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Editorial cartoons for the week of March 15
Editorial cartoons for the week of March 15....
In Brief: CVHS musical, bunny car hop and more in Carnegie, Bridgeville
Chartiers Valley High School musical Chartiers Valley High School’s musical, “FAME: The Musical,” is running 7:30 p.m. March 17 through March 20. Tickets are $10 and are prioritized and open to families only first. If all family ticket requests have been filled and there are still open seats available under...
Trib Total Media launches ‘Dine Local’ to give local restaurants a free online showcase
To showcase the region’s restaurants as they emerge from the pandemic’s challenges, Trib Total Media has launched the website “Dine Local,” powered by its MeSearch technology. Owners of local establishments can, free of charge, claim a listing on the site. Beyond providing basic contact information, they can customize the listing...
Georgia Lt. Gov. Duncan sharpens rift with GOP over Trump, says he won’t run for SenateVideo
ATLANTA — Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan further distanced himself from many in his party’s conservative base on Sunday in a “Meet the Press” interview when he blasted proposed election restrictions as “solutions in search of a problem” and sharpened his criticism of former President Donald Trump. The first-term Republican...
KDKA’s Mary Ours won’t be back on the air till the summer … here’s why
KDKA meteorologist Mary Ours will be off the air until the summer because she’s going on maternity leave. On Sunday morning, Ours announced on social media that she would be taking a break to give birth to a son. And she used the hashtag #38weekspregnant so it could be soon....
JuJu Smith-Schuster: Pittsburgh will always be ‘part of who I am’
If receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster signs elsewhere as a free agent, he says he will still carry a part of Pittsburgh with him. The future of Smith-Schuster, who becomes an unrestricted free agent Wednesday, may be unclear, but his professed love for the city doesn’t appear to be in doubt. “No...
Report: Rangers place Jack Johnson on waivers
The New York Rangers reportedly placed much-maligned former Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Jack Johnson on waivers on Sunday. NHL Network insider Elliotte Friedman first reported the move. Johnson signed a one-year, $1.15 million deal with the Rangers just days after the Penguins bought out his contract. The Penguins put Johnson on...
Authorities investigating fatal Big Beaver fire as a homicide
A man is dead after an early morning house fire in Big Beaver that authorities say is being investigated as a homicide. Beaver County Emergency Management Agency officials confirmed the coroner’s office was dispatched to the scene of the fire on the 1000 block of Shenango Road in Big Beaver...
As pandemic continues, GOP lawmakers prepare for retreat at pricey Nemacolin Woodlands Resort
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. A version of this story originally appeared in our free weekly newsletter. HARRISBURG — When Republican lawmakers come together for their annual retreats this month and next...
What you need to know about NFL free agency and the reduced salary cap
Cut, cut, hike! The NFL’s 2021 business year begins Wednesday, and the marketplace will be filled with high-profile free agents as teams have to shed costs in the wake of a bizarre season of fake crowd noise and cardboard fans. Whereas a year ago everyone was focused on where Tom...
Robert Morris among 8 teams in NCAA women’s ice hockey championships in Erie
Erie Insurance Arena will be the host site for the NCAA Women’s Ice Hockey Championships this week. The tournament will begin with four quarterfinal games on Monday and Tuesday. The Frozen Four semifinals will follow on Thursday, and the finals will be played Saturday. 1. Northeastern Huskies (20-1-1) 4th appearance,...
Here are 5 storylines to watch as Penn State football begins spring practice
Monday is set to be the beginning of one of the more unique spring practice periods since James Franklin took over as Penn State’s head football coach in 2014. It will be the first time the program has held a spring practice since 2019, after last year’s practices were canceled...
Editorial: The trouble with mandating paid sick leave
It is hard to ask more of small business. In the last year, businesses of all kinds have been stretched to the breaking point. And then they stretched further. And then many of them broke. The neighborhood bar. Swanky restaurants where you save up for a nice night out. Theaters...
