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Sewickley officers heralded for arresting homicide suspect Samuel Lee Tolfa
Two Sewickley police officers were honored for their efforts in apprehending a suspect in an Avalon murder. Samuel Lee Tolfa, 32, was taken into custody in Hopewell on Jan. 22. He is accused of fatally shooting Jorden Lee Puskar, 21, of Coraopolis early that morning in the 100 block of...
Leet zoning hearing board denies Quaker Valley School District application regarding new high school
Leet Township zoning hearing board members have denied Quaker Valley School District’s special exception application for a proposed high school. The vote was unanimous following about an hour and a half of public deliberation Wednesday night – however, there was a caveat prior to the motion. Board members said they...
In brief: Query Club, Sewickley House tour and more
Query Club All meetings take place in the Community Room of the Sewickley Public Library from 7-9 p.m. The Feb. 28 meeting will feature host Janet Oellig and speakers Susan Sour (Ansel Adams) and Lynne Schneider (California Gold Rush). Galentine’s Coffee Tasting The Press House, located at 505 Broad St.,...
Quaker Valley girls basketball team coming together in season’s home stretch
The Quaker Valley girls basketball team is resilient if nothing else. After a 4-4 start, the Quakers lost three straight section games but rebounded by winning their last six contests in January. Entering this month, the QV girls were 7-5 in Section 2-4A and 10-7 overall. “The team has shown...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 6, 2022
Aleppo Martha Smith sold property at 203 Sewickley Ridge Court to Thomas and Marilyn Leonard for $524,000. Edgeworth Estate of Mark Liggett sold property at 407 Woodland Road to Simon Family Revocable Trust for $720,000. Sewickley Kristin Bovard sold property at 614 Grimes St. to Gerianne Williams for $429,000. Real...
North Allegheny senior receives full scholarship
When Hannah Shin found out she was a Cameron Impact Scholar, one of 15 in the country to receive a four-year, full tuition, merit-based scholarship to the college of her choice, she didn’t hold back the tears. The North Allegheny senior earned the prestigious scholarship through The Bryan Cameron Foundation...
Quaker Valley captures 1st WPIAL Class 2A title, snaps Burrell’s 15-year streak
Burrell’s remarkable reign atop the Class 2A wrestling mountain is over. Quaker Valley, a school in just its fifth year of wrestling, defeated the Bucs, 30-28, on Saturday in the WPIAL Class 2A championship match at Chartiers-Houston High School. Justin Richey recorded a pin at 152 pounds in the final...
Sewickley commercial jet pilot pens book about aviation and mental health
Reyné O’Shaughnessy of Sewickley has spent the better part of about 35 years flying the friendly skies. The commercial airline captain and pilot logged more than 10,000 hours of jet flight time across the world. She has been at the helm of some of the world’s largest planes, including the...
Sewickley’s Tull Family Theater celebrates 5 years of movies, more
Since the day it opened, The Tull Family Theater in Sewickley has been more than a place to show films. “From the beginning, the goal was to create a cultural organization of relevance and service to the region,” said Carolina Pais-Barreto Thor, CEO of the theater. “We knew because the...
Police from dozens of departments show up in force to support boy battling cancer at Children’s HospitalVideo
Fox Chapel, Sewickley and Plum police officers were among the cavalcade of crime fighters that came out Tuesday to support a boy battling cancer at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Police from 76 departments spanning Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Westmoreland, McKean and Washington counties rode in 87 vehicles around the facility...
In brief: Coffee tasting at the Press House, library book bag sale and more around Sewickley
Galentine’s Coffee Tasting The Press House, located at 505 Broad St., is holding a Galentine’s Coffee Tasting on Feb. 10-14. Sessions are 90 minutes and cost is $125 total for one to five guests and $200 total for six to 10 guests. To reserve a time slot, email audrey@presshousecoffee.com or...
Quaker Valley duo taking WPIAL by storm
Quaker Valley basketball players Adou Thiero and Markus Frank have established themselves as one of the top tandems in Western Pennsylvania. They are two of the premier players in the WPIAL. Both are 6-foot-5 and both are 1,000-point career scorers. As of Jan. 25, Thiero and Frank led QV to...
Assistant AD a driving force for Sewickley Academy sports
Heather Border and athletics go hand in hand. She has spent almost her entire life dedicated to sports, first as a three-sport athlete, then as a coach, and now as an administrator and coach. Border, 45, is the assistant athletic director at Sewickley Academy, a role that began in 2001....
