Sewickely’s Ryder Fetterolf wins Jim Rutherford Trophy as OHL’s top goaltender
Ryder Fetterolf, a native of Sewickley, won the Jim Rutherford Trophy as the top goaltender of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) for the 2025-26 season. In his first campaign with the Ottawa 67’s, Fetterolf appeared in 41 games during the regular season and posted a 29-9-3 record, a 2.07 goals-against...
Day 2 of Sewickley’s Herbst House hearing set
Evidentiary hearings for Divine Redeemer Parish’s request to demolish the former convent known as the Herbst House will continue on April 29. The hearing — remanded by Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas after Sewickley council denied the demolition in April 2023 — is focused on whether the structure can...
Flea market, live music and more at Sewickley area houses of worship
Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 412-741-7688. antiochfw
baptistsewickley.org. Morning worship and praise service is at 10:45 a.m. First Sunday Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. The fourth annual 3 vs. 3 Basketball Tournament will take place at noon on May 23 at Quaker Valley High School. The event is...
Leetsdale secures loan to help purchase VFW lot near Henle Park
Leetsdale officials have taken out a loan to buy the borough’s Veterans of Foreign Wars’ parking lot. Council voted 6-0 on April 9 to pass an ordinance approving borrowing $203,000 from Huntington Public Capital Corporation at an annual interest rate of 4.13%. Councilman Scott Zahner was absent. Negotiations between the...
Leet officials approve resolution limiting interactions with ICE
Leet commissioners approved a new policy for township police limiting interactions with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Commissioners unanimously voted in favor of the resolution on April 13. Solicitor Stephen Chesney said the policy is based on a template from the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office. He said it behooved...
Washington Street ‘hump’ in Leetsdale removed, road reconstructed
A troublesome section of a Leetsdale road has been realigned after being closed for about a year. Washington Street had what residents called a hump at the intersection of the former Leet Street Bridge, which was closed to traffic in 2013 and removed in 2017. The bridge side had been...
Sewickley father detained by ICE since February has reunited with family
A Sewickley father has been reunited with his family after being in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody for nearly two months. Bruno Guedes da Silva, a native of Brazil, was freed on a $5,000 bond set by an immigration judge this week. He reunited with the family Tuesday evening at...
In brief: Antique appraisal, spring cleanups and more in Sewickley area
Antique Appraisal Scour the attic and basement for forgotten treasures
and bring them to the Sewickley Antique Appraisal and Donation Day on April 18 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Old Sewickley Post Office, 200 Broad St. The Sewickley Valley Historical Society will host professional antique appraisers, including...
Sewickley man detained by ICE for weeks expected to return home within next few days
A Sewickley man will be released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody after spending weeks in detention, following an immigration judge’s decision Monday to grant him bond. Bruno Guedes da Silva, a native of Brazil, is expected to be freed on a $5,000 bond set by the judge after he...
Man rescued from hillside near Emsworth Lock and Dam
A fisherman was rescued after being trapped on the riverbank near the Emsworth Lock and Dam late Saturday. Emsworth Volunteer Fire Company posted to Facebook that crews responded at 9:45 p.m. and found an elderly man about 20 feet over the hillside on rocky ground. The incident happened near Pittsburgh...
Quaker Valley’s Will Meagher takes another step forward with section singles title
Quaker Valley junior Will Meagher was seeded second in the Section 3-2A boys tennis singles tournament. But the athletic Meagher climbed one rung up the section ladder at this year’s championship event. Meagher defeated North Catholic senior and No. 1 seed Justin Garvey, 6-2, 7-5, in the finals April 2...
Sewickley Herald notebook: Quaker Valley boys tennis stacking wins
Quaker Valley’s boys tennis team was unbeatable at 4-0 in the early part of the spring season. The Quakers were 2-0 in Section 2-2A and won two other nonsection matches against Class 3A Moon and 2A Montour. QV rolled past Knoch and Springdale in section play and won all four...
Quaker Valley track teams get off to quick start
The Quaker Valley track and field program has been a powerhouse in this decade. QV was represented by 16 athletes in 24 events, along with four relay units, at the PIAA Class 2A meet last year. The boys team advanced as a two-time WPIAL champion then racked up 75 points...
