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South Hills real estate transactions for the week of July 21, 2024
Baldwin Borough Barbara Bayerlein sold property at 5535 Brownsville Road to LLC Realty LLC for $145,000. Elizabeth Husa sold property at 3242 Churchview Ave. to Alexandra Barone and Patrick Graham for $135,000. William Merecky sold property at 314 Hamlet Ct to Beth Lynn Hayes for $165,000. D&A Investing LLC sold...
Bethel Park real estate transactions, week of July 21, 2024
Bethel Park Lori Wilmot sold property at 2910 Bethel Church Road to Cedar Brook Properties Funding 1 LLC for $145,000. Kimberly Wicker sold property at 4940 Gardenville Road to Jenki Gomez Diaz for $160,000. Clyde Elliott Nelson sold property at 211 Horning Road to Natalie Lacek and Zachary McDowell for...
Chartiers Valley area real estate transactions, week of July 21, 2024
Bridgeville Susan Tokarski sold property at 709 Coulter St. to Thank Bank Of New York Mellon Tr et al. for $82,851. Carnegie William Schaeffer sold property at 617 Doolittle Ave. to Frederick Coleman and Sydney Turnwald for $265,000. Estate of Amy Coyne sold property at 50 Sigrid Drive to Kevin...
Letter to the editor: The dark side of ‘green energy’
The average lifespan of a solar panel is only 25 years. Afterward, will the user be willing to invest in all new panels, especially once all the government grants are gone and the green energy bubble has burst? Eventually, millions of burned-out, Chinese-made solar panels will end up in our...
Editorial: Add political rallies to the places we aren’t safe
Butler County has been Trump country from the beginning. North of the Democratic island of Allegheny County, Butler County is not hesitant in its support of former president and GOP nominee Donald Trump. In 2016, 66.7% of the county picked Trump over Hillary Clinton. In 2020, support barely wavered, dropping...
The Stroller, July 21, 2024: 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. Free nature walk planned by Audubon Society The Audubon Society of...
Westmoreland happenings: Butterfly release, rummage sale, blood drive, more
Church News • Bible Fellowship Community Church, 220 Atomic Way, West Newton, will have vacation Bible school from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 5 to 9 at the church. Details: 412-969-7123 or email cefaiw@gmail.com or awneal@cefaiw.com. Fundraiser • A rummage sale will be July 25 to 27 at St. Florian...
Bethel Park, Butler Township communities grapple with aftermath of Trump rally shooting
Butler Township and Bethel Park didn’t share much in common before last weekend. Now, the Western Pennsylvania communities separated by about 50 miles are inextricably linked by the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Butler Township, where a gunman wounded Trump, killed a spectator and critically injured two others...
A hectic July propels Trump, GOP to new heights as Biden, Dems flounder
With four months before the presidential election, Republicans are flying high while the Democrats are in a tailspin. It’s been a tale of two parties in July, as a surging Donald Trump keeps racking up the wins even as a wobbly President Joe Biden falters. Capitalizing on the momentum from...
Letter to the editor: Secret Service incompetence troubling
It’s now apparent that Thomas Crooks, the person who attempted to assassinate former President Trump, was better prepared for the events that unfolded at the July 13 rally at the Butler Farm Show grounds than were the United States Secret Service personnel (“Secret Service is investigating how a gunman who...
Pirates farm report for July 20, 2024: Thomas Harrington strikes out 10 in Curve loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 40-51) fell to Omaha (Royals), 7-4. C Henry Davis (.297) was 2 for 4 with an RBI. DH Seth Beer (.299) hit a solo homer. LF Matt Fraizer (.273) was 2 for 3 with two runs scored. RF Edward Olivares (.222) went 2 for 4. SS Alika Williams...
‘Learning from Each Other’ art show features Greensburg Salem community
A group art show featuring 28 current and former Greensburg Salem School District teachers and students is on display at Dv8 Espresso Bar and Gallery, 208 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Greensburg. “Learning from Each Other,” organized by Greensburg Salem art teachers Darryl and Kelley Audia and retired art teacher Jerome D’Angelo,...
