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Opinion: Keep Quaker Valley High School in the Village
Just to be clear, I am 100% behind building a new high school. I am, however, against it being built outside of our village area that currently all of our schools are located within — especially since 625 Beaver St. was not given proper consideration as a new build site....
New Sewickley manager begins borough career
Donna Kaib has begun a new professional chapter in her life, this one as Sewickley’s new borough manager. Councilman Jeff Neff said on Aug. 25 that officials have had some time to introduce themselves and he believes Kaib is going a good job so far, while “getting her feet wet.”...
Quaker Valley students head back to school
In Quaker Valley School District, students in kindergarten through ninth grade started school on Aug. 25, while grades 10-12 started on Aug. 26. “At Quaker Valley, we are very excited about returning to five days a week in-person learning,” said Tammy Andreyko, district superintendent. “We have one-to-one devices for all...
Letter to the editor: Quaker Valley should build zero-energy high school
The recent release of the new report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change depicts a dire future for humanity. Human use of fossil fuels is the cause. We in the Quaker Valley Community are the beneficiaries of use of fossil fuels. It makes possible our heating and...
Sewickley Tuskegee Airmen Memorial events to be held Sept. 5
Nearly a full day of events will honor Sewickley’s Tuskegee Airmen on Sept. 5. The Masonic Allegheny Commandery No. 35 is hosting the fifth annual wreath-laying ceremony at the Sewickley Cemetery at 2 p.m., where the Sewickley Tuskegee Airmen Memorial is located. The Pittsburgh Fire Pipe and Drum Corps, The...
Sewickley’s Nonprofit Corner for the week of Aug. 24, 2021
Sewickley Senior Men’s Club of the YMCA 625 Blackburn Road, Sewickley. 412-741-9622. smensclub.org. Weekly meetings The Sewickley Senior Men’s Club of the YMCA will resume its weekly meeting schedule Sept. 10. The SMC meets in the YMCA’s Hunter Gym, where a group of more than 60 members gather each week...
In brief: Sewickley resident named to top attorney list, Edgeworth Garden Club and more in Sewickley
Super Lawyers Sewickley resident and real estate attorney W. Grant Scott II was among the Pittsburgh law firm Meyer, Unkovic & Scott attorneys who Super Lawyers named to the 2021 list of top attorneys in Pennsylvania. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business rating service, evaluates outstanding lawyers across the nation...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 22, 2021
Bell Acres Theodore Benson sold property at 2440 Hopkins Church Road to Daniel Benson for $150,000. Leetsdale Richard Thornhill sold property at 471 Washington St. to Corny Waddingham and Sabrina Eakin for $113,000. Sewickley Giuseppe Macchione sold property at 612 Blackburn Road to Scott and Shayne Pulkowski for $260,000. Giovanni...
2021 WPIAL golf season primer
High school golf season at a glance Boys Class 3A • Defending champion: Franklin Regional won its first WPIAL title and sent two players to the PIAA tournament, also a program first. The Panthers are not exactly facing a rebuild: They return seniors Zach Abdallah and Jeff Anderchak, both high-30s...
Former Sewickley mayor Brian Jeffe joins board of Tull Family Theater
A familiar face will be joining the Tull Family Theater’s board. After retiring as mayor in January this year, Brian Jeffe was excited when the theater invited him to join its board. Jeffe hopes to help the theater with its finance perpetuation and bring his sense of the town’s history...
Letter to the editor: Sewickley Academy purge a disincentive for enrollment
Given excellent coverage by this newspaper, your reading public has been kept apace of the continuing turmoil at Sewickley Academy; the headmaster, five members of the administrative staff and a fifth-grade teacher purged. The purge was initiated by a letter from several parents of Academy students which implored the board...
TV Talk: Sandra Oh praises local actors in Netflix’s ‘The Chair’Video
Perhaps it should be no surprise that, in a town full of colleges with acting programs, it wouldn’t be too hard for a big-budget series to swoop in and hire a passel of actors/acting professors to play college faculty members in “The Chair,” streaming Friday on Netflix after filming in...
Quaker Valley School District will require students to wear masks
Masks will be required at Quaker Valley School District when the new school year starts after the school board voted Tuesday at its legislative meeting to enforce the new policy. The new guidance begins Wednesday . Faculty, staff, students and visitors must wear a mask at any of the school...
