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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...
The Stroller, March 4, 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. Bowling fundraiser...
High school scores, schedules for March 3, 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...
Breakfast with Books, world affairs discussion and more at Monroeville Public Library
The following free activities are scheduled to take place at Monroeville Public Library: • Breakfast with Books, 9:30-10:30 a.m. March 7. Children will enjoy a light breakfast while sharing favorite picture books. • Third Annual MPL Holi Celebration, 1-2 p.m. March 7. Celebrate the Hindu festival of color that honors...
“Frozen II” screening, Scrabble club and more at Penn Hills Library
Penn Hills Library will host the following events: • Kids Create: Legos from 6-8 p.m. March 5 and 9. • Zumba from 9-10 a.m. March 7. • Children’s movie from 1 to 3 p.m. March 7. The library will screen “Frozen 2” to children 8 and under. Seating is limited,...
Sign-ups for Uno tournament being accepted at Carnegie Free Library
Andrew Carnegie Free Library, Music Hall • From 6 to 7:30 p.m. March 9, Gateway Wealth Strategies will present a free workshop on maximizing Social Security benefits. Seating is limited, and registration is required. To register, call Gateway Wealth Strategies at 412-921-2900. • Celebrate Pi Day from 11 a.m. to...
Allegheny Health Network Wexford Hospital to feature unique, energy-saving power plant
As construction on the Allegheny Health Network Wexford Hospital progresses, one of the newest projects includes construction of a natural gas-fired, two-story power plant. A collaboration between AHN and Peoples Gas, the on-site plant will provide all of the hospital’s electricity, heating and cooling, officials said, by simultaneously producing up...
Northern Tier Library hosting program on tapping trees to make maple syrup at home
Northern Tier Regional Library is at 4015 Dickey Road, Gibsonia. For more information about the library or to register for a program, call 724-449-2665 or email federkeilj@einetwork.net. • Nature-ology: Oceans will be held March 10, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. This program is for children of all ages who have...
Hampton curbside glass recycling to end
Hampton will be having pop-up glass recycling events, including two with the Pittsburgh Resource Council, later this year. This comes after an approval at the Feb. 26 township council meeting to amend the current Waste Management contract to remove glass from the curbside recyclables collection stream. The trash collection company,...
Shaler Area junior becomes Eagle Scout
Marc Kimberly has managed to earn Boy Scouts of America’s highest rank of Eagle Scout in between maintaining a 4.0 GPA as a Shaler Area High School junior and working an after-school job. For his Eagle Scout project, Kimberly of Shaler devoted approximately 80 hours to constructing a 100-foot-long fence...
Group meets weekly at Shaler North Hills Library for discussion, creation of graphic novels
Shaler North Hills Library, 1822 Mt. Royal Blvd., Glenshaw, has a variety of activities planned. For details about library events or to register, call 412-486-0211 or go to the website at shalerlibrary.org. • On March 6 through April 24, from 5 to 5:45 p.m. learn all about graphic novels. This...
Hampton Middle School takes ‘A Trip Around the World’
In an effort to share information about other cultures, seventh-graders at Hampton Middle School offered presentations about life in other countries in a program called “A Trip Around the World.” The students were given a country to research, learn about and then create a presentation about what life is like...
High school roundup for March 3, 2020
North Allegheny 4, Bethel Park 3 — Connor Chi and Tyler Putnam each scored twice for top-seeded North Allegheny as the Tigers defeated Bethel Park, 4-3 in the Class AAA PIHL Penguins Cup quarterfinals at Baierl Ice Complex. North Allegheny (16-4-1) had a 4-1 lead by midway through the third...
Power restored to most after high winds cause outages
The lights are back on for most Duquesne Light and West Penn Power customers who dealt with power outagess Tuesday night after rain accompanied by high winds moved through the region in the afternoon and again in the evening. Wind gusts reached 40 to 50 mph in the mid-afternoon and...
Westmoreland officials, Excela have plans in place for coronavirus
Westmoreland County is prepared for a potential coronavirus outbreak, officials said Tuesday. Discussions with state health officials and emergency management personnel are ongoing about how to manage if and when cases of the virus arrive, Public Safety Director Roland Mertz said. “We’re on it,” he said. “Every day we get...
George Guido: WPIAL champs prove sports adage true
An old sports cliche states “champions are made while no one is watching.” That notion was confirmed during the recent high school basketball district playoffs. Lizzy Groetsch of North Allegheny, moments after her winning shot in overtime lifted the Tigers to their third WPIAL title in four seasons, talked about...
Remains on Fox Chapel property identified as missing Verona manVideo
The remains of a Verona man missing since December were found Tuesday near the Fox Chapel home of a man accused of fatally shooting a Baldwin resident last month, investigators said. The mother of Christian Moore-Rouse, 22, of Verona, said the remains were that of her son. Rouse’s mother, Lee...
Pa. Health Department begins testing for coronavirus; UPMC races for its own test
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has begun its own testing of potential coronavirus cases, opening the door for quicker results. “We are testing samples as we speak,” Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine said Tuesday. She said the state has been sending samples for testing to the Centers for Disease...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week: Week ending Feb. 29, 2020
There were a couple of WPIAL boys basketball championship droughts that were drenched with a new golden reign this past weekend. Highlands won the Class 4A title for its first championship in 25 years. Butler later won the Class 6A crown for the first time in 29 years. But both...
Letter to the editor: Alice in Wonderland defense
Here’s a case study for budding defense lawyers in any law school. It’s called the “Alice in Wonderland” defense: Defense: My client didn’t do it. Prosecution: But he admitted that he did. Defense: Well, OK he did it, but … there was no quid pro quo. Prosecution: Actually, there was...
Editorial: Strip District defined by history
Pittsburgh is not a city that objects to a little industrialism. In fact, there may be no city built on industrialism quite the way Pittsburgh was. It wasn’t just a city where things were made. It was a city that made it possible for things to be made in other...
Letter to the editor: Giant Eagle’s double-coupon decision
It has finally happened. Giant Eagle stores are no longer doubling manufacturers’ coupons, citing “industry trends towards eCoupons and digital offers.” In other words, Giant Eagle is discriminating against anyone who doesn’t have a computer and anyone who doesn’t have the ability to print coupons from the internet. Those of...
Letter to the editor: Allegheny County Health Department must ensure clean air
Now that the details related to the settlement agreement between U.S. Steel and the Allegheny County Health Department are final, it’s time for ACHD to fulfill two promises: Updating coke oven regulations and devising a plan to combat weather-exacerbated air pollution events. It’s no secret Allegheny County has an air...
Dr. Carol J. Fox: How to prevent the spread and protect our community against coronavirus
Coronavirus — specifically the strain that causes covid-19 — has dominated our news cycles in recent days. We learn daily of increasing numbers of individuals who have been infected. At this writing, there are only two presumed positive cases in Pennsylvania, but we do need to be prepared for the...
