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Remember When: 1959
In the news this week 60 years ago: • Sewickley was preparing to host its 79th annual Memorial Day program, led by Lt. Col. Fred L. Buswell of the U.S. Army Reserve Signal Corps, the honorary marshal. The parade would begin at American Legion Post 4 with activities planned throughout...
1 dead, 3 injured in spate of overnight shootings across Pittsburgh
A young womandied and three men were injured in a spate of shootings early Friday across Pittsburgh, authorities said. The fatal shooting happened shortly after 3 a.m. near the intersection of South 27th and Jane streets on the city’s South Side, according to police. Two friends drove 18-year-old Morgan Dunn,...
Arnold planning to have 10 dilapidated buildings razed
A demolition project planned in Arnold has shifted into gear as the city seeks contract bids. There are 10 abandoned and deteriorated structures the city hopes to tear down. City Redevelopment Director Rick Rayburg said the demolition bids are to be opened May 31 in the city’s redevelopment office. Rayburg...
North Hills student earns 2019 Bright Futures Scholarship
A North Hills High School senior is among the winners of the Kimberly-Clark Corp.’s 2019 Bright Futures Scholarship Program. Aidan Schneider, the daughter of Tom and Jodi Schneider, plans to use her scholarship to attend Penn State – University Park. “We are proud to present Aidan with a Bright Futures...
Developer plans 8400-square-foot warehouse in Pine
A developer’s plans to build an 8,400-square-foot warehouse at the intersection of Babcock Boulevard and Old State Road are on hold after the opening of the public hearing period at the Pine Township Board of Supervisors’ May meeting. Dewey Homes and Investment Properties submitted an application for conditional use approval...
Succession planting will diversify the garden, extend harvest times
The temptation to plant early is an urge that seduces all gardeners. It fools the most knowledgeable and thoughtful growers and turns them into careless dreamers who throw caution to the wind in the quest to see the first bloom or harvest the earliest fruit. In March, while visiting Chapon’s...
High school scores, schedules for May 23, 2019
High Schools Baseball WPIAL Playoffs Class 6A Championship Wednesday’s schedule Penn-Trafford (18-3) vs. Pine-Richland (17-4) at Wild Things Park, 7:30 p.m. Consolation Tuesday’s schedule North Allegheny (16-6) vs. Bethel Park (15-4) at Washington & Jefferson College, 7 p.m. Class 5A Championship Tuesday’s schedule Shaler (14-7) vs. Laurel Highlands (14-6) at...
Pirates minor league report: May 23, 2019
Pirates INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 25-18) beat Louisville (Reds), 8-7. 3B Ke’Bryan Hayes (.244) was one of three Indians with a home run. A two-run shot in the third inning was Hayes’ second of the season. Hayes finished with three RBIs. LF Kevin Kramer (.286) also had a two-run homer, and 1B...
Beer industry contributes $11.5B annually to Pennsylvania’s economy
In Pennsylvania, beer brings in the bucks. A recent economic impact study shows America’s beer industry contributes $11.5 billion annually to Pennsylvania’s economy and provides 77,197 jobs. Commissioned by the National Beer Wholesalers Association and the Beer Institute, the study shows that the jobs impacted by the beer industry in...
Carlynton girls 3,200 relay team runs as quickly as it was put together
A swimmer. A sprinter. A hockey player. A cross country runner. Put them together, and what have you got? Perhaps one of the most improbable stories of the WPIAL track and field season. Carlynton’s Natali Lutsiv, Katy Kozy, Lexi Jones and Erin LaQuatra ran the 3,200-meter relay for just the...
Hampton hosting summer basketball program
The Hampton basketball summer camps directed by varsity coach Joe Lafko, with help from staff, will begin June 25, and carry through July 11. All three programs will be held at Hampton High School in Allison Park. The boys and girls shooting camp is scheduled with two options: June 25-27...
Trump merchandise seller charged with assault, robbery at president’s Pa. rally
A traveling Trump merchandise seller in a camouflage “Make America Great Again” hat was charged with assaulting and robbing another vendor shortly after the president’s visit to Lycoming County on Monday. According to the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Willie Edward Singleton, 29, of South Carolina, is accused of stealing cash —around $500...
