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Laurels & lances: Sports, spats, skates and scams
Laurel: To little bits of sports history. Close to 300 people gathered on New Year’s Day in a North Huntingdon auto dealership to get a glimpse of some of the pieces of the past that made up Bill Mazeroski’s 17-year Hall-of-Fame career with the Pittsburgh Pirates. More than 120 participated...
UPMC to present updated plans to Jefferson Hills planning commission
UPMC will present updates to its plans for a new 63-bed hospital that it hopes to build in Jefferson Hills to the borough’s planning commission in January. Residents for more than a year have fought plans for the new hospital and the zoning permit to allow the project to proceed...
No tax increase in Carnegie budget
Real estate taxes will remain the same for Carnegie residents in 2020. Borough council members unanimously approved the municipality’s spending plan at a special meeting on Dec. 30 that included holding the tax rate at 6.75 mills. The budget includes a $6.8 million general fund, $3 million sewer fund and...
Letter to the editor: Impeachment should stop dictatorship
I’ve watched the impeachment debate. The impending vote should stop the dictatorship of the U.S. I as well would love to hear from witnesses. I do believe First Lady Melania Trump is the whistleblower. What do you think? Deb Gorlewski Harrison...
Letter to the editor: Conor Lamb in line with Nancy Pelosi
When Conor Lamb ran for Congress, he emphasized that he would not be a Nancy Pelosi hack. It didn’t take long for him to renege on his promise and fall into line with Pelosi. It seems like it doesn’t take long for an amateur politician to learn how to lie...
Letter to the editor: Putin’s message to Americans
An open letter from Vlad Putin to the American people: My dearest Amerikan Demokrat and Repubican freinds, You believe still accuse me meddling elections? I love Amerikans!!! Most beautiful people in hole world. Why I support candidate never heard of Armenia or Crimea? I prefer strong adversary, like Donald The...
Letter to the editor: Will new county commissioners fix ‘death spiral’?
In 2016, Wall Street analysts said President Trump would be bad for the economy. So much for experts. We get to re-elect Trump next November with our best economy in history. Locally, the outgoing Westmoreland County commissioners wrestled with a 2020 budget shortfall of $9.3 million, and in an act...
Julián Castro drops out of 2020 presidential raceVideo
AUSTIN, Texas — Former Obama housing secretary Julián Castro on Thursday ended his run for president that pushed the 2020 field on immigration and swung hard at rivals on the debate stage but never found a foothold to climb from the back of the pack. “I’m so proud of the...
Route 51 in Moon closed by landslide will remained blocked through Monday
A section of Route 51 in Moon Township will remain closed at least until Monday because a landslide early Thursday dumped tons of debris onto the busy road and knocked down utility lines, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation reported. PennDOT spokeswoman Yasmeen Manyisha said engineers would monitor the slide area...
Sewickley United Methodist hosts monthly lunch
Antioch Baptist Church The church is at 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m. followed by worship and praise service at 10:45 a.m. • A Bible study and prayer service is at 7 p.m. Wednesdays. For more information, call 412-741-7688 or visitantiochfwbaptistsewickley.org. Beth Samuel Jewish Center The...
The Stroller, Jan. 2, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Peoples Library seeking tutors Peoples Library in New Kensington is seeking adult volunteers to tutor elementary students in its afterschool program. Adult tutors work one-on-one with at-risk students from the New Kensington-Arnold School District from 4 to 5:20 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at the New Kensington library, 880 Barnes St....
Phil Vassar brings ‘Stripped Down’ songs to the LampVideo
Phil Vassar has always considered himself a songwriter first — even though he has a 20-year solo career numbering 10 albums (including compilations and other albums) and countless tours. But this winter, Vassar the artist is doing more to showcase Vassar the songwriter than perhaps at any point since his...
The 10 best overlooked albums of 2019
If any more evidence is needed that much of the best music today can be found in the margins beyond Top 40 pop, look no further than this list of stellar albums from 2019 that went largely unnoticed by the vast majority of music fans and media. Hopefully some of...
