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Ohio Valley Lines in Ambridge cancels open house, holiday train display this year
Model trains of Ohio Valley Lines in Ambridge will not pull out of their station this year due to health concerns and covid-19 safety restrictions. The club of locomotive enthusiasts have hosted an open house and holiday display for nearly 40 years. It’s been held the last two decades at...
With narrow lead U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb declares victory over Republican challenger Sean ParnellVideo
U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb declared victory Wednesday night as incomplete results showed the Democratic incumbent take a whisker-close lead over Republican challenger Sean Parnell, with barely 700 votes separating the candidates in the hotly watched race for the 17th Congressional District. By noon Thursday, Lamb’s lead had grown to about...
Devlin Robinson likely winner over Pam Iovino in race for 37th District state Senate seat
State Sen. Pam Iovino — one of only three Democrats to represent the 37th District in the past 50 years — appears to have lost a bid for a full term in office after serving only a year and a half. But as of midday Nov. 5 she had not...
Expanded hours, virtual etiquette workshop and more at Sewickley Public Library
Sewickley Public Library, 500 Thorn St., offers a number of in-person and virtual programs for patrons. For more information or to register for events, call 412-741-6920 or visit sewickleylibrary.org. Expanded hours The library’s new hours of operation are: Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday,...
Republican challenger Sean Parnell’s lead over U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb narrows
Republican challenger Sean Parnell led U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb late Wednesday afternoon in the high-profile 17th Congressional District race, but Lamb narrowed the lead throughout the day, according to unofficial and incomplete returns. As of 4 p.m., Parnell had collected 53.2% of the votes counted compared to Lamb’s 46.8%, a...
DUI, drug cases among those recently handled in Judge Ford’s Sewickley court
Sewickley District Court Judge Robert L. Ford handled these cases in October. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Sewickley police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Madeleine McConnell, 24, of Mercer on charges of possession of controlled...
ALCOSAN awards $15 million in GROW funding
Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN) approved $15.1 million in grant funding in the fifth round of the organization’s Green Revitalization of Our Waterways (GROW) program. This is part of ongoing ALCOSAN efforts to fund projects with partner municipalities. In this round of grant funding, ALCOSAN offered grants to 23 municipalities...
In brief: Tull Family Theater holiday programming, online art auction and more in Sewickley
Tull Family Theater holiday programming This holiday season, as Hollywood studios continue to postpone new major releases, The Tull Family Theater is reaching back for perennial favorites; films that bring joy, hope and memories of being with loved ones. Films include “Casablanca,” “Doctor Zhivago,” “Babette’s Feast,” “Meet Me in St....
Former Quaker Valley standout Dane Jackson makes impact in NFL debut for Bills
Cornell graduate Dane Jackson played his high school football at Quaker Valley because the Raiders didn’t have a football team, and he continued his career at Pitt, where he became an impact player. Now, Jackson is playing on Sundays for the Buffalo Bills, and the former Quaker had himself a...
Sewickley Academy Panthers are hoping to reach their peak during the postseason
Throughout its regular season, the Sewickley Academy boys soccer team had just two blemishes on its record — a loss and a tie — and both came against Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. Now, after beating No. 11 Chartiers-Houston, 3-0, in the first round of the WPIAL Class A...
Polling places: Where to vote in Sewickley and surrounding communities
Election day is Nov. 3. The Allegheny County Elections Division said all 1,323 polling locations will be open that day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Anyone in line at 8 p.m. will still be allowed the vote, according to the county’s website. The county website states poll workers will...
Nazareth Prep and Catalyst Connection partner for manufacturing pre-apprenticeship program
A new partnership between Nazareth Prep in Emsworth and Catalyst Connection in Hazelwood offers students at the independent Catholic high school a pathway to careers in manufacturing. Sixty students from the school are currently participating in the nationally-recognized Industrial Manufacturing Technician pre-apprenticeship program. Sponsored by Catalyst Connection, the IMT apprenticeship...
New York Times access, home buying workshop and more at Sewickley Public Library
Sewickley Public Library, 500 Thorn St., offers a number of in-person and virtual programs for patrons. For more information or to register for events, call 412-741-6920 or visit sewickleylibrary.org. New York Times access Full access (including archives) to the New York Times is available to those with a Sewickley Public...
