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Letter to the editor: Be a responsible pedestrian
Distracted driving (texting, cellphone calls, drinking, etc.) is certainly a problem for pedestrians, as the latest death toll statistics indicate. However, pedestrians are a significant part of the problem. When you walk or run along the road, you are required to face oncoming traffic as far to the left as...
Here’s what’s going on around town: Tuesday, April 2
Hello, Sewickley, The Senior Men’s Club of Sewickley Valley YMCA will feature Dick Paul and The Dixie Docs, a Dixieland band, at their meeting Friday. The group plays blues, ballads and the standard Dixie tunes. The group is regularly featured at the Penn Brewery, located on the North Side. The...
Nonprofit to hold storytelling event at Sewickley library
While sharing a personal story about a difficult situation with strangers may, at first, seem like an uncomfortable undertaking, Joan Miles believes the experience could actually be therapeutic — for the storyteller and the audience. “One thing that we all share is that we face certain struggles in our lives,...
Here’s what’s going on around town: Wednesday, April 3
Hello, Sewickley, Spring Bound returns to the Sewickley Public Library Saturday, when the second floor will be transformed into a gallery for regional artists. Guests can enjoy wine hors d’oeuvres while browsing the exhibition curated by the Friends of the Sewickley Public Library. The annual fundraiser will feature mostly small...
Area moms write book on life with a child on the autism spectrum
The moment Christina Abernethy learned her son, Ethan, had autism spectrum disorder, her world turned hazy. In that moment, everything went blank. “It just takes time to process and move forward,” said Abernethy, 36, of Ohio Township. “OK, what do I do now?” Holly Teegarden, 46, of Leet Township, recalls...
New Ken-Arnold refinances debt with new $20 million bond issue, expects to save $250k
The New Kensington-Arnold School Board has agreed to refinance four existing bond issues to save the district about $250,000. The school district will issue up to $25 million in new bonds that will pay off the district’s four outstanding bond issues. School board President Bob Pallone said the issues include...
TigerThon raises money to help fight pediatric cancer
Students and the community helped make North Allegheny’s TigerThon a success as the event was held to raise money to fight pediatric cancer. The fifth annual student-run dance marathon not only surpassed the $50,000 fund-raising goal, it more than doubled it by raising $100,925 to benefit Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh...
Mayo Clinic Q&A: Research needed into treating anxiety with CBD
Dear Mayo Clinic: Is there any harm in trying CBD for anxiety? It seems to have helped my co-worker, but I am hesitant to try it without knowing more about it. Answer: Cannabidiol, also known as CBD, has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat...
Can sharing kindness help your health?
You’ve heard the uplifting stories: Passersby dropping scads of cash into charity collection buckets or anonymous donors paying off hospital bills for strangers. And people helping victims during storms and natural disasters. These acts of kindness make everybody feel good. There’s a science behind that phenomenon called “loving kindness.” And...
Hampton couple turned passion for pizza into Caliente empire
Nick Bogacz is happiest when he’s wearing his official work uniform: a black T-shirt covered in flour. “This is my passion,” says the Hampton resident, who runs Caliente Pizza & Draft House with his wife, Angie. Since 2012, the couple has turned one, small shop into a Pittsburgh pizza empire....
Nicholas Theis: UPMC workers & the need for a union
Ensuring everyone has access to UPMC’s nonprofit hospitals should be a no-brainer, yet both Pittsburgh City Council and the mayor have failed in recent years to hear their constituents out, or use their powers to protect them. Now, tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians face the prospect of being shut out...
Summit presented bevy of plans to make region safer for bikes, pedestrians
Advocates from six communities presented their challenges and goals related to improving pedestrian and cyclist access and mobility during the second annual North Hills Communities Bike/Ped Summit. Walk Bike Shaler and the Sharpsburg Neighborhood Organization hosted the March 20 meeting at Etna’s Fugh Memorial Social Hall. The Triboro Ecodistrict, composed...
Locals help manage cat population
Margo Cicci Wisniewski of South Fayette Township has always been an “animal person,” growing up with dogs, horses and barn cats. However, as she grew up, she learned how mistreated and disregarded cats were. People would be concerned about dogs eating from a dumpster or a pregnant dog living behind...
