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Programs scheduled by Northern Tier Library in Richland, Pine
Upcoming Northern Tier Library programs include: • “I Loaf You”: Saying Love through Sourdough Bread, 6:00 p.m. Feb. 12. Thinking outside the box of chocolates for Valentine’s Day? Consider giving a loaf of sourdough bread for the occasion. During this one-hour discussion and demonstration, Novel Breads Co. will explore ideas...
Letter to the editor: Where is funding for Pa. roads?
While Gov. Josh Shapiro is freely allocating funds to his “special interest groups,” where is funding for all Pennsylvania roads? U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and elected leaders tout recent $142 million in infrastructure improvements for the Parkway East and other facilities while our Pennsylvania general roadways are pothole-laden and...
Quaker Valley High School quiz team advances to KDKA contest playoffs
Quaker Valley High School’s KD Quiz team won their matchup and qualified for the playoffs. The team consists of seniors Oliver Graham, Brahm Gianiodis and William Musial and seniors Holly Collins, Aidan Carver and Sydney Earlewine as alternates. They earned 265 points, defeating Sharpsville and Chartiers-Houston high schools in the...
Letter to the editor: Tomlin should go on to better things
There are four coaches in NFL history who have 170-plus wins, a .630-plus winning percentage and a Super Bowl ring: Don Shula, Bill Belichick, Andy Reid and Mike Tomlin. All of these coaches except Tomlin didn’t have the success they had with the first team they coached. Shula had great...
Editorial: How convenient for Westmoreland commissioners to fund their own raises but not retirees’
What is good for the goose is good for the gander, they say. The adage means what is applicable and appropriate in one area also is applicable and appropriate for a comparable scenario. Make a gravy to serve with that goose, and it will probably taste good on a roast...
The Stroller, Feb. 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. Burrell middle school students to perform SpongeBob musical The Charles A....
Letter to the editor: Casey an undistinguished legislator
I was disgusted when I read Rep. Nick Pisciottano’s letter praising Sen. Bob Casey for securing $520,000 for Allegheny County to make county streets safer for pedestrians (“Casey helping to keep pedestrians safe,” Jan. 12, TribLive). He says he is “thankful we have an effective leader like Casey.” This $520,000...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 31, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys Wednesday’s results Class 5A Section 1 Peters Township 84, Ringgold 41 Class 4A Section 2 Blackhawk 71, Hopewell 69 Class 3A Section 1 Ellwood City 67, New Brighton 31 Section 3 Valley 63, Apollo-Ridge 32 Nonsection Moniteau 65, Laurel 54 Waynesburg 48, West Greene 37 City...
Gateway school counselor: Advocacy is goal year-round
There’s a lot in store for Gateway School District counselor Colleen Tortorella this month. Current president of the Allegheny County School Counselors Association, she helped plan the group’s next conference, slated for Feb. 1 at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. There are typically four meetings each school year, with the focus...
High school roundup for Jan. 31, 2024: Bethel Park slips past North Allegheny in dramatic WPIAL wrestling quarterfinal
Ryan Walsh won a 6-5 decision over Mason Hartung in the final bout of the night at 189 pounds to lead Bethel Park to a 26-19 victory over North Allegheny in a back-and-forth battle in the WPIAL Class 3A team wrestling quarterfinals Wednesday night. Landon Hartman (285) recorded the only...
Westmoreland happenings: Black History Month programs, bingos, omelet breakfast, more
Art • The Greensburg Art Center will host a window screen painting demonstration from 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 4 at the center, 230 Todd School Road, Hempfield. Black History Month events • In honor of Black History Month, the Student PSEA group at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg...
Trib Lunch Box: Homeless encampments, Gisele Fetterman, Pitt graduate workers, Steelers
Here are some noon headlines from TribLive, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024: • Some people chose to remain outside after the flooded Mon Wharf homeless encampment was cleared Many of the homeless people who were living in an encampment wiped out by flooding on the Mon Wharf opted to move to...
