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In brief: Monroeville area happenings, week of Nov. 5, 2023
‘Walk With a Doc’ A “Walk With a Doc” program is scheduled for 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 14 at Monroeville Community Park West, 2399 Tilbrook Road. Participants meet at Pavilion 3. The program is rain or shine, except in extreme weather. Take a few minutes to learn about a...
Fox Chapel area real estate transaction, week of Nov. 5, 2023
Blawnox Estate of William Crothers sold property at 231 Walnut St. to Fayden Property Mgmt LLC for $213,000. Real Estate Transactions provided by RealSTATs. Contact RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit www.realstats.net....
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Nov. 5, 2023
Franklin Park Maronda Homes LLC sold property at 1328 Adrian Drive to Matthew Thomas Brock and Jennifer Amanda Murtha for $652,320. Estate of Velia Schubel sold property at 2231 Montgomery Road to Nicholas Schubel for $240,000. Hampton Dale Lynn sold property at 5027 Apple Ridge Drive to Derek and Kattiana...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Nov. 5, 2023
Forest Hills Carol Lucas sold property at 3810 Greensburg Pike to Morgan Weyels for $159,900. Monroeville Thomas Cocchi sold property at 759 Cottonwood Drive to Pamela Long and Brad Piazza for $190,000. Estate of Patricia Prucnal sold property at 406 Eden Drive to Kirithigavali Balasubraminiam and Vibisanan Gurumurthi for $242,500....
Letter to the editor: Country needs compromise, moderation
Regarding the letter “Seek out truth about Israel” (Oct. 26, TribLIVE): The “left” has no monopoly on extremists, as evidenced by the extreme “right’s” shameful clown show that stopped all progress in the House for three weeks, at a very critical time. One can support Israel and its retribution following...
Editorial: Is Shapiro’s voluntary agreement with CNX the right move for gas well safety?
We do not trust foxes to guard henhouses. That makes sense. Foxes have a vested interest in chicken coops being as unsecured as possible. A few missing birds may occur under the best circumstances, but if the foxes are in charge, who protects the chickens from the guards? Is Pennsylvania...
Letter to the editor: We’ve made much progress on racism
Professor Elwood Watson’s column “The Pull of Racism in America” (Oct. 17, TribLIVE) contends that “many Black Americans are more inclined to believe race is an intractable factor in our society and has an unshakeable grip on all people.” Intractable, unshakeable grip? Not so. While there will always be some...
The Stroller, Nov. 5, 2023: 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. AV League of Artists to exhibit at Lower Burrell Peoples Library...
Letter to the editor: School choice
Regarding the op-ed “We’ve always known how to create good public schools” (Oct. 17, TribLIVE): Yes, let’s talk about school choice. But first consider some old quotes: “Freedom requires that government keep the channels of competition and opportunity open, prevent monopolies, economic abuse and domination.” — President Herbert Hoover “All government...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 4, 2023
High schools Cross country PIAA championships Boys Saturday’s results Class 3A Individual: 1. Drew Griffith, Butler, 15:23; 2. Nicholas Mazzeo, Lower Merion, 15:44; 3. Jack Bertram, North Allegheny, 15:50; 4. Aidan Maue, Souderton, 16:04; 5. Giovanni Mastromona, Nazareth, 16:05; 6. Cole Casedei, La Salle College, 16:06; 7. Richard Planck, Downingtown...
Norway spruce from West Virginia headed to U.S. Capitol to be this year’s Christmas tree
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A 63-foot Norway spruce from the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia is on its way to the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol to be the Christmas tree for 2023. Snow fell on the crew members Wednesday in Monongahela National Forest as they harvested the tree selected...
Class 2A doubles teams turn in WPIAL’s best showings at PIAA tennis championships
District 1 champions Hannah and Rebecca Kideckel of Lower Moreland won the PIAA Class 2A doubles championship Saturday in Hershey, but they had to go through the WPIAL’s best to get to the top of podium. In the finals, Kideckel defeated WPIAL third-place finishers Katie Hardy and Brea Kelly of...
