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The Stroller, July 29, 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. Open house planned at Family Life Network FamilyLife Network, formerly known...
In brief: Herald area events for the week of July 29, 2024
Section of Fox Chapel Road closed during golf tourney The Department of Public Works granted a permit to the United States Golf Association to close Fox Chapel Road between Fairway Lane and Riding Meadow Road in Fox Chapel for the 2024 U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championship. The closures will occur...
Police say security cameras in public parks are an extra tool for departments
Arnold Mayor Shannon Santucci is quick to admit security cameras in the city’s public parks haven’t always stopped crime — but she’s still a proponent of the tool. The city will use a federal Community Development Block Grant, along with a pending $50,000 state grant, to buy additional cameras for...
Letter to the editor: Why don’t we better protect our presidents, candidates?
How many times have we heard the same refrain from a U.S. president, federal officials serving in the Secret Service, FBI and Central Intelligence Agency, and news media pundits after a president or presidential candidate has been assassinated or wounded in assassination attempt? There have been multiple attempts to assassinate...
Editorial cartoons for the week of July 29
Editorial cartoons for the week of July 29....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of July 29
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of July 29....
Pirates farm report for July 28, 2024: Henry Davis, Malcom Nunez each homer in 9-run inning for Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 46-52) scored all nine runs in the sixth inning and edged Iowa (Cubs), 9-8. DH Henry Davis (.317) was 2 for 3 with two RBIs, including a solo homer. 3B Malcom Nunez (.263) was 2 for 4 with two RBIs, a solo home run and two runs scored....
Central Catholic grad Michael Grady advances to rowing finals with Team USA at Paris Olympics
Central Catholic grad Michael Grady and his U.S. rowing teammates earned a first-place finish in their heat Sunday at the Paris Olympics to secure a spot in the finals in the Men’s Four on Aug. 1. Grady, who is competing in the Olympics for the second time alongside Justin Best,...
Scenes from the Valley: Images captured in the Alle-Kiski Valley from July 18-24, 2024
Here is a weekly look at recent images captured throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley. From major news events to routine gatherings, TribLive’s “Scenes from the Valley” photo package brings to life activities and moments happening in your backyard. To have a photo considered as a “Scenes from the Valley” candidate, please...
Harrisburg junior lineman Kevin Brown, state’s top prospect, commits to Penn State
Harrisburg junior offensive tackle Kevin Brown holds an offer from just about every major college football program in the country. So what was it that set Penn State apart from the rest of his deep and decorated list of offering schools? It was simple: trust. That trust and belief in...
Letter to the editor: Vandergrift community must step up to make center a reality
We should be very saddened that the proposed community center in Vandergrift has been temporarily suspended due to lack of commitment from the Kiski Valley community. We have asked many residents and business and church leaders to step up as board members, but to no avail. The consensus of the...
Letter to the editor: Harris will protect our freedoms
As a proud Army veteran, I believe our country faces unprecedented threats to our democracy. We need a leader who can stand up and fight for our basic values, and that leader is Kamala Harris. Like veterans, Harris is deeply committed to defending our freedoms. From voting rights to protecting...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of July 28, 2024
Aspinwall Adam Reger sold property at 409 Emerson Ave. to Logan Ross and Tanya Ellen Myler for $482,134. Blawnox Barbara Borland sold property at 523 Freeport Road to Neel Varindani for $177,500. Etna Estate of Ralph Wise sold property at 21 Spring St. to Nicholas and Taylor Wolf for $195,000....
Sewickley area real estate transactions, week of July 28, 2024
Aleppo Frances Merryman sold property at 603 Sewickley Heights Drive to Ronald and Catherine Jackson for $248,500. Helen Podgainy sold property at 902 Sewickley Heights Drive to Jennifer Thompson trustee for $275,000. Franklin Park Maronda Homes LLC sold property at 1308 Adrian Drive to Zainab Mahmood and Muhammad Pasha Hamza...
North suburban real estate transactions, week of July 28, 2024
Bellevue West Penn Allegheny Health System Inc. sold property at 575 Lincoln Ave. to Mid Atlantic Mothers Milk Bank for $187,500. Etna Estate of Ralph Wise sold property at 21 Spring St. to Nicholas and Taylor Wolf for $195,000. Steven Smith sold property at 13 Sycamore St. to Michael Mori...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of July 28, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Forest Hills Daniel Martin sold property at 473 Atlantic Ave. to Barbara Gamrat for $255,000. John JD Demars sold property at 319 Castlegate Road to Stephen Guevara for $305,000. Cynthia Baca sold property at 3758 Greensburg Pike to Bryson and Christine O’Donnell for $163,000. Gary Craig sold property...
Def Leppard, Journey, Steve Miller Band bring rock for the ages to PNC ParkVideo
Saturday night saw some of the most iconic tunes in rock history brought to PNC Park in Pittsburgh. A trifecta of legendary acts — Steve Miller Band, Journey and Def Leppard — rocked the stage with a battery of hits that will be long remembered. They might not all have...
Letter to the editor: Hamilton situation an outrage
Enough is enough! As a hard-working, taxpaying citizen of Westmoreland County, I am outraged and angered by the Sherry Magretti Hamilton debacle. Her level of arrogance and self-entitlement and total lack of self-accountability is totally unacceptable and a huge slap in the face to all county residents who work hard...
Editorial: Olympics challenge us all to do better
Every year, the world has a chance to be better for a few days. Right now, more than 10,000 athletes from 206 countries have gathered in France for the Olympic Games. They will compete in 329 events over 32 sports. There are the classics such as running and cycling. There...
Letter to the editor: Simple fix for Secret Service
I have watched many “experts” give their opinions as to what went wrong at the Butler Farm Show rally that resulted in the attack on President Trump. Everybody from Secret Service agents, sheriffs, local police and even the Pennsylvania State Police commander had an opinion. I realize I have different...
The Stroller, July 28, 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. Bike run planned Aug. 24 by Ashley’s Eternal Angels Ashley’s Eternal...
Westmoreland happenings: Farmers market, car cruise, French dinner, more
Farmers market • Independence Health System Westmoreland will host a farmers market from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 31 at the employee shuttle lot at Frick Hospital, 508 S. Church St., Mt. Pleasant. Everything sold will be locally sourced and produced by the vendor. Fundraisers • E C Cruisers...
Letter to the editor: Supreme Court’s dangerous rulings
The Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts is not conducting its rulings in a nonpartisan manner, and it’s hurting all our citizens. These rulings have gutted gun safety rights, voting rights, reproductive rights and our right to clean air and water. It reduced our ability to fight fraud and...
Go Laurel Highlands sets workshop for tourism grant program
Mark Brown’s family has lived in Westmoreland County for six generations. He’s been running Hemlock Lane Designs for 24 years. Brown, 59, of Jones Mills said that a tourism grant funded through a 5% county lodging tax has allowed he and his son, Shawn Hresko, to promote their furniture business....
Pirates farm report for July 27, 2024: Liover Peguero knocks in 3 runs to spark Indians’ win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 45-52) triumphed over Iowa (Cubs), 8-5. SS Liover Peguero (.246) was 1 for 4 with three RBIs, including a two-run homer. C Henry Davis (.309) was 2 for 5 with a double and two RBIs. RF/1B Jake Lambe (.285) was 3 for 5 with an RBI and two...
