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Arnold eyes spray park, other recreation projects
Arnold Council appears ready to allocate a large chunk of its 2021 Community Development Block Grant funds to recreation. On Tuesday, council gave preliminary approval to allocating $69,000 out of its CDBG allocation of nearly $312,000 with an eye toward creating a water spray park for children similar to one...
In brief: Little Sewickley Creek Road work, Sewickley StoryWalks and more
Sewickley StoryWalk This summer, the Sewickley Public Library invites you to grab the family and take a stroll through one of five different community StoryWalks set up throughout the Quaker Valley. A StoryWalk places pages from a children’s picture book along a walking path so that children and their caregivers...
In brief: Bethel Park resident earns Rising Star Award, Food drive on Montour Trail and more
Ariel Mookherji, owner of Crazy Good Events, recently received the inaugural Rising Star Award from the Women’s Business Network. Presented at the organization’s annual business meeting in May, the Rising Star Award is new in 2021. The award is designed to shine a light on members under 40 years old...
In brief: Ross police to host kid’s safety event, Marshall movies in the park, more in North Hills
Ross police hosting kid’s safety event, bike rodeo The Ross Township Police Department is playing host to a pair of upcoming events for kids. A free Kid’s Safety Event will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. June 25 at The Block Northway, 8013 McKnight Road. Activities include a display...
In brief: Women’s Business Network meetings, yard sale, more in South Hills
Women’s Business Network All professional women are welcome to attend as a guest at the meeting for no charge. At the time of publication, many chapters are meeting virtually; please check with the local chapter representative for more information. To learn more, visit www.wbninc.com. The Mount Lebanon Chapter’s next meeting...
In brief: Free summer lunch programs, flea market and more in Carnegie, South Fayette area
Free summer lunch programs Free grab-n-go breakfasts/lunches are being distributed at sites in both Carnegie and Crafton. The free meals are Monday through Friday throughout the summer and open to anyone 18 and under. There is no cost or sign-up required. In Carnegie, there will be three distribution locations: outside...
Letter to the editor: Ignoring science of abortion
It is commonplace today to demand that we accept the science of covid exposure and vaccination. Yet for the most part, many ignore the science of abortion and fetal development. Scientific progress is changing that debate. At six weeks, the fetal heart pumps blood to its own body and brain....
Editorial: All told, the school year was something amazing
Now that school is over for most kids, it’s finally time to take a good look at the way things went over the past nine months and give out some grades. Not to the students. Their final scores for math and reading and science and history are in. Their tests...
The Stroller, June 14, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, community events and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Free GED prep class offered in Harrison and online Allegheny Family Network North in Natrona Heights, Harrison, offers a free adult...
Letter to the editor: Assisting medical marijuana farmers
Pennsylvania has embraced the opportunity to establish an industrial hemp program. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has seen a significant increase in the request for new permits; Pennsylvania has been home to 885 hemp-growing permits over a four-year period. Ninety percent of Pennsylvania’s hemp farmers grow hemp for nonpsychoactive cannabinoids,...
More storms expected Monday as cleanup from severe weather continues
Francesca DeAngelis-Witchko and her husband were grilling outside in McCandless when Sunday’s hail storm hit. Then, their basement flooded. “Our backyard, it was basically a river,” she said. “It just started seeping into our basement and it came in through a bunch of our walls.” Their basement has about four...
Letter to the editor: What if Trump had kept his mouth shut?
A thought: Would Donald Trump still be president today if he’d slept soundly through the night and just shut the hell up? Just sayin.’ … Joe Marmo Cheswick...
Editorial cartoons for the week of June 14
Editorial cartoons for the week of June 14....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of June 14
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of June 14....
Pirates farm report for June 12, 2021: Curve’s Jeff Passantino shuts down Akron
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 18-17) defeated Nashville (Brewers), 7-4. CF Anthony Alford (.272) was 2 for 4 and hit his fifth home run of the season. 3B Hunter Owen (.188) also went 2 for 4 with a homer, and RF Troy Stokes Jr. (.211) added a home run. RHP James Marvel (2-1,...
