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Editorial: How do we save manufacturing?
According to the state Department of Community and Economic Development, Pennsylvania has more than 18,900 businesses and 570,400 people engaged in making everything from steel to potato chips to lighters. That is a significant number of companies and employees. It just isn’t what it used to be. The Georgetown Center...
The Birdie won’t stop squawking about Westmoreland County teams in WPIAL playoffs
Last week: 11-2 (84.6) Season: 110-20 (84.6) Playoff time gets the Birdie pumped up to talk football. He raps about pigskin with random people when he is in line at the bank (where he deposits his big bucks), at local pizza shops when he picks up a late-night snack, and...
Fox Chapel looks to become just 3rd No. 16 seed in WPIAL history to upset No. 1 in opening round
Once Fox Chapel lost to Shaler in the regular season finale last Friday, coach Tom Loughran knew the Foxes would be playing the No. 1 seed to start the playoffs. That notion was confirmed Monday as Fox Chapel, the Class 5A wild-card team, will head to Penn-Trafford. The Foxes (4-6)...
The Birdie spends day begging for seeds as A-K Valley teams learn playoff opponents
Last week: 6-5 (54.5) Season: 75-35 (68.1) It was a special Monday for the Birdie. He was antsy, walking around the office all day, refreshing his email every few seconds and a stringer in the office was the unfortunate recipient of a long rant about several different topics. “I just...
High school football broadcasts scheduled Friday, Saturday on Trib HSSN
triblive hs sports network Streaming broadcasts at tribHSSN.triblive.com Friday Beaver Falls at Derry, 7 p.m. Jeannette at Sto-Rox, 7 p.m. Kiski Area at Bethel Park, 7 p.m. Latrobe at Penn Hills, 7 p.m. Mars at Peters Township, 7 p.m. Shaler at Gateway, 7 p.m. Baldwin at McKeesport, 7 p.m. California at Cornell,...
Daily Download: Soggy Halloween, Pittsburgh gun appeal and Jaylen Samuels returnsVideo
In today’s Daily Download, staffer Maddy Lee discusses a soggy Halloween that is affecting trick-or-treat times, Pittsburgh’s plan to appeal a judge’s ruling striking down the city’s gun ordinances and Jaylen Samuels returning to the Steelers’ offensive backfield. Each day, TribLIVE reporters and editors will break down the biggest news...
Purdue Pharma paid CEO $9M in year before bankruptcy
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma paid its CEO $9 million and its board chairman nearly $4 million in the 12 months before the company’s bankruptcy filing last month, according to recently filed financial documents. Five other board members overseeing the private company were paid a combined $3.7 million over that span....
Baldwin teacher featured in solo art exhibit in Sharpsburg
In the summer, Jim Wodarek often stays up until 4 a.m. doing what he loves: Creating art. Wodarek, who spends the school year teaching his passion for graphic design, digital illustration and photography to students at Baldwin High School, also is an artist himself, showing at least once a year...
Growing West Jefferson Hills undergoes new demographic, building capacity study
West Jefferson Hills School District has hired Thomas & Williamson to study the area’s potential growth and ensure its buildings are ready for what’s coming next. School board members in October approved a $26,670 agreement with the company for it to gather demographic data of the area and complete a...
Beanie Paints is putting a new face on Pittsburgh
When Irene “Beanie” Sparks looks in the mirror, she often sees a scary clown, zombie or a wild animal staring back at her. The artist uses skin as canvas and means of expression. Unlike a tattoo, her work can be washed away with soap and water. Last year, she founded...
Photos: Penn Hills annual Halloween Parade
Dressed as their favorite Halloween character, children paraded through Penn Hills Community Park on Oct. 26 for the Penn Hills Parks Department’s annual Halloween Parade. There were games and activities for children of all ages, including crafts and costume prizes....
Carlynton officials consider selling 5 acres for development
Carlynton leaders are considering selling a five-acre property owned by the district and Crafton Borough to a developer. School board members in October approved an intergovernmental cooperation agreement with Crafton that would allow for the sale of about 5.2 acres to Armstrong Development Inc. Crafton would need to approve a...
