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Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of March 7, 2021
Aleppo Lyndsey Costa sold property at 103 Sewickley Heights Drive to Susan Quinn for $218,000. Robert Welsh sold property at 311 Weber Road to Sheridan Edmondson for $285,000. Bell Acres Samuel Cadwell sold property at 12 Highview Drive to David and Shelly Hairston for $550,000. William Edmondson sold property at...
Pine, Richland real estate transactions for the week of March 7, 2021
Pine Riviera Land Partners LLC sold property at 140 Birch Drive to Eric Kordenbrock and Brianne Conley for $170,000. Edward Doran III sold property at 481 Brierly Lane Ext. to Jesus D Aguilar and Taylor Colwell for $252,000. Swinderman Development LLC sold property at 133 Brookfield Estates DR to Raymond...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of March 7, 2021
Bellevue Bryan Clarke sold property at 24 Florence Ave. to ZMF Properties IV L.P. for $100,000. Michael Oyler sold property at 73 S Fremont Ave. to Yu Ni for $163,420. Bradford Woods Daniel Michelmore sold property at 304 Cedar Road to Timothy Martin Holmes and Kelly Anne Jonas for $495,500....
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of March 7, 2021
Baldwin Borough Joesph Dowd sold property at 5304 Adobe Drive to David Katonik and Jessica Levi for $163,000. James Clibbens Jr. sold property at 664 Charlotte Drive to Paula Tripp for $174,000. Richard Yochum sold property at 171 Cheston St. to Robert Taylor for $100,000. Shawn Robinson sold property at...
Scott, South Fayette area real estate transactions for the week of March 7, 2021
Bridgeville Scott Gabelhart sold property at 1420 Alice Drive to Isak and Guinara Keinashvili for $193,000. John Kovach sold property at 304 Church St. to Sherri Wilcox for $112,000. Carnegie Andrew Fultz sold property at 724 Sixth Ave. to Chelsea Star Lee for $175,000. DAV Properties LLC sold property at...
High school scores, summaries and schedule for March 6, 2021
High schools Basketball Boys City League Saturday’s result Brashear 50, Obama Academy 38 WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Upper St. Clair (17-1) vs. Butler (12-8), 6 p.m.; Pine-Richland (12-5) at Fox Chapel (18-2), 6 p.m. Class 5A Quarterfinals Saturday’s results Chartiers Valley 53, Gateway 47 Laurel Highlands 48,...
Editorial: Keep on rolling up sleeves for the vaccines to beat down covid
The coronavirus pandemic has been a yearlong war. There have been front lines and battle plans, equipment deployed and troops activated. There have been far too many casualties. It has been approached as a national security issue because that is exactly what it is — a catastrophic event that threatens...
High school roundup for March 6, 2021: Laurel Highlands, Chartiers Valley move on in 5A bracket
Rodney Gallagher scored 16 points as No. 3 Laurel Highlands overcame a slow start and defeated No. 6 Penn Hills, 48-41, in the WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinals Saturday afternoon. Brandon Davis added 13 points and Jayden Pratt had 12 points and nine rebounds for Laurel Highlands (13-3), which trailed by...
Leechburg church partners with Lower Burrell area charity to bolster food distributions
A Leechburg church has partnered with a Lower Burrell- area nonprofit to ensure food supply is not a problem in future free distributions. Twice last month, volunteers from Kiski Valley Community Church had to turn away families who waited for hours at the Leechburg Fire Hall for boxes of food....
Hempfield bowlers come through in the clutch, claim regional team title
The Hempfield boys bowling team won a Western Regional championship Saturday at the North Versailles Bowling Center, avenging a loss from last month and saving some of its best bowling for last. The Spartans defeated North Allegheny, 2-1, in the finals. Last month, North Allegheny defeated Hempfield in the semifinals...
Editorial: Total testing for covid at Allegheny County Jail is worthy goal
Jails check for a lot of things when processing someone who has been arrested. Suspects are checked for weapons or other potentially dangerous items. They are checked for contraband such as drugs. They are photographed, fingerprinted, patted down and looked over. During the course of a stay in jail, there...
