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Following this month’s state Supreme Court ruling striking down Pennsylvania’s school mask mandate, Mark Holtzman, McKeesport Area School District superintendent, announced that students and staff will no longer be required to wear masks in district schools. He believes this ruling is good for the district, because it gives parents the...

Sewickley municipal offices closed for holiday The Sewickley municipal offices will be closed Dec. 23, 24, 30 and 31. Bell Acres borough office closed for holiday The Bell Acres borough office will be closed Dec. 24 and Dec. 27. Free parking There will be free parking Fridays after 1 p.m....

They can’t be happy in Nashville Monday morning. The Tennessee Titans controlled the time of possession against the Steelers, rushed for 201 yards and had 22 first downs. And they lost, 19-13. Four turnovers played a major role. Here’s what the sports writers are saying in Tennessee. “The Titans somehow...

OK, can we be any more ridiculous? Non-American citizens should never be allowed to vote for anything, period. Also, if the government is going to allow businesses to continuously be robbed without any bail or penalties, then all businesses big and small should be equipped with a bar system keeping...

Necessity is the mother of invention. It’s a truism because, well, it’s true. You don’t find a new way to do something unless you have a problem that needs to be fixed. Is that what UPMC is doing with its latest announcement? This isn’t a new hospital or a new...

Publicize your holiday events, club meetings and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Free Christmas Eve dinner offered in Lower Burrell Compassion Network will host a free dine-in Christmas Eve dinner at 1 p.m....

Can you imagine that one of our two major political parties has no platform, no legislative agenda, no guiding principles beyond “Democrats are bad,” to improve the lives of Americans ahead of next year’s election? The Republicans have no proposed legislation to help us survive human-caused climate change. No sense...

Editorial cartoons for the week of Dec. 20....

Member of Omicron Delta Kappa Margo Weller, a native of Wexford, was recently initiated into the Grove City College Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society. The society welcomed more than 1,100 new initiates from 41 universities during November. Students initiated into the society must be sophomores,...

Hampton Presbyterian Church will celebrate the coming of the Christ child at three Christmas Eve services. The 6 p.m. Dec. 24 service is geared towards families and concludes with candle lighting during “Silent Night.” The 8 p.m. service is a “Watch Night” service, which is a more meditative style of...

Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Dec. 20....

High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Sunday’s results The Clash at New Castle Laurel 62, Sharon 28 Central Catholic 46, New Castle 40 Shenango vs. Beaver Falls (n) Monday’s schedule Nonsection Albert Gallatin at Brownsville, 7 p.m. Avella at Jefferson-Morgan, 7 p.m. Brashear at Cornell, 7:30 p.m. Carrick at Propel Andrew...

MIAMI — Forty-eight passengers and crew members tested positive for covid-19 on Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas ship, which docked Saturday at PortMiami, the cruise company said. Miami-based Royal Caribbean said in a statement Sunday that each person who tested positive immediately went into quarantine. Six people who had...

With Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf term-limited in a state that narrowly went to Joe Biden in 2020, both Democrats and Republicans are scrambling to best position themselves for the 2022 gubernatorial race. Democrats have rallied around Attorney General Josh Shapiro; on the Republican side, it remains unclear whether a...

The latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday, Dec. 19. Team, Wins-Losses-Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points Class AAA North Allegheny, 10-1-0 = 20 Peters Township, 9-4-1 = 19 Pine-Richland, 8-2-0 = 16 Baldwin, 5-2-3 = 13 Mt. Lebanon, 5-6-1 = 11 Seneca Valley, 5-4-0 = 10 Upper St. Clair,...

My late husband, Kenneth (Jack) Koedel, retired from ATI after 46 years of employment. He has been gone for 5½ years. Every year during the holiday season, the company deposits a gift of money in my bank account. I am so grateful that they have not forgotten the widows of...

Aleppo 79 North Land Owner LLC sold property at 301 Deer Run Road to Sewickley PA LLC for $1,500,000. Dale Cannister sold property at 201 Sewickley Heights Drive to Andrew Sulka and Colleen McLaughlin for $225,000. Bell Acres Jennifer Ross sold property at 104 Skymark Ln to Paul and Linda...

Forest Hills Estate of Kline Fulton sold property at 502 Braddock Road to WKS Custom Home LLC for $80,000. Anthony Cimino sold property at 534 Decatur Ave. to Al Manzil Realty LLC for $90,000. Anthony Cimino sold property at 204 Lenox Ave. to Al Manzil Realty LLC for $55,000. Cynthia...

Bellevue Donald Youkers sold property at 186 N Balph Ave. to Ulrich Properties LLC for $235,000. Lori Schmidt sold property at 230 N Balph Ave. to Monarch Properties Fresno LLC for $95,000. Edward Byrd sold property at 94 S Harrison Ave. to Joshua Sacco et al. and Michael Sacco for...

With Dr. Mehmet Oz throwing his hat in the Senate race, I ask myself, why not? In recent elections, we have had a diversity of candidates. Hey, we have a caterer as a coroner in Westmoreland County. Caitlyn Jenner is running for governor of California, a position formerly held by...

Publicize your holiday events, club meetings and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Volunteers needed to prepare income tax returns Allegheny Valley Association of Churches and United Way of Southwest Pennsylvania are looking for...

The Pennsylvania House Majority Leader may be a bit hyperbolic. Rep. Kerry Benninghoff, R-Centre, said he thinks the new preliminary map for redistricting the state House of Representatives is “a danger to our system of government.” That seems like a reach. It’s a map, not a coup d’etat. It’s also...

While families are counting down to the holidays, many are also anxiously watching a different clock — the one that is running out for Congress to take meaningful action to address hunger and poverty in communities here in Pennsylvania and nationwide. Unless Congress acts before the end of the year,...

The Freeport Area School Board is adjusting its health and safety plan regarding covid-19 once again in order to match up with recent developments. The board approved the revisions unanimously Thursday, including removing the requirement students wear masks in school. Board President Adam Toncini said that is being done to...