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Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 23, 2025
Churchill Gary Craig trustee sold property at 2429 Marbury Road to Richard and Ana Hogben for $460,000. Edgewood Todd Ernst sold property at 513 Greendale Ave. to Eric Small and Jessica Santacrose for $350,000. Lisa Frumkes sold property at 346 Locust St. to Charlotte Heyward Wesley for $712,500. Gaggan Boparai...
Letter to the editor: Freezing aid programs
Freezing our aid programs is placing millions of lives in danger. Smart, strategic assistance is a valuable policy tool and helps advance U.S. interests around the world. Cutting aid programs doesn’t save money — it fuels instability and creates crises that are even more expensive to fix. Our aid programs...
Alle-Kiski Valley Senior Citizen Center calendar: Feb. 23
Armstrong County Senior Centers Apollo Wednesday and Thursday: 10 a.m., bingo. Thursday: blood pressure screenings, health and wellness program. Hours: 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. weekdays. Details: Charlotte at 800-368-1066 or Amy at 724-478-1410. The center is at 707A N. Fifth St., Apollo. Freeport Tuesday and Thursday: bingo. The center...
Editorial: Mississippi editorial ruling is betrayal of constitutional role
An editorial is the one place on the pages of a newspaper where the job is different. It is not about reporting the facts. It is about interpreting them. It is not about exposing the failings of government. It is about calling for solutions. That is what makes a Mississippi...
The Stroller, Feb. 23, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Trivia night to test...
Letter to the editor: Yough deserves River of the Year
Another year has gone by, and once again our Youghiogheny River has been edged out for Pennsylvania River of the Year, this time by less than 200 votes. The Delaware River, a noble foe indeed, has many attributes that the Yough doesn’t; it has more depth and width, and flows...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 22, 2025
High schools Basketball WPIAL playoffs Boys Class 6A Semifinals Monday’s schedule Upper. St. Clair (21-2) vs. Central Catholic (14-9) at Peters Township, 7 p.m.; New Castle (20-3) vs. Mt. Lebanon (17-7) at Mt. Lebanon, 8 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Montour (23-1) vs. Chartiers Valley (21-3) at Mt. Lebanon,...
High school roundup for Feb. 22, 2025: Karis Thomas hits for 46 points as Shady Side Academy girls reach finals
Karis Thomas went off for 46 points, hiting nine 3-pointers, to lead top-seeded Shady Side Academy to a 69-33 win over No. 12 Ellwood City in the WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball semifinals Saturday at North Allegheny. Leah Buford added 10 points for Shady Side Academy (24-0), which will play...
North Allegheny sweeps WPIAL Class 3A diving gold
For the second time in four years, North Allegheny divers swept the WPIAL Class 3A championships at their home pool Saturday. Ethan Maravich became the fourth Tigers diver to win the boys title while Maggie Lapina gave North Allegheny its sixth straight girls championship. Maravich (532.30) was one of three...
Belle Vernon overcomes halftime deficit; Davis hits clutch free throw to secure 1-point win over Avonworth
The Belle Vernon boys basketball team faced an eight-point halftime deficit and had several of its starters in foul trouble. Some teams might have cracked under the pressure, but not the Leopards. Led by four players in double figures, Belle Vernon overcame Avonworth as Tommy Davis sank a free throw...
Investigators hope advancements in biometrics, social media could aid in the case of Cherrie Mahan
A 6-year-old California boy was abducted in 1951 and found last year living on the East Coast — 73 years after his disappearance. The discovery was thanks to an AncestryDNA test, the sort sold at drugstores that have people submit saliva samples to create DNA matches that can track family...
Westmoreland County athletes of the week: Southmoreland’s Zoey Murphy, Belle Vernon’s Elijah Brown
The Westmoreland County Athletes of the Week is presented by Smail Kia. Look for the tags and look for the savings at Smail Kia in Greensburg. Zoey Murphy School: Southmoreland Class: Junior Sport: Wrestling Claim to fame: Murphy became her school’s first WPIAL girls wrestling champion, earning a 42-second pin...
