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Sewickley area real estate transactions, week of July 7, 2024
Aleppo Samuel Sierra sold property at 426 Rockledge Drive to Sean and Keri O’Brien for $600,000. Franklin Park Maronda Homes LLC sold property at 1315 Adrian Drive to Sun Jung Oh and James Jaewon Son for $723,210. Paul Hennigan sold property at 1118 Castletown Ct to Erik Savini for $950,000....
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of July 7, 2024
Etna ART Image LLC sold property at 59 Grant Ave. to Julian Arney and Justin Gilmore for $320,000. Janet McCourt sold property at 16 Highland Ave. to MET Homes LLC for $44,000. First Congregational Church Etna sold property at 45 Locust St. to Jesus Arthur Loquias and Gloria Alano for...
North suburban real estate transactions, week of July 7, 2024
Bellevue Mae Fannie sold property at 69 Kendall Ave. to Adam and Alexandra Walker for $225,000. Kyle Properties LLC sold property at 18 Margaretta Ave. to Ryan Blair for $380,000. Donna Isoldi sold property at 56 S Harrison Ave. to Gregory Marshall Hershberger for $290,000. Etna ART Image LLC sold...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of July 7, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Estate of Robert Perkoski sold property at 1541 Williamsburg Pl to 2669 LLC for $103,000. Edgewood Steven Crandell sold property at 300 Beech St. to Kirk Brown and Wendy Rondeau for $440,000. Jeffrey Weiss sold property at 180 Gordon St. to Ryan Bernier and Sandra Bernier Yu...
Letter to the editor: Biden should step aside
Joe Biden claims this year’s presidential election is about preserving democracy and that Donald Trump is running solely to feed his oversized ego. If Biden truly believes this, then he should step aside. The Democrats would then be able to nominate a practical centrist around whom the vast majority of...
Editorial: Hispanic population growth can build Pennsylvania political power
Western Pennsylvania is not a melting pot of cultures. The people who have come to or passed through Pittsburgh and surrounding communities have not blended into a homogeneous puree of creamy uniformity. And, really, who would want that anyway? Instead, it’s more like a marketplace of skills, ideas, beliefs and...
The Stroller, July 7, 2024: 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. Drive-thru food distribution set Tuesday at Pittsburgh Mills Allegheny Valley Association...
Westmoreland happenings: Golf ball drop, coin club pizza party, more
Fundraisers Community Revitalization of West Newton (CROWN) will sponsor a golf ball drop fundraiser at 8 p.m. July 20 in the borough Vine Street Park. Cost: $5 per ball. Winner receives half of the take. Balls: crown15089@yahoo.com. Proceeds will help to fund the group’s activities for children. Meetings • South...
After years of problems, Shuman reopens for juvenile detention, but concerns linger
Year after year, problems mounted at Shuman Juvenile Detention Center, the long-distressed Pittsburgh facility where Allegheny County housed troubled youths awaiting their day in court. When the state of Pennsylvania finally could tolerate no more, it revoked the facility’s license in 2021, sending the local juvenile justice system reeling and...
Letter to the editor: Westmoreland County does elections right
What a difference transparency makes. There is a crisis of confidence in Pennsylvania’s elections. There are many reports and social media posts about election observers being denied meaningful observation. This erodes confidence and raises suspicion. I had the opportunity to observe the processing of mail-in and provisional ballots at the...
Greensburg Salem alum soaring toward ‘Wings of Gold’ in U.S. Navy
A Greensburg Salem High School graduate is learning skills needed to fly missions around the world with the U.S. Navy. Garison Andolina joined the military two years ago after earning a bachelor’s degree in planetary science and astronomy from Penn State University in 2022, according to information provided by the...
Greensburg native, IUP alum helps establish scholarship for STEM students
A Greensburg native and graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania has helped establish a scholarship at her alma mater to assist military veterans working towards a degree in a STEM field. University officials said retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral C.J. Jaynes made a donation that allowed the Indiana County school...
