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St. Margaret Foundation's Summer Patio Party
St. Margaret Foundation and Atrias Fox Chapel hosted a Summer Patio Party on June 13 to heighten awareness of the Foundation’s work to fill in the gaps with hope for patients. Guests enjoyed appetizers, DJ music, specialty drinks and happy hour prices....
Letter to the editor: Support action on lymphedema treatment
I am a cancer survivor who also has lymphedema, which is painful, debilitating and incurable but is treatable with compression garments and a systemic massage/pumping system that assists in removing the excess fluids from affected tissue. Medicare and many insurances currently do not cover these treatments, and many lymphedema patients...
Letter to the editor: Pittsburgh's air must be improved
Pittsburgh’s air As someone who just moved to Pittsburgh, I was shocked to discover the gruesome facts surrounding air quality. One out of every three days has unhealthy air quality. The area has become unhealthy to live in. You, your family and your neighbors can play a role in paving...
Letter to the editor: The meaning of 'free'
free adjective 1. not under the control or power of another; able to act or be done as one wishes. 2. not or no longer confined or in prison. free adverb 1. without cost or payment. free verb 1. release from captivity, confinement or slavery. Seventy-five years have passed since...
Sewickley council rejects paving bids
Having rejected bids for work on the 2019 road program, Sewickley council may not seek additional proposals until spring. During the June 11 meeting, council passed a motion to reject the bids contractors submitted to perform paving, storm sewer improvement and other work included in the program. The decision was...
Here's what's happening around town: Wednesday, June 19
Hello, Sewickley, Sewickley Valley YMCA’s Good Deed for June will benefit the Beaver County Humane Society. Their mission is to protect all domestic animals in Beaver County by providing shelter and care. The Y is collecting the following: cat toys, dog toys, peanut butter, dryer sheets, pens, pencils and Sharpie...
Podcast part 3: Eric Kasperowicz explains recruiting process, recalls college days
As a 1993 Parade All-American, then-North Hills standout quarterback Eric Kasperowicz had more scholarship offers than he could count. In the end, his choice came down to Pitt, Penn State, Georgia Tech, Michigan State and Syracuse. “Being a family guy, I knew deep down I wasn’t going to go far...
Blessed Trinity Academy wins soccer title
Blessed Trinity Academy’s JV soccer team won the Diocesan Championship on June 9 at La Roche University. It was a hard-fought game that saw Blessed Trinity Academy grind out a 1-0 win against Holy Trinity....
1 year after Antwon Rose's death, a look at where things stand
A year after Antwon Rose II’s death, a look at the status of his family’s civil cases, policing in East Pittsburgh and legislative actions on standards for police use of deadly force. Federal lawsuit The federal lawsuit filed by Rose’s parents, Michelle Kenney and Antwon Rose Sr., against Michael Rosfeld...
Erin Wall: Through the thorns, remembering Antwon Rose II
The Woodland Hills School District is not unique in the problems we face. Yet, we are uniquely forged from the steel-making roots of our past. Like all districts, we strive to provide a top-notch educational institution for our student body. We also seek to lay the foundation of a brick-and-mortar...
The death of Antwon Rose: 1 year later
Three gunshots on a late-spring evening in 2018 continue to echo throughout the region a year after they left Antwon Rose II dying in a grassy East Pittsburgh lot. Wednesday marks one year since the 17-year-old and another teen, Zaijuan Hester, ran from the traffic stop conducted by then-East Pittsburgh...
Chatham Eden Hall hosts sourbread workshop
Chatham University’s Eden Hall campus was the site of a three-hour sourbread workshop on June 15 to teach interested community members how to make fougasse. This bread that originated in France benefits from slow fermentation, offering unique flavor and texture. The workshop included making the bread from scratch, tasting the...
River Road in Gilpin Township re-opened after landslides closed it
River Road reopened Wednesday after landslides had closed the road Tuesday, according to PennDOT. The road was open before 2:30 p.m., a PennDOT spokeswoman said. The road had been closed at the Leechburg and Parks Township borders, from the the intersection of Main Street in Leechburg and to Airport Road...
