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Audit: Quaker Valley School District financially strong
Quaker Valley School District is in strong financial shape, according to a newly released report from auditor Maher Duessel. Brian McCall, engagement partner at the financial firm, delivered the good news to district officials at a board meeting Nov. 15. “You’re really in a healthy financial position here where you’re...
Tapas Talks hosts Leslie Braksick
Tapas Talks held its third event for the 2022 season on Oct. 27 at Allegheny Country Club. Leslie Braksick, co-founder and senior partner of MyNextSeason provided a presentation entitled “Creating a Blueprint for What’s Next.” The evening started with a social hour featuring delicious tapas. Tapas Talks board member Holly...
In brief: CARE workshops, toy pickup and more in the Sewickley area
Laughlin Children’s Center CARE Workshops Register for one of the Laughlin Children’s Center’s popular and informative Care Workshops presented by Dr. Gail Mangan, a highly acclaimed adolescent psychologist. CARE training includes an educational component and active practice for general use by adults who interact with children of all ages in...
State playoff berth caps solid season for Quaker Valley girls volleyball
To the surprise of virtually no one associated with the program, the Quaker Valley girls volleyball team landed a spot in the PIAA Class 2A playoffs. The Quakers finished in the top four in the WPIAL and took a 17-4 record into the state tournament Freeport, Shenango, Avonworth and QV...
Quaker Valley notebook: Junior midfielder develops knack for clutch goals
Game-winning goal scoring is becoming part of Nick Allan’s soccer repertoire. A junior midfielder at Quaker Valley, Allan netted the game’s only goal Oct. 27 in a 1-0 playoff win against Avonworth. Allan’s game-winning heroics began in a big way last year in the state finals when he scored the...
Sewickley Academy baseball standout Adin Zorn takes team-first approach to Penn State
The long-awaited day for the Zorn family finally arrived. Sewickley Academy senior Adin Zorn officially signed his national letter of intent to attend and play baseball at Penn State. Zorn, a talented shortstop/outfielder, was recruited by the Nittany Lions early in his high school career and made a verbal commitment...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 13, 2022
Aleppo Richmond Viall III sold property at 436 Rockledge Drive to Christopher and Anne Blazak for $535,000. David Dickson sold property at 111 Sewickley Heights Drive to Benjamin Joseph Fuoss for $257,000. Edgeworth ZRM LLC sold property at 209 Ohio River Blvd. to ZRM PA LLC for $1,609,135. Franklin Park...
Dominant Freeport sweeps Quaker Valley, moves one step closer to state title
The Freeport girls volleyball team took one step closer to its ultimate goal of winning the program’s second state title with a dominant performance in the quarterfinals. The Yellowjackets built early leads in each set and rolled to a 3-0 sweep over Quaker Valley on Saturday at North Allegheny. Freeport...
Sewickley officials pass preliminary budget without public input
Sewickley officials are attempting to hold the line on real estate taxes for another year. Council unanimously voted Nov. 8 to approve and advertise its preliminary 2023 budget. It maintains the tax rate at 6.25 mills. Projected revenues and expenses were listed at about $9.83 million. The borough has not...
Sweetwater Center for the Arts launches cooking classes
Sweetwater Center for the Arts is known for its hands-on learning with less traditional classes like metalsmithing and drawing and the human form, as well as trending favorites like ceramics and jewelry making. While the creative hub in Sewickley has housed a fully equipped kitchen, it had been used more...
Court ruling on legal challenge to proposed Quaker Valley High School to come soon
Oral arguments were heard and an Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas judge may soon render his opinion on a legal challenge involving a proposed Quaker Valley High School. Senior Judge Joseph James listened to attorneys representing the district, Leet Township Zoning Hearing Board and opponents of the project on...
Students paint windows of Tull Family Theater in advance of ‘Black Panther’ premiere
Moon Area School District middle school students put their talents to work on Nov. 8 at The Tull Family Theater. The students, some of them introduced to set design and construction during the theater’s summer Cinema Maker Sessions (CiMS), worked with art teacher Paula Cherian to learn about masking technique...
In brief: Sustainable Sewickley solar event, luminaries and more around the area
Sustainable Sewickley solar presentation Interested in going solar? Join Sustainable Sewickley and Greg Winks of Envinity Solar to hear about the state of solar in western Pennsylvania; the general processes involved in going solar; the impact the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act will have for homeowners, business owners and non-profit...
