TribLive stories, Page 1525
Bethel Park real estate transactions for the week of June 27, 2021
Jeffrey Lardin sold property at 1601 Calico Ct to Jennifer Lynn Smith for $189,900. Greg Braeudigam sold property at 981 Clifton Road to Patricia Manchester for $236,000. Donna Hussar sold property at 100 Gardenia Drive to Robert Stinner II and Kenzie Cadman for $313,000. Estate of Marguerite Cotts sold property...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of June 27, 2021
Baldwin Borough Patrick Michael Cray sold property at 930 Glass Run Road to Richard Derrick for $130,000. Collin Stefanowicz sold property at 618 Jenne Drive to Teyrnon Evans for $185,000. Robert Kircher Jr. sold property at 626 Jenne Drive to Donna Hussar for $197,500. Janet Lee Frisch sold property at...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of June 27, 2021
Bellevue Jacob Latkovic sold property at 59 S Euclid Ave. to John Gagianas for $185,000. Adam Karpuszka sold property at 651 Shade Ave. to John Dimeglio for $170,000. Nicole Myers sold property at 137 Spring Ave. to Thomas and Sarah Moslen for $150,000. Franklin Park Patricia Miller sold property at...
Scott, South Fayette area real estate transactions for the week of June 27, 2021
Bridgeville James DeAngelis Jr. sold property at 169 Union St. to Michael Lubitz for $174,900. Carnegie Joseph Tortorea sold property at 200 Fifth Ave. to Samantha Marie Sloan for $250,000. Mary Colleen Khalil sold property at 602 Boquet St. to Arazmurat Adakaev for $50,000. Gordon Hanczar sold property at 410...
Letter to the editor: Why does Fetterman feel he is above law?
According to the article “Wolf, Pa. Democrats again push for passage of LGBTQ discrimination protections,” “The GOP-controlled Legislature banned all but the U.S., Pennsylvania and POW MIA flags from being flown on Capitol grounds. … (Lt. Gov. John) Fetterman, however, has continued to fly Pride flags, including one removed by...
Editorial: Another sweet, but legal, perk for state legislators
A per diem is an amount of money that an employer will give someone to cover expenses for a business-related trip. Unless you have a very specific job where travel is required, it’s not usually the kind of thing that becomes a big part of your paycheck. But then there...
The Stroller, June 27, 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. Golf outing to benefit A-K Pulser A-K Pulser Inc. will sponsor a golf outing Aug. 20 at River Forest Country Club,...
Letter to the editor: Recent lessons learned
Here are some lessons I’ve learned in today’s troubled world: Jobs and free market opportunities, not big government programs and subsidies, are the answers to poverty. CNN and MSNBC provide mostly partial, biased, misleading news. Excessive government spending and the resulting higher taxes often lead to higher prices, uncontrolled inflation,...
Letter to the editor: Ready-to-drink cocktails good for Pa.
Expanding the sale of ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails to additional retail outlets that already sell beverage alcohol is a commonsense way to increase consumer convenience and generate millions of dollars for the commonwealth (“Pa. Senate passes bill to legalize cocktails-to-go, sends to House with modifications”). In fact, allowing spirits-based RTDs to...
Pirates farm report for June 26, 2021: Top prospect Nick Gonzales homers in return from injury
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 25-21) lost to Louisville (Reds), 6-1. RHP Steven Wright was the losing pitcher, allowing six runs on eight hits in five innings. He’s 3-3 with a 5.86 ERA. RHP Tyler Bashlor, RHP Shea Spitzbarth and LHP Blake Weiman each threw a scoreless inning of relief. 1B Will Craig...
Valley’s John Luke Bailey chosen as Valley News Dispatch Baseball Player of the Year
2021 Valley News Dispatch Baseball All-Stars Player of the Year John Luke Bailey Valley, Sr., P Valley senior pitcher John Luke Bailey came into his final high school baseball season motivated. After a sophomore season where he didn’t necessarily perform to the standards he wanted to, he got to work...
