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With small roster, Quaker Valley softball to rely on versatility
The Quaker Valley softball team will be young in 2021, but the Quakers aren’t going to let that stop them from building something special for the future. With just one senior and 11 total players, the Quakers will lack some senior leadership and depth, but coach Nicole Olson is looking...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of March 28, 2021
Aleppo Thomas Medvitz sold property at 201 Forest Edge Drive to Fairlady Properties LLC for $187,000. Edgeworth John Corbett sold property at 213 Chestnut Road to Josh and Elizabeth Cohen for $682,500. Dana Edwards sold property at 617 West Drive to Kevin and Marguerite Park for $1,600,000. Leet William Wright...
Sweet Market opens in former Village Candy space in Sewickley
The Easter bunny arrived early to celebrate the opening of a sweet new store in Sewickley, greeting customers as they walked into the one-way stop to treat heaven. Sweet Market, located at 348 Beaver St., had its grand opening Friday. The store occupies the building where former nostalgic candy store...
Local schools prepare for state mock trial showdown
Students from three area high schools, including Greensburg Salem, will take their legal skills to a virtual courtroom this weekend to compete for the state mock trial title. This year, 232 teams from 199 schools competed in district and regional mock trial competitions. Of those, 16 qualified for the state...
Letter to the editor: Sewickley Academy, QV partnership highlights community
What a wonderful series of articles celebrating the QV varsity swim team’s accomplishments this year. This was an opportunity to celebrate the more than 20 years of collaboration between Sewickley Academy and QV, which jointly support this combined team. Isabel Huang and Simon Iwanokiw, whose accomplishments were so justly lauded,...
Liam Welge, 14, completes Eagle Scout project with Allegheny Land Trust
Liam Welge is about four years ahead of schedule – and some even say he’s well beyond his years. Welge, 14, completed a project months in the making that will soon earn him the Boy Scouts of America’s coveted Eagle Scout rank. On March 20, Welge and a crew of...
Op/ed: Citizens for a Great School opposes construction of new high school in Leet
Citizens for a Great School is a nonpartisan and nonprofit community organization. It came into being as a result of the Quaker Valley School Board’s decision to build a new high school without seeking voter approval. Our large group supports a significant investment in either the existing building or a...
The Sewickley Barbershop set to open in May
The craft of cutting hair is in Justin David’s blood and it’s one he hopes to extend to Sewickley’s Beaver Street in May. “My mom was a cosmetologist and owned multiple salons in Virginia Beach,” David said. “One of my first memories was sitting in salon chairs.” David, 36, of...
This week’s Giant Eagle Heinz Field vaccination clinics are full
As of Tuesday afternoon, Giant Eagle’s mass vaccination clinics at Heinz Field on Thursday and Friday are full. Giant Eagle spokesperson Dick Roberts said that while additional clinics will take place, he cannot comment on how many more there will be. Appointments are required. Only those eligible under Pennsylvania’s Phase...
In brief: Spring leaf collection, glass recycling and more in Sewickley
Glass recycling event The Pennsylvania Resources Council’s traveling glass recycling bin will be at Riverfront Park in Sewickley from March 27 through April 1, 7 a.m. to sunset. All colors of empty glass bottles, jars and jugs, along with caps, lids and labels will be accepted. Do not bring cut...
A 1917 Sewickley Heights mansion is on the market for $4.9MVideo
At the top of the circular driveway, a mansion appears. The 1917 Colonial home on Pink House Lane sits atop Sewickley Heights on a 10-acre lot. The home is for sale at $4.9 million through Berkshire Hathaway HS. “This house has history,” said Beverly McQuone, who with Susie Reuter are...
Seniors lay foundation for Sewickley Academy girls basketball program
Over the past four years, the seniors of the Sewickley Academy girls basketball team have taken the program to a new level. Since the 2017-2018 season, the Panthers have produced a record of 55-34, made three WPIAL semifinal appearances and three PIAA tournament appearances, including the quarterfinals two years ago....