No. 2 New Castle holds off Latrobe to reach WPIAL semifinals for 11th straight season
New Castle took advantage of some cold Latrobe shooting early on Saturday and rolled to its 11 consecutive WPIAL boys basketball semifinals appearance. The No. 2-seeded Red Hurricanes provided a balanced scoring attack with all five starters tallying nine points or more in a 65-51 quarterfinal victory over the No....
Sounding off: Too much pork in American Rescue Plan
The 591-page American Rescue Plan is full of “pork.” Supposedly it is to fight and provide covid relief, but the bill instead is designed to cure social inequities. Keep in mind that these amounts are in addition to what is already budgeted for in these areas. Even programs directly addressing...
Paul Petrick: Let’s celebrate vice presidents, too
As another February fades into history, the month’s historical significance to the American presidency remains incandescent. The birth month to George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan, February exhibits the least number of days and greatest number of great presidents. This correlation of presidential preeminence and birth date makes one...
George Guido: Plum baseball, softball fields getting turf upgrade
Plum High School baseball has certainly come a long way since the sport was played in the front yard of the school with outfielders running up a hill to catch a fly ball. The school is in the process of installing artificial turf on both the baseball and softball fields...
Letter to the editor: Abortion in a civilized country
In the USA, we are civilized. Leave your dog outside in inclement weather, and you could have it taken away, be fined and possibly face jail time. Animal cruelty is against the law. It is uncivilized. Physically or mentally abuse your child, and you could have your child taken away,...
Student news: Forensic tournament, spring musical and community outreach
Students place in forensic tourney Two Fox Chapel Area High School students placed at the virtual Deer Lakes Invitational Forensic Tournament. Freshman Isabella White won second place in Lincoln-Douglas Debate and received her first bid to qualify for the Pennsylvania High School Speech League State Championships. Sophomore Silas Owens won...
Letter to the editor: Trump must face consequences
It is imperative that President Trump suffer the criminal charges he may face. The proof of him inciting the crowd to march to the Capitol on Jan. 6, and telling them he’ll meet them there, is on tape. The travesty is that aside from the radical fringe groups, most of...
Letter to the editor: ‘Destroy America’ is new agenda
Do you see it yet, fellow citizens? If not, you are not paying attention. President Trump’s MAGA agenda is being replaced by “Destroy America.” Eliminating fossil fuel use with no proven substitute has already destroyed tens of thousands of jobs and is causing the price of oil and gas to...
The Stroller, March 6, 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...
Student news for the Carnegie, Bridgeville area for the week of March 6, 2021
Dean’s list The following students from the Carnegie/Bridgeville 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: • Grove City College: Troy Donofrio, Ruby Styer, Miranda Griffith, Zach Trusky, Alyssa...
North Hills student news: Psychology scholarship recipient, STEM winners and more
Psychology scholarship Rebecca Ettore, an honors psychology major at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, is a recipient of the 2021 IUP Stanley W. Lore Psychology Scholarship. Ettore, the daughter of Lisa Ettore and Donald Ettore, is a 2018 graduate of North Hills Senior High School. She is a dean’s list student...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 5, 2021
High school Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Friday’s results Upper St. Clair 72, Seneca Valley 70 Butler 58, Penn-Trafford 55 (OT) Fox Chapel 74, North Allegheny 56 Pine-Richland 65, Hempfield 61 Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Upper St. Clair (17-1) vs. Butler (12-8), 6 p.m.; Pine-Richland (12-5) at Fox Chapel...
High school roundup for March 5, 2021: Upper St. Clair boys, girls move into semifinals
Luke Banbury scored 30 points, David Pantelis added 17, and Upper St. Clair defeated Seneca Valley, 72-70, to fend off an upset bid in the WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinals Friday night. No. 1 Upper St. Clair (17-1) will meet No. 5 Butler in Tuesday’s semifinals. Connor Lyczek led No. 9...
Knoch girls defeat perennial contender Blackhawk, earn 1st trip to semifinals
Even with the late start to the season, March basketball has come to the Knoch girls program. The Knights secured a berth in the WPIAL semifinals for the first time in history Friday night with a 51-45 victory over perennial contender Blackhawk in the Class 4A quarterfinals. Sophomore Nina Shaw...
