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Sewickley’s parking system has been updated and meters will be operational in zones 1 and 2, beginning Friday. Parking enforcement was suspended July 16 for system maintenance. According to Sewickley Parking Authority Chairwoman Cynthia Mullins, the rate in Zone 2 has been reduced to 50 cents per hour. Zone 1...

I pulled the lever for Donald Trump in 2016. As a former GOP Senate staffer, combat veteran and immigrant, when faced with two impossibly unpalatable candidates, I chose party. It was a mistake. Like many who serve or have served this country in the military, intelligence and national security communities,...

Careful what hand sanitizer you choose. The Food and Drug Administration said this month that it has seen a sharp increase in hand sanitizers that contain methanol but are listed as containing ethanol, or ethyl alcohol. Methanol, or wood alcohol, can be toxic when absorbed through the skin and can...

Aiming to fulfill its “mission … to protect the people, to ensure their safety, to make their lives better” (“Grand jury report on fracking indicts the state,” July 7, TribLIVE), the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is considering a proposed rule to limit toxic air pollution (volatile organic compounds, VOCs)...

Pop star Demi Lovato announced on Instagram that she said “yes” to a marriage proposal from her boyfriend, Max Ehrich. Lovato wrote, “When I was a little girl, my birth dad always called me his ‘little partner’ - something that might’ve sounded strange without his southern cowboy like accent. To...

Many letter-writers who voice their contempt for President Trump are labeled by Trump supporters as Kool-Aid-drinking CNN followers. I’d much rather drink Kool-Aid than bleach. I do watch CNN and have much more regard for its anchors than for Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson and Rush Limbaugh. I try to get...

The latest directive from Gov. Tom Wolf is very disheartening to our membership. Our club followed the previous guidelines and requirements and were in the process of providing some sort of normalcy for our members to have social interaction in a safe way. I believe that nonprofit clubs should be...

We, the American people, are having war waged upon us by groups that are intent on replacing capitalism with communism while the American news media downplays and even quietly encourages the treasonous actions of these groups. In 2015 Black Lives Matter (BLM) co-founder Patrisse Cullors said that she and her...

Is your non-profit organization going to have a fundraiser? Send information to The Stroller at least a week in advance to vndnews@tribweb.com or The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Women’s golf outing scheduled Aug. 11 A women’s golf outing...

Utility bills are the kind of thing that can feel a little like extortion. You can’t just tell your water company you have found another option and to please dig up their pipes. Sewer service isn’t exactly the kind of thing you can shop around for and find the best...

HARRISBURG — No more masks. No more restrictions. And, they said, no more tyranny. That was the rally cry of several hundred people who gathered Wednesday on the Capitol steps, calling for Gov. Tom Wolf to lift all coronavirus-related restrictions. Organizers called the “Pennsylvania Assemble for Freedom” event a gathering...

NEW YORK — Jets owner Woody Johnson has been absent from the team since late 2017, serving as President Trump’s ambassador to the United Kingdom. From the sound of several reports published Tuesday and Wednesday, he’s exported the Jets’ signature leadership abroad. A New York Times story is mostly focused...

Thomas Jefferson High School has canceled its Aug. 8 commencement ceremony for the class of 2020 based on the latest guidelines and mitigation efforts from the Allegheny County Health Department. “Our plan since April was to keep the wishes and best interests of the seniors at heart. We included a...

A Traveling Glass Bin will make a stop at Quaker Valley High School in August. The Pennsylvania Resources Council will provide a bin for recycling glass bottles, jars and jugs from 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 8-13 in the high school’s lower lot, 625 Beaver St., Leetsdale. Participation is...

More than half of the business closures that were temporary when the covid-19 outbreak began are now considered permanent, according to Yelp. Of the 132,580 closures listed on its website as of July 10, 55% are permanent, up 14 percentage points from the end of June, according to the Yelp’s...

Terrance Andrews, a drug-addicted psychiatric patient, repeatedly told his caregivers at UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside that he was going to kill one of his neighbors. Then, he did it. In May 2008 he slashed 18-year-old Lisa Maas, a Pennsylvania Culinary Institute student, to death with a pair of scissors. Maas’ mother...

The controversial “Rub & Tug” movie, about transgender gangster Dante “Tex” Gill, which drew headlines when Scarlett Johansson was cast as the lead, is now being developed as a television series with trans people in front of and behind the camera. Our Lady J, an Emmy-nominated writer on “Pose,” will...

Ice cream has been described as “happiness condensed,” so what better way to boost your mood during this pandemic summer than to bring the hues and patterns of this frozen treat into your living space? A few well-chosen accessories, a can of paint or a roll of wallpaper in ice-creamy...

I agree with Helen Sitler’s letter “Now is the time to reduce Pa. Legislature” (June 4, TribLIVE). There are way too many legislators, and their pensions and salaries are extreme, plus all the help they get to do their jobs. Reducing the Legislature can’t be done with an occasional letter...

The headline on Joanne Garing’s letter “Reschenthaler’s Trump view out of touch” was aimed at Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, but the letter was a rant against President Trump. This president has done all the things his predecessor announced would be impossible. As for the number of people working, of course it...

We all love to complain about Pennsylvania weather, and unfortunately, it could get worse. Pennsylvania already feels the effects of climate change through heat waves, increasingly severe storms and flooding. Pennsylvania contributes large amounts of fossil fuel emissions into the atmosphere, leading to the worsening of these natural events. The...