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Chartiers Valley students collect food for South West Meals on Wheels
The Peers Helping Peers group at Chartiers Valley Middle School and Intermediate School did more than just help their peers with a recent food drive that benefited South West Meals on Wheels. The drive ran from Nov. 27-23 and students collected more than 1,800 items. In addition to being used...
Hard-working Monessen girls basketball wants return to Class A prominence
The players on the Monessen girls basketball team know about the tradition, from the 2004 state championship to a pair of the WPIAL’s all-time leading scorers in Charel Allen and Gina Naccarato, the school’s athletic director. They also know about the struggles, such as the winless season in 2016-17 that...
Monessen boys basketball coach Bosnic finally gets building block
Surprisingly, it has taken four years, but Monessen boys basketball coach Dan Bosnic is experiencing a first this season. A returning starter. The Greyhounds have experienced an usual amount of turnover during Bosnic’s tenure. There have been transfers, departures, graduations and moves. Every season constitutes a fresh start at Monessen,...
Birdie predicts state playoff ‘exet’ for last Westmoreland County team standing
Last week: 1-1 (50%) Season: 98-38 (72.1%) After a wild weekend at Heinz Field that saw the Birdie get splashed with Gatorade, get buried under a Penn-Trafford dog pile and get escorted out by security for trying to make a snow angel on the lightly coated sod, the Westmoreland pigskin...
Leechburg girls working toward improvement this season
The West Leechburg steel mill is long gone, but fourth-year girls basketball coach Andre Carter has his team clocking in and clocking out. Carter has each girl sign in when she arrives at practice and sign out when she leaves. “When you talk about doing things outside of basketball, we...
After nearly reaching WPIAL finals, Leechburg boys again have high expectations
Just 31 seconds. That’s all that stood between the Leechburg boys basketball team and a trip to the WPIAL finals last season. The Blue Devils were down by one to Rochester and inbounded beneath their hoop. Ultimately, the Rams stole a loose ball and held on for a 58-55 victory....
Fox Chapel Area student musicians chosen for honors band
Four Fox Chapel Area High School students were selected by audition to perform with the 2021 Pennsylvania Music Educators Association District 1 Honors Band. The students are: senior Jonah Hertzman, oboe; juniors Lawrence Liu, flute, and Silas Owens, alto saxophone, and sophomore Chloe Kim, clarinet. The band contained 85 of...
Westmoreland happenings: craft show, photos with Santa and children’s Christmas celebration
Christmas events • Light Up Night in New Alexandria will be at 6:30 p.m. Friday . There will be cookies, hot chocolate, Christmas caroling and a visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus on a fire truck. Sponsored by the New Alexandria Activities Committee. • Christmas on Depot Street in Youngwood...
Penguins dip into the 1990s for latest 3rd jerseyVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced yet another “third” jersey for home games Wednesday. It is a replica of a jersey the team wore for road games in the early- to mid-1990s with “Pittsburgh” spelled diagonally across the chest. Unlike the original, this jersey will have the team’s current “skating” Penguins on...
Visit Santa, eat breakfast and enjoy a show by East End Kids
The East End Kids will host a Santa breakfast and holiday show Dec. 18. Tickets are available for 8:30 and 11:30 a.m. seatings. A 10 a.m. show is sold out. The event will be held in Mother of Sorrows School cafeteria, 3264 Evergreen Drive, Murrysville. There’ll be musical performances by...
Peter Morici: Republicans should force Biden to spend less in coming debt-ceiling showdown
As Congress returns from Thanksgiving fresh from carving turkeys, eating pumpkin pie and serving up polemics about the manifest blessings of America, it will be wrangling about raising the federal debt ceiling — again. The federal government collects too little in taxes to pay its bills, and most months it...
Whitehall Public Library offering themed teacher subscription bundles
Whitehall Public Library has launched a new initiative, the Teacher Classroom Book Bundle, to provide teachers with themed content for their classrooms at no charge to the teacher or the school district. Teachers may register for a subscription with a library card. The resource also is available to parents who...
Letter to the editor: Trump to blame for Biden? What a joke.