Food Podcast: Food Bank, PNC partner to kick off Turkey Fund
The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and PNC Bank are partnering to help kick off the KDKA-TV Turkey Fund. The KD Turkey Fund started about 38 years ago when a viewer sent a check for $25 to former KDKA commentator Al Julius. “What we’re trying to do is get the...
Road resurfacing program endorsed by Hampton Council
Official endorsement from Hampton Township Council on both the 2020 and 2021 Road Resurfacing programs helps pave the way for preliminary planning, per the motion at their Oct. 23 voting meeting. “Our endorsement of the road paving program is essentially an early approval,” said Dr. Carolynn Johnson, vice president of...
Shaler, Etna trick or treat moved to Nov. 2 due to weather concerns
Officials in Shaler Township and Etna Borough have deemed it best to move trick or treat from Thursday, Oct. 31, to Saturday, Nov. 2, between 6 and 8 p.m. respectively. Weather forecasts are calling for high winds and heavy rains for Thursday, which is why areas throughout the region are...
Letter to the editor: Norwin school board’s spending
Again, the Norwin School Board is planning on spending money it does not have. Every year, school directors raise taxes to the maximum allowed without voter approval. Now they want to borrow money to pay for improvements, necessitating tax increases in the future. Let’s say you are a homeowner and...
Letter to the editor: Biden, not Trump, should be investigated
It appears that Hillary voters are crawling out of the woodwork now that they think President Trump might be impeached. Reasons for impeachment are still not clear to me. The investigation should be into how Hunter Biden got his positions with Ukrainian and Chinese companies. Instead, it is centered around...
Letter to the editor: Gina Cerilli’s jobs
Apparently our youthful, pageant contest winner, first-term Westmoreland County Commissioner Gina Cerilli, has proven that beauty and brains can get you far. Since she also functions as an attorney in Pittsburgh, is commissioner, at a salary of $82,000 per year, only a part-time job? Is there a conflict of interest...
Sewickley-area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 30
Aleppo Robert Gurecka sold property at 202 Little Hollow Drive to Glenn Besser for $176,000. Estate of Peggy Lee Humes Marshall sold property at 503 Sewickley Heights Drive to Mitchell Barcaskey for $145,000. Edgeworth Jean Bley sold property at 439 Maple Lane to Andrew and Alissa Wilmot for $1,000,500. Real...
Aliquippa, Jeannette ousted from top spots in PIAA after Week 9 losses
Of the first 10 weeks of the high school football season, this past week saw the fewest changes as teams concluded the regular season or prepared for the district playoffs. When the dust cleared, only one team was ousted from the top five in all six classes in this week’s...
Penn State suspends defensive lineman Antonio Shelton for spitting incident
Penn State defensive tackle Antonio Shelton was suspended by the program for one game — and received a public reprimand from the Big Ten — for spitting at a Michigan State player Saturday. Coach James Franklin announced Shelton’s suspension after practice Tuesday, with the Big Ten issuing the public reprimand...
The Stroller, Oct. 30, 2019: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Orders being accepted for Highlands AFS citrus fruit sale Orders are being taken for the annual Highlands High School AFS citrus fruit sale. Fruit available includes large and small boxes of California navel oranges and ruby red grapefruit, tangelos, clementines, pears, apples, pineapples and mixed boxes. To order, contact Kathy...
Hampton Trick-or-treat safety tips
Hampton Township will observe treat-or-treating from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31. Homes wishing to participate are encouraged to leave their porch lights on. Trick-or-treaters are asked to only go to homes with the lights on during the two-hour designated trick-or-treat time. Stay Safe 1. Kids put electronic devices down...
Shaler Area’s Go Bucket project expands into two additional buildings
Thanks to the generosity of the community, the District Parent Council has been able to expand the Go Bucket project into two additional Shaler Area schools in October. The Shaler Area District Parent Council, which includes representative parent-teacher organization members from each building, in partnership with the district, launched the...
Ed Pfeifer: Broken water heaters, fallen trees and a quacking in my pocket
It’s taken a while but I think I am officially at the point where the sound of customized cell phone ringtones has gotten the best of me. While in line at the grocery store the other day I was treated to the unpleasant sound of an alarm clock buzzer coming...
