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Work through November on Freeport Road, Marshall
Roadway improvement work on Route 910 (Gibsonia Road) in Richland Township and Route 4054 (Freeport Road) in Marshall Township is expected to get underway July 18, weather permitting and last through mid-November. Single lane restrictions are expected to occur as needed daily in the following locations: Route 910 between Hardt...
Pirates farm report for July 17, 2022: Homers by Matt Fraizer, Jared Triolo lift Curve to win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 41-46) had its series finale against Columbus (Guardians) postponed because of inclement weather. It will be made up as part of a doubleheader Sept. 27, at Huntington Park. Next: Friday vs. St. Paul (Twins), 7:05 p.m. ALTOONA (Double-A, 45-42) defeated Richmond (Giants), 8-3. RF Matt Fraizer (.231) and...
Stephen Asma : Alienation produces weaponized loners
Recent mass shootings in Highland Park, Ill., Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas, have produced the same futile debates that always follow such tragedies. Conservatives blame mental illness, and liberals blame gun access. But we cannot make progress if we do not examine the cultural roots that repeatedly produce these vengeful...
‘Large alligators’ attack, kill elderly Florida woman
An elderly woman who slipped and fell into a pond Friday was attacked and killed by two large alligators, according to multiple reports. The incident occurred in Florida, and the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said that after the woman fell into the water she “struggled to stay afloat.” That is...
Enormous jackpot on the line for Tuesday’s Mega Millions
One of the largest Mega Millions jackpots ever is on the line Tuesday with an estimated grand prize of $530 million. Only seven of the previous Mega Millions sweepstakes have yielded a bigger jackpot, with the largest coming in October 2018 with a $1.5 billion prize. Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing...
Jan. 6 panel to receive Secret Service texts after data lossVideo
WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol assault expects to receive text messages it has subpoenaed from the Secret Service by Tuesday, panel member Zoe Lofgren said. A government inspector general told the panel last week that the agency wasn’t cooperating with its inquiry into the Jan. 6,...
Doug Mastriano helps celebrate the political movement that made him at film premiere
LOWER ALLEN TOWNSHIP — Sen. Doug Mastriano largely set aside his standard stump speech Saturday night to pay an homage to the latest grassroots conservative movement in Pennsylvania of which— for the moment — he’s field general as he fights with Democratic Attorney General Josh Shapiro to become the state’s...
Letter to the editor: Heinz Field name change all about corporate greed
Without notice, the Heinz Field name change came in the blink of an eye. Why not call the stadium Art Rooney Field after the Steelers’ founder? We could revert back to the geographical reference of Three Rivers Stadium. How appropriate. The new naming rights revenue should go back to the...
Letter to the editor: Pa. needs educational freedom
On July 7, Arizona passed, and their governor has signed into law, a bill that delivers educational freedom for more than 1.1 million students. This is the first state to break the chokehold that public schools and their teachers’ unions have on the national educational system. Parents will have the...
Real estate transactions for week of July 17, 2022
Andrew Shoener sold property at 855 Boulder Drive to Joseph Colonello and Colleen Wojciechowski for $375,000. SFR3-000 LLC sold property at 2883 Cedar St. to Aria Ann Crowel for $232,000. Constance Lappa sold property at 6193 Dalmation Drive to RMAC Trust Ser 2016 CTT for $160,000. Douglas Everhart sold property...
Real estate transactions for week of July 17, 2022
Bridgeville James Simmons sold property at 1028 Laurel St. to Joanne McClellan for $198,000. Carnegie Carol Mazza sold property at 991 Chartiers Ave. to YRR Properties LLC for $18,000. Charles A Halpin III sold property at 818 Logan St. to Benjamin Peters and Catherine Arsenault for $78,000. Beau Burgunder sold...
Despite popularity, aging trails subject to all manner of abuse
The people involved in overseeing and maintaining Western Pennsylvania’s trail systems nearly all said that cooperation is key in keeping the trails clean, welcoming and open. Along the Five Star Trail that runs from Youngwood to Greensburg, chapter President Vaughn Neill is working with a few dozen volunteers on fence...