George Guido: 50th anniversary of the Great High School Disappearing Act
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Great High School Disappearing Act. Six Mon Valley high schools — most making up one basketball section — vanished overnight to become part of mergers. Here’s what happened: Braddock, North Braddock Scott, Rankin, Homestead, Munhall and East Pittsburgh high schools all officially...
Sen. Lindsey Williams and Josh McNeil: Harrisburg and Washington must step up to save Pittsburgh transit options
One thing that the covid-19 pandemic has taught us is the importance of public transit. The Port Authority of Allegheny County has kept our city and region running. While businesses were shuttered to curb the spread of the virus, brave bus drivers and light rail engineers, conductors, mechanics and operators...
Student news: Recent graduates, academic achievements
Graduates The following students from the North Hills area recently graduated from college, university, trade school or military training: • Carnegie Mellon University: Terrance A. Frey • James Madison University: Nicholas Haas, accounting; Brooke Anderson, health sciences. • Edinboro University: Brooklynn R Goodworth, bachelor’s degrees in accounting and in business...
20 years ago, Lloyd McClendon made history by stealing first baseVideo
Twenty years ago, Pittsburgh Pirates manager Lloyd McClendon did something that was seemingly impossible in baseball — he stole first base. It all happened on June 26, 2001, at PNC Park, with the Pirates playing the Milwaukee Brewers. Upset over a close play at first base that didn’t go the...
Sounding off: Responsible gun owners don’t ‘forget’
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 there.”...
Letter to the editor: Biden must put America first
Dear Mr. President, There are several concerning issues right now. On your first day of office, you canceled the Keystone XL pipeline. Recently you approved of the Russian pipeline Nord Stream 2, and this monthyou suspended the oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Gas prices are...
South Hills academic achievements and graduates
Academic achievements The following students from the area were recognized for their academic achievement during the spring 2021 semester by being named to the dean’s, president’s or provost’s list at the college or university they attend: • California University of Pennsylvania: Alicia Lucas, Alyssa Hummer, Amanda Williams, Andrew Bissell, Ashley...
Academic achievements and college graduations for Bethel Park students
Robert H. Sisler Memorial Award Adriane Slater of Bethel Park received the Robert H. Sisler Memorial Award, presented by Dr. Kelsey B. Madsen. The prestigious award is presented by Alpha Mu Gamma, the national foreign language honorary, to an outstanding modern language senior who has demonstrated academic excellence, leadership, concern...
Letter to the editor: Media’s manipulation
Just how dishonest and manipulative has the mainstream media become? Incredibly so, as evidenced by the recent journalistic indiscretions related to Communist China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology. When it was first proposed by Donald Trump, some in his administration and Republican Sen. Tom Cotton that the covid-19 virus had originated...
Editorial: Trust (but verify) local police with speed radar
You’re cruising down the interstate. Maybe you’re going a little bit faster than you should be. Maybe not. But if you catch a glimpse of a state trooper’s cruiser, you probably ease up on the gas, just in case. It might be that you know the Pennsylvania state police use...
The Stroller, June 26, 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. Summit Hose accepting donations for fireworks display Summit Hose Volunteer Fire Company in Tarentum is accepting donations to offset the cost...
How Indiana Normal School dropout Nellie Bly became the world’s best-known woman
INDIANA — When Nellie Bly completed her globe-circling journey in 1890, the New York World hailed the intrepid journalist as “the best-known and most widely talked-of young woman on earth today.” But had she not dropped out of Indiana Normal School a decade before, no one would have ever heard...
Letter to the editor: Learning from Tulsa massacre, Capitol riots
In the news recently was the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre. I had never heard of it until now. I am concerned with what happened afterward, which was nothing. Hundreds of lives lost, hundreds of homes and businesses lost, and nothing was done. No one was ever imprisoned or...
Pirates farm report for June 25, 2021: Mitch Keller gives up 3 runs in 3-inning start
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 25-20) defeated Louisville (Reds), 7-6. Making his first start since being sent down June 12, Mitch Keller went three innings, giving up three runs, two earned, on four hits. He walked none and struck out two. He previously made two scoreless relief appearances for Indy. RHP James Marvel...
