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Upgrades for Leetsdale’s Kohlmeyer Park proposed at community meeting
Leetsdale residents recently weighed in on what they want to see at Kohlmeyer Park. About 25 folks attended a community meeting at the borough building on April 28. “We discussed the current use of the park, desired updates, and the residents’ current concerns,” council president Maria Napolitano said. “Attendees examined...
North Allegheny returns to top in WPIAL Class 3A team tennis; Sewickley Academy wins 25th title
North Allegheny dethroned defending champion Gateway, 3-2, on Wednesday, winning its first WPIAL Class 3A boys tennis team title since 2009. The doubles teams got things going early as North Allegheny’s Shi Telang and Sri Thirumala landed the first punch, defeating Gateway’s Matthew Bonds and Zane Almoukamal. The brother tandem...
Energy Innovation Center CEO Don Evans speaks at Sewickley’s Tapas Talks
Tapas Talks second event of the season was held on April 25 at the Allegheny Country Club’s grand ballroom featuring Don Evans, the CEO and president of the Energy Innovation Center of Pittsburgh. According to Evans, EIC is expanding the meaning of energy and finding that we can generate an...
Quaker Valley area student achievements for the week of May 7, 2024
Orlando Gannon was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Gannon was initiated at University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. Elianna Seaman gave a poster presentation titled The Effects of Yoga-Based Intervention on Heart Rate Variability and Perceived...
In brief: Artist reception, Mother’s Day event and more in Sewickley area
Artist reception The Sewickley Public Library is hosting an artist reception showcasing the work of Johno Prascak on Thursday, May 16 from 7-9 p.m. The eight canvas paintings currently on display at the library depict the iconic Carnegie Steel Homestead Mill Works. Johno Prascak is a Munhall-born artist whose unique...
Sewickley Academy boys tennis pushing to be the best
Sewickley Academy won its second consecutive section title in boys tennis and 27th in school history this season. Sewickley racked up a 6-0 record in Section 4-2A, brushing aside Beaver, Beaver Falls, Blackhawk, Central Valley, Ellwood City and Riverside by 5-0 scores and went into the postseason with a 10-0...
Sewickley Academy boys lacrosse roster loaded with underclassmen keeps moving forward
Sewickley Academy’s boys lacrosse team is extremely young. It may be the youngest squad in the WPIAL. There are no seniors listed on the 2024 team roster, and defenseman Caleb McAdams is the lone junior. “My expectation for the team this year is that we continually improve, day by day,”...
Fisher’s Files: Quaker Valley’s Oumou Thiero caps season with all-state honor
Kudos to Quaker Valley sophomore Oumou “Mimi” Thiero for being named third team all-state in Class 4A girls basketball. A 6-foot-4 guard/forward, Thiero led the Quakers in almost every statistical category in 2023-24 including points (19.2 ppg), field goal percentage (40%), rebounds (14.1 rpg), blocked shots (4.7 avg), steals (1.6...
Sewickley area real estate transactions, week of May 5, 2024
Bell Acres Marlene Miceli sold property at 120 Summerlawn Drive to Bradford and Reva Singh for $760,000. Leetsdale Sherif Taher sold property at 168 Victory Ln to Jill Marie Harry for $135,000. Cheryl Banner trustee sold property at 408 Washington St. to Martin Management Group LLC for $65,000. Sewickley Cynthia...
Basketball tournament, music ministry and more at Sewickley area houses of worship
Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 412-741-7688. antiochfw baptistsewickley.org. Antioch Baptist Church will be hosting its second annual 3 vs. 3 basketball tournament on May 18 at noon at Quaker Valley High School. All are welcome. The tournament is for children, men and women ages 8–11, 12–14, 15–17 and...
Volunteers help with Fern Hollow Nature Center’s spring clean-up
Nearly 75 volunteers turned out on April 20 for Fern Hollow Nature Center’s spring clean-up event. Sunny skies and cool temperatures were the perfect combination for the clean-up event. Elementary to high school students from Quaker Valley School District, Sewickley Academy and North Allegheny School District, homeschoolers and multiple Girl...
Quaker Valley School District officials approve more soil testing at proposed high school site
Quaker Valley School District officials said more soil samples will be taken from the proposed high school site as part of Allegheny County’s permitting process. School board members unanimously voted April 24 for a $195,750 amendment to a civil engineering contract with Phillips & Associates for the test borings along...
