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Soup’s on Hampton Presbyterian Church’s annual tradition is back. On Nov. 28 at 5 p.m., HPC prepares for the coming of the Christ child with the Advent Soup Supper held on the first day of Advent each year. Guests are asked to bring a slow cooker of soup and two...

Choral students offer letters from Santa Pine Richland High School choral students are offering Letters from Santa to children of all ages. For a $5 donation, the choral students will personalize a letter from Santa for the child. For more information or to order a Letter from Santa, email Santa’s...

The Mid-Atlantic Alliance for Performance Excellence (MAAPE) program has named Pine-Richland School District a 2021 Excellence Award recipient. The Excellence Award is the alliance’s highest award level. “Notably, Pine-Richland School District will be only the seventh organization to earn the Excellence Award in the past 15 years and the first...

Pitt men’s soccer took another step forward in its quest to return to the College Cup on Sunday. The fifth-seeded Panthers scored a 5-2 victory over Northern Illinois in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Ambrose Urbanic Field in Oakland. Pitt (12-5-1), which reached the NCAA semifinals College...

High schools Football WPIAL playoffs Class 5A Finals Saturday’s schedule Moon (12-0) vs. Penn-Trafford (10-2) at Heinz Field, 6 p.m. Class 4A Finals Saturday’s schedule Aliquippa (10-1) vs. Belle Vernon (10-0) at Heinz Field, 3 p.m. Class 3A Finals Saturday’s schedule Central Valley (12-0) vs. North Catholic (12-0) at Heinz...

Alec Feigel is always looking for a good shot. That holds true if there’s a hockey stick in his hands, a lacrosse stick, or a camera. Feigel, a junior for the North Hills hockey team, is off to a strong start in the 2021-22 season. Through the Indians’ game against...

The North Hills football team was able to welcome back full capacity crowds at Martorelli Stadium this fall. And they definitely gave the red-and-white-clad faithful their money’s worth. The Indians finished the year with a 7-4 record, going 4-1 in Class 5A’s Northeast Conference and splitting the conference title with...

Thank you for the quote in the article “Big Bird backlash: Vax lands even Muppet in political flap” (Nov. 11, TribLIVE) that reminded me that one year ago, we were all hoping for a vaccine to stem the hospitalizations and deaths from covid. Now that it is available, how did...

In response to David Camblin’s letter “Why didn’t Bob Brooks pay for parade permit?” (Nov. 16, TribLIVE): State Rep. Bob Brooks donates his entire House salary to charity in the 54th District and local area! Recipients of his donations include: • Firefighters ($16,000-plus per year) • Multiple Rotary events •...

The only thing in Build Back Horrendously that is salutary is the gubmint being allowed to dicker with insurance and drug companies over the cost of medicine. I have Medicare and Security Blue, and the copay for one of my meds at my pharmacy this year went from 48 bucks...

Thanksgiving Day is usually a big deal for Joe Weltner of Harrison. Weltner usually kicks off his Christmas decorating frenzy right after polishing off a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. “I start to politely shuffle the guests out so the first of 15-plus Christmas trees can be put up,” said Weltner of...

Bellevue Jean Marie Bujalski sold property at 29 Grant Ave. to Paul and Emily Anna Duchow for $178,126. Randall Reddy sold property at 433 Hallett Place to Ryan Michael and Kelly Lynn Shane for $118,000. John Lissberger trustee sold property at 4260 Ohio River Blvd. to Scott Family Trust for...

Aspinwall Caitlin Wiley sold property at 119 First St. to Carly Ann Joseph for $280,000. Vincent Tarducci sold property at 313 Second St. to Carl John and Katherine Bongiovanni for $289,000. R. Gerard Longo sold property at 115 Fifth St. to Bruce Crocker for $450,000. George Kingsley III sold property...

Osborne Jacob Klinvex sold property at 504 Park Lane to Matthew and Phatsaya Kessler for $705,500. Thomas Few trustee sold property at 510 Rabbit Hl to Gary and Carol Schurman for $711,750. Sewickley Walter Yost II sold property at 814 Beaver St. to Ellis and Holly Arjmand for $755,000. Sewickley...

Forest Hills AAA Properties Inc. sold property at 109 Avenue A to Scott Peterson for $75,000. Tri COG Land Bank sold property at 418 Avenue D to Jamal McDonald for $30,000. Dana Patterson sold property at 538 Windsor Ave. to Stephen Thomas Deschon Jr. and Jena Lynn Braill for $98,000....

Bridgeville Estate of Mary Klements sold property at 228 Calvert St. to Patrick Martin for $106,000. South Hills Development Group L.P. sold property at Carol Ave. to Mark and Susan Mihalyi for $53,352. Jean Pierre Ferrando sold property at 189 Liberty St. to Logel Industries LLC for $89,900. Estate of...

Gerald Teramae sold property at 706 Berrington Ct to Christopher and Patricia Treloar for $251,000. Byron Spice sold property at 5433 Brightwood Road to Abigail Christian Embry for $220,000. Patricia Thomas sold property at 118 Broughton Road to Sparrow Applied Designs Ltd. for $190,000. Ping Zhou sold property at 5365...

Baldwin Borough Callie Freynik sold property at 118 Bickar St. to Robert Allen and Lori Ann Annonson for $199,000. Robert Szemanski sold property at 5047 Debra Drive to Robert Szemanski and Tamara Bilski for $54,606. Michael Gumby sold property at 3404 Hazelhurst Ave. to Kevin and Allison Hyland for $239,900....

There have been many negative postings in this forum bashing the two major political parties. I would like to challenge readers to look at the parties in a different light. Democrats are the dreamers. They push for ways to improve the American ideal. Republicans are the pragmatists. They hold dear...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave a great grade to Pennsylvania last week. The agency’s vaccination map proclaimed that 95% of state residents had received at least one dose of a covid-19 vaccination. Wow. That’s unbelievable. That’s the problem. It’s not true. Pennsylvania is not head and shoulders...

When I grew up, we had just ended World War II, which had just ended the Great Depression. We were then fighting the Korean Conflict. My family had fought in those wars. I remember going to church every Sunday and holy day. The churches were full, standing room only on...

Publicize your club meetings, community events 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. Pajama and Book Project seeks donations The Rotary Club of Leechburg and Interact Club of Leechburg Area High School are sponsoring...

Thanksgiving largely will be close to normal this year, the second year the holiday will be celebrated during the coronavirus pandemic. Families are preparing feasts and there will be football, movies and the Macy’s parade. Perhaps a few political arguments amid another slice of pumpkin pie. A year after families...

It seems as if we have forgotten the most important aspect of attending school. We have become so concerned with school mask mandates that we have overlooked the quality of education our children are receiving. Somehow many parents have equated education with mask-wearing in schools. Our kids have fallen behind...