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Westmoreland news includes palm distribution, Swiss steak dinner
Church services • Derry First United Methodist Church will distribute palms from 10 a.m. to noon March 27 in the church parking lot, 311 N. Ligonier St., and at the 11 a.m. March 28 in-person Palm Sunday service. Alternate arrangements: 724-694-8333 Employment help • Westmoreland County YWCA, Greensburg, is offering...
Former Pitt employee charged with stealing over 13,000 masks at start of pandemic
The former director of emergency management at the University of Pittsburgh was indicted Tuesday in federal court on charges that he stole thousands of masks from campus at the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic and sold them on his eBay page. Christopher Casamento, 42, of Ross had access to N95...
Penn State’s Tariq Castro-Fields hoping to stay healthy, lead CBs
Tariq Castro-Fields isn’t supposed to be analyzing the benefits of one more spring practice this year. Fact is, there was never supposed to be a 2021 season for him in a Penn State uniform. In an ideal world, he’d have been long gone, pursuing his NFL dreams. After his junior...
Baldwin football team adds life skills to training program
Football season always means training. This year, members of the Baldwin High School football team are not just toning their muscles for the season, they are learning skills for life. Once a week before team workouts, members of the football team – along with any of their student peers who...
Letter to the editor: Disagree with election results? Return stimulus checks.
Here’s a novel idea for everyone who thinks Joe Biden’s election to the presidency was fraudulent, and especially for those who continue to display Trump signs and flags to disagree with the election results: When your stimulus checks arrive, don’t accept them. Return them to the U.S. Treasury Department, since...
Carnegie Carnegie staffer gives tips for navigating news shared on social media
Did you know that a Pew Research Center poll shows that more than two-thirds of adults get at least some of their news from social media? Just under half of those people get their news from Facebook. I feel safe in generalizing that most of us have a distrust of...
Letter to the editor: Resist oligarchy with antitrust laws
We all know Punxsutawney Phil, the weather-predicting groundhog. Lesser known, there are many sage woodchucks all over the region, spanning all areas of expertise. Henrietta Woodchuck lives in the vacant lot behind the house here in Perry Hilltop. Her specialty is world politics and macroeconomics. It’s a popular double major...
Man arrested, accused of leading police on a chase in Franklin Park, Ross
A North Versailles man was arrested after fleeing from police after a stop early Tuesday morning, according Ross police. A Franklin Park Police officer stopped Kasey Gusty, 36, on Route 79 southbound around 12:30 a.m. due to suspicion that Gusty was driving while on a DUI-related suspension. As the officer...
Letter to the editor: 11 million illegal immigrants
For over a decade the accepted number of illegal immigrants living within our borders has been 11 million. This has been repeated by the liberal media and picked up and parroted by politicians and taken as gospel by those who can’t substantiate that on their own. We are told that...
The Stroller, March 24, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s meetings, events and fundraisers in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Redemption Church to deliver free food for Easter dinner Redemption Church in Lower Burrell will deliver free food that can be cooked for Easter...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 23, 2021
High schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Tuesday’s results Archbishop Wood 72, Lower Merion 68 Reading 68, Upper St. Clair 46 Finals Saturday’s schedule Archbishop Wood (19-0) vs. Reading (25-2) at Giant Center, 7:30 p.m. Class 5A Finals Friday’s schedule Archbishop Ryan (12-5) vs. Cathedral Prep (17-7) at...
Penn State recommends covid-19 testing students as cases continue to rise
As cases of covid-19 continue rising on Penn State’s campus, the university has again — “out of an abundance of caution” — recommended that all students in three more dorms get tested. Students living in Pollock’s Beaver Hall and the East’s Geary and Packer halls were urged Monday to either...
Rochester rally comes up short in semifinal loss to Bishop Guilfoyle
Early hot shooting enabled Bishop Guilfoyle to build a solid lead over three quarters. The Marauders needed that cushion as Bishop Guilfoyle turned back a furious Rochester rally to defeat the Rams, 55-50, in a PIAA Class A semifinal Tuesday night. Senior Teresa Haigh scored 28 points, including six 3-pointers...
