TribLive stories, Page 1411
Letter to the editor: Natural gas saves Pa. residents thousands
Pennsylvania homeowners, small businesses and manufacturers are realizing significant energy savings thanks to natural gas safely and responsibly produced across our region, key facts that were overlooked in the editorial “Why do Pennsylvanians pay higher price for energy?” (Oct. 3, TribLIVE). Natural gas is not priced globally, and therefore varies...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 19, 2021
High schools Field hockey Tuesday’s results Class 2A Penn-Trafford 9, Latrobe 0 Fox Chapel at Upper St. Clair, (n) Nonsection Norwin at Oakland Catholic, (n) Wednesday’s schedule Class 3A Mt. Lebanon at Peters Township, 7:45 p.m. Norwin at Hempfield, 6 p.m. Pine-Richland at North Allegheny, 7:30 p.m. Class A Winchester...
High school roundup for Oct. 19, 2021: Nathan Prex leads Seneca Valley to tune-up win
Nathan Prex had a hat trick as Seneca Valley defeated Franklin Regional 7-1 Tuesday in a nonsection tune-up for WPIAL boys soccer title contenders. Beaux Lizewski scored twice and Joey Coon and Jeremiah Laslavic also scored for Seneca Valley (15-0-1). Anthony DiFalco scored for Franklin Regional (13-3). WPIAL playoff pairings...
8 potential jurors advance in Ahmaud Arbery slaying trial
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A judge found eight potential jurors qualified to advance Tuesday following intense questioning aimed at finding an impartial jury for the trial of three white men charged with chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery, whose slaying last year sparked a national outcry. Father and son Greg and Travis...
6 candidates running for 3 seats on Collier’s board of commissioners
Six candidates will square off in November, each seeking one of the three open seats on the Collier board of commissioners. According to the Allegheny County Office of Elections unofficial candidate list, Democrats Mary Ann Cupples Wisniowski, Sadie Lee Restivo and Frank Trosky will face Republicans Wayne M. Chiurazzi, Timothy...
Baldwin Whitehall welcomes 2 new principals
Baldwin Whitehall School District has two new faces in leadership roles. Whitehall Elementary School welcomed a new principal to the helm this fall. Rebecca Gill brings a robust experience in education, having served as both a teacher and principal in the region. “Ms. Gill brings has demonstrated her commitment to...
James Stavridis: What Colin Powell taught me about war and optimism
In 2009, I was nominated to be the 16th supreme allied commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. While I had already served three years heading one of the military’s 11 combatant commands — U.S. Southern Command, focused on Latin America — this new job would be jumping into the...
Jury to begin deliberating fatal shooting at Club Erotica in McKees Rocks
Seth McDermit wouldn’t be dead if Charles Becher and his relatives had let McDermit and his friends leave a McKees Rocks strip club early Jan. 29, a prosecutor told an Allegheny County jury Tuesday. Instead, Becher, 24, and the two women he was with escalated the situation, Assistant District Attorney...
Health clubs want you back. Here’s what they’re offering
Health club chains are pedaling hard to woo pandemic-weary consumers back to the gym. But some of the largest companies are taking different paths as the industry waits to see whether covid-19 infection rates recede enough to make consumers feel safe to resume communal workouts. Discount chains YouFit and Planet...
Paul Muschick: Pennsylvania was wise not to dangle millions as bait to get people vaccinated. Here’s why
I told you so. This spring, I lamented how some states were bribing people to get their COVID-19 shots. I said vaccine lotteries, such as Ohio’s that gave away $5 million, were a disgusting waste of public money. A new study confirms that. Research published Friday in the online JAMA...
Excela listed among Healthiest Employers in region
Excela Health has been recognized among the Healthiest Employers in Western Pennsylvania, a distinction it has received for 10 consecutive years. The Greensburg-based health system also, for the sixth year in a row, was named a Healthiest 100 Workplace in America. The Healthiest Employer awards program, powered by Springbuk, recognizes...
Rachel Levine becomes 1st openly transgender official to be named 4-star admiral
Dr. Rachel Levine is making more history. Levine, the former Pennsylvania health secretary, was ceremonially sworn in Tuesday as a four-star admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps. Levine becomes the nation’s first openly transgender four-star officer across any of the uniformed services of the United States....
