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Sewickley area real estate transactions, week of March 10, 2024
Aleppo 5th Avenue Property Group LLC sold property at 1214 Sewickley Heights Drive to Carrie Bednarski for $404,500. Sarah Lederach sold property at 212 Timber Ln to National Residential Nominee Services In for $320,000. National Residential Nominee Services In sold property at 212 Timber Ln to Angela Schembre for $320,000....
North suburban real estate transactions, week of March 10, 2024
Bellevue Allison Carr sold property at 529 Roosevelt Ave. to Timothy and Olivia Townsend for $290,000. Franklin Park Deborah Sciullo sold property at 2412 Bellwood Ct to Garrett McCullough and Taylor Anderson for $562,000. Colleen Murray sold property at 2694 Hunters Point Drive to Laurie Patterson for $261,650. Shirley Dietz...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of March 10, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Nick Decaria sold property at 3726 E Rural Ct to Ferdinand Charles Palombo for $165,000. Kurt Borgoyn sold property at 2525 Greensburg Pike Unit 101 to Cheryl Kay and Robert Duwayne Hosken for $197,000. Forest Hills Temitope Olatundun Egbeyemi sold property at 372 E. Avenue to Kathryn...
Letter to the editor: Progress on Alzheimer’s
The first-ever county level estimates of the prevalence of people with Alzheimer’s dementia were recently published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association. As for Western Pennsylvania’s 14th Congressional District, 21,200, or 10.75% of those over the age of 65, are living with Alzheimer’s disease, as of...
Editorial: Why weigh in on international issues?
Allegheny County Council has reason to get involved in a lot of issues. It can take actions that impact the environment. It can do things that affect the economy of the state — even a few states given the area’s proximity to Ohio and West Virginia. It can make a...
The Stroller, March 10, 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. Employment search help offered A representative from PA CareerLink will be...
Letter to the editor: Steelers’ stale new standard
After another average season for the Steelers, once again needing help to make the playoffs, it’s evident that the “standard” has changed. This new but stale standard that for at least six of the past 13 seasons has consisted of final week scoreboard watching and hoping for a wild card...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 9, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys Class 6A First round Saturday’s results Lower Merion 85, Cedar Crest 55 Archbishop Wood 81, Methacton 73 Springfield Delco 59, Abraham Lincoln 43 Spring-Ford 55, Scranton 52 Parkland 65, Plymouth Whitemarsh 35 Chambersburg 72, CB East 41 WC Henderson 80, Hazleton Area 73. Roman Catholic 63,...
High school roundup for March 9, 2024: South Fayette cruises in 1st round to set up meeting with Oakland Catholic
Erica Hall had 14 points to lead three players in double figures as WPIAL champion South Fayette defeated Red Land, 48-20, in the first round of the PIAA Class 5A girls basketball playoffs Saturday. Juliette Leroux scored 12 and Lainey Yater had 10 for the Lions (19-8), who had a...
Canon-Mac’s Valarie Solorio makes history as 1st PIAA girls wrestling champion
Only one can be first. That is the distinction Valarie Solorio of Canon-McMillan always will have. Solorio won the 100-pound gold medal at the inaugural PIAA girls wrestling championships Saturday at Giant Center in Hershey. Because hers was the first weight class to complete, Solorio became the first PIAA girls...
Riverhounds drop season opener in New Mexico
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds couldn’t find their scoring touch in their 2024 USL Championship season opener, and it ultimately bit them. Greg Hurst scored the lone goal in the 44th minute and New Mexico United held on for a 1-0 victory over the visiting Hounds on Saturday afternoon at Isotopes Park...
Plum outduels Freeport for girls regional bowling title
Plum and Freeport, the dominant teams at the Western PA Regional girls team bowling championships over the last four years, did battle for the title in a tightly contested championship match Saturday at AMF Noble Manor Lanes. The Mustangs came away with the crown, winning their second consecutive girls singles...
