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Glen Osborne officials hold line on real estate taxes for 2023
Glen Osborne property owners will not have to pay more in real estate taxes next year. Council voted 6-0 Tuesday night to approve its 2023 budget. Councilman William Monski was absent. The budget maintains the millage rate at 4.9 mills. Projected revenue was listed at about $718,000 and expenses at...
Successful benefit concert in Sewickley raises money for Ukraine
A special benefit concert set up to raise money to buy medicine for residents of war-torn Ukraine and help Ukrainian refugees get to safety has raised more than $22,000, according to organizer Cheryl Redmond. The concert was held Dec. 11 at Sewickley United Methodist Church and featured musicians from the...
Letter to the editor: Sewickley Hunt Club an asset to the community
For years, we have allowed the Sewickley Hunt Club to cross through our property in Bell Acres. It is always a welcome sight for the young and old. My grandmother, who will be 93 in April, patiently waits at her door, walker in hand, for a glimpse of the horses...
Letter to the editor: Urge legislators to ensure bipartisan bills get a vote
Pennsylvania has a legislative fairness score of zero because its current legislative procedural rules (“the Rules”) allow just a few partisan leaders in positions of power complete control over which bills get a vote. A bill with strong bipartisan support should be guaranteed a vote in committee. If that bill...
Leet’s 2023 budget contains no tax hike, employees to see 5% pay increase
Leet property owners will not have to pay more in real estate taxes as a result of the township’s 2023 budget. Commissioners unanimously voted Tuesday to adopt next year’s spending plan and hold the line on taxes at 7.7 mills. It has been at least three years since the last...
Community mourns the loss of 2 children killed in Sewickley house fire
Wylde Lightner and Lyric Keys were energetic, happy children who were a bright spot at Quaker Valley School District’s Edgeworth Elementary. “Just a bright spot in our day every day,” said Sue Paton, administration assistant at the school. “Wylde was definitely a happy boy.” The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office...
Daniel Conlon named Leetsdale solicitor
Leetsdale officials have new legal counsel. Attorney Daniel Conlon of the firm Tucker Arensberg was hired as the borough’s new solicitor via unanimous vote at council’s Dec. 8 meeting. Council had interviewed attorneys from 10 different firms on Nov. 29. “What made him stand out from the bunch was his...
‘Our hearts are broken’: Children killed in Sewickley house fire identified
Less than two weeks before Christmas, the Quaker Valley School District community is mourning the loss of two Edgeworth Elementary School students who died Tuesday morning in a house fire. “Our hearts are broken by the loss of these children. They were treasured members of the Quaker Valley family and...
Leetsdale officials hold the line on real estate taxes
Leetsdale property owners will not have to pay more in borough real estate taxes next year. Council voted 6-1 on Dec. 8 to adopt its 2023 final budget. Councilman Roger Nanni dissented. He said he had been sick and out of town for weeks and had not looked at the...
In brief: Sustainable Sewickley gift wrapping, Senior Men’s Club and more
Sustainable Sewickley wrapping This holiday season, let Sustainable Sewickley help you save time and reduce landfill waste. Sustainable Sewickley board members will be at 422 Broad St., rear (behind Genisys Body Arts) on Dec. 17 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. to wrap all of your holiday gifts. Sustainable options will include...
Quaker Valley plans encore after breakthrough season
It most definitely was a season to remember. Quaker Valley wrapped up the best wrestling season in school history March 12 with four individual medalists at the PIAA Class 2A championships at Giant Center in Hershey. “We qualified five kids to compete in arguably the toughest wrestling tournament in the...
Emily Connors, Quaker Valley swimmers set goals high
Emily Connors has experienced much success in her two years in the Quaker Valley pool. Connors ended her outstanding sophomore season in 2021-22 as a triple medalist at the PIAA Class 2A girls championships held at Bucknell. She placed sixth in the 100-yard freestyle and eighth in the 100-yard butterfly....
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 11, 2022
Franklin Park Richard Marcus sold property at 2404 Bellwood Ct to Lina Albander for $640,000. Estate of Susan Boucheck Webb sold property at 2527 Country Side Ln to Daniel and Kimberly Regan for $390,000. Estate of Kimberly Sue Beining sold property at 1564 Duncan Drive to HM Reno LLC for...
