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Sawdust prepared for feast of Corpus Christi at Springdale Township church
Parishioners and some staff members from Guardian Angels Parish gathered at the Our Lady of Victory Campus in the Harwick section of Springdale Township on Monday, June 5 to prepare sawdust for making carpets to celebrate the upcoming feast of Corpus Christi on Sunday. Some were veterans of making the...
Pittsburgh synagogue gunman described as ‘nice and cordial’ after the attack
As he was being treated at Allegheny General Hospital for gunshot wounds suffered in a firefight with Pittsburgh police at the Tree of Life synagogue, Robert Bowers was described as being “very polite, very cooperative.” “He kind of was very nice and cordial with everybody,” Pittsburgh police Detective Robert Shaw...
Your Apple iPhone will stop autocorrecting your ‘ducking’ swear words this fall
Your neighbors have really made you angry. You fire off a text to a friend using some salty language and the friend responds with a laughing emoji. You didn’t mean to tell her that your neighbors are making you “ducking” mad. There are no mallards in your yard. Coming this...
John Kleindienst: With volunteering, you get more than you give
Most of us have heard people say something along the lines of “I get more out of it than they do” when talking about the volunteer experience. Some will even couch that statement with “I know it sounds cliché, but …” as if others may not believe the genuine feeling...
Letter to the editor: Biden and Kennedy are the best Democrats have?
On May 25, Laura Ingraham had on her program this guy Robert F. Kennedy, who is running to be the Democratic pick for president in 2024. To say this guy has a terrible speaking voice would be an understatement. When he speaks, I can only understand every 25th word out...
Westmoreland happenings: Strawberry festivals, car cruise, Pride Prom, more
Submissions from nonprofit organizations for Briefly Speaking can be emailed to cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Include a complete address and daytime phone number. Submissions are due at least two weeks prior to the event. Each announcement is printed once; there is no fee. Church News • Christian Life Church, 900 Seventh St. Trafford,...
Letter to the editor: Let’s work together for our children’s future
This graduation season, I reflect on the roller coaster this last decade has been. In 2009, I graduated — a child psychiatrist, a medical doctor, ready to serve my community and raise my children in Westmoreland County. In 2007 and 2010, I was fortunate to become a mother. I was...
The Stroller, June 7, 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. Car and bike cruise to benefit Vandergrift museum A car and...
Sister says Tarentum fatal stabbing victim was trying to protect friend during altercation
Thomas Baczynski was trying to protect his friend when he was fatally stabbed Sunday in Tarentum, according to his sister. Baczynski, 26, died about 6:30 p.m. at Allegheny Valley Hospital in Harrison after an altercation involving three men in the rear of Davidson Street along Companion Way in the West...
Letter to the editor: Rep. Eric Nelson a pro-life advocate
John Ventre’s letter “Questioning Westmoreland County Republicans” (May 25, TribLIVE) claimed state Rep. Eric Nelson “voted for fetal tissue research.” This is 100% inaccurate. This issue is very near and dear to my heart. As a Life PAC of Southwestern Pennsylvania board member and an active pro-life volunteer for years,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for June 6, 2023
High schools Baseball PIAA championships Thursday’s schedule Quarterfinals Class 6A Central Bucks West (20-6) vs. Father Judge (15-1) at Villanova Ballpark, 4 p.m.; North Penn (20-5) vs. Liberty (20-4) at Bears Stadium, Boyertown, 4 p.m.; Cedar Cliff (19-6) vs. North Allegheny (17-7) at Mt. Aloysius, 2 p.m.; Spring-Ford (22-3) vs....
Editorial: Senate needs to follow House example with rent, property tax rebate bill
On Monday, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed House Bill 1100. It doesn’t sound that important when you list it like that. Most legislation starts out like that, numbered like a tag to pick up dry cleaning. Try to grasp what passes as a title and it gets worse —...
Pirates farm report for June 6, 2023: Henry Davis goes 0 for 2 in Triple-A debut
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 28-29) was doubled up by Omaha (Royals), 4-2, in the first game with top prospects Henry Davis and Endy Rodriguez in the lineup together. Davis, playing catcher, went 0 for 2 with a walk and a sacrifice in his first Triple-A game. Rodriguez (.247) played first base and...
