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Letter to the editor: A vote for Biden is vote against unborn
Simply put, any vote for Joe Biden is a vote against unborn children and a vote for your pocketbook. The rest doesn’t matter. Susan Keyser East Huntingdon...
Letter to the editor: No reason to cancel fall college sports
Mark Madden is, in my opinion, 100% incorrect about playing college sports (“College sports need to tap out for fall season,” July 10, TribLIVE). I believe there is zero reason for colleges to be canceling seasons, or to be holding classes online. (The same argument applies to K-12 even more...
Letter to the editor: Wolf’s severance tax would hurt Pa.’s pandemic recovery
So many Westmoreland County residents are more than ready to return to work. While we need to continue observing public health guidelines, we also need to make sure our leaders are putting smart policies in place. These policies need to ensure that businesses will have access to reliable, affordable energy...
Letter to the editor: If Joe Biden wins, USA will never be the same
To put this upcoming election in perspective, one only need go back to 2016 when President Obama dismissed Joe Biden, his vice president, as the Democrats’ endorsed candidate for president, and instead christened Hillary Clinton. So this is what we have as the left’s best to offer in 2020, an...
Letter to the editor: Reschenthaler’s kumbaya moment over
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler’s op-ed “Trump built greatest American economy before. He’ll do it again” (June 22, TribLIVE), intended as a kumbaya moment for unity, was actually a commercial for Donald Trump, as noted by letter-writers Leonard Mucci (“Reschenthaler drank the Kool-Aid,” July 6, TribLIVE) and Joanne Garing (“Reschenthaler’s Trump view...
The Stroller, July 21, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your non-profit organization going to have a fundraiser? Send information to The Stroller at least a week in advance to vndnews@tribweb.com or The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank to stop in Vandergrift As part...
Former Fox News employee accuses ex-anchor Ed Henry of rape
NEW YORK — Fox News is once again confronting allegations of sexual misconduct by its senior news staff. A former Fox News employee and a guest allege in a federal lawsuit that they were subjected to a range of sexually inappropriate behavior by ex-anchor Ed Henry and two of the...
John M. Crisp: Ominous days ahead for post office
A strange thing happened last week. The mail didn’t arrive. In a world beset by climate change, racial injustice and a pandemic, the failure of my letter carrier to swiftly complete his appointed rounds is a minor disappointment. Besides, like most Americans, I communicate largely via email. It’s immediate. Messages...
Editorial: Harrison Point project should stay prepared to roll with the changes
Planning for the future is always important. That doesn’t stop just because of economic upheaval and a global pandemic. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is putting $3 million into a road modification for Route 366 (Bull Creek Road) just off Route 28’s Tarentum exit. It would support a 162-acre business...
John Dorfman: LGI Homes and Progressive show rapid revenue growth
One sign of a good stock is rapid revenue growth. Sure, profits are what ultimately count. But you can’t grow profits for long unless revenue is growing too. Right now, some investors are chasing companies with fast revenue growth but scant earnings or none — the likes of Uber Technologies...
Report: NFL offers to scrap preseason games; players to be tested every day for 1st 2 weeks of campVideo
The NFL has offered to scrap all preseason games, a person familiar with the decision told the Associated Press. The players’ association had sought no preseason games, and the league had reduced the exhibition schedule to two games. But Monday evening, the NFL said it would eliminate those preseason contests...
Homeland Security making plans to deploy 150 agents in Chicago this week, with scope of duty unknownVideo
CHICAGO — The Department of Homeland Security is crafting plans to deploy about 150 federal agents to Chicago this week, the Chicago Tribune has learned, a move that would come amid growing controversy nationally about federal force being used in American cities. The Homeland Security Investigations, or HSI, agents are...
Penn Hills real estate transactions, July 20
Penn Hills Karmen Pugh sold property at 2600 Blackridge Ave. to Alexis Jackson for $170,000. Jean Coates sold property at 126 Charleston Drive to RS Holdings 201 LLC for $20,600. James Cox Jr. sold property at 308 Fielding Drive to Tammera Townes for $168,900. James Zerfoss sold property at 23...