Real-world events, from Mars rover to covid-19 to Artemis rocket, are shaping future scientists
For Alison Bresnahan, there isn’t a better time to be a science teacher. From NASA’s Artemis 1 moon mission to the James Webb Space Telescope to the Mars Perseverance rover to even the covid-19 pandemic, significant real-world events are inspiring the next generation of scientists — even if they don’t...
Advent services, Torah yoga and more at Sewickley area places of worship
Beth Samuel Jewish Center Shabbat Morning Services are held every Saturday at 10 a.m. in person and on Zoom. Kabbalat Shabbat Services (via Zoom), 7 p.m. Dec. 16. Torah Yoga, 8:45 a.m. Dec. 17. Join Jennifer Ferris-Glick via Zoom for mindful yoga and meditation. Free for all ages. Annual Chanukah...
Pittsburgh area homeschoolers win at regional robotic competition in Colorado 
A group of Christian home-schooled students from Allegheny, Beaver and Butler counties recently placed in a regional robotics competition held in Colorado. The students are members of FINS — Family Instructors of the Northern Suburbs (of Pittsburgh) — a home-school group. The students, in grades 6-11, demonstrated their STEM skills...
Quaker Valley School Board reappoints president, vice president
Jonathan Kuzma and Marna Blackmer were unanimously reappointed as Quaker Valley School Board president and vice president, respectively, at the board’s reorganization meeting Dec. 6. Kuzma, a 2001 Quaker Valley grad, has been on the board since 2013. This will be his third term as president. The Leetsdale resident and...
Sewickley’s annual Light Up Night celebration draws a big crowd to the borough
Thousands packed Broad and Beaver streets in Sewickley to kick off the holiday season. The borough’s annual Light Up Night celebration brought in families from multiple communities on Dec. 2. “It’s a nice way to meet the community and see the families having holiday fun,” said Sharon Klugh of Hampton,...
Sewickley benefit concert for Ukraine to feature Ukrainian refugee family
When Katerina Boiko fled to the United States with her 13-year-old daughter Alexa to escape the war in Ukraine, her focus was on survival. But after settling in with her sponsor family in Sewickley in mid-July, Boiko felt that she wanted more. “I don’t want to be here just to...
In brief: Sewickley Music Club, rotary scholarships and more around the Quaker Valley area
Sewickley Music Club The Sewickley Music Club’s third musical program of the year will be a festive performance by Bryan Sable, pianist, called “Christmas at the Keys!” Sable graduated cum laude with a B.A. in Music Education from West Liberty State College and holds a M.Ed. in Administration, K-12, from...
Sewickley Academy boys look to compete in tough section
The Sewickley Academy boys basketball team is a member of Section 1-2A again this season, but the section itself has a different feel to it. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart won the section title last season then went on to capture WPIAL and PIAA championships and finish with a...
Quaker Valley boys flying under radar after massive graduation losses
The Quaker Valley boys basketball team faces a tall order in 2022-23. The Quakers are the defending WPIAL Class 4A and Section 2-4A champions. They posted a 14-0 section record and 27-1 overall mark last season after advancing to the PIAA championship game. It was a banner season to say...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 4, 2022
Aleppo Mark Messner sold property at 102 Berdine Drive to Edward and Cami Spiker for $315,000. Kristin Morrell sold property at 111 Woodcrest Drive to Catherine Alexander for $325,000. Bell Acres Pamela Jo Miller sold property at 751 Camp Meeting Road to Easton Renwick and Andrea Phung for $300,000. Sean...
Quaker Valley area residents weigh in on Allegheny County judge’s ruling of a proposed high school project
Quaker Valley area residents have mixed reactions to an Allegheny County judge’s ruling on a zoning issue for a proposed Quaker Valley High School. Senior Judge Joseph James issued his six-page opinion Monday overturning a Leet Township zoning board decision to deny a special exception for the 167,000-square foot project....
Letter to the editor: Why are government officials communicating via a PAC ad?
I write with respect to the advertisement published on page 5 in the Nov. 3 Sewickley Herald entitled “Leet First Responders Concern For Hilltop High School Access.” My foremost concern is that government officials (police chief, fire chief, EMS coordinator) are communicating about this issue via an advertisement paid for...


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