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Doug Oster shares his favorite annuals
Long tables covered with healthy, deep green plants filled the Belmont Sports Complex in Kittanning for the Armstrong County Penn State Master Gardener’s Plant Sale. I was the speaker that day and had about 15 minutes before starting to quickly peruse the offerings. I was blown away at the quality...
Pirates minor league report: May 30, 2019
Pirates INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 30-20) shut out Charlotte (White Sox), 4-0. The Indians held the Knights to just two hits as RHP Pedro Vasquez (1-1, 7.71) threw six scoreless innings with seven strikeouts, a walk and a hit allowed in a winning effort. CF Jason Martin (.255) went 2 for 3...
Daniel W. Drezner: Bye-bye Bolton?
We are far enough into the Trump administration to know how the script usually plays out when a Cabinet officer or high-ranking staffer is on the outs with the president. First, Trump asks everyone within his orbit what he thinks of the imperiled official. Second, reports of Trump’s dissatisfaction hit...
High school scores, schedules for May 30, 2019
High Schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Championship Thursday’s result Pine-Richland 7, Penn-Trafford 2 Lacrosse Boys PIAA playoffs Class 3A First round Thursday’s results Emmaus vs. St. Joseph’s Prep, ppd. Pine-Richland vs. McDowell, ppd. Friday’s schedule Emmaus vs. St. Joseph’s Prep at Northampton, 5:15 p.m.; Pine-Richland vs. McDowell at Mars,...
South Fayette grad Sara Jubas a big hit with James Madison softball
By most measures, Sara Jubas’ freshman season with the James Madison softball team was a success. She started every game she played (57) and earned a spot on the Colonial Athletic Association all-rookie team after hitting .302 with seven homers and 25 RBIs. But that was an appetizer for what...
Scott Paul: Toomey out of touch with steel tariff reality
Sen. Pat Toomey is placing economic philosophy above the interests of Pennsylvania’s steelmakers and workers. Toomey is a zealous disciple of free trade, even when our national security may be at stake. It’s time for the senator to change course. There’s a very current example of why he should: The...
Pine official: Storms produced hail that made ‘chopped salad’ of trees
Pine Township Director of Public Works Tony Barbarino said township staff was “crazy busy” cleaning up during and after a damaging line of storms moved through Western Pennsylvania last week. The biggest nuisance was hail that made “chopped salad” of area trees, Barbarino said. It knocked the leaves into the...
Community shocked to hear Leechburg Public Library closed for good
The Leechburg Public Library closed abruptly Thursday, apparently for good. After serving the needs of the Leechburg area for 93 years, the library announced Thursday on its Facebook page that it was closing permanently that day. The post cited “many circumstances” but didn’t provide specifics. Pam Broglio, president of the...
Laurels & lances: Flight, fire, art and weather
Laurel: To a high-flying success. The Memorial Day weekend Shop ‘n Save Westmoreland County Airshow drew thousands of visitors to the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity. The annual undertaking is a big one for a small staff, assisted by contracted performers, hired hands and hundreds of volunteers. For two...
Avonworth finishes off Keystone Oaks for 1st WPIAL softball title
Avonworth took part in a hit parade Wednesday as the Antelopes blooped and smashed their way to a big lead before the WPIAL Class 3A softball title game was suspended. Once play resumed Thursday, it didn’t take long for the Lopes to finish off Keystone Oaks. Now, they are ready...
Review: ‘Godzilla’ delivers fire-breathing action, not much moreVideo
Despite featuring two of cinema’s biggest stars (literally), Warner Bros.’ budding MonsterVerse — a franchise built around the characters of Godzilla and King Kong — inexplicably hasn’t gotten a lot of fanfare. This, despite the fact that 2014’s “Godzilla,” a reboot of the classic monster story, earned nearly $530 million...
Jefferson Hills Community Day serves as unofficial start to summer
All are invited to 885/Andrew Reilly Memorial Park on June 8 for food, friends and fireworks, when Jefferson Hills hosts its community day from noon to 10 p.m. Held in conjunction with TJ Youth Baseball’s All Star Day, Jefferson Hills Community Day is meant to bring the entire community together...
