Sewickley Herald category, Page 138
Students return to Quaker Valley Middle School after evacuation due to odor
Students have returned to Quaker Valley Middle School on Tuesday after an odor forced the building’s evacuation for about an hour. Quaker Valley Middle School was evacuated after staff reported an unusual odor near the nurse’s office, according to a post on the district’s Facebook page. The school reported that...
Pittsburgh regional fitness centers come together to support Australian wildlife
Whether it’s running or riding, boxing or boot camp, Sunday is the time to gear up and send relief to Australian wildlife charities still scrambling from ongoing and devastating fires. Ramp ‘N Rize fitness center in Sewickley is spearheading a unique fundraiser to benefit WIRES, an Australian wildlife charity dedicated...
Sewickley United Methodist to host 72nd turkey dinner
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 visitantiochfwbaptistsewickley.org. Beth Samuel Jewish Center The...
Battle of the Books returns to Sewickley library
The Sewickley Public Library, 500 Thorn St., offers a variety of programs for people of all ages. Registration, unless otherwise noted, is available by calling 412-741-6920. Children’s programs • Battle of the Books meetings will resume. Fourth-graders wishing to participate should attend the meeting from 7 to 8 p.m. Jan....
Leet police charge Baden woman with making terroristic threats
Terroristic threats Leet police charged Michelle Chmura, 46, of Baden with two counts of terroristic threats and two counts of recklessly endangering another person Jan. 11 for an incident Jan. 1. Driving while operating privilege is suspended or revoked Edgeworth police charged Reshaun Anthony Tarver, 33, of New Brighton with...
Sewickley native writes to help young women recognize their worth
Drawing on her Christian faith, author Christina Leeman, a Sewickley native, is on a mission to help young women understand their true value. In the past year, Leeman won two awards for her unpublished book she submitted to writers conferences. Leeman has also published a booklet in response to the...
Explore Sewickley reducing services after funding cut
The nonprofit business development organization Explore Sewickley has seen a $56,000 drop in funding from Sewickley Borough since last year, a reduction its Main Street Manager Alexandra Lancianese called “devastating.” As a result, the organization will organize fewer events in 2020 and cease to provide certain advisory, planning and promotional...
Leet man charged with assault of an unborn child
A Leet Township man facing assault charges from a domestic dispute on New Year’s Day has waived his right to a preliminary hearing. Scott Boggs, 36, faces one count each of aggravated assault of an unborn child, and simple assault and harassment involving physical contact, according to a court summary...
St. Stephen’s in Sewickley starts new sermon series
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 visitantiochfwbaptistsewickley.org. Beth Samuel Jewish Center The...
Sewickley-area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 12
Leet Ashley Ivancik sold property at 95 Main St. to Terry Zinsmaster for $145,000. Andrew Wilmot sold property at 210 S. Chaucer Ct. to Candice Betters for $556,500. Sewickley Brian Carey sold property at 624 Nevin Ave. to Ryan and Melissa Murray for $369,500. Real estate transactions provided by RealSTATs....
Leetsdale police charges include possession
Recklessly endangering another person Leet police charged Derrick Lynn Walker, 29, of Ambridge with three counts of recklessly endangering another person and one count of criminal mischief Jan. 4 for an incident Jan 1. Prohibited acts • Leetsdale police charged Shawn P. Carey, 49, of Sharpsburg with prohibited acts —...
Emsworth business owner, engineer, mother and author tells others ‘Live life to the fullest’
Over the years, Elizabeth Cook has repeatedly been asked, “How do you do it?” The mom of six climbed the corporate ladder in a male-dominated profession and is living her best life as a mother, senior manager and doctorate student in electrical engineering. She believes other business women and mothers...
Scottdale man given house arrest in fatal crash involving crane truck in Pine
A 72-year-old Scottdale man accused of texting on a cellphone minutes before the 43,500-pound crane truck he was driving crashed into three other vehicles on Route 910 in Pine, killing a Sewickley man, reached a plea deal Monday. Charles Hunter will be on house arrest and probation for causing the...
