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Letter to the editor: Skilled trades ‘blue-collar college’
Kudos to Tom Purcell for acknowledging the skilled trades in his column ‘Trading up’: Daughters, sons can build careers debt-free”. High school guidance counselors need to recognize the “other college”: Labor unions are the other option for obtaining the American Dream, without going into debt. Research shows that not only...
Letter to the editor: Irwin drivers, not residents, the worst
Regarding the article “Irwin-area drivers are Pennsylvania’s worst, survey finds” (April 12, TribLIVE): It is Irwin drivers, not necessarily Irwin residents, who are the state’s worst drivers, according to this survey. The Irwin exit from the turnpike is awful. Drivers have a yield sign, and they do not yield. After...
Letter to the editor: Thanks to all who Race for Grace
On April 6, 2,094 runners and walkers were treated to gorgeous spring weather at the 12th annual Race For Grace. As 450 volunteers ensured this spectacular event operated as a well-oiled machine, hundreds of spectators and supporters enjoyed a day of activities for all ages. Norwin High School was packed...
Sewickley nursing school memorabilia to be displayed
An exhibit of memorabilia from the Sewickley Valley Hospital School of Nursing will be on display at the Old Sewickley Post Office, 200 Broad St., beginning at noon on Nurses Day, May 6. A short program to launch the exhibit will be presented at 12:15 and 7 p.m., followed by...
Here’s what’s happening around town: Saturday, April 27
Hello, Sewickley, The Sewickley Music Club will host their spring luncheon at 11:30 a.m. May 14. The Roger Barbour Band will perform “American SongBook,” featuring vocalist Betsy Riddle Ruderfer. This members-only event will be held at the Montour Heights Country Club, 1491Coraopolis Heights Road, Moon Township. — What’s the Neighborhood...
Depreciation Lands Museum hosting bevy of events
• On Sunday, May 5, from 1 to 4 p.m., Children’s Heritage Day will be held. Rain or shine, there will be plenty to do today. Join in for this family-oriented day, filled with stories and hands on activities. For this day, you can go to school in a one-room...
Pirates minor league report: April 26, 2019
Pirates INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 10-10) lost 10-9 to Charlotte (White Sox). The Indians led 7-2 after six and a half innings before giving up eight straight runs. Indianapolis was unable to make up for the three-run difference despite scoring twice in the ninth. 1B Will Craig (.236) finished 3 for 5...
High school scores, schedules for April 26, 2019
High Schools Baseball Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Central Catholic at North Allegheny, ppd. Section 2 Latrobe at Penn-Trafford, ppd. Class 3A Section 1 Burrell at South Allegheny, ppd. Steel Valley at Freeport, ppd. Section 2 Freedom at Beaver Falls, ppd. Class A Section 2 Avella at Monessen,...
Man shot dead in Clairton was former high school football great Armani Ford
A 23-year-old man who was a former Clairton High School football star was shot and killed in Clairton on Friday evening, according to Allegheny County officials. Police responded to the backyard of home on the 800 block of Vankirk Street in Clairton just after 6 p.m., where they found a...
Lots of changes at No. 1 in Trib HSSN’s state baseball rankings
It was a rough week to be No. 1 in the state as four of the six top-ranked teams in the weekly Trib HSSN state baseball rankings got bounced from their perch. Garnet Valley in Class 6A, Archbishop Carroll in 5A, Lower Moreland in 4A and Montoursville in 3A all...
Yough Senior High School Prom 2019
Yough Senior High School Prom had its prom Friday night. Here is a photo gallery of the highlights from the grand march....
Mark Madden: Steelers fans can feel good again
It’s a good time to be a Steelers fan. Finally. The disenfranchised can return to the fold. The lapsed can be born again. The Toxic Twins are gone. As your favorite super genius said when Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown first reached prominence, you don’t win with guys like that....
