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For Allegheny junior thrower Jacob Boord, here’s the bad news: He won’t have a chance to become a three-time North Coast Athletic Conference champion in the javelin. But here’s the good news: The Hempfield grad has a new conference to conquer. The Gators moved their athletic programs out of the...

After going 9-11 last year in Class 3A, Ligonier Valley’s baseball team dropped to Class 2A following the season. That switch already is paying dividends, leading to a 7-2 start to the season, including a 5-1 mark in Section 3-2A. Ligonier Valley is also coming off of a two-game sweep...

For sports teams, end-of-the-season banquets are a time to look back at the accolades and accomplishments of the prior months. For Fox Chapel grad Neena Pietropaolo, the 2022 Mercyhurst softball banquet was a time to look ahead. Pietropaolo served as the Lakers’ manager last season, and at the end of...

Fifteen prospective jurors were questioned on Monday on the first day of jury selection in the case against the man accused of killing 11 people at a Squirrel Hill synagogue in 2018. It is unclear how many, if any, will be seated on the panel. Robert Bowers, 50, is charged...

Farmers’ market opens The Bethel Park Farmers’ Market will open its 17th season from 3-7 p.m. May 2 at the South Park VIP Parking Lot near the ice-skating rink located off Corrigan Drive. The market will run every Tuesday through Sept. 26, rain or shine. A variety of vendors will...

The April 13 shooting of Ralph Yarl in Kansas City, Mo., allegedly by Andrew Lester, is god-awful. It is shocking that some white citizens still view a portion of minority people as a threat to society. Violence like this should not be happening with today’s generation. We all have to...

Plant sale The Crescent Hills Park Plant Sale Fundraiser, featuring annuals and a limited number of perennials, will be held from 9 a.m.-noon May 20 at the park, 141 Sycamore Drive in Penn Hills. Cash only. Proceeds benefit the Crescent Hills Community Park. Meet the candidates The Penn Hills Democratic...

Flea market Little Hill United Methodist Church, located at 2350 Magee Road Ext., Sewickley/Franklin Park will hold its annual Flea Market from noon to 7 p.m. on April 27-28, and half-price and hoagie sale on April 30 from 9 a.m. to noon. Tree planting scheduled Leetsdale will host a tree...

Plant sale Add some fresh flowers and plants to spruce up your garden affordably this Spring at the Shaler Garden Club’s 69th annual Plant Sale from 9 a.m.-noon May 6 at Kiwanis Park in Glenshaw. A variety of hardy perennials from members’ gardens will be offered at bargain prices, along...

Kindergarten registration The official 2023-24 registration process is underway for all soon-to-be kindergarten students in the West Jefferson Hills School District. Kindergarten students in the district attend either Gill Hall Elementary or McClellan Elementary schools. Families who have an existing Skyward account can log in to their parent/guardian account and...

Plant club show and sale The Allegheny Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society will be in McIntosh Hall at Soergels’ Market and Garden Center from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. May 7. The event is free and open to the public. Along with being able to see some wonderful plants...

A small committee of volunteers recruited by the Allegheny Township supervisors has been working to investigate the possibility of recycling in the township. The committee spoke with industry people, went to recycling sites and investigated how nonprofit agencies could help. We also spoke with officials from surrounding communities. We discovered...

Most older people understand, by experience, the adage that “old age doesn’t come alone.” And, as people live longer, old age often comes with a legal guardian. In Pennsylvania, more than 18,000 people are under legal guardianships, and about half are older than 60. Guardians oversee more than $1.7 billion...

Plum musicians earn honors The following students from Plum Senior High School reached the highest level a high school musician can achieve by earning a place in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association All-State Festival music ensembles: Carly Beninati, All-State Concert Band, clarinet; Nathaniel Beninati, All-State Orchestra, trombone; Ethan Grindle, All-State...

Collection period ends For the victims of the Cambridge Square fire in Monroeville, items and gift cards are no longer being collected. Checks will be distributed to the families after the collection period, which ends April 30. Please make the checks payable to “Gateway School District” and note in the...

Collier Concerts in the Park Concerts are scheduled from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sundays at Collier Community Park, 5 Pvt. Lobaugh Drive. Performing are: • June 4, Straight Up • June 11, Eddie and the Bruisers • June 25, Hoffman Road Band • July 9, Stray Dogs • July 16,...

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. Open house and discussion planned in East Deer East Deer and...

Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday for the trial of Robert Bowers, the man accused of killing 11 people Oct. 27, 2018, at the Tree of Life synagogue on Wilkins Avenue in Squirrel Hill. Two additional congregants were shot and wounded during worship services that day, and five police...

Regarding the letter “Thoughts and prayers not enough to stop school shootings”: To think the Founding Fathers didn’t anticipate weapons of the future has no bearing on the Second Amendment. The Founding Fathers put in the Second Amendment to control a tyrannical government should it turn on the populace and...

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INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 8-13) beat Memphis (Cardinals), 6-4. C Grant Koch (.308) hit a two-run homer. DH Miguel Andujar (.286) was 2 for 4 with two RBIs and now has 13 RBIs for the season. SS Josh Bissonette (.265), who was 3 for 4, and 3B Ryan Vilade (.321) also each...

This week, the trial begins for the man accused of shooting and killing 11 people at my Pittsburgh synagogue 4½ years ago. Reports say he was motivated by antisemitism, white supremacist ideology and hatred for immigrants, but what made the attack deadly was the guns. On April 13 of this...

High schools WPIAL Baseball Sunday’s results Ligonier Valley 15, Johnstown 0 Richland 4, Ligonier Valley 1 Monday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Butler at Allderdice, 7 p.m. North Allegheny at Seneca Valley, 4 p.m. Section 2 Canon-McMillan at Baldwin, 4 p.m. Mt. Lebanon at Hempfield, 4:15 p.m. Norwin at Central...

WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy said that the House will pass his $1.5 trillion debt ceiling increase plan this week, but he dodged when asked if he has already secured the 218 Republican votes he needs. “We will hold a vote this week and we will pass it,” McCarthy said...