High school roundup for June 6, 2023: Pine-Richland girls lacrosse romps in PIAA opener
Hannah Young scored six goals and had two assists in an offensive onslaught for WPIAL champ Pine-Richland in a 20-2 win over District 10 champion McDowell in the first round of the PIAA Class 3A girls lacrosse playoffs Tuesday. Madeline Mill and Lily Hynds recorded a hat trick each for...
Luck runs out for Riverhounds in loss to Cincinnati in U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals
When luck ran out for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the US Open Cup, it ran out hard. The Riverhounds lost leading scorer Albert Dikwa to injury early in the first half, gave up a goal on a play that easily could have been called offside early in the second half...
Matthew Yglesias: The debt-limit crisis is over. Now on to the debt crisis
Maybe the most surprising aspect of the debt-ceiling increase President Joe Biden signed into law last week is that, once all the kicking and screaming was done, it not only passed Congress but passed easily. And maybe the most intriguing question raised by this whole debate is whether we should...
Christine Sarteschi: No sympathy for anti-government extremists
A movie titled “Sovereign,” starring Nick Offerman, Dennis Quaid and Jacob Tremblay, is in the planning stages. It is based on a real-world event involving two sovereign citizens, Jerry Kane and his 16-year-old son, Joseph. They shot and killed two West Memphis, Ark., police officers during a traffic stop. Sovereign...
CNN Chairman Chris Licht apologizes to staff as questions grow about his future
CNN Chairman Chris Licht is trying to win back the support of his troops following a disastrous magazine piece about his first year at the network. Licht expressed regret Monday to staffers about the Atlantic profile by journalist Tim Alberta, described by many media industry longtimers as an unusually damaging...
Greg Fulton: When college football was still a sport …
Several years from now, we might wistfully be speaking about when college football was an amateur sport rather than a minor league for professional football. We might reminisce about when players chose to play for the love of the game and the pride of representing their school while obtaining a...
‘They invade my thoughts every day,’ officer says of memories of Pittsburgh synagogue attack carnage
Pittsburgh SWAT Officer John Persin remembers the smell inside the Tree of Life synagogue’s Pervin Chapel on the morning of Oct. 27, 2018. Iron from the spilled blood. Persin was one of the first officers to enter the synagogue in response to an active shooter call there that morning. He...
D-Day: Historical photos of Americans storming Normandy beaches
On June 6, 1944, during World War II, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, on D-Day as they began the liberation of German-occupied Western Europe. The D-Day invasion that helped change the course of World War II was unprecedented in scale and audacity. Over 156,000 Allied troops landed...
Bernie Hall: Investing in steel will secure Pa.’s future
Workers at U.S. Steel’s Mon Valley Works make steel for the smart homes, energy-efficient appliances and high-tech vehicles in ever-greater demand as America exits the pandemic and charts a new course for prosperity. Their counterparts at other mills across Pennsylvania build steel for the military and for the modern roads...
Letter to the editor: Math and white supremacy
To those of you in the intellectual elite who argue that math is now a form of white supremacy, here is an experiment for you: design a building using construction calculations based on your belief that getting the correct answer is some kind of white microagression. Now, construct the building...
Letter to the editor: Biblical advice for voting wisely
Most Christians read the Bible and try to live by it. Read Matthew 23: Does it parallel today’s politics? A new broom sweeps clean. Don’t use a worn-out broom. We have a choice in 2024. Vote wisely. God bless America, we need it! Regis Farrell Greensburg...
Pine-Richland area student news for the week of June 6, 2023
Cameron Devinney, Victoria Hegedus, Addison Mangieri, Halle Marsalis, Sydney Komorowski, Morgan Maughan, Whitney Mckeever and Pratik Yarlagadda made the dean’s list at Chatham University for the spring 2023 semester. Rachael Smith, a business administration advertising and marketing major, made the dean’s list at Thiel College for the spring 2023 semester....
