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The Stroller, Nov. 19, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your church or organization going to host a community holiday event? Send information to The Stroller as soon as possible to vndnews@tribweb.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Volunteers needed to prepare income tax returns Allegheny Valley Association of Churches and United Way of Southwest Pennsylvania are looking for...
Kaminski commits to St. Francis
Kaminski commits Richard Kaminski of Wexford, who is a senior at North Catholic High School, signed a letter of intent to play volleyball at Saint Francis University on Nov. 11. He has been accepted into the School of STEAM, where he plans on majoring in engineering. Kaminski is the son...
Letter to the editor: Quaker Valley School Board should hold a referendum
Quaker Valley School Board should hold referendum Rich Webb’s letter to the editor in the Oct. 22 issue of the Sewickley Herald poses some interesting ideas. However, some clarification is required. Because the school board has refused to hold a referendum, they cannot take advantage of low interest rates and...
Westmoreland, Allegheny tech schools get grants for new equipment
Two Westmoreland County career and technology centers and another in Allegheny County will update their educational equipment with the help of state grants. The Department of Education this week awarded nearly $1.2 million in competitive matching grants to 32 such centers across the state, and to two school districts, for...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 18, 2020
Field hockey PIAA playoffs Championship Saturday’s schedule Class 3A Emmaus vs. Central Dauphin at Whitehall HS, 3 p.m. Class 2A Archbishop Carroll vs. Palmyra at Whitehall HS, 12:30 p.m. Class A Wyoming Seminary vs. Greenwood at Whitehall HS, 10 a.m. Football PIAA playoffs Semifinals Class 6A Saturday’s schedule Central York...
Coronavirus death toll surges past 250,000 in U.S.Video
The still-raging coronavirus pandemic reached another grim milestone Wednesday, with the U.S. death toll surging past 250,000. The quarter-million milestone, confirmed by Johns Hopkins University, is higher than the number of American military deaths in every conflict since the Korean War as well as those recorded during the U.S. Civil...
Allegheny County judge’s resignation sends message against systemic racism, experts say
The resignation of an Allegheny County judge on the eve of his misconduct trial for making racist comments should signal to other jurists and the community that the system is changing, experts say. “This will send a message to other judges that the system as a whole will get to...
2 women, including Westmoreland’s Kim Ward, just made history in Pa. legislature
Spotlight PA is an independent, non-partisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — One is a former health-care worker and political veteran from Westmoreland County. The other is an ex-public defender and...
Sen.-elect Cris Dush: Confirming election results needed for public trust
Pennsylvania is an epicenter of the 2020 general election. Just 82,000 votes separate former Vice President Joe Biden from President Trump, but in the world we live in, whichever candidate ultimately wins, half the country — and half of Pennsylvania — may distrust the results. I represent Indiana and Jefferson...
Commonwealth Court to Allegheny County: Don’t count — for now — disputed ballots in tight Brewster-Ziccarelli Senate race
An Allegheny County judge on Wednesday denied two petitions by Republican state Senate candidate Nicole Ziccarelli to throw out provisional and faulty mail-in ballots in her challenge against Democratic incumbent Sen. Jim Brewster, D-McKeesport. But the state Commonwealth Court on Wednesday night later ordered Allegheny County’s Board of Elections to...
Pittsburgh’s Mattress Factory sues insurer over pandemic closure claim
The Mattress Factory museum in Pittsburgh filed a federal lawsuit against its insurer last week, alleging that the company refused to cover the museum’s “catastrophic losses” caused by the covid-19 pandemic. To date, the complaint said, the contemporary art museum on the North Side has lost more than $600,000. “The...
Letter to the editor: Questioning Steelers’ helmet choice
I want to thank Bill Kute for his letter “Won’t watch NFL” (Nov. 14). I, too, don’t understand why the Steelers would put Antwon Rose’s name on their helmets, especially when he was involved in criminal activity. Hats off to Alejandro Villanueva. Marie Miller Derry Township...
