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Happenings for week of May 9, 2022, in Monroeville and nearby
Hard-to-Recycle Collection scheduled for Monroeville A Monroeville site is on the schedule for Pennsylvania Resources Council’s 2022 Hard-to-Recycle Collection campaign. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 30 at Next Tier Connect @ Pittsburgh East, 4350 Northern Pike, Suite 220. Held in partnership with the...
In brief: Summer sports camp registrations open, Civil War Roundtable and more
Free Mega Sports Camp registration open Back for its ninth year, Northgate Church Mega Sports Camp is a week of free fun for kids in first through sixth grades. Camp dates are June 20-24, from 6-8:30 p.m. at the church, 238 West View Ave. in Ross. Kids can choose clinics...
In brief: Milkweed giveaway, TOPS meetings and more around Penn Hills
Milkweed giveaway at Penn Hills Community Garden The Penn Hills Monarch and Milkweed Project plant giveaway will take place 2-4 p.m. June 4 at the Penn Hills Community Garden, 1162 Jefferson Road. In an effort to help reverse the decline of the monarch butterfly population in North America, seedlings of...
In brief: Night Mart vendor spots open, library events and more in Sewickley
Night Mart vendor spots open Applications for Sewickley Night Marts are open to local artisans, bands and food vendors. No commercial vendors will be accepted. Applications are available through the Sewickley Chamber of Commerce. Deadline to apply is May 31. Those who apply after that will be considered for a...
Happenings for week on May 9, 2022: Touch A Truck, line dancing
Touch A Truck at Plum High School The Plum Chamber of Commerce is holding a Touch A Truck event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 14 at Plum Senior High School. More than 20 vehicles will be on site, along with attractions including food and snack trucks, and children’s...
Letter to the editor: Thank a nurse this week
Every day across Pennsylvania, nurses make it possible for students with mental and physical health challenges to succeed at school and for patients everywhere to get the care they need. During National Nurses Week May 6-12, take a moment to say thank you to the certified school nurses, registered nurses...
Penn State Nittany Lion Shrine closed as police investigate commencement weekend vandalism
The Nittany Lion Shrine was closed Sunday as Penn State police investigated several incidents of vandalism during commencement weekend. Someone broke an ear and splashed red paint on the Lion Shrine, the university said. The area is fenced off and unavailable for commencement photos. Paint was also used to vandalize...
Editorial: Independent voters need to be engaged in primary process
In an increasingly partisan Pennsylvania, the way for one party or the other to win isn’t about the people who register Republican or Democrat. It’s about engaging the independents who haven’t declared a side. There are about 1.3 million registered independent voters in Pennsylvania. They make up about 15% of...
The Stroller, May 9, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Planting day scheduled at Tarentum friendship garden Volunteers are welcome to help at a summer garden day set for 10 a.m....
Letter to the editor: Free speech and misinformation
For roughly 230 years, our country has relished free speech. Then the Democratic leadership started with their lies. The liberal press and media have chimed in with them. In my lifetime, I never expected the major news channels to go along with the concept of disinformation instead of providing the...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of May 9
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of May 9...
Editorial cartoons for the week of May 9
Editorial cartoons for the week of May 9....
Pirates farm report for May 8, 2022: Brendt Citta knocks in 2 runs in Curve victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 14-14) lost 5-1 to visiting Louisville (Reds). LF Oneil Cruz (.189) was 2 for 5. 1B Mason Martin (.253) was 1 for 4, and 3B Hoy Park (.188) went 1 for 3 to compile the Indians’ four hits. 2B Ji-hwan Bae (.261) was 0 for 4, DH Bligh...
High school sports schedule for May 9, 2022
High schools Baseball WPIAL Monday’s schedule Class 5A Section 2 Fox Chapel at Plum, 4 p.m. Hampton at Mars, 3:45 p.m. Penn Hills at Woodland Hills, 4 p.m. Class 4A Section 2 Ambridge at Quaker Valley, 4:15 p.m. Beaver at Central Valley, 4 p.m. Blackhawk at New Castle, 4 p.m....
Robert Gregerson: Continuing the Pitt-Pennsylvania partnership
At the University of Pittsburgh’s Greensburg campus, community is important to us. In fact, it’s what drives us. As a community member for nearly 60 years, we have a long history of educating local students in a supportive environment, helping them gain the tools and opportunities necessary to stay here...
Pennsylvania’s biggest primaries could get called on election night. But don’t get used to it
PHILADELPHIA — We probably won’t need to stay up all night this Election Day. The May 17 Pennsylvania primary elections shouldn’t create anything like the dayslong anxiety of November 2020, when the counting of mail ballots dragged on. There’s a very good chance we’ll know the Democratic and Republican nominees...
3 Americans found dead at resort in Bahamas; fourth is hospitalized
Three Americans were discovered dead at a Bahamas resort and a fourth has been hospitalized, sparking a mystery for which officials, so far, have few answers. The bodies of two men and a woman were found on Friday at the Sandals Emerald Bay resort on Exuma, Bahamas Acting Prime Minister...
Letter to the editor: Overturning Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court seems about to overturn Roe v. Wade. Just when you think the whole world is going to hell, something important, beautiful and wonderful happens. God is real, present, aware and involved. And he never loses in the long run. P.S.: Thank you, President Trump. Richard J. Krauland...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of May 8, 2022
Aleppo Ferndale Development Group LLC sold property at 1486 Beaver St. to Merritt Krause and Kelly Moore for $400,000. Bell Acres Bradley Peacock sold property at 169 Backbone Road to Matthew Collavo and Melissa Jo Lee for $735,000. Edgeworth John Holton sold property at 205 Church Lane to David Tilton...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of May 8, 2022
Bellevue VAZ P2 LLC sold property at 569 Lincoln Ave. to Marys Holdings LLC for $570,000. John Cornelius sold property at 431 Orchard Ave. to Robert Lee and Nicole Mannino Johnson for $350,000. Jillian McWhorter sold property at 654 Shade Ave. to John and Lauren Davis for $109,250. Bradford Woods...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of May 8, 2022
Fox Chapel William Kassling sold property at 201 Raynor Ln to DWK Realty Holdings LLC for $1,850,000. Indiana John Fischer sold property at 120 Berryhill Road to Michael Killigrew for $500,000. NVR Inc. sold property at 1024 Danason Drive to Brandon John and Arianna Rosa Posa for $524,915. NVR Inc....
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of May 8, 2022
Churchill Hawre Jalal sold property at 42A Churchill Road to Richard and Phyllis Bender for $389,000. Edgewood Donna Tamres sold property at 520 Greendale Ave. to Alan Schlossberg and Loretta Hurley for $219,900. Corwin Parker sold property at 1026 Savannah Ave. to Nicholas and Katherine Burton for $630,000. Robert Vanwassen...
Letter to the editor: Don’t let your rights be taken away
“My body, my choice!” is the sentiment Republicans and conservatives shouted when they were asked to wear a mask in public. Yet when a woman wants to assert dominion over her own reproductive rights with the same chant, Republicans and conservatives tell her “NO!” Which is why it is absolutely...
Letter to the editor: Congress reflects our political divide
I think that both Eddie Zipperer (“Point: The legislative filibuster is destroying Congress,” April 23, TribLIVE) and James Wallner (“Counterpoint: The filibuster is not the problem,” April 23, TribLIVE) completely missed the point. There is no doubt that we live in a politically divided country. That division is reflected in...
Editorial: In celebration of mothers
Orson Welles famously said that we are born alone and we die alone. He was only half right. Few people are truly born alone. That first birthday sets up a relationship that defines our lives. When we are born — whether it is in a hospital or a home or...
