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Leetsdale councilman, family displaced after fire rips through their First Street home
A few days after a fire ravaged his First Street home on Jan. 21, one of the items that Leetsdale council vice president Osman Awad plucked from the debris was the urn containing his wife’s ashes. Robin Awad died in 2017 at 54. Now, the Leetsdale leader known for providing...
Sewickley Public Library looks to future with strategic planning process
In the last decade, demand for digital collections at Sewickley Public Library has grown by 600%, and the need for meeting spaces within the library has more than doubled with patrons utilizing technology offered at the library like SmartBoards and Meeting Owls. Since its founding in 1873, the library has...
Catullo’s energy leads Burrell wrestling to victory in PIAA Class 2A tournament
Ben Catullo didn’t look like someone who had wrestled for 61⁄2 minutes when he leaped to his feet and flexed toward the Burrell wrestling team’s bench. After Catullo’s overtime win at 160 pounds, his teammates were happy to celebrate with him Tuesday night at Burrell High School. Buccaneers heavyweight Ayden...
Piatt Sotheby’s International Realty’s Kathe Barge opens doors for clients
People often ask Kathe Barge about her favorite homes. “It’s not about the houses,” said Barge, a Realtor with Piatt Sotheby’s International Realty in Sewickley. “It’s about the stories.” Those stories begin when a client chooses a Realtor such as Barge, who is a member of the National Association of...
Quaker Valley School District’s 2025-26 calendar approved
Quaker Valley School District families now have a better opportunity to plan their schedules for the next school year. School board members unanimously voted on Jan. 22 to approve the 2025-26 calendar. Key dates • First day of school for K-9 grade, Aug. 20. • First day of school for...
Depth helps Sewickley Academy boys maintain winning run
The beat goes on for the Sewickley Academy boys basketball team. The Panthers ended January with Section 2-2A wins against Leechburg, Eden Christian, Brentwood and Winchester Thurston and were scheduled to wrap up the month Jan. 31 at home against Propel Braddock Hills. “I’m just really pleased with how our...
Quaker Valley swimmers continue section success ahead of postseason meets
Quaker Valley’s girls swim team improved to 4-0 in Section 2-2A thanks to recent dominating wins against Riverside and Blackhawk. The Quakers defeated Riverside, 79-42, after coasting by Blackhawk, 99-67. Led by senior Margaret Getty, QV racked up a dozen first-place performances against the Panthers. Getty finished first in the...
Championship-winning group of Quaker Valley seniors make college choices official
Quaker Valley held its annual college signing day Jan. 16 with 10 senior athletes formally announcing their college choices. All 10 are PIAA or WPIAL medalists, and each has a GPA above 4.0. Kirsten Close (tennis) signed with at Haverford, Margaret Getty (swimming) chose West Chester, Paige Juliano (rowing), opted...
Quaker Valley boys savor signature win over Avonworth
Quaker Valley’s boys basketball team went on the road to earn perhaps its biggest win of the regular season. The Quakers stunned Class 4A No. 1 Avonworth, 59-56, on Jan. 28 for its fifth consecutive victory and improved to 13-4 overall. Avonworth entered the game with a 6-0 record in...
With her star still on the rise, Quaker Valley’s Mimi Thiero hits 1,000-point mark as junior
Oumou “Mimi” Thiero entered select territory in the Quaker Valley girls basketball progam. The 6-foot-5 Thiero, a junior guard/forward and Division I recruit, recently joined an elite group of Quaker Valley players in the school’s 1,000-point club. Thiero scored 29 points Jan. 20 to reach the career milestone and lead...
Sewickley sports notebook: Kevin Quinn, Quaker Valley hockey reach 500-win milestone
The Quaker Valley hockey team and coach Kevin Quinn won the 500th game in program history Dec. 2 in a 6-2 decision against Chartiers Valley at Mt. Lebanon Ice Arena. “We enjoyed the moment as a program,” said Quinn, the first and only coach of the QV hockey program. “It...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 2, 2025
Edgeworth Rebecca Earlewine sold property at 325 Sycamore Road to Matthew and Monica Ruane Rogers for $770,000. Leet HPA Borrower 2019 2 LLC sold property at 303 Kenney Drive to SFR Acquisitions 4 LLC for $243,000. Leetsdale William Maslanik sold property at 68 Beaver St. to Roman Verbystskvy and Tetyana...
