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Beth Samuel to host rummage sale
Beth Samuel Jewish Center The center is at 810 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge. For information, visit bethsamuel.org or contact the center at beth samueloffice@comcast.net or 724-266-5238. • 10 a.m. Aug. 1 – Knitting 101 • 8 a.m. Aug. 11 – Rummage sale Blackburn United Methodist The church is at 910 Blackburn...
Tree falls on Glen Osborne house, resident unharmed
A Glen Osborne woman was not injured when a tree fell on her house this afternoon. According to Sewickley fire Chief Shayne Quinn, the tree fell at about 3:20 p.m. on the house at 1485 Beaver St. “We have no idea why the tree came down,” said Quinn. “There was...
Around town: Sewickley summer music series continues
Hello, Sewickley, Sweetwater Center for the Arts Summer Acoustic Music Series continues from 7 to 9 p.m. today with musical act Simple Gifts. Tickets are $25 for members, $30 for non-members and $35 at the door, and include complimentary wine, beer and light hors d’oeuvres. To purchase tickets or for...
Remember When: 1909
In the news this week 110 years ago: • Attendees of the YMCA’s seventh annual summer camp returned home last week. Campers participated in a mock trial, a “very enthusiastic” hayride to North Girard and a baseball league trip to Erie. “Everything considered, it would be hard to select a...
Piatt Sotheby’s Realtor, Sewickley native now owner of pre-Civil War home
The Jones family’s new home is not new. In fact, it’s one of the oldest in Sewickley. “We saw an opportunity,” said Robyn Carson Jones, “and we’re crazy enough to do it.” The home, at 335 Chestnut St., is pre-Civil War, having been constructed in 1847. It has been a...
Ohio Township roadwork delayed because of Penn Hills landslide
Work on Mt. Nebo Road between Arndt Road and Lowries Run Road in Ohio Township has been delayed until August so that crews can first make emergency repairs to Nadine Road in Penn Hills following a landslide. When work begins on Mt. Nebo Road, it will be conducted on weekday...
Sewickley residents invited to play ‘Where’s Waldo?’
Hello, Sewickley, Explore Sewickley invites residents to participate in the Where’s Waldo? Scavenger Hunt at The Penguin Bookshop and around town. First, pick up your passport at the Penguin where Waldo and his mischievous cohort Odlaw are hiding out. Walk around town to find other places Waldo is hiding. Then,...
Real estate transactions for the Sewickley area for the week of July 22, 2019
Aleppo John Burger sold property at 404 Sewickley Heights Drive to Aaron and Sarah Latta for $215,000. Bell Acres Raymond Withers sold property at 111 Hamilton Drive to Matthew and Emily Durham for $323,000. Edgeworth Thomas Hay sold property at 623 Poia Road to Garrett and Morgan Richey for $455,000....
Wahlburgers opens 2nd Pittsburgh-area location in Robinson
It might have been the Wahlberg brothers’ name that drew people to the grand opening of the trio’s burger-centered restaurant Wahlburgers inside The Mall at Robinson. But patrons say it’s the tasty burgers that will keep them coming back. “I thought maybe we were going to come and see Mark,...
Here’s what’s happening around town: Tuesday, July 23
Hello, Sewickley, Sewickley Night Mart returns from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday. The Sewickley Chamber of Commerce sponsors the pop-up artisan market, which features locally handmade goods, food trucks and live music on Beaver Street. Christmas in July, which starts today and runs through Saturday, features sidewalk sales and promotions...
Quaker Valley’s Corinne Washington adds 2 more Division I offers
Quaker Valley has another Washington with Division I basketball talent. Rising junior Corinne Washington, the sister of former Quakers star Coletrane Washingon, added a pair of college offers from Bethune-Cookman and Mount St. Mary’s. The 5-foot-11 guard already held an offer from Western Michigan. She was a double-digit scorer as...
Quaker Valley grad Kayla Foster finishes college lacrosse with Liberty records
Quaker Valley graduate and Liberty senior women’s lacrosse player Kayla Foster made more history. Foster, an attack, broke the Lady Flames’ points record early in the year with her 188th career point and became one of only two players in school history to earn all-conference honors in four straight seasons....
