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Sewickley Academy officials to add more addresses, signage to campus
Sewickley Academy officials believe adding addresses and signage throughout the campus will help ensure vendors and emergency responders get to the right place. The academy’s address is 315 Academy Ave. in Edgeworth. The problem is there are a dozen buildings on campus. Its bus loop is at 200 Hazel Lane,...
Samaritan Counseling, Guidance, Consulting receives grant from Sewickley Valley Community Fund
Samaritan Counseling, Guidance, Consulting received a grant of $5,000 in December from the Sewickley Valley Community Fund. It will be used to help support the organization’s Samaritan Cares program, which provides fee subsidies for adults and children seeking mental health therapy at Samaritan who are uninsured or under-insured. Making therapy...
In brief: Block party, soup swap, meetings, art show and more in Sewickley area
Community invited to join in soup swap Feb. 9 Sewickley Public Library will host a soup swap from 7 to 8 p.m. Feb. 9 at 500 Thorn St. Bring a crockpot or large container full of your favorite homemade soup then swap with fellow participants. Bowls and spoons, breads and...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Feb. 1, 2026Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week – Oumou “Mimi” Thiero School – Quaker Valley Class – Senior Height – 6-foot-5 Position – Guard/forward #Earned – There was no “caught looking ahead” for Quaker Valley last week when the Quakers rolled 57-24 at home over Sto-Rox. As is usually...
Sewickley sports notebook: Co-op helps build depth for Quaker Valley swimming
Seven of the 27 athletes in the Quaker Valley swim program attend Sewickley Academy as part of the WPIAL’s cooperative sponsorship program. They are senior Marcus Zhan, sophomores Augustin Zhan and Zak Sharara and freshman Kilian Rodemeyer on the boys team; along with juniors Lydia Kilpela and Anna Fiedler and...
Sewickley Academy boys dominating WPIAL competition
The boys basketball team at Sewickley Academy is like a finely tuned machine. After 15 games, the Panthers had racked up both the best offensive (72.8 ppg) and defensive (29 ppg) averages in the WPIAL in boys basketball. And Sewickley’s hoopsters were even more impressive in Section 2-2A play with...
Quaker Valley wrestler Matt Danna joins 100-win club
Call it a moon landing. This year’s Moon Duals were unforgettable for Quaker Valley wrestler Matt Danna. The 160-pound senior registered his 100th career victory Dec. 13 at Moon by pinning Liam Hulton of Laurel Highlands in 14 seconds. “I was happy to reach 100 career wins,” Danna said. “By...
Alexa Westwood, Quaker Valley swimming teammates working toward goals
It isn’t a rebuilding season for the Quaker Valley girls swim team. It’s more like the Quakers have embarked on a retooling process. “The team has been doing very well and working hard to fill the spots of the many talented swimmers and diver who graduated last year,” Alexa Westwood...
Contributions from Keira Watson, teammates lead Quaker Valley girls to key section win
Keira Watson’s clutch free throw late in the game proved to be the difference for the Quaker Valley girls basketball team. The Quakers held on to edge Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, 37-36, on the road Jan. 22 in a key Section 1-3A contest. “Keira was 2 of 3...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 1, 2026
Aleppo Estate of Mary Tucci sold property at 147 S. McCoy Place Road to John Tucci for $290,000. Franklin Park Sarah Roberts sold property at 2310 Colony Court to Trey and Alayna Gantner for $679,500. Rashi LLC sold property at 2556A Grouse Ridge to Tianyi Gu for $275,000. Gregory Ray...
Pancake breakfast, Ash Wednesday services and more at Sewickley area churches
Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 412-741-7688. antiochfw baptistsewickley.org. Morning worship and praise service is at 10:45 a.m. First Sunday Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. Beth Samuel Jewish Center 810 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge. 412-266-5238. bethsamuel.org. Beth Samuel Jewish Center offers weekly Shabbat services, monthly family and Zoom Kabbalat Shabbat...
Support groups, children’s ministry, food drive and more at Sewickley area churches
Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 412-741-7688. antiochfw baptistsewickley.org. Morning worship and praise service is at 10:45 a.m. First Sunday Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. Beth Samuel Jewish Center 810 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge. 412-266-5238. bethsamuel.org. Beth Samuel Jewish Center offers weekly Shabbat services, monthly family and Zoom Kabbalat...