Plum real estate transactions, July 20
Plum Terence Churilla sold property at 861 Blue Ridge Road to Lucas Tucci and Courtney Coll for $199,900. NVR Inc. sold property at 501 October Court to Tariq and Elizabeth Francis for $437,155. NVR Inc. sold property at 408 September Drive to Susan Kelly trustee for $331,375. NVR Inc. sold...
The Herald-area real estate transactions, July 20
Aspinwall William Buck sold property at 105 Center Ave. to Reagan and Dana Berube for $489,000. Estate of Robert McQuaid sold property at 201 Western Ave. to Kevin Kerr and Jenna Monocello for $270,000. Etna Estate of Thomas Ford Jr. sold property at 34 Ganster St. to MEC Passive Properties...
Monroeville real estate transactions, July 20
Monroeville Daniel Sigg sold property at 102 Kelvington Drive to Michael Chismar for $225,125. Amy Miller sold property at 205 Spartan Drive to Kevin Patrick and Megan Carey Shanley for $189,900. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB sold property at 441 Thomas St. to REO Acquisition I LLC for $22,000. REO...
North Hills real estate transactions, July 20
Bellevue Shawn Zugai sold property at 456 Dawson Ave. to Luke Hertweck for $86,000. Bradford Woods Larry Breitenstein sold property at 70 Marblehead Hbr to Judith Edwards for $260,000. Etna Estate of Thomas Ford Jr. sold property at 34 Ganster St. to MEC Passive Properties LLC for $46,000. Franklin Park...
Pine-area real estate transactions, July 20
Pine Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc. sold property at unknown address to Michael Logan and Melissa Pantalo Rawlins for $895,000. Cavalier Land Partn. L.P. sold property at 2015 Cherry Road to NVR Inc. for $120,000. Pine Development Co. sold property at 216 Murrin Court to Adam and Tiffany Spitznagel for $220,000....
Hampton real estate transactions, July 20
Hampton NVR Inc. sold property at 5158 Hampton Place Drive 300 to Michael Talotta and Nikki Antoszewski for $582,380. Brookfield Relocation Inc. sold property at 4912 Meadow Crest Drive to Mathis Pfaendler and Holly Rosenblatt for $300,000. Cary Montgomery sold property at 3972 Middle Road to Derek and Lexington Rykaczewski...
Shaler-area real estate transactions, July 20
Etna Estate of Thomas Ford Jr. sold property at 34 Ganster St. to MEC Passive Properties LLC for $46,000. Shaler SIH Projects LLC sold property at 514 Friday Road to Tomothy and Samantha Hopson for $130,000. Harriet Navarro sold property at 536 Little Pine Creek Road to Lan Thi Liu...
Sewickley-area real estate transactions, July 20
Aleppo Gwynn Wardwell sold property at 317 Sewickley Ridge Drive to Mark and Carol Limbach for $530,000. Linda Buckley sold property at 203 Timber Lane to Morgan Iacovino for $189,900. Sewickley Julie Wiltman sold property at 808 Beaver St. to Carol Sirianni for $614,800. David Holland Jr. sold property at...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of July 20
Baldwin Borough William Barry Weiner sold property at 3133 Churchview Ave. to First Churchview Trust No. 1031330 for $37,300. Carol Ann Kunzler sold property at 51 Hollow Haven Drive to Kely Lynn Spalaris for $174,900. Preston Garrett Siemsen sold property at 818 Irwin Drive to Wesley and Paula Sewell for...
Bridgeville, Carnegie area real estate transactions for the week of July 20
Bridgeville Michael Reynolds sold property at 814 McLaughlin Run Road to Ragtop Properties LLC for $350,000. George Harris sold property at 312 St. Clair St. to Vanessa Love for $132,900. Carnegie Wanda Clay trustee sold property at 920 Forsythe Road to David and Vicky Jo Sawyer for $94,036. Collier Mark...
Derry Township woman killed after gun apparently shot outside her homeVideo
A Derry Township woman was killed Monday when she was struck by a bullet apparently fired from outside her home, according to Trooper Steve Limani. State police are investigating the death of 52-year-old Tracy Marie Squib as a homicide. “It appears … that the gunshot came from outside the house,...
Pine supervisors meeting limited to 25 people
The Pine Township board of supervisors meeting scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Monday will be limited to 25 people, including the board and staff. According to the municipality’s website, masks will be required and those attending should maintain social distancing. During the meeting, a public hearing will be held regarding an...

