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Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of March 6, 2022
Aspinwall Estate of Udilia Noro sold property at 623 Center Ave. to Christopher and Billy Maxim Brenner for $105,000. Thomas Chang sold property at 116 Virginia Ave. to Nathan and Katherine Brake for $395,000. Blawnox Michael Voit sold property at 131 Second St. to Shi Fu Corp. for $120,000. Etna...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of March 6, 2022
Churchill Robert Render sold property at 3619 McCrady Road to Jordan D’Ambrosio for $310,000. Jon Patrick Hansen sold property at 1630 Williamsburg Pl to Flavia Laun for $225,000. Edgewood Philip Roy Currie sold property at 1208 Savannah Ave. to Stephen Panicho for $370,500. Forest Hills Robin Wagner sold property at...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of March 6, 2022
Bell Acres William Hall sold property at 570 Ambridge Ave. to Joshua Wayne and Erin Leah Hart for $47,000. Leetsdale Derek Johncour sold property at 104 Broad St. to Thomas and Maria Suzanne Eshenbaugh for $225,000. Sewickley August Diamond sold property at 212 Chestnut St. to Kathleen Ascher for $336,000....
Editorial: Pa.’s college problems not solved by Commonwealth University
Once upon a time in Pennsylvania, every town of a certain size or importance seemed to have its own college. There were reasons for this. Many of these schools were started in the early half of the 19th century, when traveling 30 miles was a long haul. Leaving the old...
Letter to the editor: Reschenthaler dishonoring his oaths
In a self-congratulatory email to constituents, Rep. Guy Reschenthaler repeatedly, and incorrectly, claimed that President Biden’s “weakness on the global stage” is the direct cause for Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked invasion of the Ukraine. But Reschenthaler conveniently ignores four years of ex-President Trump’s fawning admiration of Putin. Reschenthaler apparently said nothing...
The Stroller, March 6, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your community Easter Egg hunts, breakfasts with the Easter Bunny and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Burrell HS to present spring musical Burrell Drama Club will present the musical, “The Drowsy...
Letter to the editor: Government ripping off taxpayers
I’ve got some questions and observations. If I put 15 gallons of gas in my car, I pay Pennsylvania $8.64 in taxes and the federal government $2.74. That’s $11.38 in taxes for 15 gallons of gas. Who is really getting that money? Where’s all the infrastructure money? With all that...
Letter to the editor: Why fear critical race theory?
Having read the article “Norwin director claims assignment on racism was critical race theory teaching,” I can’t help wondering what Shawna Ilagan is fearing. I am not an expert on critical race theory, but I know it is another way of looking at race and systemic racism in our country....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 5, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Finals At Petersen Events Center Saturday’s results Class 6A Fox Chapel 43, North Hills 36 Class 2A OLSH 60, Fort Cherry 36 Girls WPIAL playoffs Finals At Petersen Events Center Saturday’s results Class 5A South Fayette 57, Chartiers Valley 48 Class 4A Blackhawk 55,...
Iran paves way for sanctions relief, seals atomic-probe pact
Iran paved the way for sanctions relief by agreeing to help end a contentious nuclear investigation, removing one of the final hurdles to an atomic deal that could see Iranian oil return to markets by the third quarter. The agreement was announced on Saturday in Tehran between International Atomic Energy...
Greensburg Salem edges out Hempfield for boys regional bowling team title
Two Westmoreland County rivals met again with a regional title on the line at North Versailles Bowling Center on Saturday. Led by all-tournament team selection Jake Smith, Greensburg Salem defeated Hempfield, 2-1, to claim the Western Pennsylvania regional boys team championship. After qualifying, which consisted of three regular team games...
George Guido: Washington Township sports memories remain
Memories are all that’s left of the former Washington Township High School. The building, most recently used as an elementary school in the Kiski Area School District, was torn down last month by the property owner, Tresco Companies of Salem Township. Meyer’s RV, a New York-based RV dealer, hopes to...
Unbeaten Blackhawk surges past Knoch in WPIAL Class 4A title game
After Blackhawk hit just 12 of 31 shots over three quarters, Cougars coach Steve Lodovico had one bit of advice for his girls Saturday. Keep shooting. The advice worked as the Cougars hit all seven field goal attempts in the fourth period to pull away from Knoch, 55-35, and win...
