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The Stroller, April 23, 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. Auditions set for July production of ‘The Addams Family’ musical Armstrong Community Theater will conduct auditions for the upcoming production of the musical, “The...
Letter to the editor: Doug Chew does speak for some constituents
Thanks to Westmoreland County Commissioner Doug Chew for addressing issues concerning the 2020 election fiasco. His testimony before the Senate was based on his many discussions with constituents and his hands-on involvement in the election process. To those criticizing Chew, just because you have a different opinion doesn’t make his...
Letter to the editor: Chew should seek constituents’ opinions first
I was appalled by the article “Westmoreland commissioner says county voters want end to no-excuse mail-in ballots, another disputes that” (March 23, TribLIVE). Mr. Chew, you do not have permission to speak for me concerning mail-in ballots or any other issue involving my rights and responsibilities as a U.S. citizen....
High school roundup for April 23, 2021: Sydney Lokay helps Norwin slam Seneca Valley
Winning pitcher Sydney Lokay helped her own cause in the most dramatic way possible Thursday afternoon, hitting a grand slam to spark Norwin to a 9-7 Section 2-6A softball victory over Seneca Valley. The slam for Lokay, who struck out 10, gave the Knights (7-1, 4-0) a 5-0 lead in...
Rapper Shock G of Digital Underground found dead in FloridaVideo
Rapper Shock G, who was famous for the hit single “The Humpty Dance,” died Thursday night, according to Digital Underground co-founder Chopmaster J. He was 57. A report from TMZ said that Shock G, named Gregory Jacobs by birth, died at a hotel in Tampa, Fla. RIP to Hip Hop...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 22, 2021
High schools Baseball Thursday’s results Class 6A Section 2 Mt. Lebanon 2, Hempfield 1 Class 5A Section 1 Penn-Trafford 10, Gateway 4 Section 2 Fox Chapel 10, Woodland Hills 0 Section 4 South Fayette 12, Upper St. Clair 2 Class 3A Section 2 South Park 14, Steel Valley 4 Section...
Laurels & lances: Infrastructure, taxes, court
Laurel: To building bridges. And roads and sidewalks and more. On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Financing Authority gave the go-ahead for $48 million in multimodal transportation projects. Among them are $4.6 million in projects in Allegheny, Armstrong and Westmoreland counties. These are not giant bypasses or miles of asphalt poured...
Woman claims race discrimination in lawsuit against Allegheny County
A former Allegheny County economic development program manager said in a federal lawsuit Thursday that she was fired two months after making allegations of discrimination. Leandra Dimate Cortes, a Colombian immigrant, is suing Allegheny County for retaliation and race discrimination and seeks reinstatement and lost wages. A spokeswoman for the...
Pitt athletes tops in NCAA Division I for community service
No NCAA Division I school had more athletes spending more hours on community service projects in the first three months of 2021 than Pitt. The Panthers were rewarded for their efforts with the NCAA Team Works Community Service Competition Award on Thursday afternoon. All Pitt student-athletes participated in at least...
Amy Coney Barrett’s big book deal is called bad optics for Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s reported $2 million book deal is drawing criticism from legal experts who say its size and timing create bad optics for a court that is already in the political crosshairs. The advance, first reported by Politico, would be the largest ever...
Dave Matthews Band reschedules tour, pushes Star Lake show to August
The Dave Matthews Band has pushed back its touring plans by a few months because of lingering covid-19 concerns. That means their show at the Pavilion at Star Lake, originally scheduled for June 12, will move to Aug. 27. Tickets for the original show are still good, or ticketholders have...
LeBron James takes heat for tweet about the killing of Ma’Khia Bryant
LOS ANGELES — Lakers star LeBron James is once again involved in controversy regarding a deleted tweet in the wake of a police shooting in Columbus, Ohio. James tweeted, “YOU’RE NEXT #ACCOUNTABILITY,” with a photo of the officer who shot and killed 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant on Wednesday in James’ home...
Senate passes bill, 94-1, targeting hate crimes against Asian AmericansVideo
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday approved a bill designed to make it easier for law enforcement to investigate hate crimes against Asian Americans, which have surged amid the covid-19 pandemic. In a rare, if fleeting, moment of bipartisanship on Capitol Hill, senators approved the bill 94-1. Republican Sen. Josh...
