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Sewickley Music Club cancels spring event
The Sewickley Music Club’s spring luncheon scheduled for May 12 has been cancelled. The club will welcome members Oct. 12 to celebrate the start of their centennial season. For membership information and for details about upcoming programs, visit their Facebook page or contact Michelle at 724-612-1556....
Letter to the editor: Joe Biden knows how to be president
In a pandemic, facts and competency are important. If elected president, Joe Biden will instruct government agencies to award government contracts for life-saving equipment to the most reputable businesses with a history of reliability, not to his campaign donors and friends. Biden will ensure that front-line workers have all the...
Letter to the editor: Gov. Tom Wolf’s limits on liberty endanger lives
Gov. Tom Wolf’s response to the coronavirus seems arbitrary and mysterious. He prohibits work he deems “nonessential” even though it could be performed while social distancing. He allows commerce that is clearly nonessential such as beer and liquor sales. A mere two months ago, Americans were encouraged to not wear...
The Stroller, May 1, 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...
Even if coronavirus restrictions ease, many Americans remain wary of resuming everyday activities
Nearly half of Americans say they won’t be ready to return to public spaces until the coronavirus outbreak is over, even as Pennsylvanians learned Friday that restrictions have been eased in certain parts of the state. According to a CBS News poll of 2,106 people, 48% of respondents said they...
Flyers’ Ivan Provorov rare in ability to skate during pause — in Wilkes-BarreVideo
Ivan Provorov is one of the lucky ones during the pause in the NHL’s season because of the coronavirus pandemic. He is staying with his billet family in Wilkes-Barre — he lived there as a teenager after moving from Russia — and not only has access to a full gym...
‘Gift from God’: Deep dive on how Tua Tagovailoa became phenomVideo
Tua Tagovailoa is the quarterback of Miami Dolphins fans’ dreams, which is fitting, because his greatness and fame came to his grandfather in a vision back when Tua was just a tot. Long before the ukulele-strummin’, beach-vibin’, record-breakin’ icon became the biggest college football star since Tim Tebow and probably...
Trib ups grant fund to $1 million
It was a million dollar moment for businesses throughout the region Thursday when Trib Total Media expanded its advertising grant program from $250,000 to $1 million, meeting an overwhelming first-day demand for funds aimed at helping companies regain their footing amid the covid-19 crisis. Just seven hours after the application...
NFL plans to play full season despite coronavirus uncertainty
The NFL is planning to play a full season though it’s uncertain what that will look like. League spokesman Brian McCarthy said Thursday that since January the 2020 schedule was intended for release after the draft. It is planned for release by the end of next week, with the date...
U.S. Steel expects to lay off 2,700 workers
One of the biggest U.S. steelmakers is signaling how the coronavirus pandemic is set to inflict pain on blue-collar America. U.S. Steel Corp. expects to lay off about 2,700 employees as the virus forces the company to idle most of its blast furnaces. Even before lockdowns hit the economy, producers...
Olympic gymnastics champ Laurie Hernandez opens up after former coach Maggie Haney banned for 8 years
Olympic champion gymnast Laurie Hernandez is now comfortable sharing her story. Hernandez took to Instagram on Thursday, a day after her long-time U.S. Olympic coach Maggie Haney was banned by USA Gymnastics for eight years for verbal and emotional abuse of athletes. The move came after two months of hearings,...
Comics industry providing plenty of content during coronavirus shutdown
The long drought is broken. Diamond Comic Distributors, which delivers most comics to retailers in North America, announced April 28 on Twitter that it would resume full services on May 20. Diamond had previously announced in late March that it was halting all deliveries, which left comic shops with no...
You can skip mortgage payments for 6 months. But many fear what comes after that
In March, like millions of others, Thomas Taylor saw his income plummet. The global pandemic left the 42-year old furloughed from his two bartending jobs and staring down a $2,600 monthly mortgage payment on his condo in Laguna Niguel, Calif. Taylor reached out to his mortgage company for help but...
Pelosi: $1 trillion needed to avert state, city layoffs from coronavirus
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday up to $1 trillion is needed to shore up state and local governments for coronavirus costs, a stunning benchmark for the next aid package that’s certain to run into opposition from Senate Republicans. Pelosi said the “heroes” fund would help prevent layoffs...
Thomas Jefferson High School keeps moving with musical plans
Most school districts across Pennsylvania have been scrambling to make end-of-year plans for the class of 2020 – namely prom and graduation. But Thomas Jefferson High School in West Jefferson Hills School District is taking things a step further by regrouping for the spring musical, “Peter Pan.” Musical director and...
Carnegie police drive by homes to celebrate special occasions
Want to brighten someone’s day? The Carnegie police department does, too. While the stay-at-home order is in place, members of the Carnegie police department will drive by the homes of Carnegie and Pennsbury Village residents who are celebrating a special occasion. The police will activate their overhead lights and sirens...
Pa. Game Commission boss says hunting in state is ‘as safe as it’s ever been’
Pennsylvania’s turkey hunters enjoyed a record-setting spring season in 2019. No, we’re not talking about the number of turkeys harvested. We’re talking about hunter safety. For the first time in history, not a single hunting-related shooting incident was recorded during the state spring turkey season, according to the Pennsylvania Game...
Biden reaches deal to let Sanders keep hundreds of delegates
WASHINGTON — Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden has agreed to let former primary rival Bernie Sanders keep hundreds of delegates he would otherwise forfeit by dropping out of the presidential race in a deal designed to avoid the bitter feelings that marred the party in 2016 and helped lead to...
Letter to the editor: Great time to be a bankruptcy lawyer
Just a thought: The small business lending fund burned through most of its allocated $349 billion in under two weeks. It ain’t enough money. So they had to get another $310 billion. This may be a great time to be a bankruptcy lawyer. Just sayin’. Joe Marmo Cheswick...
Sewickley to address council president’s conduct during special meeting
Sewickley Borough council will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Friday to discuss the conduct of President Jeff Neff. A photo of Neff posing with a group of armed men from an alleged militia group circulated last week. The picture was taken April 20 during a Downtown protest of...
Letter to the editor: U.S. shouldn’t pick up any more checks
Look, I realize that anything bad that ever happened, going back to Noah and all that rain, is Donald Trump’s fault, I get that. “If only he weren’t a climate change denier,” lamented Yahweh. I stubbed my toe last night on the coffee table … Trump obviously sneaked in and...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s covid-19 rallies
Mixed emotions are the feelings parents experience the morning after the high school prom when their 16-year-old daughter arrives home carrying a Gideon Bible. For me, it is wanting to learn all I can about the coronavirus while suffering from information overload. President Trump has turned the virus pandemic briefings...
Letter to the editor: Shutdown is decimating Pa.
Bankrupting individuals and businesses will be more detrimental and deadly to our state than covid-19 or any other cause of death. There is a significant gap between those whose wealth and power insulates them from experiencing hardship as a result of Gov. Tom Wolf’s shutdown mandates, and those with little...
Letter to the editor: Stay home & stay safe
People are complaining about the stay-at-home restrictions, and I certainly understand. I’m not enjoying it either. But we must look at the larger picture. People complain about churches being closed, and I understand that, too. It is difficult to be absent from our Christian community, but it would be worse...
The Stroller, April 30, 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...