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of March 21
Leetsdale Edward Danver sold property at 106 Victory Lane to Robert and Cynthia Zehfuss for $120,000. Sewickley Promise 33 LLC sold property at 210 Frederick Ave. to Anthony Monahan for $500,000. Real Estate Transactions provided by RealSTATs. Contact RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit www.RealSTATs.net....
Mapletown’s Menear claims gold medal at PIAA swimming championships
It took Ella Menear a little longer than she had hoped to make her PIAA Class AA swimming debut. But when the independent sophomore from Mapletown reached the light at the end of the tunnel Friday at Cumberland Valley High School, she found herself in possession of a state gold...
Sewickley Parking Authority offers free parking on upcoming holidays
The Sewickley Parking Authority will suspend parking fees in the borough for upcoming holiday weekends. The board unanimously passed the offering of free parking Memorial Day weekend. The suspension will be in effect from 1 p.m. May 28 through May 31, with regular parking fees resuming Tuesday. The board also...
Leet man co-authors book about Anne Warburton, UK’s first female ambassador
When siblings Richard and Elizabeth Warburton attended their aunt’s funeral in 2015, they had an idea to write a book chronicling their beloved relative’s life as the UK’s first female ambassador. Six years and 288 pages later, “Women of the Foreign Office” published by England’s History Press on March 1...
Some Sewickley restaurants say loosened covid restrictions won’t have much impact
While some covid restrictions for businesses throughout the state may soon be lifted, some Sewickley restaurant owners say the changes will not have a significant impact on their operations. Gov. Tom Wolf on March 15 announced he would roll back a slew of mitigation measures effective April 4, including the...
Letter to the editor: Encourage QV School Board to initiate a referendum
In your March 11 edition, a citizen-led group calling itself QV Strong addressed your local readers. The group presented themselves as proponents for building a new high school, to be constructed on a hilltop overlooking Leetsdale and Edgeworth. In laying out their case, the group put forth a number of...
Letter to the editor: QV Strong should demand a referendum
QV Strong’s introductory letter to the community on March 11 in the Sewickley Herald misunderstands the strongest argument by new high school opponents regarding a referendum. By definition, a “conservative” financing plan is to secure as much of the necessary capital projected. In fact, it’s the only responsible course, especially...
Savoring at Home series, children’s virtual book club and more at Sewickley Public Library
Sewickley Public Library, 500 Thorn St., is again offering express library services. The Express Library gives users a chance to come into the library to browse the collection, check out items and use the public computers. The library is taking precautions to ensure the safety of library staff and patrons,...
Sewickley gets Netflix makeover as part of new film projectVideo
Several Sewickley residents and business owners were excited for the borough’s closeup as Netflix production crews were in town filming scenes for an upcoming project. “I think this is a really pretty area, and think it’s nice that people would want to feature it in some film,” said Kimberly Anderson,...
Sewickley Academy boys capitalize on team growth before playoff exit
The Sewickley Academy boys basketball team started this season without an identity or a sense of superior athletic talent that could carry them to wins. By the end of the season, though, the Panthers started doing things the old-fashioned way, and it worked. They played hard-nosed defense and limited top-seeded...
YMCA Summer Day Camp, Penguin Bookshop author talk and more in Sewickley
YMCA Summer Day Camp This summer, let your kids be kids again at the Sewickley Valley YMCA’s Summer Day Camp. During camp at the Y, your child can build robots, dance, become a lego master or gymnast, explore the outdoors and much more. Plus, all camps include art, swimming, games...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of March 14
Aleppo Eddie Filip sold property at Glenfield Road to Hilary Brown for $25,000. Edgeworth Barrie Athol sold property at 208 Chestnut Road to Jory and Melanie Richman for $1,070,297. Margaret Irvine Weir sold property at 308 Maple Ln to Jill Edwards for $650,000. Estate of Linda Sue Ruhl sold property...
Student news from the Sewickley area for the week of March 13, 2021
Placed in hockey tournament Three Quaker Valley elementary students who are on the Pittsburgh Penguins Elite girls hockey team – Ava Franus, Grace Keisel and Claire Dickson – participated in the Sarah Backstrom 27th Annual Memorial Tournament in Erie last month. The Pittsburgh Pens Elite players placed 2nd in the...
