Sewickley Herald category, Page 85

Bell Acres Henry Maier sold property at 75 Charleston Sq to John and Julie Smith for $1,195,000. Edgeworth Christopher Keller sold property at 755 Chestnut Road to Randall and Sharon Dearth for $3,175,000. Esmark Center LLC sold property at 100 Hazel Ln to OP Sewickley LLC for $12,500,000. Joseph Diggins...

Bridge Educational Foundation scholarships Bridge Educational Foundation and its donor, Waste Management, are donating $26,500 in scholarships to Allegheny County families as students start the new school year. Students attending Blessed Francis Seelos Academy, Eden Christian Academy, Holy Cross Academy and St. Joseph High School will benefit from the scholarships....

A sea of orange has decorated the front lawn at Sewickley United Methodist Church for two decades every October. There are pumpkins of all sizes in the recognizable bright orange hue as well as other colors, including shades of orange and white, and complementary decorations such as gourds. The annual...

For the second year in a row, sisters from Knoch rule the roost in WPIAL Class 2A doubles. Last year, it was Brooke and Ally Bauer taking home gold. On Thursday, it was sophomore twins Emily and Lindsey Greb who put it all together to capture a championship. The Grebs,...

When she was 9 years old, Marissa Malosh first picked up a golf club during a vacation in Hilton Head, S.C. A family friend and avid golfer, Rob Watterson, watched her hit balls on the beach and thought it was a good idea she keep the club in her hands...

With a proposed Quaker Valley High School project still in its early design phase, district officials and architects feel things are heading in the right direction. “Although this has been a time-consuming process, we want our community to know that we remain steadfast with our excitement for this building project,”...

Multiple communities in the Sewickley area have uncontested municipal races – the majority of which have incumbent candidates. The Edgeworth council race is uncontested, as four candidates are running for four open seats. Those candidates are newcomer Katherine Larsen and incumbents Daniel Wilson, Joseph Hoepp and Ivan Hofmann. According to...

Quaker Valley High School will be closed Tuesday due to bed bugs, school district officials announced Monday night. A staff member discovered the bugs on a student’s clothing, according to a post on the district’s website. “Out of an abundance of caution, an extermination company will treat the high school...

Pumpkin decorating at the library The Sewickley Public Library invites the community to decorate a pumpkin to be a part of the library’s annual Booktacular Pumpkin Patch display in the children’s department. Families work together to design and decorate one of the provided pumpkins using inspiration from their favorite picture...

Pennsylvania Shotokan Karate Club athletes Cristiano, Santino and Mila Kinol competed during the USA National Karate Championships and Team USA Trials from Sept. 1-5, in Chicago. The Kinols, ages 8, 9 and 11, won their second straight gold medal in the family team synchronized Kata. Kata is a series of...

Section 9 was well represented at the WPIAL Class AA boys individual golf final Sept. 30 at Allegheny County Club. Sewickley Academy’s Joey Mucci and Quaker Valley’s Ethan Dai easily eclipsed the qualifying mark of 85 at the earlier section qualifier also held at Allegheny Country Club, SA’s home course....

Aleppo Ferndale Development Group LLC sold property at 107 Ferndale Ave. to Aiman Wahdan and Alia Aziz for $395,000. Leet Estate of George James Flevaris sold property at Plum St. to Marcus and Crystal Geiser for $2,000. Sewickley David Gunter sold property at 926 Elmhurst Way to Peter and Susan...

Continuing its commitment to provide aid during the pandemic, the Sewickley Valley Community Fund has distributed its second round of funding for local nonprofit organizations for covid-19 and hunger relief efforts. Since the beginning of the pandemic, SVCF has dedicated its efforts to support local organizations serving the 11 Quaker...

Following a yearlong hiatus of meetings and events — save for its 100th Anniversary Celebration in May — the Sewickley Music Club is back. The club’s 2021-22 season is a continuation of its centennial celebration, kicking off Oct. 12 with a program entitled “Elements of Doo Wop,” featuring the “DooWop...

There’s a stretch of Beaver Street in Glen Osborne with an old, green pipe fence that crosses over the bridge above Mary Roberts Rinehart Park. The fence has seen better days — parts of it are rusty, corroded and weakened. It is nearly a century old, according to William Boswell,...

Mary & Alexander Laughlin Children’s Center 424 Frederick Ave., Sewickley. 412-741-4087. laughlincenter.org. Child-Adult Relationship Enhancement Workshops CARE training including an educational component and active practice for general use by adults who interact with children of all ages in a variety of settings. CARE is a trauma-informed, field-initiated training for nonclinical...

Erntedankfest at Old Economy Village Old Economy Village is holding its annual Erntedankfest 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 2-3. The event celebrates the Fall harvest and many of the tasks done to prepare for winter. Artisans will be cooking, baking and demonstrating many different crafts and skills. There will be music,...

Welcome to the “Michael DiSantis Show,” which played to excellent reviews at Sewickley Academy early this season. DiSantis, a junior midfielder and third-year starter, sparked SA boys soccer to a 4-0 start with impressive section wins against Beaver County Christian, Southmoreland, Neshannock and Riverside. DiSantis erupted for 12 goals in...

Quaker Valley is in the midst of a rebuilding project in girls volleyball this season. The Quakers utilized five seniors in an eight-player rotation a year ago, leaving coach Mike Vavrek with three returning starters in 2021. The veteran coach has been fashioning this year’s squad around seniors Anna Weisser,...

Edgeworth Adam Cerniglia sold property at 409 Beaver Road to Edward Horne and Elizabeth Doyle for $255,000. Leet Estate of George Villella sold property at 115 Ambridge Ave. to Mark and Misty Dunn for $130,000. KeyBank NA sold property at 220 Campmeeting Road to Sumner McDanel for $265,905. John Augustin...

Once was nice for Bethel Park’s Mia Gorman. Twice is much better. The senior standout captured her second straight WPIAL Class AAA championship Friday afternoon at North Allegheny with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Peters Township junior Kat Wang. “It’s exciting. Senior year. Two in a row,” Gorman said. “It’s...

Edgeworth can welcome a new police chief as John Burlett was sworn into the position at the borough’s Sept. 21 meeting, taking over for his predecessor John English, who retired in early September after serving the community for 27 years. Burlett has served as a police officer for more than...

Those who have gone to see a film at the Tull Family Theater in the past few months might have noticed that the theater now has a BYOB option for guests over the age 0f 21. The policy became effective in June, allowing audience members of legal drinking age to...

Critical race theory is not part of the Quaker Valley curriculum and is not being taught in its schools, district officials said on Sept. 21. Assistant Superintendent Andrew Surloff said it’s a college and law school level topic and is not something he has found being taught at the K-12...

Quaker Valley School District officials have rehired a consultant to help with more community engagement with the proposed high school project. The board approved a $13,500 agreement with BrainSpaces Inc. on Tuesday night. Consultants will work with architects and the public in brainstorming sessions and related efforts starting immediately to...