Steelers host 200 young campers for 2-day workout at Saint Vincent College
Steelers Nation gained some fresh talent recently when the team hosted its annual youth football camp at Saint Vincent College in Unity. Open to kids ages 6-14, the camp on June 17-18 attracted boys and girls from 13 different states. There were 200 youths on hand this year to participate...
Long live the Perfect 10 portfolio
Now that beach season is upon us, it’s time for the Perfect 10 Portfolio. This isn’t an homage to bathing beauties. It’s a collection of 10 stocks, each of which sells for 10 times earnings. That’s cheap. Over the years, most stocks have sold for about 15 times the company’s...
Pirates farm report for July 6, 2024: Indy’s Braxton Ashcraft tosses 3 scoreless innings in return from injured list
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 38-46) lost to Louisville (Reds), 8-5. C Henry Davis (.315) was 2 for 4 with a double and walk. RF Ji Hwan Bae (.366) was 3 for 5 with two RBIs. LF Matt Fraizer (.252) was 2 for 4 with an RBI and two runs scored. DH Seth...
M.K. Swartsfager: A table set for four
We can’t blame our government or the political parties, at least not entirely, for the mess we are in. Most view the government as composed of three branches, but the constitutional system requires not only the legislative, executive and judicial powers, but the constant participation of the people from whom...
Counterpoint: Extreme inequality is the real threat to free speech
I was a student in the late 2000s when I had my first brush with “cancel culture.” A campus group had invited Nick Griffin — a racist Holocaust denier and leader of a fascist British political party, among other charming things — to speak. Many shocked students, including me, called...
Point: Robust speech is necessary for a healthy democracy
Debate is healthy for a democratic society. Vigorous exchanges cause people to confront unorthodox ideas, examine their beliefs and develop informed opinions. Robust speech is akin to exercise machines in the gym: a tool to build democratic muscles and endurance. Unfortunately, in the wake of protests over the Israel-Hamas war,...
Letter to the editor: We should love, not damage, the Earth
People profess without reservation that they love the Earth; that they love Mother Nature. Seems to be true especially when you try to find a parking spot at Ohiopyle State Park. My question is, do you think Earth loves you back? Taking coal buried deep in the Earth, for which...
Letter to the editor: Potemkin presidency
The debate exposed it for all to see. Just like the fake Russian village, we have a fake Potemkin presidency. No press conferences, hiding in the basement or maybe sitting in his beloved Corvette in the garage. And likewise, because they were complicit in the scheme, a Potemkin Washington press...
Letter to the editor: Biden’s lies are worse
I wanted to read about the debate right afterward, so I began the article “Trump and Biden mix it up over policy and each other in a debate that turns deeply personal” (June 28, TribLive), not expecting anything really helpful. Boy, was I right. I only got about three or...
Editorial: Pennsylvania School Boards Association should be subject to the Right-to-Know Law
The Pennsylvania School Boards Association might seem like a trade organization. The name gives the same feeling as other state groups for those with related business, such as the Pennsylvania Corn Growers Association, Pennsylvania Retailers Association or the Malt Beverage Distributors Association of Pennsylvania. There are similarities. Each group looks...
The Stroller, July 6, 2024: 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. Guardian Angels Parish festival begins Wednesday The Guardian Angels Parish Summer...
Letter to the editor: Voting for Trump is insanity
A vote for Donald Trump is a vote for Vladimir Putin. I believe this man is Putin’s puppet and, if elected, would sell us to Russia, along with Ukraine, within six months of the election. He is a convicted felon, with several more cases pending. These cases are not “witch...
Pirates farm report for July 5, 2024: P.J. Hilson’s 2 homers lift Grasshoppers to win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 38-45) defeated Louisville (Reds), 7-6. DH Henry Davis (.307) had a double and two RBIs. 2B Alika Williams (.327) was 3 for 4 with an RBI. SS Liover Peguero (.273) was 2 for 4 with a double, triple and two RBIs. CF Ji Hwan Bae (.358) was 1...