Sewickley art exhibitions support Youth Arts Possibilities program
First National Bank Exhibition Hall in Sewickley is hosting exhibitions to raise money for arts programs for children in underserved communities. Ron Donoughe captures Western Pennsylvania on a canvas. The Lawrenceville artist has painted images all over town, many done in an outdoor setting. His work is being featured at...
Clothing collection, worship services and more at Sewickley area churches
Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 412-741-7688. antiochfw
baptistsewickley.org. Morning worship and praise service is at 10:45 a.m. First Sunday Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. The fourth annual 3 vs. 3 Basketball Tournament will take place at noon on May 23 at Quaker Valley High School. The event is...
Belle Vernon’s Max Henson, North Allegheny’s Advaita Sircar reign again in WPIAL boys tennis
Max Henson said he loved the feeling of having a WPIAL singles gold medal around his neck last year at Bethel Park. A change of venue for this year’s tournament didn’t alter the outcome for the Belle Vernon senior. Henson closed out another impressive run to a title with a...
USA Today ranks Sewickley best small town in the NortheastVideo
Sewickley officials believe they live in one of the best towns around. USA Today readers agree as they have recently named the Allegheny County borough the No. 1 small town in the Northeast. The announcement came as part of the media outlet’s 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards. Ten towns in...
Charges dropped against Sewickley man detained by ICE
Charges against a Sewickley man detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have been withdrawn. Bruno Guedes da Silva, 38, has been in federal custody since Feb. 22. He was charged with the sale or transfer of firearms and unsworn falsification to authorities. Charges stem from an incident in early...
Sweetwater Center for the Arts set to acquire ownership of their building
After occupying the building for nearly four decades, and after almost ayear and a half of negotiations and bureaucracy, Sweetwater Center for the Arts will soon officially own its longtime home, the Old Sewickley Post Office. Established in 1975, Sweetwater Center for the Arts moved into the Old Sewickley Post...
Sewickley community joins together in prayer for young girl battling cancer, dad detained by ICE
Squeezing a plush toy that matched her white and blue dress, Maria Paula de Araujo Guedes sat on the steps leading to the pulpit of the Sewickley United Methodist Church. Accompanied by her older brother, Breno de Araujo Guedes, and their mother, Ana Paula de Araujo Pinto, the family was...
Divine Redeemer Parish officials testify about need to demolish, not sell or restore former convent
Divine Redeemer Parish reaffirmed its intent to demolish the former convent known as the Herbst House during continued testimony late last month in a court-ordered hearing before Sewickley Council. The hearing — remanded by Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas after council denied the demolition in April 2023 — is...
In brief” ‘Spirit of ’76’ showing, home safety checks and more in Sewickley area
‘The Spirit of ‘76’ Join Sewickley Valley Historical Society and the Lindsay Theater in exploring history as it is portrayed and preserved through film. At 7 p.m. April 30, at The Lindsay Theater will be showing “The Spirit of ’76.” This quirky film follows three futuristic time travelers on a...
Leetsdale hosts annual Easter egg hunt at Henle Park
Leetsdale hosted its annual Easter Egg hunt at Henley Park on April 4. About 130 children rummaged to find at least 3,000 eggs at the community park along Ferry Street. There were different hunting areas for children of different age groups. The borough also provided light refreshments. Mayor Sandra Ford...
Leet couple accused of inappropriate encounter with minor now face slew of theft-related charges
A pair of former Sewickley Water Authority employees under investigation for alleged inappropriate conduct with a minor now faces new theft-related charges. Nathan Turner, 40, and his wife, Stephanie Turner, 35, both of Leet’s Fair Oaks neighborhood, are charged with receiving stolen property, access device fraud, criminal conspiracy and theft...
Sewickley Music Club announces April performance
The Sewickley Music Club returns for the second half of its 2025-2026 season with local musician and artist Benjamin Bugaile along with Nathália Kato at
1:30 p.m. April 14 at Sewickley Presbyterian Church, 414 Grant St. Bugaile is a musician and artist associated with Ingomar Church. He has been featured...
