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In brief: PALS ready holiday service project
Plum Area Ladies Society (PALS) will meet at Plum Community Center 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 3. The club’s service project will be filling Christmas stockings with goodies for troops stationed overseas. Requested items include granola bars, power bars, 5-Hour Energy, individual bags of cookies, crackers or snacks, Cheeze-its, Slim Jims,...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 25
Churchill Estate of Virginia Savitz sold property at 2182 Beulah Road to Michael Chiappinelli and Jessica Dancisin for $195,000. Zokaikes Properties L.P. sold property at 800 Beulah Road to Allegheny Land Trust for $3,000,000. John Ormsbee sold property at 2063 Garrick Drive to Om and Elizabeth Joy Choudhary for $275,000....
In brief: Blood drive set at White Valley AMVETS
Time to give blood The Ladies Auxiliary 85 from the White Valley AMVETS Post 85 is holding blood drive on Oct. 30. It’s set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at AMVETS social hall, 2100 Carolina St., Export. Appointments are recommended, but walk-ins welcomed. To schedule an appointment: vitalant.org, and...
High school sports schedule for Oct. 25, 2021
High schools Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Class 3A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Peters Township at Pine-Richland, 7:30 p.m. Hempfield vs. North Allegheny at Pine-Richland, 6 p.m. Class 2A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Latrobe at Penn-Trafford, 8 p.m. Upper St. Clair vs. Fox Chapel at Penn-Trafford, 6:30 p.m. Class A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule...
Experts predict legal fallout from the Alec Baldwin prop gun shooting
The shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on a New Mexico film set could have far-reaching legal ramifications, experts said — not only for the companies involved but also for individuals, including star and producer Alec Baldwin. Hutchins was killed and director Joel Souza injured Thursday by a gun that...
Chuck Bosetti: Normalization of deviance has caused a cultural schism in public safety
Functional public policy cannot be built on political paranoia. Sociologists tell us that when deviance from truth and humanism has slowly been normalized by prolonged ideological sophistry in our schools, government and interest groups, an inevitable conflict erupts. Can a “Public Witness” (PW), aided by Neighborhood Response Teams (NRT), separate...
Keith Rothfus: Tax increases could hurt Pa.’s economy, workers
President Biden’s and congressional liberals’ and progressives’ proposals to increase income taxes on businesses come at a time when Pennsylvanians are still recovering from the coronavirus pandemic. Because of the pandemic, our state saw nearly one out of three businesses forced to close, the second-highest percentage among all states. The...
Here’s how Pa.’s school pension fund keeps its communications secret from the public
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — In December 2020, Pennsylvania’s largest pension fund adopted a figure for investment profits that its executives said was rock...
Penn State’s season on brink of disappointment after loss to Illinois
UNIVERSITY PARK — James Franklin was up front when asked if his team was ready to play a 2-5 Illinois team Saturday afternoon in Beaver Stadium. “We did not have our guys ready to play,” Franklin said after the game. “I think there was a difference between playing Iowa on...
Letter to the editor: We need change for Norwin
For Norwin school board, I urge you to support candidates Alex Detschelt, Christine Baverso, Raymond Kocak and Shawna Ilagan. Each are parents with a vested interest in our children’s future and the only candidates who spoke out against mask mandates and school shutdowns while promoting five-day in-person learning. They have...
Letter to the editor: Don’t Republicans want to help struggling Americans?
Politicians feel beholden to vote the way their biggest and richest campaign donors want them to vote. More and more Republican donors are billionaires who are survival-of-the-fittest social Darwinists who would love to see all social safety-net programs that help the middle and lower classes be abolished. They also believe...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 24, 2021
Aspinwall William Cassidy sold property at 211 Lexington Ave. to Thomas and Karianne Naughton for $270,000. Estate of Francesca Colecchia sold property at 401 Lexington Ave. to David Robert Petrone and Isabella Verardi for $335,000. Blawnox Estate of Barbara Sebastin sold property at 150 First St. to Mystic Properties LLC...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 24, 2021
Franklin Park Maronda Homes LLC sold property at Unknown Address to Kunal Kapoor and Devika Gandotra for $566,294. Marshall Koen sold property at 2512 Adele Ct to Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc. for $505,000. Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc. sold property at 2512 Adele Ct to Ramandeep Kakar and Manisha Vasudeva for...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 24, 2021
Bell Acres Estate of Dale Clifford sold property at 140 Beadnell Drive to Olga Kunco for $131,214. Edgeworth Tracy Parrella sold property at 537 Irwin Drive to Ashwin Bhatawadekar and Lindsey Farrell for $1,270,000. Sewickley Estate of Robert Loucks sold property at 316 Beaver St. Apt 201 to Sandra Arkell...