North Allegheny girls wrestling program takes solid steps forward
In the second year of PIAA-sanctioned girls wrestling, North Allegheny found itself in a similar position as the first. In 2024, Dan Heckert was named the inaugural WPIAL girls wrestling coach of the year. In the same season, senior Leyna Rumpler was crowned the 155-pound champion. Fast forward to 2025,...
Franklin Regional returns to PIAA competitive spirit championships
The Franklin Regional cheer team returned to the PIAA Competitive Spirit Championships for the first time in five years. The Panthers did not receive a single deduction and advanced to the semifinals, where they again “hit zero” miscues and narrowly missed the finals at Santander Arena in Reading. Franklin Regional,...
Herald notebook: Fox Chapel to be well-represented at WPIAL swim championships
A large contingent of Fox Chapel swimmers will be competing at the WPIAL Class 3A swimming championships Thursday and Friday (Feb. 27-28) at Pitt’s Trees Pool. Here’s a look at the Foxes who earned top 8 seeds: • Senior Sarah Pasquella is seeded first in the girls 200-yard freestyle (1:49.93)...
Point: It’s time to get tough on wasteful spending, starting with USAID
The opening month of the second Trump administration has been marked by incredible speed and progress, especially toward their goal of scaling back the bloat of the federal government. The pace has left an out-of-power Democratic Party reeling. Rather than propose their own spending cuts, most Democrats have decided to...
Counterpoint: First, they came for USAID
It wasn’t until after Martin Niemöller, a Lutheran pastor, ended up in a Nazi concentration camp that he realized he should have done more to help Hitler’s victims. He saw what was happening but he never thought they’d come for him. Of course, they eventually did. And that’s what Americans...
Letter to the editor: Why does the turnpike keep raising tolls?
When the Pennsylvania Turnpike has closed all toll booths and will be saving $25 million with open road tolling, why does it continue to raise tolls? The turnpike has eliminated so many jobs and has turned the turnpike into a money-making business. I hope there will be a huge investigation...
Letter to the editor: Will there be any survivors of Trump and Musk?
Dear fellow Americans: Can democracy solve the problem? President Trump/Elon Musk = America/Titanic? Any survivors? Tina Bobnar Greensburg...
Shabbat services, book club and more at Sewickley area houses of worship
Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 412-741-7688. antiochfwbaptistsewickley.org. Morning worship and praise service is at 10:45 a.m. First Sunday Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. First Friday virtual Bible study is at 7 p.m. A link is available via Pastor Dean’s Facebook page. We are excited to invite you...
Letter to the editor: Highlands coaches save basketball season
I would like to recognize Highlands boys basketball coaches Mike Foster and Steve Bielak for stepping up to save the team’s season. At the beginning of the year, they were the middle school coaches, but after players were dismissed from the team and the previous head coach and assistant resigned...
Editorial: Mayor Gainey needs to own his mistakes instead of being defensive
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey didn’t need to be defensive Thursday. He was speaking at an event celebrating the one-year anniversary of the opening of the Wood Street police substation. “I want to thank our officers,” Gainey said. That’s the way things should have gone: appreciation for the Pittsburgh police officers,...
The Stroller, Feb. 22, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Tickets available for annual...
Letter to the editor: Pa. OPM storage facility important to record-keeping
In 69 years of living, I’ve learned that when someone tries to feed me hogwash, it’s wise to just write them off as dishonest and dishonorable. The other day Elon Musk falsely described the Boyers, Pa., U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Records Center as a “mine shaft elevator,” bringing...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 21, 2025
High schools Basketball WPIAL playoffs Boys Class 6A Semfinals Monday’s schedule Upper. St. Clair (21-2) vs. Central Catholic (14-9) at Peters Township, 7 p.m.; New Castle (20-3) vs. Mt. Lebanon (17-7) at Mt. Lebanon, 8 p.m. Class 5A Quarterfinals Friday’s results Montour 60, Latrobe 52 Chartiers Valley 51, Moon 44...
