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Scott, Upper St. Clair area real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 13
Carnegie RKW Real Estate LLC sold property at 517 E Main St. to Thomas Hughan for $200,000. Collier Tobiann Mousessian sold property at 607 Aylesworth Ave. to Danielle Kirker for $136,000. Mina Patel sold property at 2040 English Turn Drive to Daniel Mark and Bethany Lynn Pisula for $639,900. Federal...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 13
McCandless John Wickert sold property at 8157 Roosevelt Blvd. to Brian and Shannon Capellupo for $351,000. Amy Graham Ross sold property at 475 Ryndwood Road to Nicholas Passodelis and Gabriella Tomko for $325,000. Ross Ronald Gionta sold property at 203 Blaze Drive to James Davis for $228,500. Nancy Sandacz sold...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 13
Leet Steven Fleury sold property at 206 S. Chaucer Ct to David Hermenau and Sarah Nilson for $488,500. Sewickley Hendrik VanDerVaart sold property at 216 Linden Ct to Marc Pugliese and Sally Jarocki for $570,000. Real Estate Transactions provided by RealSTATs. Contact RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit www.RealSTATs.net....
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 13
Baldwin Borough Eric Michael sold property at 644 Brinwood Ave. to Travis Kehler for $127,000. Alexis Fadick sold property at 561 Calvert Ave. to Mary Jean Condrey for $117,000. Jeffrey Hirsh sold property at 3756 Churchview Avenue Ext. to Amanda Faggioli for $184,000. William Eibeck sold property at 1702 Elderslee...
Editorial: Transit workers are front-line soldiers in covid war
Much of the language surrounding the coronavirus pandemic is comparable to that of warfare. We talk about fighting the disease. Having a battle plan. Deploying assets. And more than anything, we talk about the front lines. As in any war, that is where things get real. With covid-19, the front...
Eugene Robinson: Trump, GOP causing crisis of faith in our democracy
WASHINGTON Democracy requires faith. President Trump and his unscrupulous enablers — including most Republican elected officials — are cynically destroying that faith for millions of Americans, and I fear the nation will pay a terrible price. I’m talking to you, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and most of your...
Sheldon Jacobson: Effective treatments, not vaccines, are light at end of covid-19 tunnel
We are nine months into the covid-19 pandemic, with many succumbing to face covering and physical distancing fatigue, and pockets of pervasive skepticism about the virus threat and its risk. No one is happy, and everyone has someone to blame for their anger, grief and malcontent. The question people are...
David Dausey: Keep holiday festivities smaller to prevent covid-19 from getting bigger
Americans need to change their behaviors in advance of the holidays unless they want a very grim start to the new year. If we don’t, cases of covid-19 could overwhelm the health care systems in many regions in the country and deaths will continue to escalate. Without significant changes to...
Ron Klink: When addressing drug prices, there’s a right way and a wrong way
In what may have been the last significant action of his presidency, President Trump recently issued two executive orders designed to lower prescription drug spending in Medicare. The first order would eliminate the current system of “rebates” for prescription drugs covered by Medicare Part D. The second order, dubbed the...
2020 Valley News Dispatch Football All-Stars
Here’s a look at the 2020 Valley News Dispatch football all-star team: Evan Azzara Plum, OL/DL, sr. The 6-foot-6, 290-pound senior was a key piece of an offensive line that helped the Mustangs racked up 344.7 yards per game. The Miami (Ohio) commit was first-team all-conference and was selected to...
Trump slams Supreme Court for refusing to overturn election, lashes out at Barr
President Trump unleashed an angry tweet storm Saturday at the Supreme Court for dismissing his effort to overturn his election loss — and took a new shot at Attorney General Bill Barr. He repeated his claims about election fraud and blasted the top court for rejecting the long-shot Texas lawsuit...
Letter to the editor: Electric cars should have meters
I agree that Volkswagens shouldn’t pay an additional road tax — as long as they aren’t used on public roads. Not necessarily a flat fee; I think they should have a separate electric meter, just as internal combustion cars pay for roads by the taxes on fuel usage. And electricity...
Student news: SSA freshman in rebroadcast of CLO production; holiday projects completed
Shady Side Academy freshman Jack Engel will appear in the Pittsburgh CLO’s production of “A Musical Christmas Carol” that will be broadcast by WQED in December. Since the show can’t be performed live on stage this year due to the covid-19 pandemic, they are broadcasting the 2018 production which was...
