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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...
Quaker Valley volleyball looks to carry momentum into postseason
The Quaker Valley girls volleyball team picked up where it left off last season. In 2022, Quaker Valley won 11 of 14 section decisions, advanced to the WPIAL semifinals, finished fifth in the PIAA Class 2A playoffs and ended up 18-5 overall. This year, through Oct. 9, the Quakers were...
State championship soccer team takes center stage at Quaker Valley hall of fame induction
Quaker Valley held its celebratory sports hall of fame weekend for the first time since 2019. Three former QV athletes — Justin Hughes (basketball), Darren Rogers (football) and Catherine Stewart (tennis) — and three teams were lauded that year. The 2006 boys hockey and girls tennis teams also were inducted...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 15, 2023
Aleppo Mary Lippiello sold property at 151 Ferry Road to 151 Ferry LLC for $176,229. Scott Shipper sold property at 410 Rockledge Drive to Jean Alain Kurumfashe and Ana Bela Miguel Dasilva for $575,000. Bell Acres Theodore Zierden III sold property at 108 Skymark Ln to Mark and Deborah Peterson...
Sewickley Bridge to remain open this weekend
Work scheduled to occur on the Sewickley Bridge this weekend has been postponed due to inclement weather, according to a PennDOT news release. The bridge will remain open to traffic all weekend. The work — to repair an expansion dam — has not yet been rescheduled....
Support groups, mission sale and more at Quaker Valley area houses of worship
Antioch Baptist Church 322 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 412-741-7688. antioch fwbaptistsewickley.org. Sunday service is at 10:45 a.m. Beth Samuel Jewish Center 810 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge. 412-266-5238. bethsamuel.org. Beth Samuel Jewish Center meets every Saturday at 10 a.m. in person and on Zoom for Morning Shabbat services. First Friday Family Services take place...
Sewickley council race features 2 contested Wards
Editor’s note: Sewickley Herald is featuring candidate interviews in contested municipal and school board races only. Additional race previews will run in the Oct. 26 issue. Two out of three four-year Sewickley council seat races in the upcoming November election are contested, according to the Allegheny County Office of Elections...
Sewickley officials approve chicken raising regulations
Those who want to raise chickens in Sewickley have some new rules to follow. Council unanimously voted Oct. 10 to adopt an ordinance regulating chickens in the borough. “We have a fair number (of people raising chickens) as far as I know,” said council president Cynthia Mullins. “(Their chickens) are...
Remember When: Sewickley Herald headlines from 1928
In the news this week 95 years ago: • The Herald celebrated the life and mourned the death of Captain John Clark Anderson at age 100. Born in Leetsdale in 1828, he started out farming his parents’ land before going west at age 21 to seek gold in California for...
Oral arguments heard in appeal of Allegheny County Court’s decision of Quaker Valley High School
A pair of Quaker Valley area residents hope a state court’s decision will send plans for a proposed high school back to Leet Township’s zoning hearing board. Oral arguments were made at the top floor of the City-County Building, led by attorney Lou DePaul Jr. of the firm Eckert Seamans...
Sewickley area district judge seat up for grabs
Sewickley area district judge seat is up for grabs in November. Two candidates are vying to replace longtime magistrate Robert L. Ford, who decided not to run for reelection and will retire at the end of the year. Ford’s district encompasses Aleppo, Bell Acres, Edgeworth, Franklin Park, Glen Osborne, Glenfield,...
Glen Osborne council race has 5 candidates battling for 3 seats
Five people are running for three, four-year council seats in Glen Osborne, according to the Allegheny County Office of Elections unofficial candidate list. Independent incumbent and current council president Tom Huddleston, along with independent incumbents Anne Fruehauf and William Monski, will try to hold their seats against Democratic challengers Joshua...
Quaker Valley School Board candidates have proposed high school at top of mind
Editor’s note: Sewickley Herald is featuring candidate interviews in contested municipal and school board races only. Additional race previews will run in the Oct. 26 issue. Quaker Valley School District residents may have a say in a proposed high school project and other measures as they decide who sits in...
In brief: Fern Hollow lunch and learns, Halloween parade and more in Sewickley area
Fern Hollow Nature Center Lunch and Learn programs are offered in partnership with the Nature Center’s neighbor, The Sewickley Heights History Center and include a 45-minute presentation, a question and answer period, and lunch from a local restaurant. “Fall Planted, Spring Blooming Bulbs” will be led by Dr. Mark Miller...
Trio of captains leads young Sewickley Academy girls soccer roster to promising season
The captain’s role on the Sewickley Academy girls soccer team has proven invaluable for the younger players this season. Behind co-captains Libby Eannarino, Katherine Varghese and Quincy Sirko, the Panthers recently won four games in a row by a whopping 34-2 margin after an 0-2 start. “I am very happy...
