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The Stroller, March 24, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Local food shuttle available...
Here are some upcoming programs at Penn Hills Library
The Penn Hills Library, 1037 Stotler Road, offers a variety of programs for all ages. For a complete list of offerings, visit pennhillslibrary.org. Registration is required for the following programs unless otherwise indicated; however, the following teen programs do not require registration. To register for any of the programs, visit...
Letter to the editor: A clean environment is not ‘government waste’
The casualties of ongoing federal funding cuts are not just faraway bureaucrats — we are losing programs that are so fundamental to our community life that we have come to take them for granted. The EPA, for example, is charged with stewardship of our air and water. It delegates some...
In brief: Penn Hills and Verona area happenings, week of March 17, 2025
Roadwork set through April on Allegheny River Boulevard PennDOT is alerting motorists about maintenance work taking place through the end of April on Allegheny River Boulevard between Washington Boulevard and Sandy Creek Road in Penn Hills. Single-lane alternating traffic will be in place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 24
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 24....
Editorial cartoons for the week of March 24
Editorial cartoons for the week of March 24....
In brief: Happenings from the North Allegheny area
North Hills DUI Task Force makes 2 arrests, issues 19 citations A roving DUI patrol was operated along various roads on March 15 in Indiana Township, Shaler, Hampton, O’Hara, Blawnox, Etna, Millvale and Aspinwall. Police reportedly stopped 100 vehicles for traffic violations. Eight people took field sobriety tests, and two...
Pa. Supreme Court lets prosecutor use accused rapist’s statement to lying cop
Prosecutors can use a Pittsburgh rape defendant’s own words against him at trial after the state Supreme Court refused to suppress a statement he made to police, who falsely told him he was not a suspect. The court last week said the statement — in which Keith Foster told a...
High school sports scores, schedules for March 23, 2025
High schools Baseball Sunday’s results Ripken Experience At Myrtle Beach, S.C. Avonworth 8, Amos Alonzo Stagg (IL) 4 Central Bucks South 4, Thomas Jefferson 3 Moore Catholic 3, New Castle 0 Monday’s schedule Class 5A Section 1 Armstrong at Plum, 4 p.m. Franklin Regional at Penn Hills, 4 p.m. Latrobe...
Yankees mourn the death of Brett Gardner’s youngest sonVideo
TAMPA, Fla. — The New York Yankees shared tragic news Sunday afternoon, announcing the death of Brett Gardner’s youngest son, Miller. According to a statement released by the former Yankees outfielder and his wife, Jessica, Miller died after falling ill on vacation. He was 14. “We have so many questions...
Emboldened Trump signals long court fight to expand power
President Donald Trump has ramped up his fight with the judiciary as he racks up losses in court over his administration’s efforts to reshape the U.S. government and its approach on everything from immigration to federal spending. Two months into his term, Trump is already fighting more than 150 lawsuits...
After making history, Penn State wrestler Carter Starocci wants legacy to go beyond wins
PHILADELPHIA — For 10 minutes straight Saturday night, Penn State wrestler Carter Starocci downplayed his history-making fifth NCAA title the way an NBA All-Star might dismiss winning a pickup game. Minutes after the final bout of Starocci’s collegiate career, an NCAA official introduced him at a news conference as the...
Scenes from the Valley: Images captured in the Alle-Kiski Valley from March 13-19, 2025
Here is a weekly look at recent images captured throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley. From major news events to routine gatherings, TribLive’s “Scenes from the Valley” photo package brings to life activities and moments happening in your backyard. To have a photo considered as a “Scenes from the Valley” candidate, please...
Rufus Wainwright delivers intimate set at City Winery
Seasoned singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright delivered a short-but-sweet performance from his diverse catalog Saturday night at City Winery in the Strip District. Wainwright is modern-day folk-rock royalty, the son of American singer Loudon Wainwright III and French-Canadian folk singer Kate McGarrigle. Following in the footsteps of his parents, Rufus Wainwright has...
Gateway sports notebook: Gators roll in season opener; Raymer re-sets school record
Gateway’s baseball team got off to a strong start to the season with a 16-1 victory over North Hills in a nonsection game March 18. Roman Jennings was 3 for 4 with a double and two RBIs, and Max Cobbs and Ryan Deselich each plated two runs. Winning pitcher Jon...
Westmoreland happenings: Health and resource fair, senior citizen news, pierogi sale, more
Church News • Greensburg Church of the Brethren hosts a night of fun and fellowship for individuals and groups with developmental disabilities from 5 to 7 p.m. Mondays at the church, 554 Stanton St., Southwest Greensburg. Dinner is included. Participants must be accompanied by a family member or caregiver. Donations...
Letter to the editor: How will our democracy survive manufactured facts?
It is sad that in our beautiful country, we have two such distinct parallel realities. A person can now, for the first time in our history, reasonably live inside a bubble of manufactured facts depending on one’s viewpoint. How can democracy survive when we can’t even agree on a basic...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of March 23, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Edgewood Jeanne Marie Meyer sold property at 225 E Swissvale Ave. Unit 3 to Kealsey Brennan McNeil for $158,500. Thomas Crosby Lakeman sold property at 429 Locust St. to Eric and Jennifer Graham for $425,000. Tiffany GP Inc. sold property at 153 Oakview Ave. to Adrian Kasicky and...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of March 23, 2025
Bellevue Goldkey Withholdings LLC sold property at 419 Jefferson Ave. to Corinthian Develop LLC for $57,625. Franklin Park Maronda Homes LLC sold property at 1318 Adrian Drive to Ejovwoke Frances and Olajide Dosunmu for $611,820. Donald Ranalli sold property at 1545 Alaqua Drive to Jennifer Lynn Dauria for $1,185,000. Karl...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of March 23, 2025
Baldwin Borough Estate of David McManus sold property at 405 Bliss Drive to Rizal & Sons LLC for $200,000. Gary John Klapkowski sold property at 439 Blossom Drive to Benjamin Wenzel and Maranda Eichenberg for $275,000. Alexander Robinson sold property at 4841 E Willock Road to Dylan Grzeczka for $140,000....
Bethel Park real estate transactions for the week of March 23, 2025
William Young sold property at 2651 Bethel Crest Drive to William and Alyssa Fife for $369,000. Estate of Ralph Graeser sold property at 6000 Irishtown Road to Gregory and Carrie Gault for $290,000. Nathan Andrew Wright sold property at 134 Meadowbrook Drive to Nathan Brady and Mackenzie Neis for $285,000....
Chartiers Valley area real estate transactions, week of March 23, 2025
Bridgeville Estate of Rachel Ghelarducci sold property at 1200 McLaughlin Run Road to Bruce and Cynthia Ghelarducci for $155,000. Erik Beau Chittester sold property at 813 Bower Hill Road to KP One LLC for $130,000. Kathleen Baumgarten sold property at 169 Pennsylvania Ave. to Alanna Sullivan for $195,000. Thomas Dausch...
Letter to the editor: Red Cross Giving Day March 26
Help can’t wait when disaster strikes. Whether a family needs shelter, food or a sympathetic ear, generous donations to the American Red Cross help ensure they never face a crisis alone. The need for this support is constant. In just the first 50 days of 2025, local Red Cross volunteers...
Editorial: Universities and students struggle with uncertain higher ed landscape
It’s a tough time to be a college. Spring can be an uncertain time for a Pennsylvania institution of higher learning in the best of times. With state lawmakers still haggling over the budget, universities are making their plans for the coming year, but they do so in the dark....
The Stroller, March 23, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Food distribution set Tuesday...