Shaler area real estate transactions for the week of March 14, 2021
Etna Fairhope Holdings LLC sold property at 409 Butler St. to 409 Butler St. LLC for $66,000. Millvale Timothy Burns sold property at 112 Fornoff St. to Taylor Soltez for $128,000. Reserve Israel Kazew sold property at 2109 Mt. Troy Road to 910 Ash Street Holdings LLC for $200,000. Shaler...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of March 14, 2021
Delmont Estate of Carol Castellano sold property at 6 W Pine St. to Barry and Tammy Kelley for $190,000. Forest Hills John Carretta trustee sold property on Braddock Road to Forest Hills Borough for $10,000. Teri Rogacki sold property at 303 Forest Ridge Drive to Liza Haberstroh for $174,500. Jeffrey...
The Herald area real estate transactions for the week of March 14, 2021
Etna Fairhope Holdings LLC sold property at 409 Butler St. to 409 Butler St. LLC for $66,000. Fox Chapel Dannic Properties LLC sold property at 335 Fox Chapel Road to John and Marissa Nakayama for $375,000. Dan Sciullo sold property at 130 Willow Farms Court to Brian and Ashley Barritt...
Hampton area real estate transactions for the week of March 14, 2021
Hampton Darren DelTondo sold property at 3914 Ash Drive to Rui Yuan and Shuo Zhao for $600,999. Robert Tegge sold property at 4843 Cherry St. to Kenneth and Sarah Waters for $400,000. Daniel Schwartz sold property at 5150 Hardt Road to Talman Charters for $92,000. Samir Suleiman sold property at...
Letter to the editor: Who’s looking after Westmoreland residents?
What took our county commissioners so long to jump on the problem of low vaccine distribution in Westmoreland County? This is March, and just now have anyone one of them come out with a statement to help. I and many other senior citizens have called numerous offices to try and...
Letter to the editor: Republicans’ tax plans
The article “Wolf asks for tax increase on Pa.`s top earners amid pandemic; GOP pans proposal as ‘irresponsible’” (Feb. 3, TribLIVE) illustrates an often repeated phase: “Republicans know how to message, how to campaign, and Democrats know how to govern.” The comments by our Republican lawmakers were all standard sound...
Letter to the editor: Prioritize states following CDC guidelines
Perhaps the government should prioritize vaccine distributions and give out to those states who are following CDC guidelines. It’s unfair to the states that are following the guidelines and their citizens who have been on waiting lists for weeks to get vaccinated. Marilyn Dvorsky Greensburg...
Letter to the editor: Robin Hood returned money to taxpayers
I share the sentiments of letter-writer Stewart B. Epstein (“We need a president with a ‘Robin Hood’ agenda,” Feb. 26, TribLIVE). However, my understanding of the true story of Robin Hood was that he stole money from the king’s tax collectors and returned it to the taxpayers. The concept of...
Letter to the editor: Westmoreland commissioners must step up
I do not understand why Westmoreland County has been so stalled in response to covid-19 . A recent analysis ranked Pennsylvania 44th out of 50 states in getting the vaccine out to residents. Westmoreland is the 11th most populous county in Pennsylvania, yet we are 57 out of 67 in...
North Country Brewing owner contends Pa. officials unfairly targeted restaurants during pandemicVideo
The owner of North Country Brewing in Slippery Rock believes he did everything right. When faced with the initial covid-19 shutdown orders implemented by the governor a year ago — the first of which, right before St. Patrick’s Day, cost him about $32,000 in wasted food — Robert McCafferty closed....
Letter to the editor: Masks not being worn in Delmont
While I am glad to see some of the covid restrictions being rolled back due to the declining numbers, it’s good to remind people that we still have more daily cases than we did this time one year ago, when we went virtual. Members of our Delmont council have decided...
Letter to the editor: Pennsylvania is No. 1
All Pennsylvania residents, please stand. It is time to salute our great legislators. Pennsylvania has received a number of awards recently. Our population is 12 million plus, and our Legislature consists of 253 members. California has a population of 39 million plus, and its legislature consists of 120 members. The...
