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Improving mental focus, mechanics puts Norwin grad Noah Czajkowski on right trajectory with St. Bonaventure baseball
Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra famously said baseball is 90% mental, and the other half is physical. Berra’s questionable math aside, the point is well taken. Being in the right head space is just as important as being in tune physically. Norwin grad Noah Czajkowski found that out quickly...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Derry’s Cam McNichol
Last year, Derry’s boys volleyball team went 3-7 in Section 2-2A. This season, the Trojans found themselves in the thick of a playoff race, having won five games before the final stretch. Senior Cam McNichol, who has transitioned between outside hitter and setter over his two years with the Trojans,...
Despite coaching change, injury, Plum grad Emily Innes set up for success with Washington gymnasticsVideo
As gymnasts, Emily Innes and Jen Llewellyn know plenty about leaping. Innes, a Plum grad, twice qualified for Junior Olympic nationals as a Level 10 performer. Llewellyn was a three-time All-American at Oregon State. But when it came to their athlete-coach relationship, a different leap was required: a leap of...
Renowned forensic pathologist Cyril Wecht dies
Known as much for his brilliant mind as his profanity, for his controversial opinions as his work ethic, for his love of family as his inflated sense of self, Dr. Cyril H. Wecht was a study in contrasts. While the forensic pathologist — who had both medical and law degrees...
Seth Greenland: Have we learned nothing? The protester’s taunt, ‘Go back to Poland,’ is grotesque
When it was reported that a demonstrator near Columbia University had loudly suggested Jews should go back to Poland, I was already there. My wife, son and daughter and I were visiting Holocaust sites in Eastern Europe. My father’s family is from Poland and Ukraine, and many of our relatives...
In brief: Hampton area happenings, week of May 13, 2024
Pints in the Park series starts Pints in the Park events are scheduled for 5 to 9 p.m. May 17, June 28, July 26, Aug. 23 and Sept. 27 in the parking lot of the Hampton Community Center, 3101 McCully Road. The events feature food trucks, entertainment and beverages for...
In brief: North Allegheny area happenings, week of May 13, 2024
Garden club holds sale, hike Longvue Acres Garden Club’s perennial plant sale is scheduled for May 18. The cash-only sale is a favorite with North Hills residents and held each year the Saturday after Mother’s Day from 9:00 a.m. to noon, rain or shine, in the lower parking lot of...
In brief: Summer Soiree, Sewickley Garden Tour and more
Summer Soiree Fern Hollow Nature Center’s annual Summer Soirée fundraiser is set for June 1 at the Sewickley Quarter. This year’s enchanting evening, the Tropical Summer Soirée, will transport guests to a lush tropical paradise while supporting environmental education and nature-themed programs for the community. The evening will start with...
Letter to the editor: Biden supports women
In March 2022, President Joe Biden signed into law the bipartisan Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2022 (VAWA 2022), which was the fifth iteration of VAWA since he championed its original passage in 1994 as a senator. He had been pressing for its passage since 1990 but had been...
It’s just another Mollusk Monday at the Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryVideo
Tim Pearce at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History has a snail joke for you. “Why do snails on vacation often stand facing the camera, instead of looking at the beautiful scenery behind them? Because they’re taking a shell-fie!” Pearce’s “Mollusk Monday” videos have been a staple of the Carnegie...
Editorial: Applying to college shouldn’t be so complicated
Although college isn’t for everyone, earning a degree still offers a pathway to success for many Americans. Yet, each year, hundreds of thousands of low-income, college-ready students never actually enroll, partly because the application process prioritizes administrative busywork over academics. Policymakers should work to make it simpler. Applying to college...
The Stroller, May 13, 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. Free fishing derby scheduled for Northmoreland Park A free fishing derby...
Letter to the editor: Men, women and grizzly bears
Lori Falce takes the clickbait explaining a social media meme that wastes large amounts of internet bandwith and human intellectual capital (“Men growling over bear question are missing the point,” May 3, TribLive). There’s no lesson to learn from the “man vs. bear” question. She’s not the only woman caught...
Editorial cartoons for the week of May 6
Editorial cartoons for the week of May 6....
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area events, week of May 13, 2024
‘Bowl for the Cure’ scheduled The 15th annual “Bowl for the Cure” will be held beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 18, at Nesbit’s Lanes, 3501 Leechburg Road in Plum. The cost is $20 per person or $100 per lane and includes bowling, shoes, pizza, pop, random drawings, a 50/50...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of May 13
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of May 13....
Trump vows ‘day one’ executive order targeting offshore wind
Donald Trump vowed to issue an executive order targeting offshore wind development if he wins a second term as president, making his most explicit threat yet toward the growing industry. The presumptive Republican nominee derided offshore wind projects as lethal for birds and whales during his oceanfront rally Saturday in...
Stroudsburg coach, former Pitt wrestler killed in crash
Stroudsburg Area School District’s athletic director and wrestling coach — considered one of Pennsylvania’s all-time great wrestlers — has been identified as the victim of a fatal Saturday night crash, according to Poconos-area media. The Monroe County Coroner has identified Sean Richmond, 38, as the man killed in a collision...
High school sports schedules for May 13, 2024
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals May 20 schedule Mt. Lebanon (16-4) vs. Butler (6-12), TBA; Hempfield (14-6) vs. Seneca Valley (10-8-1), TBA; Pine-Richland (16-4) vs. Central Catholic (10-10), TBA; North Allegheny (14-5) vs. Norwin (11-9), TBA Class 5A First round Wednesday’s schedule West Allegheny (15-3) bye; Shaler...
Farm report for May 12, 2024: Charles McAdoo’s 5 RBIs help Grasshoppers to victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 17-19) lost 7-1 to Louisville (Reds). LF Ji Hwan Bae (.355) had a triple and two walks. 1B Matt Gorski (.235) was 1 for 4 with a run scored. 3B Malcolm Nunez (.270) and C Grant Koch (.156) also had singles. LHP Eric Lauer (2-2, 5.52) allowed six...
Penn State QB Drew Allar on pressure, expectations and what’s driving him in 2024
STATE COLLEGE — There might not be a more recognizable person on this sprawling campus than Drew Allar. Penn State’s quarterback, the player tasked, fairly or unfairly, with pushing a football program and fan base over the hump, is an unassuming celebrity. But his 6-foot-5 stature, brown hair and boyish...
Newborn delivered during early Mother’s Day dinner at Hempfield restaurant
Four strangers and an emergency dispatcher helped bring Lyndsay Platt’s second child, Leila Marie, into the world Saturday on towels laid across a restaurant floor in Hempfield. Platt had arrived at the New City Buffet along Route 30 for an early Mother’s Day dinner with her fiancé and 18-month-old son,...
Scenes from the Valley: Images captured in the Alle-Kiski Valley from May 1-8, 2024
Here is a weekly look at recent images captured throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley. From major news events to routine gatherings, the Tribune-Review’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,...
They Might Be Giants brought out deep cuts, fan favorites in 3rd sold-out night in Pittsburgh
They Might Be Giants have always been undefinable. The duo of Johns (John Flansburgh and John Linnell) released their first record in 1986 and have made 22 more studio albums since. They are prolific, certainly. Their lyrics are often absurd and funny, and their voices aren’t conventional, but they have...
Letter to the editor: Killer nurse tragedy could have been avoided
After pleading guilty to three counts of first-degree murder and 19 counts of attempted murder, Harrison nurse Heather Pressdee, who admitted to administering insulin to nursing home patients who did not require it, was justifiably sentenced to spend the rest of her life in prison (“ ‘She is evil personified’: Victims’...
