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Pirates farm report for June 20, 2023: Termarr Johnson homers twice in Bradenton win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 29-39) lost 3-1 to Columbus (Guardians). Indy pitchers gave up only three hits but walked seven. RHP Jared Jones (4.76) made his first Triple-A start and allowed three runs on three hits and two walks in 5.2 innings. He struck out six. RHP Colin Selby (3.63), RHP Hunter...
O’Hara Elementary School seeking parent, community member for on-site management team
O’Hara Elementary School is seeking a community member and a parent to serve on the school’s site-based management team, each for two-year terms that are anticipated to start in July 2023. The team helps to make decisions concerning school operations and meets monthly. The community representative must reside in the...
Fox Chapel Area hosts STEAM camp June 12-16
The Fox Chapel Area School District hosted more than 100 students at its summer STEAM camp June 12-16 at Fairview Elementary School. The district offered 10 different camps on topics ranging from engineering and ecology to chemistry and coding. The week culminated in an open house June 16, during which...
Bethel Park official named state’s Outstanding Council Member
Bethel Park Councilman Mark O’Brien has been named Outstanding Council Member of the Year by the Pennsylvania Borough Councils Association. “I am deeply appreciative and humbled by this award.” O’Brien said. “I see it as an honor not just for myself, but for all the individuals who have supported and...
Joyce M. Davis: Pa. highway collapse shows how vulnerable our roads are
Traffic has been severed in both directions on one of America’s busiest and most economically important thoroughfares. It will be months before I-95 is back to normal in the Philadelphia area, after a truck carrying thousands of gallons of gasoline crashed into a wall and burst into flames June 12....
McCandless Democrats award scholarships, honorarium
Two North Allegheny Senior High School grads received scholarships from the McCandless Democratic Committee and another graduate received a $500 honorarium for use in continuing their education. The scholarships recognize students who have excelled academically, are engaged in the community and exemplify values of importance to Democrats. The awards were...
Shaler Area High School graduates 291 students
Shaler Area High School’s class of 2023 received their diplomas on June 2. During the ceremony at Titan Stadium, 291 students marched on to the next chapter in their lives. “Your high school years were dramatically impacted by the covid-19 pandemic, resulting in school closures, cancellation of activities, and remote...
Jason Kavulich and Bill Johnston-Walsh: Pa. needs a master plan written for — and by — older adults
Gov. Josh Shapiro recently signed an executive order laying the groundwork for creating a Pennsylvania Master Plan for Older Adults. The master plan will serve as a roadmap to building and maintaining a commonwealth where every resident can live and thrive at any age. AARP and the Department of Aging...
Millennial Money: Should you financially support adult kids?
Some parents will tell you firsthand there’s no expiration date on this raising kids gig. For some, that means they extend financial help to their kids into adulthood. When I was 21 and got into a master’s program at a college of my dreams, my mom swooped in to help...
‘By far our best turnout’: Popularity grows for Hartwood Acres Father’s Day car cruise
The annual Father’s Day car cruise at Hartwood Acres continues to grow in popularity as many people gather to celebrate classic cars and family traditions. “This is either our ninth or 10th year. We lost a year for covid,” said Allegheny County special events manager Bill Deasy. “Today is by...
Letter to the editor: Kennedy’s voice not fair game for criticism
Perhaps the writer of the letter “Biden and Kennedy are the best Democrats have?” (June 7, TribLIVE) should have done his homework before commenting on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s speaking voice. You don’t criticize someone with a disability. Kennedy suffers from spasmodic dysphonia. This disorder causes spasms of the larynx...
Letter to the editor: Homeless shelter closing a mistake
Allegheny County recently announced the closure of the Smithfield Street homeless shelter by the end of June without a clear plan to relocate its clients. This is a mistake. Closing this shelter will harm hundreds of our neighbors. There has been an estimated 24% increase in people experiencing homelessness in...