Senate backs bill to stem flood of robocalls plaguing cellphones
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are fed up with the barrage of scam and nuisance calls plaguing them and their constituents and on Thursday, the Senate passed a bipartisan measure to combat robocalls. Senators voted, 97-1, to pass a bill designed to authenticate and block robocalls and enforce penalties on scammers who...
U.S. charges WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with publishing classified infoVideo
WASHINGTON — Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks and a thorn in the side of intelligence agencies, faces 17 additional U.S. criminal charges, according to an indictment released Thursday that adds to his legal challenge as he fights extradition from a British jail. British police removed Assange on April 11...
Facebook: Fake account removal doubles in 6 months to 3B
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook removed more than 3 billion fake accounts from October to March, twice as many as the previous six months, the company said Thursday. Nearly all of them were caught before they had a chance to become “active” users of the social network. In a new report,...
Laurels & lances: Good show, long loves and big heart
Laurel: To breaking records without breaking the law. Pittsburgh has seen plenty of packed country concerts end in arrests and drifts of debris that make local venues look more like landfills. It was nice to see Garth Brooks come to town and buck that trend. Not only did the Brooks...
Letter to the editor: Pirates’ pitching
It’s a shame that you don’t get to see a pitcher complete a great game he was pitching. On May 14, the Pirates’ Joe Musgrove was throwing a shut-out one-hitter against the Arizona Diamondbacks, seven innings, one hit, five strikeouts, two walks and … get this … 75 pitches. Manager...
Letter to the editor: Capitalism & taxes
Capitalism & taxes Letter-writer Joel I. Last (“Fairness in taxation,” May 2, TribLIVE) argues for “a more capitalistic view of fairness in taxation.” His suggested mechanism is to “calculate the amount of taxes needed and divide by the number of taxpayers, and tax everyone the same regardless of income.” Let’s...
Letter to the editor: Affirmative action, female politicians
What’s the big deal about some Hollywood types buying a college education for their kids who are unable to enter on their own? Affirmative action has been doing this for years. Where are the lawsuits about affirmative action? We need more Democrat/socialist candidates in the 2020 presidential race. Why doesn’t...
Review: Heartfelt ‘Booksmart’ personifies best of Generation ZVideo
Has a name ever invited instant stardom as surely as “Beanie Feldstein”? Feldstein’s breakout performance as the sweet-natured, supportive best friend in “Lady Bird” was a modest triumph. In the new movie “Booksmart,” she gracefully commands the lead in a role that calls on the same earnestness that “Lady Bird”...
Review: ‘Brightburn’ an interesting idea lost in the executionVideo
“Brightburn ” is a one-idea movie. What if a baby from another planet crash lands on earth and is adopted and raised by a nice childless couple living on a farm? This kid doesn’t get hurt, never bleeds and, right around puberty, starts to discover that he has superhuman strength...
Review: Live-action ‘Aladdin’ charming in a clumsy sort of wayVideo
Right off the bat, you can tell that Disney’s live-action “Aladdin” has avoided some of the missteps of the original animated film. The lyrics of the song “Arabian Nights,” which is sung in a prologue that frames the new film as a children’s fairy tale, have been changed from this...
Sewickley committee honor vets’ request for no Memorial Day fireworks
When George Crawford made a donation to the Sewickley Memorial Day Parade Committee, he assumed there would be fireworks. After all, the borough has been putting on a display during Memorial Day weekend for more than five years. “It was a really great time for everybody, and I was reasonably...
Chatham’s Eden Hall campus hosting summer music series
From Game of Thrones-inspired dining to the sounds of an Earth, Wind and Fire tribute band, there’s a lot planned for the public at Chatham University’s Eden Hall campus this summer. The Eden Hall Summer Series of live music returns for the sixth year with a series of free, family-friendly...
Pine-Richland Middle School named School to Watch
Pine-Richland Middle School was honored as a School to Watch during a presentation at the school on May 22, 2019. The honor was bestowed by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform, an alliance of educators, researchers, and foundation leaders committed to improving schools for young students. To make...
