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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Commonwealth Court rules Quaker Valley High School project can move forward
A Pennsylvania appellate court on Jan. 26 said that Quaker Valley School District can move forward with its planned construction of a new, $95 million high school. The 19-page Commonwealth Court ruling affirms a decision by the lower court that said that the Leet Township Zoning Hearing Board did not...
Services, events at Sewickley area houses of worship for the week of Jan. 26, 2024
Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 12-741-7688. antiochfwbaptistsewickley.org. Sunday school is every first Sunday of the month at 9:30 a.m. Morning worship and praise service is weekly at 10:45 a.m. Virtual Bible study is every first Wednesday at 7 p.m. The link is on the church’s website. Beth Samuel...
Jennifer Shroads hired as director of student services in Quaker Valley
Administration changes at Quaker Valley School District continue this school year, as the board recently hired its new director of student services. Jennifer Shroads of South Beaver Township was tapped to replace Mike Lewis, who moved from his job overseeing federal programming, special education and the district’s school psychologists to...
Quaker Valley School Board, teachers union approve new 4-year deal
Quaker Valley School District officials have inked a new four-year deal with the teachers’ union. The prior four-year deal with the 154-member Quaker Valley Education Association expired June 30. School board members unanimously voted Jan. 22 to approve a contract retroactive to July 1. It expires June 30, 2027. Union...
Sewickley cultural landscape survey still open, preliminary findings released
A cultural landscape inventory and public survey in Sewickley may result in the creation of three new historic districts, expansion of existing ones and the addition of more buildings and sites to the National Register of Historic Places. Officials with Big Pine Consultants, the company tapped for the project, as...
2 Quaker Valley students to be honored at Junior Achievement’s 18 Under Eighteen
Two local students are in the Junior Achievement 18 Under Eighteen class of 2024. Kirsten Close and Liam Welge will be recognized on Feb. 6 at Acrisure Stadium. Kirsten Close is a 17-year-old trailblazer and founder of MePower United, a nonprofit dedicated to addressing menstrual poverty in underdeveloped nations overseas....
Remember When: Sewickley Herald headlines from this week in 1954
In the news this week 70 years ago: • Sewickley, Sewickley Heights and Edgeworth Borough councils all passed ordinances levying a 1% tax on earned income this week. The school boards in each community were also expected to levy a 1% tax. “The proceeds will be divided equally between the...
Sewickley planning for major sewage plant project
A multi-million dollar upgrade project is being planned for Sewickley’s wastewater treatment plant. The plant serves hSewickley, Glen Osborne, Haysville and Aleppo. It handles more than 146 million gallons of sewage annually. Mike Galet of Gateway Engineers said the plant needs to be brought up to current operating standards in...
Edgeworth Police Department welcomes new officer, new equipment
Edgeworth Police Department is moving through the new year with a new officer and some new equipment. Council voted Jan. 16 to hire Lucas Sickafuse of Ellwood City. Mayor Gary Smith swore in the new officer at the meeting. Sickafuse’s hiring brings the department to six full-time officers, including Chief...
Sewickley area student achievements for the week of Jan. 23, 2024
Christopher Barefoot qualified for Belmont University’s fall 2023 dean’s list. The following Pennsylvania Western University (California, Pa.) students made the dean’s list for the fall 2023 semester: Taylor Cooke, Paige Geason, Ezekiel Hendricks, Joseph Kustenkow, Jacob Martin, Morgan Milletary, Seth Ryder and Mason Sturgill. Genevieve Moffett is one of 519...
Edgeworth police seek help identifying suspects in recent chase
Edgeworth police are trying to find two individuals in connection with a recent incident outside the police station. Chief John Burlett said officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop near the intersection of Beaver and Chestnut roads around 4:30 p.m. Jan. 17. A Chrysler 200 four-door sedan was being operated...
In brief: Soup supper, library event and more in the Sewickley area
Soup supper Leetsdale’s 4th of July Committee will host a soup supper event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 2 at the borough’s community room, 373 Beaver St. The menu includes broccoli and cheese, chicken noodle, chili and wedding soup. Cost is $6 per pint. Call 412-720-0298 for more...
Deep Quaker Valley wrestling lineup racking up wins
Quaker Valley already has four wrestlers in its 20-win club for 2023-24. Prior to the Allegheny County championships held Jan. 19-20 at Fox Chapel, QV senior Jack Kazalas (22-1), junior Marcus Richey (22-4) and sophomores Bruce Anderchak (21-1) and Matthew Danna (21-3) were 20-match winners. “They all are showing that...