Editorial: Taylor Swift and Juneteenth prove peaceful, joyful fun is still possible
Pittsburgh does love a party, and there’s no party like a huge arena concert. On Friday and Saturday, the city welcomed fans of one of the biggest stars in the world when Taylor Swift brought her “Eras” tour to Acrisure Stadium. To say the turnout was heavy is an understatement....
The Stroller, June 20, 2023: 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. Friends of Community Library asking for gift basket items Friends of...
Letter to the editor: Taylor Swift’s concert anything but
The merch says “Eras Tour,” though “Erathon Tour” would be more fitting. It’s a 3½-hour powerhouse, ranking among the longer half of the extended “Lord of the Rings” cuts. Attendees missed the endurance memo, dancing at sprinter’s pace. By the time “Midnights” hit, traditional applause was replaced by desperate gasps...
Trump gives reason for hoarding Mar-a-Lago classified documents: ‘Didn’t want to hand them over’Video
Former President Donald Trump said Monday that he didn’t “want to hand over” boxes of classified government documents despite getting a subpoena because he hoped to keep personal items that he believed belong to him. Doubling down on his “my boxes” defense, Trump admitted in an interview with Fox News’...
Scenes from Juneteenth at Point State Park
The Western Pennsylvania Juneteenth celebration was held Monday at Point State Park. Juneteenth is a federal holiday recognizing the emancipation of the last enslaved people in the United States. It became a national holiday in 2021. Juneteenth marks the final abolition of slavery, which happened in Galveston, Texas, two months...
2 killed in Cambria County plane crash
Two people were killed when a small plane crashed Sunday in Cambria County, about 150 miles northwest of Harrisburg. The twin-engine Piper A-30 went down in a wooded area near the Ebensburg Airport shortly before 4 p.m. The unidentified victims were pronounced dead at the scene, according to local news...
John Dorfman: I own these 25 stocks in my personal account
While I write about more than 200 stocks each year, I own far fewer. Once a year in this column, I discuss my holdings. Here are the 25 I own personally and for most clients now. Communications I hold the same three communications stocks I held a year ago —...
Pa. lawmakers ask for investigations after gaming regulators met privately with casino lobbyists
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. HARRISBURG — Two Pennsylvania lawmakers have requested investigations into the state Gaming Control Board following a Spotlight PA story that detailed...
5 filmmakers whose work you need to catch up on this summer
I often tell my film criticism students, as they prepare to review a new movie, that it’s always helpful to familiarize yourself with a director’s past work. That might sound like fairly obvious advice, but it’s worth reinforcing for someone not accustomed to watching movies through the lens of auteurism,...
What makes a streaming hit? Desperate fans ‘game the system’ to save favorite shows
LOS ANGELES — Nikki Rodriguez wants Netflix to renew its fantasy series “Shadow and Bone” — so much so that she has watched its second season 15 times. She’s promoted fan videos on social media to court new viewers for the show. The New York resident also created a Change.org...
James Cato and Evan Clark: Pa.’s rivers have a plastics problem, and nobody is willing to act
All Pennsylvanians have the right to clean water. But there is a plastics problem in our rivers, and nobody has been willing to address it properly. We know who is currently causing the problem, and we know how to fix it. And, there is precedent to take action — watershed...
Dolly Parton releases duets with Heart’s Ann Wilson, Judas Priest’s Rob Halford
At 77, Dolly Parton is singing her heart out and her face off on two new songs from her forthcoming debut rock album. On Friday, the country music superstar gave fans another sneak peek at the star-studded album, releasing collaborations with Judas Priest’s Rob Halford and Heart’s Ann Wilson. Both...
Bebe Rexha struck by cellphone during concert, needs stitches
Bebe Rexha reportedly needed stitches above her left eye after being hit with a cellphone during a show Sunday night in New York. But the pop star known for her “I’m good (Blue)” hit reassured fans Monday morning, posting to her official Instagram account with — what else? — “I’m...
