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Oakmont, Plum real estate transactions for the week of May 3
Oakmont Timothy Galata sold property at 393 Hulton Road to Rushi Homes LLC for $50,000. Edgewater Properties L.P. sold property at 202 Park Pl to Douglas Adam and Courtney Elizabeth Whitcher for $414,099. David Helkenn sold property at 362 Virginia Ave. to Natalie Haller for $198,000. Alojz Kajinic sold property...
Monroeville real estate transactions for the week of May 3
Monroeville Elias Peterson sold property at 1000 Brian Ct to Frederick Otti Boateng and Rita Osei Acheampong for $293,500. Thomas Zorn sold property at 138 College Park Drive to Segavepo LLC for $116,000. Central Penn Capital Management LLC sold property at 811 Garden City Drive to Chester Wheeler for $121,500....
Sewickley-area real estate transactions for the week of May 3
Aleppo Angeline Marie Formica sold property at 803 Sewickley Heights Drive to Kimberlee Willis for $184,500. Edgeworth Jory Richman sold property at 17 Way Hollow Road to Westley Scott and Melissa Marie Brooks for $762,000. Leet Joseph Dohar sold property at Camp Meeting Road to Quaker Valley School District for...
Secretariat wins virtual Kentucky DerbyVideo
Secretariat won a virtual Kentucky Derby against 12 fellow Triple Crown winners, 47 years after the chestnut colt won the real race at Churchill Downs. The 1 1/4-mile race featuring computer-generated imagery was held Saturday, the same day the 146th Derby had been scheduled until it was postponed by the...
Editorial: Wolf needs consistent message
It’s a system used for stoplights and preschool behavior charts: red, yellow, green. Apply it to the coronavirus pandemic lockdowns and you have a series of gates that keep Pennsylvanians behind closed doors. Until May 8. On Friday, Gov. Tom Wolf announced a list of 24 counties that will go...
Gov. Andrew Cuomo lashes out at protests as New York sees 299 more deaths
NEW YORK — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo insisted Saturday that he won’t tolerate rallies that put public health at risk as the coronavirus crisis claimed another 299 people overnight. Asked about a Long Island rally that attracted scores of protesters, Cuomo said everyone has the right to express their...
Sounding off: How about a moratorium on income tax?
Left-wing politicians advocate using the pandemic to shape the country with liberal ideology. What would happen if right-wing politicians used the pandemic to shape the country with conservative ideology? Imagine if in addition to spending $2 trillion on a coronavirus emergency response bill, we also placed a one-year moratorium on...
Letter to the editor: Pharmaceutical companies should put humans first
Ever notice that during almost every commercial break on TV, at least one commercial is for a pharmaceutical company’s drug, a drug that only can be provided via a doctors’ prescription? Instead of trying to convince us to talk our doctors into prescribing a drug we think may help us,...
Letter to the editor: Let’s keep coronavirus numbers in perspective
It has been said that the devil can quote Scripture for his purpose. In the same vein, one can cite statistics to promote a point of view. The article “8 new coronavirus cases in Westmoreland County, state total tops 4,000” (March 30, TribLIVE) told us that from March 29 to...
Letter to the editor: Leaders’ shutdown decisions devastating
I believe the quality of life for the vast majority, if not all, Americans has diminished. Of course the coronavirus is a huge factor, but the Draconian, seemingly arbitrary shutdowns by Gov. Tom Wolf, other governors and some mayors have hurt us greatly. The state now is planning to reopen...
Letter to the editor: We must contain coronavirus
Jay Londino’s letter “Shutting down not way to deal with virus” (April 23, TribLIVE) offers no clue as to what is the answer. He states that we “cannot shut down our country every time there is a virus outbreak.” Well sir, we don’t. In my 69 years I have never...
Letter to the editor: Inadequate models for covid-19
The problem in applying a model to a real-world situation is always the inadequacy, even more so when the model cannot be worked through to the end of the argument. So it is with Dr. Christopher Koman’s model of the lily pad in the pond (“Normalcy bias hampers fight against...
