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Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 12, 2021
Aleppo Thomas Arbogast sold property at 603 Timber Lane to Peter Borstelmann for $435,000. Bell Acres Edward Jones sold property at 121 Magura Road to Sean and Tiffany Schachner for $340,000. Leet Robert Patrick Johnson sold property at 313 Kenney Drive to Johann Conrad Collins III and Kaitlyn Kelly Black...
2 blighted Sewickley properties receive Act 152 funding for demolition
Two blighted properties in Sewickley can be demolished thanks to a $30,690 grant from Allegheny County. According to county executive Rich Fitzgerald, the county has awarded more than $1.9 million in funding to support 31 applications and 100 demolitions. The grants averaged $62,422 and were awarded to municipalities and councils...
Sewickley Academy welcomes students back
Following a tumultuous summer that included a leadership change, the firing of four administrators and one teacher, a lawsuit and a divided community of parents, school is back in session at Sewickley Academy. The first day for students was Sept. 2. “We are excited about the 2021-2022 school year. The...
Letter to the editor: Many factors contribute to Sewickley Academy’s decline in enrollment
The article which highlighted enrollment trends between independent schools did not specify that Shady Side Academy purchased Fox Chapel Country Day and has seven-day borders. Both contribute to its substantial enrollment. They also have a president and board who are committed to diversifying their campus, not segregating it. They have...
Letter to the editor: Quaker Valley students deserve better
Because many people are concerned about the timing, location, cost and safety of the proposed new Quaker Valley High School, their attention has been diverted from the fundamental issue of how well the Quaker Valley School District is educating our community’s children. Using the figures from the Pennsylvania Department of...
Sewickley’s Nonprofit Corner for the week of Sept. 7, 2021
Hair Peace Charities 412-327-5177. hairpeace.org. Recipe for Hope The 16th Annual Recipe For Hope will take place 7:30 p.m. Sept. 11 at the Mayernik Center, 498 Camp Horne Road (Avonworth Park). More than 16 television and radio personalities wear aprons and serve their favorite dishes, including Val Porter, Sally Wiggin,...
In brief: Honor Parade, book sale and more around Sewickley
Sept. 11 Honor Parade In recognition to those who served or are serving in the military during the Afghanistan conflict, VFW Keith-Holmes Post 402 will be hosting an honor parade at 11 a.m. Sept. 11. It runs from Thorn Run to Broadway in Coraopolis. Immediately afterward, a celebration slated to...
Despite heavy turnover, expectations high for Sewickley girls tennis
In his 29th season at Sewickley Academy, Whitney Snyder went through one of the most challenging, bizarre years he’s experienced since establishing the Panthers’ girls tennis team as one of the premier programs in the district. And covid-19 was not the only obstacle. “I thought our team played tremendous considering...
2-time defending WPIAL girls champ, Quaker Valley golf teammates have title aspirations
For Eva Bulger, family reunions are a who’s who of accomplished WPIAL athletes. And she may just end up being the most decorated of them all. Bulger, a junior golfer at Quaker Valley, has won two straight WPIAL Girls Class 2A individual titles and has designs on a three-peat. She...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 5, 2021
Sewickley John Hess sold property at 225 Frederick Ave. to Kurt and Kelly Schweiger for $410,000. Lisa Luttner sold property at 412 Little St. to Christopher and Susan Keller for $575,000. Kathleen Tessaro sold property at 625 Straight St. to AZ Realty LLC for $334,500. Donna Korczyk sold property at...
New Leetsdale July 4 committee looks forward to fresh start
A new board for Leetsdale’s Fourth of July committee is ready to switch up things with the borough’s traditional Independence Day activities. Rebecca Gazda, the committee’s new treasurer, said the committee that consisted of members who volunteered for three decades decided to retire last year. The current committee consists of...
Neighbor Spotlight: Bell Acres historian believes everyone has a story to tell
When it to comes stories, local historian Debby Rabold believes everyone has one to tell. This is what she told two sisters she met to interview for the Franklin Park History book, published in 2006. The sisters asked Rabold why she wanted to interview them, because they felt they had...
Letter to the editor: Facts and data should drive mask decisions
Facts, hard data needed before making mask mandates In the Aug. 19 edition of the Sewickley Herald was an article entitled “Experts support return to class.” In the article, the reporter quotes Dr. Andrew Nowalk of UPMC, stating that pediatric covid-19 cases remain in the low single digits. Dr. Nowalk...
