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Latrobe students test science, technology, engineering, arts and math - S.T.E.A.M. - skills
Seventh graders from Greater Latrobe Junior High on Wednesday participated in the school’s annual S.T.E.A.M. Day at Rotary Park. This is the third year the school has held the event, which focuses on activities based on science, technology, engineering, arts and math. “We came up with the event because we...
3 firefighters injured in 7-alarm fire in Etna 
Three firefighters were sent to hospitals with minor injuries suffered battling a seven-alarm blaze at a large commercial building in Etna. The first call came in at 2:18 p.m. Wednesday to the building in the 400 block of Butler Street, near Route 28. An Etna firefighter said the building houses...
Here's what's happening around town: Friday, May 10
Hello, Sewickley, The Western PA Civil War Roundtable monthly meeting will be held from 7:30 to 9 p.m. May 15 at Edgeworth Elementary School. The lecture will be “Elmira Prison” with Doug Oakes and Terri Olszowy, who will discuss military prisons during the Civil War, especially the notorious Union prison...
92-year-old liberator still grapples with Holocaust horrors
SCRANTON — Alan Moskin knew he was fighting Nazis. He didn’t know he was on a humanitarian rescue mission. Like most U.S. soldiers fighting in World War II’s European theater, Moskin didn’t understand the breadth and depth of Adolf Hitler’s hatred toward Jewish people until he discovered the concentration camps....
WPIAL boys volleyball playoff clinchings through May 7, 2019
There are two days left in the 2019 WPIAL boys volleyball regular season before the start of the district playoffs. Check out the updated standings at the Trib HSSN website. The Class AA postseason field of 13 is set while 10 Class AAA teams are in and three are hopeful...
WPIAL boys lacrosse standings through May 7, 2019
Here are the final WPIAL boys lacrosse standings for the 2019 season through May 7. The top six teams in each section qualify for the district postseason. Only section records are shown. #-Clinched section championship *-Clinched playoff berth x-Eliminated from playoff chase Class AAA — Set with 12 playoff teams...
Jazz concert fills Heid's House in Aspinwall
Lighthouse Arts, Inc., presented a concert and live recording of the Clifford Barnes Group on May 5, in Aspinwall at Heid’s House. Founder and operator of the studio is George Heid, a musician of 50 years. The parlor of the home is set up to accommodate 100 guests. The concert...
Letter to the editor: Norwin memo was not from board
The Norwin School District human resources department recently sent out a memorandum to all professional staff outlining procedural changes related to how employees report time off. The memorandum began with, “On behalf of the Norwin Board of Education.” These procedural changes were not discussed with the school board prior. I...
Letter to the editor: Pa. deer season change is a mistake
Well, the Pennsylvania Game Commission has listened to sports people again. We will start rifle deer season the Saturday after Thanksgiving (“Saturday start to 2019 deer hunting season might not be permanent,” April 30, TribLIVE). They say they talked to hunters, but people I talk to say nobody ever talks...
Letter to the editor: Matt Schimizzi cares about Westmoreland
Being a teenage high school student with an interest in politics and law has its ups and downs. You have a lot of people discouraging you, or making it seem as though your opinion doesn’t matter. I will be voting for the second time in May, so I pay close...
Allegheny Land Trust holds Watershed Fest
Allegheny Land Trust’s Big Sewickley Creek Watershed Festival was held May 5. Hosted at the Bell Acres Fire Hall, the festival celebrates the health and vitality of community watersheds and launches the land trusts’ larger effort to create a Rivers Conservation and Stewardship Plan and ultimately launch a watershed organization....
Here's what's happening around town: Wednesday, May 8
Hello, Sewickley, Animal Friends will hold a Kindness Event and Art Show from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday. Families, kids, teens, scouts and community groups are invited to make gifts that will be enjoyed by Animal Friends’ residents. See the center’s animals on a guided tour and learn some ways...
Char Valley students partake in Kids of Steel program
For students at Chartiers Valley, running roughly 26 miles since the start of 2019 through the Kids of Steel program was one word: Amazing. Roughly 220 students from the district’s primary, intermediate and middle schools partook in the P3R Kids of Steel program, where students participate in trainings that gets...
