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Pa. lawmakers to get early holiday gift: a pay increase will bump base salary to $106k
Base salaries for lawmakers will soon top $106,000 a year, establishing Pennsylvania again as the third highest paid state legislature in the nation. The 3.5% pay raise starting Dec. 1, pushes yearly salaries to $106,422 — or $8.869 a month — up from the $102,844 received last December when lawmakers’...
Dorseyville Road in Indiana Township reopens
Dorseyville Road between Rawlins Run Road and Fox Chapel Road in Indiana Township has reopened traffic, the county Department of Public Works announced Friday, Nov. 17. The closure, which began on Aug. 21, needed to replace Little Pine Creek Bridge No. 15, including new pavement, scour protection, pavement markings, and...
North Park Ice Rink to open season on Nov. 24
With the Nov. 24 kick-off of the 2023-24 season, the North Park ice rink now offers public skate times on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, according to the Allegheny County Parks Department. Specific session times and holiday session times are listed on the County Parks website at Admission...
Spectrum of Lights: Gateway High School Marching Band leads parade at inaugural Kennywood event
Kennywood Park will be the site of the inaugural Spectrum of Lights Night, from 5 to 9 on Nov. 30. The fundraising event, hosted and produced by the Autism Employment Network, will feature the traditional holiday events that Kennywood generally offers, such as games, concessions, select rides and millions of...
Narcan training and distribution scheduled in Wexford
A free Narcan training and distribution will be held at Generosta Coffee and Cafe in Wexford on Nov. 25 from 9 a.m. to noon and from 5 to 8 p.m. Generosta is located at 901 Warrendale Village Drive. People can learn the signs of an overdose and how to administer...
Jackie Calmes: The GOP shutdown drama in Washington costs us plenty, even when Congress averts a stoppage
Tired of Congress’ repeated partisan standoffs every time a big fiscal deadline approaches, like last week’s? Weary of the breathless cable coverage of looming government shutdowns or debt defaults, knowing the partisans (almost) always come to some 11th-hour compromise, as they did last week? Or have you tuned out by...
Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis and Anita Prizio: Opening the door to people-based economic development in Western Pennsylvania
They say that, when one door closes, another opens. Western Pennsylvania lost its bid for a regional hydrogen hub this October as the Decarbonization Network of America (DNA) hydrogen hub project failed to win federal funding from the Department of Energy. It’s a hit to business leaders and the oil...
Former Franklin Regional teammates Justin LeDonne, Blake Cooper made formidable duo for Penn State Behrend men’s soccer
Justin LeDonne and Blake Cooper played soccer at the same high school (Franklin Regional). They have continued to play together at the same college (Penn State Behrend). But as far as what they do on the field, their paths diverge. LeDonne, a fifth-year senior, anchors the Lions defense. In fact,...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Ligonier Valley’s Clara Wallace
In some sports — auto racing in the movies, for example — the old saying is, “If you’re not first, you’re last.” That statement isn’t true for cross country. In cross country, an athlete often is competing as much against the course and herself as she is against her opponents....
Kiski Area grad Nick Delp aims to earn elusive NCAA wrestling berth at Bucknell
In his three seasons as a wrestler at Bucknell, Kiski Area grad Nick Delp has had his moments. As a sophomore, when the Bison visited perennial power Oklahoma State, Delp scored a 7-5 decision over the Cowboys’ Wyatt Sheets at 157 pounds. Sheets had been an All-American the previous season...
Letter to the editor: Democratic Socialists of America part of anti-Israel protests
I read with great interest the article “Who is leading protests against Israel?” (Nov. 17). I was surprised that the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) was not mentioned. Other news sources have identified the DSA as organizing the massive pro-Palestine/anti-Israel marches in New York City. They were also involved in...
Letter to the editor: Trump should be in jail
I have to agree with those saying that Donald Trump is being treated unfairly during his indictments — anyone else would already be in jail, fined and treated like the pariah they are for such unlawful conduct. I strongly urge everyone to read the actual court document from Jack Smith...
