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Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 6, 2022
Edgeworth Ian Richard Fields sold property at 622 East Drive to Barret and Millie Rea for $2,500,000. Jonathan Yee sold property at 455 Maple Lane to Wesley Moschetto for $2,000,000. Neill Barker sold property at 502 Woodland Road Ext. to Todd and Meredith Bronson for $1,250,000. Franklin Park Andrew Richardson...
Valley Ambulance Authority celebrates 50 years of saving lives in the Moon Township and Sewickley areas
A Moon Township-based ambulance authority that serves the Sewickley area and more than a dozen other communities just turned 50. “We’ve come along way,” said J.R. Henry, Valley Ambulance Authority chief and West View mayor. “I’ve been here 16 years. There’s only been three chiefs in 50 years. We come...
Quaker Valley middle schoolers prepare for the curtain to rise on ‘Frozen Jr.’
Quaker Valley Middle School performers are near ready to take all that they’ve learned at countless practices the past couple months and let it go on stage. About 100 students, including 30 on stage crew, will present “Frozen Jr.,” an abridged version of the Disney classic. “Frozen” tells the story...
Fellowship: Thanksgiving dinner, Sunday services and more at Sewickley area places of worship
Beth Samuel Jewish Center Shabbat Morning Services are held every Saturday at 10 a.m. in person and on Zoom. Beth Samuel Jewish Center is at 810 Kennedy Drive in Ambridge. For more information, visit bethsamuel.org. Christ Church at Grove Farm Sunday services are at 9 a.m. (traditional) and 11:15 a.m....
Franklin Park Mayor’s pledge to help save the monarch butterfly has a touching personal connection
Signing the Mayor’s Monarch Pledge, a national effort to help save the monarch butterfly, has an extra special connection for Franklin Park Mayor Dennis O’Keefe. In May, after almost 60 years of marriage, O’Keefe suffered the loss of his wife Marjorie, whom he met when she was just 7 and...
Leetsdale garden dedicated in memory of late original garden club member
Leetsdale Garden Club has dedicated a garden in memory of a late member. Mary Kay Dschuhan was one of the club’s founding members back in 2006. She served as vice president and was highly involved in the borough’s Fourth of July Committee, as well as numerous other community engagements for...
Fellowship: Sale for Missions, Election Day soup and salad and more at Sewickley area places of worship
Beth Samuel Jewish Center Beth Samuel Jewish Center holds Shabbat Morning Services every Saturday at 10 a.m. in person and on Zoom. First Friday Family Services, will be 7 p.m. Nov. 4. Level 2 students from the religious school will lead the service. In person only. An oneg will follow...
‘Everyday Heroes’ featured in Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra children’s program
By vocation, Dr. Joel Greenberger has been fighting cancer for nearly half a century. By avocation, he’s one heck of a horn player. Along with treating patients while serving as chairman of the University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Radiation Oncology, Greenberger managed to add making music to the mix, playing...
Sewickley’s Tull Family Theater will be renamed next year
The Tull Family Theater, a Sewickley nonprofit, will be going by a new name for at least the next decade. It is being renamed The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center — or “The Lindsay,” for short — effective Jan. 1 ,2023. The change is part of a 10-year sponsorship by...
Quaker Valley School Board receives state award for innovation
Quaker Valley School District has one of the most innovative school boards in the state, and now has the hardware to prove it. The Pennsylvania School Boards Association has given this year’s Innovative School Board Award to Quaker Valley. Leaders accepted the honor at the Excellence in Public Education Leadership...
The future of Sewickley’s Herbst House remains in limbo as talks continue with parish, foundation officials
Sewickley officials don’t plan to take action this month on request to demolish the Herbst House, a former private residence, Catholic school and convent along Broad Street. Council tabled action at its Sept. 13 meeting on a recommendation by the borough’s historic review commission to deny a demolition request from...
Freeport withstands Quaker Valley rally, reaches WPIAL Class 2A girls volleyball final
Quaker Valley pushed Freeport as hard as a Class 2A team has this season in the second set of Tuesday’s WPIAL semifinal match, and the Yellowjackets responded like a team with championship pedigree. The top-seeded Yellowjackets trailed for the majority of the set but rallied to secure a 25-23 win...
