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Student news: Geo Bee winner, Forensic League tournament and Speech League champs
Seventh grader wins Aquinas Academy Geo Bee Seventh grade Aquinas Academy student Mark Bence won the school’s Geo Bee on Jan. 29. All Aquinas Academy fourth through eighth grade students participated in the bee. The following students were finalists: Mark Bence (seventh grade), Elizabeth Bird (fourth grade), Sam Ennis (fifth...
Student news from the Sewickley area for the week of March 13, 2021
Placed in hockey tournament Three Quaker Valley elementary students who are on the Pittsburgh Penguins Elite girls hockey team – Ava Franus, Grace Keisel and Claire Dickson – participated in the Sarah Backstrom 27th Annual Memorial Tournament in Erie last month. The Pittsburgh Pens Elite players placed 2nd in the...
School news: Pine-Richland students sign letters of intent, college graduation and more
Dean’s list The following students from the area were recognized for their academic achievement during the fall 2020 semester by being named to the dean’s, president’s or provost’s list at the college or university they attend: • Dickinson College: Ariana Goitz, Carolina Celedon • Gettysburg College: Kayla Julio, Stefany Kaminski,...
Letter to the editor: Maybe Reschenthaler should move
Is anyone really surprised that President Trump’s administration had no plan for distributing the covid-19 vaccine? After all, he had Jared Kushner in charge of the covid-19 task force. A person with an MBA knows more than a doctor that specializes in infectious diseases, doesn’t he? Dr. Anthony Fauci only...
Editorial: The day the schools closed down
It was supposed to be just 10 days. That was where it all started March 13, 2020. School superintendents across Pennsylvania had met in a teleconference with then-state Secretary of Education Pedro Rivera that morning about how to move forward as the coronavirus pandemic was going from something happening in...
Letter to the editor: Wolf should reduce spending, not hike taxes
Gov. Tom Wolf’s term will end in January 2023. Last month, Wolf proposed the largest income tax increase in Pennsylvania history, from 3.07% to 4.49%, along with billions in new government spending programs. If you live in the city of Pittsburgh, your local earned income tax rate is already 3%;...
Letter to the editor: Biden failing at unifying, battling covid
After his inauguration, President Biden told us we were a nation at war, and in order to win, we must unify the country and implement his strategic plan to defeat the enemy, covid-19. He then proceeded to (partial listing): stop the Keystone XL pipeline; weaken our border security; stop deporting...
The Stroller, March 13, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s 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. Knead Community Café accepting donations Knead Community Café, New Kensington, is accepting donations to help the daily operation of the café, 1011 Barnes St....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 12, 2021
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Finals Friday’s results Upper St. Clair 56, Pine-Richland 53 Class 5A Finals Saturday’s schedule Chartiers Valley (22-2) vs. New Castle (19-2) at North Allegheny, 8 p.m. Class 4A Finals Monday’s schedule North Catholic (18-4) vs. Lincoln Park (17-5) at North Allegheny, 8...
Greensburg man killed in Route 30 motorcycle crash
A 44-year-old Greensburg man was killed in a motorcycle crash Friday evening on Route 30 in Unity. State police said Allen D. Wallace was speeding on his 2010 Yamaha motorcycle shortly after 9 p.m. when he collided with a 2020 Kia Sportage traveling in the same direction. Police said Wallace,...
Bishop Canevin closes out Rochester to win 1st WPIAL boys basketball crown
Shooting 29% usually isn’t the way to a championship. But it was enough for Bishop Canevin to win the first WPIAL title in school history as the Crusaders downed Rochester, 42-27, Friday night in the Class A title game at North Allegheny. With the 88th anniversary of President Franklin D....
Behind the scenes, Dave Breth made impact on thousands of baseball players
Much can be accomplished behind the scenes. For Dave Breth, it was getting more than 100 baseball players from the Alle-Kiski Valley and other parts of Western Pennsylvania scouted and sent to colleges. James D. (Dave) Breth, 80, of Cheswick died Tuesday in his home. For Breth, it started with...