Tony Award-winner Hinton Battle, original Scarecrow in ‘The Wiz,’ dies at 67
Hinton Battle, who won Tony Awards (featured actor in a musical) for his performances in “Miss Saigon,” “Sophisticated Ladies” and “The Tap Dance Kid,” has died at 67. No cause of death was mentioned. A choreographer, director, actor and writer, Battle made his Broadway debut as the original Scarecrow at...
Edmunds: What you actually need to know about wintertime driving with an electric vehicle
As a big winter storm rolled across the United States in mid-January, many news outlets reported on drivers of electric vehicles dealing with dramatically reduced range and multi-hour waits at public charging stations. It’s true that driving an EV in freezing weather poses extra challenges compared to a gasoline-powered vehicle....
Letter to the editor: Why the poor grammar from professionals?
Turn on your TV or radio and listen to the “professional” broadcast journalists. Whether it’s the local news or sports talk shows, the lack of knowledge of English grammar and pronunciation is disturbing. I don’t know if it’s a Pittsburgh thing, but so many add an “h” to words beginning...
Editorial: Flooded homeless camp highlights failure to address problems
Imagine you have almost nothing. The clothes you have are on your back. If you have a blanket, it might be around your shoulders. Your mattress is the cardboard from an old box. The only roof is the thin fabric of a collapsible tent. If you have things that are...
Letter to the editor: Biden not doing enough for Americans
It’s finally happening, but it’s too late. It seems now, after three years, the Democratic governors who said “our gates are open, come on in” are crying about the drains on their resources from illegal immigrants doing exactly what they were invited to do. Suddenly they think their puppet, President...
The Stroller, Jan. 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. Tree seedling sale planned by Armstrong conservation group Armstrong Conservation District...
Letter to the editor: Stealing money from public schools
Last year, the Commonwealth Court ruled Pennsylvania’s school funding system is unconstitutional. It is estimated that at least $5.4 billion is needed to correct this situation. Harrisburg is struggling to come up with solutions to this problem. One wonders why, when we desperately need funds for public education, our lawmakers...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 30, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Butler 70, New Castle 57 North Allegheny 72, Pine-Richland 53 Central Catholic 60, Seneca Valley 25 Section 2 Baldwin 67, Canon-McMillan 57 Mt. Lebanon 64, Hempfield 49 Upper St. Clair 68, Norwin 30 Class 5A Section 1 Peters Township 79,...
High school roundup for Jan. 30, 2024: Belle Vernon deals section loss to Uniontown
Zion Moore scored 25 points and Trevor Kovatch added 19 to lead Belle Vernon to a 69-65 boys basketball victory Tuesday night, handing Uniontown its first Section 3-4A loss. Tommy Davis added 11 for the Leopards (10-5, 5-2). Jeremiah Hager scored 21, Jamire Braxton added 17 and Notorious Grooms had...
Homestead woman, 44, ID’d as West End bridge hit-and-run victim
The woman killed in a hit-and-run crash Saturday on the West End bridge is Faye McCoy, 44, of Homestead, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Police were still looking for the driver of the car involved in the crash, believe to be a dark-colored sedan with silver wheels....
China and U.S. start working group to combat fentanyl
Chinese and American officials held the first meeting of a working group that aims to curb the flow of illegal drugs like fentanyl to the U.S. and the chemicals used to make them. “We reached common understanding,” China’s Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong said Tuesday, describing the talks in...
Former Pirates pitcher Charlie Morton, back with Braves, seeks to enjoy rest of his journey
In the first weeks of this offseason, Charlie Morton did not talk with Atlanta Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos about his future. Morton had no idea whether the Braves would exercise their club option on him. Morton and his wife, Cindy, did not even really talk about it...
Trump lawyer drops attack on E. Jean Carroll counsel’s ties to judge
NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s lawyer backtracked from her suggestion that a new trial may be warranted in writer E. Jean Carroll’s defamation suit against the former president because the presiding judge in the case worked at the same law firm as the New York writer’s attorney three decades ago....