It’s cookies, cookies, cookies at St. Brendan’s in Franklin Park
Anyone with a taste for cookies may want to walk over to St. St. Brendan’s Episcopal Church in Franklin Park. The church at 2365 McAleer Road is sponsoring a cookie walk on Nov. 19, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will feature more than 600 dozen cookies, a...
Photos: Rotary Club of Quaker Valley’s Halloween Parade
On Oct. 29, the Rotary Club of Quaker Valley held its annual Halloween Parade in Sewickley. The parade route started and ended at the Cochran Hose Company, where hot dogs, chips, lemonade and treat bags were handed out to children. Participants included the Quaker Valley High School Marching Band, the...
In brief: Upcoming meetings, historical society talk and more around the Sewickley area
Upcoming Leet meetings Leet Civil Service Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Nov. 8 at the township building, 194 Ambridge Ave. Leet Board of Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. Nov. 14 at the township building. Meeting agendas and more information about township activities can be found at leettownship.org. Historic...
Quaker Valley girls volleyball parlays talent, hard work into playoff berth
Quaker Valley veteran girls volleyball coach Mike Vavrek knew his team was talented this season. The QV netters finished third in Section 4-2A with an 11-3 record behind only Avonworth (13-1) and Central Valley (12-2). “At the start of the season, I expected this team to work hard and improve...
Sewickley Academy punctuates golf season with top 3 finish at states
Sewickley Academy was a PIAA finalist in boys golf for the seventh time in nine years. The Panthers took third place in Class 2A with a 322 team score, finishing behind Lake-Lehman (296) and Devon Prep (308). West Shamokin (327) and Delone Catholic (333) rounded out the top five teams...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 30, 2022
Aleppo Estate of Doris Harris sold property at 302 Trailside Drive to Kristin Gene Morrell for $285,000. Edgeworth Vincent Delie Jr. sold property at 606 East Drive to William Francis and Kelley Morse Oplinger for $1,930,000. James Forney sold property at 106 Elm Ln to Jason and Chelsea Morris for...
Deluzio, Shaffer square off in Pa.’s 17th Congressional District
Iraq War veteran and voting rights attorney Chris Deluzio faces former Ross Commissioner Jeremy Shaffer in a race to replace U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb in Pennsylvania’s newly redrawn 17th Congressional District. Deluzio, 37, of Aspinwall, earned the Democratic nomination to run for the seat in the Nov. 8 election, while...
Big Sewickley Creek Watershed group using mini grants to shine light on conservation efforts
For the past two years, a group of residents has been monitoring the work of natural gas drillers operating in the Big Sewickley Creek Watershed to make sure they are following the rules to prevent polluting or damaging the waterway’s delicate ecosystem. But their conservation efforts go beyond just looking...
Osborne Elementary’s Race for Education raises record funds
Students ran the track squealing with joy and excitement during the morning of Oct. 20 as they participated in Osborne Elementary’s annual Race for Education. This year, Osborne set a new record, raising more than $53,000. “Our biggest total in years past was $33K,” said Tracey Hartman, Home and School...
Edgeworth Elementary students learn life lessons as part of new project
Several Edgeworth Elementary students learned a thing or two about life as part of a project to make them and their fellow young Quaker Valley learners a little wiser. Learning support teacher Melissa Martinelli and academic specialist Gina Gordon worked with 10 fourth graders last year to create a Wisdom...
Savoring Sewickley fundraiser draws crowds at Sewickley Public Library
A fundraiser at the Sewickley Public Library proved to be a treat to the tastebuds of hundreds of supporters. The 21st annual Savoring Sewickley event took place Oct. 23 at the library. Organizers said approximately 300 people – including guests, chefs, club owners and assistants, elected officials and volunteers –...
Sewickley Academy’s Di Domenico recognized by University of ChicagoVideo
Nataliya Di Domenico, a global studies teacher at Sewickley Academy, received the University of Chicago Outstanding Educator Award in 2022. She was nominated for the award by Milla Ivanova, who graduated from Sewickley Academy in 2022. Each year, newly admitted University of Chicago students are given the opportunity to reflect...
In brief: Upcoming meetings, Halloween parade and more around Sewickley area
Leet meetings planned Leet Civil Service Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Nov. 8 at the township building, 194 Ambridge Ave. Leet Board of Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. Nov. 14 at the township building. Meeting agendas and more information about township activities can be found at leettownship.org. Leetsdale...