Chartiers Valley sinks Spring Grove, earns chance to defend state title
WINGATE – Sometimes, losing can be a good thing. After going two years without tasting defeat, the Chartiers Valley girls’ basketball team dropped — gasp — three games this season. It might have made the Colts better, though. “I think you take things for granted sometimes,” Colts junior forward Perri...
Judge in Capitol riot case blasts DOJ over ‘60 Minutes’ interviewVideo
WASHINGTON — A federal judge in charge of one of the highest-profile cases stemming from the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot rebuked the Justice Department for discussing its probe in public. “These defendants are entitled to a fair trial, not one that is conducted in the media,” U.S. District Judge...
Patrick W. Quinn, Allegheny County court administrator and youth coach, dies
Over the last few days, Patrick Quinn’s children have been inundated with messages paying tribute to him. Some thank him for teaching them how to play football, baseball or basketball through youth sports in Mt. Washington and Brookline. But most of them praise him for teaching them to be good...
Living with Children: Advice on behavior issues
Question: My 3-year-old is prone to ear infections. When he has one, his behavior deteriorates considerably. He becomes disobedient and given to angry outbursts. When his ears are clear, he’s generally delightful to be around. I’m reluctant to discipline him when his ears are hurting him, but I’d like your...
Biden urges gun control laws as another mass shooting alters his pandemic-relief tour
WASHINGTON — For the second time in a week, President Joe Biden’s campaign to broaden public awareness and support for his pandemic relief benefits has been overshadowed by a mass shooting, thrusting the fraught issue of gun control to the fore. On Tuesday, he was set to travel to Ohio,...
This week’s Giant Eagle Heinz Field vaccination clinics are full
As of Tuesday afternoon, Giant Eagle’s mass vaccination clinics at Heinz Field on Thursday and Friday are full. Giant Eagle spokesperson Dick Roberts said that while additional clinics will take place, he cannot comment on how many more there will be. Appointments are required. Only those eligible under Pennsylvania’s Phase...
Ticks present concern about Lyme disease as weather warms
As the weather warms and people once again take to the outdoors, state officials are reminding residents that in addition to health and safety protocols for covid-19, there is also one of the state’s most persistent pests to consider: the black-legged tick, the primary vector for Lyme disease in Pennsylvania....
Drugs, tampering with evidence, among charges handled March 15, 2021 by Monroeville Judge Jeffrey Herbst
Monroeville District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst handled these cases March 15, 2021. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. All charges were filed by Monroeville police. Held for court • Tanesha Lynne Olverson, 35, of Pittsburgh on two counts of criminal attempt, making...
Lawsuit alleges sex discrimination and retaliation at Ross/West View EMS
A Ross/West View paramedic contends in a federal lawsuit that she has been subject to repeated instances of sexual harassment spanning almost three decades by colleagues and supervisors there, including a supervisor exposing himself to her, and being touched inappropriately. In addition, Jenifer A. Swab, 57, said that she is...
Police log: Multiple charges filed by Monroeville police March 10-16, 2021
The following charges were filed March 10-16, 2021, with Monroeville District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst. All charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted: • Arlene R. Zuhosky, 53, of Trafford with driving on roadways laned for traffic and a DUI. Charges were filed March 10 in connection with...
Criminal mischief, drug charges among those handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court March 8 and 15, 2021
Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • April Hailstork, 44, 0f Penn Hills on charges of accident involving damage...
Letter to the editor: Thank Trump for expediting vaccine
While Joe Biden was hiding in his cellar during the pandemic, it was President Trump who initiated Operation Warp Speed. Please do not think that Biden had anything to do with expediting the vaccine. Give credit where it is due. Thank you, President Trump! Jim Meyer Jefferson Township, Butler County...