Sewickley dedicates plaque to former Mayor Brian Jeffe
The Broad Street gardens in Sewickley received a prominent new feature dedicated to former Mayor Brian Jeffe. Sewickley Borough presented a plaque to Jeffe on Aug. 31 on Broad Street at the intersection of Thorn Street, displaying a portrait of Jeffe’s face and his years in office with the words...
Letter to the editor: Quaker Valley School Board commended for pandemic precautions
QV district should be commended Nearly 70 years ago, Sewickley area parents were asked to volunteer their children for some of the first human testing of the Salk polio vaccine. This program was coordinated by local pediatricians, working with Dr. Jonas Salk and the D.T. Watson Home for Crippled Children...
Sewickley area artists collaborate to spruce up an incoming borough pizza shopVideo
A future Sewickley pizza shop received an uplifting remodeling of its storefront as part of a collaboration with another borough business. Exposure artists painted a mural featuring a blue sky, clouds and multi-colored balloons to beautify Badamo’s Pizza along Beaver Street. The shop is located next to Exposure, which showcases...
Engineering firm selected for new Quaker Valley High School project
Quaker Valley School District officials have selected a Wall-based engineering firm to be the civil engineers for their new high school project. The board unanimously voted on Aug. 30 to approve a near $553,000 deal with Phillips & Associates, contingent upon review and approval from district solicitor Don Palmer. Charlie...
5 members of Troop 243 earn Eagle Scout rank
The Scouts of Sewickley’s Troop 243 recently honored five young men as they achieved their rank of Eagle Scout. • Adam Boone, son of Robert and Elizabeth Boone and a student at Quaker Valley High School, built several outdoor benches for St. Stephen’s Church. • Jacob Boone, son of Robert...
Some Quaker Valley parents protest school district’s mask mandate
A mask mandate to start the 2021-22 school year is not sitting well with some Quaker Valley School District parents. A handful of them let the school board know how they feel about it during a small protest before Monday night’s committee meeting and subsequent legislative session at the middle...
In brief: VFW Post 402 Sept. 11 honor parade, glass recycling and more around the Sewickley area
Sept. 11 Honor Parade In recognition to those who served or are serving in the military during the Afghanistan conflict, VFW Keith-Holmes Post 402 will be hosting an honor parade at 11 a.m. Sept. 11. It runs from Thorn Run to Broadway in Coraopolis. Immediately afterward, a celebration slated to...
2021 WPIAL boys soccer preview: Rankings, contenders, players to watch
WPIAL boys soccer preview Class 4A Defending champion: Defensively-sound Seneca Valley won 14 straight games to close out the 2020 season en route to WPIAL and PIAA titles. The Raiders must replace standouts Zack LaValle and Mason Baldwin, but bring back junior Beaux Lizewski, another All-WPIAL selection. George Williams was...
Sewickley boys golf striving to continue 8-year championship dynasty
It was a remarkable achievement when the Sewickley Academy boys golf team had a graduating class win a WPIAL title all four years it was in high school. Then the Panthers went and did it again: four more titles. The Panthers have taken a remarkable eight consecutive WPIAL golf titles,...
Quaker Valley girls tennis looking to foster competitive mindset
Christi Hays looks back at 2020 and can’t believe some of the hoops her team had to jump through just to play. Hays’ Quaker Valley girls tennis team was required to have its players carry their own, individual sleeves of tennis balls around, unable to share with teammates out of...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 29, 2021
Aleppo Glenfield Road LLC sold property at Glenfield Road to Charles and Elizabeth Burnette for $33,750. William Tranter Jr. sold property at 311 Sewickley Ridge Drive to Susan Reuter for $520,800. Edgeworth Bryan Motzel sold property at 423 Meadow Lane to Thomas Hay Jr. and Janice Hay for $990,000. Leet...
A look at enrollment and tuition over the past 5 years at Sewickley Academy, Shady Side Academy and Winchester Thurston
When interim Head of School at Sewickley Academy Ashley Birtwell announced the departure of five administrators and a fifth-grade teacher July 21, questions began to rise about the decision, especially in light of prior events. The announcement came a month after a group called the Sewickley Parents Organization sent a...
