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Free senior citizen breakfast at Hampton Middle School April 5
Reservations are being accepted for the annual Swing Into Spring Senior Citizens Breakfast. The free breakfast is open to Hampton Township senior citizens and is being held from 8:15 to 10 a.m. on Friday, April 5, at the Hampton Middle School, 4589 School Drive, Allison Park. Breakfast will be prepared...
Here’s what’s happening around town: Tuesday, March 26
Hello, Sewickley, Sewickley Borough’s spring leaf collection program is scheduled to begin April 1 and continue through April 12, weather permitting. Leaves are to be placed along the street line and not in the street. Brush, grass and shrubbery clippings are not to be mixed with leaves. Grass and shrubbery...
4 tips to care for our kidneys
Call them the great filters. Every day, 120 to 150 quarts of blood are strained through our two fist-sized kidneys. During this process, these little organs produce 1 to 2 quarts of urine to rid the body of waste and excess fluid. And our kidneys do a lot more than...
Introduce peanut products as early as 4 months to prevent allergies, report says
Pediatricians now recommend introducing peanut-based foods to infants before their first birthday to prevent peanut allergies, according to a report from the American Academy of Pediatrics. “The big news is to introduce peanuts early,” said Dr. Frank Greer, co-author of the study, which summarizes the latest research on food allergies...
Carnegie Elementary repairs cost in excess of $22K
A tough winter season has resulted in more than $22,000 to replace or repair gas and water lines at Carnegie Elementary School building. A more than 60-year old gas line deteriorated beyond repair in February which resulted in students missing two days of classes. District officials still are awaiting word...
Hue and Harmony a big hit at Hampton
The Hampton Township School District hosted Hues & Harmony: A Hampton Township School District Fine Arts Festival, last week at the high school. Visual artwork as well as vocal and instrumental music selections were presented as the community showed up to support the arts at the school....
Rwandan artist visiting Millvale for benefit
Cheryl McLaughlin of Shaler was captivated by a piece of art hanging in her relative’s home portraying African women wearing dresses in various colorful fabrics. “I’m a fiber artist and the fact that this piece used African fabrics and depicted groups of proud and strong African women together just appealed...
High school roundup for March 25, 2019: Riverside’s Ottaviani tosses no-hitter
Nic Ottaviani had quite the debut outing Monday afternoon. The senior lefty tossed a no-hitter with nine strikeouts to lead Riverside to a 1-0 victory over Freedom in a nonsection baseball game in Beaver County. Ottaviani also knocked in the lone run of the game with a single in the...
High school scores, schedules for March 25, 2019
High Schools Baseball WPIAL Monday’s results Ripken Experience tournament In Myrtle Beach Upper St. Clair 5, Fordham Prep (N.Y.) 3 WPIAL Nonsection Armstrong 4, Ellwood City 1 Butler 18, New Castle 1 (3 inn.) Franklin Regional 10, Medina (Ohio) 5 Greensburg Salem 13, North Hills 2 McGuffey 4, Chartiers-Houston 1...
Mark Madden: Penguins’ Kris Letang should be Norris finalist lock
The Penguins haven’t been cheated when it comes to individual awards. That especially goes for the awards you can’t get cheated out of, like the Art Ross Trophy. That goes to the NHL scoring champion. The Penguins have 15. That’s not to say the Penguins never have been cheated. Like...
Kate Steinle case: Dismissal of parents’ lawsuit against San Francisco is upheld
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court led by a Trump appointee Monday unanimously upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit against San Francisco for failing to alert immigration authorities of the release of the immigrant who killed Kate Steinle. The suit, brought by Steinle’s parents, alleged that San Francisco was...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Team of the Week: Chartiers Valley
The Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Team of the Week played 30 games and won all of them on their way to a district and state championship — the Chartiers Valley Colts. Call it what you want: A dream season, a golden season, a perfect season. It was all of that...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Player of the Week: Peters Township’s Makenna Marisa
Makenna Marisa School: Peters Township Class: Senior She helped her team win double gold, now Makenna Marisa is a double winner again, as the Trib HSSN Player of the Week. The senior closed out an incredible scholastic career in leading Peters Township to a season of firsts. The Indians won...
Tom Purcell: God chose this Little Sister to be a beggar
Sister Margaret Mary didn’t think she was up to the job. Nine years ago, during her 40th year of religious service, she had been assigned the most difficult role of her life: full-time beggar at the Little Sisters of the Poor retirement residence in Pittsburgh. Little Sisters of the Poor...
George Will: Mueller’s report makes normal election possible in 2020
WASHINGTON Robert Mueller’s report is a gift to the nation, which now knows what was already a reasonable surmise: that its chief executive’s unlovely admiration for a repulsive foreign regime, Vladimir Putin’s, is more a dereliction of taste and judgment than evidence that he is under that regime’s sway. The...
Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings for week of March 24, 2019
The Road to Hershey is over and the 2018-19 girls high school basketball season is in the books. The WPIAL hoisted two gold basketballs in Hershey while Districts 3, 5, 6 and 11 ended up with one state champion each. Below are the final Trib HSSN state rankings of the...
Taste of Shaler held at Elfinwild Fire Hall
Taste of Shaler was held at Elfinwild Fire Hall on March 23 as the community was treated to foods and beverages from locations throughout the Shaler Area. In addition to the variety of consumable goods, there was also music, student artwork and even a silent auction. The annual event is...
Editorial: Mueller, Rosfeld and what justice looks like
We have a Hollywood fairy-tale idea of justice. It’s something that makes the hurt go away and heals rifts. Maybe sometimes that’s true. It would be nice if it was. But justice doesn’t always look like that. In Pittsburgh, a significant number of people look at the Michael Rosfeld verdict...
As students walk out for Antwon Rose, his mother urges Woodland Hills students to stay putVideo
As hundreds of students marched in Downtown Pittsburgh to honor Antwon Rose II, kids at Woodland Hills High School, where Rose was a student, stayed put. They stayed at the request of Rose’s mom. “There is nothing to accomplish by walking out,” Michelle Kenney said to the group of Woodland...
Here’s what’s happening around town: Monday, March 25
Hello, Sewickley, The Allegheny County Division of Elections is looking for poll workers for Glen Osborne and Haysville for the special election on April 2. If interested, call Rosalie at the Allegheny County Division of Elections at 412-350-4502. Volunteers do not have to be a resident of either community, but...
Father of Sandy Hook victim found dead of apparent suicide
HARTFORD, Conn. — The father of Avielle Richman, one of 20 first-grade students and six educators killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook School shooting, was found dead of an apparent suicide at Edmond Town Hall early Monday, police said. The death of Jeremy Richman, 49, appears to be suicide, police...
Letter to the editor: Poor Rosfeld headline, photo choice
I take issue with the photograph and headline editors chose to accompany an article about possible protests regarding the police shooting of Antwon Rose II (“Some preparing, others bracing, for start of police shooting trial in Pittsburgh,” March 18, TribLIVE). The article seemed intended to capture the support that the...
Letter to the editor: Rich golfer has no class
I have been a lifelong passionate golfer and follow the PGA Tour every day. I am shocked and dismayed by the comment by Justin Rose (No. 2 in world rankings) that he is grateful he has Morgan Stanley to help him make “difficult decisions” while having a portfolio of $10...
Letter to the editor: Media gives killers acclaim
The savage creature who mowed down peaceful Muslims at worship in New Zealand committed this atrocity while basking in the glow of knowing that his grievances against those who are not white would be broadcast throughout the world and that first and foremost, we would remember him for all time,...
Editorial cartoons for the week of March 25
Editorial cartoons for the week of March 25....
