Michael DiVittorio

Pittsburgh

Staff Writer at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Italian @triblive reporter who speaks very little Italian. Covers everything but sports.

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Articles

Shady Side Academy officials announce graduation plans

5 days ago | triblive.com | Michael DiVittorio

Shady Side Academy officials had announced their plans for this year’s graduation ceremony on June 7. It is planned for 9-11 a.m. on McKelvy Field at Michael J. Farrell Stadium, 423 Fox Chapel Road. There are 122 seniors in the graduating class of 2025. Academy officials said there is no limit on the number of guests each graduate is allowed to bring. Families will also be able to watch the ceremony via livestream at shadysideacademy.org/commencement.
Geomagnetic storm watch in effect through Sunday night

6 days ago | triblive.com | Michael DiVittorio

A geomagnetic storm watch is in effect for Sunday night. Authorities from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center said a coronal mass ejection will likely arrive at on the planet and lead to highly elevated geomagnetic activity. A coronal mass egenction is an eruption of solar material and magnetic fields, according to the administration.
Westmoreland County war memorial centennial anniversary celebrated

1 week ago | triblive.com | Michael DiVittorio

Glenn Smeltzer stood with pride in Westmoreland County Courthouse Square on Saturday as he and his son watched a ceremony a century in the making. County officials and member of the Greensburg-based Sons of Veterans of Civil War Capt. George A. Cribbs Camp N0. 276 celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Grand Army of the Republic War Monument on a gusty Saturday afternoon.
Quaker Valley School District approves budget with 3.9% tax hike

1 week ago | triblive.com | Michael DiVittorio

Quaker Valley School District property owners will pay 3.9% more in real estate taxes next school year. The school board voted 7-0 to pass the 2025-26 budget on May 19. Board members Gianni Floro and Jessica Webster were absent. School Director Stratton Nash participated via phone. The budget is available for review on the district’s website and at the administrative office. The tax increase raises the millage rate from 21.2362 mills to 22.075 mills, a 0.8388-mill jump.
Leet officials propose prohibiting most recreational vehicles on township property

1 week ago | triblive.com | Michael DiVittorio

Leet officials hope a new law will prevent unnecessary injuries, as well as liability issues and damage to township property. The township commissioners voted 4-0-1 on May 12 to advertise an ordinance prohibiting gas-powered, electric or manually-powered recreational vehicles on township property. Commissioner Rody Nash abstained.
Volunteers make Broad Street in Sewickley more colorful with flowers

1 week ago | triblive.com | Michael DiVittorio

Broad Street in Sewickley just got a lot more colorful. Nearly 20 volunteers and three borough public works laborers spent the morning of May 14 planting about 4,000 flowers in the islands of the major roadway. Plants included begonias, vinca, zinnias, snapdragons, marigolds and verbena, among others. Public works crews prepared the flower beds and dug holes using power augers.
Fox Chapel Garden Club's Gardenfest blooms at O'Hara park

2 weeks ago | triblive.com | Michael DiVittorio

The Fox Chapel Garden Club’s Gardenfest brings people with green thumbs and others just touching the topsoil together for a common goal. “We all love to garden,” event chair Ronna Riffle said. “We encourage native plantings. We encourage good environmental stewardship.”The annual agriculture extravaganza took place at the O’Hara Township Community Park on May 10. The park has been home to the festival for many years. It was previously at Phipps Conservatory and the township community center.
USA Today ranks Sewickley among best small towns in the Northeast

2 weeks ago | triblive.com | Michael DiVittorio

George Shannon has known for quite some time that Sewickley is a special place. The longtime resident and current mayor has enjoyed what the borough has to offer for the past 45 years. “Sewickley is a friendly town,” Shannon said. “People will talk to you. People will acknowledge your existence. People will be kind to you.
Faith-based boxing club proposed in Leetsdale

2 weeks ago | triblive.com | Michael DiVittorio

Amateur boxer Jaryd Boyer hopes to expand his mentorship program and develop a faith-based boxing club in Leetsdale. The Sewickley resident and founder of the Premier Youth & Community Center has his eyes set on an old meat market along Broad Street. Boyer said he is working with the property owner to clear out some space by mid-May and move in his ring and some equipment by the end of the month.
Quaker Valley Area primary results

2 weeks ago | triblive.com | Michael DiVittorio

Candidates in the uncontested municipal and school board races in the Quaker Valley area cruised through the May 20 primaries and earned party nods, according to complete but unofficial returns from the Allegheny County Elections Division. AleppoRepublican incumbents Daniel Darragh and commissioners’ President George Jones received 91 votes and 86 votes, respectively, for party nods for three seats in November. The term is four years. There were only two write-in votes and no Democratic candidates.