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Sewickley prepares for Light Up Night
Sewickley’s most wonderful time of the year is fast approaching. Light Up Night is set for 5-8:30 p.m. Dec. 5. Thousands are expected to pack the borough’s business district for the holiday extravaganza, complete with live music, ice sculpting, horse-drawn carriage rides, food trucks, crafts, games and an expanded kids...
Way Hollow Road in Sewickley Heights, Edgeworth open after nearly 6-year closure
A state road linking Sewickley Heights and Edgeworth boroughs that has been closed for nearly six years has reopened. Way Hollow Road was shut down Jan. 24, 2020, due to a series of landslides that disrupted the critical thoroughfare for both communities and the Sewickley area. Local and state officials,...
Whitehall Police Department receives $250,000 gift from estate of Philip St. Moritz
Launching health and wellness initiatives, adding drone equipment, upgrading communication and reinstating a K-9 program are all on the table next year for the Whitehall Police Department. The aforementioned efforts are being made possible courtesy of a significant donation from the estate of a late entrepreneur who lived in the...
Sewickley, Glen Osborne come to terms on new 5-year police contract
Sewickley police officers are expected to be patrolling Glen Osborne streets for years to come as part of a new contract between the boroughs. Sewickley Council unanimously approved a new five-year deal with its neighboring community on Nov. 11. Glen Osborne Council was to vote in favor of its end...
No tax hike proposed in Leet’s 2026 budget
Leet property owners should not expect to pay more in township real estate property taxes next year. Commissioners unanimously voted Nov. 10 to advertise their proposed 2026 budget, which keeps the tax rate at 9.1 mills. Township officials raised taxes with this year’s budget by 1.4 mills, the first tax...
Aspinwall to repurpose old fire station into an emergency shelter
Aspinwall officials plan to repurpose a former fire station into an emergency shelter and community center. When Aspinwall and Sharpsburg volunteer fire departments began to merge in 2022 into what would become Southern Allegheny Valley Emergency Services, leaders had to choose where to maintain operations and what services would no...
Sharpsburg holiday tree lighting set for Nov. 22
Sharpsburg parks and recreation commission volunteers will soon hit the switch on the borough’s holiday season. The annual tree lighting celebration is set for 4-7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22. Festivities will take place in Guyasuta Square along North Canal Street and parts of Main Street. North Canal Street will be...
Sharpsburg inducts new Sports Hall of Fame class
A beloved coach and center director, a cross-country champion turned district judge, a late basketball standout and business owner, and a youth athletic association became the latest members of the Sharpsburg Sports Hall of Fame. Officials inducted Gregory Domain, Matthew Rudzki, Alan Susi and the Sharpsburg Baseball/Softball Association as the...
Sharpsburg parks and recreation commission at full strength with newest member
Sharpsburg’s parks and recreation commission is at full strength with the addition of its newest member. Resident Julia Granito was sworn in by Mayor Kayla Portis as the volunteer panel’s ninth commissioner on Oct. 23. It was the first council meeting Granito, a scientist at Quick-Med Technologies and freelance artist,...
Quaker Valley school board members recognized by state association
A pair of Quaker Valley School Board members were recently recognized by state officials for their years of service to the district. Gianni Floro was presented with a plaque by Pennsylvania School Boards Association senior training and outreach manager Lena Hannah for his 25 years on the board. She also...
Work underway on Bell Acres portion of road in need of repairs
Vita Slipak lives on the Bell Acres and Sewickley Hills border along a winding gravel road that stretches both boroughs and into Sewickley Heights. For months, she has been extra cautious when leaving her home along Hunt Road for fear of damaging her car. “No matter which way you go...
Hundreds pack Sewickley Public Library for annual Savoring Sewickley fundraiser
Kate Jeffe could not help but be overjoyed at the sights and sounds of hundreds of folks sharing conversation and delectable dishes. It was just what she and other members of the Friends of the Sewickley Public Library were hoping for with the sold-out 24th annual Savoring Sewickley fundraiser. “It...
