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New Shaler business to take guests on Caribbean vacations one sip at a time
Shaler residents and visitors now will have the opportunity to get a taste of the Caribbean without leaving the township. The Shaler commissioners approved a site development March 11 for the tropical-themed Mastic Trail Brewing planned for the former Shaler Moose Lodge on Glenshaw’s Saxonburg Boulevard. The location will serve...
Shalerpalooza, other events postponed or canceled
Shalerpalooza Originally scheduled for March 21 at Mr. Smalls, Shalerpalooza has been canceled indefinitely. The event started in 2009 with a concert by Dale Mangold’s Pittsburgh-based rock band, Tobacco Road. Mangold, a Shaler Area custodial/maintenance staff member, has expanded the event over the years to feature more of the student...
John Oyler: Merchant Marine casualties in World War II
This week’s column is based on my brother Joe’s latest project, a commemoration of local men who served in the Merchant Marine in World War II. The loss of men from our neighborhood who perished while serving in the military during World War II and the Korean War left a...
Trib HSSN PIHL Team of the Week: Week ending March 15, 2020
Sophomore Jacob Fetzer had six goals during the regular season. They all came in the first 10 games. That meant Fetzer hadn’t scored in seven games leading into Carrick’s semifinal against North Division champion Neshannock on Monday night. But he scored twice — including the winner — and assisted on...
CDC recommends no gatherings of 50 or more for 8 weeks
WASHINGTON — In the most extreme effort yet to slow the march of coronavirus in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that events of 50 people or more not be held for about two months. For the next eight weeks, organizers should cancel or postpone...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week: Week ending March 14
For two generations and over three decades, the Price has been right for area basketball success. Twenty-seven years ago, Kevin Price led Duquesne to a third straight WPIAL title, a second straight PIAA basketball championship and, as a quarterback, guided the Dukes to district and state gold. Kevin’s daughter Shamyjha...
Leechburg baseball not satisfied with just WPIAL playoff spot
After making the WPIAL baseball playoffs each of the past two seasons, Leechburg would like to break out of the 2-0 mold. The Blue Devils have lost opening-round playoff games to Jeannette and Quigley by 2-0 scores. Leechburg finished last season 5-5 in Section 3-A play, 7-10 overall. “We can...
Leechburg softball team readies for run at 34th straight playoff berth
The coronavirus pandemic might do something other WPIAL softball teams have failed to do: stop Leechburg’s playoff streak. The WPIAL will decide Monday afternoon what to do with the statewide school closure and whether to plan a spring sports season if virus threats diminish. In the meantime, the Blue Devils...
Courts slow opening of public lands to oil, gas drilling
WASHINGTON — Soon after President Trump took office, the rush to open millions of acres of federal land to oil and gas drilling was on. Under pressure from industry, the number of acres offered for lease shot up, the time it took to process a permit application dropped and lease...
Yankees minor leaguer has coronavirus; MLB spring camps begin to empty
A New York Yankees minor leaguer tested positive for the coronavirus, the Miami Marlins shut their spring training complex and baseball began bracing for the possibility Opening Day could be delayed into May or longer. On Sunday night, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended gatherings of 50 people...
Editorial: Pennsylvania’s handling of school closings gets ‘F’
This is not an editorial about coronavirus. It’s an editorial about questionable government decision-making that just happens to involve coronavirus. The thing is it could be about any big, important issue. Probably a few smaller, more mundane ones, too. For days, there was hemming and hawing about what would close...
Andreas Kluth: The case against closing schools to slow the pandemic
Suddenly, every country in the world has to decide whether or not to close schools to slow the covid-19 pandemic. France will, as of Monday; the U.K. won’t, and so on. Within federal systems like the U.S. and Germany, states or school districts have to make the decision. In Germany,...
Allegheny County records 4th coronavirus case; 1 person hospitalized
A fourth case of coronavirus has been recorded in Allegheny County, the county’s Department of Health announced Sunday afternoon. The revelation came about an hour after the state Health Department announced a third case in the county. The two latest patients are adults, both in their 60s, according to a...
