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Letter to the editor: Paying inmates to take vaccine is ridiculous
Regarding the article “Westmoreland County to pay jail inmates to get covid vaccine” (April 26, TribLIVE): This is the most cockamamie scheme one can imagine. And it will cost all county taxpayers. Voters — remember who did this to us! William R. Iski Penn Township, Westmoreland County...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of May 2, 2021
Bellevue Ronald Woshner sold property at 108 S Euclid Ave. to Todd Steven and Kelley Ann Warner for $232,000. Susan Pollock sold property at 639 Tingley Ave. to BE Glenn LLC for $51,000. Franklin Park Susanne Huppenthal sold property at 2634 Big Sewickley Creek Road to Franklin Park Borough for...
Bethel Park real estate transactions for the week of May 2, 2021
Bethel Park Joseph Cuzzupe III sold property at 2513 Bethel Church Road to Matthew Millar and Courtney Morrison for $264,700. Robbi Silvis sold property at 5916 Dalmation Drive to Joseph Spataro and Tammy Reppert for $285,000. Michael Manke sold property at 5961 Kings School Road to Bryan Daniels and Emily...
Carnegie, South Fayette area real estate transactions for the week of May 2, 2021
Bridgeville Daniel Rosati sold property at 623-625 Dewey Ave. to Lawrence Refosco for $215,000. Donna Moore sold property at 216 Prestley Road to Michael Donofrio and Helen Kovach for $147,900. Nino Petrocelli sold property at 427 Railroad St. to Fern Lee Properties LLC for $260,000. Carnegie Estate of Robert Pandolph...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of May 2, 2021
Baldwin Borough Geri Ann Hayes sold property at 5391 Chestnut St. to Patricia Mroz for $100,000. Patricia Hickey sold property at 2840 Custer Ave. to Matthew McHugh and Jacquelyn Kuchta for $126,500. Mary Ann Bates sold property at 4908 Elmwood Drive to Sandra Hirosky for $87,500. Oscar Paiani sold property...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of May 2, 2021
Leet Jennie Brock Leghart sold property at 410 Camp Meeting Road to Carl Theodore and Grace Elizabeth Slesinski for $556,500. Sewickley Chad Thomas Braley sold property at 343 Frederick Ave. to Graham Gerlach for $560,665. Michael Nobers sold property at 624 Ohio River Blvd. to Jeffrey Pickering for $133,900. Robert...
Letter to the editor: God missing in mass shootings commentary
Christine Sarteschi’s op-ed “Ideas to prevent mass shootings” (April 23, TribLIVE) was insightful. There were positive suggestions made, and what caught my attention was the information about Aaron Stark, who in 1996 planned a mass school shooting in Denver because “he had nothing at all in life to look forward...
Letter to the editor: Teacher Appreciation Week May 3-7
Great teachers make great public schools. When we struggled in class, our teachers were there to lend a helping hand. When our kids are having a terrible day, their teachers are ready with welcoming smiles and encouraging words. National Teacher Appreciation Week is May 3-7. What better time could there...
Police: Man dead after shooting in Polish Hill
A Pittsburgh man is dead after Pittsburgh police say he was found in Polish Hill with multiple gunshot wounds early Sunday morning. In an update, Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesman Maurice Matthews said, “Police are now investigating this shooting as a homicide.” Authorities received a ShotSpotter alert in the 3000 block...
Letter to the editor: Listen to experts, get vaccinated
Taking covid vaccines, with their rare risks, is much safer than the frequent risks of actually getting covid, according to the Centers for Disease Control, this nation’s best source of information about contagious diseases. Yet we often hear people say, “My fear of the vaccines is much greater than my...
Editorial: For state universities, consolidation is tough but necessary medicine
For many families, it’s college time. High school seniors are getting acceptance letters. Juniors are making applications. Parents are filling out financial aid paperwork and taking the family on campus visits. But this year, students are being accepted to schools that might not be the name on their degree in...
The Stroller, May 2, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, events and fundraisers in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Golf tournament to benefit St. Joseph HS The 29th annual Spartan Golf Scramble will be June 11 at Lenape Heights Golf Resort, Manor. Registration...
