Sewickley Herald category, Page 67
Quaker Valley, Sewickley Academy girls lacrosse players pick up postseason awards
Several area girls lacrosse athletes have been honored with postseason plaudits. Quaker Valley’s Shannon Von Kaenel, a senior midfielder, and Lucy Roig, a freshman midfielder, were recognized as All-WPIAL players in Class 2A. “I am very honored. It is nice to be recognized for all of the hard work I...
Sewickley area real estate transactions, week of June 25, 2023
Bell Acres Weststar Realty LLC sold property at 724 Campmeeting Road to Aurum Assets Ltd. for $85,000. Franklin Park Jonathan David Willey sold property at 2508 Notre Dame Ct to Russell and Ashley Mills for $751,100. Robert Luffy sold property at 1732 Sturbridge Drive to Ramiro Delaguerra and Anita Chandra...
Sewickley Valley Community Fund gives grant to Breakthrough Pittsburgh
The Sewickley Valley Community Fund has made a grant to Breakthrough Pittsburgh, a six-week summer program for students from throughout the Pittsburgh area. The grant will support five students from the Quaker Valley School District. Students join the program as seventh graders and return each summer until they graduate high...
Sewickley area houses of worship offer vacation bible school, Sunday services and more
Antioch Baptist Church Sunday service is at 10:45 a.m. Antioch Baptist Church is located at 332 Elizabeth St. For more information, call 412-741-7688 or visit antiochfwbaptist sewickley.org. Beth Samuel Jewish Center Beth Samuel Jewish Center meets every Saturday at 10 a.m. in person and on Zoom for Morning Shabbat services....
Sewickley to upgrade its parking system with new meters, mobile pay options
Sewickley officials plan to make upgrade the borough’s parking system. New Flowbird parking meters are expected to be installed sometime in July. Motorists will also be able to use its mobile app and the ParkMobile app to pay for parking. Central business district rates will be $1.50 per hour with...
Leetsdale launches new borough website
Leetsdale officials recently launched a new borough website designed to make its usage easier and to better communicate with residents. The site went live in late May after many months of development. Council awarded a four-year contract with CivicPlus to construct and operate the site in August. Cost is just...
In brief: Summer programs, activities and more underway in the Sewickley area
Grant sought Sewickley council approved applying for $100,000 from the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County to help fund a pedestrian light replacement project. Borough officials estimated that light poles are about 22 years old, and some show signs of corrosion. The grant is projected to replace seven or eight poles....
WPIAL runner-up finish caps strong season for Quaker Valley boys track
Quaker Valley’s boys track and field team emerged from the shadow of its counterpart girls squad this season. The QV girls captured their second consecutive WPIAL Class 2A team title in 2023. The QV boys also capped a successful team season with a runner-up finish at the WPIAL championship meet....
Quaker Valley 3-sport standout Nora Johns picks Ohio Wesleyan
Quaker Valley’s loss is Ohio Wesleyan’s gain. QV graduate Nora Johns has opted to continue her athletic and academic careers at Ohio Wesleyan, where she will compete on the women’s basketball team and in the track and field program. Johns, a three-sport standout in soccer, basketball and track in high...
Sewickley area real estate transactions, week of June 18, 2023
Aleppo Foxlane Homes at Glen Minogue LLC sold property at 1260 Glen Mitchell Road to Arron Samuel Burton and Alejandra Sofia Gracia Villalobos for $1,027,378. Foxlane Homes at Glen Minogue LLC sold property at 1272 Glen Mitchell Road to David and Rachael Grometer for $1,003,838. Bell Acres Estate of Charles...
Paving to begin this month in Leetsdale, other projects on the horizon
Leetsdale’s summer paving program is expected to begin this month. Projected paving includes Davis Avenue, parking lots of the borough building and Henle Park along with milling/repaving the trenches for the Edgeworth Water Authority and Leetsdale Sewage Authority projects. Borough Engineer Dan Slagle said crews from Oakmont-based A. Folino Construction...
Daniel B. Matthews Historical Society in Sewickley looking for photos, items to add to its collection
A historical society in Sewickley dedicated to the preservation of African American culture and experiences is searching for photos and other media to add to its collection. The Daniel B. Matthews Historical Society at the St. Matthews AME Zion Episcopal Church is in the process of “rebirth,” according to society...
Sewickley area houses of worship offer vacation bible school, Sunday services and more
Antioch Baptist Church Sunday service is at 10:45 a.m. Antioch Baptist Church is located at 332 Elizabeth St. For more information, call 412-741-7688 or visit antiochfwbaptist sewickley.org. Beth Samuel Jewish Center Beth Samuel Jewish Center meets every Saturday at 10 a.m. in person and on Zoom for Morning Shabbat services. First...