Bridgeville, Scott area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 24, 2021
Bridgeville Adam Antczak sold property at 1343 Main St. to Daniel Joseph Woodall II and Leslie Claire Taylor for $210,000. John States sold property at 244 St. Clair St. to Jermaine Lewis and Shadaia Rice for $65,000. Alia Properties LLC sold property at 1341 Missouri Ave. to Benjamin and Amy...
Bethel Park real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 24, 2021
Williamsburg S & Stern 2 sold property at 421-435 Abbeyville Road to Williamsburg 1 LLC for $2,166,081. Williamsburg 1 LLC sold property at 421-435 Abbeyville Road to Williamsburg 2 LLC for $1,719,266. Williamsburg 1 LLC sold property at 421-435 Abbeyville Road to Williamsburg 1 LLC et al. for $3,885,348. Craig...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 24, 2021
Baldwin Borough Charles Koenig sold property at 547 Calvert Ave. to Christopher and Carrie Koenig for $124,600. Chastity Oppenheimer trustee sold property at 5106 Dolores Drive to CLL Acquisitions LLC for $193,000. Matthew Belsterling sold property at 5087 Elmwood Drive to Chhabi and Lila Bista for $225,000. James Bramer sold...
Letter to the editor: Let’s talk about CRT, not spread misinformation
In his letter “Keeping kids first in Norwin” (Oct. 18, TribLIVE), Norwin School Board member Pat Lynn concisely articulated the need to put children’s education above other divisive matters such as masking and taxation. I am in complete agreement. I wish also to point out he missed the third aspect...
Letter to the editor: Churchill residents understand effects of Amazon
In the ongoing Amazon Churchill saga, Hillwood (potential developer of the former Westinghouse R&D Center) invested large sums of time and money into discrediting some Churchill citizens who have contested “expert” testimony provided by Hillwood’s hired authorities. Recent documents submitted by Hillwood in public hearings blatantly suggest these residents are...
The Stroller, Oct. 24, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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. Free health screenings available at Senior Expo A Senior Expo will be from 9 a.m. to noon Friday at the Lower...
Letter to the editor: Pick Peck for district attorney
As a lifelong Republican, I’m calling on voters to ignore the party line in regards to the Westmoreland County district attorney race. Nicole Ziccarelli’s qualifications indicate that she is a sole practitioner, focusing on divorce and family law. She hosted a cooking and baking blog and worked as an intern...
This date in sports history: Oct. 24Video
1943 — The Green Bay Packers grab nine interceptions, seven off Frank Sinkwich, in a 27-6 victory over the Detroit Lions. 1948 — Chicago’s Bill Blackburn returns two interceptions for touchdowns to highlight a 35-point third quarter as the Cardinals beat the Boston Yanks, 49-27. 1959 — Wilt Chamberlain plays...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 23, 2021
High schools Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Class 3A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Peters Township at Pine-Richland, 7:30 p.m. Hempfield vs. North Allegheny at Pine-Richland, 6 p.m. Class 2A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Latrobe at Penn-Trafford, 8 p.m. Upper St. Clair vs. Fox Chapel at Penn-Trafford, 6:30 p.m. Class A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule...
District college football roundup for Oct. 23, 2021: Cal (Pa.) makes comeback to down IUP
Cal (Pa.) made a furious comeback, blocking a punt with 35 seconds left and scoring the go-ahead touchdown with 11 seconds to go, to defeat IUP, 38-34, in the Coal Bowl on Saturday afternoon. IUP took a 34-24 lead on a 35-yard field goal by Tyler Luther with 5:08 to...
Momentum-shifting save, strong second half lift Kiski Area boys soccer team to playoff win over Gateway
After a back-and-forth start to their Class 3A first-round playoff matchup with Gateway on Saturday, the Kiski Area boys soccer team got to playing how it wante and ran away with a 5-1 win on the strength of four second-half goals. A goal by Anders Bordoy — off a feed...