Letter to the editors: Experience, qualifications more important than being pro-choice
Holy Nightmare, Batman! The Democratic voters in Allegheny County put an inexperienced, unqualified person in an executive position that oversees a budget of billions and 7,500-plus employees. But of course she is pro-choice … like it matters! Joe Marmo Cheswick...
In brief: Monroeville area happenings, week of Nov. 20, 2023
Letters to Santa collected Drop-off boxes for Letters to Santa will be located beginning Nov. 20 at both the Monroeville Recreation Department and Monroeville Public Library. Children will be sent responses to letters received by Dec. 11. Please make sure that children’s names and return mailing addresses are legible. Craft...
In brief: Oakmont, Plum area happenings, week of Nov. 20, 2023
Church hosts Christmas bazaar Oakmont Presbyterian Church will host its annual Christmas bazaar from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 2. Featured will be a luncheon, bake sale, holiday crafts and attic treasures. The church is at Fifth Street and Maryland Avenue in Oakmont. For more information, call 412-849-6834 or...
In brief: Holiday events, Luminaria sale and more in Quaker Valley
Cochran Hose holiday events The Cochran Hose Company is hosting its annual Santa at the Station event on Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be crafts, snacks, fire truck rides, and of course, Santa. This is a free family event, but there will be a collection...
In brief: Holiday light display, Rotary scholarship and more in Penn Hills, Verona
Rotary scholarship The Bob Williams Rotary Memorial Scholarship Program announces the availability of scholarships for the 2023-24 academic year. In recent years, at least eight scholarships of $5,000 each have been awarded. High school seniors in Allegheny and Beaver counties are eligible to apply. Vocational students, GED students and those...
In brief: Letters from Santa, library events and more in Pine, Richland
Northern Tier Regional Library events • Holiday Boutique is running through Dec. 16. A sample of this year’s offerings includes tickets to events at Pittsburgh Opera, Pittsburgh Botanic Gardens, Living Treasures Wild Animal Park, Keystone Safari and the Mattress Factory. Gift baskets include Book Lover Junk Journal, Lenox, Fitz &...
In brief: Christmas cookie sale, author talk and more in South Hills
Christmas cookie sale Holy Trinity Cathedral’s annual Christmas cookie sale is 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Dec. 2. Parishioners have been hard at work baking delicious rolls and cookies and more. A wide variety of homemade cookies will be on sale for $15 per pound, rolls will be $18 each, and nuthorns...
In brief: Bethel Park happenings, week of Nov. 20, 2023
Tree lighting set for Dec. 6 Bethel Park Recreation’s annual tree-lighting event is scheduled for Dec. 6. Doors open at 6 p.m. for activities including a reindeer food-making station, holiday backdrop photo station (with props), hot cocoa station, Bethel Park Bakery cookie station and Letters to Santa station. The Bethel...
Letter to the editor: County should aid Independence Health System
Westmoreland County has tens of millions of unspent “covid dollars.” Our politicians are currently debating how to spend this money. One of the most affected “industries” of the pandemic is our local health system striving to compete with UPMC, AGH, etc. Independence Health System (formerly Excela) finds itself tens of...
Editorial: In Allegheny County, party politics is more complicated than it seems
It might seem like politics is utterly binary. It is black and white — or more aptly, Democratic blue and Republican red. The increasingly ugly and polarized divides at every level of government bear that out. People bracing themselves for uncomfortable conversations with relatives on Thanksgiving is another measure. But...
The Stroller, Nov. 20, 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. Apollo-Ridge Area Food Bank seeks donations November is Turkey Month at...
John Dorfman: 5 stocks to loosen your belt for
Thanksgiving is a time to loosen your belt. That’s why, each year around Thanksgiving, I loosen my stock-valuation belt a little in this column, and suggest five stocks that look good to me even though they are a little more expensive than I normally prefer. These are GARP stocks. The...
Letter to the editor: We’re at critical mass, and we must slow it down
In nuclear physics, a critical mass is the smallest mass of a fissionable material needed to produce a self-sustaining chain reaction. In general terms, a critical mass is the number or amount of something (or anything) that is needed to cause a particular result. In the U.S., we have reached...
