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Brentwood looking for developers for old borough building site
Brentwood leaders are seeking developers who can turn the site of the borough’s 100-year-old municipal building into a mixed-use development, with retail storefronts on the main floor and market-rate apartments above. A request for qualifications from developers was issued on Feb. 24. In the first week of advertisement, four developers...
West Jefferson Hills School District relaunching Foundation for Education
A teacher at Jefferson Hills Intermediate School plans to purchase a chicken coop that will help enhance science lessons and become a business venture for students. At Thomas Jefferson High School, a teacher plans to open a greenhouse on the balcony outside her classroom that will assist her biology students...
Letter to the editor: Political recycling program
I would like to promote a new recycling program. Each time we go to vote for any politician, we should look at their time in service. If they have been in office more then two terms, there is a very, very good chance that they are corrupt. We must change...
Letter to the editor: Voting is peaceful way to revolt
For a while now, I’ve been thinking. Politicians who have been elected to the position of the people’s representative and monitor of the republic have changed their station to a position of authority, and answer to no one. The electors are now responsible to answer to politicians. Simply put, the...
Review: ‘Onward’ a poignant coming-of-age tale of brotherly loveVideo
“Onward,” the newest animated adventure from Disney/Pixar, finally brings mainstream representation to a group previously relegated to the margins of popular culture: the fantasy-obsessed metalhead. In this warm tale of brotherly love forged during an epic coming-of-age quest, Chris Pratt voices older bro Barley, a burly chap (or elf, rather)...
Review: ‘The Way Back’ a less compelling drama than it could beVideo
There is nothing particularly extraordinary about director Gavin O’Connor’s ” The Way Back,” except perhaps for Ben Affleck’s performance. This is a quiet drama about a lonely alcoholic who gets a lifeline when he’s asked to coach a high school basketball team. It’s the kind of movie people like to...
Letter to the editor: Sinkholes & other hazards
I ride bicycles around town, like I’m supposed to, and it’s been great for the abs. But with all the sinkholes cracking open like eggs, I’ve decided to go with a pogo stick. That way, when the sidewalk or street breaks under me, I’m safe. I got a shock-absorbing device,...
Letter to the editor: Game commission needs to attract young hunters
Regarding the article “Game Commission member, sportsmen rep clash over Saturday start to deer season”: I am against changing the first day of antlered deer season from Monday to Saturday. Many other licensed hunters are, too. Our reasons include the disruption of the Thanksgiving holiday, Black Friday family shopping and...
The Stroller, March 5, 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. Workshops to...
Carnegie Carnegie by Melanie Paglia: Jazz Stories series being told ‘Downstairs’
Listen Locally Downstairs is getting personal in 2020 with a new series, Jazz Stories. Since 2017, the Carnegie Carnegie’s intimate Studio space (Downstairs) has brought audiences close to the music and Jazz Stories promises to bring you even closer to the artists. We’ve partnered with drummer, Thomas Wendt, of Lighthouse...
Geibel boys seeking 1st PIAA playoff victory in 36 years
By the time the Geibel boys basketball team opens the PIAA Class A tournament Friday against Berlin Brothersvalley at Pitt-Johnstown, more than two weeks will have passed since the Gators last saw the floor in a competitive setting. Their last game was a 99-51 loss to eventual WPIAL champion Vincentian...
High school scores, schedules for March 4, 2020
High schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs First round Class 6A Saturday’s schedule Methacton (24-2) vs. Harrisburg (15-10) at Norristown HS, 7:30 p.m.; Abraham Lincoln (13-10) vs. Bensalem (19-7) at South Philadelphia, 2:30 p.m.; Roman Catholic (16-10) vs. Coatesville (20-6) at Cardinal O’Hara, 2:30 p.m.; Wilkes-Barre (16-10) vs. Pennridge (18-8) at...
Butler boys, Chartiers Valley girls sit atop HSSN power rankings heading into states
Twelve WPIAL basketball champions were crowned last weekend. Four were successful in a golden repeat, or in the case of North Catholic girls, a four-peat. Like Our Lady of the Sacred Heart last year, North Catholic’s boys and girls teams pulled off the golden double of district titles. Mohawk’s girls...
