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Bethel Park teachers agree to 3-year contract
Bethel Park School Board and the Bethel Park Federation of Teachers have agreed to a new three-year contract that will run from July 1 through June 30, 2025. The federation includes approximately 330 certified personnel, consisting of teachers, counselors, psychologists, nurses, speech therapists, information technology specialists and librarians. “We are...
Kyle Sammin: Pa. governor race GOP’s race to lose — but they can lose it
As Democrats raise money and work together to support prospective gubernatorial nominee Attorney General Josh Shapiro, the GOP remains at war with itself. Competition is the point of a primary: letting voters choose the best standard-bearer for November. This year, however, Republicans suffer from an excess of choice. Nine candidates...
Westmoreland happenings: Strawberry festival, bingos and Mother’s Day tea
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Letter to the editor: Thankful for firefighters’ caring
I would like to thank Bradenville fire Chief Mark Piantine and all of the volunteer firefighters from Bradenville, Latrobe, Youngstown, Whitney, Lloydsville, Ligonier Hose Company 1, Pleasant Unity, Derry, Dry Ridge and Crabtree. You were so compassionate and caring to me and for my home during the fire at Spring...
Letter to the editor: CORES group should focus on real issues
The article about the Communities Organizing for Racial Equality in the Schools (CORES) caught my attention because of my recent interest in school board meetings in my home district (“Group seeks racial equality at Greensburg Salem, decries school director’s Facebook post,” April 16, TribLIVE). Although I am not a resident...
Editorial: Existing resources easily available for ballot drop-off
In 2020, dropping off a ballot for no-excuse absentee voting was pretty easy. In Allegheny County, there were drop boxes in satellite locations of the elections office weeks before the election date. You could fill out your ballot and hand it over Downtown at the elections office in the County...
The Stroller, April 27, 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. St. Joseph HS students to present, ‘Into The Woods’ The drama department at St. Joseph High School, Harrison, will present its...
Residents asked to report thefts after haul of suspected stolen goods uncovered in Squirrel Hill
A Squirrel Hill man charged in connection with a string of burglaries in Fox Chapel and O’Hara also is accused of posing as a contractor and defrauding residents around Squirrel Hill, police said Wednesday. Andrew Clinton, 20, was arrested in early April after a series of burglaries over the course...
Letter to the editor: Republican disinformation
“For Russian diplomats, disinformation is part of the job” was a front-page headline April 20. It explained how Russia uses propaganda to justify Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. I see a straight line between the Kremlin tactics and the GOP. As Leonard Pitts Jr. stated, “The Republican Party is a clear...
Remember When: Female teacher coached 1943 high school football team at Bell Township
It was 1943, and World War II was raging. Thousands of Alle-Kiski Valley troops were away from home, fighting battles in Europe and in the Pacific. Locally, at Bell Township High School, all of the male teachers were serving in the military. As the high school football season approached, about...
Pirates farm report for April 26, 2022: Indianapolis loses no-hitter in 9th
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 10-8) took a no-hitter into the ninth inning of a 4-0 win over Iowa (Cubs). RHP Yerry De Los Santos (1.29), Indy’s fourth pitcher, gave up a single to C PJ Higgins with one out in the bottom of the ninth. RHP Osvaldo Bido (3.00) started and went...
High school roundup for April 26, 2022: West Allegheny earns split with Shaler
Colin Marinpetro went 3 for 4 with a double and three RBIs to lead West Allegheny to a 7-5 victory over Shaler on Tuesday, earning a split in the two-game series between top teams in Section 3-5A baseball. West Allegheny (10-2, 7-1) jumped out to a 3-1 lead in the...
Disney tells investors Florida can’t dissolve special district without paying debt
MIAMI — As Florida legislators were rushing through passage of a bill to repeal the special district that governs Walt Disney World last week, they failed to notice an obscure provision in state law that says the state could not do what legislators were doing — unless the district’s bond...
Video: Pa. Republican candidates for U.S. Senate debateVideo
A debate between Republican candidates vying for Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate seat was held Tuesday night and featured Kathy Barnette, Jeff Bartos, Carla Sands, George Bochoetto and Sean Gale. Spotlight PA organized the debate with its media partners The Philadelphia Inquirer, PennLIVE/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and WITF Public Media. The event,...
David Hardy: Pa.’s students need a lifeline
The Pennsylvania House has been abuzz with anticipation of a vote on the Lifeline Scholarship Program, or House Bill 2169 (Reps. Clint Owlett and Martina White). Lifeline Scholarships would help children stuck in the lowest-performing schools in our commonwealth. HB 2169 empowers parents with restricted-use scholarship funding for a school...
Report: N.C. Rep. Madison Cawthorn found with a loaded gun at Charlotte airportVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn was cited for having a gun at a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Charlotte Douglas International Airport Tuesday morning, WSOC-TV reported. Cawthorn was stopped after agents found the North Carolina Republican congressman with a 9 mm handgun at Checkpoint D, according to the...
Daily aspirin to prevent heart disease, stroke no longer recommended for people 60 and older
This might be a tough pill to swallow. People aged 60 and older are no longer recommended to take aspirin medication as a way of avoiding heart disease because of the potential health risks, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force announced Tuesday. The new stance by the leading task force...
Pennsylvania nursing home buyers would face more scrutiny under state health proposal
In the most complete revision of its nursing home rules in at least 25 years, the Pennsylvania Department of Health last month proposed new regulations that would require more scrutiny of homes’ prospective owners. For the first time, regulators would analyze the financial strength and past performance of owners —...
Mario Oliverio: What are you running for?
My first thought just as the starter signal sounded last year for the Ohio River Trail Council 10K was not “I hope I set a personal record” or “I’m so glad to be raising money for a good cause” (sorry, ORTC), but rather — “Wait a second, am I really...
Tay Waltenbaugh: All of us must step up for the most vulnerable
Mental health challenges have always been with us, but the covid-19 pandemic has pushed Pennsylvanians, and our state’s mental health safety net, to the breaking point. Without meaningful and sustained support from our state lawmakers, many of our most vulnerable residents will confront unacceptable consequences. As the Tribune-Review’s reporting has...
Pittsburgh area concert calendar
Concerts scheduled for the Pittsburgh area: January 2023 Jan. 5: Judy Collins at Byham Theater Jan. 5: Billy Price Band, Bill Toms and Hard Rain at Jergel’s Jan. 5: Sierra Sellers, Cam Chambers, DJ Inception at Thunderbird Music Hall Jan. 6: Jim Donovan & the Sun King Warriors, Tres Lads...
Letter to the editor: How can anyone still support Biden?
I find it hard to believe how anyone can still support our so-called president after his many serious mistakes and blunders. His sloppy pullout of Afghanistan and the southern border are just two of the many blunders we have witnessed. It seems he is leading us down the wrong road....
Letter to the editor: Simple fix could repair Hempfield road damage
This year and last year, some utility company made a full road cut across Donohue Road at Roseytown Road near 84 Lumber. Both of these road cuts were about 2 feet wide and the asphalt settled down, leaving a very significant bump and sharp road edge, which caused cars to...
Letter to the editor: Send perpetrators of violence to Ukraine
It seems like every day, every day, the news has a story of a shooting, a murder or some kind of violence. This is what I think should be done. The perpetrator in every case, whether Black or white, young or old, male or female, should not be sent to...
Editorial: Nursing, teaching, trucking — a trifecta of burnout
For the past two years, America has dealt with a weird paradox. While many people were out of work, many businesses were suffering from an inability to find workers. While some of the most obvious examples were the front-facing service industry, it wasn’t just a problem for fast-food joints and...
