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In brief: Kindergarten and pre-school open house, CARE workshops and more in Sewickley area
Open House St. James School, located on Broad Street in Sewickley, is holding an open house for grades pre-K through 8, 12:45-2:15 p.m. Jan. 30. Meet the teachers and principal, as well as take a guided tour of the school. To register, email jriley@stjamesschool.us. Quaker Valley kindergarten registration Kindergarten registration...
In brief: Historical society programs, road work and more around Bridgeville
Career news Daniel P. Gustine has been promoted to partner at Peacock Keller law firm. During his time as an associate, Gustine has developed a significant practice in residential real estate, estate planning, estate administration and business law. He also serves on the board of directors of Pathways of Southwestern...
In brief: Comedy fundraiser, Bethel Art Guild
Comedy fundraiser Beat the winter doldrums and attend a night of comedy at the Bethel Park Community Center at 6 p.m. Jan. 29. The Fifth Annual Funny Fundraiser, hosted by comic David Kaye, will feature well-known comedians Tom Anzalone and Matt Wohlfarth. The event, sponsored by the Bethel Park Historical...
In brief: North Hills High School reunion, Twilight Night returns and more
Twilight Night returns Twilight Night has been a North Hills tradition for the last several years and was sorely missed in 2021 as schools were still virtual. But this year, Memorial Park Church welcomes student performers back to the stage for the return of Twilight Night: A Starry Preview of...
In brief: Shaler North Hills Library fundraiser, Burchfield Primary receives grant and more
Mini golf fundraiser Shaler North Hills Library’s Mini-Golf “Beat the February Blues” event is returning. The community is invited to come in from the cold and putter through an 18-hole mini-golf course sponsored by the Friends of SNHL. Visit the Library on Presidents’ Day weekend, Feb. 19-21, from 10 a.m.-4...
Letter to the editor: Corman’s hiring of Conway doesn’t bode well
With an ear-to-ear smile, Jake Corman announced via Twitter that none other than Kellyanne Conway, perhaps Donald Trump’s favorite apologist for the “big lie,” would be joining his campaign team in his pursuit of his party’s nomination for governor. Yet Conway’s smiling facade hides a startling history of twisted explanations...
Editorial: Food deserts demand change in thinking
New Kensington is not a desert. Not in the classic definition, at least. Nowhere in Southwestern Pennsylvania really is. In an area crisscrossed with rivers and streams, scarcity of water is seldom a problem. But food deserts are a different story. A food desert is an urban area where it...
Letter to the editor: Commissioners must do right thing on ARP funds
The United Way receives calls every month from people desperately in need of affordable housing options. Countless teens in our county don’t have a place to live. Mental health and drug treatment facilities are at a breaking point, and access to quality health care is sorely lacking. These are just...
The Stroller, Jan. 24, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your events, club meetings and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Knead Community Café welcomes donations Knead Community Café, New Kensington, is accepting donations to help the daily operation of the café, 1011...
Letter to the editor: Teaching kids how to consume news
I agree with Lori Falce’s column, in which she noted that it’s important for schools to expose students to the news (“Yes, your kid should watch the news at school,” Jan. 14, TribLIVE. I believe the news should be presented with proper context. How to consume media to make informed...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Jan. 24
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Jan. 24....
Editorial cartoons for the week of Jan. 24
Editorial cartoons for the week of Jan. 24....
Briefs from North Allegheny
HPC Trivia Night Hampton Presbyterian Church’s Youth Group is raising money for its mission trips with “Olympic Trivia Night.” The fundraiser takes place in Fellowship Hall, Feb. 6, from 6-8 p.m. Teams can be signed up at the Information Desk and Save the Date. Tables are $75 per table for...
High school sports schedules for Jan. 24, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s schedule Class 5A Section 1 West Mifflin at Laurel Highlands, 7:30 p.m. Class 4A Section 2 Hopewell at Lincoln Park, 7:30 p.m. Class A Section 3 Leechburg at Aquinas Academy, 7 p.m. Nonsection Avonworth at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, 7:30 p.m. Bishop Canevin...
