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Why you should never store canned goods in the garage
Stockpiling food and water is like a little insurance policy: Hopefully you never have to rely on it, but if you do, if could prove to be priceless. Whether it’s the threat of natural disaster or a pandemic, having a safety stash of food and water can give you a...
Rolling Stone writer traces ‘The Office’ history in new book
A new book traces the history of “The Office” just in time for the Scranton-set show’s 15th anniversary. While coronavirus concerns have postponed the book launch with author Andy Greene set at the Marketplace at Steamtown in Scranton, fans can still get their “Office” fix when the book comes out...
Living with Children: The best cure for picky eating
Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) said there is no idea so bizarre that a philosopher has not advanced it. These days, the philosophers in question are psychologists and the bizarre ideas are their explanations of human behavior. Said explanations are bizarre because (trust me on this, I am one) psychologists wear, as...
Fox Chapel Area real estate transactions for the week of March 22
Etna Estate of John Headley sold property at 140 Sherman Ave. to Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB trustee for $13,317. Estate of Charles Osthoff sold property at 33-37 1/2 Sycamore St. to TV 1 LLC for $225,000. Fox Chapel Estate of Alice Reinhard sold property at 223 E Waldheim Road...
Real estate transactions in Richland, Pine the week of March 22
Pine Riviera Land Partners LLC sold property at 100 Birch Drive to Timothy and Heather Semke for $146,700. Michael Fastuca sold property at 703 Bowman Ln to Joshua and James Werkmeister for $230,000. Joseph Klaus sold property at 125 Drake Drive to Seth and Talia Oranburg for $575,000. Wayne Juchno...
Real estate sales in Hampton the week of March 22
Hampton Benjamin Hines sold property at 3228 Camberly Drive to Alexandru and Violeta Stoica for $145,000. The Hamptons L.P. sold property at 5158 Hampton Place Drive to NVR Inc. for $172,172. NVR Inc. sold property at 5169 Hampton Place Drive to Benjamin Charles and Jamie Christine Noll for $570,480. Elizabeth...
Real estate transactions in Shaler, Etna the week of March 22
Etna Estate of John Headley sold property at 140 Sherman Ave. to Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB trustee for $13,317. Estate of Charles Osthoff sold property at 33-37 1/2 Sycamore St. to TV 1 LLC for $225,000. Shaler Kevin Luksik sold property at 1605 Alamo Drive to Charles Herman and...
Valley News Dispatch wrestling all-star team
Jack Blumer Kiski Area, sr., 160 pounds 2019-20 record: 39-4 Blumer finished his senior year as runner-up in the WPIAL and earned a fourth-place finish at states. He became Kiski Area’s all-time pins leader with 107. Jrake Burford Highlands, so., 132 pounds 2019-20 record: 30-8 Burford was a key contributor...
Valley News Dispatch wrestlers of the year: Burrell’s Ian Oswalt and AJ Corrado
Ian Oswalt Burrell, jr., 132-pounds 2019-20 record: 45-7 Through the first three years of his high school career, Burrell’s Ian Oswalt has set the bar high. Each year, he seems to clear that bar. For the third straight season, Oswalt cleaned house at the sectional and WPIAL tournaments, becoming a...
Olympic Trials put on hold for Fox Chapel swimmer Skirboll
Zoe Skirboll finished an in-pool workout last Saturday at the Jewish Community Center in Squirrel Hill knowing it probably would be the last opportunity to swim for several weeks. The Fox Chapel sophomore was in the midst of training for the USA Swimming Olympic Trials, still scheduled for June 21-28...
Trib HSSN 2019-20 wrestling all-star team
Here’s a look at the 2019-20 Trib HSSN wrestling all-star team: Ethan Berginc Hempfield, jr., 113 pounds Record (2019-20, career): 37-6, 90-34 Berginc won the PIAA championship by defeating Cedar Cliff’s Aiden Lewis, 3-2, in the finals. He placed third in the WPIAL. He was the only wrestler who competed...
SHIM, Bethel-St. Clair Meals on Wheels hosting emergency food drive
Two South Hills organizations are teaming up for an emergency food drive due to the coronavirus pandemic. South Hills Interfaith Movement (SHIM) and Bethel-St. Clair Meals on Wheels will host the drive 10 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays beginning Monday at the Bethel Park Community Center, 5151 Park Ave. in Bethel Park....
