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Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 6, 2022
Aleppo Martha Smith sold property at 203 Sewickley Ridge Court to Thomas and Marilyn Leonard for $524,000. Edgeworth Estate of Mark Liggett sold property at 407 Woodland Road to Simon Family Revocable Trust for $720,000. Sewickley Kristin Bovard sold property at 614 Grimes St. to Gerianne Williams for $429,000. Real...
North Allegheny area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 6, 2022
Bellevue Karl Poruben sold property at 258 Brighton Road to Matthew Swiger for $127,000. Harry Phillips sold property at 15 N Sprague Ave. to Fitting Family Group LLC for $35,000. Phillips Family L.P. sold property at 25 N Sprague Ave. to Fitting Family Group LLC for $450,000. Ming Cai sold...
Eastern area communities real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 6, 2022
Forest Hills James Cinque sold property at 102 Fall Run Road to Michael Sable and Terrie Griffin for $215,500. Michael Mann sold property at 135 Fieldcrest Drive to Barbara Price for $197,000. Brian Mitcham sold property at 709 Lenox Ave. to Cary Morgan for $160,000. Monroeville SFR3 000 LLC sold...
North Hills area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 6, 2022
Bellevue Karl Poruben sold property at 258 Brighton Road to Matthew Swiger for $127,000. Harry Phillips sold property at 15 N Sprague Ave. to Fitting Family Group LLC for $35,000. Phillips Family L.P. sold property at 25 N Sprague Ave. to Fitting Family Group LLC for $450,000. Ming Cai sold...
Letter to the editor: Decisions of today’s women
I read with interest Betty Harp’s letter “Avoiding abortion” (Jan. 20, TribLIVE). Harp’s rudimentary understanding of modern social dynamics was on full display when she stated, “So, young women, keep yourself clean for that special man when you are old enough to get married. My mother was a wise lady.”...
Editorial: Clerical error doesn’t mean PSERS has no responsibility
There’s nothing like a good scapegoat. Who wouldn’t like to be able to just put all the blame for things that go wrong on someone else? It’s a good deal if you can find one. Except that just because you blame the goat doesn’t mean you don’t have any responsibility....
Letter to the editor: Legislators should do their jobs
I am beginning to resent our Pennsylvania legislators relying on the courts to have the final say on issues they have legislated. This is also true with recent movements to amend the state Constitution by sending referendums to voters. Whether it is creating new legislative districts or changing the way...
The Stroller, Feb. 6, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your 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. Drive-through food distribution set Tuesday at Pittsburgh Mills Allegheny Valley Association of Churches and the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank will host...
Letter to the editor: Vaccine-Holocaust comparison
Do you know about what happened to the Jews in Germany in the 1930s and 1940s? Do you know about the German concentration camps? If you read and know the historical facts, you know that because of their religion, Jewish men, women and children were taken from their homes. Many...
Real estate transactions in the Fox Chapel area for the week of Feb. 6
Aspinwall James Schrenk sold property at 113 Emerson Ave. to Matthew Schrenk and Regina Capone for $270,000. Etna Sharon Vinski sold property at 47 Sycamore St. to 100 Awoa LLC for $70,000. Harmar Estate of Jennie Durkt sold property at 1425 Freeport Road to William and Joanne Burns for $160,000....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 5, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys Saturday’s results Class 6A Section 1 North Hills 65, Seneca Valley 48 Section 2 Canon-McMillan 68, Baldwin 54 Upper St. Clair 56, Bethel Park 33 Mt. Lebanon 56, Peters Township 43 Class 5A Section 1 Thomas Jefferson 58, Connellsville 38 Ringgold 73, West Mifflin 63 Section...
High school roundup for Feb. 5, 2022: Penn Hills beats Gateway in battle for 1st place
George Mitchell scored 18 points on six 3-pointers, leading Penn Hills to a 65-57 victory over Gateway on Saturday in a battle for first place in Section 3-5A boys basketball. Daemar Kelly put up 15 points and Jaden Dugger added 12 for Penn Hills (15-3, 8-2). William Kromka led the...