Letter to the editor: We need representatives who’ll look out for our interests
I read in disbelief the article “Western Pa. congressmen join rebuke of U.S. Attorney General William Barr” (Dec. 3, TribLIVE). Five Pennsylvania Republicans, including John Joyce and Guy Reschenthaler, expressed dismay because Barr is not supporting President Trump’s election fraud conspiracy. Certainly these Republicans know it has been reported that...
Editorial: Food banks filling holiday need
Certain reminders come to us every holiday season. Red kettles and ringing bells at shopping center doors urge us to drop in a few coins to help those in need. A box waits to collect toys for kids who won’t get any otherwise. And perhaps most ubiquitous is the food...
Letter to the editor: Trump lost because of Trump
Well, the Trump supporters brought out the crying towels! I have no doubt these were not used because of children taken from their parents at our southern border; nor were they used because of the nearly 300,000 American deaths from covid-19. They were used because of Trump’s loss to Joe...
The Stroller, Dec. 12, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Volunteers needed at Kiski Valley Cat & Kitten Rescue Kiski Valley Cat & Kitten Rescue in Apollo is seeking volunteers and donations. The organization is dedicated to the prevention of cruelty and neglect toward cats and kittens and provides shelter and necessary medical care until they can find their forever...
High school roundup for Dec. 11, 2020: OLSH boys top North Catholic in battle of WPIAL champs
With only a few hours to spare before a three-week, state-mandated sports shutdown, a pair of defending WPIAL champions managed to squeeze in one of the season’s most marquee boys basketball matchups. Jake DiMichele scored 37 points and Dante Spadafora added 21 to lead OLSH to an 80-74 victory over...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 11, 2020
Basketball Boys Friday’s results WPIAL Neshannock tournament Semifinals Neshannock 73, Moniteau 43 Mercyhurst Prep 74, Shenango 50 Championship Neshannock 57, Mercyhurst Prep 43 Consolation Shenango 75, Moniteau 51 Nonsection Seton LaSalle 54, Beaver 39 Brentwood 58, Northgate 28 Brownsville 35, Chartiers-Houston 32 Butler 82, Latrobe 72 Chartiers Valley 64, Penn...
Covid cases continue to ravage Pennsylvania jails, prisons
Jails and prisons across Pennsylvania are being overwhelmed by the spread of covid-19, and advocates for the incarcerated population fear it will get worse before it gets better. As the numbers skyrocketed this week, the state Department of Corrections reported that a 77-year-old inmate with pre-existing conditions died on Thursday...
No. 11 West Virginia rallies, escapes with win against North TexasVideo
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Sean McNeil scored 15 points, and No. 11 West Virginia rallied for a 62-50 win over North Texas on Friday. Taz Sherman added 13 points, and Derek Culver had 10 points — all in the second half — and 10 rebounds for the Mountaineers (5-1), who trailed...
Pair held for court in shooting of 1-year-old boy in Spring Hill
Two men charged with criminal homicide in connection with the shooting death of a 1-year-old who was killed by a stray bullet in Spring Hill this summer will face trial. Andre Crawford, 29, of McKeesport, and Marvin Hill, 41, had a preliminary hearing Friday before Magistrate Judge David J. Barton....
Pine-Richland alums earn scholarships, journalism, Legion scholarships available
Pine-Richland grads earn scholarships Two Pine-Richland graduates attending Baldwin Wallace University in Ohio have received scholarships. Kaitlin McGuire of Gibsonia, majoring in communication sciences and disorders, earned the Edith A. White Speech Scholarship. Zach Riggins of Wexford, majoring in exercise science, earned the Boesel School of Business Undergraduate Scholarship. Inducted...
Tull Family Theater closing to comply with Gov. Tom Wolf’s order
Beginning tomorrow, The Tull Family Theater in Sewickley will close to comply with Gov. Tom Wolf’s shutdown order. According to a news release, patrons who have purchased advance tickets or rented private screenings already have been contacted and offered refunds. The Theater’s Virtual Screening Rooms remain open and can be...
Biden, Harris named Time magazine’s ‘Person of the Year’
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris were named Time magazine’s Person of the Year on Thursday night, besting President Donald Trump, front-line health care workers and racial justice protesters as the year’s most influential newsmakers. Time picked Biden and Harris over three other finalists — President Trump, front-line...