Stepping up: Volunteers donate thousands of hours of time maintaining the region’s myriad hiking, biking trails
As walkers, hikers and bikers make their way onto the crushed limestone gravel of one of Western Pennsylvania’s many trail systems, it might not seem as though they are merging onto an economic highway. But if they’re stepping onto the Great Allegheny Passage — the trail between Pittsburgh’s Point State...
Editorial: Is state election money a gift or a problem?
There is a lot of concern about the money in elections. How do we know who is contributing to a campaign? Who is funding the political parties? Who is paying for the ads and the buses and the big-budget rallies? There are questions about where the money is coming from...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of July 17, 2022
Aleppo KMA Realty LLC sold property at 105 Little Glen Drive to Donald Ward for $200,000. Kelly Krohn sold property at 205 Woodcrest Drive to Wilson and Dimple Joy Henry for $227,000. Edgeworth Timothy Hall sold property at 305 Maple Lane to Matthew Blint and Megan Crowell for $895,000. Franklin...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of July 17, 2022
Etna EDJY Property Services Inc. sold property at 32 Bridge St. to Joan Jefferson LLC for $240,000. James Nordin sold property at 39 Prospect St. to J & K Homes Inc. for $36,900. Franklin Park George Basara sold property at 1512 King Charles Drive to Elizabeth Wiese for $465,000. Russell...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of July 17, 2022
Etna EDJY Property Services Inc. sold property at 32 Bridge St. to Joan Jefferson LLC for $240,000. James Nordin sold property at 39 Prospect St. to J & K Homes Inc. for $36,900. Fox Chapel Michael Toshok sold property at 70 Fair Oaks Drive to Andrew and Alison Vanhorn Beam...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of July 17, 2022
Churchill Mark Huggins sold property at 2324 Marbury Road to Jeffrey Achezinksi and Rachel Hartman for $598,000. Edgewood Patrick Loughney sold property at 334 Dewey Ave. to Michael Parker and Sara Werner for $330,000. Jembact Inc. sold property at 173 Pennwood Ave. to Allegheny BC Four L.P. for $748,750. Monroeville...
Letter to the editor: Let the immigrants come in and fill our jobs
As I drive through different sections of Greensburg, and travel through other towns and cities, I see the same thing everywhere: “Hiring” signs. We have noticed that our popular Sunday morning breakfast restaurant has empty tables an a 45-minute wait time to get a table. Why? Because they can’t find...
The Stroller, July 17, 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. Bike run planned Aug. 29 by Ashley’s Angels Ashley’s Angels will sponsor...
Letter to the editor: Missing the real Republican Party
As a lifelong Democrat, I never thought I’d say this, but I miss the Republican Party. It seems that most Republicans have transmogrified into Trumplicans. Some against their will, I assume. Trumplicans are in full campaign mode all the time, pointing out what they see as failures, defects, bad policy...
Riverhounds rally for 1-1 draw in New Mexico
After suffering through a seven-game road losing streak earlier this season, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds have picked up points in the standings in back-to-back games away from home. Dane Kelly scored the tying goal with 15 minutes to go and the Riverhounds left Albuquerque with a 1-1 draw in their first-ever...
Latest battle over abortion rights in Pa. all about state constitution
Pennsylvania is in the middle of a new fight over the future of abortion, and it’s all about the state constitution. It began months before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, declaring states are the proper battleground over abortion rights. It exploded into public consciousness July 8, when...
Student news from the Fox Chapel area
Five Fox Chapel Area School District students won awards in the State Competition of the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science in May. Fox Chapel Area High School first-place state winners were: juniors Lawrence Liu and Arvind Seshan; sophomores Lakshanya Rajaganapathi and Adhitya Thirumala; and Dorseyville Middle School seventh-grader Param Thawani....
Pirates farm report for July 16, 2022: Quinn Priester, 2 Curve teammates combine on 2-hit shutout
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 41-46) was doubled up by Columbus (Guardians), 4-2. 3B Hoy Park (.237) went 2 for 4 with a double and a home run, his third. SS Tucupita Marcano (.263) was 1 for 3 with a double and a run scored. DH Greg Allen (hamstring), playing on a rehab...