Narrow losses help prepare Quaker Valley boys for 2nd half of section play
Players on the Quaker Valley boys basketball team said “enough is enough.” Three consecutive losses were all they could handle; the Quakers responded with a 54-51 section win against South Allegheny in two overtimes on Jan. 12. The hard-fought victory lifted QV’s record to 2-2 in Section 4-4A and 7-6...
Sewickley area real estate transactions, week of Jan. 25, 2024
Bell Acres Thomas Mattie sold property at 16 Elm St. to Thera Miller-Daudet and Ethan Earley for $180,000. Edgeworth Michael Maloney sold property at 303 Pine Road to Brett Horowitz and Alyssa Raymond for $1,014,200. John Kramer sold property at 213 Orchard Ln to Scott Mappin for $610,000. Franklin Park...
Bell Acres CEO, 81, headed to prison for tax fraud after delay requests fail to sway judge
A Bell Acres man convicted of the largest tax fraud ever in Western Pennsylvania is scheduled to report to federal prison on Monday. In September, a judge ordered Joseph Nocito, 81, to serve one year and one day in federal prison. But last month Nocito asked that his sentence be...
Quaker Valley School District closed Friday due to expected inclement weather
Quaker Valley School District will be closed Friday due to expected inclement weather, district officials announced. District spokeswoman Michelle Dietz said there are three cancellation days accounted for in the school year calendar. Friday will be the second of those days. Quaker Valley also has five flexible instruction/virtual learning days...
Tapas Talks moves Carol Semple Thompson lecture to February
Due to a commitment to captain an international golf team in October, Tapas Talks speakers’ series has rescheduled its “On the Tee with Carol Semple Thompson” talk for Feb. 15 at the Allegheny Country Club. Guests at the event will get an insiders look at Semple Thompson’s nearly six decades...
New Mic’s Market in Sewickley packed with hard-to-find health foods
Michaela Blaney wants to help people live a happy and healthy lifestyle. The California entrepreneur moved from the West Coast to Sewickley a couple of years ago to accomplish that goal in the Quaker Valley. Blaney felt inspired to open a micro market after visiting close friends and fellow Sewickley...
Leet planning commission to discuss proposed Quaker Valley High School plans
Quaker Valley area residents will soon have another opportunity to weigh in on a proposed high school in Leet. The township’s planning commission is expected to discuss the final site plan at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25 at the municipal building, 194 Ambridge Ave. A link to the site plan...
Leetsdale police department welcomes first full-time female officer
Celina Kelly may have made Leetsdale history as the newest police officer — police Chief Daniel Raible said he believes Kelly is the department’s first full-time female officer. She was hired Jan. 11 and sworn in by Mayor Sandra Ford. Kelly, a New Brighton resident, was selected out of four...
Leet Township commissioners consider short-term rental regulations
Leet officials want to adopt new rules and restrictions before people start opening short-term rental properties in the township. The township commissioners are expected to pass a proposed ordinance Feb. 12 regulating residential accommodations leased for less than 30 days. The planning commission reviewed similar ordinances from Sewickley, Edgeworth and...
Sewickley launches new alert system to send official borough emergency messages
Sewickley area residents and business owners have a new way to get official emergency alerts from the borough. Emergency management coordinator Michael Mullins said SewickleyAlerts, a mass communication alert system through OnSolve, recently launched. Sewickley partnered with the company to use CodeRED, a cloud-based software system that sends out messages...
Before embarking on future in astronomy, physics at Stonehill, Rena Gilligan has goals to meet for Quaker Valley swimming
Stonehill College is a private Catholic institution founded in 1948 and located in Easton, Mass. It has an undergraduate enrollment in the 2,500 range, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 384 acres. The campus is located on the original estate of Frederick Lothrop Ames Jr., with 29...
Quaker Valley hockey playing strong defense, stacking up wins
The Quaker Valley hockey team started 2024 similarly to 2023. With a win. The Quakers edged Shaler, 3-2, on Jan. 4 at Alpha Ice Complex to improve to 11-0-1. The only blemish on the QV schedule is a 3-2 defeat in OT to Indiana on Dec. 7 at S&T Bank...


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