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Hampton Presbyterian Church will hold an Ash Wednesday worship service to mark the first day of Lent on Feb. 17 at 7:30 p.m. Depending on the covid restrictions in place when the service occurs, ashes may be distributed, according to church officials. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the nursery will...

Reed Smith’s 2021 promotion class includes two Fox Chapel area attorneys. Christopher Brennan is a member of the Global Regulatory Enforcement Group and Jennifer Gardner is a member of the Global Corporate Group focusing on employee benefit and executive compensation matters. Brennan is an antitrust lawyer who blends economic theory...

Monroeville Municipality has 22 vacancies across nine different boards, commissions and authorities, according to municipal records. Municipal Manager Tim Little said he is accepting letters of interest, along with resumes for the positions. For more information, visit monroeville.pa.us. Church event planned Monroeville Christian Church will host Oklahoma-based Creation Truth Foundation...

Hampton Presbyterian Church will observe the first day of Lent on Feb. 17 with an Ash Wednesday worship service at 7:30 p.m. Ashes will be distributed, pending restrictions. The nursery is not available during covid-19 but small children are welcome to be with their families in the service. There are...

You can always tell what the Democrats are guilty of by what they accuse Republicans of doing. In his letter “GOP’s desperate actions” (Jan. 5, TribLIVE), Robert J. Reiland states: “Our Republicans in office have become so drunk on power that they no longer value the nation or the Constitution.”...

Fewer people gambled in casinos in Pennsylvania in 2020. Is anyone surprised? The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board recently issued a report that detailed that fact, outlining how one of the state’s newest and fastest growing industries faced the same kind of problems many others did during the coronavirus pandemic. Total...

The Pennsylvania General Assembly is fast-tracking an attempt to change the Pennsylvania Constitution to establish judicial districts for state appellate courts. Instead of having statewide elections for these judges, we would elect them by regions, drawn by the legislators, giving the General Assembly too much influence over the courts. This...

Pennsylvania was ground zero for accusations of rigged elections by President Trump and Republican, including Western Pennsylvania representatives Guy Reschenthaler, Mike Kelly and John Joyce. Multiple Pennsylvania investigations found a total of three confirmed cases of voter fraud, all for Trump. With this information and 64 of 65 court cases...

Publicize your non-profit’s meetings, fundraisers and community events in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Lenten fish fry listings wanted Ash Wednesday is Feb. 17. The Stroller is compiling a list of fish fries taking place Ash Wednesday...

Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Jan. 25....

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Sewickley Public Library, 500 Thorn St., is not open to the public and is offering only remote services and curbside pickup. To schedule curbside pickup, fill out the form online requesting the items you want, select a date and time and pick up the items at the scheduled time. When...

Pine-Richland 3rd grader pens fantasy novel A Pine-Richland third grader who loves to read and was inspired by her teacher’s writing assignments published her first paperback novel. The fantasy fiction book titled “Magic Alliances: Three Days Dark Magic” was written by Riya Jhamb, who attends Eden Hall Upper Elementary. The...

South West Communities Chamber of Commerce virtual events On March 2, the South West Communities Chamber of Commerce will host its first annual virtual trade show. The 2021 Virtual Summit will showcase companies across online channels to help participants grow their business in the new year. This full-day online event...

Basketball Boys Monday’s schedule WPIAL Class 5A Section 1 Ringgold at Albert Gallatin, 7 p.m. Class 4A Section 2 Lincoln Park at Quaker Valley, 6:30 p.m. Class 2A Section 2 Northgate at Chartiers-Houston, 7:30 p.m. Section 3 Serra Catholic at Jeannette, 7:30 p.m. Class A Section 1 Rochester at Western...

They couldn’t beat him at the polls in November, but leaders of Pennsylvania’s Democratic Party on Sunday called for Republican U.S. Rep. Scott Perry, an outspoken Donald Trump supporter who represents Harrisburg, Hershey and York, to resign following news reports he urged Trump to use a lawyer from Philadelphia to...

Spotlight PA is an independent, non-partisan 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 — In December 2017, Gov. Tom Wolf signed legislation to increase oversight for drug and alcohol recovery houses — a...

A McKeesport man died over the weekend, days after he was beaten and strangled during a suspected home invasion that left a woman in the home with injuries as well, according to police. David Gutierrez-Faust, 66, died Saturday, four days after police say he was beaten and strangled in his...

The covid-19 pandemic is out of control, President Biden’s nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services said Sunday, echoing the commander-in-chief’s recent prediction about the months ahead. “The plane is in a nosedive, and we’ve got to pull it up and you’re not going to do that overnight,” Xavier...

PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles hired Nick Sirianni to be their next head coach, the team announced Sunday morning. Sirianni, 39, spent the past three seasons as the Colts’ offensive coordinator, and he replaces Doug Pederson, who was fired last week after five seasons, three playoff appearances, two NFC East titles...

Now some good news for a change. Help is on the way! President-elect Biden has a “plan” to wipe out the coronavirus and planned to initiate it on “day one.” I’m sure his plan will be fast, safe and effective, because he campaigned and won on that promise. P.S. I...

Chris Cuomo, talking head at CNN, recently said, ” Show me where it is written that protests have to be peaceful.” I can understand his ignorance of the subject, since his party seems to detest the governing law of our land, the U.S. Constitution. He might look up the First...

Why are Washington lawmakers so aghast at the occurrences of Jan. 6? Beginning in May 2020, maybe sooner, they let unrest happen all over the United States. Then it came to their doorstep. This unrest proved how vulnerable the Capitol building is, but lawmakers had tunnels to escape reality. The...

Hats off to the workers at the Greensburg VA Primary Care Center. My husband ran out of his medication over the holidays and they were able to get him enough meds to hold him over until the refill came from the VA pharmacy. They are a very caring group of...

Regarding Carol Carion’s letter “Where were calls for togetherness during Trump’s term?” (Dec. 1, TribLIVE): I am a Korean War veteran and staunch Democrat who voted for President Trump in 2016 to “clean up the political swamp.” Since he won, he was my president, and I supported him. Unfortunately, there...