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Touch a Truck in Oakmont Oakmont Lions Club has partnered with the Oakmont Carnegie Library to present the 2022 Fred Favo Memorial Touch a Truck from noon to 3 p.m. Sept. 25. The event is expected to have more than 20 different types of trucks — from police, fire and...

Day of Peace The Rotary Club of Monroe­ville is hosting an International Day of Peace celebration from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Peace Pole in Monroeville Community Park West, 2399 Tilbrook Road. Featured are musical performances, an interfaith prayer, candlelight ceremony and opportunities to meet community leaders...

Legislator hosts senior expo State Rep. Lori Mizgorski, R-Shaler, will host a senior expo for Allegheny County residents from 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 23 at the Hampton Community Center, 3101 McCully Road. The senior expo brings together exhibitors from local, county and state agencies to inform attendees of services...

If you are a Democrat or Republican who hates President Trump, you need to read this. In America you still get the government you vote for. You have elected Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, Democrats, to run Congress, and a Democratic president, Joe Biden. These three, along with the Washington...

AARP AARP 595 welcomes new members and guests to its meeting on the first Tuesday of the month at 12:30 p.m. at Hampton Presbyterian Church, 2842 E. Hardies Road. Join us for great fellowship, luncheons, entertainment and trips. Next meeting is Oct. 4 and reservations are required by calling 412-486-7465....

Upcoming meetings Sewickley Historic Review Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Oct. 3 at the borough building, 601 Thorn St. Leet’s planning commission will meet at 6 p.m. Sept. 22 at the township municipal building, 194 Ambridge Ave. Cub Scout sign-up night Cub Scout Pack 243 will have its sign-up...

Rosedale Beach Club Fall Festival The Rosedale Beach Club will be holding its annual Fal Festival Sept. 15-17 at its location on 5401 3rd St. from 6-10 p.m. There will be rides, games, food and performances. The festival will open with a performance from the Penn Hills Big Red Band....

Publicize your community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Free resource fair planned in Harrison The Building Block of Natrona will...

I’d like to thank the electric company for their service. They have been sending me emails once a week, patting me on the head when I use less electricity, and chiding me when I use more. With their newest surveillance system, they were able to determine that the water heater...

Under the Wolf-Fetterman administration we witnessed a covid shutdown with crippling effects to businesses and households. Children suffered incalculable damage in their education due to school closures and virtual learning. Many seniors lost their lives in nursing homes. Sadly, much-needed investigations never took place. Recently it was reported that Philadelphia,...

Editorial cartoons for the week of Sept. 12....

Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Sept. 12....

John Fetterman looked out at a gymnasium packed with people wearing bright pink “Fetterwoman” T-shirts and predicted that women would be the difference-maker in his closely watched Senate race. “Women are the reason we can win,” Fetterman said in Blue Bell. “Lemme say that again: Women are the reason we...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 69-64) hammered Omaha (Royals), 19-9. C Jose Godoy (.212) went 1 for 4 with his fourth homer. LF Brendt Citta (.25) hit a pinch-hit two-run homer, his third, in the eighth inning. 3B Kevin Padlo (.320) went 3 for 3 with two doubles and two RBIs. RF Bligh...

High schools Soccer Boys Monday’s schedule Class 4A Section 1 Pine-Richland at Central Catholic, 7:30 p.m. Class A Section 4 Bishop Canevin at Carlynton, 8 p.m. Nonsection Altoona at Allderdice, 5:30 p.m. Bentworth at Brentwood, 4 p.m. Brashear at Montour, 6:15 p.m. Connellsville at Mt. Pleasant, 7:30 p.m. Hampton at...

LONDON — Queen Elizabeth’s death came off flawlessly, a passing anticipated for so long that it was code-named for a landmark the British sold to a wealthy American who moved it to Arizona and turned it into a tourist attraction 50 years ago. London Bridge still stands, albeit in Arizona....

Tribune-Review soccer rankings Boys Class 4A Team Rec. Prv 1. Seneca Valley 6-0 1 2. Fox Chapel 3-1-1 2 3. Pine-Richland 4-0 4 4. Upper St. Clair 4-1-1 3 5. North Allegheny 5-1-1 5 Out: None Class 3A 1. Plum 5-0-1 1 2. Moon 5-0-1 2 3. Kiski Area 4-1...

On a weekday afternoon in late August, Doug Mastriano’s campaign bus pulled up outside Gatsby’s Bar & Grill in suburban Philadelphia just after 1 p.m. The words “Restore Freedom” were emblazoned on the side over a red outline of Pennsylvania. It had been billed as a meet-and-greet. Enthusiastic Republicans were...

STATE COLLEGE — Throughout the offseason there were hints, some of them not subtle, from Penn State’s players and coaches about what Nick Singleton could do if he reached the second level of a defense. The five-star signee from Governor Mifflin in the Reading area had destroyed high school opponents...

Natural gas is fueling our economy and powering our energy needs. However, our country has yet to reach its full energy potential thanks to unnecessary government roadblocks and policies that hinder, rather than support, energy growth. It’s time for the federal government to allow for energy development on federal lands...

Riding along Great American Passage south of Smithton on my bike I came across an unusual sight — what appeared to be a jewelry store along the trail in the middle of nowhere. Next to it was a sign that said “Keep Out.” I had to see why. A man...

In a battle of former NFL running backs, Le’Veon Bell dropped Adrian Peterson with a right for a TKO victory in the fifth round Saturday night at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles. A four-time All-Pro running back, Peterson took on the two-time All-Pro back Bell, a former Pittsburgh...

As a retired parent educator, I was disheartened by the article “Missouri school district reinstates corporal punishment” (Aug. 26, TribLIVE). With so many alternatives to use, parents and educators can choose nonphysical forms of correcting inappropriate behavior. Studies have consistently shown that spanking as a form of discipline has many...

We remember the losses our nation and our state felt on Sept. 11, 2001, with this editorial from the 20th anniversary of the tragic events (updated to reflect 21 years). For two decades, America has had one shared cultural touchstone. Every Sept. 11, we are transported to the day when...

Aspinwall Lawrence Shields III sold property at 525 Guyasuta Road to Jonathan Taglianetti and Kayla Crean for $475,000. Blawnox Maria Hazlett sold property at 28 Riverside Court to Cole Kedzierski for $78,000. Etna Shirley Voller sold property at 105 Dewey St. to Talopgh LLC for $35,000. Fox Chapel Estate of...