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Westmoreland news: burger bash, concert and pet blessing service
Art • The Harlan Gallery at Seton Hill University is accepting entries for Women Artists 2021, a juried exhibition that will showcase women artists in all media. The event will be Nov. 2 to 26 and an opening reception will be at 7 p.m. Nov. 4. Artists may submit up...
Cuomo dynasty sputters out as scandal ends in lonely resignation
Andrew Cuomo’s resignation as governor of New York this week brought to an end a political dynasty stretching back to the 1980s, as a once-towering presence in Democratic politics was forced off stage for sexual misconduct ahead of a possible impeachment trial. It was an ignominious ending to the once-bright...
Embracing our differences at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall
If you spend much time chatting with a public librarian, chances are you’ll end up hearing a lot of idealistic talk. Lofty terms like intellectual freedom, equity of access and civic engagement are always rolling off our tongues — we tend to be a pretty values-driven bunch. Of course, we...
Letter to the editor: Democrats are not ‘socialists’
Today’s “conservative Republicans” have done a masterful job of brainwashing and hoodwinking many Americans into believing that the national Democrats are now some kind of “socialists.” We now have a No. 1 bestseller on the nonfiction list titled “American Marxism” (written by Mark Levin) with a picture of a hammer...
Letter to the editor: Mitigating methane
Over a 20-year period, the greenhouse gas methane will rise in potency 87 times as compared with carbon dioxide. Both the state and federal governments are considering methane leakage pollution standards that could reduce potential methane pollution 65% by 2025. For this to become effective, both D.C. and Harrisburg governments...
The Stroller, Aug. 11, 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. Mobile vaccination clinic planned Aug. 18 in Harrison Community Library of Allegheny Valley will host a mobile covid-19 vaccination clinic from...
Editorial: The scourge of fake covid vaccine cards
A new crop of businesses has been born out of the coronavirus pandemic. That’s not a surprise. We have already seen industrious entrepreneurs take up the challenge with mask-making, cleaning services, delivery driving and creating festive yard displays to take the place of birthday parties and other celebrations that weren’t...
Letter to the editor: Don’t blame media for world views
Regarding Michael Bitterice’s letter “Media not fair and objective” (July 26, TribLIVE):I despise mainstream media. I prefer to gather my news from various sources, and even that can be a stretch. But at the end of the day, it’s up to you. It’s what dwells in your heart that shapes...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 10, 2021: Michael Chavis hammers walk-off homer for Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 42-42) beat St. Paul (Twins), 9-8, on a walk-off two-run home run by 1B Michael Chavis in the bottom of the ninth. It was the ninth homer of the season for Chavis (.294), who went 1 for 4 with two runs scored. LF Ka’ai Tom, beginning a rehab...
Former Penguins coach Dan Bylsma hired by Seattle Kraken as AHL assistant
Former Penguins coach Dan Bylsma has been hired by the Seattle Kraken as an assistant coach for the club’s AHL affiliate in Charlotte. Charlotte will have shared affiliation with Seattle and the Florida Panthers this season. Its head coach will be a Panthers employee, Geordie Kinnear. Bylsma was let go...
Pa. is trying county fairs, text messages and door-knocking to raise the vaccination rate. Success is slow coming.
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. Nicole Diehl attended the Wayne County Fair in northeastern Pennsylvania last weekend, not for the livestock exhibitions, carnival games, demolition derbies,...
West Deer man gets 5 years in prison for crash that killed girlfriend
A West Deer man who drove under the influence of marijuana and killed his girlfriend in a Hampton crash will spend more than five years in state prison after he was sentenced Tuesday. Carl Keating, 34, pleaded guilty in May before Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Beth A. Lazzara to...
Police log: Drugs, firearms among charges filed by Monroeville police July 28 through Aug. 2, 2021
The following charges were filed July 28 through Aug. 2 with Monroeville District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst. Charges were filed by Monroeville police: • Elijah Peppers, 25, of East Pittsburgh with receiving stolen property. Charges were filed July 31 in connection with an incident along the 4500 block of William...
DUI, drug cases among those handled by Judge Zucco in Plum on July 21 and 28, 2021
District Judge Linda Zucco recently handled the following cases. Charges were filed by Plum police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • James Pitts, 56, of LaBelle on charges of providing false identification to law enforcement, possession of drug paraphernalia and public drunkenness. Charges were filed March 11. • John...
Letter to the editor: Are vaccines useless?
For months, the Biden administration and the CDC have been urging and pushing everyone to receive a vaccine to protect against what I call “China plague.” About two months ago, the CDC director said vaccinated people can remove the mask. You are protected. Now the director has performed a 180,...
Letter to the editor: Battling critical race theory
Critical race theory is nothing more than a theory, and not all theories are based on facts. In my opinion, it is Marxism, and the National Education Association wants to brainwash your kids with lies. America does not have a systemic racism problem. However, this is what the radical Democrats/socialists...
Living with Children: How to stop toddler’s head-banging
Question: Our 19-month-old is a very active little boy who flips out when things do not go his way. When he has a tantrum, we walk away or simply ignore him. Nonetheless, he will scream and flail about and has recently begun to bang his head on the floor, walls,...
The Stroller, Aug. 10, 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. Free STEAM camp offered in New Kensington New Kensington Salvation Army and Peoples Library will sponsor a free STEAM camp from...
Editorial: Tarentum’s borrowing looks like strategic investment
Tarentum Council is taking advantage of low interest rates to refinance debt and possibly borrow more money. With the interest rates at sub-basement levels, this isn’t surprising. It’s an opportunity many municipalities, school districts, counties and more doubtless will jump to pursue. Like refinancing your home loan to lower your...
Letter to the editor: Westmoreland commissioners can improve lives
Westmoreland County is on the cusp of generational change thanks to $105 million in American Rescue Plan funds (“Westmoreland residents seek input on spending $105M in pandemic funds,” July 31, TribLIVE). The opportunity to improve the lives of county residents is unprecedented. Funds directed to those in rural and underserved...
Police: Man treated for medical issue shoots at first responders, flees
A Clairton man is awaiting arraignment after police said he shot at them following treatment for a medical issue by paramedics. Michael S. Spence, 28, is facing numerous charges in two cases, including aggravated assault, terroristic threats and reckless endangerment. Police and paramedics responded to Spence’s home on Wylie Avenue...
John Dorfman: Sane Portfolio advanced 47% last year
Most of my clients want medium-risk portfolios. A few tilt more to the conservative side. To find stocks for the more conservative ones, a tool I use is the Sane Portfolio. This is a hypothetical collection of a dozen stocks that seem solid to me from several vantage points. To...
Sam DeMarco: The Shell cracker plant is a boon for business
Denial takes many forms, and while we often are exhorted to “trust science,” some dismiss the science of economics when it doesn’t suit their political agenda. That’s what we’re finding out about the natural gas industry in general and the nearly completed ethane “cracker” plant that is about to trigger...
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul threatens a Senate bottleneck to protest covid-19 restrictions
As schools wrestle with mask mandates and government agencies grapple with in-office work, Rand Paul is promising to pick a fight against continued coronavirus restrictions. And he’s threatening to gum up work in the U.S. Senate well into the future to make his point. The junior senator from Kentucky said...
From alpha to lambda — a guide to the Greek alphabet of covid variants
First, many called it simply the coronavirus, then covid or covid-19. Now, we are keeping track of descriptors like alpha, beta and gamma, the variants of covid-19. The World Health Organization created this naming system to make them easier to publicly discuss. Viruses are constantly changing through mutation, which results...