Ohiopyle rafting guides earn Carnegie Medals for heroics in saving women’s lives
Two Ohiopyle whitewater rafting guides received Carnegie Medals on Friday for rescuing two women from the Youghiogheny River in 2017. Eric Martin and Patrick Nolan McCarty, both of Ohiopyle, were awarded medals by the Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Hero Fund Commission at a ceremony at the Ohiopyle State Park office. According to...
One WPIAL softball team debuts, another exits Trib HSSN softball state rankings
There was only one change at the top in this week’s Trib HSSN state softball rankings. District 6 power Philipsburg-Osceola dropped to No. 3 in Class 3A after the Mounties suffered their first loss of the season. Undefeated Pine Grove from District 11 takes over the top spot in 3A....
Lancaster County Amish population grows despite urban sprawl
LANCASTER, Pa. — The Amish population in Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County is continuing to grow each year, despite the encroachment of urban sprawl on their communities. Some experts are concerned that a planned 75-acre housing and commercial project will make it more difficult for the county to accommodate the Amish. U.S....
WPIAL boys tennis teams capture section championships
With section play complete, the field is set for the 2019 WPIAL boys team tennis playoffs, starting in early May. There will be a 16-team playoff field in both the Class AAA and AA team tournaments. Here are the section winners, followed in order by the second, third and fourth...
Death sentence upheld in Pennsylvania troopers’ ambush
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s highest court Friday upheld the death sentence and conviction of a sniper who killed a state trooper and wounded another in a nighttime ambush outside their barracks in a heavily wooded area. The state Supreme Court’s decision upholds lower court decisions in the case of Eric Frein,...
Editorial: Gas tax covers police for areas that won’t
Pennsylvanians pay 57.6 cents per gallon in gas tax, the highest in the country. With prices ranging from $2.94 to $3.15, that means about 18% to 20% of what we pay at the pump isn’t paying for what goes into the tank. It goes to Harrisburg, where it’s supposed to...
WPIAL boys volleyball playoff clinchings through April 26, 2019
There are two weeks left in the 2019 WPIAL boys volleyball regular season before the start of the district postseason. Check out the updated WPIAL boys volleyball standings on the Trib HSSN website. The top four teams in each section qualify for the playoffs, although more than four could clinch...
Elite service members compete for ‘Best Ranger’
FORT BENNING, Ga. — There’s tough, there’s Army Ranger tough and then there’s the toughest of the tough, the handful named Best Ranger. Earlier this month, 106 elite members of the U.S. military spent 60 grueling hours competing as two-member teams for the Best Ranger title. Sleep-deprived and sometimes soaking...
New study says universe expanding faster, is younger
WASHINGTON — The universe is expanding faster than it used to, meaning it’s about a billion years younger than we thought, a new study by a Nobel Prize winner says. And that’s sending a shudder through the world of physics, making astronomers re-think some of their most basic concepts. At...
Small tax increase expected as West Jefferson Hills school budget takes shape
West Jefferson Hills School District leaders are sticking to a seven-year financial plan to help fund the new Thomas Jefferson High School — with a tax increase to the state-issued index slated for year seven of the plan in 2019-20. The district’s finance director, Tracy Harris, presented a first look...
$6.3 million expansion of Gill Hall Elementary set to begin
Construction on a 10-classroom addition at Gill Hall Elementary School needed to meet the needs of the booming West Jefferson Hills School District likely will begin in May. School board members April 23 awarded contracts to six companies for the project, totaling $6.3 million. “We’re ready to get going,” said...
Elm Leaf Park renovations take shape in Baldwin
The basketball courts at Elm Leaf Park in Baldwin Borough are getting a facelift, a second playground is being added and part of the parking lot soon will be lined and fenced in for dek hockey play. All of this is coming by the spring of 2020, as the second...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for week of April 26, 2019
Aleppo Harry Caravaggio III sold property at 709 Sewickley Heights Drive to Sally Tomana for $190,000. Leet Mark Duquette sold property at 108 William Penn Circle to Shannon and Tara Klingensmith for $243,000. Leetsdale Arthur Holman sold property at 88 Broad St. to George and Diane Frederick for $30,000. Kathleen...
