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It’s back to school on Aug. 22 for North Allegheny students
Students in the North Allegheny School District go back to school on Aug. 22, and new signs are being posted to remind people that campuses will be closed to all non-student or non-school-related activities from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday starting with the first day of school....
Car crashes into Pa. fundraiser for fire victims: reports
BERWICK - Authorities in northeastern Pennsylvania responded to a multi-scene incident that started with a car plowing into a fundraiser here. According to initial reports, a person drove a car into a crowd at the benefit fundraiser in Berwick, Columbia County, and then sped off. That driver then was involved...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 13, 2022: Newly acquired Malcom Nunez homers for Curve
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 54-54) handled Memphis (Cardinals), 6-1. RHP Jerad Eickhoff (4.39) started and worked three pefect innings, striking out five. RHP Mike Burrows (1-3, 4.93) came on and earned the win, allowing one run on three hits, including a homer, in 4.1 innings. He struck out six. DH Cal Mitchell...
George Guido: Springdale Legion anniversary worth celebrating
With American Legion baseball all but dead in the Alle-Kiski Valley, Friday was a good time to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Springdale’s rise to the state championship. On Aug. 19, 1972, Springdale, managed by the late Jack Heimbuecher, defeated Chambersburg, 3-1, at Freeport Borough Field. It was the seventh...
Kamakshi Balasubramanian: Oakmont resident caught in Russia’s penal system
Marc Fogel taught high school history for nine years in Moscow, Russia, an experience he found fulfilling. Now, he is a prisoner in the dark, impenetrable side of that Russia, under the iron hand of its absolute authority. All of Russia has lived for centuries in the shadow of that...
New coach, renovated field usher in new era for New Castle football
With a renovated field and new coach, New Castle wants to cash in and make the playoffs for a second straight season. The Red Hurricanes made their way back to the playoffs and won their first postseason game since 2016 when they defeated Highlands, 31-19, last season. This season, New...
Blackhawk looking to reverse close losses, return to playoffs
Blackhawk football is a storied program that has won four WPIAL championships. Although the Cougars had recent success making the playoffs in 2018 and 2019, they fell short of that goal the past two seasons. Coach Zack Hayward, who played quarterback on the 2006 and 2008 Blackhawk teams that made...
Review: Aubrey Plaza kills it in ‘Emily the Criminal’
Aubrey Plaza knows a thing or two about stealing. With her laserlike glare and killer deadpan timing, she can say absolutely nothing and slyly pocket a scene. Given the right setup, her characters can push memorably against the boundaries of acceptable behavior, mixing absurdity and menace in often dangerously unstable...
Sen. Joe Pittman: You can’t have family-sustaining jobs without employers
After so many years of Gov. Tom Wolf’s efforts to tie real, growth-producing tax reform to anti-competitive tax tricks, legislative Republicans were able to convince him, at the end of his term, to have a straight-up conversation about making some pro-growth adjustments to our state’s tax code. Thanks to the...
Letter to the editor: Not buying into global warming fear
Good fear, bad fear, birthed by truth, or, alternatively, lies. Good fear brings action and remedy. Bad brings chaos, fear and destruction. Global warming, truth or lie? Democrats say carbon dioxide levels are the greatest threat to life as we know it. To quantify the threat, think Heinz Field with...
Sounding off: Lessons from Kansas, Biden’s competence, guns, turnpike tolls, housing crisis
Lessons for Pa. from Kansas Kansas voters’ crushing rejection of the amendment that would have removed the right to abortion from the state’s Constitution sends a loud message to Pennsylvania’s GOP legislators. Underhanded tactics likely won’t play well here either, even with many conservatives. The Kansas amendment was deliberately worded...
Concert review: Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett rock PNC Park
Four bands transported PNC Park back to the Three Rivers Stadium era when The Stadium Tour finally came to Pittsburgh on Friday. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Poison, Def Leppard and Motley Crue combined for a raucous six-and-a-half-hour concert that delighted fans both young and old. Multiple bands remarked on...