Letter to the editor: Why minimum wage must be increased
George Will’s March 4 column “The mildly encouraging minimum-wage debate” deals with the danger of raising the wage of workers. Will argues that raising wages kills jobs and slows economic growth. I believe there is ample evidence to suggest the exact opposite. A 1994 Princeton study compared the results of...
Trib Executive Editor Susan McFarland to retire
Trib Total Media Executive Editor Susan McFarland, who led the news organization through a period of dramatic transformation and sweeping digital growth, will retire Sept. 15, the company has announced. During her five years as the top newsroom leader, the Tribune-Review has been recognized three years in a row as...
Letter to the editor: Are we better than this?
How often have you heard the lines “We are better than this” and “This is not who we are”? To those who say this, I submit for your approval the following: • The Capitol riots in Washington, D.C. • George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minn. • Andrew Brown Jr. in Elizabeth...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 1, 2021
High schools WPIAL Baseball Saturday’s results Class 5A Section 2 Plum 16, Woodland Hills 1 Section 4 Bethel Park 2, Connellsville 0 Class 2A Section 1 Carmichaels 7, Washington 4 Nonsection Ambridge 5, Eden Christian 3 Carrick 6, Brentwood 4 Ellwood City 5, Quaker Valley 1 Greensburg Central Catholic 17,...
High school roundup for May 1, 2021: Canon Mac softball outslugs Mt. Lebanon
Olivia Ulam went 3 for 3 with a home run and five RBIs to lead Canon-McMillan to a 19-15 victory in a Section 1-6A softball slugfest Saturday afternoon. Grace Higgins, Elli Kotar and Sophia Duke also homered for the Big Macs (5-6, 2-3). Jenna Gorecki hit a grand slam and...
Many migrants forced to stay in Mexico by Trump remain apart from their children in U.S.
Carmen Ochoa’s three children each live in a different country. Two years ago, the cook from Honduras left her 10-year-old daughter, Greyvy, with her mother in their native land, where her husband, a police officer, was killed in 2008. Ochoa and her two eldest children claimed asylum at the border...
George Guido: WPIAL considers open format for baseball, softball playoffs
With less than two weeks left in the WPIAL baseball and softball regular season, this might be a good time to go over playoff qualification. Except it could change within the next few days. The league originally issued guidelines stating the top four teams in each section will make the...
Here’s what the NHL’s TV deals with ESPN, Turner may mean for the league
SEATTLE — Kraken television play-by-play broadcaster John Forslund sees “an interesting frontier” ahead for the NHL now that its dual U.S. national television-rights holders have been named. Forslund, who remains one of NBC’s lead hockey broadcasters through the upcoming playoffs, said this week that new NHL partners ESPN and Turner...
Sounding off: Raising minimum wage would be economic stimulus
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ net worth is $177 billion. The three heirs to Walmart saw their fortunes grow last year by $40.7 billion. Thousands of Amazon and Walmart employees’ incomes are so low that they qualify for food stamps, meaning that taxpayers subsidize these booming businesses. Think of that —...
Letter to the editor: Neonics kill bees, birds and should be banned
I am extremely concerned about the prevalence of neonics (neurotoxic insecticides), which kill bees and birds. They are even impregnated in corn seeds that farmers plant. Almost all pesticides contain neonics. Companies such as Lowe’s should refrain from selling them and Bayer should cease producing them. Richard P. Davis Saltlick...
Student accolades: Olivia Cindrich, Aditi Srivastava and Kaleb Krebs
Student-Athlete recognition Olivia Cindrich competed for the Flying Dutchmen during the Winter 2020-2021 sports season. Cindrich, a graduate of Carlynton Jr-Sr High School, is pursuing a bachelor of science in exercise science at Lebanon Valley College. Cindrich was a member of the women’s ice hockey team. She is also one...
Letter to the editor: New Ga. voting rules are good
I hate to use the term liar; however, adhering to the dictionary definition, no other word can be used to describe Joseph Sabino Mistick’s column ”Georgia’s assault on democracy” (April 3, TribLIVE). Although I quit reading his column years ago, the headline caught my eye and demands a response. It...
Who are the Western Pa. residents charged in Capitol insurrection?
In some ways, the people from Western Pennsylvania who were arrested in the Capitol riot match the findings of national studies conducted by the Chicago Project on Security and Threats. Most of them are employed, and several own their own businesses — including a couple who owns a contracting company...