Oakmont Country Club reopens gift shop, features 2025 U.S. Open merchandise
Whether they’re into golf, Oakmont or squirrels, there’s plenty of merch for lovers of all of the above at the Oakmont Country Club’s gift shop. Merchandise for the 125th U.S. Open Championship, which the country club will host in June 2025, is already for sale at the shop in Plum....
What to know about Shapiro’s proposed $10.3M agriculture innovation program
This story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative and public-service journalism for Pennsylvania. Sign up for our north-central Pa. newsletter, Talk of the Town, at spotlightpa.org/newsletters/talkofthetown. BELLEFONTE — An open-ended pitch by Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro to give...
Jerry Brown and Ernest Moniz: ‘Oppenheimer’s’ best performance — reminding us that we live in dangerous times
On Oscar night, millions will tune in to see whether the captivating story about the race to create the world’s first nuclear weapon will take home an armload of Academy Awards. As we watch, we must remember this: No matter who lands a golden statuette on March 10, we will...
Video: Bianca Belair talks about WWE SmackDownVideo
WWE Superstar Bianca Belair has one of the fastest and most successful careers based on her accomplishments in her first five years. Multitime world champion, headlined WrestleMania and now starring in her own reality show. TribLIVE caught up with Belair and talked about her career up to this pointand what...
Mark Weisbrot: The GOP wouldn’t be fit to govern, even if Trump were to leave
What is the Republican Party today? Any answer has to start with Donald Trump. He has a grip on the party that is perhaps unprecedented in the modern era, leading some analysts to see it as a cult of personality. Many Republican leaders and elected officials who do not like...
Would Reagan recognize today’s Republican Party? Absolutely.
President Ronald Reagan is remembered as one of America’s greatest presidents as he oversaw the end of the Cold War, creating an exceptional period of peace and an unparalleled economic boom. Simply put, his policies made America safer and Americans more prosperous. Today, he has an almost mythical place in...
Letter to the editor: Greensburg’s money problems
The covid relief money Westmoreland County received was to be used to help those who need it most. How does using $7 million for a parking garage at the courthouse qualify for that money? And now that the Monopoly money is gone, we get a big tax increase. How much...
Sounding off: Embryo and ballot rulings, pharmacy closures among week’s topics
Dangers of theocratic government The recent ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court that frozen embryos are children (“Bible-quoting Alabama chief justice sparks church-state debate in embryo ruling,” Feb. 23, TribLive) points out the dangers of a theocratic government that the Founding Fathers feared. The statement of the chief justice, an...
Review: Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s ‘Grease’ brings rock ‘n’ roll nostalgia to the Byham
“Grease” is one of the most well-known and beloved musicals in America, and Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s production, running through March 17 at the Byham Theater Downtown, is a great reminder of why. With book, music and lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, “Grease” premiered on Broadway in 1972. It...
Northern Tier Library programs, week of March 9, 2024
Upcoming programs at Northern Tier Library, 4015 Dickey Road, Richland, include: • Knit Lit, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. March 20. If you’re working on a project, bring it with you. Talk about life, books and those craft projects you’re always working on but may never finish. Registration is required. •...
Letter to the editor: Two sides to pharmacy story
The writer of the letter “Pharmacy closures a disgrace” (Feb. 20, TribLive) regarding the closure of pharmacies in Leechburg and Lower Burrell neglects to mention the other side of this story. Currently, independent pharmacies lose money every day in order to continue to provide necessary services to their customers amidst...
Editorial: Another chance to say Marc Fogel’s name missed
After the State of the Union address, much about the annual speech is dissected. What were the highs? What were the lows? What were the priorities set or the challenges made? What gets less attention is what wasn’t said. On Thursday, President Joe Biden hit a lot of the expected...
Religion Digest – March 9, 2024
BridgePoint Church plans services dinner BridgePoint Church in Tarentum will have a worship service at 10 a.m. Sunday at the church, 400 E. Ninth Ave. A fellowship dinner will be afterward. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish to share. For details, call 724-671-7580. Alpha course to explore...