Christ Church offers conference in worship arts
Beth Samuel Jewish Center The center is at 810 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge. For information, visit bethsamuel.org or contact the center at beth samueloffice@comcast.net or 724-266-5238. • 6:30 p.m. July 19 – Shabbat in the Park; RSVP for location • 9 p.m. July 23 – Night Swim; RSVP for location •...
Union Aid Society announces leadership transition
Carla Nash has been appointed interim executive director of the Sewickley-based nonprofit Union Aid Society by its board of directors. She replaces Sherri Leifman, who served as executive director since 2004. Nash, former senior program leadership advisor in the federal market, began serving in the role on July 15. “In...
Sewickley’s first public piano installed
Pianists who feel like putting on an impromptu concert and novices who want to practice their technique can do so, outside. A public piano, painted by a Sewickley artist, has been installed in the Wolcott Park gazebo. “The mayor penned a proclamation that was presented by (Sewickley council President) Jeff...
Remember When: 1966
In the news this week 53 years ago: • Twelve-year-old Oliver Ewing of Sewickley visited Princeton University as a member of the Milton Hershey School choir. The group also visited Westminster Choir College and the Columbus Boy Choir School on their tour. Ewing was entering seventh grade in the fall....
Camp Meeting Road in Bell Acres detour posted
A detour has been implemented for a closed section of Camp Meeting Road between Beech Ridge Drive and Fern Hollow Road in Bell Acres Borough. That part of the road has been closed since July 12 due to a landslide caused by storms the previous day, according to the Allegheny...
Sewickley Chamber president, business owners irked by tax collection method
Sewickley’s business privilege tax has existed for decades. But business owners who attended a recent meeting said they did not know about it until recently. The Sewickley Chamber of Commerce hosted a public meeting July 16, when business owners said the borough didn’t inform them about the tax. An audit...
Ohio Township road construction to last through September
Work on Mt. Nebo Road between Arndt Road and Lowries Run Road in Ohio Township will begin at 6 a.m. July 29. The work, which is expected to last until late September, includes paving, drainage repairs and safety improvements. The Allegheny County Department of Public Works said crews will perform...
Animal Friends waives adoption fees because of abundance of cats
Those looking to add a furry friend to the family should head to Animal Friends this weekend, when all requested adoption donations will be waived. The Ohio Township facility says it’s filled to capacity because of an extremely active kitten season and the recent rescue of 31 cats from a...
Here’s what’s happening around town: Wednesday, July 17
Hello, Sewickley, The River Church-Franklin Park, 2365 Wharry Drive, Sewickley, will host Boom, a sports and arts camp, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 22-26. There will be soccer, flag football, painting, music, dek hockey, basketball, pottery and archery for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. The cost is...
Sewickley clarifies banner protocol
Citing costs among other factors, Sewickley Council has decided the borough will no longer hang promotional banners on behalf of local organizations. In the past, an individual would fill out an application for a permit and pay a fee to have a banner hung by borough employees. Applications were no...
Veshio retires as Quaker Valley track coach
As a coach, Jerry Veshio encouraged his teams to focus on and improve one thing each week. It was that mentality that helped Quaker Valley’s track team send students to the state championship track meet every year for more than 40 years and Veshio to lead the football team to...
Doctors donate to Sewickley Community Center
Premier Women’s Health, a Sewickley obstetrics and gynecological medical practice, donated to the Sewickley Community Center five ‘Be Smart, Get Prepared’ first aid kits from the center’s wish list. Dr. Frank DiCenzo, OB/GYN physician, presented the kits to Miriam Rader, Sewickley Community Center board secretary. “Our practice is pleased to...
Work begins on I-79, Stoops Ferry Road
PennDOT has announced work on two area roads that could impact motorists. Lane restrictions on I-79 in Neville and Robinson townships begin today, weather permitting. Single-lane restrictions in both directions on I-79 between the Neville Island Bridge and the Crafton/Moon Run (Exit 60) interchange will occur according to the following...
