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• The sixth annual Springdale High School All-Class reunion will be from 2 to 7 p.m. July 1 at the Syria Shrine Center pavilion, 1877 Shriners Way, Harmar. Free admission. There will be food trucks and a cash bar. Alumni and their families are welcome. • Ken Hi Class of...

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. Car cruise and concert planned Sunday The Allegheny County Summer Concert...

Laurel: To open discussion. It isn’t easy to talk about topics that point to problems. People can get defensive or frustrated. That doesn’t mean it’s better to just pretend the problems don’t exist. On Monday, Highlands School Board had that tough conversation. More than 100 teachers from the Highlands Educational...

Our state senator, Kim Ward, announced on June 10 that the Senate had passed Senate Bill 691 to rename the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to the Department of Environmental Services. Sounds innocuous, and they basically say it’s just a name. However, there may be sinister plans with the department...

Mars has reached into the college ranks for its next girls basketball coach. Zack Stitt, who was an assistant coach with Cornell’s women’s team last season, was named new head coach of the Fightin’ Planets’ girls basketball team, the school announced Thursday. Stitt replaces longtime Mars coach Dana Petruska, who...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 29-35) lost 10-8 to Iowa (Cubs) in a slugfest. C Henry Davis (.321) went 2 for 3 with a double, a run scored and two walks. DH Miguel Andujar (.354) went 1 for 4 with a home run, his eighth, and a walk. RF Cal Mitchell (.272) went...

The Pine Board of Supervisors voted June 5 to amend the township’s volunteer service credit program to provide further tax incentives to members of the Wexford Volunteer Fire Company. Pine previously passed an ordinance providing an earned income tax credit to members of the fire company. The maximum credit amounted...

High schools Baseball PIAA championships Class 6A Championship Friday’s schedule Father Judge (17-1) vs. Mt. Lebanon (16-10) at Penn State, 4:30 p.m. Class 5A Championship Thursday’s schedule Shaler 9, Strath Haven 8 Class 4A Championship Friday’s schedule Bellefonte (19-5) vs. Dallas (17-7) at Penn State, 1:30 p.m. Class 3A Championship...

The Pirates will be without their primary setup man for at least the next 15 days. The Pirates placed Colin Holderman on the injured list with right wrist inflammation, the team announced Thursday. Righty Yerry De Los Santos was called up in his place. Holderman is 0-1 with a 4.01...

On June 1, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in Glacier Northwest v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union No. 174. The case in question concerned whether Glacier, a concrete company, could sue the Teamsters due to striking employees’ intentionally destroying Glacier’s property by leaving concrete running in trucks...

On the morning of Oct. 27, 2018, the three congregations that met at the Tree of Life synagogue planned to focus on a lesson from the book of Genesis in the Torah — welcoming the stranger. As they prepared for that lesson, an imperative in the Jewish faith, a stranger...

Thanks to Foam Party Pittsburgh, students at Divine Mercy Academy had a sudsy start to summer vacation. “We bring the foam and you bring the fun!” boasts the company, which uses a biodegradable, nontoxic, nonstaining hypoallergenic solution to create bubble-ific entertainment. And youngsters — adults, too — certainly seemed to...

More than $3.4 million spent on advertising over a three-month period. Over $75,000 spent on tickets, parking and concessions for Major League baseball games — including $50 per person for rooftop catering. Tens of thousands of dollars spent sponsoring minor league baseball and hockey teams. Over $100,000 spent on branded...

The writer of the letter “Biden and Kennedy are the best Democrats have?” (June 7, TribLIVE) comments that “this guy” Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is seeking the Democratic nomination for president, has a “terrible speaking voice.” The fact is that Kennedy suffers from a rare voice disorder, spasmodic dysphonia,...

A State College man charged with indecent acts involving his dog in a state park was a professor at Penn State University, according to news sources. Themis Matsoukas, 64, faces charges of open lewdness, indecent exposure, sexual intercourse with an animal and animal cruelty after law enforcement officials said he...

John Tamny was wrong on a couple things in his op-ed “There’s no such thing as ‘government stimulus’ ” (June 10, TribLIVE). Inflation (increasing the money supply) does lead to more investment but it goes into many things that would not be successful in the absence of inflation. When the...

With the passing of Pittsburgh broadcasting icon Stan Savran, the spotlight has turned on his place in the pantheon of talent that called or commented on Steel City sports teams over the years. More than one person — including Savran’s former “SportsBeat” co-host Guy Junker — has called to mind...

When the details of the 37-count indictment against former President Trump were unsealed last week, I eagerly awaited the response from both Trump supporters and non-supporters. I watched several different Fox News and CNN shows to hear what the “experts” had to say. I expected the approach of the two...

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. Tennis tournament to benefit Ewing sarcoma research The annual Kaelyn Rose...

The main interview in the article “Senior housing project in Irwin draws large response from prospective tenants” (May 17, TribLIVE) was from a woman from Wilkinsburg (Allegheny County), not Westmoreland County. All of the hoopla over this housing project seems to come down to someone from out of the county...

High schools Baseball PIAA championships Class 6A Championship Friday’s schedule Father Judge (17-1) vs. Mt. Lebanon (16-10) at Penn State, 4:30 p.m. Class 5A Championship Thursday’s schedule Strath Haven (22-4) vs. Shaler (22-4) at Penn State, 4:30 p.m. Class 4A Championship Friday’s schedule Bellefonte (19-5) vs. Dallas (17-7) at Penn...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 29-34) was knocked around by Iowa (Cubs), 8-1. C Henry Davis (.280) went 2 for 3 with a double and a run scored. RF Miguel Andujar (.357) went 3 for 3 with a triple and an RBI. RHP Chase De Jong (.146) started a bullpen game and worked...

With the arrival of summer, Monroeville Public Library announces a diverse lineup of adult programming. • On July 6 at 7 p.m., attendees can enjoy an outdoor concert featuring the Diamante Orchestra with soprano vocalist Lilly Abreu. The event will take place in person, weather permitting. Featuring Mary Beth Malek...

Monroeville police seek assistance in identifying a man they believe robbed an Eat’n Park twice this year. Chief Doug Cole said the robberies at the restaurant along Monroeville Boulevard took place on Jan. 2 around 7:30 a.m. and June 11 around 10:45 p.m. In the first incident, the suspect made...