Sewickley Herald category
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 1, 2026
Aleppo Estate of Mary Tucci sold property at 147 S. McCoy Place Road to John Tucci for $290,000. Franklin Park Sarah Roberts sold property at 2310 Colony Court to Trey and Alayna Gantner for $679,500. Rashi LLC sold property at 2556A Grouse Ridge to Tianyi Gu for $275,000. Gregory Ray...
Pancake breakfast, Ash Wednesday services and more at Sewickley area churches
Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 412-741-7688. antiochfw baptistsewickley.org. Morning worship and praise service is at 10:45 a.m. First Sunday Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. Beth Samuel Jewish Center 810 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge. 412-266-5238. bethsamuel.org. Beth Samuel Jewish Center offers weekly Shabbat services, monthly family and Zoom Kabbalat Shabbat...
Support groups, children’s ministry, food drive and more at Sewickley area churches
Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 412-741-7688. antiochfw baptistsewickley.org. Morning worship and praise service is at 10:45 a.m. First Sunday Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. Beth Samuel Jewish Center 810 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge. 412-266-5238. bethsamuel.org. Beth Samuel Jewish Center offers weekly Shabbat services, monthly family and Zoom Kabbalat...
Sweetwater Center for the Arts to celebrate Folk February with 2 musical performances
Sweetwater Center for the Arts is celebrating Folk February with two concerts celebrating folk and Americana music. Pittsburgh-based Buffalo Rose returns to Sweetwater for a three-peat performance Feb. 6. The band will bring its six-piece “Theater Kid Americana” sound, featuring strong vocal harmonies, mandolin and acoustic instrumentation in an energetic,...
Big Sewickley Creek VFD recognizes Wayne Fortuna for 13-year tenure as fire chief
Not many people would volunteer to enter burning buildings in the middle of the night, but for Wayne Fortuna, the call to serve as an unpaid firefighter for the Big Sewickley Creek Volunteer Fire Department is one that he never regretted. “I still don’t know why I do it,” Fortuna...
Allegheny County GOP Chairman Jason Richey to run for lieutenant governor
A Sewickley attorney who serves as Allegheny County’s GOP chairman said Thursday that he is running for lieutenant governor with the endorsement of the presumptive Republican nominee for the state’s highest office, Stacy Garrity. Jason Richey, 54, said he arrived at the decision to run over the past two weeks...
Edgeworth police to replace aging SUV with new one from same company
Edgeworth police will be adding a new vehicle to its fleet this spring. Borough council voted 5-0 on Jan. 20 to approve the purchase of a 2026 Ford Explorer Interceptor. Council members Dan Wilson and Rebecca Cartus were absent. The estimated purchase cost is about $52,000. That includes $45,000 for...
Leetsdale, Leet and Bell Acres firefighters start official merger talks
Three Quaker Valley area fire departments have begun formal merger talks in order to boost manpower and service capabilities. Firefighters from Leetsdale, Fair Oaks Volunteer Fire Protective Association in Leet and Big Sewickley Creek Volunteer Fire Department in Bell Acres all voted this month to move discussions forward. Each department...
Igloo on Sewickley street prompts safety warning
An igloo that popped up on a Sewickley street a couple days after a winter storm dropped a foot of snow in the area was demolished by borough public works crews for safety reasons. The dome-shaped creation was discovered Jan. 27 as crews were removing snow near the intersection of...
In brief: Kindergarten roundup, winter reminder and more in Quaker Valley
Kindergarten roundup Quaker Valley School District will host a kindergarten roundup 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 17-18 at Edgeworth Elementary. It is open to all elementary families to meet teachers and staff and participate in academic screenings. Parents can schedule a time to visit via the district’s website, qvsd.org. Contact Andrea...
Leet resident Richard Warburton pens book on dowsing
Richard Warburton takes a wire coat hanger, cuts the hook off, cuts and straightens the wires and bends the metal into two “L” shaped rods, also known as dowsing rods. He walks with one rod in each hand in search of finding hidden things underground and the rods crossing indicate...
Quaker Valley School District closed Tuesday due to snow, below-freezing temperatures
Quaker Valley School District will be closed Tuesday due to snow. District communications director Michelle Dietz said more time is needed to clear roads and school lots, noting the below-freezing temperatures projected for Tuesday morning also played a factor in the decision. Dietz said there are three cancellation days built...