Patricia Lopez: Republicans’ war on divorce is just Christian nationalism in disguise
No-fault divorce is an option available in all 50 states. But it might not be for long if Donald Trump wins a second term, further emboldening a surging Christian nationalist movement that has divorce reform in its sights. Already, several GOP-led states, including Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana, are moving...
Pittsburgh CLO’s ‘Young Frankenstein’ electrifies
Fans of Mel Brooks, your ideal date night has arrived at the Greer Cabaret Theater downtown. Pittsburgh CLO’s production of “Young Frankenstein,” which opened Friday night, is a real crowd-pleaser. Based on the 1974 comedy film of the same name, penned by Brooks and Gene Wilder, who also starred in...
Allegheny Shotokan students qualify for WKC World Championships
Thirteen students from North Huntingdon’s Allegheny Shotokan Viola Karate Dojo will compete at the World Karate and Kickboxing Commission World Championships, set for Oct. 26-Nov. 1, in Albufeira, Portugal. The group qualified at the WKC national championships June 7-8, in Detroit. Those who finished in the top four in their...
North Hills notebook: Indians football team to open season Aug. 23
The North Hills varsity football team will open its season with a nonconference Week Zero matchup with Hempfield on Aug. 23, at Martorelli Stadium. It will be youth night. Nonconference games against Seneca Valley in the Hall of Fame game and at Mars will follow in Weeks 1 and 2....
Counterpoint: Assassination attempt will not be the end of leftist violence
Details are still emerging about the attempt to kill Donald Trump — about the shooter and how it was possible, and also what it says about America. The first is obvious: Political violence has no place in America. No matter our politics, Americans should never resort to violence to settle...
Point: Right-wing politicos must relinquish their violent rhetoric
Sadly, political violence is as old as politics itself, around the globe and, yes, in the United States. However, the last decade has seen a marked increase, especially in the United States. Rhetorically, one might argue — and those on the political right will — that heated words and actions...
Letter to the editor: Justice denied in Trump documents case
The phrase “justice delayed is justice denied” comes to mind with a conflicted and biased Judge Aileen Cannon throwing out the documents case against former President Trump. This is a case where an ex-president took highly sensitive and secretive documents to his home, stored some in the bathroom, some in...
Sounding off: Assassination attempt among writers’ topics
Assassination attempt an outrage All of the officers, staff and membership of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 92 in Lower Burrell pray for a speedy recovery, physically and mentally, for David “Jake” Dutch, his wife, Sheree, and extended family. Jake is a Marine Corps veteran and an active and valued...
Letter to the editor: New rule suggestions for PIAA
The PIAA (Profiting In Athletic Activities) has just announced another idea (oops, another stupid idea) to move teams up for success. If you win two state championships in a row, you get moved up. Wow. It’s incredible what rules executive director Bob Lombardi and his crew of merry men can...
Editorial: Westmoreland Register of Wills has been absent for years. Just leave already
It might seem like the dysfunction in the Westmoreland County Register of Wills Office is a new thing. The department — responsible for filings and services regarding estates, wills, adoptions and more — has been in the spotlight all year. There was a hearing in January that saw Register of...
The Stroller, July 20, 2024: 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. Golf scramble fundraiser to aid Fun and Freedom Fun and Freedom...
Letter to the editor: An alternative to Summer Lee’s extremism
This November, voters in the 12th Congressional District can remove another U.S. House member of the extremist “Squad” led by Alexandria Ocasio- Cortez. One member already lost a primary election. Rep. Summer Lee, a proud Squad member, will have glitzy TV ads hiding this fact as she claims she is “fighting...
Pirates farm report for July 19, 2024: Matt Gorski hits 16th homer in Indy win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 40-50) took care of Omaha (Royals), 8-1. 3b Malcom Nunez (.260) went 3 for 4 with his ninth homer and three runs scored. RF Matt Gorski (.248) went 2 for 3 with his 16th homer and three runs scored. 1B Jake Lamb (.284) went 1 for 5 with...
