Sewickley Herald category, Page 91
Sewickley’s Joseph Maroon takes 2nd in triathlon at National Senior Games
Dr. Joseph Maroon doesn’t just walk the walk and talk the talk. The UMPC neurosurgeon, who recently celebrated his 82nd birthday, has been a triathlete for most of his life and a proponent of a healthy lifestyle. He’s a staunch advocate of the “sound body, sound mind” way of life...
Quaker Valley athletes shine at WPIAL team, individual track championships
Quaker Valley’s girls track and field team offered cogent proof as to why it was able to claim its first WPIAL title since 2007. The QV girls reeled in medals in 10 events at the WPIAL Class 2A individual championships May 18 at rain-soaked Slippery Rock University. “I am very...
Quaker Valley’s Nora Johns defends title in PIAA Class 2A 300 hurdles
SHIPPENSBURG — Quaker Valley’s Nora Johns shocked herself when she won the Class 2A 300-meter hurdles at last year’s PIAA track and field championships. Johns said she continued to shock herself by winning her second consecutive title Saturday at Shippensburg University’s Seth Grove Stadium. The junior edged Bedford sophomore Autumn...
Quaker Valley School District officials present several students with awards
Quaker Valley School District Superintendent Tammy Andreyko recognized several students at May’s regular school board meeting. She said they all exemplified leadership, academic excellence, determination, good citizenship and were examples of the best of the district....
Mars boys lacrosse rolls to 6th straight WPIAL title with another dominant performance
Around these parts, “one for the thumb” was a popular rallying cry for a couple of decades. The Mars boys lacrosse team already took care of that last season. This year, the goal for the Fightin’ Planets was sixth consecutive WPIAL championship, and they reached that goal with a dominant...
Letter to the editor: Sewickley Academy should embrace local history
Sewickley Academy will soon be asking the Edgeworth Planning Commission to approve a plan to reconfigure Nichols Field and the Newington Blacksmith’s House property at the corner of Village Drive and Beaver Road. Unfortunately, their preliminary plans call for the demolition of the historic houses on both properties. In an...
Sweetwater Center for the Arts stands with Ukraine through new exhibition
Photographer Michael Haritan said he presents his work with the aim of educating those who see it. “I always had the approach that it was of value to generations to come from a historical perspective,” said the Peters Township resident and owner of Haritan Photography. That mission has special urgency...
Sewickley man charged in Pittsburgh teen’s homicide
A Sewickley man is charged in connection with the killing of a teenage boy this month in Pittsburgh, according to police, who said the man sent video of the teen’s last moments to at least one other person. In addition to homicide, Joseph Koller, 20, faces charges of aggravated assault...
Photo album: Quaker Valley High School prom
Quaker Valley High School held its prom on May 20. Students participated in the traditional grand march promenade at the high school before heading off to the Pittsburgh Marriott North in Cranberry for dinner and dancing. This year’s theme was “An Enchanted Garden.”...
Sewickley woman connects with sister through 23andMe
Pamela Kay Peters Hustus walked into the restaurant thinking she was having a birthday lunch with her son and daughter. She looked around and saw her other son, her husband and friends and family members. They were there for a surprise 75th birthday party in March. She then noticed one...
Sewickley Academy students collect items for Ukrainian refugees
Sewickley Academy Global Studies teacher Nataliya DiDomenico starts every morning with a phone call to family members nearly 4,900 miles away. She checks in with her mother, Slava Navorenska, and brother, Liubomir Navorensky, who live with several other family members back in Ternopil, a city in western Ukraine. “That’s how...
Pizza Roma in Sewickley closes its doors for good after 38 years
People who want to own a piece of Sewickley pizza history can do so via an online auction. Pizza Roma in Sewickley closed its door for good Saturday after 38 years of making pizza and memories. Its beer taps, tables, plates, coolers, equipment and everything down to framed baseball cards...
Fern Hollow Nature Center holding Gala in the Garden
Fern Hollow Nature Center will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a Gala in the Garden benefit from 6 to 9 p.m. June 10. Guests in garden cocktail attire will gather on Fern Hollow’s grounds to toast the nature center’s last 25 years as the voice for environmental education in the...