District college football roundup: Slippery Rock locks up 1st place in PSAC West
Brayden Long threw for 400 yards and five touchdowns as No. 5 Slippery Rock amassed 670 yards of offense in a 56-18 PSAC victory at Edinboro on Saturday afternoon. Slippery Rock’s Cohen Russell caught five passes for 180 yards and three touchdowns while teammate Kyle Sheets added five receptions for...
South Fayette stuns Hampton to complete surprise playoff run with WPIAL Class 3A title
A dominant force throughout the regular season, the Hampton boys soccer team entered the WPIAL Class 3A championship game hoping for more of the same. Undefeated against 3A competition and having outscored its opponents by a combined 72 goals this season, the No. 2 Talbots took to the Highmark Stadium...
Trump calls DeSantis ‘wounded, falling baby bird’ at Florida GOP summit
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis made his case for the presidential nomination at the Florida Republican Party’s annual summit Saturday, only for Donald Trump to compare him to a “wounded, falling baby bird” in casually dismissing the governor’s chances. “He asked me for the endorsement,” Trump said of DeSantis...
Justin Turner turns down option with Red Sox; Boston declines option with Corey Kluber
BOSTON — Justin Turner declined his $13.4 million player option with Boston, and the Red Sox turned down their $11 million option on right-hander Corey Kluber. Both players became free agents. Turner gets a $6.7 million buyout, completing a contract he agreed to in January that paid $16 million, including...
Chicago White Sox decline their $14 million option on star shortstop Tim Anderson
CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox declined their $14-million option for next season on two-time All-Star shortstop Tim Anderson and bought him out for $1 million on Saturday. The bat-flipping face of the franchise, Anderson led the majors with a .335 batting average in 2019 and made All-Star teams in...
Tigers acquire outfielder Mark Canha in trade with Brewers
DETROIT — If you are going to preach a certain approach to hitting throughout your organization, it would probably be quite useful to have a model of that approach playing nearly every day at the big-league level, right? Veteran outfielder Mark Canha, whom the Tigers acquired in a trade from...
Montez Sweat reportedly agrees to 4-year, $98 million extension with Bears
CHICAGO — Ryan Poles was unflinching in his confidence Montez Sweat would be part of the future of the Chicago Bears, and a new deal for the defensive end materialized quickly. The Bears have finalized a contract extension for the 27-year-old Sweat, NFL Media reported, ensuring he will be much...
Arab envoys reject Blinken’s call for limited war pause in Gaza
Secretary of State Antony Blinken took U.S. calls for “humanitarian pauses” in the Israel-Hamas war to key Arab allies, who publicly insisted on an immediate cease-fire instead. The rift played out on Blinken’s tour of the Middle East against the backdrop of a growing backlash against the death toll in...
Serra Catholic defeats Bishop Canevin to capture school’s 1st WPIAL volleyball title
For the Serra Catholic volleyball team, the wait for the program’s first WPIAL title was totally worth it. After losing in the finals to Frazier last year, the top-seeded Eagles showed their poise on the court Saturday afternoon in the WPIAL Class A championship match at Peters Township High School’s...
Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial exposed crypto fraud but Congress has not been eager to regulate the industry
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — The conviction of former cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried for stealing at least $10 billion from customers and investors is the latest black mark for the cryptocurrency industry, but in Washington, there seems to be little to no interest in pushing through regulation. When cryptocurrencies collapsed and...
The Stroller, Nov. 4, 2023: 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. Annual lottery ticket fundraiser to aid Animal Protectors Animal Protectors of...
Letter to the editor: Bag ban nonsense
Your “lance” about Pittsburgh’s plastic bag ban made me laugh (“Cold cases and bag bans,” Oct. 27, TribLIVE). Next time you go to the store, check out all that plastic packaging for everything. And let’s not forget all the plastic cups, forks, spoons, etc., plus soda bottles, signs … ....
Sounding off: Rep. Mike Johnson, bag bans, school bus safety
Johnson as speaker bad news for America Finally, and with so much turmoil in the world that needs to be addressed by Congress, U.S. House Republicans have elected a speaker. The elevation to this position of Rep. Mike Johnson is good news for him, for Donald Trump, whose approval was...
