Sewickley Herald category, Page 95
Quaker Valley School District responds to Leet zoning hearing board’s formal denial of proposed high school application
The future of a proposed Quaker Valley High School may be settled in Allegheny County Court. School district officials announced Wednesday they plan to appeal the Leet zoning hearing board’s denial of its special exception application for the school to the county court sometime in early April. The proposed $95...
Sewickley Sons of Italy embarks on heritage archive project
An effort to help preserve Italian history in the Sewickley area is underway. What started as an idea from residents and members of the Sons of Italy social club has developed into the Sewickley Area Italian Heritage Archive Project. The goal is to amass a collection of materials and then...
Donations collected at Leetsdale VFW to help people of Ukraine
A Leetsdale collection drive to help the people of Ukraine netted truckloads of donated items, according to township organizers. The event took place March 25 at the Leetsdale Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3372 and at resident Martha Gilbert Golden’s house along Victory Lane. It was organized by Mayor Sandra...
Sewickley Academy to hold art auction to benefit Fine Arts programming
Sewickley Academy has been given an art collection by a generous local donor to offer for sale to benefit the Fine Arts programming at the school. Twenty-five pieces will be on display to the community on April 13 in the Campbell Gallery of the Rea Auditorium on campus from 4-6...
In brief: YMCA Easter egg hunt, marshmallow peeps at the library and more around Sewickley
YMCA Easter egg hunt planned April 16 Join the Sewickley Valley YMCA for its Easter Egg Hunt from 1 to 2:30 p.m. April 16 at the Y’s Athletic Field. Bring your basket to collect prize-filled eggs; a separate area will be designated for kids ages 3 and under. There will...
Sewickley’s Skowron caps college career with strong season for Chatham women’s basketball
Julianna Skowron ended her college basketball career in a big way. After a successful four-year stint at Allegheny College, Skowron, a 6-foot-1 forward, competed at Chatham as a graduate student in 2021-22. The Oakland Catholic product led the Cougars to their all-time winningest season in women’s basketball, netted her 1,000th...
Quaker Valley swimmers, divers produce medal-winning performances
Quaker Valley swimmer Emily Connors ended her superb sophomore season as a triple medalist at the PIAA Class 2A girls championships held at Bucknell. Connors placed sixth in the 100-yard freestyle in 52.22 seconds and eighth in the 100-yard butterfly in 57.16. She finished third in both events at the...
Quaker Valley’s Gardinier garners career-high 36 in PIAA second round
One of the most impressive performances of the year was turned in by Jack Gardinier in the PIAA Class 4A second round. A 6-foot senior guard and the Quakers’ third-leading scoring threat this season, Gardinier scored a career-high 36 points to spark QV past Belle Vernon, 86-75. “Everyone on the...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of March 27, 2022
Leet Charles Soman Jr. sold property at 410 Stone Aly to Traci Maria Wolfson for $93,000. Sewickley Estate of Sidney Selkovitz sold property at 105 Beaver St. to Allan and Karen Goldstein for $1,007,000. Hiram John Beardsley sold property at 235 Elwick St. to Scott Angelo and Sabrina Solovey for...
Edgeworth native Josh Green reflects on his roots while running for Hawaiian office
When Josh Green is not leading Hawaii’s covid relief efforts, being a doctor in emergency rooms or addressing constituents’ concerns in the Aloha State, he ponders the future of his beloved Pittsburgh Steelers. “I can live with (Mitch) Trubisky and an offensive lineman in the first round or second (in...
Quaker Valley falls to Philadelphia power Neumann-Goretti in state finals
HERSHEY — Adou Thiero blocked three first-quarter shots, Quaker Valley scored 11 consecutive points and the Quakers held a slim lead over an eight-time state champion. Momentum was on QV’s side, but it didn’t last. Neumann-Goretti had four Division I recruits among its starting five, and they certainly played like...
Community egg hunt, Lenten soup supper and more at Sewickley area churches
St. Stephen’s Anglican Church All children ages 0 through fifth grade are welcome to bring their own basket and join in the Annual Community Egg Hunt on April 9 at 10 a.m. on the church lawn. GriefShare meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. If...
