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Letter to the editor: Firing Marcinko a mistake
Sewickley’s finances are on solid ground specifically due to borough manager Marla Marcinko’s leadership. Marcinko guided Sewickley through covid-19 by implementing public health guidelines while keeping daily operations running smoothly, and supported our police by successfully getting CARES money. Sewickley thrives when we have a professional borough manager like Marcinko...
Sewickley officials plan to appoint a new council member in July, manager search continues
A new Sewickley council member is expected to be appointed at a special meeting as officials continue to search for a borough manager. The meeting is scheduled for July 6. Candidate interviews are expected to start at 6 p.m. with a voting session afterward. Council president Jeff Neff said two...
Photos: Quaker Valley High School graduation
Quaker Valley High School’s class of 2021’s commencement ceremony got delayed by a day due to the weather, but that didn’t dampen the spirits of the 157 seniors who marched at Chuck Knox Stadium on June 11. The event was also live-streamed and is available online at qvsd.org....
Sewickley’s Sharp Edge to close; Caliente Pizza to open in same spot
This fall, the Sharp Edge in Sewickley will be no more. In its place at the rear of 510 Beaver St. will be a new Caliente Pizza & Draft House location. It will be one of two new locations. The other will go in the Sharp Edge’s Crafton location. The...
Summer films, CARE workshops and more in Sewickley’s Nonprofit Corner
Editor’s note: The Nonprofit Corner is a new weekly listing of the Sewickley area’s nonprofit events and fundraisers. To have your information listed, email Sewickley Herald editor Katie Green at kgreen@triblive.com. Sweetwater Center for the Arts 200 Broad St., Sewickley. 412-741-4405. sweetwaterartcenter.org. Art classes Summer registration is open. Sweetwater Center...
In brief: Sewickley Public Library events, PRC recycling and more in Sewickley
At the Sewickley Public Library • Summer Reading for Kids. Tails and Tales through Aug. 7 • Sewickley Search Party. Mysteries to solve, codes to crack and clues to uncover. On June 29, July 13 and July 27. Open to students grades six through 12. Stop by the library to...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of June 20, 2021
Osborne Gayle Davis sold property at 405 Lantern Lane to Paula Work for $620,000. Sewickley Paula Jean Montgomery trustee sold property at 717 Harbaugh St. to William Best for $460,000. Real estate transactions provided by RealSTATs. Contact RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit www.RealSTATs.net....
Rain doesn’t dampen Sewickley Community Center’s Juneteenth festivalVideo
The rain did not interrupt the fun at the Sewickley Community Center as it held its Juneteenth festival outside on Saturday. Starting at noon, several local vendors lined up on Chadwick Street and along the grounds of the community center to promote and sell their products. Over 50 people attended...
All-State Orchestra, scholarships, dean’s list and more for Sewickley-area students
PMEA Virtual All-State Orchestra Quaker Valley High School junior Rachael Finke was selected as a violinist to the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Virtual All-State Orchestra. This year, the selection process for PMEA music ensemble festivals was very rigorous as the festivals, and the auditions for selection to festivals took place...
Margaret Childs celebrates 100th birthday
On May 30, 2021, Margaret (Peggy) Childs celebrated her 100th birthday. Childs has lived in her Sewickley home for 75 years, where each of her children grew up and where each returned for the milestone event. Childs’ husband, Clinton L. Childs Jr. (1915-2000) served on the Sewickley Borough Council for...
Quaker Valley High School sophomore part of team that won 1st place in CGI I.T. Girls Challenge
The idea of creating an app to help students connect with each other virtually helped two students win scholarship money from a competition in early May. Paige Frank, a Quaker Valley High School sophomore, and Oluwatomisin Olaore, a Pittsburgh CAPA junior, won first place in the CGI I.T. Girls Challenge...
Sewickley Academy graduates 68
Sewickley Academy hosted a traditional, in-person commencement ceremony on June 10 in Means Alumni Gym in the Events Center. Nine members of the class received a Global Studies Certificate in recognition of completion of the Global Studies Program at Sewickley Academy. Kaitlin Busch, communications and publications specialist at Sewickley Academy,...
Ohio River Boulevard survey work to take place Thursday in Sewickley area
Sewickley-area residents and travelers should be prepared for increased traffic on Thursday. According to PennDOT, survey work on Route 65 in Sewickley, Glen Osbourne, Haysville and Glenfield boroughs will occur June 17 weather permitting. Single-lane restrictions will occur on Route 65 in each direction between Walnut Street in Sewickley and...