Sweetwater Center for the Arts to celebrate Folk February with 2 musical performances
Sweetwater Center for the Arts is celebrating Folk February with two concerts celebrating folk and Americana music. Pittsburgh-based Buffalo Rose returns to Sweetwater for a three-peat performance Feb. 6. The band will bring its six-piece “Theater Kid Americana” sound, featuring strong vocal harmonies, mandolin and acoustic instrumentation in an energetic,...
Big Sewickley Creek VFD recognizes Wayne Fortuna for 13-year tenure as fire chief
Not many people would volunteer to enter burning buildings in the middle of the night, but for Wayne Fortuna, the call to serve as an unpaid firefighter for the Big Sewickley Creek Volunteer Fire Department is one that he never regretted. “I still don’t know why I do it,” Fortuna...
Allegheny County GOP Chairman Jason Richey to run for lieutenant governor
A Sewickley attorney who serves as Allegheny County’s GOP chairman said Thursday that he is running for lieutenant governor with the endorsement of the presumptive Republican nominee for the state’s highest office, Stacy Garrity. Jason Richey, 54, said he arrived at the decision to run over the past two weeks...
Edgeworth police to replace aging SUV with new one from same company
Edgeworth police will be adding a new vehicle to its fleet this spring. Borough council voted 5-0 on Jan. 20 to approve the purchase of a 2026 Ford Explorer Interceptor. Council members Dan Wilson and Rebecca Cartus were absent. The estimated purchase cost is about $52,000. That includes $45,000 for...
Leetsdale, Leet and Bell Acres firefighters start official merger talks
Three Quaker Valley area fire departments have begun formal merger talks in order to boost manpower and service capabilities. Firefighters from Leetsdale, Fair Oaks Volunteer Fire Protective Association in Leet and Big Sewickley Creek Volunteer Fire Department in Bell Acres all voted this month to move discussions forward. Each department...
Igloo on Sewickley street prompts safety warning
An igloo that popped up on a Sewickley street a couple days after a winter storm dropped a foot of snow in the area was demolished by borough public works crews for safety reasons. The dome-shaped creation was discovered Jan. 27 as crews were removing snow near the intersection of...
In brief: Kindergarten roundup, winter reminder and more in Quaker Valley
Kindergarten roundup Quaker Valley School District will host a kindergarten roundup 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 17-18 at Edgeworth Elementary. It is open to all elementary families to meet teachers and staff and participate in academic screenings. Parents can schedule a time to visit via the district’s website, qvsd.org. Contact Andrea...
Leet resident Richard Warburton pens book on dowsing
Richard Warburton takes a wire coat hanger, cuts the hook off, cuts and straightens the wires and bends the metal into two “L” shaped rods, also known as dowsing rods. He walks with one rod in each hand in search of finding hidden things underground and the rods crossing indicate...
Quaker Valley School District closed Tuesday due to snow, below-freezing temperatures
Quaker Valley School District will be closed Tuesday due to snow. District communications director Michelle Dietz said more time is needed to clear roads and school lots, noting the below-freezing temperatures projected for Tuesday morning also played a factor in the decision. Dietz said there are three cancellation days built...
Edgeworth officials hold the line on real estate taxes, maintain services
Edgeworth property owners will not have to pay more in real estate taxes this year. Borough officials voted last month to adopt the 2026 budget and maintain the tax rate at 4.15 mills. The borough has not raised taxes in 23 years. Projected revenues were listed at about $3.447 million...
Leet officials looking to establish hunting regulations on township property
Concerns about hunting close to Leet neighborhoods have officials looking into adding safety measures and new regulations to the township books. Current Leet laws do not address hunting on any township property other than Plum Street Park. That ordinance prohibits any unlawful hunting in that area. Hunting in the state...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 25, 2026
Franklin Park John Mouganis sold property at 1601 Fieldstone Lane to Mohammad Chaudhri for $877,500. John Murphy sold property at 1815 Franklin Run Court to Alexander and Shannon Miller for $620,000. James Baker sold property at 2209 N. Huntington Court to John Paul Murphy for $420,000. Nicholas Anthony Barone trustee...
Sewickley sports notebook: Quaker Valley hockey secures back-to-back shutouts
Quaker Valley’s hockey team outscored the opposition by a 17-0 overall difference in recent back-to-back PIHL Class A games. QV blanked Richland, 9-0, on Jan. 8 as sophomore forward Matthias Lezama had three goals and an assist, Jace Vasbinder added two goals and an assist and Ben McHenry scored twice....