‘Millvale’s Got Talent’ organized by 2019 Citizen of the Year
Children ages 5 through 17 will entertain community members at the inaugural “Millvale’s Got Talent” show featuring performance and visual art. The talent show is slated to occur from 5 to 7 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Millvale Community Center, 416 Lincoln Ave. Acts may include dance, music, comedy and...
Hampton grad makes Forbes’ 30 Under 30
Zachary Smith, a 2009 Hampton graduate, was named in Forbes Magazine’s annual 30 Under 30 in its Energy category for 2020. Smith, 29, is founder and chief visionary officer of Zauben, a design firm based in Chicago that specializes in green, energy-efficient designs utilizing living walls, green roofs, and other...
Pack your brown bag lunch for free Pittsburgh Opera performance
The enjoyment of music hardly requires a formal setting, although traditional concerts can feel that way. But one of Pittsburgh Opera’s best traditions breaks that mold. It’s called the Brown Bag concert series, because audience members are invited to bring their own lunches to the free midday events. And the...
Brooklyn Rider string quartet to play new works by women composers
Music and healing will be the unifying theme when Brooklyn Rider makes its much-anticipated return to Pittsburgh on the first Monday in January. The Brooklyn Rider string quartet will perform “Healing Modes” as part of the Chamber Music Pittsburgh concert series on Jan. 6 in Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Music Hall. Brooklyn...
Think unauthorized immigrants don’t pay taxes? Here are four ways they do
DALLAS — Unauthorized immigrants don’t pay taxes. It’s one of the most common but inaccurate talking points in the ongoing immigration debate. While some unauthorized immigrants may be paid in cash and avoid federal taxes altogether, some tax experts say it’s almost impossible to imagine anyone in Texas avoiding state...
2020 tips off with plenty of girls section basketball around WPIAL
Three WPIAL girls basketball teams from the biggest classification won two championships in the just-completed decade. Two of them meet for first place in Section 1-6A on Thursday. North Allegheny visits Norwin in the first of two regular-season meetings between the girls hoops powers. Both teams are off to 3-0...
1st Trib 10 basketball power rankings of 2020 see Fox Chapel boys new No. 1
We ring in the New Year with the first Trib HSSN basketball power rankings of 2020. On the boys side, the 10 teams remain the same with some serious shuffling going on from the initial rankings and only one team remaining in the spot it had before the holidays. Fox...
Legal weed in Illinois: First day of recreational marijuana sales features long lines, happy customersVideo
CHICAGO — Some revelers in Chicago celebrated New Year’s Eve by waiting for midnight to arrive. But hours later, a different crowd of merrymakers was waiting to celebrate at 6 a.m. when they were able to make their first purchases after the state’s long-awaited introduction of legal marijuana. So far,...
William Kerr: Remembering Apollo Patrolman Leonard C. Miller
Jan. 3 marks the 40th anniversary of the death of Apollo Patrolman Leonard C. Miller, who sacrificed his life for the community. This date is celebrated not because Leonard Miller died, but because he lived. Miller was a friend and colleague, and the life of this young man — who...
High school schedules for Jan. 2, 2020
High schools Basketball Boys Thursday’s schedule WPIAL Nonsection Union at Avonworth, 7:30 p.m. Girls Thursday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 North Allegheny at Norwin, 7:30 p.m. Seneca Valley at Pine-Richland, 7:30 p.m. Section 2 Baldwin at Mt. Lebanon, 7:30 p.m. Bethel Park at Peters Township, 7:30 p.m. Connellsville at...
Editorial: Preparation is never a problem
It is now 20 years since the world didn’t end with the crash of all the computers. The Y2K bug didn’t do what everyone feared. Years of increasing anxiety about what would happen when the calendars flipped from the 1900s to the 2000s in a digital world that was often...
Letter to the editor: Does Schumer have an open mind?
It appears Sen. Chuck Schumer is confused and frustrated about his role in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Is he the prosecutor? Is he Trump’s defender? Will he act as an impartial juror? He has made statements indicating he can act in all three roles. Schumer should only...