Pirates minor league report for June 18, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 37-31) defeated Buffalo (Blue Jays), 5-2. LHP Cam Vieaux (2-0, 4.15) earned the victory after pitching six innings with six strikeouts and two runs allowed on four hits. Vieaux did not surrender a hit through five innings. 1B Will Craig (.279) went 2 for 4 with a two-run...
Patrick Shanahan withdraws candidacy to be defense secretary, citing domestic violence incidents 
WASHINGTON — Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan withdrew his already-troubled candidacy to lead the Pentagon full time on Tuesday after press accounts disclosed domestic violence incidents involving his ex-wife and son nearly a decade ago. President Trump announced Shanahan’s abrupt withdrawal, tweeting that the former Boeing Co. executive wanted to...
George Guido: Public/private legislation stirs controversy
It didn’t take long for State House Bill 1600 to get into committee and to generate controversy. HB 1600 was offered last week by state Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence). The bill would create separate PIAA playoffs for public and private high school teams. Besides holding separate playoffs, the bill would...
Editorial: Antwon Rose case has no black-white answers
If there is anything we know a year after the death of Antwon Rose II, it is that nothing is black and white. Even when it seems that everything is black and white. Rose was black. He was 17. He was a kid running from a cop. Michael Rosfeld was...
Extreme turbulence slams flight attendant into plane's ceiling, 10 others injured 
A viral video has captured a terrifying episode as severe turbulence slammed a flight attendant in to the plane’s ceiling and hot water scalding several passengers. The plane, from ALK Airlines, was flying Sunday from Pristina, Kosovo to Basel, Switzerland and experienced the turbulence 20 minutes before landing. According to...
Photo Gallery: Sharpsburg fundraiser
Sharpsburg resident Sarah Moran, along with friends and family, hosted a spaghetti dinner fundraiser on June 16 at the Sharpsburg Family Worship Center on Clay Street. Moran and her three children lost everything in a house fire at their home on Cecil Street on April 30, 2019. The fire was...
Photographer on Dallas gunman: ‘He’s going to look at me around that corner’ and shoot
DALLAS — Veteran Dallas Morning News photojournalist Tom Fox said he thought he “was gone” when he hid in an alcove from a heavily armed masked man at the downtown federal courts building Monday morning. “I just kept thinking, ‘He’s going to look at me around that corner and he’s...
Letter to the editor: Nothing to admire about media
Letter-writer Richard Davis states that the Mueller investigation vindicates journalists (“Mueller report vindicates journalists,” May 28, TribLIVE). How so? Where’s the evidence of Russian collusion we’ve been promised for the last two years? Turns out it was all wishful thinking. He also states that the media’s “constant vigilance protects our...
Letter to the editor: Shout-outs to Greenburg merchants
I want to give a shout-out to Bob at Lapels in downtown Greensburg. Our grandson came into town for a job interview. At the last minute he realized he had forgotten his tie. As we only have bow ties in the house, I went to Lapels in a panic. Bob...
Letter to the editor: GOP started obstructionism
I would like to enlighten letter-writer Ron Raymond (“Obama vs. Trump”) and refresh his memory. President Obama wasn’t ineffective by choice. He was obstructed from passing laws by Republicans, namely Sens. Mitch McConnell and Lindsay Graham. They even refused to let Obama follow his presidential duties to nominate a Supreme...
Here's what's happening around town: Tuesday, June 18
Hello, Sewickley, Did you know that the Sewickley Valley Historical Society has curated a collection of photographs online? On the forever.com website, viewers can choose from three categories: • Sewickley Valley postcards — Images in the historical society’s 2006 book were chosen from this collection. • Vintage photos of residents...
Sewickley Art & Music Festival cut back to one day
The Sewickley Art & Music Festival has been cut to one day to appease business owners. Sewickley council approved Explore Sewickley’s request to close Broad Street on Sept. 27 for the festival during a June 11 meeting. Jennifer Markus, executive director of the nonprofit, said the decision to eliminate the...


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