Chief Justice Roberts denounces Sen. Chuck Schumer for attacks on 2 justicesVideo
WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. issued a rare statement Wednesday to rebuke Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer for what Roberts called “threatening” and “dangerous” statements directed at the two justices named by President Donald Trump. The president soon weighed in as well, with a tweet. The...
Editorial: Will primary matter in Pennsylvania?
The presidential primary is always an interesting exercise in Pennsylvania. An exercise in futility, that is. For a year, the state has watched the Democratic hopefuls strut onto the stage and have their say. A few acknowledged the general electoral importance of Pennsylvania with announcements and appearances. Homegrown former congressman...
Cops: 4 juveniles arrested in Target parking garage carjacking in East Liberty
Officials said Pittsburgh police arrested four juveniles they say injured and carjacked a man inside the parking garage at the Target in East Liberty neighborhood Wednesday. Police are still investigating. The suspects were admitted to Shuman Juvenile Detention Center. Further details about the arrests were not available Thursday morning. Emergency...
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz wears gas mask on House floor during vote on bill to fund coronavirus fightVideo
Evidently, a worldwide epidemic and the fact Congress is spending billions of dollars for the United States to be prepared for it is a laughing matter for Matt Gaetz. Gaetz, a two-term representative from Florida, showed up Wednesday on the House floor wearing a gas mask during a vote for...
Timothy Lydon: Amazon & the weakening of community
The most salient and lasting reason to not support Amazon is that it weakens your community. The virtue of commerce is that it brings you in contact with your fellow citizens. The rewarding nature of these exchanges cannot be felt by proxy. On the day Bari Weiss’ book “How to...
Police quiet on investigation into human remains found in Fox Chapel, connection to man suspected in Baldwin homicide
The Fox Chapel man in jail after being accused of killing a Baldwin man — and who now faces questions after police found human remains near his parents’ house — had six run-ins with the law over four months in 2019, according to court records. Adam Rosenberg, 21, is in...
Pitt women’s basketball upsets Notre Dame in ACC TournamentVideo
Lance White’s second season as Pitt’s women’s basketball coach has been a tough one. Junior guard Kyla Nelson missed all but four games because of a bout with cancer, and the Panthers suffered through a 1-17 mark in the ACC (4-25 overall). The team had something to celebrate Wednesday. Dayshanette...
Coronavirus readiness addressed at Hampton school board meeting
While Allegheny County Health Department indicates that the presence of coronavirus locally remains low, a brief discussion on the disease was held at the recent Hampton Township School District school board meeting. Dr. Michael Loughead, superintendent for Hampton school district, addressed any possible concerns there may be regarding the coronavirus...
Editorial: Answer distress call for EMTs
If you need help, you call 911. They send a firetruck if something is on fire, or a police car if a crime is occurring. If someone is sick or hurt, they send an ambulance. The emergency medical technicians that staff an ambulance are critical links in the health care...
Letter to the editor: God won’t change his word
Regarding the letter “What God would say about Trump, Dems” (Feb. 15, TribLIVE): I couldn’t believe what I read. God will not change his word for anyone, including Donald Trump. There are so many Scriptures that describe people like Trump, and none of it was good. The way I see...
Letter to the editor: Pat Toomey is unfit for office
Sen. Pat Toomey has voted to approve seven judges deemed “unqualified” by the American Bar Association, including Sarah Pitlyk, who was appointed in December 2019. Pitlyk has never tried a case, civil or criminal, as lead or co-counsel, and never examined a witness in court, according to the ABA. She...
Police: Harrison teen thought he killed boy he attacked with crowbar
The suspect in Tuesday’s alleged attack at a school bus stop in Fawn thought he killed the teen he struck repeatedly with a crowbar. “I just did a homicide,” Russell Smith, 17, of Harrison told police who arrested him following the assault, according to a criminal complaint filed in the...
