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Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings for week of Feb. 18, 2019
Many of the ranked boys basketball teams across the commonwealth enjoyed a hard week of practice with few if any games as the postseason began. Kennedy Catholic (6A), Mars (5A), Imhotep Charter (4A), Loyalsock Township (3A), Philadelphia Constitution (2A) and Our Lady of the Lourdes Regional (A) all remained atop...
Japan’s Shinzo Abe declines to say if he backed Trump for Nobel prize
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declined to say whether he nominated Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize while praising the U.S. president for “decisive” efforts to resolve the problems of a nuclear-armed North Korea. Abe, who has worked hard to build a personal rapport with Trump, walked a fine line...
Philly man returns wallet (and $600) to a Patriots fan
Alla Kotlyar gets tired of all the “doom and gloom” in the news. That’s why she watches football. “Being a Patriots fan, it’s almost always good news,” said Kotlyar, who runs a gravestone company in Massachusetts. But on Valentine’s Day, while visiting her daughter and 5-month-old granddaughter in Center City,...
Roger Stone posts photo of judge in his case featuring crosshairs symbol despite gag order
Roger Stone took aim at the federal judge overseeing his criminal case on Monday, blasting her as an “Obama appointed” partisan and posting a photo of her face featuring what appeared to be a crosshairs symbol. The embattled confidant to President Trump posted the picture of Washington, D.C., Judge Amy...
Century III Mall tenants instructed to vacateVideo
Shoppers wonder if Century III Mall could be closing for good after tenants received letters telling them to vacate their spaces. “It kind of breaks my heart,” said Laurel Pershing, 74, of Elizabeth Township, who has shopped at the 1.3-million-square-foot mall since its 1979 opening. “It was a beautiful mall...
Editorial: Would Pa. prison beds be better used for drug treatment?
There are increasingly more women behind bars in Pennsylvania. A Tribune-Review project looked at women in the Westmoreland County Prison, where the female population inhabits two units with 115 beds. When we think about prison, we don’t tend to think about women, despite the ratings for “Orange Is the New...
North Hills Jazz band hits all the right notes
The North Hills Jazz band entertained a large audience on Saturday, Feb. 16 during the 24th annual Mardi Gras celebration at Ross Community Center....
Shaler North Hills Library’s seventh annual Caddy Stacks mini-golf fundraiser a hit
The community spent the weekend “puttering” around Shaler North Hills Library as friends of the library created 18 holes of challenging golf with all proceeds benefitting library operations....
Sewickley area real estate transactions for week of Feb. 18
Here are the latest Sewickley area real estate transactions: Bell Acres Andrew Vernon Mays sold property at Magura Road to William and Erin White for $8,500. Hayley Botha sold property at 125 Sevin Road to BGRS LLC for $130,000. BGRS LLC sold property at 125 Sevin Road to Katharine Renner...
Welcome-home illnesses an unexpected ‘bonus’ of traveling
You’ve returned from vacation, and that post glow is fading fast. Your nose is dripping, you’re sneezing and your throat is sore. Or your stomach is upset. Really upset. Why is this your reward for travel, and how can you prevent it? And what if your symptoms don’t go away?...
Letter to the editor: Why Trump supporters believe him
I have been at a loss to understand why family members and friends are such strong supporters of President Trump. He continually lies and when facts support that he lied, he calls it “fake news,” and his supporters believe him. Recently I heard a doctor on a medical panel call...
Letter to the editor: You know Trump is right
We hear from the media that no compromise will be reached on the wall because both sides are playing to their bases. Who are the bases? On the one side are Trump haters, multinational corporations and their media spokespeople, Dems and Republicans who are supported by companies that want cheap...
Letter to the editor: Supporting clean energy
I am writing to express support of the 100 percent renewable energy bill introduced in Harrisburg last month, and to thank Summer Lee, D-Swissvale, for becoming a co-sponsor. Already some of Pennsylvania’s largest cities such as Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Allentown are committed to going 100 percent renewable. And they aren’t...
Editorial cartoons for the week of Feb. 18
Editorial cartoons for the week of Feb. 18....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Feb. 18.
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Feb. 18....
Sewickley Academy presents ‘Disney’s Beauty and the Beast’Video
It’s a “tale as old as time,” but Sewickley Academy Senior School’s upcoming take on “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” will be a novel interpretation. “This ‘Beauty and the Beast’ will be different from any ‘Beauty and the Beast’ people may have seen before,” said Matthew Griffin, artistic director and...
Here’s what’s happening around town: Monday, Feb. 18
Hello, Sewickley, Happy President’s Day. The holiday dates back to 1968, when Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Bill, which created as many three-day weekends as possible — instead of having random federal holidays in the middle of the work-week. As a result, Washington’s birthday was moved to the third...
Pine-Richland board to vote on creation of athletic hall of fame
The Pine-Richland School Board is set to vote at its March meeting on the creation of a hall of fame for athletics that, if passed, would honor its first set of inductees in the fall. Administrators began exploring the opportunity of launching the hall of fame to coincide with this...
Scott residents asked to weigh in on glass recycling
Scott residents are being asked to weigh in on how they would like the township to tackle glass recycling after they lost the option to recycle glass at the curb starting Jan. 1. Would they be willing to pay more to bring back curb pickup or would they like to...
Don’t wait to start your winter-recovery checklist
Though spring is still more than a month away, there are important tasks you can do around the house this month to prepare your home for the coming season. “It’s vital to start on your winter-recovery checklist as soon as you start to feel the first shy breezes of spring...
Easy Prime Rib recipe that makes delicious main course
Prime rib takes center stage for Shirley Govan of Valencia, who raises grass fed beef and pasture-raised pork with her husband, Jim. Farming has been part of their 35-year marriage and their two two girls were 4-H members. Prime rib is a feast for the eyes and the belly. It’s...
Tichina Arnold finds a new sitcom home in ‘The Neighborhood’Video
LOS ANGELES — Tichina Arnold knew as a tot she was meant to perform. “I told my mom at the age of 3, ‘I want to sing.’ And of course my mom being a mother, she said, ‘Well, my baby wants to sing.’ So they put me up on a...
Pine-Richland to have later school start times beginning next year
As expected, the Pine-Richland School Board approved a shift in school start times beginning with the 2019-20 school year at its February meeting. After roughly 14 months of researching different options and six months of at-length discussions on the topic and gathering community feedback, the administration recently settled on a...
Dave & Buster’s opens at The Block Northway
The North Hills just became a destination for fun. Dave & Buster’s opened on Feb. 18 in The Block Northway. The sprawling, 40,000-square-foot entertainment complex is located in a section of the shopping center once occupied by Fox & Hound pub and Dick’s Sporting Goods. The new venue features 150...
Freeport Area School Board must find way to close $1.5M gap
The Freeport Area School Board has passed a preliminary budget that has a $1.5 million deficit. Ultimately, the board will either have to come up with budget cuts or come up with money to close the gap, perhaps though a tax hike or using reserve funds, before passing a final...
