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Sewickley area real estate transactions, week of Oct. 29, 2023
Aleppo Lyudmila Hyman sold property at 801 Timber Ln to Peter and Bianca Christof for $325,000. Edgeworth John Lehman sold property at 521 Chestnut Road to Erik Interval and Rory ONeill for $1,000,000. Franklin Park Rajesh Patwari sold property at 1911 Kimberly Ct to Cartus Financial Corp. for $855,100. Cartus...
New trustees, chair elected to Sewickley Academy board
Sewickley Academy elected a new chair of the board of trustees, along with three additional trustees: Dennis Zeitler as chair and Jane Kirkland, Roberto Ortiz and Stephanie Sciullo as new members. Zeitler is the retired CFO of MSA Safety, a multi-billion dollar publicly traded company. In addition to his global...
Kids’ clothing sale, Election Day dinner and more at Quaker Valley places of worship
Beth Samuel Jewish Center 810 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge. 412-266-5238. bethsamuel.org. Beth Samuel Jewish Center offers weekly Shabbat services, family services once a month, and Kabbalat Shabbat services online once per month. There is also Religious School every Sunday. First Friday: Family Service at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary, followed by...
McCandless cultural center hosting presentation about Pittsburgh musicians
The McCandless/Northern Allegheny Heritage and Cultural Center is hosting a free presentation about “Famous Pittsburgh Musicians,” Nov. 16, with two sessions at 5 and 7 p.m. Speaker and musician Gail Griffith will discuss famous musicians who came from Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh-area, including Bobby Vinton, Perry Como, Gene Kelly, George...
Volunteers needed to help with environmental efforts during Sewickley’s Light Up Night
Volunteers are needed to make Sewickley’s Light Up Night celebration environmentally friendly. The holiday event is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 1. Festivities are planned for 5-9 p.m. along Broad, Beaver and Walnut streets. More than 10,000 people attended last year’s Light Up Night. Such a crowd can produce a lot...
Quaker Valley School District officials, teachers continue contract negotiations
The Quaker Valley teachers’ union and school district officials are inching closer toward a new contract. The previous four-year deal with the 165-member Quaker Valley Education Association union expired June 30. The negotiations teams met Oct. 25. It was unclear how talks progressed. However, officials from both sides of the...
Letter to the editor: New high school will disrupt Beaver Street
The connectivity of Beaver Street is one of the many moving points of this great town. It provides an ease of access unrivaled in the Greater Pittsburgh region of parking lots and stoplights. The proposed location of the new high school disrupts this simple convenience. With all of the Quaker...
Sewickley Academy bus involved in crash along Ohio River Boulevard
State police are investigating a crash involving a Sewickley Academy school bus. Sewickley police were among the first on scene Tuesday around 5 p.m. at the intersection of Ohio River Boulevard and River Road. Police Chief Dave Mazza said the bus and two other vehicles were traveling northbound along the...
Springdale girls earn emphatic victory over Sewickley in WPIAL Class A 1st round
Springdale junior Briana Ross was denied three times by Sewickley Academy goalkeeper Marie Bigi in a 45-second span in the first half of Tuesday’s WPIAL Class A first-round playoff game at Freeport Area Athletic Stadium. But her fourth and fifth shots were not stopped. Ross’s two goals in the 17th...
Glenfield custom home on market for $2 millionVideo
Trees were cleared to make room to build the house, but most of the wood is still there. “The wood used in building was the cherry harvested from the property, plus some elm and oak,” said Dan Nadler, who owns the home with his wife Patty Curran. “It’s wide open...
Letter to the editor: North Allegheny school police proposal a step in the wrong direction
Superintendent Dr. Brendan Hyland’s proposal to establish a police department and install officers at North Allegheny schools is a step in the wrong direction for NA. Introducing armed officers in schools increases the rates of death, poor outcomes, and fear and anxiety among students. Certainly the safety of our children...
In brief: Mattress sale, Halloween parades and more in Quaker Valley
Halloween parades Sewickley’s Halloween Parade will start at Cochran Hose Company at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 28. Leetsdale’s Halloween parade is planned for 5:30 p.m. Oct. 31. Participants will meet at the borough building at 373 Beaver St. and walk to Henle Park for candy and fun. Go to leetsdaleboro.net for...
Dominant regular season sends Quaker Valley boys soccer into playoffs
The numbers 42 and 28 stand out for the Quaker Valley boys soccer program this season. The Quakers qualified for the postseason for the 42nd consecutive year (starting in 1982) and earned their 28th section championship in school history. QV finished 11-1 in Section 4-2A, tied for first with Avonworth,...