Here are the election results for the Quaker Valley area
Quaker Valley area voters made their voices heard and have elected the following folks to school board, council, board of commissioners and supervisors. Many of the races, including mayoral contests, were uncontested. Quaker Valley School Board Board Vice President Daniela Sauro Helkowski (956) and newcomer Ellen Stevenson (840) cruised to...
Residential, retail opportunities coming to RIDC Park in O’Hara
New residential and commercial development options are now available at the RIDC Park in O’Hara. Township officials unanimously voted Tuesday to amend their zoning ordinance to create a mixed-use overlay district in the suburban manufacturing district. Barbershops, nail salons, other personal service shops, restaurants, gas stations, low-rise and garden apartments,...
Plum School District business manager leaving to take same job with Fox Chapel Area
Fox Chapel Area School District officials have selected an administrator from another school district as their next business manager. Ryan Manzer was hired to be the next financial leader of the Foxes at a special meeting on Oct. 28. His start date was not determined as of press time. Manzer,...
Fox Chapel police host pumpkin painting event at borough station
More people meant more pumpkins painted by Fox Chapel area families as part of the borough police department’s annual fall event. Officers hosted Painting Pumpkins with Police on Oct. 18 at the station, which is behind the borough building at 401 Fox Chapel Road. “We had more people this time,”...
Voters in the Fox Chapel area select some new mayors but retain many other incumbents
Fox Chapel area voters have elected new mayors in Fox Chapel and Aspinwall while re-electing a number of familiar faces for council, school board and other mayoral races. Here are the results from the Nov. 4 election, according to Allegheny County Elections Division records. Fox Chapel Area School Board Incumbent...
Aspinwall expected to change 15 parking spaces at the ball field to resident-only parking
Aspinwall officials seek to change more than a dozen parking spaces by the borough ball field to residential-only spaces in an effort to make it easier for their constituents to find parking during busy recreational days. However, some residents question whether the adjustment will force visitors to park in front...
Michael Stevens retires as Fox Chapel police chief, Sgt. Craig Sorg promoted to interim chief
Fox Chapel Police Chief Michael Stevens is stepping down from his top law enforcement post to take up another calling. Stevens, 59, has retired from the borough force to become the regional supervisor of the Diocese of Pittsburgh’s Eastern Region. He will be managing officers in multiple Diocese’s schools and...
Officials identify body found in burned Sheraden building
The body of a man found in a fire-damaged building in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood Sunday afternoon has been identified. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office on Wednesday reported the deceased to be Moussa Traore, 73, of Sheraden. The fire started just after midnight Saturday in the building in the 700...
Quaker Valley High School offering students new manufacturing, fabricating opportunities
A new hands-on course with recently acquired machines will soon begin at Quaker Valley High School. Pre-engineering and technology teacher Mike Santucci is gearing up to launch his manufacturing and fabrication course this month. It starts his second 12-week program this school year. Students are finishing up construction and home...
Sharpsburg welcomes new junior councilperson
Sharpsburg teen Grace Cooper wants to make a difference in her community. The Fox Chapel Area High School freshman has earned a unique opportunity to do just that while bolstering her knowledge of local government. She was appointed the borough’s new junior councilperson and was sworn in by Mayor Kayla...
Remediation efforts to begin this winter at nuclear waste dump in Parks Township
Remediation efforts at the Parks Township nuclear waste dump will begin this winter. The announcement was part of an informational session hosted by officials from the Army Corps of Engineers’ Buffalo and Pittsburgh districts at the township’s fire hall Wednesday. A precise start date has yet to be determined. An...
2 injured after vehicle crashes into woods off Route 30
Two people were hospitalized after their vehicle crashed down a steep embankment in a wooded area off Route 30 in Southwest Greensburg. Westmoreland County Public Safety officials said state police responded to the wreck on the eastbound side of Route 30 near the Route 119 exit around 10:10 p.m. Tuesday....
Man wanted in connection with Wilkinsburg killing apprehended in Florida
A Wilkinsburg man wanted for murder in connection with a fatal shooting in the borough was apprehended in Florida, federal authorities announced Tuesday. Harvey Scott, 37, was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Task Force near Miami after a brief foot chase. He is charged with homicide,...
