sarah Shaffer has withdrawn from seeking a party nod for a council seat, leaving the upcoming primary race uncontested. Shaffer, 43, was one of five in a race for four nominations in the May 20 election. Other candidates include current council President Jeff Harris, Councilwoman Lara Voytko, former...
Orange flags to support pedestrian safety in Aspinwall
Bright orange flags will be popping up on Aspinwall’s busiest streets. Funded by the advocacy group Aspinwall Neighbors, the initiative will see pedestrian flags in at least two spots along the Brilliant Avenue business corridor. “Pedestrians will be encouraged to carry a flag while crossing the street and deposit it...
Sharpsburg parks and recreation commission adds new member
The Sharpsburg Parks and Recreation Commission has a new member. Resident Barbara Pugliese was sworn in to the volunteer position by Mayor Kayla Portis on April 24. The retired United Steelworkers accounting department employee said she was looking for an opportunity to help her town. “I decided this would be...
Shaler heart transplant recipient, cancer survivor preparing to walk Pittsburgh half-marathon for 2nd time
While some may dwell on the meaning of walking a mile in someone else’s shoes, Ron Davis has walked nearly 8,000 miles with someone else’s heart. The 56-year-old Shaler native and resident, who received a transplanted heart in January 2022, will add another 13.1 miles to his personal odometer on...
Fox Chapel Area School District closed Friday due to outages; free meals to be served
Fox Chapel Area School District officials announced school is canceled for students Friday due to power outages, multiple road closures, and downed electrical wires. There will also be no online learning from home. The district will offer free meals to all students and their families on Friday. Anyone wishing to...
SAVES Good Friday fish fry finds a new home in Sharpsburg
Southern Allegheny Valley Emergency Services may have found a new permanent home for its annual fish fry. The combined Aspinwall and Sharpsburg volunteer fire departments, led by Chief Mike Daniher, moved this year’s Good Friday fundraising operation to Camp Guyasuta in Sharpsburg and offered a dine-in option for the first...
Fox Chapel, O’Hara councils approve joint paving project
Fox Chapel and O’Hara officials recently approved this year’s paving projects. Both communities authorized contracts with Bakerstown-based Shields Asphalt Paving. The company was the lowest of six bidders for a joint project that included Fox Chapel, O’Hara, Blawnox and the Fox Chapel Authority. Larry Kurpakus, director of public works for...
Tarentum natives donate $3 million to Allegheny Health Network
Joe and Kathy Guyaux were without health insurance when their first child was born in 1972 at Allegheny Valley Hospital in Harrison. “I paid $15 a month with no interest. I’ll always remember that,” said Joe Guyaux, a Tarentum native who now lives in Fox Chapel. “We know what it...
Indiana Township increases salt shed size to be better prepared for heavy winters
With summer and hot temperatures fast approaching, it is just the right time to prepare for snow and ice-covered roads. Indiana Township recently expanded its salt shed to near double capacity. The original shed was constructed in 1964 and consisted of three bays, each 32 feet wide by 40 feet...
Pittsburgh local music spotlight: Woodland Creatures
Woodland Creatures will be celebrating the release of their second album, “All Within Reach,” on May 3, with the record’s title drawn from a lyric and representing the band’s shared feeling of optimism for the future. ”In our first album, ‘Lay It All Down,’ we were still figuring out our...
Fox Chapel Area High School senior earns Girl Scout Gold Award
When Devon Grimsby McDonald reads books filled with varying emotions to children sitting in a circle around her, she invites them to share their feelings about what they’ve just heard. “I’ve struggled with mental health and anxiety, especially my freshman year of high school,” said Devon, now a senior at...
Aspinwall area real estate transactions for the week of April 27, 2025
Aspinwall Douglas Carhnel sold property at 401 Virginia Ave. to Katie Pakler for $485,000. Blawnox Brandon Skonieczny sold property at 156 Second St. to Norman Skonieczny for $160,000. Etna Lawrence B Properties LLC sold property at 34 Ganster St. to South Side Passive LLC for $1 (state deed transfer stamps...
Shady Side Academy freshman jumps right into high school track career
Adam Janosko got a solid report on Javon Johnston before he made it to the Shady Side Academy boys varsity track and field team. Janosko was told that Johnston set a middle school record at Moon for one of the horizontal jumps. Johnston, now a freshman, is finding ways to...
Fox Chapel softball making in-season strides
The hardest lesson for any team to learn is how to take what they do in practice and apply it to game situations. Fox Chapel softball coach Larry Troutman saw his team learn the hard way plenty of times once Section 1-5A play started this season. The Foxes used those...
Fox Chapel boys lacrosse starting to add offensive punch to solid defense
The Fox Chapel boys lacrosse team can count on its defense keeping every game close. What Foxes coach Jordon Hodder hopes is that the attack has finally found its footing. Fox Chapel scored 19 goals in a win over Norwin on April 21. The Foxes followed that up by grinding...
‘Everything’ is on the table to close $4.2 million shortfall in Fox Chapel Area School District budget
Tax hikes, program cuts, increased class sizes and pulling from funding reserves are all on the table to help balance Fox Chapel Area School District’s proposed 2025-26 budget. “Everything is still on the table right now,” district Business Manager Kimberly Pawlishak said following a preliminary budget presentation at the school...
In brief: Spin for Charity, paving approved and more in Fox Chapel area
Spin for charity Spin Your Wheels, an annual fitness and wellness fundraiser, is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 26 at the Lauri Ann West Community Center in Fox Chapel, 1220 Powers Run Road. Fitness programs include four spin classes, a circuit workout boot camp, Pilates, yoga, zumba,...
Chalk the Wall meant to promote creativity, community spirit
It’s not uncommon to find Christina Sharbaugh doodling with chalk on the sidewalk in front of her Aspinwall eatery, Treat Down the Street. The graduate of Georgia’s Savannah College of Art and Design hopes her passion spreads town-wide with her new initiative, the Chalk the Wall Sidewalk Arts Festival. Hosted...
Fox Chapel Area School District’s community safety event set in Aspinwall
Fox Chapel Area School District’s annual Community Safety, Health & Wellness Event is fast approaching. Its fourth installment will take place on April 26 at the Aspinwall municipal parking lot, 217 Commercial Ave. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It intends to create camaraderie among area residents, first responders and district...
Aspinwall police investigating vandalism of Little Free Library
Janet and Wes Rohrer of Aspinwall are the proud stewards of two Little Free Libraries on their property along Third Street. They installed the libraries in 2011 — one specifically for children positioned at a lower height and one for adults — but an act of vandalism over the weekend...
Blawnox family preparing to provide recycling service to borough residents
A Blawnox family is preparing to launch a new recycling program in the borough. Recycling was eliminated in the garbage contract that council approved in September 2023. Simon Passerrello-Carnevali, 16, and his mother, Christine Carnevali, have been working most of this year to provide that service and reduce waste shipped...


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