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Sewickley Herald dinner canceled
The Sewickley Herald Honors Dinner, like many events around the country, has been canceled due to the spread of the novel coronavirus. Held annually to recognize a Man, Woman, Citizen and Emerging Citizen of the Year, the event traditionally takes place in May at the Edgeworth Club. More than 40...
Sewickley, Coraopolis VFW to unveil new veterans memorial
The bronze doughboy statue has stood outside the Keith-Holmes Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 402 building in Coraopolis since the mid-1970s. This spring, it will receive refinishing work and become part of a new Veterans War Memorial Park that honors veterans of all six service branches who served in every...
Ben Roethlisberger on ‘lockdown,’ urges others to stay homeVideo
Ben Roethlisberger gave the world a glimpse of what his life has been like the past week while he and his family are voluntarily quarantined during the coronavirus pandemic. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback was seen in a tweet shared Friday afternoon by the official team account that showed an intimate...
Sweetwater turns ‘Three States of Glass’ into online exhibition
As businesses temporarily shut their doors to help slow the spread of the coronavirus, they’ve also gotten creative with how they are using technology to stay afloat during these uncertain times. At Sweetwater Center for the Arts here in Sewickley, the “Three States of Glass” exhibition was originally scheduled to...
Heritage Valley scanning all visitors at hospitals, including Sewickley, to help stop spread of coronavirus
Heritage Valley Health System has implemented additional visitation procedures and restrictions at its three hospitals in an effort to combat the spread of coronavirus. The new protocol begins Friday at Heritage Valley Sewickley, Beaver and Kennedy. All visitors will be directed to one entrance at each facility, and scanned for...
Sewickley businesses, and their employees, try to stay afloat in midst of outbreakVideo
He identified himself only as Chip, no last name. “I’m not giving that out,” he said. Yet, his message was clear on the day after Gov. Tom Wolf ordered the closing of nonessential businesses. A clerk at Big Bang Comics on Broad Street in Sewickley, Chip was in the closed...
Sewickley Herald moves to new building
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Quaker Valley, Sewickley Academy close in accordance with Gov. Wolf’s order
In accordance with Gov. Tom Wolf’s order that all Pennsylvania schools shut down for 10 days, Quaker Valley School District and Sewickley Academy will be closed temporarily. Quaker Valley announced on their website that spring break will resume as scheduled from March 16-20, and then all schools will be closed...
Sewickley waives event fees, for now
A fee imposed on organizations that hold events in Sewickley has been temporarily waived after several complaints about its burden. Representatives from the Rotary Club of Quaker Valley and Sewickley Chamber of Commerce, among others, spoke against the fee during the borough council meeting Tuesday. Though they approved it just...
Quaker Valley athlete of the week: Patrick Cutchember
Patrick Cutchember School: Quaker Valley Sport: Wrestling Class: Sophomore Claim to fame: Patrick Cutchember capped off Quaker Valley’s wrestling season with a seventh-place finish at 182 pounds and a trip to the podium at states. He won three of his five matches, and his only losses, one of which was...
Sewickley Academy athlete of the week: JJ Jardini
JJ Jardini School: Sewickley Academy Sport: Basketball Class: Junior Claim to fame: JJ Jardini draws inspiration from plenty of sources. Three years ago, it was watching her cousin Maddie Simpson win the WPIAL championship with Chartiers-Houston. This season, it was with her younger sister on the team. And sometimes she...
Another round of parking changes likely coming to Sewickley
The Sewickley Parking Authority is considering adjusting enforcement hours and rates in response to feedback from community members. According to board member Andreas Schulze Ising, the board voted at its Feb. 24 meeting to craft a resolution that includes several key changes. These changes include increased rates in Zone 1,...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of March 1
Edgeworth Mark Garvey sold property at 22 Woodland Road to Kevin and Marguerite Park for $890,000. Leetsdale Scott Ryan Farren sold property at 5 Beech Ct to Caleb Suttles for $136,000. Sewickley Katelyn Snyder sold property at 531 Centennial Ave. to Michael and Nancy Snyder for $295,000. Real estate transactions...