High school sports schedules for Monday, June 14, 2021
High schools Baseball PIAA playoffs Semifinals Monday’s schedule Class 6A North Allegheny vs. Spring-Ford at PeoplesBank Park, York, 4 p.m.; North Penn vs. La Salle College at Bears Stadium, Boyerstown, 4 p.m. Class 5A Bethel Park vs. Central Mountain at PNG Field, Altoona, 3 p.m.; Red Land vs. Manheim Central...
At least one of two suspects is a juvenile in Austin shooting that injured 14Video
AUSTIN, Texas — A suspect arrested in connection with the mass shooting on Austin’s 6th Street that wounded 14 is a juvenile, and authorities Sunday were still considering what charges he will face, officials told the American-Statesman and KVUE-TV. Police and prosecutors have up to 48 hours from the time...
Ramesh Ponnuru: The phrase ‘systemic racism’ clouds productive debate
“It’s past time for America to discard the left-wing myth of systemic racism,” former Vice President Mike Pence said on a recent visit to New Hampshire. We should go a little further than that. Let’s discard the phrase “systemic racism” altogether. The chief function of that phrase is to make...
Pelosi demands Trump-era attorneys general testify on subpoenasVideo
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi demanded that Trump-era officials testify under oath about the Justice Department’s effort to secretly subpoena data from House Democrats and the news media. Former attorneys general Bill Barr and Jeff Sessions, along with Rod Rosenstein, a former deputy attorney general, must answer to questions about subpoenas...
Pine, Richland real estate transactions for the week of June 13, 2021
Pine Showcase Properties Inc. sold property at 202 Abbacy Drive to Zoltan Roman for $682,917. Showcase Properties Inc. sold property at 214 Abbacy Drive to Paul Lester Blinn IV and Madison Alexandra Kozlowski for $578,485. Villas of English Farms L.P. sold property at 502 Cambridge Court to NVR Inc. for...
The Herald area real estate transactions for the week of June 13, 2021
Blawnox Lisa Mastandrea sold property at 608 Carla Drive to Luke Picchi for $172,000. Etna Estate of John Drzik sold property at 129 Parker St. to Herman Louis Girvin for $4,550. Fox Chapel Ryan Shazier sold property at 2 Edgemoor Lane to Shuguang Huang and Adeline Yeo for $2,300,000. Samuel...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of June 13, 2021
Churchill Douglas Winsand trustee sold property at 2101 Beulah Road to Bradley and Stephanie Towell for $221,000. Estate of James Kukurin sold property at 6 Cliffwood Trail to David Allan Graham and Claire Frances Larkin for $435,000. Ronald Santoriello sold property at 120 Merrie Woode Drive to Joseph Stanley and...
Hampton area real estate transactions for the week of June 13, 2021
Hampton Judith Pistorius sold property at 4547 Bucktail Drive to Alanna Michalski for $227,000. Hampton Development Co. LLC sold property at 3286 Long Meadow Drive to Thomas and Mary Garnett for $85,000. John Walko sold property on Saddle Drive to DNA Custom Home Builder Inc. for $82,000. Thomas Williams sold...
Pandemic wreaks havoc on school food service, transportation budgets
As school leaders across the region debated the best way to keep students safe during the covid-19 pandemic, budgets for food and transportation services largely went bust as both districts and outside companies were left with fewer bodies queuing through cafeteria lines or riding buses. With schools bringing students back...
Letter to the editor: Obscenities have no place in political discourse
Regarding the article “Leechburg man defends obscene anti-Biden flag visible from preschool, daycare, church” (May 21, TribLIVE): Yes, sir, you have the right to fly that flag as high as you choose. However, why must you express your political views in such a crass, graphic way? I had a political...

