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In brief: Discounted amusement tickets, plant sale and more in the North Hills
Discounted amusement tickets available Ross Township Community Center is offering discounted tickets to the following amusement parks. All are good for use any day. • Idlewild and Soak Zone: $35 • Kennywood: $35 • Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium: $13 • Sandcastle: $26 • Waldameer Park: $41 Tickets can be...
Gun malfunction kills 1 at Pa. shooting range
One man is dead and another man has been injured after a handgun malfunction Saturday at a shooting range in Lackawanna County. Robert Hamm, 61, of Berwick handed his handgun to another man to shoot at the State Game Lands Shooting Range in Archbald, WNEP is reporting. The other man...
Letter to the editor: Misinformation on Pa. election deadlines
I hoped that Paul Kengor, a professor of political science at Grove City College, would be more knowledgeable about Pennsylvania elections. His column “Will MLB boycott the Pirates — and the Phillies?” (April 15, TribLIVE) contained wrong information, saying absentee ballots must be in by May 11. Ballots must be...
Editorial: All politics start local — so vote on Tuesday
Here it is again: Time to go to the polls. Time to do your duty. Time to cast your ballot. Doesn’t it seem like we just did this? Well, we did, but while presidential races like the 2020 contest and its seeming four-year march to the ballot box get all...
Letter to the editor: Problems with PASSHE schools
I’m amazed that the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) can’t figure out why students don’t want to go its schools. As a long-term Pennsylvania resident and a parent whose child attends college out of state, let me clarify what I think the problems are: 1. Pennsylvania state colleges...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of May 17
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of May 17....
Letter to the editor: Roads sacrificed for pricey garage?
Regarding the article “Debt-free: 30 years of saving pays for Loyalhanna Township’s new $1 million garage” (May 6, TribLIVE): Ken Walters, a 15-year supervisor, and Mary Trunzo, 33 years as secretary/treasurer and 20 years as supervisor, were instrumental in saving money for half or more of the 30 years, all...
The Stroller, May 17, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Information about Memorial Day events should be sent as soon as possible to: Carol Pinto-Smith, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum, PA 15084; e-mail cpinto-smith@triblive.com or fax 724-226-4677. Help needed to place flags on vets’ graves in Freeport Volunteers are needed Wednesday to place flags on veterans’ graves for...
Editorial cartoons for the week of May 17
Editorial cartoons for the week of May 17....
Pirates farm report for May 16, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 7-4) defeated Toldeo (Tigers), 6-5. 1B Christian Bethancourt (.333) hit a walk-off single to score CF Travis Swaggerty (.200) in the bottom of the ninth. Swaggerty hit his third home run and had three RBIs. LF Chris Sharpe (.258) and RF Dustin Fowler (.258) also homered. RHP Shea...
High school sports schedules for May 17, 2021
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A First round Friday’s schedule Upper St. Clair (8-9) vs. Canon-McMillan (8-10) at West Mifflin, 4 p.m. Quarterfinals Saturday’s schedule North Allegheny (17-3) vs. Upper St. Clair/Canon-McMillan winner at Shaler, 2:30 p.m.; Mt. Lebanon (11-7) vs. Butler (13-6) at Shaler, noon; Norwin (13-3) vs....
Victim of Homewood fatal shooting identified as 17-year-old from Verona
Authorities have identified the victim of a fatal shooting in Homewood on Sunday afternoon. Police responded to a reported shooting at around 3:40 p.m. on the 7900 block of Frankstown Avenue on the border of the city’s Homewood and East Hills neighborhoods, according to a Tweet from Pittsburgh Public Safety....
CDC’s big mask change went from science to secret to surprise
WASHINGTON — For a nation mired in a pandemic for more than a year, the biggest step toward a return to normal came suddenly, even to President Joe Biden. After warning the country on Monday to stay vigilant amid the threat of coronavirus variants, the president found himself three days...
Afghan cease-fire ends amid calls for fresh peace talks
KABUL, Afghanistan — A three-day cease-fire marked by violent attacks — most claimed by the Islamic State group — ended Sunday in Afghanistan amid calls for renewed peace talks between the government and Taliban. Taliban political spokesman Suhail Shaheen said the negotiating teams of the government and the Islamic Emirate,...
Police: Coraopolis man falls to his death on West Carson Street
Pittsburgh police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a man’s fatal fall early Sunday morning on the South Side. Authorities say they responded to a report of a fall about 4:20 a.m. in the 1200 block of West Carson Street. The man was identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office...
Letter to the editor: Lincoln’s Lyceum Address is enlightening
I’d like to encourage everyone who reads this to please look up on Google or YouTube the 1838 Lyceum Address by Abraham Lincoln. It was written 23 years before the Civil War. Similar to today, tensions were high, and there was much unease. Lincoln warned the nation of immense harm...
Letter to the editor: Biden as Santa Claus
Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. Just witness the gifts included in President Biden’s “bag of goodies” as presented in his address to the joint session of Congress last month — a $1.8 trillion ($1,800,000,000,000) “American Families Plan” of investment and tax credits over 10 years for families and...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of May 16, 2021
Baldwin Borough Briar Cliff Financial Services LLC sold property at 952 Angelo Drive to Paul Chalmers for $68,000. Brian Pollitt sold property at 5274 Becky Drive to Nathan Bostedo and Crystak Pollitt for $160,000. Patrick Swindell sold property at 264 Cedar St. to Citylife South 2 LLC for $142,000. Estate...
Carnegie, South Fayette real estate transactions for the week of May 16, 2021
Bridgeville Matthew George sold property at 638 Chestnut St. to Christopher and Leslie Mosesso for $362,000. Dennis Bott sold property at 115 Greenwood Pl to Matthew and Lindsey George for $435,000. Carnegie Lorraine Barker sold property at 843 Charles St. to Alicia Mixter for $90,000. Northstar Chevrolet Inc. sold property...
Letter to the editor: Covid’s toll on our planet
With people being in isolation for much of the past year, different aspects of everyday life have been altered, and we have had to adapt to this new “normal.” Although some of these changes have made our lives better, have they benefited Earth? According to the Climate School at Columbia...
Editorial: Transparency in state spending is a constant process
In a functioning democracy, citizens need to be able to see certain facts about their elected officials in the glaring light of day. They need to know what government is spending money on. They need to know where the money is going. They need to know how much people are...
Letter to the editor: Telecommuting would benefit DC
One key lesson the pandemic taught us is that about one-third of the population can effectively work from home. Among the D.C. ruling class, the figure is far higher. So why not make it permanent, starting with Congress? The Capitol and hearing rooms could be turned into big-screen Microsoft Teams...
Help wanted: Western Pa. businesses hurting from lack of worker interest to fill open jobs
Dino’s Sports Lounge is in the same boat as so many other employers — competing to attract workers in a market made all the harder by covid-19 and an extra $300 a week in benefits being pocketed by eligible jobless workers. “I can’t get people to apply,” said Dino DeCario,...
Letter to the editor: Make voice heard on redistricting
Redistricting will be upon us soon. We voters, once again, will be herded between legislative boundaries that remind one of cowboys riding drunken horses lurching side to side to keep their balance just so the most powerful can keep the power they have given themselves. This is the true way...
The Stroller, May 16, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Information about Memorial Day events should be sent as soon as possible to: Carol Pinto-Smith, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum, PA 15084; e-mail cpinto-smith@triblive.com or fax 724-226-4677. Play to highlight history of Vandergrift The Casino Theater in Vandergrift is seeking adults to audition for a two-act plan, “Vandergrift,”...