2 Quaker Valley seniors achieve Eagle Scout rank
Matthew Hicks and Jack McCormack, both seniors at Quaker Valley High School and members of Troop 243 in Sewickley, achieved the rank of Eagle Scout on Oct. 4. Eagle Scout is the highest rank Scouts can attain, with only three percent of Scouts achieving the rank. To earn the rank...
Quaker Valley Rotary Club to host candy giveaway on Halloween at Sewickley building
Quaker Valley Rotary Club will offer a drive-up candy giveaway at the Sewickley borough building this Halloween in lieu of its traditional parade. For more than 20 years, little monsters and ghouls have marched down Sewickley streets in late October, but the coronavirus pandemic changed all that for the borough...
In brief: Rotary candy giveaway, Tull holiday schedule and more around Sewickley
Tull Family Theater holiday programming This holiday season, as Hollywood studios continue to postpone new major releases, The Tull Family Theater is reaching back for perennial favorites; films that bring joy, hope and memories of being with loved ones. Films include “Casablanca,” “Doctor Zhivago,” “Babette’s Feast,” “Meet Me in St....
Learning from losses leads Sewickley Academy to 8th straight WPIAL boys golf title
Throughout the 2020 golf season, the Sewickley Academy boys golf team went through adversity. For the first time in a long time, the Panthers were beaten twice in section play during the season, with both losses coming to Quaker Valley. The Quakers won the section, which was the first time...
Quaker Valley cross country builds strong program with youth, experience
First-year Quaker Valley Cross Country coach Ryan Kelly had the opportunity to see his runners make improvements from afar in recent years. Now, Kelly gets to see it first-hand. After spending time as the middle school cross country coach, Kelly took over the program, and it has fared well behind...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 25
Aleppo Lawrence Knotts sold property at 701 Sewickley Heights Drive to Lassaad and Meriem Drira Ketata for $235,000. Bell Acres James Carter sold property at 683 Little Sewickley Creek Road to Christopher Weiss and Elizabeth Kraft for $285,000. Edgeworth Edmund Plummer sold property at 419 Oliver Road to Richard Erickson...
Quaker Valley soccer teams kept out of WPIAL playoffs
The Quaker Valley boys soccer team didn’t lose often this season, but one opponent kept the Quakers out of the WPIAL playoffs — the coronavirus. School officials elected to close the high school and middle school buildings Oct. 17 after a covid-19 outbreak in the district. Recent exposure to the...
Sewickley, Glen Osborne officials close to new 5-year police contract
A new police contract is closer to being finalized between Sewickley and Glen Osborne boroughs. Sewickley officers have patrolled their neighboring community’s streets for about a decade. The current five-year deal is set to expire this year. Its terms show Glen Osborne paying about $119,000 this year for police services....
Knoch outlasts Sewickley Academy, wins elusive WPIAL Class AA girls tennis team title
Knoch didn’t want another second-place trophy. After three straight runner-up finishes to Sewickley Academy at the WPIAL Class AA girls tennis team championships, the Knights broke through Thursday on the courts at Shady Side Academy. Knoch senior Brooke Bauer outlasted Sewickley Academy freshman Ashley Close in a third-set tiebreaker at...
Letter to the editor: QV should take advantage of low costs, low interest rates for new school
Robert Steup’s letter to the editor frames the decision to build a new high school as one of tax impact. What his letter ignores is the reality that tens of millions of taxpayer dollars have arguably been wasted, over several decades, by continually repairing and renovating the almost century-old former...
Quaker Valley School Board, parents respond to coronavirus cases in district
Two buildings at Quaker Valley School District have closed until Nov. 2 after officials discovered an outbreak of covid-19 last week. As of Oct. 21, the district reported 10 cases at Quaker Valley High School and five at Quaker Valley Middle School. The district has not said whether positive cases...
MAVUNO Celebration, book groups and more at Sewickley Public Library
Sewickley Public Library, 500 Thorn St., offers a number of in-person and virtual programs for patrons. For more information or to register for events, call 412-741-6920 or visit sewickleylibrary.org. 24th MAVUNO Celebration In partnership with Sweetwater Center for the Arts 24th Annual MAVUNO Festival, the Sewickley Public Library is showcasing...