‘Big cause of education’: Run in Plum benefits Fund for Advancement of Minorities
Considering that he runs one 5-kilometer event a year, Darryl Wiley conceded that his latest effort might not land him in the winner’s circle. “I’ll see you at the finish line,” he told fellow runners prior to the start of a June 11 race in Boyce Park. “I’m not going...
Water line replacement project planned for the fall in Glen Osborne, Haysville
A grant-funded waterline replacement project in Glen Osborne and Haysville is in the works for later this year, according to Sewickley Water Authority officials. General Manager Mark Brooks said 724 feet of a 4-inch line along Center Street in Glen Osborne will be replaced by a 6-inch line, and 1,050...
Leetsdale councilman honored by state association for ‘distinguished service’
A state association recently let Leetsdale Councilman Osman Awad know his services to the borough did not go unnoticed. Awad was given the Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs’ Distinguished Service Award. He and others were recognized at the association’s banquet in Hershey on June 6. “We’re elected to do a...
Sewickley area student news for the week of June 13, 2023
• Genevieve Moffett made the president’s list at Shenandoah University for the spring 2023 semester. • The following students made the dean’s list at Slippery Rock University for the spring 2023 semester: Autumn Bulebush-Clouse, Kamaria Carioto, Evan Engler, Anna Hrabovsky, Haven Joseph-Lyon, Brett McCutcheon, Christopher Mesko, Jessica Neugebauer, Jadyn Perza,...
Class of ’23 graduates from Sewickley Academy
Sewickley Academy celebrated the Class of 2023 at a graduation ceremony June 9 in the school’s Rea Auditorium. Graduation included a welcome by Head of Senior School Jamie Nestor, followed by speeches from Head of School Ashley Birtwell; student body president Jayne Miner; and guest speaker from the Class of...
In brief: Upcoming meetings, senior program and more in the Quaker Valley area
Celebration planned Sewickley’s annual Juneteenth celebration is scheduled for noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 17 at the Sewickley Community Center, 12 Chadwick St. There will be performances by the Triumph Church Choir, the Bryan Nash Trio, youth poets and Pittsburgh rapper Livefromthecity. Other activities include a marketplace of diverse-owned...
Sewickley Academy’s ‘skillful seven’ made it a tennis season to remember
It’s not Murderer’s Row. That’s an old phrase coined for the then-dreaded 1927 New York Yankees. They’re not the Fantastic Four comic book and movie heroes. There are too many of them. Call them the Skillful Seven — the starting lineup this season for the Sewickley Academy boys tennis team....
Quaker Valley runs it back with WPIAL girls team championship repeat
It was a celebratory rerun of 2022. Quaker Valley’s talented girls track and field team repeated its performance of last season by winning the WPIAL Class 2A team championship in 2023. The QV girls easily defended its WPIAL title at the finals May 9 at Peters Township, rolling past Winchester...
Sewickley area real estate transactions, week of June 11, 2023
Bell Acres Harry Kennedy sold property at 111 Westholm Drive to Ernest Maley Jr. and Shelley Maley for $890,000. Leet Mark Otto sold property at 205 S Chaucer Ct to Conor and Laura Keefe for $721,500. Sewickley Sharon Bovan sold property at 742 McDonald St. to Francisco Fernandez for $265,000....
Vacation bible school, contemporary services and more at Sewickley area houses of worship
Antioch Baptist Church Sunday service is at 10:45 a.m. Antioch Baptist Church is located at 332 Elizabeth St. For more information, call 412-741-7688 or visit www.antioch fwbaptistsewickley.org. Beth Samuel Jewish Center Beth Samuel Jewish Center meets every Saturday at 10 a.m. in person and on Zoom for Morning Shabbat Services....
Edgeworth officials hire former McCandless staffer to replace retiring public works director
Edgeworth officials have chosen a successor of a longtime public servant. Council recently hired James Vicheck of McCandless as its new assistant public works director. Borough Manager John Schwend said the position was created as a transition plan in preparation for the upcoming retirement of public works director and building...
Sewickley Civic Garden Council’s May Mart made its return after a pandemic hiatus
Sewickley Civic Garden Council’s May Mart welcomed hundreds of people to the borough after a three-year pandemic hiatus. Wet weather did not dampen the spirits of participants and vendors at the May 13 event along Broad Street in Sewickley. “We were all so pleased — that after not having May...
