Tag Archives: Sewickley Herald

A September of Consequences

Posted on September 19, 2023 by John Linko

As is typical when summer begins to wind down and school begins to wind up, so do all manner of other processes related to community activities, politics, and the business of government. Here’s some things that have happened or are … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Business, Community, Development, Government, Justice, Local, Media, Money, Politics, Schools | Tagged Emily Kinkead, Joseph Nocito, Pittsburgh Union Progress, Quaker Valley High School, Quaker Valley School Board, Quaker Valley School District, Sewickley Herald, Torsten Ove, Valerie Gaydos, Villa Noci, William Jasper | 1 Comment

Summer Shorts: Fifty Years Gone – What Have We Learned?

Posted on August 8, 2023 by John Linko

Everyone of us who is the parent of a teenage child understands the problems of raising children today. Every vice seems to be hurled at these youngsters. It is almost as though we are wrestling with the Devil himself. Parents … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Faith, Family, History, Local, Media, Youth | Tagged Allegheny County Police, Betty G.Y. Shields, Boy Scouts of America, Child Sex Abuse, Cynthia Dworchak, Human Trafficking, John Besong, Juvenile Runaways, Leet Township Police, Leetsdale Police, Missing Children, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Rev. John Guest, Roman Catholic Church, Sewickley Herald, St. Stephens Church Sewickley | Leave a comment

Summer Shorts: School Board Double Down, Jasper’s Jabber and Jaunt

Posted on July 17, 2023 by John Linko

This month I’m posting some brief (for me) pieces on subjects that beg mention due to their timeliness and/or significance. Many of these topics have been fleshed out already – others don’t really need as much analysis to get a … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Censorship, Civil Liberties, Community, Government, Local, Media, Politics, Schools | Tagged Education, Gianni Floro, Moms for Liberty, National Parents Union, Quaker Valley School Board, Quaker Valley School District, Sewickley Herald, William Jasper | 1 Comment

New Year Marked by Multiple Media Missives

Posted on January 17, 2023 by John Linko

The last two weeks of December were typically hectic, punctuated by the bitter cold that enveloped the Christmas holiday, and included a visit from my son, who we hadn’t seen in 4 years. He brought his new girlfriend. Some of … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Civil Liberties, Government, History, Human Rights, Internet, Justice, Local, Media, Personal, Politics, Public Safety, Radio Hobby, World | Tagged Amanda Knisley, Columbia Journalism Review, Gazette 2.0, George Santos, Legal Notices, Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh, North Shore Leader, Photography Is Not A Crime, PINAC, Pittsburgh City Paper, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Radio Garden, RadioResource Media Group, Sewickley Herald, The Citizen, Trib Total Media, West Virginia Public Broadcasting | Leave a comment

Spring (Sort Of) Short Takes

Posted on May 12, 2018 by John Linko

As the next season struggles to gain a foothold on our local area, so it stands to follow that the outdoor projects yearning for warmer (and drier) conditions seem to be languishing in favor of more satisfying indoor pursuits, such … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Liberties, Community, Government, History, Local, Media, Personal, Schools, Sports, Traffic | Tagged Allegheny County District Attorney, ALPR, Marc-Andre Fleury, Quaker Valley School District, Rob Matzie, Sewickley Borough, Sewickley Heights Borough, Sewickley Herald, Sewickley Parking Authority | 3 Comments

Autumn / Winter Digest – Stories Likely and Unlikely, Updates and Farewells

Posted on February 18, 2018 by John Linko

The last few months of the year are typically busier and more hectic for me. As a result, I wind up filing away notes, electronic and otherwise, about things that happen in and around those last months. I then spend … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Liberties, Community, Government, History, Local, Media, Personal, Politics, Public Safety, Schools, Sports, Uncategorized | Tagged Bennet Omalu, Character Matters, Leetsdale Borough, Quaker Valley School District, Sewickley Borough, Sewickley Herald, Sharpsburg Borough | Leave a comment

Summer Digest – Litigation, Preservation, Rehabilitation, Reflection, Intrusion

Posted on September 5, 2017 by John Linko

UPDATED Sept. 6, 2017 to clarify comments made by Anne Clarke Ronce. The past several weeks have included some out-of-the-ordinary activities, including some time off from work along with some medical tests and procedures. To say that me and mine … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Economics, Government, Growth, History, Local, Media, Personal, Politics, Schools, Sports | Tagged Edgeworth, Heritage Valley, Quaker Valley, Sewickley Borough, Sewickley Herald, Trib Total Media, Zamagias Properties | 2 Comments

Change in Sewickley, Part 2 – Picture Shows, Parking, Phones, and Left Turns

Posted on April 30, 2017 by John Linko

At the end of March, I posted the first in a short series about changes both in progress and on the horizon in Sewickley Borough’s business district. Below are some additional things that I’ve noticed. First, an update about … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Community, Government, History, Local, Media, Movies, Politics, Public Safety, Traffic | Tagged Glen Osborne Borough, Sewickley Borough, Sewickley Herald, Sewickley Parking Authority, Tull Family Theater | 1 Comment

Change in Sewickley: Character Matters, But to Whom?

Posted on March 28, 2017 by John Linko

My wife and I were both born in Sewickley Valley Hospital during the month of March. While we have both also lived in other regions of the country for extended periods of time, the bulk of our formative years were … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Government, Growth, History, Local, Media, Personal, Politics | Tagged Character Matters, Sewickley Borough, Sewickley Herald, Trib Total Media, Zamagias Properties | 6 Comments

This Month in Personal History – The ‘Sewickley Malaise’

Posted on September 2, 2015 by John Linko

Forty years ago, the attention of the local, state, and national public health community turned toward Sewickley Borough and its municipal water supply. If you lived, worked, played, or were otherwise hanging out in the general vicinity of Sewickley, PA … Continue reading →