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Letter to the editor: Ensuring ballots are counted
Voters in Pennsylvania need to know that if they received a mail-in ballot, they can trade that mail-in ballot at their polling location to vote on Election Day. They need to bring the ballot and the two envelopes that came with it. Democratic voters should be doing that to ensure...
Beaver County’s role in presidential race attracts attentionVideo
Beaver County’s role in the presidential election and the political transformation of the former Democratic stronghold are explored in a WPXI Now streaming special featuring Tribune-Review senior news editor Tom Fontaine. WPXI-TV investigative reporter Aaron Martin hosted the special, which also featured NBC News reporter Dasha Burns. “It’s hard to...
Letter to the editor: Vote for those who support life, freedom
Since its beginning, the moral standard of American society has been based on faith and family values, and that all people have certain unalienable rights endowed by our creator (per our Declaration of Independence). George Washington stated that “Religion and morality are the essential pillars of civil society.” Other founders...
Shaler area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 1
Reserve Robert Penwell sold property at 103 Maplewood Road to Tyler Joseph Presloid for $163,800. Shaler John Cochran sold property at 137 Elmwood Drive to Jacob Paul Salac for $227,000. Brandon Bartoldi sold property at 220 Evergreen Ave. to Jared Cline for $160,000. Spenser Ridge Development Inc. sold property on...
Editorial: Is Pennsylvania prepared for Election Day?
Pennsylvania is ready for the election on Tuesday. That’s what the state government says. “Pennsylvania is prepared. We are protected for this election and voters can cast their ballots with confidence. We are going to have a fair election where everyone can vote without interference,” Gov. Tom Wolf said Thursday....
The Herald area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 1
Fox Chapel James Troutman sold property at 111 The Oaks to William and Karlie Lewis for $430,000. Real estate transactions provided by RealSTATs. Contact RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit RealSTATs.net....
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 1
Churchill Adam Noll sold property at 2310 Forest Drive to Roberta Miller for $175,000. Manor Marta Matta sold property at 61 Observatory St. to Jennifer Marie Spinola for $173,500. Frederick Hubbard sold property at 506 Saddleridge Drive to Edward Mihalko Jr. and Kristin Mihalko for $415,000. Monroeville Hector Castellon sold...
Hampton area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 1
Hampton Weigang Peng sold property at 4449 Greengrove Drive to James Kordesich and Julia Knihnicky for $248,500. Matthew Backman sold property at 3143 Mohawk Drive to Daniel Asher and Kelly Noel Stewart for $391,000. McCandless LJM Homes LLC sold property at 1724 Guyton Road to Michael and Melanie Williams for...
Letter to the editor: David and Goliath updated
Growing up in an evangelical church, I recall “Sunday School,” where kindly parents taught us young teenagers the story of David fighting the fierce Philistine, Goliath. With only a sling in his hand, but also deep faith in God, David defeated a seasoned army champion! Later, I learned that the...
Letter to the editor: The Biden email scandal
Woodward and Bernstein set the journalistic standard in the Watergate scandal. A third-rate burglary set into motion a chain of events that led to the resignation of a president. There was Deep Throat. Follow the money. All the president’s men. The Washington Post set the standard for journalistic excellence in...
Letter to the editor: Country has changed
The Democrats elected President Trump and they haven’t learned one thing from their blundering performance under President Obama. Instead, have doubled-down on that eight-year folly. Sobering up from their defeat would have taught them that their shrillness in insisting on control, silence, obedience and conformism is not working for them....
Letter to the editor: USPS committed to delivering election mail
With a record number of people across the country voting by mail, the U.S. Postal Service is actively working to ensure the secure, timely delivery of the nation’s election mail. This is our No. 1 priority, and we value our partnership with state and local election boards to ensure a...