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 30, 2022
Leetsdale Julia DeFrancesco sold property at 41 Ferry St. to Kelsey Persuit for $214,000. Sewickley Pine Road Investments LLC sold property at 716-718 Maple Ln to Daniel Dynys for $380,000. Promise 33 LLC sold property at 223 Melville Ln to Trevor Heck and Marjorie Carlson for $465,000. Sewickley Hills Joseph...
Thiero scores 40, leads undefeated Quaker Valley to comeback win vs. Highlands
Highlands was looking to spill Quaker Valley from the undefeated ranks Saturday afternoon, building up a 19-point lead at one juncture. But the Quakers took the lead for the first time with 3 minutes left in the game and went to 14-0 on the season with an 83-75 victory. Senior...
Quaker Valley’s Murano named to 18 Under Eighteen, other academic achievements for Sewickley students
Quaker Valley High School student Isabella Murano is one of Junior Achievement of Western Pennsylvania’s inaugural 18 Under Eighteen. Murano is committed to her vision of a greener and more sustainable future. Through partnerships with organizations like Sustainable Sewickley, she works with her peers and Quaker Valley faculty to create...
On-ramps to Neville Island Bridge, southbound I-79 to close Monday
The long-term closure of the ramps from Route 65 and Deer Run Road to southbound I-79 at the Neville Island Bridge in Glenfield will begin Jan. 31, weather permitting, according to PennDOT. Beginning at 9 a.m. on Monday, the ramps that carry traffic from Route 65 in both directions and...
Mambo Italia in Sewickley reopens with new look, ownership and menu
An Italian eatery in Sewickley has reopened with a new layout, menu, staff and ownership. Customers are welcome once again to Mambo Italia along Broad Street. Business partners Joe Piccirilli and John Schiavo bought the restaurant in the summer following its closure. Mambo Italia underwent extensive renovations, added new staff...
Leet zoning hearing board to debate, likely vote on proposed Quaker Valley High School-related application
The fate of a proposed Quaker Valley High School could be decided Feb. 9. The Leet Township Zoning Hearing Board members will publicly debate, and are expected to take action on, a special exception application that day starting at 7 p.m. at the township building. The board also has scheduled...
Quaker Valley School District will keep tax increase within state cap
Property owners in the Quaker Valley School District should not expect to see any hike in real estate taxes beyond 3.4% for the next school year. School district officials recently approved a resolution pledging to keep any tax hike within an inflation-based state limit. Act 1, passed in 2006 to...
Sewickley area academic achievements for the week of Jan. 25, 2022
• Sophia Besterman was named to the Dean’s List at Bloomsburg University for the fall 2021 semester. • Alaina Giovengo stands among a distinguished group of students at Baldwin Wallace University who have reached BW’s pinnacle of academic achievement with induction into the Dayton C. Miller Honor Society. Giovengo, a...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week for Jan. 24, 2022
Adou Thiero is in his fourth season playing a key role for a Quaker Valley boys basketball team that is undefeated this season and has come so close to WPIAL gold in his first few high school years. But to be Frank, Thiero isn’t alone in being driven this season...
In brief: Kindergarten and pre-school open house, CARE workshops and more in Sewickley area
Open House St. James School, located on Broad Street in Sewickley, is holding an open house for grades pre-K through 8, 12:45-2:15 p.m. Jan. 30. Meet the teachers and principal, as well as take a guided tour of the school. To register, email jriley@stjamesschool.us. Quaker Valley kindergarten registration Kindergarten registration...
Quaker Valley wrestling crowns pair of county champs
Quaker Valley wrestlers Mason Diemert and Jack Kazalas displayed their tenacity and mettle at the Allegheny County championships held Jan. 14-15 at Fox Chapel. Both won county titles in impressive fashion. Diemert, a senior, secured a pin in 1 minute, 49 seconds against Montour’s Aaron DeLuca in the 172-pound final...
Quaker Valley hockey looks to shake off midseason slump
It was an inauspicious start to the new year for the Quaker Valley hockey team. After reeling off nine consecutive victories in the first half of the season, QV dropped consecutive decisions to Moon, 5-1, North Catholic, 4-3, and North Hills, 4-3, in early January. The Quakers, nonetheless, maintained a...
