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The Stroller, July 7, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Free STEM camps offered...
Letter to the editor: Musk’s problems just disappear
To date, 10 Starship rockets have failed to meet all their stated objectives (“SpaceX rocket explodes on test stand,” June 20), resulting in a zero success rate and a cost of over $5 billion. Colonizing Mars is Elon Musk’s fantasy dream, a project that scientists say has little chance of...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of July 7
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of July 7....
Editorial cartoons for the week of July 7
Editorial cartoons for the week of July 7....
In brief: Happenings from the North Allegheny area
Bradford Woods invites residents to meeting on pedestrian safety Bradford Woods encourages residents who are concerned about pedestrian safety to attend the 7 p.m. July 14 council meeting and make their voices heard. In response to a petition signed by 165 residents, council is taking several steps to improve pedestrian...
Pirates farm report for July 6, 2025: Konnor Griffin collects 3 hits, steals 40th base of season
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 50-36) outslugged Louisville (Reds), 13-11. LF Jack Suwinski (.280) went 4 for 4 with his 12th homer, a double, walk, two runs scored and three RBIs. 2B Nick Yorke (.278) went 2 for 5 with a double, two runs scored and three RBIs. 3B Liover Peguero (.247) went...
David M. Drucker: Mamdani’s rise is a gift Republicans are already using
Zohran Mamdani isn’t the most famous Democrat in America. But the front-runner to serve as New York’s next mayor is well on his way — and he’ll get there, if Republicans have anything to say about it. Immediately after the previously little-known state assemblyman from Queens won the Democratic nomination...
Burrell grad Kadi Bauer elevates her cross country performance at Edinboro
Throughout her time at Burrell and into her freshman year at Edinboro, Kadi Bauer never had much love for long-distance running. The mile was her forte and her first love. The rising junior at Edinboro insists the 1,500-meter run/mile remains her favorite race, but she is starting to develop more...
Norwin grad Rosie Gaydos hoping for success in final season before Saint Francis goes Division III
Rosie Gaydos didn’t know the Northeast Conference had an award for the top freshman cross country runner. Until she won it. Competing for Saint Francis last season, the Norwin grad placed 19th at the NEC championship meet, which was best among freshmen. “I really wasn’t expecting that at all,” she...
Westmoreland happenings: Community baby shower, golf scramble, vacation Bible school, more
Church news • Bethel Lutheran Church, 647 Bethel Church Road, Cook Township, will host a vacation Bible school from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays July 8, 16, 23 and 30 for all members of the family at the church. A light supper will be served each night and there will...
Letter to the editor: It shouldn’t take a law to bring back teaching cursive writing
I recently saw an article that stated Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering passing a law to teach cursive in schools again. Since when does it take a law by government to teach “cursive,” or what we called “writing,” in our schools? And by what law did it stop being taught? I...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of July 6, 2025
Chalfant MTO Enterprises LLC sold property at 268 Brighton St. to Eric Brodeur and Corey OConnor for $226,500. Churchill Estate of Frances Still sold property at 59 Holland Road to Abel and Fortune Maggy Pamphile for $315,000. Michael Gilliland sold property at 826 Margaretta St. to Martin Jose Lopez Jr....
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of July 6, 2025
Aspinwall Estate of Rita Frances Marsico sold property at 220 Second St. to Juliana Caricato for $359,900. Donald Mazreku sold property at 218 Fourth St. to Jason Clester and Maria Masters for $656,000. Blawnox David Rost sold property at 459 Fountain St. to Grove St. Property LLC for $85,000. Etna...
Letter to the editor: Well sites must have evacuation plans
Thank you for your article “State environmental board maintains permit renewals for two Penn Township gas wells” (June 22, TribLive). My wife and I live within a half-mile of these proposed Drakulic site unconventional wells. The article states that “The site is tucked in among housing developments, and about 3,000...
Pittsburgh region ‘staycation’ suggestions offer alternatives to traditional summer vacations
While a record number of people are traveling this Fourth of July holiday weekend — and travel appears to be increasing in general, year over year — costs have also increased. “Drivable beach locations have been strong,” said Ian Petrulli, vice president of Holiday Travel International in North Huntingdon. “Most...
Editorial: Giant Eagle might be just what the doctor ordered for pharmacy problems
Are grocery stores the key to fighting back against the high cost of prescription drugs? In recent years, drugstores have been caught between a rock and a hard place. The rock is Medicare and Medicaid co-pays. The hard place? Pharmacy benefit managers that act as a middleman between pharmaceutical companies...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of July 6, 2025
Bellevue Joseph Miller sold property at 188 Kendall Ave. to Ling Yan Chen for $95,000. 119 JKSN LLC sold property at 119 N Jackson Ave. to Todd and Kristen Lawton for $429,000. Christopher Harold sold property at 30 S Euclid Ave. to Jeffrey Ronald Muha Jr. and Sarah Anne Murtha...
The Stroller, July 6, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Drive-thru food distribution set...
Letter to the editor: Chicken restrictions too harsh in West Leechburg
I am writing as a concerned and engaged resident to urge West Leechburg leaders to reconsider the overly restrictive regulations on keeping backyard chickens in the borough. Backyard chickens are a source of fresh, healthy eggs, and they also offer families an opportunity to become more self-sufficient, teach children responsibility...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of July 6, 2025
Aleppo Norman Meanor sold property at 1474 Grandview Way to Richard and Lisa Diemert trustee for $19,000. Estate of Arthur Daniel Capuzzi Jr. sold property at 352 Weber Road to Jeffrey Cahill for $330,000. Bell Acres Estate of Katherine Azadian sold property at 1966 Big Sewickley Creek Road to Philip...
Pirates farm report for July 5, 2025: Hunter Barco throws 6 1-hit innings for Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 49-36) allowed only four hits but lost 3-1 to Louisville (Reds). LHP Hunter Barco (3.11) started and threw six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and three walks and striking out seven. RHP Cam Sanders (1.80) pitched 1⅔ scoreless innings and RHP Tanner Rainey (3.18) worked a scoreless ninth....
Elon Musk declares ‘America Party’ formed after Trump’s bill signed
Elon Musk said a new political party he has been threatening to start up “is formed,” a day after President Donald Trump signed a tax-cut and spending bill that the Tesla Inc. billionaire chief executive officer has denounced. Musk made the announcement on his X social network after posting the...
Rating Penn State’s top 10 quarterbacks from the past 25 years
Twenty-five years into the 21st century, the Centre Daily Times put together a panel of Penn State beat writers to determine the Nittany Lions’ top 10 quarterbacks since 2000. That panel is made up of Neil Rudel (Altoona Mirror), Rich Scarcella (Reading Eagle), Audrey Snyder (The Nittany Dispatch), Mark Brennan...
Police: 15-year-old boy shot in Homestead
A teenage boy was shot late Friday in Homestead, authorities said. The 15-year-old sustained a gunshot wound to the upper arm and is in stable condition, according to Allegheny County police. Emergency crews were called at 10:45 p.m. to the intersection of 11th Ave and Amity Street where they found...
Austin Sarat: In a democracy, protest is good for the soul, even if it does not change anyone’s mind
For the past several months, I have organized a weekly “Stand Up for Democracy” rally/protest on the busiest street corner in my hometown. On Fridays at 5:30 pm., students, teachers, townspeople and senior citizens come together, hold signs and wave at passing drivers, some of whom honk their horns in...