Weekly Shabbat, new pastor and more at Sewickley area houses of worship
Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 412-741-7688. antiochfwbaptistsewickley.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 Kennedy...
In brief: Audrey Hepburn presentation, business networking and more in Quaker Valley area
Library presentation A survivor of Nazi occupation in her childhood, Audrey Hepburn went on to become the it girl of films in the 1960s. Hepburn showcased her inner beauty, grace and style by becoming a noted humanitarian in later years. Discover the life of Audrey Hepburn and delve into her...
Quaker Valley School District seeks construction manager, permits for proposed $105 million high school
Quaker Valley School District officials are looking for a construction manager to help coordinate the proposed high school project. Hiring the position is the next step in an ongoing process to make the dream of creating a new home for freshmen through senior Quakers a reality by the 2027-28 school...
Bestselling author Marie Benedict to launch new book at The Lindsay Theater
Marie Benedict found her calling writing novels that unearth the seldom-known stories of history’s amazing women. The Sewickley resident’s latest work — “The Queens of Crime” — will be released on Feb. 11, and she’s kicking off a more-than-20-city book tour on Feb. 8 with a launch event at The...
Quaker Valley School District officials to keep possible real estate tax hike within state limits
Quaker Valley School District officials have pledged to keep any possible real estate take hike in the 2025-26 school year budget to 4% or less. School board members unanimously voted on Jan. 22 to pass a resolution to hold the line on taxes to the Act 1 index — a...
Family-owned Sewickley nail salon offers clients a polished look
Family-owned Nail Inc. in Sewickley has aimed to create a chill vibe with a cozy, home-like feel that is about more than pretty nails. With a wall of shelves holding hundreds of bottles of nail polish and dip containers in bold and bright colors, tables adorned with half-circle strips of...
Quaker Valley area student achievements for the week of Jan. 28, 2025
The following area students made the dean’s list at Slippery Rock University for the fall 2024 semester: Elizabeth Anderson, Evan Barnhart, Zachariah Djedid, Anna Hrabovsky, Lauren Kamzelski, Trevor Kendrick, Ryan Mounteer, Jadyn Perza, Garrett Rader, Koll Severson, Sydney Shurmatz, Vasundhara Devi Singari, Haley Steffey, Joshua Vazquez and Shannon Von Kaenel....
Edgeworth woman embraces a myriad of volunteering opportunities in Sewickley
Karen Galbraith of Edgeworth exists in a volunteer vortex. “My interest is in sustainability volunteering, and I got my start with Sustainable Sewickley,” Galbraith said. From there, she now volunteers with the Village Garden Club of Sewickley (first vice president of membership), the Little Garden Club, Sewickley Civic Garden Council...
Quaker Valley High School student sworn in as new Leetsdale junior council member
Leetsdale teen Cambria Roser has a unique opportunity to make a difference in her hometown. The Quaker Valley High School junior was sworn in by Mayor Sandra Ford as the borough’s newest junior council member on Jan. 9. It’s a one-year term that provides students a seat at the table...
Quaker Valley wrestlers pick up section wins, place at tournaments
The bitterly cold temperatures in January haven’t curbed the efforts of the athletes in the Quaker Valley wrestling program. After celebrating the new year with a second-place showing at the Ed Driscoll MAC Tournament, the Quakers won section decisions at Avonworth, 51-24, and at home against Carlynton, 54-18. QV also...
100-match winners lead Quaker Valley wrestlers at Allegheny County tournament
Quaker Valley junior Bruce Anderchak has dominated in high school wrestling for the past two-and-a-half years. Case in point: Anderchak joined an exclusive club Jan. 15 at home against Carlynton when he secured his 100th career win as a QV grappler. “Bruce has wrestled for more than two-thirds of his...
Quaker Valley notebook: Former Quakers swimmer lends expertise as coach
Did you know that Matt Kwalick, a Quaker Valley assistant swim coach, competed for the Quakers swim team when he was a high school student? “We are super thrilled to have Matt Kwalick as a new assistant this year,” said Margaret Getty, a senior leader on the QV girls team....
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 26, 2025
Franklin Park Deerfield Estate FP Development LLC sold property at 1310 Adrian Drive to Maronda Homes LLC for $140,300. RRG Franklin Park LLC sold property at Aldon Drive to Laterra Holdings LLC for $1,046,457. Deborah Gigler sold property at 2435 Rochester Road to Jennifer Weber Mars for $232,000. Sangeetha Chittampalli...