Central Pa. borough poised to become 1st to repeal LGBTQ protections
A central Pennsylvania borough is poised to become the first municipality to repeal anti-discrimination safeguards that protect residents against discrimination based on their sexual orientation, ethnicity or gender identity. The plan by Chambersburg Borough Council to vote Monday to rescind the anti-discrimination ordinance comes only four months after the borough...
Jan. 6 panel investigates draft plan to seize 2020 ballotsVideo
WASHINGTON — Congressional investigators have spoken with former Attorney General William Barr about a reported draft executive order to use the National Guard to seize ballot boxes after the 2020 election, according to the chairman of a House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. “We’ve had...
Deaths of Florida’s starving manatees surge amid winter chill
ORLANDO, Fla. — Chilly temperatures are rekindling a manatee die-off in Central Florida’s Indian River. “Winter is here,” said Martine de Wit, a state veterinarian and scientist. Along a Brevard County piece of the Indian River on Thursday, which turned warmer and sunny, a snapshot of the ominous, protracted plight...
Fire causes heavy damage to house in Loyalhanna Township, no injuries reported
Firefighters responded Sunday afternoon to a fire reported in the basement of a home in Loyalhanna Township. The fire was reported in the single-family dwelling near the intersection of Route 981 and Pump Station Road about 3:45 p.m., according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher. No injuries were reported. Multiple fire...
Letter to the editor: We don’t behave in a Christian manner
I get fed up with people who call America a Christian nation, because from the very start of people landing in this new land, they have never behaved in the manner of Jesus’ words in Matthew 22: 37-39: “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and...
Letter to the editor: Trump can be trusted?
So, the voters can’t be trusted The poll workers can’t be trusted. The voting machines can’t be trusted. The media can’t be trusted. Bill Barr can’t be trusted. The guy in charge of election security can’t be trusted. The lower courts can’t be trusted. The appellate courts can’t be trusted....
Letter to the editor: Biden hasn’t kept word on covid
Letter-writer Dale Vukovich (“Vaccines and gas prices,” Jan. 19, TribLIVE) must have missed President Biden, Vice President Harris and many of their Democratic friends last October saying they wouldn’t “trust or take the vaccine that was developed under Trump.” He must have missed Biden during the second presidential debate saying...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 23, 2022
Baldwin Borough Joseph McCarthy sold property at 5031 Ardelle Drive to Michael and Angela Gross for $285,000. Robin Stanton sold property at 5203 Blossom Road to Bhim Dahal et al. and Beena Adhikari for $226,000. Daniel Hooper sold property at 5339 Blossom Road to Stephen and Patience Sikora for $203,000....
Club news: PALS making Valentine’s Day cards
PALS making Valentine’s Day cards Plum Area Ladies Society (PALS) will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 2 at Plum Community Center, 499 Center New Texas Road in Plum. The service project for the month will be to construct valentines for residents of Ridgewood-Concordia Assisted Living Residence. Members...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 23, 2022
Edgeworth Christopher Blazak sold property at 215 Chestnut Road to Jeffrey and Natalie Uchin for $865,000. Carrue Abb Morris sold property at 207 Orchard Ln to Joshua and Amanda Gratz for $779,000. Sewickley John Piccolo sold property at 755 Fleming Ln to Kenneth Donovan and Patricia Staley for $1,116,000. Sewickley...
North Hills area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 23, 2022
Bellevue Timothy Carricato sold property at 505 Dawson Ave. to Vidcomm Fund 1 LLC for $95,000. Norman Schnurr sold property at 228 Deer Ln to Deervue LLC for $220,000. John Daly sold property at 51 Greenough Ave. to Daly Ventures LLC for $51,168. Sherry Matous sold property at 641 Highland...