ICYMI: Non-coronavirus news you may have missed
There’s no doubt the vast majority of the news cycle these past few days has been focused around the coronavirus. Because of that, stories not having to do with the virus may have escaped your view. Here’s a roundup of non-coronavirus news worth noting. PennDOT warns of month-long restrictions on...
Letter to the editor: High heels & mine sites
In her column “Voting for a woman president” (March 5, TribLIVE), Lori Falce relates standing next to a woman wearing high heels in the dirt at a strip mine. The woman was bemoaning the fact that she needed to get home to make pies, and the men on the site...
Latest on coronavirus: U.S. death total rises to 62; some Pa. liquor stores to close; student lunchesVideo
By Sunday afternoon, at least five more people in the United States had died in connection with the coronavirus pandemic. The number of deaths rose to 62, according to Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center. In all, 6,065 deaths have been reported and more than 163,000 confirmed infections, according to...
Letter to the editor: Democratic candidates’ promises won’t work
After listening to the recent Democratic presidential debate, which looked more like “Saturday Night Live,” I wondered: Is this the best the Democrats have to run for president? Bernie Sanders talked about education in Cuba. I ask, how else would you brainwash our kids? Joe Biden said 150 million people...
Editorial: We will get through this coronavirus pandemic together
We are all in this together. The word “pandemic” is scary. It takes the already frightening “epidemic” and turns up the volume and shines a spotlight. The changes are pouring out faster than we can track, like water from a hose. It’s overwhelming. It’s confusing. It’s relentless. We understand. We...
A message to Trib readers from the CEO: We are prepared to serve you
To all of our readers: Trib Total Media is prepared to serve you through the challenging days and weeks ahead. We will provide the news you need to understand the coronavirus pandemic, keep you informed about local actions taken for public safety and report the story of our community pulling...
Letter to the editor: Pittsburgh Zoo’s accreditation doesn’t break lease
The editorial “Pittsburgh should OK zoo accreditation” (March 6, TribLIVE) supporting the Pittsburgh Zoo accreditation by the Zoological Association of America (ZAA) as not a lease violation is absolutely correct. The condition that Pittsburgh Councilman Bruce Kraus argues as a lease violation is that the zoo broke the lease when...
The Stroller, March 15, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Stroller is your go-to place for local meeting notices, charitable events and volunteer opportunities. Information for The Stroller may be dropped off or mailed at least a week in advance to: The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084, email vndnews@tribweb.com or fax 724-226-4677. Girl Scouts...
Living with Children: From a proud mom-shamer
I’ve learned a new word! My daughter informs me that according to some mothers I am guilty of “mom-shaming” and should be ashamed of myself. I am a unashamed mom-shamer because I happen to believe that just as there is one proper way to go about training a dog (of...
Airlines relax policies, step up cleaning as coronavirus spreads
Major airlines are relaxing policies around flight change and cancellation fees and stepping up their cleaning efforts as coronavirus continues to spread. The global travel industry has taken a hit from the novel respiratory virus that causes covid-19, as the death toll from the virus continues to rise in the...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of March 15
Etna Douglas Witas sold property at 14 Hickory St. to Christopher David and Katherine Sickler for $112,500. Estate of Bernadette Kiefer sold property at 36 Park Ave. to Ann Kiefer for $80,000. Barry Testa sold property at 67 Prospect St. to Amanda Varner for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate...
Penn Hills, Verona real estate transactions for the week of March 15
Penn Hills Estate of Betty Noble sold property at 5 Beulah Ln to Charles Douglas Group LLC for $47,000. Carolyn Valeo sold property at 411 Boyd Blvd. to David and Tonee Kukura for $155,000. DLK Residential Redevelopers LLC sold property at 10031 Calvin St. to Aleeth Invest LLC for $95,000....
