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The federal CARES Act funding passed in 2020 was meant to do more than just provide stimulus checks to families and loan money to keep businesses writing paychecks. It also was about keeping necessary services from closing down. The Westmoreland County Transit Authority will be making use of that to...

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. Knead Community Café welcomes donations Knead Community Café, New Kensington, is accepting donations to help the daily operation of the café,...

Who would ever have thought they would see the day the MLB, NFL, NBA and NHL would move from being politically neutral to the progressive left? They must now bear the descriptive title of “professional sports and social justice organizations.” We are not privy to the reasoning behind Major League...

A Washington County man was killed in a one-vehicle crash early Sunday, according to state police. Hunter Hickle, 20, was driving south on Waynesburg Road around 6 a.m. in Amwell Township when police say he “failed to negotiate a left bend in the roadway.” Officers said Hickle’s vehicle hit a...

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Plumbers receive certificates for rescuing a resident in April Bethel Park Mayor Jack Allen presented certificates to John Oakes, Jon Stapas and Clint Borgen of All Pro Plumbing for their efforts in rescuing a resident who fell into Piney Fork Creek April 29. The creek was high at the time...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 23-18) defeated Memphis (Cardinals), 8-7 in 11 innings. RF Christian Bethancourt (.278) singled home CF Anthony Alford (.302), and 3B Wilmer Difo (.244) sneaked home after a play at third base to score the walk-off win in the bottom of the 11th inning. Alford finished 2 for 2...

The series of flight cancellations from American Airlines this weekend will continue to plague travelers on Monday. Almost 100 flights from the airline have already been canceled for June 21, according to a representative from American Airlines Group Inc. That’s following 123 flights canceled on Saturday and at least 178...

Research shows both coronavirus infection and vaccination offers immunity that can protect people from getting sick again. But by how much and for how long remains unclear — a scientific gap that only time could fill. Regardless of how immunity is acquired, there’s no telling whose bodies will or won’t...

Hampton Kenneth Fink sold property at 2123 Duncan Ave. to Lockamp Properties LLC Inc. for $86,250. Estate of Howard McNearney Jr. sold property at 3906 Farmview Drive to Patrick Kline and Jenna Starr for $280,100. Derrick Johnson trustee sold property at 5042 Hardt Road to Charles Smith for $425,000. Lawrence...

Aspinwall Graham Rihm sold property at 225 Virginia Ave. to Theodore and Ashley Molnar for $722,000. Etna Kenneth Klaja sold property at 72 Wilson St. to Anthony Sappie and Lindsay Whalen for $218,000. Fox Chapel Shereen Rosenberg sold property at 104 Rockwood Drive to Benjamin Barrett Landis for $680,000. Cuneyt...

Pine NVR Inc. sold property at unknown address to Lisa Vecellio for $284,045. Zakary Fedunok sold property at 527 Brookside Drive to Joseph Maszkiewicz and Katie Cherico for $290,000. NVR Inc. sold property at 507 Cambridge Court to Lalit and Tanuj Kohli for $790,010. Daniel Carinci sold property at 572...

Churchill Mark Richardson sold property at 2630 Saybrook Drive to Joshua and Melody Obusek for $205,000. Delmont Estate of LaNesta Hardesty sold property at 113 E Pittsburgh St. to Robert Cole II and Kerri Rae Cole for $81,250. Edgewood William Rose sold property at 1035 E End Ave. to Jesse...

For the 12th time this year, a loaded handgun was confiscated by TSA at Pittsburgh International Airport from a passenger’s carry-on bag (“Man faces charges after being stopped for gun at Pittsburgh International Airport,” June 7, TribLIVE). He used the same excuse as the others: “ I forgot it was...

Gov. Tom Wolf’s budget contains a golden nugget: a raise in the minimum wage. This would improve the lives of 1.6 million Pennsylvania workers. It would be a shot in the arm for 27.5% of our workforce. With our ridiculous wage inequality, this increase is essential for the well-being of...

Osborne Gayle Davis sold property at 405 Lantern Lane to Paula Work for $620,000. Sewickley Paula Jean Montgomery trustee sold property at 717 Harbaugh St. to William Best for $460,000. Real estate transactions provided by RealSTATs. Contact RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit www.RealSTATs.net....

Bellevue Narula Invests LLC sold property at 565 Orchard Ave. to Charles Edward Rocha for $167,000. Wiley Properties LLC sold property at 35 S Bryant Ave. to David Ferree for $236,000. Allegheny County Redevelopment Authority sold property at 12 S Fremont Ave. to David Caligiura for $1,300. Franklin Park Estate...

Estate of Stephen Klim Jr. sold property at 1000 Battleford Drive to Jeffrey and Alicia Burnside for $275,000. Estate of Roy Bailey sold property at 988 Copsewood Drive to K & M Resident LLC for $160,000. Christopher Lazzaro sold property at 5650 Cross St. to Robert and Casey Santoriello for...

Baldwin Borough Richard Lancia sold property at 5218 Becky Drive to Carol Lancia for $59,337. Lane Toth sold property at 638 Blossom Drive to Michael Davidson and Nicole Coccagno for $215,500. David Beyer sold property at 642 Blossom Drive to Lane and Kathryn Toth for $280,000. Dennis Yanker sold property...

Bridgeville Paul Dinardo sold property at 827 Bower Hill Road to Seth Marasco for $140,000. Richard Katz trustee sold property at 1001 Grandview Ave. Unit 1004 to Marcella Thompson for $62,900. Freda Bellamy sold property at 1036 Laurel St. to Nicholas McCullough for $142,000. Michael Meehan sold property at 136...

As an expert in food, diet, nutrition and health issues, I’m compelled to respond to the letter “Plant-based dairy a viable option” (June 13, TribLIVE). Dairy foods are safe, natural, available, accessible and affordable. The 2020-25 U.S Dietary Guidelines for Americans point to “real dairy” as an important component of...

Pennsylvania has long been home of some of the most restrictive alcohol laws in the country. The Keystone State has made it harder to get a drink than just about any state but Utah. While other states had effortless mechanisms to pick up their beer and wine, Pennsylvanians had to...

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. Greek Food Festival planned in Oakmont The annual Greek Food Festival will be from noon to 9 p.m. Friday, Saturday and...