Michael DiVittorio stories, Page 22
Leetsdale fills council seat with parks and recreation volunteer
Caitlin Gresham hopes to make a more lasting impression on her fellow Leetsdale residents than just with face paint. “I really want to get the public in on Henle Park and Washington Street Park (projects),” said Gresham, 27. “(Find out) what they want and keeping them up to date and...
Sewickley moving forward with sewer repair projects
Sewickley officials are moving forward with two sewer repair projects geared toward extending the life of the borough’s aging system and help prevent breaks. The first is an estimated $152,600 project awarded to Insituform Technologies. It’s a subsidiary of Aegion Corp., headquartered in Chesterfield, Mo. They were the lower of...
Fate of historic Herbst House in Sewickley still hangs in the balance
A yearslong fight over the fate of historic Herbst House in Sewickley soon could come to a head when officials from the borough and Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh meet over the latest proposal for the former school and convent. “A closed meeting of a few key individuals on both sides...
State police investigating Friday night crash along Bull Creek Road
A portion of Bull Creek Road at the Fawn/Tarentum border near the Route 28 ramp was closed due to a crash Friday evening. Township police Sgt. Kerry Myers said three vehicles collided by the overpass around 7:30 p.m. Two vehicles were towed. One was driven from the scene. No injuries...
Quaker Valley area trick-or-treat times, Halloween events
Rotary Club of Quaker Valley’s 2024 Halloween parade is set for 10:30 a.m. Oct. 26. It will begin at the borough building (participants should arrive by 10 a.m. for line-up). The Quaker Valley Marching Band will participate, and festivities also include treat bags, hot dogs, chips and drinks. Sewickley Public...
Leetsdale council seeks 2 junior members
Leetsdale teens who want a more hands-on opportunity to learn about local government can find one through the borough’s junior council program. Candidates are being sought from high school juniors and seniors living in town to have a seat at the table and participate in meaningful discussions and projects. Students...
Trick or treat can’t be beat: Here’s your town’s time with a rhyme
Spooky season brings a call for sweets; Who doesn’t love the sound of trick or treat? Ghouls, ghosts and goblins galore will soon be knocking on your front door. Gummies, chocolates, Necco wafers; sweet and sour, Now and Laters. Mystery suckers may surprise, but everyone knows the best candy bars...
Quaker Valley High School project takes major step forward with Leet commissioners’ approval
After outlining more than a dozen conditions, including a new one publicly introduced just prior to the vote, the Leet commissioners approved land development plans for a proposed Quaker Valley High School. All five commissioners voted in favor of the proposed 167,000-square-foot school on Oct. 22. It is planned on...
‘Trump’s a bonus’: Steelers fans carry on family traditions, say football comes first
Steelers fans tailgating Sunday evening outside Acrisure Stadium before the nationally televised game against the New York Jets didn’t seem to mind a little politics mixed into the evening. Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, was in the Steel City in a stadium suite the day after hosting...
Kamala Harris reportedly tells hecklers they are at ‘wrong rally’
Vice President Kamala Harris told a group of hecklers Thursday in La Crosse, Wis., they were in the “wrong rally,” according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The rally was at the La Crosse Recreational Eagle Center. It was the Democratic presidential nominee’s second campaign in the state. The Sentinel reported...
Alle-Kiski Valley towns enjoy beautiful weather for their fall festivals
Several Alle-Kiski Valley communities celebrated the season with fall festivals Saturday. More than 100 classic and antique cars and trucks rolled in to Officer Derek Kotecki Memorial Park in Lower Burrell for the second annual festival presented by the city’s parks and recreation commission. There were Ford Mustangs, various Chevrolets,...
Blawnox plans to hold line on real estate taxes
Blawnox officials plan to hold the line on real estate taxes in next year’s budget. The proposed 2025 spending plan was briefly discussed at a council meeting Oct. 9. However, no financial figures were released. “We’ll make the numbers work,” council President Deborah Laskey said about not raising taxes. The...
