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In brief: Take home a spaghetti dinner in Plum
Skip cooking dinner; order spaghetti meal Nov. 21 Take advantage of the take-home spaghetti dinner the Knights of Columbus has scheduled at Our Lady of Joy Church, 2000 O’Block Road, Plum, from 3 to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 21. Just drive your car up to the main entrance, place your order...
In brief: It’s time for Holiday Dazzle
Family activities abound Get in the spirit with Pine Community Center’s Holiday Dazzle. This fun family event is set 4-7 p.m. Nov. 20 in the Pine Community Center. Tickets are required and are $5 per person for everyone attending the event. Sign up online at the PCC website or in...
Letter to the editor: Don’t trust Biden
I was watching the television set this morning when I saw President Joe Biden arrive at the Capitol to caucus with House Democrats to “close” on his $1.75 trillion infrastructure bill. (For comprehension purposes that is a 1 with 12 zeros after it). Whether you are a Democrat or Republican,...
Editorial: Municipal budgets are public documents
When it comes to money, a municipality is supposed to be an open book. That’s not just a metaphor. The book in question isn’t a euphemism. It’s literal. The way a city or a borough or a township spend its money — whether from its own residents or passed through...
The Stroller, Nov. 8, 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. Food items needed for Leechburg weekend distribution The Leechburg Food Bank and Leechburg School District sponsor the Community Providing Alternatives to...
Letter to the editor: How far will Republican cult go?
Unwilling to admit that Joe Biden beat Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election, unsupportive of efforts to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection, and seemingly unable to differentiate between truth and lies, the cult which has hijacked the once-respected Republican Party has dusted off the Jim Crow playbook used by...
Letter to the editor: We’ll all be safer when stolen guns must be reported
The article “3 charged with receiving stolen property after guns reported missing from Adamsburg home” (Oct. 18, TribLIVE) demonstrates how the simple act of reporting lost or stolen firearms can help police to get these illegal weapons off the streets. Unfortunately, reporting missing weapons is not required under state law,...
This week: MasterChef comes to Greensburg; Westmoreland, regional Veterans Day events
“MasterChef Live!” comes to The Palace Theatre at 7 p.m. Wednesday The family friendly show will feature past “MasterChef” and “MasterChef Junior” contestants pitted in head-to-head cooking demonstrations and challenges. It is based on the Fox TV series “MasterChef,” a cooking competition show which features hosts/judges Gordon Ramsay, Aaron Sanchez...
St. Bernadette hosting Thanksgiving dinner
RSVP for meal St. Bernadette, Lourdes’ Center, 245 Azalea Drive, Monroeville is hosting a Thanksgiving meal on Nov. 25. This meal is for those in need of nourishment and/or fellowship. To attend this meal which has a first seating at 1 p.m., or to volunteer between 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m. for...
Editorial cartoons for the week of Nov. 8
Editorial cartoons for the week of Nov. 8....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Nov. 8
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Nov. 8....
High school sports schedules for Nov. 8, 2021
High schools Field hockey PIAA playoffs First round Tuesday’s schedule Local teams only Class 3A Central York (19-5-1) at Pine-Richland (17-0), 5 p.m. Class 2A Fleetwood (18-5) at Penn-Trafford (16-0), 6 p.m. Class A Lancaster Mennonite (16-4) at Shady Side Academy (11-1), 5 p.m. Football WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals...
Man rescued from face of Mt. Washington after trying to retrieve lost drone
A man was rescued from Mt. Washington on Sunday after getting stuck while trying to retrieve a drone, Pittsburgh Public Safety said. Police, firefighters and medics responded shortly after 4:30 p.m. for a report of a man being lost and trapped on the hillside between the Wabash Tunnel and PJ...
Big Bird announced he got his covid-19 vaccine. Ted Cruz called it ‘government propaganda.’
Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz appears to think Big Bird is a government plant. The “Sesame Street” staple announced Saturday that he had gotten his covid-19 vaccine, just days after the FDA approved the Pfizer shot for children ages 5-11. “My wing is feeling a little sore, but it’ll give...
Former Pitt, Fox Chapel soccer standout to play in pro league in Israel
Former Fox Chapel High School soccer standout Dixon Veltri is taking her game overseas. Veltri signed last week with Maccabi Emek Hefer of Israel and plans to join the professional team in December after she is done with postgraduate studies at Pitt, where she played for the last three seasons....
Gabriela Maradiaga Panayotti: I’m a mother and a pediatrician. My kids are getting covid vaccines right away.
Dear fellow parents: Please get your kids vaccinated. I’m doing so this week. As a pediatrician at Duke Health, I’ve seen many children and families suffer from covid-19 over the last 20 months. The parents of my patients tell me about the fevers, body aches, headaches, and loss of smell...
Penn State football’s game at Maryland was a homecoming for several Nittany Lions
COLLEGE PARK — Penn State and Maryland are located a little more than three hours from one another. There’s overlap between the players who play for the Terrapins and Nittany Lions who are from the state of Maryland and the surrounding area. Heading into the game, senior defensive tackle Derrick...
Letter to the editor: Postal saga illustrates USPS problems
Recent news reports have stated that first-class mail delivery will be delayed (and take up to five days), and, of course, the price is going to rise. I recently ordered an item that was in U.S. Postal Service possession in Bonita Springs, Fla., on Oct. 4, and was not delivered...
Letter to the editor: Taxpayer money for vaccine compensation is wrong
Where does this idea come from when the government can take taxpayer money and decide to spend it by giving government employees five days of vacation time for simply accepting the covid-19 vaccination? The state treasurer estimates this is going to cost $100 million. It comes from the arrogance of...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 7, 2021
Osborne Peter Tang sold property at 610 Davis Ln to Dane and Beverly Wukich for $1,250,000. Sewickley Allen Merriman sold property at 942 Crescent Ave. to Chad and Jessica Whitacre for $30,780. Kathryn Laughlin sold property at 606 Hopkins St. to James Remo Jr. and Delores Remo for $300,000. Sarah...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 7, 2021
Bellevue Michelle Salisbury sold property at 117 Center Ave. to Jacob Very for $166,000. Kevin Wright sold property at 403 Forest Ave. to David and Elizabeth May for $380,000. Scott Russell sold property at 512-514 Highland Pl to Krutarth Patel for $276,789. Vanaja Tripuraneni trustee sold property at 638 Monroe...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 7, 2021
Blawnox John Novak sold property at 7 Riverside Ct to Marcus Edge for $20,000. Fox Chapel Hossam Kandil sold property at 608 Delafield Road to Nathan and Ashley Loden for $512,500. Nishan Williams sold property at 40 Easton Road to Andre and Marlaina Peters for $515,000. Martha Hildebrandt sold property...
Letter to the editor: Make a nonmaterial difference this Christmas
Recently, we have heard how the global supply chain is disrupted. This has resulted in an unprecedented backlog of goods in transit. Dire warnings of empty shelves have prompted panic buying, especially with Christmas less than two months away. “Get those gifts now to avoid a blue Christmas” has become...
Editorial: Was Wolf’s ballot an honest mistake?
Often, changing a law is all about politics — especially when it has to do with the big issues that make headlines. In recent years, there is no issue that gets more attention than elections. How people register. How they vote. How those votes are counted and where and for...
Letter to the editor: From this moment on, let’s unite
Long gone are the days of rallying behind a passion, a cause, a neighbor. No more are the block parties, the barbecues, the helping hands. Relationships and reciprocity have been replaced with quarrel and rift. Our villages have shrunk to our households. Our township, our borough and our commonwealth are...
