Sewickley Herald category, Page 62
Leet Civil Service commissioners uphold termination of former police chief, deny appeal
Former Leet Police Chief Michael Molinaro was rightfully fired for falsifying documents, insubordination and other actions, according to the township civil service commission. The three-person panel unanimously voted Nov. 1 to deny Molinaro’s termination appeal. None of the nearly 30 people in the audience spoke during the two public comment...
WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer championship breakdown: South Park vs. Quaker Valley
WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer championship 1-South Park (21-0) vs. 2-Quaker Valley (17-3) 6 p.m. Thursday, Highmark Stadium Tickets: $10 (general admission) Coaches: Jon Cantwell, South Park; J.J. Veshio, Quaker Valley Players to watch: Kaiden Fischer, South Park; Nick Allan, Quaker Valley WPIAL titles: South Park 3 (2005, 06, ‘14);...
Quaker Valley High School drama club will present ‘The Man Who Came to Dinner’
Quaker Valley High School drama club will present “The Man Who Came to Dinner.” Shows are 7 p.m. Nov. 9-10 and two Nov. 11 shows, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., all at 625 Beaver St. The story is set in Ohio and features a man named Sheridan Whiteside, played by...
Quaker Valley School District holds public hearing for proposed $105 million high school project
A proposed Quaker Valley High School project has moved one step closer to fruition. School district officials hosted an Act 34 hearing at the current school, 625 Beaver St. on Oct. 26. The hearing is a state requirement on any major construction plans such as new buildings or significant renovations....
Quaker Valley Middle School students prepare to bring ‘Annie Jr.’ to the stage
Quaker Valley seventh grader Skylar Egbert bets her bottom dollar that the middle school’s upcoming performance of “Annie Jr.” will be a memorable one. “We have a live dog and have a lot of amazing people in our cast, really focused people, kind people as well,” said Skylar, who plays...
Quaker Valley School Board approves new 5-year deal with assistant superintendent
Quaker Valley School Board members approved a five-year deal with the district’s assistant superintendent. Andrew Surloff rose through the ranks from a teaching internship to the second highest administrator of the schools serving Sewickley, Leetsdale and surrounding communities. School directors unanimously voted Oct. 30 to keep Surloff around into the...
Shining Star Gala to benefit McCandless museum
The McCandless/Northern Allegheny Heritage and Cultural Center is hosting its first-ever Shining Star Gala on Nov. 25 at the Chadwick Banquet Center in McCandless. The event begins at 5 p.m. with cocktails, with dinner at 6 p.m. There will be an award presentation for long-standing volunteers in the community, followed...
In brief: Winter sowing workshop, library events and more in the Quaker Valley area
Winter sowing workshop Join the Big Sewickley Creek Watershed Association and Fern Hollow Nature Center for a winter sowing workshop on Nov. 4, from 9-11 a.m. Attendees will learn about the basics of winter sowing, a simple and successful method of starting seeds in enclosed containers outdoors. This milkweed seed...
Quaker Valley junior’s coat drive, other efforts help new arrivals to Western Pa.
Quaker Valley junior Molly MacDonald combines her athletic skills with a strong sense of altruism. MacDonald is a 5-foot-11 outside hitter and third-year starter on the section-winning QV girls volleyball team. She started a charity last winter called Brazos de Bienvenida, which when translated means “Welcoming Arms.” She collected clothing,...
Quaker Valley golfer enjoys breakthrough junior season
Quaker Valley junior Ethan Dai took his golf game to the next level in 2023. In an unforgettable season, Dai finished as the WPIAL runner-up in Class 2A then went on to tie for fourth at the PIAA tournament at Penn State. Coach Greg Vecchi said Dai has improved by...
Fisher’s Files: Quaker Valley athletes enjoy fantastic fall
Eight varsity sports teams. Four section championships. Quaker Valley has had a flourishing fall athletic season, to say the least. Section titles were won in boys golf and soccer and girls tennis and volleyball. The league championship in girls volleyball was the first in school history. Coached by Mike Vavrek,...
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...