Letter to the editor: Following Democrats’ protocol
Now that we have a Democrat as president, we should follow the Democrats’ protocol. To me, this means giving everyone free everything regardless of not having funding, making many unsubstantiated accusations for anything we can think of, filing as many frivolous lawsuits as we can dream up and, very importantly,...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s taxes
Before the election, I saw a small sign indicating that while President Trump paid $750 for two years in federal income taxes, registered nurses, firefighters and police officers, on average, paid $2,500 in federal income taxes. Remember what he said when asked prior to the 2016 election — that he...
Westmoreland events include Thanksgiving dinners, pancake breakfast
Church service • Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, 5000 Old William Penn Highway, Export, will offer an audio broadcast of the community Thanksgiving Eve Celebration service at 7 p.m. Nov. 25. The service can be accessed by calling 712-770-5505 and using access code 234426#, or using the free conference call application...
Monessen woman shot, flown to Pittsburgh hospital for treatment
A Monessen woman was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital by medical helicopter on Tuesday night for treatment of a gunshot wound, according to Monessen police. The shooting happened at about 9:30 p.m. near the intersection of Summit Avenue and Sixth Street. The woman was in critical condition when she was...
Editorial: The commonwealth’s appeal to serious common sense on coronavirus safety
Is Pennsylvania doing what it should have been doing all along with the coronavirus pandemic? Secretary of Health Rachel Levine announced Tuesday “targeted efforts” to address rising covid-19 numbers. The measures include beefing up the mask mandate she issued in April. It will demand people be masked inside anytime they...
Letter to the editor: Left’s hypocrisy on display
The hypocrisy of the left revealed itself on Nov. 7 with the media’s proclamation that Joe Biden will be the country’s 46th president. Despite businesses boarding up their windows in preparation for mass chaos, there were no signs of violence or looting by the more than 70 million people who...
The Stroller, Nov. 18, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your church or organization going to host a community holiday event? Send information to The Stroller as soon as possible to vndnews@tribweb.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. St. Margaret Foundation to present gift bags to holiday patients St. Margaret Foundation is raising money to deliver gift bags to...
Pittsburgh’s Hockey History, Islam 101 among programs at Northland Public Library
Here are some of the upcoming programs offered at Northland Public Library. Some of the virtual programs require registration online at northlandlibrary.org or by calling 412-366-8100. The library is located at 300 Cumberland Road in McCandless. • Islam 101, Nov. 19, 7 p.m. — Did you know that the Islamic...
Toddler storytime, bookmobile and more at Northern Tier Regional Library
Northern Tier Regional Library, 4015 Dickey Road in Gibsonia, offers a number of in-person and virtual programs for patrons. For more information or to register for events, call 724-449-2665 or visit northerntierlibrary.org. The library will be closed on Nov. 26 for Thanksgiving. Toddler storytime A time to move, dance, share...
Zoom storytime, virtual help from a librarian and more at Sewickley Public Library
Sewickley Public Library, 500 Thorn St., offers a number of in-person and virtual programs for patrons. For more information or to register for events, call 412-741-6920 or visit sewickleylibrary.org. 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten storytime Zoom Zoom into Kindergarten with very special 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten storytime. We will read stories,...
High school roundup for Nov. 17, 2020: Sarah Schupansky lifts North Allegheny into state finals
Sarah Schupansky scored the decisive goal in the middle of the second half to send North Allegheny to the PIAA Class 4A championship game with a 1-0 victory over Cumberland Valley at Altoona’s Mansion Park. Schupansky, a Pitt recruit, scored out of a snowy net-front scramble from about 10 yards...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 17, 2020
Field hockey PIAA playoffs Class 3A Semifinals Tuesday’s results Central Dauphin 5, Pine-Richland 0 Emmaus 1, Central Bucks East 0 Championship Saturday’s schedule Emmaus vs. Central Dauphin at Whitehall HS, 3 p.m. Class 2A Semifinals Tuesday’s results Archbishop Carroll 2, Southern Lehigh 0 Palmyra 3, Selinsgrove 0 Championship Saturday’s schedule...
Federal judge to consider whether to dismiss case filed by Trump campaign in Pa.
A federal judge said he will take under advisement whether to grant a motion to dismiss a complaint filed by Trump for President against the Pennsylvania secretary of state and seven individual counties. Argument before U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann lasted about four hours Tuesday and featured the newest Trump...
