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Letter to the editor: Great turnout to honor vets in Lower Burrell
The officers, veteran members and managers of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 92 in Lower Burrell are amazed and humbled by the number of people who turned out to place flags on the graves of veterans at Greenwood Cemetery on the Saturday before Memorial Day. Members, neighbors, parents and...
Letter to the editor: We can’t take 4 more years of divisiveness
The most critical issue facing us in the 2020 election isn’t immigration or health care. It is the need to heal the deep political fractures that have formed between us over time, but never more severely than during this last presidential term. Every four years, about half of the American...
Letter to the editor: Uprising may be painful new beginning
The National Guard was sent in to control the uprising in Minneapolis, and cities across the country have joined in the protest and uprising against racial injustice and the inhumane treatment of black citizens at the hands of white law enforcement officers. Yes, I am calling it an uprising, not...
The Stroller, June 2, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Read The Stroller daily for announcements of how everyone can ease the pressure and stress of others, even while maintaining social distancing. Information for The Stroller should be emailed to vndnews@tribweb.com. Apollo Memorial Library reopened for porch side pickup Apollo Memorial Library has reopened today for porch side pickup....
Editorial: Pandemic responses are moving targets
What if everyone just acknowledged no one has been through this before? Oh sure, this isn’t the first pandemic that has happened in history. This isn’t the first time there have been quarantines. This isn’t the first time people have gotten sick or died, and it won’t be the last....
Twitter hides Tweet from Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz for policy violation
Twitter Inc. says that Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican, violated the company’s policy around glorifying violence in a tweet posted Monday. In the tweet, Gaetz called the far-left, anti-fascist protesters known as Antifa “terrorists.” He then asked, “can we hunt them down like we do those in the Middle...
Military police on alert at White House as Trump orders crackdown on protestersVideo
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has ordered the creation of a military “central command center” to deploy federal assets to local governments struggling to respond to a surge of protests and riots over the death of George Floyd in police custody, the White House said Monday. The operation will be...
Insider buying at Carrier, Greenbrier and Zion
Three CEOs took million-dollar bites of their own cooking in May. At Carrier Global Corp. (CARR), which makes heating and air conditioning equipment, Chief Executive David Gitlin spent just over $1 million to increase his stake. At Greenbrier Companies Inc. (GBX), which manufactures rail cars, a trust connected with CEO...
Collegiate baseball league to start in Johnstown
It looks like sports will return methodically this summer, and that will include the restart of a longtime tradition in Cambria County. What would summer in Johnstown be without baseball? The Johnstown Collegiate Baseball League is set to begin June 17, according to the Johnstown Tribune-Democrat. League commissioner Don Stanton...
Diaper giveaway at PPG Paints Arena postponed
The Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank will be hosting a diaper giveaway for families facing financial hardships, just a few weeks later than expected. Originally scheduled for June 5 at PPG Paints Arena, the drive has been postponed. It will be rescheduled, and a new date will be announced soon. Participants...
20 arrested as protests turn violent in East Liberty, ShadysideVideo
Peaceful protests Monday in Pittsburgh ended in smoke, violence and confusion for the second time in three days, with police and city officials blaming small groups of instigators and saying they had no choice but to use force to disperse the crowd. For hours, the protesters — nearly a thousand...
Putin sets July 1 vote that could extend his rule until 2036
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday set a July 1 date for a nationwide vote on constitutional amendments allowing him to extend his rule until 2036, even as the nation is continuing to record high numbers of new coronavirus cases. Speaking during a live video call with top...
Donnell Drinks: I cherish the right to vote
Voting in our democracy carries different meanings for different people. For some Americans, voting is a proud exercise of a franchise they have had since this nation’s founding. For others, voting represents the culmination of generations of struggle to secure that franchise. Whatever a person’s path, I believe voting in...
Big Ten recruiting rankings: Ohio State, Michigan stay on top with Penn State positioned to surge
The Big Ten recruiting race has continued at a blistering pace despite the coronavirus pandemic, and while the usual suspects remain atop the conference’s rankings, there are some upstart challengers in the top five. It should be interesting to see how everything plays out, especially with no sign of when...
