Sewickley Herald category, Page 14

Bell Acres Estate of Edward Dorin Brutout sold property at 115 Lewis St. to Michael Villani for $172,622. Edgeworth William Nicholas Cheddar Jr. sold property at 307 Highland Lane to Gay McGeary for $305,000. Leet Michael Molinaro sold property at 219 Ambridge Ave. to John Lang for $177,000. Wayne Stull...

Sewickley Heights officials reluctantly released terms of a new employment contract with police Chief James Harrison. Council unanimously approved the new three-year deal Oct. 21. Mayor George Magovern and council president John Means recommended the contract approval. Borough manager Nathan Briggs said council and the chief “refreshed” the employment contract...

Sewickley resident Leslie Liebscher could hardly believe an idea more than two decades ago to bring local restaurants together to support the borough would grow into its booster group’s largest annual fundraiser. “I love the library, and it’s so fantastic that our community supports it so well,” said Liebscher, former...

Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 412-741-7688. antiochfwbaptist sewickley.org. Morning worship and praise service is at 10:45 a.m. First Sunday Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. First Friday virtual bible study is at 7 p.m. A link is available via Pastor Dean’s Facebook page. Beth Samuel Jewish Center 810...

Holidays at Cochran Hose Cochran Hose Company’s annual Toys for Tots drive is officially underway. There are three ways to donate new, unwrapped toys this holiday season: Drop off your toy at The Ultimate Pastry Shop, Fun Buy the Pound, Mediterra Cafe, or Coffee Village during regular business hours before...

A new policy will soon have Quaker Valley School District officials taking a closer look at their social media pages. Designed to establish a process and standards for approval and operation of district-owned accounts, the proposed guidelines also address school directors’ and school employees’ personal social media. The new policy...

Sewickley area residents and visitors are mourning the loss of their friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Elmer Cletus Borh, affectionately nicknamed after the Marvel superhero, died at Heritage Valley Sewickley hospital on Sept. 30. He was 68. Born in Butler, he was the youngest of Cletus Harry and Janet Florence Bohr’s five...

Two Quaker Valley School Board members were recognized by a state organization for their years of service to the district. Pennsylvania School Boards Association member outreach manager-west Lena Hannah honored Geoff Barnes for his five years of service and Gianni Floro for his 24 years. Board members are placed on...

Restaurateur Stephen Browning of Franklin Park began flipping pizzas and immersing himself in the restaurant industry when he was 16. At 53, he’s still at it, only now he’s the boss. After always working for others, he’s settled into a positive place as owner and operator of Lula in Sewickley....

Sewickley native Shayne Quinn spends more time at the fire station than at his own house — and he’s just fine with that. The Cochran Hose Company chief has filled the lead role for eight of his 21 years serving with Cochran. “The best thing is the group of people...

The Quaker Valley girls volleyball team has a handle on this history-making thing. The Quakers have been able to rack up historic seasons in 2023 and 2024. Last year, QV ended up third in the WPIAL Class 2A tournament, qualified for the PIAA playoffs and finished 17-4. The Quakers lost...

One of the youngest players on the Quaker Valley girls soccer team made the shot that reverberated throughout the Leetsdale Borough area. Freshman defender Lily Baker found the back of the net against Burrell in the 71st minute of the WPIAL Class 2A championship game Nov. 2 at Highmark Stadium....

Cecilia Montagnese’s outstanding postseason run in cross country stretched all the way to Hershey, site of the PIAA championships. A senior at Quaker Valley, Montagnese placed third in the PIAA Class 2A girls race Nov. 2 with a time of 18 minutes, 49 seconds on the Parkview cross country course....

There haven’t been too many more dominant performances in the WPIAL girls volleyball tournament than Quaker Valley’s this year. The top-seeded QV girls did not lose a set in Class 2A, sweeping past No. 16 Keystone Oaks, No. 8 Ellwood City, No. 5 Southmoreland and, in the final at Peters...

Christi Hays, Quaker Valley’s veteran tennis coach, is known to use famous quotes at times when discussing the Quakers’ program. She recently offered the following: “There is a great J.J. Watt quote that goes, ‘Success is not owned, it is leased, and the rent is due every day.’ “Well, the...

There were two givens in the Quaker Valley football season. Any time the Quakers reached 30 points in the scoring column, they won the game. QV defeated Valley, 34-14, in Week 4 and McGuffey, 33-10, in Week 9. The Quakers finished with a 2-7 record and were 1-5 in the...

Kirsten Close and Avery Allan made an indelible mark in the Quaker Valley girls tennis program in 2024. Close, a 5-foot-8 senior, and Allan, a 5-foot freshman, are two of the best high school tennis players in the state. They also now rank as the No. 1 girls doubles tandem...

Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 412-741-7688. antiochfwbaptist sewickley.org. Morning worship and praise service is at 10:45 a.m. First Sunday Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. First Friday virtual bible study is at 6:30 p.m. A link is available on the website. Beth Samuel Jewish Center 810 Kennedy Drive,...

The Sewickley Music Club, celebrating its 104th season, is excited for the return of the ever popular Cello Fury to perform Resonant Rhythms: Bridging Classical Elegance with Rock Energy. Cello Fury is a chamber music rock group, established in October 2009 in Pittsburgh. The group consists of cello players Nicole...

A dedicated public servant recently retired in O’Hara. But he didn’t stay retired for long. Mere days after retiring from a 25-year career with the O’Hara Township Police Department, David Harajda took on another full-time policing post — this time as a school security officer at in the Pine-Richland School...

Hard to recycle event Sewickley Hills Borough, in partnership with Junkluggers of Pittsburgh, is inviting the community to a free public event aimed at helping residents responsibly dispose of hard-to-recycle items while supporting a great cause. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 16 at the...

Electronic vehicle drivers will soon have a new place to charge along the Route 65 corridor. EV stations were recently installed at the Division Street parking lot behind Caliente Pizza & Draft House and Pennsylvania Academy of Dance in Sewickley. The setup includes three machines, two with dual charging capabilities...

A colorful and costume-filled Halloween scene was on full display during the annual Sewickley Halloween parade held on Oct. 26. The free annual event is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Quaker Valley and draws hundreds of participants from surrounding communities to Sewickley Village. Rotary Club of Quaker Valley president...

A Sewickley retiree has been driving the same vehicle for 54 years, and he’s never been happier about it. Rick Brown, 69, was 15 when he found himself with $500 burning a hole in his pocket. “My dad didn’t want me on a motorcycle so I bought the truck,” Brown...

Republican Devlin Robinson has staved off Democratic challenger Nicole Ruscitto and retained his seat representing the state’s 37th Senatorial District. According to complete, but unofficial, election results reported by the Allegheny County Elections Division on Election Day, Robinson collected 52.85% of the vote (79,014 votes) to 47.02% for Ruscitto (70,292)....