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Last week: 1-0 (100%) Season: 107-28 (79.3%) Belle Vernon was using a new catchphrase in the WPIAL semifinal win over East Allegheny: “Burn the boat,” a 1500s Spanish reference to destroying the war boats in order to take over the island. “But they already stormed the Beach,” Birdie said, chuckling....

Seeing the sign for Hillman State Park in Hanover Township, Washington County, I turned off the main road onto a dirt one and followed it deep into the woods for about four miles. On this beautiful fall day, I noticed the colors of the trees and the brisk air. I...

NEW YORK — Earlier this year, about 100 new Girl Scouts took their first trip to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, touring the sights, learning their history and hearing how New York City has long been a beacon to migrants from across the globe. The spring visit had...

In the news this week 110 years ago: • The Sewickley YMCA was host to one of the earliest Montessori schools in the country, opened in October 1913. “Until the past summer, the only school here in America authorized to teach method was the school in Washington, D.C.,”...

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. Happy Thanksgiving! I was contacted recently by the daughter of our...

Christ the Divine Teacher Catholic Academy conducted its annual Thanksgiving Food Drive from Nov. 6-Nov. 14. Representatives from the 8th grade class used money earned by the student council to purchase turkeys, which were delivered, along with donations of food, to the St. Vincent De Paul Food Pantry in Sharpsburg....

Feral hogs are 300-pound, 30 mile-per-hour rampaging, crop-eating machines and they are moving north into Pennsylvania. A recent study by outfitter Captain Experiences using data from the University of Georgia found that about three dozen hogs have been spotted in 14 Pennsylvania counties. An expert at Penn State told WJAC-TV...

The spurious opine “Jury of peers?” (Nov. 10, TribLive) seems to be an example of a lawyer citing figures to make a specious argument. In 2021, the U.S. Census Bureau found that Westmoreland County had a population of 353,057, including: • White 94% (331,874) • Black 2.9% (10,239) • Hispanic...

Social worker Jamie Folkens had worked at a nursing care facility in Mt. Lebanon for seven years before Comprehensive Healthcare bought it in early 2017. Although she felt her job was to help patients return home as quickly and safely as possible, she told a jury Tuesday in federal court...

PHILADELPHIA — Daryl Hall is suing John Oates. The pop and R&B duo formed in Philadelphia in 1970 has forged one of the most successful alliances in musical history. In their heyday — between 1974 and 1991 — the partners scored 29 Top 40 hits and six that reached number...

Programs hosted by Monroeville Public Library include: • Holiday Gift Cards: Collage and Natural Dye Eco Prints, 1 p.m. Dec. 1, in person. Join local artist Debbie Walker in an artistic exploration of mixed media materials as she demonstrates using natural dyes and collage techniques to make holiday gift cards....

The weather forecast called for no precipitation on Nov. 18, and the temperatures would be mild, too. On that front, everything was good news for the organizers of the 60th annual Oakmont Hometown Christmas and Parade, following a decidedly chilly 59th event last fall. This year, the parade took its...

The holiday spirit was buzzing at the 54th annual Monroeville Tree Lighting and Holiday Concert. This free event, hosted by the Monroeville Historical Society, was held at the Old Stone Church on Nov. 21. Despite the rain, the church, which was built in 1834, had a full house of folks...

A Wilkinsburg man who struck and killed a man during a police chase reaching speeds of over 100 mph pleaded guilty Tuesday to homicide by vehicle and dozens of other counts. A criminal complaint filed in the case said Monroeville police tried to pull over an SUV driven by Jack...

This year as we gather around tables with our families, friends and neighbors, I ask that we all take a moment to reflect on the year and lift up and celebrate those in our lives that we are truly thankful for. When I came into office, I knew that I...

Leading Democrats, including President Joe Biden and Gov. Josh Shapiro, are gleefully celebrating hydrogen hubs as a political two-for-one deal: good-paying union jobs coupled with clean, renewable energy. However, hydrogen hubs will create neither jobs nor clean-burning energy. Instead, these overhyped projects provide publicity to Biden and Shapiro, who are...

A 22-year-old man was killed late Tuesday while riding his bicycle in Cranberry. The man, identified as Arron Jones of Cranberry, was riding northbound on Route 19 near St. Francis Way around 11:45 p.m. when a vehicle struck him, Cranberry police Chief Kevin Meyer said. The man was taken by...

I recently discovered that Westmoreland County has sold us out. They have been buying Nissans for fleet vehicles for parks and roads bureaus with our tax dollars. The county believes that because these cars are assembled in American, that makes it OK. However, these plants are not union-operated, and the...

Fundraisers • Greensburg Garden Center will have its annual Christmas sale from 1 to 7 p.m. Dec. 1 and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 2 at the center, 951 Old Salem Road in Greensburg. Items available will include wreaths, hanging baskets, kissing balls, pine roping and small hostess, artificial...

What are you thankful for? Is it the people who will gather around your table? Is it the ability to provide the food that will fill the plates? Perhaps it is your job or your home. Maybe it is something that makes life a little more enjoyable — a new...

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. Casino Theatre to offer annual Christmas show The Casino Theatre, Vandergrift,...

Regarding the letter “Johnson as speaker bad news for America” (Oct. 31, TribLive): I find the left’s take on new House Speaker Mike Johnson quite interesting. The writer begins by rightfully stating how much turmoil there is in the world but descends into the usual liberal rhetoric about abortion, gay...

High schools Football WPIAL championships Friday’s schedule At Acrisure Stadium Class 4A Aliquippa (11-0) vs. McKeesport (11-1), 8 p.m. Class 3A Belle Vernon (10-1) vs. Avonworth (12-0), 5 p.m. Class 2A Steel Valley (10-1) vs. Beaver Falls (8-5), 2 p.m. Class A South Side (13-0) vs. Fort Cherry (14-0), 11...

Jake Graf scored twice to lead Armstrong to a 5-3 victory over Bishop McCort in PIHL Class 2A hockey Tuesday night. Jonas Miller and Jason Rullo each had a goal and an assist for Armstrong (1-6). Sammy Treager had a hat trick for Bishop McCort (3-4-1). Cathedral Prep 8, Baldwin...

Nick Singleton remained optimistic back in September. Stuck in a big play drought, Singleton — one of the most explosive running backs in college football a year ago — kept a level head fielding questions in the visiting media room after Penn State’s win over Illinois. “We’ll break one eventually,”...