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Pasta dinner fundraiser A pasta dinner fundraiser to benefit the Michele Sybo Coleman Family Fund is set for 3 to 6 p.m. on Oct. 3 at the Parkview Social Hall, 726 Midway Dr., in O’Hara. Tickets for the dinner are available via presale for $10 (13 and older) or $6...

Plum Area Ladies Society (PALS) will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 6 at the Plum Community Center. Plum Area Ladies Society is a service and social organization open to women from Plum, Penn Hills and surrounding communities. Newcomers are welcome to attend PALS meetings, held on...

Here’s a selection of images that caught our eye in the past week from Tribune-Review photographers....

Christmas season isn’t here yet, but Todd Simpson is ready to hang some ornaments. To Simpson, Latrobe’s long-time cross country coach, “ornaments” are another word for the trophies and medals that decorate the hallways of the school. And he has reason to be festive. About the midway point of the...

Defense attorneys for the man charged in connection with the killing of 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill have said that they will forego a review of hundreds of pieces of physical evidence in the case to protect the health and safety of themselves and...

The girls soccer program at Norwin is always near the top of the WPIAL, including a state title in 2017. The Knights are winning in a somewhat unconventional way as far as high school soccer goes, with a balanced scoring approach and a first-year coach, Diane Metzger. “She brings a...

Chris Legters started the Burrell cross country program six years ago and is excited about the interest developing at the school. But the interests of 15- to 18-year-olds can be scattered, and that’s a reality with which Legters has become quite familiar. “I’m very happy with our kids this year,”...

A familiar collaboration beer with Pennsylvania roots is back. D.G. Yuengling & Son’s Hershey’s Chocolate Porter returns as a seasonal release, just in time for the fall holidays. It will be available in bottles and on draft starting this week. “It’s year three of the most epic chocolate and beer...

Fisher-Price has launched three new Little People collections that adults may like as much as kids. The Golden Girls, Rolling Stones and Inspiring Women collections went on sale today. The Rolling Stones set features the original band members with their instruments. The price is $19.99 and will be available from...

Erntedankfest at Old Economy Village Old Economy Village is holding its annual Erntedankfest 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 2-3. The event celebrates the Fall harvest and many of the tasks done to prepare for winter. Artisans will be cooking, baking and demonstrating many different crafts and skills. There will be music,...

Kyiv Ukrainian Dance Festival The Kyiv Ukrainian Dance Ensemble is back with its annual concert at 3 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Andrew Carnegie Free Music Hall. The production is an anthology of five stories related to love and loss. Performers from the United States, Canada and Ukraine collaborated on...

Rotary Spaghetti Dinner The annual Rotary Club of Bethel Park Spaghetti dinner to help charities from here to Africa will take place from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 2 at the Bethel Park Community Center. The food will be provided by Pasta Too, Bethel Bakery and Armstrong’s. Full meal...

VFD Open House Reserve Volunteer Fire Department will hold an open house from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 3 at its station on 33 Lonsdale St. to kick off Fire Prevention Week. Attendees will be able to meet firefighters, watch demonstrations, participate in fire safety and prevention activities and learn...

Whether you call it “The Great Resignation,” “The Great Reshuffle” or just high time for a change, millions of American workers are looking for new jobs — and some have already quit the ones they have. Better pay isn’t necessarily the motivator, labor experts say. Many people are seeking greater...

Road closure West Run Road in Munhall is closed between Union Street and Tioga Street. The closure was slated to begin at 9 a.m. Sept. 30 and is expected to end in December 2021. It is required for the preservation of a culvert, repairs to an inlet, paving and installation...

What is nepotism? Nepotism is the practice of promoting or hiring relatives or friends, often over more qualified external candidates. In family-owned business, such decisions are expected and make sense. However, in public institutions, hiring should always involve finding the best qualified candidate through an open and transparent process. At...

The Valley News Dispatch is compiling a list of autumn events and Halloween parades, parties and trick-or-treat nights. Send an email to cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Information sought for veterans tribute booklet The Genealogy Group at Leechburg Area Museum and Historical Society is collecting information about veterans to be published in a booklet....

Hunger was a problem before the pandemic started. Food is one of those bills that can be scrimped and shorted. The very euphemism that we use to talk about cutting back — tightening the belt — acknowledges the corners that get cut when money is short are often meals. So...

A recent front-page photo showed a youth at a school mask protest holding a poster that read “Communism spreads faster than covid.” What does that even mean? More than 685,000 Americans have died from covid. Thousands of new patients are dying each day. Nearly 42 million have contracted the disease....

When President Biden and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg chose our region to make significant announcements about a robust federal infrastructure package, we knew they did so with confidence that the Pittsburgh region was poised to take the lead, and rightfully so. We have a long-awaited opportunity in infrastructure...

Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Sept. 27....

Editorial cartoons for the week of Sept. 27....

Last year we saw hardly any cases of flu because COVID-19 precautions – masking, distancing, business closures and travel restrictions – significantly stymied opportunities for the influenza virus to spread from person-to-person. And that may have some people wondering: Do I need to bother getting a flu shot this year?...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 59-65) outslugged Omaha (Royals), 17-12. SS Oneil Cruz (.429) smacked a solo home run and was 2 for 3 with an RBI, three walks and four runs scored from the leadoff spot. C Christian Bethancourt was 3 for 5 with two home runs and five RBIs. 3B Rodolfo...