The Stroller, Nov. 1, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your church or organization going to host a food drive or free Thanksgiving Dinner? Send information to The Stroller as soon as possible to vndnews@tribweb.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Food drive to benefit Rosedale Food Pantry Lori Hummel of Howard Hanna Real Estate, Oakmont, will host a...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 31, 2020
Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Class 3A Championship Wednesday’s schedule Pine-Richland vs. Peters Township at Fox Chapel, 6:30 p.m. Class 2A Championship Monday’s schedule Penn-Trafford at Fox Chapel, 7:30 p.m. Class A Championship Monday’s schedule Shady Side Academy vs. Ellis School at Fox Chapel, 5 p.m. Football WPIAL playoffs Class 6A...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 1
Franklin Park Ramona Cain sold property at 1403 Field Club Ct to Jacob Baker for $527,000. Marshall Todd Whittemore sold property at 686 Chilliwack Ln to Ahmad and Janet Khamsi for $850,000. Celtic Capital LLC sold property at 226 Faulk Drive to Rider Dinnen and Gina Pratt for $291,425. Brennan...
Pine, Richland real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 1
Pine Cavalier Land Partn. L.P. sold property at Unknown Address to NVR Inc. for $362,400. Showcase Properties LLC sold property at 203 Abbacy Drive to Robert Michael and Vittoria Dowds for $500,379. Todd Krause sold property at 2027 Condor Ln to Donald and Stacy Splitstone for $804,000. Prem Sagar Nagrath...
Pittsburgh neighborhood real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 5
7th Ward Jonathan Fingeret sold property at 1 Ellsworth Place to Gierad Laput and Elizabeth Carter for $650,000. Estate of Sheila Schugar sold property at 736 Summerlea St. to Maguire Holdings LLC for $375,000. 10th Ward Edward Weisser sold property at 1663-1665 Jancey St. to Grant Alonso Partnership LLC for...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 1
Baldwin Borough Estate of Lawrence Lakomy sold property at Unknown Address to Richard Siel for $203,000. Earnell Miller sold property at 5220 Clairton Blvd. to 5520 SGN Grace LLC for $860,500. Mum Gautam sold property at 641 Judith Drive to Ram and Bishnu Kamar for $238,000. Paul Mierski sold property...
Bridgeville, Upper St. Clair real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 1
Bridgeville Estate of Elizabeth Delure Drew sold property at 214 Prestley Road to Donald Drew Jr. and Jonathan Fabiann for $40,000. Estate of Carl Witzberger sold property at 1403 Romano Drive to Carla Ann Colangelo for $174,900. Green Tree John Keil sold property at 1072 Greenlawn Drive to Brandon Benvenuti...
3 dead, 1 injured in shooting in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood
Three people are dead following a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood Saturday night, Pittsburgh Public Safety officials said. Officers responded to Beltzhoover Avenue near Edgemont Street shortly after 9 p.m. for reports of multiple shooting victims. Officials pronounced two men dead at the scene. A third man died Sunday morning,...
High school roundup for Oct. 31, 2020: Peters Township boys grab OT win in WPIAL quarters
Andrew Massucci scored the game-winning goal in the second overtime to lift No. 1 Peters Township (12-1-1) to a 2-1 victory over No. 9 Baldwin (8-7-1) in the WPIAL Class 4A boys soccer quarterfinals Saturday afternoon. Alex Grim also scored for Peters Township, which moves on to play No. 4...
Springdale boys score 5 second-half goals to pull away from Seton LaSalle
Springdale’s boys soccer team spent the first half of its quarterfinal match against Seton LaSalle trying to get a feel for the Rebels’ tactics. That approach led to a scoreless first 40 minutes at Peters Township as the teams vied for a berth in the WPIAL Class A semifinals. In...
Neighbors with differing political views find they still can act neighborlyVideo
Despite her lone Joe Biden sign in a street filled with Donald Trump signs, Suzanne Nace knows there’s no animosity between her and her neighbors. “You have your beliefs; we have our beliefs,” said Nace, 51, of Glenview Avenue in Greensburg. In neighborhoods across Westmoreland County, differing political views are...
Editorial: IUP’s job slashing is scary move
It’s that spooky time of year when things that chill the soul wait around every corner. Vampires. Zombies. Blood and gore and skeletons. But the scariest frights are the ones you didn’t expect. On Friday, what jumped out of the dark at 81 faculty members of Indiana University of Pennsylvania...
Sounding off: Where are the adults?
Peter, Paul & Mary had a hit with “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” in 1962. Today a new hit song might be “Where Have All the Adults Gone?” I have exercised my right to vote since I was 18. I knew the date of the election and voted, and...