Letter to the editor: Addressing housing crisis in Westmoreland
American Rescue Plan Funds are finally being used in Westmoreland County. Commissioners Gina Cerilli Thrasher, Doug Chew and Sean Kertes, thank you for your preliminary work. You now have a moral obligation to spend the remaining $70 million to help those most devastated by the pandemic. Allocating funds toward blight...
Editorial: Brackenridge proposal: Take your ball and go home
The lament about kids these days is often about laziness. They don’t get up. They don’t go outside. They’re always on their phones or video game systems or online. Remember when kids would actually run around and do things? There’s some truth in there, but there are also some problems....
The Stroller, Aug. 13, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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 15068. Please include a daytime telephone number. Oakmont Scout troop marks 75th anniversary Boy Scout Troop 854 of Oakmont...
Letter to the editor: Jefferson would not have supported violence against government
Regarding the letter “Jefferson may have OK’d Jan. 6 insurrection” (July 31, TribLIVE): Thomas Jefferson was a revolutionary. He wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776. He wrote the Virginia Statute of Religious Liberty in the 1780s. His friend James Madison codified citizens’ liberties in the 1791 Bill of Rights....
Influx of young families stresses Freeport Area elementary classrooms
The Freeport Area School District continues to grapple with an influx of new families into the area and budgetary concerns. Several parents complained at Thursday’s school board meeting about plans to cut the number of first- and third-grade classes at Buffalo Elementary School from five to four. The school board...
Student news from Sharpsburg, Blawnox and Fox Chapel
Sri Vidya Malladi, of Sharpsburg, graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Metropolitan Campus in Teaneck, N.J., in May with a master’s of science in management information systems. Joe Kirklewski of Blawnox received a bachelor of science in civil engineering technology in May from Rochester Institute of Technology. Jacob Klein of the...
With losing streak snapped, Ambridge turns attention to playoff win
Ambridge ended a 28-game losing streak by defeating Hopewell, 35-9, on Oct. 1 last season. The victory was a big step in the right direction for the Bridgers. Former Aliquippa coach and Ohio University wide receiver Sherm McBride took over the coaching duties last season. The Bridgers finished 2-9, along...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 12, 2022: Carter Bins’ 2-run homer sparks Indy to shutout victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 53-54) shut out Memphis (Cardinals), 3-0. C Carter Bins (.194) hit a two-run homer. 3B Kevin Padlo (.500) was 2 for 4 with an RBI. CF Travis Swaggerty (.265) was 1 for 4. DH Diego Castillo (.256) singled, and RF Cal Mitchell (.324) tripled. Four pitchers combined on...
High school sports scores for Aug. 12, 2022
High schools WPIAL Golf Boys Friday’s results Tri-County Athletic Director’s Association championship At Chippewa Golf Course, Par 70 Individual results 1. Colton Lusk, Peters Township, 68; 2. Austin Malley, Peters Township, 74; 3. Mason Lapana, Carmichaels, 75; 4t. Griffin Hansberry, Peters Township, 76; 4t. Nick Haught, Peters Township, 76; 4t....
Dr. Mehmet Oz makes campaign stop at central Pa. diner
Kenny Aumack happened to be passing Capitol Diner in Dauphin County when he spotted Dr. Mehmet Oz, Republican U.S. Senate candidate. “I’m just here for a picture,” said Aumack, of Lindenwold, N.J., as he waited in the diner’s parking lot. “He’s a celebrity.” Dozens of people showed up Friday at...
Gary Franks: Socialists/Democrats — is there a difference?
We are Americans. We are hardworking people. We fight in defense of our values. We love our freedoms. We do not have to be told what to think — what cars to buy, what jobs to seek, what leaders to choose. We want our leaders to be the best and...
Allegheny Conference flush with abundance of talent
Allegheny Conference football teams are again ready to contend for a WPIAL title in 2022. And no one should be surprised if one of them brings home Class 2A gold or at least makes it to a WPIAL title game. In the last five seasons, teams from the realigned conference...
Off-road vehicle, stretcher, ropes needed to rescue man from rugged terrain in Murrysville park
It took more than two hours Friday for emergency crews to rescue a man who suffered an apparent medical emergency and fell down a steep trail in Murrysville’s Duff Park. Off-road utility terrain vehicles and a rope system were used to transport the man across some of the park’s steep...
