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Port Authority workers protest vaccine mandate, cite religious exemptionsVideo
Dozens of unvaccinated Port Authority of Allegheny County employees and their supporters gathered Downtown Friday morning to protest the agency’s vaccine mandate, even as officials said more than 140 workers have returned to work this week after getting fully vaccinated. Many of the employees protesting Friday outside of the Port...
Plum Boy Scout earns Eagle rank
Andrew Draganosky of Plum earned Boy Scouting’s highest rank when he successfully completed his Eagle Scout Board of Review in January. He worked in partnership with Holiday Park United Methodist Church to build a garden on the church grounds for prayer and reflection. Using skills built during his scouting career,...
Johnnie Taylor among newest Blues Hall of Fame members
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Five people, an album, five singles and a book have been chosen to join this year’s Blues Hall of Fame class. The Memphis, Tennessee-based Blues Foundation said the 12 newest honorees of the Blues Hall of Fame will be celebrated at an event on May 4. Singers...
Go-kart track planned at Somerset County Fairgrounds
MEYERSDALE — For Kip Wilt, the chance to watch his uncle, Garland “Okie” Wilt, race hobby stock at Somerset County Fairgrounds led to a lifelong passion for dirt track racing. Now, that passion is coming full circle back to Meyersdale. The Grantsville, Md., man said he’s working to debut a...
Letter to the editor: We’re not that gullible, Mr. President
How gullible does President Biden think the American people are? He campaigned to shut down all fossil-fuel production on federal lands and to close down the Keystone XL pipeline. I believe he is in the pocket of the far-left climate-change progressives. His first day in office, he fulfilled his promises,...
Sewickley Academy announces summer programming open to all
Registration is open for 2022 summer programming at Sewickley Academy — and it is open to everyone, not just students of the school. “We’re bringing back old favorites and introducing a variety of new programs for all ages,” said Ruth Neely, Director of Libraries at Sewickley Academy and the 2022...
Letter to the editor: Biden’s role in energy issues
Clarifying some information on President Biden, energy and the Keystone XL pipeline that was included in recent letters: There is a renewed push to authorize the Keystone XL pipeline as if it would solve all energy issues. This pipeline already takes Canada tar sands crude to refineries in Oklahoma. The...
The Stroller, March 18, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your community events 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. Scholarships available to local students Allegheny-Kiski Health Foundation has several scholarship programs available for area students including: • Helen Rakowski Bole Nursing...
Easter events in the Allegheny-Kiski Valley
To have your Easter event added to this list, send information in writing as soon as possible to Carol Pinto-Smith at Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum, PA 15084; or e-mail cpinto-smith@triblive.com; or fax 724-226-4677. Please note if registrations are required and if the event is open to the...
Letter to the editor: Gas tax and bridge tolls
Two items in the March 11 print edition pushed me to write. The first was the article “PennDOT picks builders for bridge-tolling project work” and the second was the political cartoon showing Gov. Tom Wolf talking with the GOP about suspending the gas tax. Let me first discuss the gas...
Neshannock returns to PIHL Division 2 final after edging Ringgold
Neshannock will get a chance to defend its Division 2 title, but it didn’t come easy. Ringgold scored three unanswered goals to erase a three-goal deficit before Neshannock’s Micah Dejulia scored the eventual game-winning goal late in the third period of a 4-3 victory in the PIHL Division 2 semifinals...
High school sports scores, schedules for March 17, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Saturday’s schedule Lower Merion (27-3) vs. Roman Catholic (22-4) at Coatesville, 4 p.m. Archbishop Wood (20-7) vs. Fox Chapel (27-1) at Chambersburg, 4 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Friday’s schedule New Castle (26-2) vs. Gateway (18-6) at Norwin, 7 p.m. Saturday’s schedule...
Arnold continues hearing on new gas station after opposition from residents
Arnold Council delayed voting on plans for a gas station and convenience store along Freeport Road, a proposal that was met with opposition from nearly three dozen nearby residents. The delay gives Yashvi Oil and its owner, Mike Thakkar of Cranberry, time to provide more detailed documents about their proposal....
Laurels & lances: Cooperating, contaminating, and carrying on
Laurel: To joining forces. Pennsylvania is peppered with lots of municipalities, overlapping with counties and school districts and authorities that all have their own little fiefdoms. The Keystone State is third in the nation when it comes to various local government divisions, with the U.S. Census Bureau putting only Illinois...
U.S. stocks extend rally even as oil climbs back above $100
NEW YORK — Wall Street is extending a rally into a third day Thursday even as oil prices jump back above $100, upping the pressure on inflation. The S&P 500 was 0.8% higher, with 75% of the stocks in the benchmark index rising. That follows gains of more than 2%...
Paula Knudsen Burke: Sun is shining on Pa. government
Happy Sunshine Week! Wait. What? Last month Punxsutawney Phil emerged and declared six more weeks of winter, so we’re not talking about the weather. Sunshine Week is a annual celebration — this year March 13-19 — aimed at promoting open government. The annual observance was launched in 2005 by the...
Sewickley Troop 243 Scout completes Eagle Scout project
Eddie Ondek, Sewickley resident and junior at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School, is no stranger to volunteerism. He’s worked as a volunteer firefighter with the Cochran Hose Company and has helped with students at the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children. His latest use of time and...
Amazon closes $8.45 billion deal to buy MGM, add 4,000 movies to Prime Video
Amazon has officially acquired MGM Studios for $8.45 billion — a deal that will bring thousands of movies and TV show episodes to Prime Video. The deal was first announced in May 2021. MGM Studios tweeted, “So excited to share that MGM is now part of Prime Video and Amazon...
Mark Hendrickson: Economic ramifications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
As the world recoils in dismay and disgust at Russian aggression and grieves for the horrific suffering of the Ukrainian people, many Americans are just beginning to grasp the economic ramifications of this violence. After the devastation of two world wars in the first half of the 20th century, most...
Letter to the editor: Who really knows who was counted in census?
The article “Census undercount may lead to funding shortfalls, Western Pa. leaders warn” (March 12, TribLIVE) doesn’t explain how anyone knows — or can know — what wasn’t counted. If you can’t count it, how can you assign it a number? No evidence was offered to back up this claim....
Aquinas Academy athletes sign National Letter of Intent
Four Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh senior athletes signed National Letters of Intent to participate in collegiate sports on March 10. Mara Brak will play tennis at Franciscan University, Elizabeth Hardy will play lacrosse at The College of Wooster, Elizabeth Russell will play basketball at Denison University and Emma Queen will...
Letter to the editor: Mean tweets are nothing compared to Biden’s actions
On Jan. 20, 2021, President Biden swore the presidential oath of office that he would “to the best of his ability” preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. To me, protecting and defending means the citizens of the United States while acting in their best interests. In...
1 injured in Braddock shooting
One person was injured in a shooting late Wednesday in Braddock, authorities said. The shooting happened just after 11:15 p.m. on Camp Avenue, according to Allegheny County Police. Responding to a 911 call about a shooting, first responders found a man with a gunshot wound to his lower leg, police...
Editorial: Prison van prompts petty parking tickets
A little intergovernmental interaction is good for everyone. It can, however, lead to some power struggles where those footprints overlap — especially in capitols. Washington, D.C., can bristle at its subordinate status enough to put its “taxation without representation” beef on license plates. In state and county seats, it can...
The Stroller, March 17, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your community events 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. April Fool Mystery Luncheon planned April 3 Victorian Vandergrift Museum and Historical Society will host an April Fool Mystery Luncheon at 1...