Sounding off: Supreme Court needs diversity
Negative tropes being used to critique President Biden’s decision to nominate Ketanji Brown Jackson, a Black woman, to the Supreme Court may be missing the point (“Biden demonstrating his racism again.”) In these bitterly divisive times, when our self-serving legislative and executive branches are increasingly irrelevant, the court may be...
Harry Litman : The consequential — and inconsequential — nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson
Since Justice Stephen G. Breyer announced his retirement from the Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson assumed the front-runner’s position to replace him. President Joe Biden has named her his nominee, and if confirmed she will become the first Black woman on the court. Jackson, 51, is not the head-and-shoulders...
7th-seeded Bishop Canevin tops Aquinas Academy for WPIAL Class A title
The Bishop Canevin Crusaders may have been seeded No. 7 in the WPIAL Class A girls basketball playoffs, but that only seemed to fuel them. Bishop Canevin defeated fourth-seeded Aquinas Academy, 59-40, in the Class A championship game Saturday at Petersen Events Center. It was Bishop Canevin’s sixth WPIAL title,...
Letter to the editor: Children must learn history
Glad to read that Norwin pulled the plug on CNN 10. I have always enjoyed reading Lori Falce’s columns, except “Yes, your kid should watch the news at school” (Jan. 14, TribLIVE). I found Peter Busowski’s letter “Teaching kids how to consume news” (Jan. 24, TribLIVE) interesting and especially noted...
Letter to the editor: Reality lesson for Trump and followers
Attention, Donald Trump and your band of followers: time for a lesson in reality. Reality is defined as fact, truth and authenticity. Unfortunately, there has been a loss of touch with reality, with people living in an altered world filled with misconceptions and misinterpretation. Embedded in their misguided thinking is...
Editorial: The balancing act between regulation and condemnation
Allegheny County Health Department levied $859,000 in fines against U.S. Steel this week, citing 2021 violations at the Clairton Coke Works. It isn’t the largest fine the department has hung on the company. In 2019, the company was tagged with a $2.7 million fine. It is, however, significantly larger than...
The Stroller, March 5, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your community Easter Egg hunts, breakfasts with the Easter Bunny and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Evening of chocolate to benefit Animal Protectors Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley will host, “Chocolate...
Letter to the editor: Confusion and inflation from Democrats
Joe Biden looked us in the eye through his aviator sunglasses and said: “I’m gonna raise your taxes.” Inflation is at a 40-year high. Inflation is a tax. Groceries that cost $35 last year now cost $75, and a barrel of gasoline that cost $60 last year now costs $100....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 4, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Finals At Petersen Events Center Class 6A Saturday’s schedule North Hills (24-0) vs. Fox Chapel (23-1), 7 p.m. Class 5A Friday’s result Laurel Highlands 60, New Castle 58 (2OT) Class 3A Friday’s result Shady Side Academy 66, Avonworth 54 Class 2A Saturday’s schedule OLSH...
High school roundup for March 4, 2022: Burgettstown sends 4 into regional semifinals
Burgettstown sent a WPIAL-best four wrestlers into the championship semifinals at the PIAA Class 2A Southwest Regional wrestling tournament Friday night at Peters Township. Burgettstown’s trio of WPIAL champs – Parker Sentipal (106), Joey Sentipal (132) and Joseph Baronick (285) – advanced, joined by 138-pounder Rudy Brown. Quaker Valley has...
Gary Franks: Using banks to stop the tanks — will it work?
President Biden, I had hit the reset button after the exit debacle in Afghanistan. This was a rookie mistake from a near 80-year-old, even if you still do not see it that way. I also hit the reset button on your statements not matching the facts — “I will not...
Fox Chapel gets clean slate in rematch with North Hills for WPIAL Class 6A title
December 11 wasn’t that long ago in chronological terms. But in WPIAL basketball terms, it’s been a while. Fox Chapel and North Hills met in a tip-off tournament final that night, and North Hills convincingly defeated the Foxes, 87-57. But coaches of both boys basketball teams feel plenty of water...