Jury trials to resume in Allegheny County criminal courts on Monday
Allegheny County President Judge Kim Berkeley Clark knows the covid-19 pandemic isn’t over. But with case counts dropping, and vaccinations increasing, she said Thursday, it’s time to resume criminal jury trials. “I just feel that we have to move forward,” Clark said. “We keep waiting for the perfect time, and...
Grad transfer Pauly Paulicap bolsters West Virginia frontcourt
Pauly Paulicap, a 6-foot-8, 225-pound forward, will join the West Virginia men’s basketball team, coach Bob Huggins announced Thursday. Paulicap, a graduate transfer, has committed to West Virginia after previously attending DePaul and Manhattan. He has one year of eligibility remaining after playing all 19 games for DePaul as a...
Reps. Jessica Benham and Melissa Shusterman: Pa. Rescue Plan tackles long-term care for most vulnerable
The covid-19 pandemic has revealed so many inequities in our country — from socio-economic to racial, medical conditions and age. These inequities existed long before the pandemic but have been laid bare over the past year in such a way that we can no longer refuse to address them. Our...
Dog accidentally highjacks car, takes ‘spin’ down the street in Canada
A dog in Canada somehow managed to highjack a car. The pooch apparently knocked the car out of park as he waited for his owner while alone in the vehicle, resulting in a very much unplanned spin down a street in Edmonton. The Edmonton Journal reports that the incident took...
Scott Bricker and Laura Chu Wiens: Biden’s jobs plan can help us move better
The Biden administration’s bold American Jobs Plan aims to invest hundreds of billions of dollars into public transit and transportation infrastructure. The plan has the potential to massively improve everyday Americans’ ability to get around safely, in addition to creating jobs, growing a sustainable economy and moving toward climate goals...
Man acquitted in Wilkinsburg mass shooting gets 8 years for gun charge
The man acquitted by a jury in the 2016 Wilkinsburg mass shooting that killed six adults and an unborn child will serve eight years in federal prison on an unrelated charge of possessing a stolen gun. Cheron Shelton, 34, agreed to the sentence — which includes three years of supervised...
Police: Rite Aid employee steals more than $38K in lottery tickets in Jackson Township
A 29-year-old Pennsylvania woman is facing felony theft charges after she allegedly stole more than $38,000 in lottery tickets while she was working at a Rite Aid in Jackson Township. Danielle Elaine Miller, of the first block of Lawson Court, West Manchester Township, is charged with theft by unlawful taking...
Rich Eisen didn’t let NFL Combine cancellation stop his ‘Run Rich Run’ movement
LOS ANGELES — Rich Eisen had wingtips, but clearly no wings. The NFL Network host’s first 40-yard dash came during a lull at the 2005 scouting combine, in the old RCA Dome in Indianapolis, and on a lark. “Terrell Davis was sitting next to me, part of our crew,” Eisen...
The Gilded Girl beauty emporium moves to Sewickley
Just in time for spring, Elizabeth Quesnelle is bringing a touch of luster to the Sewickley business district with her skincare and beauty emporium, The Gilded Girl. The Sewickley store, located at 408 Beaver St., is the next evolution of the boutique that Quesnelle opened in 2015 in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville...
Letter to the editor: Women, police and civilization
A thought: Without women and police there is no civilization, only chaos. Just sayin’ … . Joseph Marmo Cheswick...
Trib Total Media launches Bethel Park Journal, MeSearch website
The first issue of the new weekly Bethel Park Journal hit mailboxes today. The covid-19 pandemic has upended our way of life. It also has highlighted the importance of local news, not only as a reprieve from the weight of national news, but because it’s more vital than ever for...
Letter to the editor: Benefits of community recycling
I was sad and discouraged to hear the remarks by Delmont Councilman Dennis Urban about requiring residents to pay for access to a recycling program instead of keeping it part of the trash collection service (“Murrysville, Export, Delmont prepare as trash collection contracts expire in September,” April 13, TribLIVE). Urban...