Pancake breakfast, bible study and more at Sewickley area places of worship
Antioch Baptist Church The church is at 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. followed by worship and praise service at 10:45 a.m. • A Bible study and prayer service is at 7 p.m. Wednesdays. For more information, call 412-741-7688 or visit antiochfwbaptist sewickley.org. Beth Samuel Jewish Center...
Walmart training employees for in-home delivery at empty townhouse in SewickleyVideo
There is an empty townhome in Sewickley. No one lives there, but the fridge is stocked full of food and drinks. The home is one of a few in the country being rented by Walmart for the sole purpose of training employees for the company’s new in-home delivery service. Walmart...
Union Aid Society taps Nash as new executive director
Carla Nash lives by the mantra: No matter what she does, she wants to make a difference in someone’s life. Whether working as a management consultant for the federal government in Washington, D.C., or leading the charge at the Union Aid Society in Sewickley, Nash strives to help others succeed....
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 23
Aleppo Susan L Crawford Kinser sold property at 506 Sewickley Heights Drive to Raymond Pen Canada and Lauren Elise Taiclet for $185,000. Bell Acres Bala Properties GP sold property at 724 Campmeeting Road to Weststar Realty LLC for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $128,876). Edgeworth Frederick...
Residents urged to weigh in on future of Neville Island’s former Shenango coke plant
Plans for the 50-acre former Shenango Coke Works site on Neville Island remain unclear — but property owner DTE Energy hopes to ink a deal with one or more developers by the end of this year, community organizers told residents at a public meeting Wednesday night. No potential tenants or...
Community meeting scheduled as Shenango revisioning process nears completion
An advisory council composed of local government and community representatives has drafted a set of principles to guide the reuse of the 50-acre former Shenango Coke Works site on Neville Island. The Shenango Reimagined Advisory Council, convened by the nonprofit Delta Institute, has met more than 10 times in the...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 9
Bell Acres Gail S Craft Brooks sold property at 656 Campmeeting Road to Margaret Ann Rothenberger for $270,000. Edgeworth Matthew Werb sold property at 306 Challis Ln to Zachary and Rebecca Reeder for $239,000. John Zimmerman Jr. sold property at 305 Shady Ln to Matthew and Lucy Werb for $435,000....
Little Sewickley Creek Bridge closed for at least 2 years
The Little Sewickley Creek South Branch Bridge was closed on Feb. 7 for safety concerns, and will likely remain shut down for at least two years. The Allegheny County Department of Public Works closed the span on Pink House Road saying it is structurally deficient. Officials placed a weight limit...
Quaker Valley athlete of the week: Adou Thiero
Adou Thiero School: Quaker Valley Sport: Basketball Class: Sophomore Claim to fame: Adou Thiero wants to be a businessman, and he already takes an all-business approach for the Quakers. He averaged 22 points, five rebounds and two steals per game in three wins last week, which included a game-tying shot...
Sewickley Academy athlete of the week: Max Belt
Max Belt School: Sewickley Academy Sport: Basketball Class: Junior Claim to fame: Max Belt and his older brother Donald founded Rebuilding Pittsburgh, a service club at Sewickley Academy that helps families in the region build homes. He tries to have just as much of an impact on the court as...
Sewickley Parking Authority seeks community input as 2020 changes take effect
Since August, there has been plenty of change on the Sewickley Parking Authority board — with three new members and three different people chairing the volunteer body. Andreas Schulze Ising, appointed in December, highlighted the current board’s recent effort to solve Sewickley’s parking challenges collaboratively. He expressed satisfaction with the...
Sewickley man selected to WPSBC board of trustees
A Sewickley doctor was recently appointed to the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children’s board of trustees. Dr. Daren Loran Hoover brings nearly 40 years of extensive experience in studying, practicing, treating and teaching ophthalmology to the board. He joins the nine-member panel as they work to advance the mission,...