Fair Oaks VFD celebrating 100 years of service
The Fair Oaks Volunteer Fire Department will hold a family-friendly event July 24 from 1 to 4 p.m. to celebrate 100 years of service. The event will be held at the station, 190 Ambridge Ave. in Leet, and will feature a dunk tank, bounce house, fire truck rides, fire prevention...
Quaker Valley School District hosting tours of new high school siteVideo
Quaker Valley School District residents will soon be able to get an in-person view of the property where the new Quaker Valley High School will be built. Members of the district’s staff saw the 150-acre site in Leet on Tuesday morning. Quaker Valley invited 55 residents who live within 500...
Art classes, preschool registration and more in Sewickley’s Nonprofit Corner
Editor’s note: The Nonprofit Corner is a new weekly listing of the Sewickley area’s nonprofit events and fundraisers. To have your information listed, email Sewickley Herald editor Katie Green at kgreen@triblive.com. Sweetwater Center for the Arts 200 Broad St., Sewickley. 412-741-4405. sweetwaterartcenter.org. Art classes Summer registration is open. Sweetwater Center...
Members of Sewickley’s Scout Troop 243 recognized in Court of Honor Ceremony
The Scouts of Troop 243, located in Sewickley, held a Court of Honor ceremony on June 2 to honor its Scouts’ achievements. Various merit badges were awarded for activities including photography, movie making, camping, swimming and animal care. In addition, Scouts who have met the necessary requirements advanced in rank....
In brief: Little Sewickley Creek Road work, Sewickley StoryWalks and more
Sewickley StoryWalk This summer, the Sewickley Public Library invites you to grab the family and take a stroll through one of five different community StoryWalks set up throughout the Quaker Valley. A StoryWalk places pages from a children’s picture book along a walking path so that children and their caregivers...
Sewickley Academy girls lacrosse caps storybook season in PIAA semifinals
The Sewickley Academy girls lacrosse team had its storybook-type season come to an end June 8 in the semifinals of the PIAA Class 3A tournament, but this year was nothing short of spectacular for the Panthers. They produced a record of 17-3, took third place in the WPIAL after losing...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of June 13, 2021
Aleppo Estate of Richard Rothe sold property at 107 Forest Edge Drive to Patricia Pivaronas for $165,000. Janyce Lapore sold property at 510 Sewickley Heights Drive to Mackenzie Jordan for $215,000. Lauren Barnes sold property at 606 Sewickley Heights Drive to Shelby Lauren Bassinger for $178,000. Leet Ryan Riley sold...
Sewickley area student achievements, graduates for the week of June 12, 2021
Distinguished Achievement Award Elizabeth Falk has been awarded Lehigh University’s 2021 Athletics Distinguished Achievement Award. Established in 1994, the Distinguished Achievement Award goes to graduating student-athletes who have displayed the ideals of a scholar-athlete: high performance in the four cornerstones of the student-athlete experience and high levels of competitiveness and...
Piano coming back to Sewickley’s Wolcott Park gazebo
Sewickley officials agreed at the June 8 council meeting to move the piano back to the gazebo at Wolcott Park in the business district. The piano was taken out during the pandemic to discourage people from gathering at the gazebo. It is expected to be back by the end of...
Bell Acres borough manager retires after 27 years of service
Retired Bell Acres borough manager Charles Kulbacki described his time as manager as “satisfying.” “Bell Acres is full of nice people, and I was glad to be able to help them,” Kulbacki said. The 71-year-old retired in December after serving as borough manager for 27 years. A lifelong citizen of...
Sewickley Valley Historical Society unveils historical marker dedicated to Lewis & Clark ExpeditionVideo
A historical marker was unveiled June 9 at Riverfront Park to remember the presence of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in Sewickley. The sign in Sewickley commemorates when retired sea captain Henry Ulery helped Meriwether Lewis on his trip through “Woolery’s Trap,” during the passage of the Lewis and Clark...
171-year-old Edgeworth home available for $1.55M
Willa Cather wrote about this historic home in Edgeworth. The celebrated novelist used the elegant home — known as “Braeface,” Gaelic for “the brow of the hill” — as a setting for her 1925 story “Uncle Valentine.” She was a frequent guest there of the Slack family when she lived...
