Tag Archives: Sewickley

Post-Election, Pre-Holiday Observations and Other Things

Posted on December 19, 2022 by John Linko

A little girl is singing for the faithful to come yeJoyful and triumphant, a song she loves,And also the partridge in a pear treeAnd the golden rings and the turtle doves.In the dark streets, red lights and green and … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Development, Government, History, Local, Personal, Politics, Public Safety, Schools, Zoning | Tagged Christian Nationalism, Democratic Party, Doug Mastriano, Edgeworth Borough, Fire, Fundamentalism, Leet Township, Leetsdale Borough, Lyric Keys, Preserve Edgeworth, Quaker Valley School District, Republican Party, Sewickley, Sewickley Academy, Valerie Gaydos, Wylde Lightner | Leave a comment

Bordering on the Bizarre – The Paradox of Postal Zones

Posted on August 16, 2020 by John Linko

It’s been a while since I wrote something for this series about the lines that society, government, and industry have drawn around us. In previous editions I have focused on area codes and phone exchanges, municipal boundaries as they relate … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Development, Government, Growth, History, Local, Media, Rural | Tagged Cranberry Township, Crescent Township, Gibsonia, Leet Township, Leetsdale, Postal Zones, Sewickley, United States Postal Service, USPS, Wexford, ZIP Codes | 1 Comment

Timely Updates on Things Ongoing

Posted on August 20, 2019 by John Linko

Our busy summer continues to plug along at a steady clip. While it seems at times that things are still being left behind, we are soldiering on with projects small and large while trying to keep up with life itself. … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Civil Liberties, Community, Government, Local, Media, Politics, Technology, Traffic | Tagged ALPR, Antwon Rose, Bell Acres, Character Matters, Dundee Farm, Edgeworth, Gregory Wagner, Sewickley, Sewickley Heights, Surveillance, Zamagias | 2 Comments

Quotations, Tribulations, and the Carol of the Bells

Posted on December 31, 2016 by John Linko

I hope that your holiday season was joyous and uneventful. It’s been quite a while since I last posted here, and by many accounts since then our world has changed dramatically with the results of November’s election. I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Censorship, Community, Government, History, Local, Personal, Politics, Public Safety, Radio Hobby, Schools | Tagged Allegheny County, Beaver County, Bell Acres Borough, Camp Horne Road, Dixmont, Donald Trump, Edgeworth Borough, Leet Township, Quaker Valley School District, Sewickley, Thomas Tull, Village Theater Company | Leave a comment

March / April Digest: Arrivals, Departures, Returns

Posted on April 1, 2016 by John Linko

It’s been an interesting month (and more) without a portable electronic device. Aside from the complications of lacking a mobile phone in the age of constant connectivity, I have come to miss other things even more than the … Continue reading →

Posted in Government, Local, Media, Pittsburgh, Politics, Public Safety, Traffic | Tagged Carolyn Mayhugh, Edgeworth Borough, Ingram Borough, Martin McDaniel, Penguin Bookshop, Pittsburgh Public Media, Sewickley, Stephen King, Wendy Bell, WTAE | 2 Comments

February / March Digest: Blessed are the Peacemakers…

Posted on March 8, 2016 by John Linko

Come, labor on! No time for rest, till glows the western sky, Till the long shadows o’er our pathway lie, And a glad sound comes with the setting sun, Well done, well done! Jane L. Borthwick, 1859, 1863. It’s been … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Grand Junction, Health, Local, Personal, Public Safety, Travel | Tagged Columbus OH, Derek Geer, Lynn Tilton, Mental Health, Police, Sewickley, Thomas Tull, TransCare | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Government, Health, History, Local, Media | Tagged Sewickley, Sewickley Herald, Sewickley Water | 1 Comment

Local Asides and Updates – Play Nice

Posted on September 19, 2014 by John Linko

There are plenty of little issues swirling around the area this week that garnered more than the average amount of my attention span. Rather than dive into one and try to flesh it out for all it’s worth (as has … Continue reading →

Posted in Government, Health, Local, Media, Public Safety, Schools, Sports | Tagged Carlynton, Charter Schools, Mauro Monz, North Allegheny, Propel Charter School, Quaker Valley, Sewickley, Sto-Rox | Leave a comment

QV Update: School Year Starts Without Resource Officer

Posted on August 28, 2014 by John Linko

This past February, I detailed some of the changes in the offing for Quaker Valley Schools as the 2013-2014 school year was moving toward a close. The new artificial surface at Chuck Knox Stadium was installed in late June and early … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Liberties, Local, Public Safety, Schools, Security | Tagged Leetsdale, Quaker Valley Schools, School Resource Officer, Sewickley | 3 Comments

Sewickley Landing Zones – A Turbulent Journey

Posted on July 31, 2014 by John Linko

Over the last few years I’ve been observing the manner and location at which medical helicopters land in the Sewickley area, specifically when transporting patients from Heritage Valley Hospital Sewickley (HVHS) to specialty care facilities in the Pittsburgh area and elsewhere. Recent … Continue reading →