Edgeworth officials hold the line on real estate taxes, maintain services
Edgeworth property owners will not have to pay more in real estate taxes this year. Borough officials voted last month to adopt the 2026 budget and maintain the tax rate at 4.15 mills. The borough has not raised taxes in 23 years. Projected revenues were listed at about $3.447 million...
Leet officials looking to establish hunting regulations on township property
Concerns about hunting close to Leet neighborhoods have officials looking into adding safety measures and new regulations to the township books. Current Leet laws do not address hunting on any township property other than Plum Street Park. That ordinance prohibits any unlawful hunting in that area. Hunting in the state...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 25, 2026
Franklin Park John Mouganis sold property at 1601 Fieldstone Lane to Mohammad Chaudhri for $877,500. John Murphy sold property at 1815 Franklin Run Court to Alexander and Shannon Miller for $620,000. James Baker sold property at 2209 N. Huntington Court to John Paul Murphy for $420,000. Nicholas Anthony Barone trustee...
Sewickley sports notebook: Quaker Valley hockey secures back-to-back shutouts
Quaker Valley’s hockey team outscored the opposition by a 17-0 overall difference in recent back-to-back PIHL Class A games. QV blanked Richland, 9-0, on Jan. 8 as sophomore forward Matthias Lezama had three goals and an assist, Jace Vasbinder added two goals and an assist and Ben McHenry scored twice....
Quaker Valley swimmers ramp up for postseason meets
Three up and three down. The Quaker Valley girls swim team splashed its way to an undefeated 3-0 record in Section 2-2A. The Quakers are propelled by senior captains Alexa Westwood and Kendra Hines, along with two other senior swimmers in Margaret Burns and Makenna Kamnikar. “Alexa has a growing...
Quaker Valley boys in driver’s seat as stretch run draws near
The Quaker Valley boys basketball team ended the first half of section play in a great position. The Quakers were 5-0 and in first place in Section 4-2A, two games ahead of Central Valley (3-2) and Avonworth (3-2). QV secured its fourth consecutive win Jan. 13 with a 75-50 decision...
Plarn workshop, children’s ministry and more at Sewickley area churches
Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 412-741-7688. antiochfwbaptistsewickley.org. Morning worship and praise service is at 10:45 a.m. First Sunday Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. Beth Samuel Jewish Center 810 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge. 412-266-5238. bethsamuel.org. Beth Samuel Jewish Center offers weekly Shabbat services, monthly family and Zoom Kabbalat Shabbat services,...
Glen Osborne officials seek volunteers to fill council vacancy
Glen Osborne residents looking to make an impact on their community have a chance to do so on council after one of its members stepped down. Councilwoman Anne Fruehauf has resigned from her elected post and moved to Edgeworth. Council accepted her resignation Jan. 20. Council has 30 days from...
Edgeworth reappoints council president, vice president as part of reorganization
Edgeworth officials appointed their council leadership and approved borough officers and committees on Jan. 20. Joseph Hoepp and Ivan Hofmann were reappointed as council president and vice president, respectively. Hoepp has been on council since about 1989 and president since 2007. Hofmann has been on council since 2004 and vice...
Quaker Valley regional government director Patrick Conners resigns to take same job with South Hills council
Patrick Conners has stepped down as Quaker Valley Council of Governments’ executive director to start the new year in the same role for South Hills Area Council of Governments. Conners, 33, of Whitehall, served as QVCOG head since May 2021. He took over for Susan Hockenberry. “It’s a once in...
Quaker Valley officials pledge to cap any real estate tax hike next school year to within state limitations
Quaker Valley School District officials have pledged to cap any potential real estate tax increase in their 2026-27 budget at 3.5%, the maximum allowed by the state Education Department without seeking a voter referendum. Board members unanimously voted to pass a resolution affirming their decision to stay within the state-calculated...
Glen Osborne welcomes 3rd mayor in a year
Matthew Doebler’s New Year’s resolutions include increasing transparency in Glen Osborne government. The borough native has a strong chance of reaching that goal as the town’s third mayor in a year. Doebler, 47, was sworn into his four-year term as mayor by District Judge Giuseppe Rosselli on Jan. 5. The...
In brief: Book sale, historical society open house and more in Sewickley area
Book sale The Friends of the Sewickley Public Library invite the community to shop their popular Book Sale, featuring great prices on gently used books, movies, music and more. The sale will take place over three days at the Sewickley Public Library. Book Sale Hours: • Feb. 6: 9 a.m.–4:30...