Quaker Valley captures 1st WPIAL Class 2A title, snaps Burrell’s 15-year streak
Burrell’s remarkable reign atop the Class 2A wrestling mountain is over. Quaker Valley, a school in just its fifth year of wrestling, defeated the Bucs, 30-28, on Saturday in the WPIAL Class 2A championship match at Chartiers-Houston High School. Justin Richey recorded a pin at 152 pounds in the final...
George Guido: WPIAL playoffs could use home-court advantage
The WPIAL is looking at using home floors for at least the initial round of the upcoming 110th basketball tournament. The league office is expected to send out a list of requirements to contending schools this week outlining what needs to be done to host a game. This will be...
Delta asks Justice Department to put unruly passengers on national no-fly list
ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines is asking the U.S. Justice Department to create a national no-fly list of passengers who have been convicted for on-board disruptions. Ed Bastian, CEO of Delta, wrote a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland this past week saying such a “national, comprehensive unruly passenger...
Sounding off: Cops under the microscope
How would you like a job where when you made a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo? That’s a quote from Jacques Plante, goalie of yore for the Montreal Canadiens. Unfortunately, it’s like that for today’s cops, who are being scrutinized on the way they...
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers wrestlers fall in WPIAL quarterfinals
The North Allegheny wrestling team suffered its first loss last week. Dylan Coy (126), Nathan Monteparte (132) and Jayson Flener (138) won bouts for North Allegheny (7-1) in a 43-24 loss to Canon-McMillan in the WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinals Feb. 2. Canon-McMillan’s Tyler Soule (145) and Ashten Slavick (152) had...
Final Pa. legislative maps approved by redistricting panel, but legal challenges likely
This article is part of a yearlong reporting project focused on redistricting and gerrymandering in Pennsylvania. It is made possible by the support of Spotlight PA members and Votebeat, a project focused on election integrity and voting access. HARRISBURG — A state panel Friday approved Pennsylvania’s new legislative district maps,...
Letter to the editor: Confused by Trump’s pardon plans
I’m so confused after Trump’s recent statement that if he is elected president in 2024, he may pardon the Jan. 6 insurgents. I thought, according to many MAGA followers and Fox/Faux News, that those rioters were actually antifa and FBI agents. Is that what Trump meant, he will pardon these...
Editorial: Pennsylvania bridges need regular attention
Bridges are being taken seriously right now. The collapse of the Fern Hollow Bridge in Frick Park in Pittsburgh on Jan. 28 was one of those bellwether moments — the clanging bell that alerts everyone about impending danger. Of course, the bell clanged a little late for the people on...
The Stroller, Feb. 5, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your 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. Lenten fish fries listings wanted Lent is just around the corner! The Stroller is compiling a list of fish fries taking place...
Letter to the editor: Socialism is not Christian
Regarding Lawrence Josephs’ letter “Socialism in line with Christian faith” (Jan. 16, TribLIVE): No, it is not. Nowhere in the Gospels did Jesus implore anyone to take money and material possessions from one and give it to another. That’s called theft. He asked the wealthy man to give his wealth,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 4, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys Friday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Butler 82, Pine-Richland 80 North Hills at Seneca Valley, ppd. Section 2 Peters Township at Mt. Lebanon, ppd. Section 3 Central Catholic 64, Hempfield 52 Fox Chapel 67, Penn-Trafford 55 Norwin 70, Greensburg Salem 28 Class 5A Section 1 Laurel...
High school roundup for Feb. 4, 2022: No. 1 Laurel Highlands stays unbeaten
Brandon Davis scored 25 points to help Laurel Highlands to a 78-49 victory over Albert Gallatin in Section 1-5A boys basketball on a snowy Friday night where only a handful of games were played across the WPIAL. Keondre DeShields added 21 and Rodney Gallagher had 18 for the No. 1...
Suds in the sanctuary: Breweries populate vacant U.S. churches
Bruce Lindsay never expected to own a church. But when his mother died shortly before the pandemic, he wanted to use his inheritance to do something extraordinary. “My mother, if she were alive today, I think would have a great chuckle at what I’ve purchased,” said Lindsay. “I found myself...