Sewickley Herald notebook: DiSantis hits milestone for Sewickley Academy soccer
Sewickley Academy senior forward Michael DiSantis eclipsed the 50-goal mark in career scoring earlier this season and was pushing 60 career goals prior to the start of the playoffs. The third-seeded Panthers advanced to the WPIAL Class A quarterfinals with a 4-2 win over No. 14 Our Lady of the...
Senior midfielder brings flair to Sewickley Academy boys soccer team
Sewickley Academy’s Lucas Mendonca knocked in the game-winning goal to lift the Panthers past Springdale in this year’s WPIAL Class A quarterfinals. Sewickley edged Springdale, 4-3, Oct. 29 as Mendonca scored with about 15 minutes remaining in the game. “It was an amazing feeling,” Mendonca said. “I have to credit...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 6, 2022
Edgeworth Ian Richard Fields sold property at 622 East Drive to Barret and Millie Rea for $2,500,000. Jonathan Yee sold property at 455 Maple Lane to Wesley Moschetto for $2,000,000. Neill Barker sold property at 502 Woodland Road Ext. to Todd and Meredith Bronson for $1,250,000. Franklin Park Andrew Richardson...
Valley Ambulance Authority celebrates 50 years of saving lives in the Moon Township and Sewickley areas
A Moon Township-based ambulance authority that serves the Sewickley area and more than a dozen other communities just turned 50. “We’ve come along way,” said J.R. Henry, Valley Ambulance Authority chief and West View mayor. “I’ve been here 16 years. There’s only been three chiefs in 50 years. We come...
Quaker Valley middle schoolers prepare for the curtain to rise on ‘Frozen Jr.’
Quaker Valley Middle School performers are near ready to take all that they’ve learned at countless practices the past couple months and let it go on stage. About 100 students, including 30 on stage crew, will present “Frozen Jr.,” an abridged version of the Disney classic. “Frozen” tells the story...
Fellowship: Thanksgiving dinner, Sunday services 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. Beth Samuel Jewish Center is at 810 Kennedy Drive in Ambridge. For more information, visit bethsamuel.org. Christ Church at Grove Farm Sunday services are at 9 a.m. (traditional) and 11:15 a.m....
Franklin Park Mayor’s pledge to help save the monarch butterfly has a touching personal connection
Signing the Mayor’s Monarch Pledge, a national effort to help save the monarch butterfly, has an extra special connection for Franklin Park Mayor Dennis O’Keefe. In May, after almost 60 years of marriage, O’Keefe suffered the loss of his wife Marjorie, whom he met when she was just 7 and...
Leetsdale garden dedicated in memory of late original garden club member
Leetsdale Garden Club has dedicated a garden in memory of a late member. Mary Kay Dschuhan was one of the club’s founding members back in 2006. She served as vice president and was highly involved in the borough’s Fourth of July Committee, as well as numerous other community engagements for...
Fellowship: Sale for Missions, Election Day soup and salad and more at Sewickley area places of worship
Beth Samuel Jewish Center Beth Samuel Jewish Center holds Shabbat Morning Services every Saturday at 10 a.m. in person and on Zoom. First Friday Family Services, will be 7 p.m. Nov. 4. Level 2 students from the religious school will lead the service. In person only. An oneg will follow...
‘Everyday Heroes’ featured in Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra children’s program
By vocation, Dr. Joel Greenberger has been fighting cancer for nearly half a century. By avocation, he’s one heck of a horn player. Along with treating patients while serving as chairman of the University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Radiation Oncology, Greenberger managed to add making music to the mix, playing...
Sewickley’s Tull Family Theater will be renamed next year
The Tull Family Theater, a Sewickley nonprofit, will be going by a new name for at least the next decade. It is being renamed The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center — or “The Lindsay,” for short — effective Jan. 1 ,2023. The change is part of a 10-year sponsorship by...
Quaker Valley School Board receives state award for innovation
Quaker Valley School District has one of the most innovative school boards in the state, and now has the hardware to prove it. The Pennsylvania School Boards Association has given this year’s Innovative School Board Award to Quaker Valley. Leaders accepted the honor at the Excellence in Public Education Leadership...


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