Damaged monument that once stood on Quaker Valley property repaired by Leetsdale VFW
Leetsdale VFW Post 3372 has undertaken an effort to repair a monument that sustained more than $20,000 worth of damage last summer. The monument, dedicated by Leetsdale residents in 1941, is located on the VFW property near the intersection of Camp Meeting Road and Beaver Street, and honors U.S. military...
Sewickley, Avonworth, Coraopolis and Moon historical societies plan joint dinner
Sewickley Valley Historical Society will host a joint dinner with Avonworth, Coraopolis and Moon Township historical societies Jan. 29 at the Edgeworth Club. The event will feature 21st-century members of the League of Most Interesting Gentlemen presenting first-person interpretations of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin. Attendees will have the chance...
Sewickley author to Monroeville audience: Readers are hungry for women’s voices
A Sewickley author wants to give history’s overshadowed women a second chance in an era where people are “hungering” for these stories. “It feels like I’m on a mission to excavate these really key women – it’s a real honor,” said Marie Benedict, a breakthrough writer whose historical novels have...
Read to a therapy dog at the Sewickley library
The Sewickley Public Library, 500 Thorn St., offers a variety of programs for people of all ages. Registration, unless otherwise noted, is available by calling 412-741-6920. For more information, visit sewickleylibrary.org. Children’s programs • Tween Takeover: Pop Prints, a scratch foam printmaking session, will take place from 6 to 7...
Beth Samuel accepting donations for Lasagna Project
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 visitantiochfwbaptistsewickley.org. Beth Samuel Jewish Center The...
Route 65 in Glen Osborne reopened after crash
A portion of Route 65 northbound in Glen Osborne that was closed due to a vehicle crash with injuries has reopened. Allegheny County officials said the closure was between I-79 and the Haysville traffic light. Dispatchers said two people were injured in connection with the crash around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday....
Charges by Leet, Leetsdale police filed with district judge
Access device fraud • Leet police charged Nolan C. Harmon, 27, of McKees Rocks with two counts of access device fraud Jan. 2 for an incident Dec. 26. • Leet police charged David Moore, 26, of Aliquippa with three counts of access device fraud Jan. 2 for an incident Dec....
Sewickley-area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 5
Leet Estate of Louis Dell’Aquila sold property at 220 Campmeeting Road to KeyBank NA for $9,563. Osborne Rasmus Rojkjaer sold property at 1008 Beaver Road to George and Jodi Hackett for $1,050,000. Real estate transactions provided by RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit www.RealSTATs.net....
Sewickley’s War Memorial Park improvements continue after flooding damage
Particularly wet weather in 2019 prompted the need for restoration and infrastructure replacement work at Sewickley’s War Memorial Park on Blackburn Road. Nearly $180,000 has been allocated for two projects that are in different stages. In late October, a contractor replaced a storm sewer pipe running underneath the park as...
Edgeworth addresses recycling changes
Residents should think twice about what they put in their curbside recycling bins. Starting Jan. 1, Waste Management no longer accepts glass in single-stream, curbside recycling for all municipalities in the Quaker Valley Council of Governments (QVCOG). Waste Management has also decided not to collect certain types of plastic. “We...
State Rep. Valerie Gaydos introduces bill to shrink state legislature
After being in office for about a year, state Rep. Valerie Gaydos, R-Allegheny, thinks there might be a few too many seats in the chamber. Gaydos, 53, of Aleppo, recently introduced legislation which would cut legislative districts in Pennsylvania from 203 to 151, a move that would require amending the...
North Hampton fire chief relieved of duties following suspected DUI crash
North Hampton Volunteer Fire Chief John Schwend has been relieved of his duties being charged with drunken driving and reckless driving. Charges stem from a Dec. 15 crash in Gibsonia. Schwend’s preliminary hearing’s set for Jan. 29 before Magisterial District Judge Tom Swan. The volunteer fire department announced via letter...