Edward Svitek, I’m sure, doesn’t realize he’s a comedian. His letter “Another Trump presidency not the answer” (Nov. 18, TribLIVE) had me laughing for 10 minutes. He blames President Trump for Joe Biden winning the election. What? How about the state of the Democratic Party is so low that Biden...
Route 65 road work underway in Sewickley
Lane restrictions on Route 65 (Ohio River Boulevard) in Sewickley have begun. According to a PennDOT news release, single-lane restrictions will occur in both directions of Route 65 between the Chestnut Street/Bank Street and River Street/Broad Street intersections from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays through Dec. 21. Restrictions will...
Letter to the editor: RGGI vital to fighting climate crisis
Recently, state Sen. Jay Costa, D-Forest Hills, voted against a harmful attempt to keep Pennsylvania from joining one of the most successful climate programs in the country, and for this, I am proud to call myself one of his constituents. The effects of the climate crisis are becoming more obvious...
Editorial: Lemieux’s place in new Penguins leadership shows value of continuity
OK, now it’s official. Fenway Sports Group is buying the Pittsburgh Penguins, with a price tag some are putting at around $900 million. The Boston-based company announced Monday that, yes, the rumors are true and the Penguins will be added to its stable of teams that spans sports such as...
The Stroller, Dec. 1, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, community events 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. Evening with Santa and Mrs. Claus planned in Apollo Apollo Area Historical Society and Apollo Events Committee will sponsor a free...
Letter to the editor: Dumbing down Pittsburgh police response
What if the owners of newspapers told their editors to write without regard to the rules of grammar and punctuation? And what if they were told to dumb it down some; they are writing at too high of a level for their readership? Do you think the editors would feel...
Latrobe native Don Metil returning home to lead Towson women’s volleyball team into NCAA Tournament
While growing up in Latrobe, Don Metil and his closest friends spent countless hours at Legion Keener Park playing volleyball. So great was their love for the game that they tried to persuade the administration at Latrobe High School to start a boys volleyball team. That didn’t happen until after...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 30, 2021
High schools Football PIAA playoffs Semifinals Class 6A Saturday’s schedule Garnet Valley (14-0) vs. St. Joseph’s Prep (10-2) at Ridley, 7 p.m.; State College (8-5) vs. Mt. Lebanon (13-0) at Altoona’s Mansion Park, 1 p.m. Class 5A Friday’s schedule Imhotep Charter (10-1) vs. Strath Haven (13-1) at Ridley, 7 p.m.;...
Stephen Moore: We need a little more Milton Friedman right about now
Not long ago, President Biden made an offhanded comment that “Milton Friedman isn’t running the show anymore.” This president has seldom spoken more valid words. And that’s where the trouble has begun. If you were to rate the three most influential economic minds of all time, you’d be hard-pressed to...
Penn Hills man gets 13 years in federal prison for running heroin operation
A Penn Hills man with a history of drug convictions will spend 13 years in federal prison for running a heroin trafficking organization between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Trevon Kendrick, 28, was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge William S. Stickman IV on one count of conspiracy to distribute at least...
PIAA is subject to state open records laws, court rules
The Commonwealth Court on Tuesday said that Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association is subject to the state’s Right to Know Law. In a 28-page opinion, the appellate court said it is “undisputed” that the PIAA, which governs high school athletics, is a state-affiliated entity and therefore subject to providing information pursuant...
Gov. Tom Wolf will use computer-drawn maps and other tools to help spot Pa. gerrymandering
PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania’s new congressional map will help shape political power for a decade — and Gov. Tom Wolf is laying down some rules as it gets drawn. Wolf plays a key role in the decennial redistricting: The Republican-controlled state Legislature will draw a map, but Wolf, a Democrat, can...
In The Pits: NASCAR caps 2021 looking ahead to future growthVideo
NASCAR will close its season this week with a three-day celebration in Nashville that ends with the crowning of three new national series champions: Kyle Larson, Daniel Hemric and Ben Rhodes. NASCAR will do burnouts on Lower Broadway near popular honkytonks Doc Holliday’s Saloon and Bootleggers Inn. Its 2022 cars...