Hampton Community Library hosting bevy of activities this week
It’s National Library Week April 7 to 13 and Hampton Community Library is celebrating with a variety of things to do, find, read and eat, according to Suzanna Krispli, director of Hampton Community Library. “National Library Week is a chance to make people aware of just how special their library...
Jennifer Rubin: A little oversight uncovers a lot of lawlessness
With a Democratic House majority in place, we see more clearly than ever how Republican docility enabled President Trump’s lawlessness for the first two years of his presidency. When “normal” congressional behavior appears to check the executive branch — e.g. oversight hearings, subpoenas, use of the bully pulpit — we...
High school sports scores, schedules for April 1, 2019
High Schools Baseball Monday’s results WPIAL Nonsection Bentworth 18, Geibel 0 California 6, Beth-Center 4 Carmichaels 11, West Greene 1 (5 inn.) Freedom 4, Western Beaver 0 Fox Chapel 5, Deer Lakes 4 Frazier 13, Mapletown 1 Gateway 8, Butler 4 Highlands 11, Apollo-Ridge 5 Latrobe 5, Peters Township 3...
AP source: Trump considers adding ‘immigration czar’Video
WASHINGTON — As he threatens to shut down the southern border, President Trump is considering bringing on a “border” or “immigration czar” to coordinate immigration policy across various federal agencies, according to four people familiar with the discussions. Trump is weighing at least two potential candidates for the post: former...
High school roundup for April 1, 2019: Shaler edges Class 6A No. 1 Seneca Valley
Hunter Boyan tossed a four-hitter with five strikeouts to help Class 5A No. 5 Shaler score a 2-1 win over Class 6A No. 1 Seneca Valley in a nonsection baseball game Monday afternoon. The Titans (3-2) smacked 10 hits, including a 3-for-4 effort from Boyan, who also had an RBI....
Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Week: West Mifflin’s Isabella Farmer
Isabella Farmer School: West Mifflin Class: Senior Last year, West Mifflin softball broke a three-year postseason drought by finishing fourth in Section 2-4A and posting an 11-9 overall record. While the Titans’ playoff stay didn’t last long after losing to Indiana, 11-9, in the first round, they hope that was...
Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week: South Allegheny
The Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week started strong this season with six wins at the Ripken Experience in Myrtle Beach, S.C., and has continued winning after returning home to Glassport — the South Allegheny Gladiators. The magic number for the South Allegheny softball team is 11. For three...
Add Biogen, Walgreens to the Casualty List
Biogen Inc. and Walgreens Boots Alliance head my Casualty List this quarter. The list is for stocks that have been slammed in the latest quarter, and that I think have potential to regain their losses and then some. Over the years, the Casualty List has averaged a 17.3 percent gain...
Tom Purcell: At tax time, better to laugh than cry
Tax season is upon us, which gives us a choice: Laugh or cry. I choose to laugh. Dave Barry offers useful advice for getting through this trying time: “It’s income tax time again, Americans: time to gather up those receipts, get out those tax forms, sharpen up that pencil, and...
Mark Madden: Penguins flourish despite mounting problems in March
Julius Caesar was told to “beware the ides of March.” But the Penguins faced problems the whole darn month. Injuries mounted: Kris Letang played three games; Evgeni Malkin missed the last seven; Olli Maatta the first 14; Bryan Rust the first nine. Slumps pervaded: Patric Hornqvist and Phil Kessel had...
Editorial: The empty threat of Pennsylvania’s death penalty
An empty threat might seem like a good middle ground. It could give all the weight of a hefty penalty without any of the responsibility for the follow-through. It could seem strong while not actually being prepared to show strength. The reality is that it is a frustrated mother telling...
Three TJ students reach out to community to help those in need
Maddie Sneddon collected more than 400 books from the Thomas Jefferson community to donate to Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Taylor Myers raised nearly enough money to donate two wagons to the hospital to allow little children to get out of their rooms and explore the hallways while getting treatment. Alaina...