Letter to the editor: Support biomarker Senate Bill
This month, volunteers for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network from all across Pennsylvania will meet with their lawmakers in Harrisburg to advocate for improved access to biomarker testing through Senate Bill 954. Currently, barriers to accessing biomarker testing exist for patients of color, individuals who are struggling economically...
Lawsuit filed by former Leet police chief against the township dismissed
A lawsuit, filed by former Leet police Chief Michael Molinaro against the township seeking more than $404,000 for what he called a breach of contract, has been dismissed. Allegheny County Common Pleas Court Judge Mary McGinley dismissed the suit with prejudice, meaning it cannot be brought back to court, on...
Sewickley Civic Garden Council’s May Mart set to bloom May 11
Sewickley Civic Garden Council officials are nearly ready to harvest the fruits of their labor in setting up their annual celebration. May Mart is planned for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 11. Broad Street, from Beaver to Thorn, will be closed for the rain or shine event. Admission...
In brief: Sewickley Civic Garden Council events, Mother’s Day tea and more
Sewickley Garden Tour Sewickley Civic Garden Council’s 2024 Sewickley Garden Tour is set for June 14-15. Guests can tour the grounds of five spectacular gardens in Sewickley and Edgeworth. Keeping with the tradition, on Friday evening there will be a sampling of wine and hors d’oeuvres at each of the...
Sewickley Academy starts rowing team
Sewickley Academy has added rowing to its roster of sports available to student-athletes. The team will be conducted through a partnership with the Pittsburgh Rowing Club, led by coach Florin Curuea, a Romanian Olympic rower, starting next school year. “With a focus on promoting physical fitness, camaraderie and skill development,...
Quaker Valley track sets sights on WPIAL team championships
The athletes in the Quaker Valley track and field program have the dates May 1 and May 7 circled on their spring calendars. The semifinal round of the WPIAL 2A team championships will take place May 4 at four sites, followed by the finals May 9 at Peters Township. Last...
Fisher’s files: Senior captain sees growth in Sewickley Academy girls lacrosse team
Libby Eannarino’s distinguished three-sport career at Sewickley Academy continues. The 5-foot-9 senior was a high-scoring backcourt player in basketball, a midfielder in soccer and currently is a midfielder on the Sewickley girls lacrosse team. She has served as captain in all three sports. Eannarino also competes for Sky Walkers Lacrosse...
Sewickley Academy doubles teams find success in section, WPIAL tournaments
The top four doubles competitors in Section 4-2A boys tennis this season proved to be Sewickley Academy athletes. In an all-Sewickley final, freshmen Max Kopf and Ben Terrell won the doubles championship by knocking off seniors Jackson Quigley and Tejas Mitra, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. Kopf and Terrell were seeded second...
Sewickley Music Club luncheon set
Sewickley Music Club members will gather at Montour Country Club in Moon for their annual meeting and spring luncheon on May 14 at 11:30 a.m. Katy Williams (soprano) accompanied by Ellen Rissinger (pianist) with perform “From Mozart to Broadway.” Katy Williams has performed the Fiddlesticks Family Concerts for the past...
40th annual Sewickley House Tour features net zero home
A Sewickley couple transformed a row of neighborhood garages into a net zero home, meaning the residence makes as much electricity as it uses. “We were driven by energy savings,” said Greg Kaminski, who owns the house with his wife Susan. ”We are climate change people. We want a low...
Western Pennsylvania bookstores celebrate Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday
Lovers of reading have a chance to celebrate their favorite booksellers — and get some fun giveaways in the process — with the nationwide Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday. Independent Bookstore Day, now in its 11th year, is an event conceived by the American Booksellers Association. Participating bookstores offer giveaways,...
Quaker Valley School District officials welcome new assistant finance director, commend outgoing administrator
Quaker Valley School District official have tapped a Penn State alum as their next assistant finance director. School directors voted 8-0 on April 24 to hire Jim Giovannitti of the South Hills to serve under recently promoted Brooke Baker. Baker was named district director of finance and operations Scott Antoline’s...
Leetsdale requiring knox boxes at businesses, multi-family facilities
Leetsdale has a new ordinance mandating that businesses and multi-family facilities provide quick emergency access for firefighters to their facilities. Council unanimously voted April 11 to pass what was colloquially called a “knox box” ordinance. A knox box is a small, wall-mounted safe that holds building keys that fire departments...