Review: ‘Rocketman’ is as wild and unique as Elton John himselfVideo
With the success of last year’s Queen biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody,” it might feel too soon for another film about a queer British rock star who soared to fame in the 1970s. But the Elton John biopic “Rocketman” is no “Bohemian Rhapsody” — it’s better. Wilder, louder and with a clear...
Review: See ‘Ma’ for Octavia Spencer’s creepy, campy performanceVideo
Teenage brains. Alcohol. Driver’s licenses. Put them together and what you get, inevitably, are a whole bunch of bad decisions — in real life and in movies. It’s not a new lesson, but it’s the most coherent one in “Ma,” a middling high school horror revenge fantasy (if that’s a...
New Kensington-Arnold holds the line on taxes
The New Kensington-Arnold School Board has approved a nearly $38 million preliminary budget that includes no increase in real estate taxes for the fifth consecutive year. School directors voted 7-0 on Wednesday to approve the spending plan, which would keep the tax rate at 85.27 mills. The preliminary budget has...
Heinz History Center, Allegheny County libraries team up to offer free museum admission
This summer, nearly 20 Allegheny County libraries are offering patrons free staycations. The libraries — Millvale Community (MCL) and Shaler North Hills (SNHL) among them — are partnering with the Sen. John Heinz History Center and its Affiliate Program to provide library cardholders free admission to the Sen. John Heinz...
Letter to the editor: Tom Wolf’s extortion plan for college graduates
Gov. Tom Wolf (to recent college grad): Nice mountain of debt you are drowning in. I tell you what I’m gonna do. I got this little job I want you to do. Do me this little favor and I’ll see to it that you don’t have to pay back the...
Letter to the editor: Why should Trump release his taxes?
With thousands of people illegally crossing our southern border daily to manipulate our asylum laws, and the national debt approaching $22 trillion, President Trump is trying to find solutions to both — he has repeatedly proposed cutting wasteful spending from the budget and controlling the flood of illegals crossing the...
Letter to the editor: Why a Russian band at SummerSounds
Regarding Marion Sedlacko’s letter “SummerSounds doesn’t need Russian band” (May 10, TribLIVE) criticizing the choice of a Chicago cover band from Russia to perform in the 2019 SummerSounds concert series: I have regularly attended SummerSounds since the early 2000s. Gene James and the SummerSounds organization have done an extraordinary, I...
Report: Terrelle Pryor to join Jacksonville Jaguars
Don’t close the book on Terrelle Pryor’s NFL career just yet. The veteran wide receiver from Jeannette is reportedly set to join the Jacksonville Jaguars. Ian Rapoport of NFL Network first reported the news after Pryor worked out with Jacksonville Wednesday. The #Jaguars are expected to sign veteran WR Terrelle...
Photo Gallery: Blessed Trinity spaghetti dinner
Blessed Trinity Academy hosted its second annual spaghetti dinner at the St. Ursula Festival on May 29. Diners of all ages enjoyed the meal, from which all proceeds benefit the school....
Weather again forces WPIAL to postpone some softball championship games
Mother Nature continues to win out over the WPIAL softball finals. WPIAL officials announced the Class 5A, 4A and 2A championship games scheduled for Thursday at Peterswood Park have been postponed. West Allegheny will face Connellsville for 5A gold at noon Friday on the turf field at Peters Township High...
Here’s what’s happening around town: Thursday, May 30
Hello, Sewickley, Sewickley Academy’s Senior School presents the inaugural New Works Festival, featuring all world-premiere shows written by Sewickley Academy faculty and students. Each show is designed, directed and cast by students. The shows to be performed are “Tituba: First Witch of Salem” by Matt Griffin, “The Prince of Sheep”...
Remember When: 1916
In the news this week 103 years ago: • Herald editors called attention to the deteriorating state of Old Economy, the historic Ohio Valley town that was home to the Harmony Society, a Lutheran sect that practiced celibacy and thereby worshiped itself out of existence by 1905. The front page...
Shaler Area wins Phipps competition for seventh time
Shaler Area High School has won the yearlong Fairchild Challenge hosted by Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. The school placed first in seven of the nine years it has participated in the competition. This year’s prize was $1,000 for the winning team’s school. Gifted and talented education (GATE) students constitute...
