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The Stroller, June 1, 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. Local cat sanctuary seeking volunteers Zen Cat Sanctuary, a nonprofit cat...
Letter to the editor: Don’t vote for tax increases
Much local outrage resulted as raging inflation and depleting reserves triggered the Westmoreland County tax increase that averaged $120 annually per household. In November, we can vote for or against significantly larger tax increases. President Biden has promised to allow the Trump tax cuts to expire while also increasing other...
Sounding off: Taxes, elections among week’s topics
Don’t vote for tax increases Much local outrage resulted as raging inflation and depleting reserves triggered the Westmoreland County tax increase that averaged $120 annually per household. In November, we can vote for or against significantly larger tax increases. President Biden has promised to allow the Trump tax cuts to...
Festival time at Mammoth Park in Mt. Pleasant Township
Tasty food, music, arts and crafts and bingo and games will be featured at the family-friendly Mammoth Fest on Sunday at Mammoth Park along Route 982 in Mt. Pleasant Township. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. There will be live music performances by The Wrangler Band,...
Pirates farm report for May 31, 2024: Matt Gorski belts 10th homer in Indianapolis loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 24-29) lost 4-1 to Omaha (Royals) despite having an 8-5 advantage in hits. CF Matt Gorski (.268) went 2 for 3 with a double and his 10th home run. RHP Domingo German (0-2, 6.46) started and went five innings, allowing three runs on three hits with five walks...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 31, 2024
High schools Baseball PIAA playoffs First round Monday’s schedule Class 6A Ephrata (17-7) at Downingtown East (17-6), 4 p.m.; Plymouth Whitemarsh (17-7) at LaSalle College (21-3), 4 p.m.; Central Bucks East (17-7) at Hazleton (19-4), 4 p.m.; Liberty (20-5) vs. Neshaminy (20-3) at DeSales University, 7 p.m.; North Penn (13-6)...
Gary Franks: A June presidential debate? Johnson, Carter, 1968 hold answers
Why would there be a debate between the two candidates from each party before either has formally captured the nomination for president at their respective national conventions in the summer? That has never happened before. Why now? There is absolutely no reason to do this, other than to test President...
WPIAL softball teams learn sites, times for 1st round PIAA playoff games
WPIAL Class 6A champion Seneca Valley will hit the road and Class 5A champ Armstrong will face a familiar foe when the PIAA softball playoffs begin Monday. The PIAA announced sites and times Friday afternoon. Seneca Valley, the only WPIAL team in the 6A field, will open at District 10...
3 men arrested in 2 separate grandparent scams in Salem, North Huntingdon
Two New York City men and a Georgia man are accused of trying to scam three grandparents in the area out of $33,000 this week in two separate incidents in which the suspects claimed a family member had been arrested, authorities said. Jean Carlos Mendoza, 23, of Brooklyn, and Jason...
Gerard Scimeca: Administration’s approach to U.S. Steel undermines law, national security, innovation
It is no accident that the U.S. is a world leader in innovation. A major reason we hold this advantage over other nations and the European Union is due to many countries following the European model, which leans so heavily into regulation. But when it comes to the proposed merger...
Take the TribLive weekly news quiz: May 31
The following is a new feature from TribLive: A weekly news quiz:...
Letter to the editor: Women, vote to keep your rights
Women’s former rights, especially on the subjects of abortion and contraception, are being taken away from them by lawmakers who have no place in the matter. Whether a woman decides she wishes to prevent conception, or can carry a fetus to term or not, is a matter that should be...
Sweet Jazz summer concert series returns
The Sweet Jazz summer music concert series is back. This year, shows will take place at either the Community Room at Sweetwater Center for the Arts or in Bell Acres. It kicks off June 7 in Bell Acres with Jessica Lee. Entry is at 6 p.m. and music begins at...
Letter to the editor: Decisions on Trump
“Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.” — Sir Walter Scott “Liar liar, pants on fire.” — Child’s taunt Web weavers and liars were out in full force in New York Judge Juan Merchan’s courtroom testifying in the case of People vs. Donald J....
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: May 31-June 2
With the Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh Pride and Kenny Chesney all drawing crowds this weekend, it’s going to be a crazy few days in Pittsburgh. Be sure to keep an eye on traffic reports before you head out. In the meantime, here are some other things to do around...
The Stroller, May 31, 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. Rockin’ Roosevelt concert to raise funds for Arnold park New Ken/Arnold...
Laurels & lances: Rebuilding and reversal
Laurel: To rebuilding. Rick and Beth Napoleon lost their home with the August 2023 explosion in Plum’s Rustic Ridge neighborhood. The blaze consumed three houses across the street from the Napoleons, but they were not the only ones with damage. Many houses required extensive repair. The Napoleon home was beyond...
Letter to the editor: Mental health awareness
As May winds down, so does Mental Health Awareness Month. We should maintain our awareness every month. Sooner or later, mental health issues impact us all. Approximately 25% of U.S. adults experience mental illness in any given year. That does not account for children or all of the lives impacted...
Man hospitalized after explosion, fire at Three Rivers Arts Festival in Pittsburgh
Randy Handel said a food-court blaze that hospitalized a man Friday at the Three Rivers Arts Festival in Pittsburgh’s Cultural District started with “a pop, just a large ‘pop.’” A festival vendor for more than 15 years, Handel heard the pop from a few dozen yards away, then said the...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 30, 2024
High schools Softball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Championship Friday’s schedule Norwin (10-10) vs. Seneca Valley (20-1) at Lilley Field, 1 p.m. Class 5A Championship Thursday’s result Armstrong 9, Thomas Jefferson 3 Class 4A Championship Thursday’s result Elizabeth Forward 10, Hampton 2 Class 3A Championship Friday’s schedule Mohawk (17-5) vs. South...
Pirates farm report for May 30, 2024: Jack Suwinski homers, strikes out 4 times for Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 24-28) was swept by Omaha (Royals) in a doubleheader. In the first game, a 3-2 Indianapolis loss in eight innings, CF Jack Suwinski (.250) went 2 for 4 and hit his first Triple-A home run of the season. C Henry Davis (.296) went 1 for 3 with a...
David Moore: Cowboys’ Micah Parsons is a star. That doesn’t mean he’s a leader
FRISCO, Texas — No one should question Micah Parsons’ drive to be great. No one should question the hard work he puts in to achieve that goal because he chooses to do much of his training away from the Dallas Cowboys facility during the voluntary phase of the offseason program....
Western Pa. voters react to Trump’s guilty verdict
Forest Hills’ Joel Johnson said Thursday evening that former President Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts will sway his vote in November. Johnson, 43, described the unprecedented trial as a “hot mess.” As a self-proclaimed independent, he said he usually votes for who he believes is the least dangerous...
Highlands High School dunks teachers during annual Spring Sanity fundraiser
Students at Highlands High School took their best shot at trying to drench some teachers Thursday during the National Honor Society’s annual Spring Sanity Dunk Tank Day fundraiser. Two teachers volunteered each period to be dunked. Students paid $1 for three balls. This year, all of the proceeds will benefit...
What verdict will voters render after jury finds Trump guilty in hush money case?Video
The sometimes-breathless gavel-to-gavel coverage of former President Trump’s trial was no surprise, as a singularly divisive figure sat for more than a month at the defense table, the first president to face criminal charges and the possibility of a trip to jail. But for all the trial’s spectacle, many political...
