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President Donald Trump’s former top aide John Kelly sides with Jim Mattis over protests
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s former chief of staff John Kelly said Friday he agrees with former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’ criticism of the president’s hostility toward protests against police brutality. Kelly said he sides with Mattis’ view that Trump shouldn’t have threatened the use of active-duty troops to quell protests...
Rich Askey: To reopen our schools safely, Pennsylvania needs Congress’ help
In the months since covid-19 closed our schools, educators, parents, and students did a tremendous job transitioning from classrooms to kitchens and living rooms across Pennsylvania. Teachers continued teaching, and students continued learning — at a distance. This is far from the perfect way to educate our students. It’s not...
North Hills Cares in need of volunteers
North Hills Cares is in need of volunteers for the North Hills Cares-operated summer lunch program in the North Hills School District. Two-hundred kids have signed up, which is about 66% more children than last year. There are two opportunities for volunteers — either making lunches at North Hills UM...
UN agency: Iran violating all restrictions of nuclear deal
VIENNA — Iran has continued to increase its stockpiles of enriched uranium and remains in violation of its deal with world powers, the United Nations’ atomic watchdog said Friday. The International Atomic Energy Agency reported the finding in a confidential document distributed to member countries and seen by The Associated...
South Hills in brief: road work, webinars and more
Part of Prospect Road in Baldwin to close Prospect Road will close from Streets Run Road to about 400 feet north of Streets Run Road in Baldwin Borough starting at 7 a.m. June 8, according to a news release from the Allegheny County Department of Public Works. The closure, which...
Gene Torisky: Why I marched
No one asked why I participated in the Greensburg and Latrobe rallies for George Floyd — not that I expected it. A few observers in Latrobe seemed to assume all 100 marchers were violent members of “the antifa.” I say this because of the matching “(expletive) antifa” T-shirts those onlookers...
Shaler Area School District honors students with a series of parades
Shaler Area School District honored its third, sixth and eighth graders — students who are moving up to different buildings for the 2020-21 school year — with a series of parades. Burchfield, Marzolf, Reserve and Scott primary schools; Shaler Area Elementary School and Shaler Area Middle School all participated. The...
Letter to the editor: Gov. Tom Wolf’s comforting words
By now we all are familiar with Gov. Tom Wolf’s soft, reassuring words regarding the coronavirus and what we must do to stop it, to “protect lives.” On the surface his demeanor comes across as comforting. All the while elderly people were being isolated and dying in nursing homes, our...
Letter to the editor: Tobacco taxes and dying
Close to 500,000 Americans die every year as a result of smoking. I think we should start there. Do you think all the tax money from tobacco has anything to do with that? Clem Zahrobsky Delmont...
Signs of normalcy: Scenes from Western Pennsylvania in the green phaseVideo
Western Pennsylvania moved to the green phase of the state’s tiered reopening plan at 12:01 a.m. Friday, a step into a semblance of normalcy not seen since mid-March. Under the green phase, nail salons, barbershops, gyms and bowling alleys are among the businesses permitted to reopen, under certain restrictions. And...
Letter to the editor: Contrasts in America
Within the last week we have seen two contrasting sides of America. The first one deals with the George Floyd killing and the protests. Some are peaceful and legitimate. Many others are an excuse to vandalize, loot, burn businesses and a historic church, causing hundreds of millions in damages. Many...
South Hills libraries working toward resuming operations
Allegheny County moved into the green phase of reopening June 5, but some South Hills libraries’ doors will remain closed — for the time being. Staff returned to the Pleasant Hills Public Library building June 1 to prepare for reopening and to get new computer equipment installed. The library’s book...
Letter to the editor: We need to get back to normal
Things I’ve learned from the coronavirus: Gov. Tom Wolf chastised Ben Roethlisberger for getting a haircut, but his hair and beard are always neatly trimmed. I heard a rumor that the governor gave his barber a waiver. We are mandated by the governor to wear masks while in public, but...
The Stroller, June 5, 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. Parade to honor Valley High Class of 2020 A...
Shaler in brief: Library update, Women’s Business Network and more
Plant sale The Ingomar Garden Club will hold its annual fundraiser plant sale 10 a.m.-2 p.m. June 13 at the corner of Route 19 and Ingomar Road in front of Bruster’s Real Ice Cream in McCandless. A wide variety of perennials from members’ gardens, as well as garden-related crafts and...
Not even a pandemic can stop celebration for Leechburg Area High School seniors
The Leechburg Area High School Class of 2020 couldn’t enjoy normal festivities as a result of social distancing rules bought on by the worldwide covid-19 pandemic. But that didn’t stop people from Leechburg, West Leechburg and Gilpin coming out to give them a parade just before they graduated Thursday night....
Sewickley’s Tull theater working to reopen
The Tull Family Theater has announced that plans are underway to reopen. According to an email blast, new safety protocols will be in place when the nonprofit’s doors are open. Movie lovers, in the mean time, can visit www.thetullfamilytheater.com to watch films in the Virtual Screening Rooms. Selections include “A...
Many business owners amped up for ‘going green’ FridayVideo
Marianne Anzovino knows she might have to separate some hugs Friday during the first day The Aerobic Center at Lynch Field in Greensburg is reopened, but hearing the whir of exercise machines and clang of free weights once again will be worth it. “I’m sure it’s going to be a...
Grapeville restaurant gives away free spaghetti dinners
Angelo’s Cucina & Catering gave away 125 free spaghetti dinners Thursday afternoon to locals in Jeannette and Grapeville. Donations from Candy’s Corner Deli in Jeannette; Ken and Jeneen Tomajko, co-owners of Tomajko Arborist Services; and Grapeville resident Dave Durzyk made the event possible. Debbie DiTommaso-Huey, owner of the restaurant at...
New York Times writers condemn decision to run Sen. Tom Cotton’s op-ed calling for military mobilization
Demonstrations for the civil rights of black Americans that have gripped the country in recent days have spilled into the corridors of the New York Times, as writers protested the publication of an opinion piece calling for the military to be brought in to quell the unrest. Writers from across...
Saleem Ghubril: A message for Pittsburgh region’s children — you are special and loved
It was Friday evening, May 29, the end of a rough week, but not yet the end of a challenging season that has caused all of us to be under lockdown. Mr. George Floyd was killed that week, another life taken while being black and male in America. I got...
Laurels & lances: Ballots, memorials and bikes
Laurel: To making every vote count. There is no pretending that this primary election was like anything anyone has experienced before. For the people casting ballots, a delay for the covid-19 pandemic put the date squarely in the midst of sweeping protests — sometimes peaceful and sometimes violent. But for...
Crawford Pool in Glenshaw to open June 13, with restrictions
Crawford Pool in Glenshaw will open at 11 a.m. June 13, according to a post on Shaler Township’s website. Just last month, Shaler commissioners decided to refund residents who had purchased season passes because they didn’t know when the area would go green. At that time, the commissioners said that...
Quaker Valley virtual commencement available online
Quaker Valley will hold a virtual graduation ceremony at 7 p.m. today, Thursday. It will be available for viewing on the district’s YouTube channel. Seniors were encouraged to wear graduation caps and gowns. The names of every senior will be announced and Superintendent Dr. Tammy Andreyko will pronounce them graduates....
Pittsburgh leaders call for police reform after East Liberty protest melee
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto during a call for police reform Thursday morning said there are indications that police commanders did not give the go-ahead for using tear gas to disperse protesters during a Monday night protest in East Liberty. The hourslong march for racial justice began to break up around...