In brief: Memorial Day parade, upcoming meetings and more around Sewickley
Sewickley Memorial Day events Sewickley’s Memorial Day celebration will begin on May 29 with a Veterans Memorial Service at Sewickley United Methodist Church at 11 a.m. On May 30, the 129th Annual Memorial Day Parade will begin at 10 a.m. There will be a program at Wolcott Park immediately following...
Quaker Valley boys tennis, girls track teams celebrate WPIAL daily double
It’s being acclaimed as “Championship Wednesday” at Quaker Valley. Two teams at QV reeled in WPIAL championships on Wednesday, May 11, and did so in impressive fashion. The girls track and field squad won its first WPIAL title since 2007, defeating Greensburg Central Catholic, 83-67, Riverside, 85-65, and Shenango, 89-61,...
PIHL girls league’s West team coming together, racking up wins
One social aspect of the newly established PIHL girls division is the camaraderie among the teams. “Girls hockey is the largest growing sport right now. The timing could not have been better,” West coach Jeff Tindall said. “I think it is an amazing opportunity for these girls and girls hockey...
Quaker Valley tennis falls in state semifinals
WPIAL champion Quaker Valley saw its bid for a PIAA Class 2A team tennis title end in the state semifinals Saturday in Hershey. The Quakers lost to eventual state champ Masterman, 3-2. For Quaker Valley, Will Sirianni defeated Daniel Li, 6-4, 6-0, at No. 2 singles and Henry Veeck and...
Quaker Valley tennis advances to PIAA semifinals
One WPIAL boys tennis team remains in the hunt for a PIAA title after Quaker Valley earned a 3-1 win over District 6 champion Juniata in the state quarterfinals Friday at Hershey Racquet Club. Mike Sirianni won at first singles, and the doubles teams of Henry Veeck/Justin Hajdukiewicz and Michael...
Restaurants, more businesses being proposed in Sewickley Village
A Sewickley business owner has partnered with a couple of residents to bring new businesses to the borough. Former office buildings along Locust Place are being renovated into chef-owned restaurants, a listening lounge and an apartment, among other developments. They are located in what is colloquially called Sewickley Village. The...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of May 22, 2022
Aleppo Bonnie Johnston sold property at 106 Woodcrest Drive to Bernadette Petrillo for $207,000. Bell Acres Sound Ideas Media LLC sold property at 562 Ambridge Ave. to St. Barnabas Land Trust Inc. for $480,000. Gregory Wagner sold property at 105 Bell Farm Estate to Michael and Jodi Dowling for $1,550,000....
Quaker Valley School District raises taxes for next school year
Quaker Valley School District property owners will have to dig a little deeper in their wallets to cover real estate taxes next year. The school board voted 6-0 on May 18 to adopt its 2022-23 budget with a 2.9% tax increase. President Jonathan Kuzma and members Gianni Floro and Daniela...
New lawsuit contends retaliation against Sewickley Academy in race debate
A lawsuit filed Wednesday against Sewickley Academy alleges that faculty members were told to teach “both sides” of issues such as slavery in the school’s Black history classes, after last year’s controversy over allegations about a social justice program. Michael-Ann Cerniglia, D. Barrett Gough, Jill Korber Small and Gail Wolfe...
Former debutantes to co-chair The Cinderella Ball
A memorable evening 15 years ago inspired two friends to create that same remarkable experience for other young women. Kelly Waldman and Courtney Elizabeth Benson were debutantes at the 81st Cinderella Ball in 2007. The night inspired them to become co-chairs for the 96th annual event on May 28 at...
Sewickley Nonprofit Corner for the week of May 17, 2022
St. James Church 200 Walnut St., Sewickley. 412-741-6650. divine-redeemer.org. Plastic Bag Sleeping Mat Society Workshop The Plastic Bag Sleeping Mat Society is having a workshop at St. James Church’ Gathering Space (in front of the parking lot) from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. May 26. The organization is seeking crocheters and plastic...
In brief: Free screening at Tull, military banner program change and more around Sewickley
Free screening at Tull A trio of independent filmmakers will present the free world premiere of their first cooperative feature, a thriller/drama, at The Tull Family Theater at 7 p.m. May 25. The film “Hiraeth” (HEE-writhe), using the Welsh word for homesickness and nostalgia for its title, delivers its message...