Editorial: Taxpayers and the school funding house of cards
Burrell School District is losing out on $403,000 in tax money because of one large property owner’s appeal. Arconic has negotiated a lower assessment for its property in Upper Burrell because it just isn’t worth what it once was. School district legal counsel Anthony Giglio of Andrews & Price in...
NASA turns technology back toward Earth to focus on climate change
LOS ANGELES — After decades of gazing into space, NASA is turning its technology back toward Earth to study the effects of drought, fire and climate change on the Blue Planet. At the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada Flintridge last Thursday, scientists and state officials gathered to discuss how...
Pine-Richland students recognized in scholar program
Nine Pine-Richland High School seniors are being named semifinalists in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Corp. program. They include Kevin Frenz, Ethan Jancy, Nicholas Labuda, Eliana Lazzaro, Tadg Manna, Andrew Ni, Jeffrey Ock, Anabel Peasah and Amish Sethi. They are among 16,000 semifinalists in the 67th annual National Merit Scholarship...
Derick Brassard becomes 11th player to score with 9 different NHL teams
Derick Brassard joined the club of well-travelled goal scorers in the NHL on Monday night. Eleven players in the NHL have scored with nine different teams, according to the NHL, including four players who notched at least one goal with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Brassard, now a center with the Philadelphia...
5 candidates running for 4 seats on Whitehall council
In the Whitehall council race, incumbents Linda Book, Kathy DePuy and William Veith face newcomers Stone Sobieralksi and John Paravati. They are vying for four, four-year terms on council. Here are the candidates and their responses to questions posed by South Hills monthly. Linda Book Age: 65 Political...
Latrobe hockey looks to build on last season’s strong finish
Like many PIHL teams a year ago, Latrobe had to navigate the choppy waters of playing a season while covid-19 ran rampant through the area. But Wildcats coach Josh Werner believes his team was able to learn quite a bit from a season that started rocky but ended on a...
Trick or treat, holiday food drive set at McCandless Crossing
It’s time to trick or treat at McCandless Crossing. The free event 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 25 lets children to gather Halloween treats from participating McCandless Crossing retailers, restaurants and businesses. Children wishing to participate must be accompanied by an adult to register on the Town Green (between Old...
Bethel Park breaks ground on 3 playground projects
Bethel Park officials recently broke ground on three different playground projects at its municipal parks. First up was Birch Tree Park on Sept. 24, where the new playground equipment was selected by area residents and will be in compliance with current playground safety standards, according to a news release. Storm...
Letter to the editor: Social Security raise not enough
The Social Security raise is off by a fraction. Considering what I heard and read. Even though the increase is to be the largest in years, it has not kept up with inflation for years. When I heard about the increase, I thought of minimum wage and what a debacle...
Sewickley Nonprofit corner for the week of Oct. 19, 2021
Fern Hollow Nature Center 1901 Glen Mitchell Road, Sewickley Heights. 412-741-6136. fhnc.org. Chily & Oyster Festival date moved Join Fern Hollow Nature Center on its beautiful grounds 5:30-8:30 p.m. Nov. 5 for an Oyster and Chili Festival featuring The MillBillys, an acoustic good-time country, roots and blues band from Pittsburgh....
Letter to the editor: Audit is not about integrity
In his letter “Audit’s goal is to maintain election integrity” (Oct. 1, TribLIVE), Tom Portante insists audit information being demanded by GOP state legislators from 9 million Pennsylvanians who voted in last year’s election, including names, addresses, birth dates, voting records and driver’s license and Social Security numbers, to turn...
Mandatory masking in schools: A nuisance, but no big deal for most students
Parents have been at the forefront of urging school administrators to take a stand against the state’s September mandate requiring mask-wearing in K-12 schools. Meanwhile, objections from students have been rare. And school administrators responsible for enforcing mask-wearing have reported little to no issues from students. After the state Department...
Steelers Week 6 film study: A tale of 2 halves went the home team’s way in overtime
NFL football analyst Matt Williamson will break down each of the Steelers games this season in the Trib’s Steelers Film Study. Here’s what he saw in the Steelers’ Week 6 win over the Seahawks. Seattle, at 2-3, came to Heinz Field without its superstar quarterback for Sunday Night Football to...
