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7 candidates running for 4, 4-year seats on Bell Acres council
The race for Bell Acres council has seven hopefuls running for four, four-year seats, according to the Allegheny County Office of Elections’ unofficial candidate list. Incumbents Brock Meanor, David Renfrew and Michelle Veeck face newcomers Janelle Hanneman Aslam, Julie Klug DiCenzo, Finn Johnson and Charles Kulbacki. Incumbent Lane Grafton is...
Letter to the editor: Domestic violence message applauded
Your editorial ”Let’s talk about domestic violence” (Oct. 13, TribLIVE) is one of the best and most needed commentaries you have delivered to your readers. It is especially meaningful in that it addresses the gamut of abuses that are committed by maladjusted or undeveloped individuals who are unable to interact...
Some Alle-Kiski Valley families go all out to decorate their yards, houses for Halloween
Hyped for the haunted hilarity of Halloween? Janna Schrader of Harrison is. The temperatures hadn’t dipped below 80 degrees when Schrader started scattering skeletons, purple lights and tombstones across her Oregon Avenue lawn. “You might say I’m a Halloween freak,” said Schrader, who moved to the neighborhood from Verona a...
Pleasant Hills council race sees 4 incumbents and 1 newcomer
There are four open seats on Pleasant Hills and five candidates — although six will actually appear on the ballot. Justin Horvat, one of the Democratic primary winners, has moved out of the area and missed the deadline to withdraw. According to the Allegheny County Office of Elections’ unofficial candidate...
Letter to the editor: Don’t let anything stop you from voting
As we approach Election Day, please don’t let all the madness and disinformation that is going around dismay you. If you are legally registered to vote in your area, do so. If you planned on voting by mail-in ballot, do so. The machines are untouchable by Wi-Fi, internet or phones,...
Editorial: Building bridges to overcome hatred
A summit meeting is usually something seen between warring nations — or at least tense nations that could erupt into attack mode at the drop of a hat. Summit meetings are a way to broker a peace or defuse hostilities. We seldom think of them as something that happens in...
The Stroller, Oct. 21, 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. Concert to feature Miss Freddye and Her Blues Band Trinity United Methodist Church, Brackenridge, will host a concert featuring Miss Freddye...
Letter to the editor: Covid misinformation dangerous
George Silowash (”I don’t trust this covid vaccine,” Oct. 9, TribLIVE) begins his letter by saying “I consider” covid vaccines experimental. May I begin mine by saying “I consider” his rhetoric to be dangerous and irresponsible? Where is the M.D. after his name? We are in a worldwide emergency. The...
Braves bounce back to win Game 4, need one more win to make World SeriesVideo
LOS ANGELES — The Braves have shown their resilience time and again throughout the 2021 season. They provided another reminder of their mental fortitude Wednesday in Southern California, and they’re one win from a World Series berth as a result. After a devastating defeat Tuesday, the Braves bounced back in...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 20, 2021
High schools Field hockey Wednesday’s results Class 3A Hempfield 6, Norwin 0 Pine-Richland 2, North Allegheny 0 Mt. Lebanon at Peters Township, (n) Class A Winchester Thurston at Shady Side Academy, (n) Thursday’s schedule Nonsection Oakland Catholic at Ellis School, 4 p.m. Hockey Thursday’s schedule Class 3A North Allegheny at...
High school roundup for Oct. 20, 2021: Canon-McMillan tunes up for playoffs with shutout win
Ryan Galicic netted two goals to lead Canon-McMillan to a 4-0 boys soccer victory over Central Catholic (8-6-1) on Wednesday in a nonsection playoff tune-up between two teams in the WPIAL Class 4A field. Anthony Bellino and Mason Le added a goal apiece for the Big Macs (14-2-1). Belle Vernon...
Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis and Britnee Weatherspoon: Time to invest in schools’ environmental health
The back-to-school news cycle has been dominated by the coronavirus delta variant and its impact on school districts, students and families, transportation woes, and the effects of last year’s pandemic-related shifts in learning. The report, “State of Environmental Health in Pennsylvania Schools,” released by Pittsburgh nonprofit Women for a Healthy...