Burrell junior follows WPIBL win with regional title
Just like she did at the WPIBL championships last month, Burrell junior Lydia Flanagan took care of some unfinished business at the Western Pa. Regional Girls Singles Tournament on Friday in North Versailles. After recording the top score in qualifying, Flanagan defeated Plum’s Mara Pliyih in the championship match, 194-124,...
Wolf says all Phase 1A Pennsylvanians can have vaccine appointments by month’s end
Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday said he is confident Pennsylvania can meet President Biden’s goal of making every adult eligible for the vaccine by May 1, including a pledge to have appointments made for all Phase 1A residents in the next two weeks and promises to elevate the priority of...
Severed-head tale in Western Pa. to be featured on 2 Netflix shows
One of Beaver County’s most bizarre mysteries has caught the interest of two Netflix series. Producers for “Unsolved Mysteries” and a new show, tentatively called “Body Parts,” will travel to Beaver County to interview local detectives and law enforcement officers still searching for clues in the case of an unidentified,...
Letter to the editor: Caring pharmacist steps up to plate
I thought your front-page article “Westmoreland pharmacist ‘absolutely’ wants to play bigger role in doling out covid vaccine” (Feb. 22, TribLIVE) was well written. Ed Christofano, owner of Hayden’s Pharmacy, is a gentleman that has stepped up to the plate and hit a home run for Southwestern Pennsylvania, which has...
Letter to the editor: Biden must take blame for everything, just as Trump did
The left adopted a policy of blaming President Trump for every bad thing that happened when he was in office. The same standard should apply to President Biden, especially his disastrous covid-19 vaccine distribution. Bad weather caused delays in the distribution of the vaccine. The manufacturers didn’t increase production. The...
Letter to the editor: Accusations against military dangerous
On Feb. 17 on CNN, President Biden spoke about “the impact of former military, former police officers, on the growth of white supremacy.” In his position as commander in chief, this is an attack on the people who have sacrificed so much for our freedoms. It began earlier with the...
Letter to the editor: Environmental concerns in South Huntingdon
Robindale Energy is developing a Government Financed Construction Contract (GFCC) in South Huntingdon (“Air, water concerns voiced over proposed South Huntingdon coal refuse reclamation,” Feb. 5, TribLIVE). I live downstream of the site. At first, it sounded like a good idea: industry taking advantage of a government program to remove...
Letter to the editor: Toomey should be thrown out of Republican Party
The recent decision by the Pennsylvania GOP to simply rebuke Sen. Pat Toomey (“Censure of Sen. Toomey for Trump impeachment vote falls short,” March 2, TribLIVE) for betraying his constituents by voting to impeach former President Trump was appalling. What the hell are they thinking? More than half of the...
The Stroller, March 12, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Valley News Dispatch will publish a list of community Easter egg hunts and activities. To have an event listed online and in the print edition, send the information as soon as possible to The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Fourth Ave., Tarentum PA 15084 or email Carol Pinto-Smith; email...
Easter activities in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Community Easter events are planned in the Allegheny-Kiski Valley include: Apollo • Apollo Assembly of God Church will host an egg hunt April 3 in Owens Grove Park for children 12 and younger. Registration will begin at 2 p.m. Children should bring a basket. Brackenridge • Generations House of Worship...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 11, 2021
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Finals Friday’s schedule Upper St. Clair (18-1) vs. Pine-Richland (13-5) at Peters Township, 8 p.m. Class 5A Finals Saturday’s schedule Chartiers Valley (22-2) vs. New Castle (19-2) at North Allegheny, 8 p.m. Class 4A Semifinals Thursday’s results North Catholic 77, Belle Vernon...
South Allegheny drops Aliquippa, advances to 1st WPIAL finals
For the first time in program history, the South Allegheny boys basketball team will play for a WPIAL championship. The top-seeded Gladiators took the lead for good late in the third quarter before pulling away for a 62-50 victory over No. 4 Aliquippa in the WPIAL Class 3A semifinals Thursday...
West Greene tops Eden Christian to get another crack at Rochester in finals
Jersey Wise and her teammates in West Greene’s senior class will get another crack at a WPIAL Class A championship. Anna Durbin scored 18 points, Wise added 16, and the No. 2 Pioneers came away with a 54-49 victory over No. 3 Eden Christian in the WPIAL semifinals Thursday night....