Leechburg career breakfast gives students a taste of job options 
“What are you going to do with your life?” More than 45 Leechburg Area High School 10th-graders pondered that question Wednesday during the 12th annual Career Exploration Breakfast. Professionals on hand included those from the arts, media, the biomedical field, Douglas Education Center, Eichenlaub Landscaping and Penn State University. They...
Pirates minor league report: May 7, 2019
Pirates INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 15-14) was delayed because of rain and eventually lost 3-1 against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Ke’Bryan Hayes went 0 for 3, Jacob Stallings went 2 for 3 with a run scored and Kevin Kramer had one RBI while going 1 for 3. Rookie Davis fell to 0-3 after giving up...
Chartiers-Houston routs Bentworth to claim Section 3-2A title
Chartiers-Houston set out to accomplish several small goals this season. The first goal on that list was crossed off Tuesday as the Bucs defeated Bentworth, 12-2, in five innings to clinch the Section 3-2A title outright for the first time since 2015. “We’ve been working really hard in the offseason,”...
WPIAL baseball playoff clinchings through May 7, 2019
On Friday, the WPIAL will unveil the brackets for the 2019 district baseball playoffs. Seventy-one teams have punched their ticket for the Way to Washington, but there are still a few spots to be had as 16 district teams still have hope heading into the final day of section play....
High school scores, schedules for May 7, 2019
High Schools Baseball Tuesday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 North Allegheny 11, Allderdice 0 (5 inn.) Class 5A Section 2 Shaler 9, Moon 4 South Fayette 9, North Hills 4 Section 3 Albert Gallatin 6, Carrick 5 Trinity 6, Carrick 0 Class 4A Section 3 Ringgold 6, Elizabeth Forward...
Shaler uses small ball to eliminate Moon from playoff contention 
Small ball is alive and well at Shaler. In an era where the bunt has become a lost art and is frowned upon by baseball sabermetrics, Shaler bunted five times, including four times in a span of five batters in a four-run fifth inning during a 9-4 win over Moon....
WPIAL softball playoff clinchings through May 7, 2019
On Thursday, the WPIAL will unveil the brackets for the 2019 district softball playoffs. Seventy-three teams have punched their ticket for the Path to Peterswood with only one more spot, possibly two, up for grabs in Class A. Five classification’s fields are now set with the only question mark being...
WPIAL girls lacrosse standings through May 7, 2019
Here are the latest WPIAL girls lacrosse standings for the 2019 season through May 7. The playoff field is set in Class AA and has one opening left in Class AAA. The winner of Wednesday’s Penn-Trafford vs. Norwin match will clinch the final playoff spot. The top six teams in...
High school roundup for May 7, 2019: South Fayette locks up playoff berth
Richie Dell hit a three-run home run, and Ryan McGuire knocked in two runs to help South Fayette earn a WPIAL playoff berth with an 8-4 victory over North Hills (3-14, 2-8) in a Section 2-5A baseball game Tuesday afternoon. Ryan Kokoski struck out seven batters in four innings to...
Trump may redefine poverty, cutting Americans from welfare rolls 
The Trump administration may alter the way it determines the national poverty threshold, putting Americans living on the margins at risk of losing access to welfare programs. The possible move would involve changing how inflation is calculated in the “official poverty measure,” the White House Office of Management and Budget...
Editorial: Are Wolf's commutations part of reform movement?
Three more life-without-parole prisoners will be released after Gov. Tom Wolf commuted the sentences of a convicted murderer and two men who participated in crimes where someone was killed. The moves were approved by the Board of Pardons before being sent to the governor. Wolf has now commuted eight life...
Central Elementary students unveil mosaic in school courtyard
Central Elementary School fourth graders unveiled the mosaic in its new permanent home in the Central courtyard on Tuesday, May 7. The mosaic was created in February by fourth graders, with some additional help from students in all grades. Local mosaic artist Laura Jean McLaughlin worked with the students to...


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