Quaker Valley High School celebrates homecoming
Jim McCrory could not help but swell up with pride as he sat in the stands of Chuck Knox Stadium in Leetsdale. That feeling of being around old high school friends, some not seen in years, and catching up at their alma mater and seeing what has changed. It was...
Police: Man shot in Perry South, another taken for questioning
A man was hospitalized and another taken for questioning in connection with a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Perry South neighborhood late Friday morning. Public Safety spokeswoman Emily Bourne said officers were dispatched shortly after 11:30 a.m. for reports of shots fired at the the intersection of Perrysville Avenue and North Charles...
Police search for missing Homewood teen
Pittsburgh police seek the public’s help in locating a missing Homewood teen. Sincere Mack, 16, was last seen in the Homewood area Monday night, Oct. 7. He is described as standing 5 feet 11 inches, weighing 160 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. Sincere is also known to frequent...
Leetsdale community garden idea begins to spring fruit
Seeds of a proposed community garden project in Leetsdale are starting to sprout as a site has been selected and a partnership with a Pittsburgh nonprofit formed. The borough has teamed up with Grow Pittsburgh to create a garden at Henle Park. The proposed location is a few dozen feet...
New park outside Sewickley theater named
Sewickley officials have finalized a name for the new small park outside The Lindsay Theater & Cultural Center. Council has dubbed the lawn outside the main entrance to the renown entertainment and educational venue as Walnut Green. The theater is located at 418 Walnut St. The borough owns the land...
Aspinwall dog park users invited to voice concerns at open forum
Aspinwall dog park users have an opportunity to voice their concerns about the upcoming season. Dogs can roam free in the Aspinwall Recreation Area ball fields Nov. 1 through March 31. The infields are fenced off to limit damage to the baseball playing area. Borough officials have scheduled an open...
Memorial bench for beloved ‘Snakeguy’ installed at James Sharp Landing in Sharpsburg
There was a gentle early afternoon breeze Sept. 28 in Sharpsburg. Lisa Strauss swore she felt the touch of her late brother as she and other friends gathered at James Sharp Landing. The occasion was to dedicate a memorial bench in memory of Robert “Snakeguy” Habegger. “It’s an emotional day,”...
Sharpsburg celebrates unveiling of sculpture James Sharp Landing, new mural
A steel sculpture crafted in appreciation of the riverfront and acknowledgement of the indigenous land in Sharpsburg was recently unveiled at James Sharp Landing. Two canoe ores leaning against one another in the shape of an X were installed near the kayak parklet of James Sharp Landing on Sept. 28....
Sharpsburg to create borough Facebook page to bolster official communication
Sharpsburg officials plan to launch a new borough social media page to better communicate with the public. Council wants to create what members referred to as a digital billboard via Facebook. Its development is in the very early stages. Among the things being mulled over were posting certain things on...
Fall in the Wall returns to Aspinwall on Oct. 12
Aspinwall resident Giuseppe Francioni believes family togetherness is the greatest thing in the world. It’s one of the reasons he’s so passionate about an upcoming event that he and his team at the Aspinwall Chamber of Commerce put together for borough residents year after year. “There’s nothing better than family,”...
Edgeworth assistant borough manager promoted to top administrator
Edgeworth officials welcomed a familiar face as their new borough manager. Ellen Politi was unanimously appointed top administrator Sept. 17. She joined Edgeworth as an administrative assistant nearly six years ago and worked as assistant borough manager since December. Politi, 29, of Ohio Township was scheduled to take over for...
Leet commissioners seek hillside stability, pedestrian access assurances for $100M Quaker Valley High School
After appeals, multiple revisions and public hearings, additional conditions are being imposed on the proposed Quaker Valley High School project. Leet commissioners want Quaker Valley School District to monitor the stability of the hillside along Camp Meeting Road where the district wants to build a new high school that could...
Pittsburgh Brewing’s Oktoberfest aims at being family friendly, ‘not a drink fest’
Gray skies and scattered showers could not dampen the spirits of hundreds of families that came out for the opening day of Pittsburgh Brewing Co.’s second annual Oktoberfest. Libations were flowing and attendance was growing Friday afternoon and into the night for the start of the two-day celebration in East...