Police: Shaler man linked to violence at Pittsburgh protest turns self in
A half-dozen cans of spray paint and a distinct black hoodie linked a Shaler man to the destruction of a Pittsburgh police car in Uptown on Saturday, the riotous spark that touched off hours of violence and marred what was meant to be a peaceful protest, according to police. Brian...
Pittsburgh extends overnight curfew another day
Pittsburgh will be under curfew again Monday night. The city’s Public Safety department announced this morning via Twitter that the 8:30 p.m. curfew that had been in effect Saturday and Sunday nights will be extended another night. The curfew lifts at 6 a.m. Tuesday. Authorities announced the curfew Saturday in...
Pine, Richland real estate transactions for the week of May 31
Pine Gary Leo sold property at 546 Douglas Drive to Kay Wisniewski for $395,000. Richland Jeffrey Simon sold property at 466 Jenny Drive to Patrick and Staci DeSaro for $440,000. Richard Ehrhardt sold property at 5732 Summit St. to Jeffery Gleim Jr. and Maria Gleim for $165,000. Real estate transactions...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of May 31
Bellevue Maria Orton sold property at 432 Jefferson Ave. to Morgan Hinish for $138,000. GMG Rentals Inc. sold property at 56 N Bryant Ave. to Altura Real Estate LLC for $192,500. Katelyn Binetti sold property at 19 S Jackson Ave. to Elizabeth Bolen for $232,000. Brian Campbell sold property at...
Monroeville real estate transactions for the week of May 31
Monroeville Julie Y Young sold property at 2117 Berkshire Drive to Mark Steven and Nicole Lynn Savage for $255,000. Brandie Whitman sold property at 226 Center St. to Derrick and Erica Hall for $209,000. Randolph O’Rourke sold property at 1329 Hillsdale Drive to Brynn Culleiton for $90,000. Blue Key LLC...
Plum real estate for the week of May 31
Plum Matthew Dunsmore sold property at 133 Big Horn Road to Christopher Zombek for $119,000. Thomas Yocco sold property at 2242 Chapparal Drive to Jamie Victor and Jacinda Nicole Smith for $125,000. Anthony Arrigo sold property at 609 Glengarry Ct to John and Carol Schneider for $279,900. Justin Noone sold...
Real estate transactions in the Signal Item area for the week of May 31
Carnegie Marlex Properties LLC sold property at 456 N Chestnut Street Ext. to Michael Klacic and Lyndsay Lewis for $281,000. Collier Margaret Habovick sold property at 806 Collier Ave. to Brent Michael and Timothy Alan Nadik for $45,000. Estate of Angeline Yagulli sold property at 139 Delfred Drive to Nicholas...
Sewickley-area real estate for the week of May 31
Edgeworth Sherman White sold property at 427 Oliver Road to Sandra Wraith for $322,000. Leet Gregory Brown sold property at 107 Buhlmont Drive to Chad Pryor for $491,000. Leetsdale Lynn Barnes sold property at 109 Broad St. to Persuit Properties LLC for $20,000. Sewickley Estate of Noble Crawford sold property...
Letter to the editor: Voting in a proper manner
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Every time I hear a judicial person urging people to vote by mail, I think of this old warning. My father, husband, son and two grandsons served in the armed forces so my right to vote would be protected....
Letter to the editor: Trump’s leadership on coronavirus lacking
During the Revolutionary War, Civil War and World War II, three of our most significant conflicts, we were blessed with three great presidents. Historians rank Abraham Lincoln, George Washington and Franklin Roosevelt as our greatest presidents because of their outstanding leadership during the three greatest conflicts our nation has faced....
Letter to the editor: Trump is best leader in time of crisis
I grew up in New York not too far from a guy named Donald J. Trump. New Yorkers are different; a little crude, overly aggressive and extremely hungry to get ahead. Maybe it’s the cost of living or heavy traffic that makes us impatient. Only a New Yorker will truly...