Letter to the editor: Taking water from Big Sewickley Creek a mistake
In regard to the recent article concerning the draining of Big Sewickley Creek’s water for use by Penn Energy Company to frack, I must say I am shocked and appalled that any state or local official would believe that taking three million gallons of water daily from such a small...
Upcoming programs at Sewickley Public Library for the week of Aug. 18, 2021
Sewickley Public Library, 500 Thorn St., has returned to normal (pre-pandemic) business hours. It is offering limited meeting and study room spaces, and some programs are taking place in person. For more information, call 412-741-6920 or visit sewickleylibrary.org. Upcoming programs • Ice Cream Social: Family Program, 6- 8 p.m. Aug. 21....
In brief: Divine Redeemer Parish 55 Plus Club, Route 65 restrictions and more in Sewickley
Divine Redeemer 55 Plus Club The 55 Plus Club is for those interested in meeting new people over the age of 55 while eating lunch and being entertained once a month from September 2021 through May 2022. The membership fee is $14 per year. Luncheons are held on the third...
Sewickley Academy graduates compete at U.S. Amateur
A pair of Sewickley Academy graduates took part in last week’s U.S. Amateur tournament at Oakmont Country Club and Longue Vue Club. Ian Bangor, a 29-year-old golfer who graduated from Sewickley Academy (2010) and Carnegie Mellon (2014), finished the 36-hole stroke play portion of the tournament at 7-over par. Bangor...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 15, 2021
Aleppo Daniel Kriger sold property at 206 Mc Coy Road to William and Deborah Wible for $340,000. Edgeworth Estate of Carol Huckabee sold property at 221 Hazel Lane to Yolanda Landfried for $169,000. Ganesh 1 Trust sold property at 518 Irwin Drive to Juergen and Lori Mross for $2,000,000. Osborne...
Letter to the editor: Sewickley Parents Organization is wrong
Every year, the American Library Association releases the top 10 most challenged books. Overwhelmingly, they are books that deal with LGBTQ+ and racism, challenged by conservative parents and politicians. In his “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” Martin Luther King wrote: “I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great...
Antioch Baptist Church in Sewickley celebrates 131 years
Albert Frank is grateful to have a place where he has been able to spread God’s word for many years. The only deacon at the Antioch Baptist Church, Frank says it feels good to have spent 60 years of his life at the church that is celebrating 131 years of...
Sewickley officials hire Donna Kaib as new borough manager
Sewickley officials have tapped Reserve Township manager Donna Kaib as their new top administrator. She was hired as the new borough manager via an 8-0 vote on Aug. 10. Councilman Tom Rostek was absent. Kaib was not at the meeting. Her start date is scheduled for Aug. 19. “We’re excited...
Sewickley Academy issues letter to parents addressing reasons for changes, including ‘toxic culture’
The Interim Head of School at Sewickley Academy, Ashley Birtwell, sent out a letter Aug. 4 to parents addressing the recent turmoil of events that have occurred at Sewickley Academy over the past six weeks. The letter, which the school also sent to the Sewickley Herald, comes after Academy representatives...
In brief: The Village Preschool in-person registration, Greater Pittsburgh Business Connection speakers set, more in Sewickley
The Village Preschool in-person registration Registration is being accepted for The Village Preschool at Mary & Alexander Laughlin Children’s Center. The program for 3-year-olds is 9-11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Class is limited to 12 children. Children must be 3 by Sept. 1. Registration is $50, and tuition is nine...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 8, 2021
Bell Acres Maronda Homes LLC sold property at 197 Witherow Road to Christopher and Melissa Lynn Ruddle for $750,000. Edgeworth Dennis Shurmatz sold property at 316 Highland Ln to Jacqueline and Michael Stancil for $191,500. John Casuccio sold property at 317 Nicholas Pl to Adrew and Micah Southwood for $205,000....
Quaker Valley grads join forces to win golf tournament for brothers
Alex Tanabe was living in Philadelphia last year when the covid-19 pandemic hit, and when his employer told him to start working from home, he decided to move back to Pittsburgh to be closer to his family. Returning home allowed him to reconnect with his younger brother Chris on the...