Sewickley Academy tennis looks ahead to PIAA tournament after WPIAL runner-up finish
Sewickley Academy was looking to win its ninth WPIAL championship in girls tennis. The second-seeded Panthers, however, settled for second place, losing a 3-2 decision to No. 1 Knoch in the Class 2A finals Oct. 18 at the Janet L. Swanson Tennis Center at Washington & Jefferson College. “Obviously, today’s...
Sewickley area real estate transactions, week of Oct. 22, 2023
Franklin Park Amy McGuigan sold property at 2567 Aldon Drive to Noah David Schell for $330,000. Estate of William Hicks sold property at 2460 Henry Ln to Cole Patrick and Madison Danielle McCue for $275,000. Winshire Properties LLC sold property at 2526 Hopkins Church Road to Matthew Chiappa and Rachel...
Annual Monster Bash fundraiser set for Saturday at the Edgeworth Club in Sewickley
A Halloween themed benefit party is planned for Saturday in Sewickley. The Edgeworth Club hosts Monster Bash from 7-11:30 p.m. at 511 East Dr. It is a fundraiser for Christopher’s Kitchen, a nonprofit dedicated to helping sick children and their families. There will be live and silent auctions for various...
Election Day soup ‘n salad dinner, kids’ church and more at Sewickley area places of worship
Beth Samuel Jewish Center 810 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge. 412-266-5238. bethsamuel.org. Beth Samuel Jewish Center offers weekly Shabbat services, family services once a month, and Kabbalat Shabbat services online once per month. There is also Religious School every Sunday. First Friday: Family Service at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary, followed by...
Leetsdale council race has 5 candidates seeking 3 seats
The race for Leetsdale Council has five candidates vying for three four-year seats in the November election, according to the Allegheny County Office of Elections unofficial candidate list. Candidates are Democratic incumbents Roger A. Nanni; Republican incumbent Jeffrey Weatherby; Republican challenger Debra Canney; and Democratic challengers Scott Zahner and Benjimen...
Sewickley approves new 5-year police contract, promotes part-timer
Sewickley officials have inked a new five-year contract with their police department and promoted a part-time patrolman. Both actions were done by unanimous vote earlier this month. The contract runs from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2028. It includes 3% salary increases the first year and 2.5% annual wage hikes...
Remember When: Sewickley Herald headlines from 1982
In the news this week 41 years ago: • Arnold Behrer of Edgeworth was set to return to the Valley following a 9,500-mile cycling tour of 25 states. Behrer, a kidney transplant patient, undertook the tour on behalf of the National Kidney Foundation on a mission to celebrate what he...
Deliberations in former Leet police chief’s appeal continue
Deliberations continue in the appeal from former Leet Police Chief Michael Molinaro to the township’s Civil Service Commission. Molinaro, a Leet officer since 2013 and chief since March 2021, was fired on July 25, 2022, at a township commissioners’ workshop meeting. He appealed his termination to the commission. It resulted...
Knoch girls defeat Sewickley Academy for WPIAL crown
It was deja vu in Class 2A girls tennis as Knoch squared off against Sewickley Academy for the seventh consecutive year. Knoch emerged with a 3-2 win at Janet L. Swanson Tennis Center at Washington & Jefferson College, giving the school three WPIAL championships in four years. Senior Lindsey Greb...
Leet commissioner race has 6 candidates for 3 seats
Leet Board of Commissioners’ race features six candidates vying for three four-year seats in the upcoming November election, according to the Allegheny County Office of Elections unofficial candidate list. Candidates are incumbent and commission president Martin McDaniel, incumbent and vice president Carolyn Verszyla, former commissioner Donna Adipietro, newcomer Katherine Longwell,...
In brief: Author talk at Penguin Bookshop, fall play and more in the Sewickley area
Penguin Bookshop Writers Series Columbus, Ohio, bookstore owner and novelist Linda Kass will be at Penguin Bookshop 7 p.m. Nov. 9 to talk about her new novel, “Bessie,” about the early life of Bess Myerson. She will be joined by author Sherrie Flick to engage in a discussion about Kass’s...
Quaker Valley cross country teams enjoying special season
The Quaker Valley cross country program is having a magical season. QV’s boys team recently took first place in the 5,000-meter Class 2A race at the Bald Eagle Invitational on Oct. 7 at White Oak Park. The Quakers also won the River Trail and Blue Devil invites this season along...