The Stroller, May 2, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Did your neighbor call and check on you, or bring a face mask or groceries? The Stroller wants to recognize those around us who are performing small acts of kindness for others during this stressful time. Send a short, one-paragraph note highlighting someone and how they helped you, your family...
‘Freedom’ protest against coronavirus orders leads to arrests at California Capitol
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — They came with babies strapped to their chests, flags waving and even a speedboat parked at the curb to symbolize California’s closed beaches. Hundreds of people — likely more than 1,000 — crowded around the California State Capitol on Friday to protest Gov. Gavin Newsom’s social distancing...
Editorial: U.S. Steel layoffs sign of bigger issue?
Maybe 2,700 doesn’t seem like that big a number right now. There are 30 million people who have filed for unemployment benefits in the United States in the six weeks since the coronavirus pandemic closed businesses and sent workers home. Last week alone, there were 3.8 million laid-off Americans filing...
Commentary: Best sports docs include Pirates’ Dock EllisVideo
Sports and cinema have an uneasy alliance. For every “Raging Bull,” there are an abundance of flicks that get it wrong when they try to recapture a memorable event or famous athlete. Seriously, how does the compelling life of Babe Ruth produce not one, but two of the greatest stinkers...
Back to work, owners make changes so workers feel safe
NEW YORK — Before the coronavirus outbreak, furniture deliveries at Sunnyland Outdoor Living meant two employees sitting side-by-side in a truck. Now, one will be driving the truck while the second follows in a car. And when Sunnyland’s workers reach a customer’s home, “we’ll deliver outside — we won’t go...
Troy Vincent: New NFL CBA a ‘life changer’ for former playersVideo
NOTE: Troy Vincent is the NFL’s executive vice president of football operations. Opinions expressed in this story are his own. On my office wall hangs a framed NFL jersey. It is dark brown with white and orange stripes on the sleeves, and the broad white number 32. It is signed...
Westmoreland County, neighboring officials disappointed not to be reopening May 8
The Westmoreland County commissioners joined officials from other Southwestern Pennsylvania counties in criticizing Gov. Tom Wolf in not including them with others that will have certain pandemic restrictions lifted beginning next week. Commissioner Sean Kertes was among those Friday expressing disappointment with the governor. “I was hoping that with our...
Teeing off: Pennsylvania golfers back on courses after state eases restrictions
Golfers hit the links again Friday across Western Pennsylvania on the first day courses were allowed to reopen. Gov. Tom Wolf announced the move this week to rollback restrictions on outdoor recreational activities. In addition to golf, that included marinas, some campgrounds and guided fishing tours. Golf courses must follow...
Lisa Gonzalez, Olivia Bennett and Summer Lee: One way to prevent a worsening crisis? Cancel rent.
Every person in our community needs and deserves a safe place to call home. Yet in the richest country in the world, housing is shamefully unaffordable and people are facing unreasonable struggles to pay the rent. Even before this crisis, nearly 12 million people were spending half of their paychecks...
2021 NFL mock draft: Way-too-early projections
Projecting the future of this mad, mad, mad, mad world is a fool’s errand. Lucky for you I’m a completist fool and couldn’t possibly leave you without a preview of college football’s best players and next year’s top draft prospects before I close the book on the 2019-2020 draft season....
Letter to the editor: Wolf’s closure of state homes shameful
Since everybody is so quick to put the president’s head on the chopping block, first try taking a look at your own pitiful governor. If anyone deserves to be impeached, it’s him. How can someone who holds such an office care so little about the people in his own commonwealth?...
Letter to the editor: Support travel agents
Covid-19 has turned our world upside down. After isolation ends, people will want to start re-exploring their community and world. When this time comes, I implore you to support small businesses. The livelihoods of boutiques, local restaurants and travel agents have been devastated, and we need your support. Yes, travel...
Letter to the editor: China and coronavirus
Engaging in a game of Chinese checkers as a kid was fun. But as senior citizens, engaging in warfare with a deadly virus that started in China is life-threatening and disruptive. It’s no surprise that China spies and lies, cheats and steals and wishes for our economy, the dollar and...