2022 PIAA Class 4A boys basketball championship breakdown: Quaker Valley vs. Neumann-Goretti
PIAA Class 4A boys basketball final Quaker Valley vs. Neumann-Goretti 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Giant Center, Hershey On the air: TV: PCN; Streaming audio: TribLive HSSN; Radio: 1230 AM, 99.3 FM, 1460 AM PIAA titles: Quaker Valley 0, Neumann-Goretti 8 (2010, ’11, ’12, ’14, ’15, ’16, ’17, ’18) Quaker Valley (27-0)...
Quaker Valley middle schoolers to see ‘rite of passage’ return this school year
A right of passage of Quaker Valley School District middle schoolers returns after a two-year pandemic hiatus. The eighth-grade trip to historic sites has traditionally been a several-day educational and bonding experience for youngsters in Sewickley and surrounding communities. About 150-or-so students have gone each year since the 1970s. It’s...
Sewickley’s Sweetwater Center for the Arts names new executive director
Sweetwater Center for the Arts in Sewickley has named borough resident Christine Brondyke as its new executive director. Brondyke brings experience in development and donor relations, event management and customer service in nonprofit organizations to the role. “We are really thrilled to have Christine leading an organization in the community...
Sewickley area student news for the week of March 22, 2022
Courtney Cordell was named to the University of Mississippi’s Honor Roll list for the fall 2021 semester. Honor Roll students earn a semester GPA of 3.5-3.74. Michael Hertzberg was named to the Dean’s List at Arcadia University for the fall 2021 semester. He also plays NCAA DIII hockey for Arcadia....
In brief: Marshmallow peep dioramas, parent ADHD workshop and more around Sewickley
Marshmallow peep dioramas at library The Sewickley Public Library invites all ages to participate in an upcoming Peep Show Diorama Display using those deliciously sweet treats, marshmallow Peeps, as the main characters. Participants are encouraged to get creative when coming up with a theme, using a favorite book, movie or...
Quaker Valley wrestling enjoys sweet finish to season with 4 medals in Hershey
Quaker Valley wrapped up the best wrestling season in school history with four individual medalists at the PIAA Class 2A championships March 12 at Giant Center in Hershey. “We qualified five kids to compete in arguably the toughest wrestling tournament in the country,” QV coach Mike Heinl said. “We won...
3rd-place finish at WPIALs gives glimpse of future for Quaker Valley girls swimming
Quaker Valley’s girls swim team made another strong bid for a WPIAL championship at this year’s finals March 3-4 at Pitt’s Trees Pool. The QV girls placed third in Class 2A with a score of 221 points in the team race. QV’s girls squad finished as the WPIAL runner-up last...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of March 20, 2022
Aleppo Larisa Drozdova sold property at 702 Timber Lane to Raymond Canada and Lauren Taiclet for $334,000. Bell Acres Darren Rogers sold property at 130 Lewis St. to Chia Hsuan Tsai and Camille Meabon Kline-Tsai for $380,000. John Sanchez sold property at 131 Skymark Ln to Cartus Financial Corp. for...
Quaker Valley officials approve variety of high school upgrades
Quaker Valley High School will receive some upgrades at the end of the school year while the school board moves forward with plans to replace it. The school board recently approved several contracts for work there. The upper asphalt drives and parking lot will be paved and restriped by Bedford-based...
Sewickley Academy announces summer programming open to all
Registration is open for 2022 summer programming at Sewickley Academy — and it is open to everyone, not just students of the school. “We’re bringing back old favorites and introducing a variety of new programs for all ages,” said Ruth Neely, Director of Libraries at Sewickley Academy and the 2022...
Sewickley Troop 243 Scout completes Eagle Scout project
Eddie Ondek, Sewickley resident and junior at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School, is no stranger to volunteerism. He’s worked as a volunteer firefighter with the Cochran Hose Company and has helped with students at the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children. His latest use of time and...
Norwin hockey team edges Fox Chapel for PIHL playoff win
Mario Cavallaro skated wide as two defenders closed in on his puck-handling teammate, Alex Thomas. Then, in a flash, the pair of sophomore forwards connected for some playoff magic. Thomas delivered a pass to Cavallaro, who fired his second goal of the game into the back of the net 2...
Sewickley officials tap Hoffman Kennels as new animal control officer
Sewickley has a new animal control officer. Council approved a one-year deal will Delmont-based Hoffman Kennels. The vote was unanimous at this month’s meeting. Borough officials said Hoffman Kennels was the only company to submit a proposal for the service. Cost is $200 per month with calls on an as-needed...