In the middle of a weird season, Birdie makes Westmoreland County picks
Last week: 12-1 (92.3%) Season: 71-27 (72.4%) It’s time to get weird. Then again, what else is new in this column? The PIAA’s playoff footballs, soccer balls and volleyballs were stuck on a boat somewhere, and there was a chance they wouldn’t get here in time for the postseason. The...
2021 Western Pa. high school football schedule, broadcasts for Week 8
Thursday District 8 City League semifinals Allderdice at Brashear, Cupples Stadium, 7 p.m. Friday WPIAL Class 6A Canon-McMillan at Norwin, 7 p.m. Hempfield at North Allegheny, 7:30 p.m. (HSSN) Seneca Valley at Mt. Lebanon, 7:30 p.m. (HSSN, 1020 AM) Class 5A Allegheny 6 Bethel Park at Moon, 7 p.m. (HSSN**)...
The Birdie sees a doozy of an A-K Valley playoff tiebreaker on the horizon
Last week: 9-1 (90%) Overall: 58-25 (69.9%) The Birdie doesn’t want to alarm anyone, but there’s a potential doozy of a playoff tiebreaker brewing that involves local teams. “I’m not entirely sure,” Birdie said, rifling through his dog-eared copy of WPIAL football tiebreaking procedures. “but I think it might come...
Plum shakes off eligibility snafu, focuses on making playoffs
Plum’s week didn’t start out very well. The Mustangs hope it has a better ending. The WPIAL determined Monday that Plum used an ineligible player during two games earlier this season, with one being a conference game. But a victory over Armstrong on Friday night would keep the Mustangs in...
Blawnox man died after canoe capsized in the Allegheny River near Sharpsburg
A man who died after a canoe capsized near Sharpsburg Wednesday afternoon was identified as Ralph Raymond Fuchs, 64, of Blawnox, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. Greg Porter, Etna fire chief, said Fuchs’ body was recovered from the Allegheny River after dark. Sharpsburg police Officer Brian Hoebel said...
Here’s what you need to know about the White House plan to vaccinate children
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Wednesday announced plans to get young children vaccinated against covid-19, a move health officials say will help curb the pandemic, save lives and stabilize the economy. “We’re completing the operational planning to ensure vaccinations for kids ages 5 through 11 are available, easy and...
Pa. Commonwealth Court panel hears argument on masking in schools
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court heard more than 90 minutes of argument Wednesday on whether the state’s acting secretary of health had the authority in August to issue an order mandating the wearing of masks in all schools to prevent the spread of covid-19. The panel of five judges were considering...
Review: ‘The French Dispatch’ is a film of 4 quirky stories
There’s a line that Bill Murray’s Harold Ross-like character Arthur Howitzer Jr, the editor of The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun, says a few times in Wes Anderson’s new movie that I can’t stop thinking about. “Just try to make it sound like you wrote it that...
Noah Feldman: The wild card that could put court packing back on the table
It should be no surprise to anyone that the Biden administration’s commission on Supreme Court reform seems poised to offer recommendations that will not endorse packing the court. After all, the commission was born of Joe Biden’s desire during the presidential campaign not to commit himself to adding new justices....
Some North Hills races uncontested
Some North Hills municipal races are uncontested. In Ohio Township, newcomer Robert Huffmyer is the lone candidate on the ballot for a six-year supervisor term. Races in West View are also uncontested. Mayor John R. Henry is running for reelection unopposed. In the council race, incumbents William Aguglia, Bryan Kircher...
Stocks end higher, bringing S&P 500 to the cusp of a record
Solid earnings from health care companies helped send stocks higher on Wall Street Wednesday and pushed the benchmark S&P 500 to the brink of another record high. The market has been gaining ground as investors shift their focus to the latest round of corporate earnings. Stocks have been choppy for...
Food Podcast: Halloween and checking food labels for bad sugarsVideo
On the latest episode of the Food Podcast presented by Clearview Federal Credit Union on the TribLIVE podcast network, the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank focuses on sugar. With Halloween right around the corner, kids, and lots of adults, will be eating a large amount of candy. “Halloween is a...
Greensburg Salem hockey in search of ‘next step’
Corey Mentch would love nothing more than to continue on the path he and his alma mater are taking. The third-year hockey coach at Greensburg Salem has revitalized a once-lowly program. That was evident last season when, despite a bit of a roller-coaster ride in their season, the Golden Lions...