Tribune-Review Westmoreland County wrestling all-star team
John Altieri Norwin, jr., 138 pounds Record (2019-20, career): 40-7, 72-16 Altieri reached the PIAA semifinals before losing to North Hills senior Sam Hillegas. He ended up finishing fourth. He was the WPIAL third-place finisher. Ethan Berginc Hempfield, jr., 113 pounds Record (2019-20, career): 37-6, 90-34 Berginc won the PIAA...
Tribune-Review Westmoreland County wrestler of the year: Norwin’s Kurtis Phipps
Kurtis Phipps, like everyone in the world, is bored sitting at home watching TV. But that is what has happened with the coronavirus forcing people to take precautions to stay healthy. Phipps is glad the PIAA didn’t stop its wrestling tournament like the NCAA did for the basketball and wrestling...
Lowman Henry: Remembering Don Bailey
With attention riveted on the unfolding efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus, little note was made of the passing of former congressman and Pennsylvania Auditor General Don Bailey. Bailey had been out of the spotlight for many years, but he was a major political player for much of...
Dr. David Dausey: Covid-19 thoughts from an epidemiologist
I am a Yale-trained epidemiologist who spent years working around the world to help countries prepare for pandemics. Coworkers, friends and family have asked me for my thoughts and advice on what is happening in the world right now. Here is what I tell them. The threat from covid-19 is...
Local ballplayers trying to stay sharp during coronavirus’ spring shutdown
Max McDowell was set to begin his sixth season in the minor leagues. A catcher for the Biloxi Shuckers, the Double-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers, McDowell couldn’t wait to start another year of dream-chasing on the diamond. But the Norwin graduate ended up disappointed. As slack-jawed as any athlete...
Westmoreland H.S. notebook: Penn-Trafford baseball honoring Maclean Maund
The late Maclean Maund was the ace of the Penn-Trafford pitching staff last season. He helped lead the Warriors to a runner-up finish in WPIAL Class 6A and was named a Tribune-Review All-Star. Maund was set to play for Seton Hill this spring but was killed in a vehicle accident...
Editorial: When ‘elective’ surgeries are essential to health
“Elective surgery.” The term sounds almost frivolous. It conjures up images of nose jobs and breast implants. There is no reason to get a tummy tuck during a pandemic, right? So when government officials are recommending that hospitals discontinue elective surgery, that may sound reasonable. “This will free up bed...
Natrona food distribution takes place with coronavirus safeguards in place
The Building Block of Natrona food distribution for the disadvantaged took extraordinary measures to allow its distribution to take place on Saturday. Those participating at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Garfield Street in Natrona made precautions to defend against coronavirus. The organization distributed bags of produce and personal care...
Spring break is over: Miami Beach almost unrecognizable as partying ends
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — It was just a week ago that Felix Mohen landed in Florida, hopped in an Uber and headed straight for Ocean Drive, the famed South Beach promenade of open-air poolside bars, topless sunbathing and neon-lit Art Deco hotels across from 21/2 miles of beaches that swell...
Mary Schmich: It’s OK not to feel OK right now. But here’s how to feel better
Mary Schmich is a columnist for the Chicago Tribune and winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for commentary. It’s OK to be scared. It’s OK to be confused, anxious, angry, lonely. Whatever emotion you’re feeling in this coronavirus craziness, it’s OK. Try not to dwell in the worst of it,...
Patient at Jefferson Hospital 1st fatal covid-19 case in Allegheny County
Allegheny County recorded its first coronavirus death Saturday, the second death in the state since Pennsylvania saw its first case two weeks ago. The person was in their late-60s and being treated at Jefferson Hospital, officials said. County Executive Rich Fitzgerald said the family of the deceased asked that officials...
Sounding off: Chuck Schumer should resign over ‘word choice’
“It was a very poor choice of words,” Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., said. And just like that, Sen. Chuck Schumer’s attack on two sitting members of the Supreme Court in the most voracious manner was dismissed by some on the left. Those words to Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh...
Letter to the editor: New trial for accused priest heartbreaking
The Rev. Hugh Lang, who was convicted in November on charges that he sexually abused an 11-year-old boy in 2001, had his conviction vacated this month because a new judge believes Lang did not receive a fair trial. We are dismayed that the victim will have to go through yet...
