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Bushy Run Battlefield has received a lot of support recently. That support has come from volunteers, the board of directors and board president Bonnie Ramus. That support has come came from Sen. Kim Ward and Rep. George Dunbar and their hardworking staffs. That support has not come from Pennsylvania Historical...

Aspinwall David Borland Jr. sold property at 218 Third St. to Andreas Kostantinos and Valori Fournarides for $540,000. Estate of Ronald Chatham sold property at 315 Western Ave. to Adam and Allyson Caputo for $395,000. Fox Chapel Estate of Francene Juran sold property at 301 S Pasadena Drive to William...

Edgeworth Laurence Topper sold property at 759 Chestnut Road to Jamie and Madisson Luchini for $1,150,000. Franklin Park Adam Watson sold property at 1948 Georgetown Drive to Federal National Mortgage Assn. for $250,000. Russell Feingold sold property at 2525 Lindenwood Drive to Andreas John and Paulina Horvei for $630,000. Purdy...

America has a gun problem. We are world leaders in both gun ownership and deaths. Statistics show 120 guns per 100 Americans. In the first six weeks of 2023, there were 71 mass shootings. We have become numb to media reports of the carnage that affects civilians and law enforcement...

To remind us all of the importance of open records, Right to Know Law and government conducting business in the bright light of day, a classic Trib editorial: Sunshine Week is an annual March observation that celebrates the importance of shedding light in the darkness. It might seem like a...

Bellevue US Bank Trust NA trustee sold property at 466 Dawson Ave. to Cameron Guy Konieczny for $94,501. Daniel Turkovich sold property at 503 Highland Pl to Brett Wagner and Angela Semple for $197,400. Roy Peterson Jr. sold property at 20 Rheams Ave. to Jacob Dubois for $132,916. Lori Johnston...

Churchill David Tobin sold property at 2405 Marbury Road to Victor and Tamara Moon Dixon for $345,000. Edgewood Daniel Spencer sold property at 554 Greendale Ave. to American International Relocation Soluti for $335,000. American International Relocation Soluti sold property at 554 Greendale Ave. to Nicholas McClintock and Kimberly Frantz for...

The medical community at large is at risk of forgetting a painful lesson. In 1996, Purdue Pharma brought Oxycontin to the marketplace. Sales were bolstered by misleading claims of safety and lack of addiction potential. Those claims were facilitated by U.S. congressmen whose inability to protect the American people led...

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. Riverview HS to present Mel Brooks’ ‘Young Frankenstein’ The drama department...

I realize the people of East Palestine, Ohio, and Beaver County are upset with Norfolk Southern at this time, but there are several things you have to keep in mind in evaluating the recent train accident. Railroads are 16 times safer than trucks in hauling hazardous materials, and accidents of...

Eleven Fox Chapel Area High School students recently placed in the Pennsylvania High School Speech League’s state championship qualifying tournament. First place awards went to the Policy Debate team of junior Adhitya Thirumala and sophomore Moonyoung Hwang; junior Lakshanya Rajaganapathi in Informative Speaking; junior Isabella White in Commentary; freshman Ulyana...

The Elfinwild Lions Club is holding a free-will offering Omelet/Sausage Breakfast at Elfinwild Presbyterian Church, Mt. Royal Blvd., on March 25 from 8-10:30 a.m. The breakfast consists of an omelet (cheese or western), potatoes, sausage, fruit and drink. —- Hampton Presbyterian Church is hosting a spaghetti dinner from 4:30-7 p.m....

Since she was 2 years old, Cecilia Henderson loved to sing. The Hempfield senior has brought her musical talents to church choirs, school ensembles and musical productions. Now, she’ll travel to the Pocono Mountains as one of 23 students in the state selected to sing in the vocal jazz ensemble...

This story is a collaboration between Spotlight PA and the Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, published as part of a Pittsburgh Media Partnership project. Sign up for Spotlight PA’s free newsletters here. Rachel Bridgeman thought she could hear God. Locked in the Allegheny County Jail, she slid from reality. The...

High schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs Class 6A Saturday’s results First round Upper Darby 66, Bethlehem Liberty 64 (2OT) Archbishop Wood 61, CB East 37 North Penn 64, Central 52 Central Catholic 50, Wilson 28 Chambersburg 68, Plymouth-Whitemarsh 56 Coatesville 68, Scranton 58 Landisville Hempfield 62, Emmaus 59 New Castle...

The Pittsburgh Riverhounds underwent not-insignificant roster changes in the offseason, but a familiar face made sure the team didn’t leave its season opener empty handed. Upper St. Clair grad Robbie Mertz netted the equalizer in the 71st minute to give the Riverhounds a 1-1 draw at Birmingham Legion FC on...

Torrie DeStefano made a free throw with 8.1 seconds remaining as Penn-Trafford knocked off District 3 champion Greencastle-Antrim, 40-39, in the first round of the PIAA Class 5A girls basketball playoffs Saturday. The Warriors (18-9), the seventh seed out of the WPIAL, intercepted a pass on the next possession for...

After seeing Plum’s Cade Schimmer win the WPIBL title and Sean Endler take the Western Regional crown in boys singles competition already this postseason, the Mustangs girls bowling team got into the championship act Saturday afternoon. Plum defeated Norwin, 171-168, in the decisive game of the best-of-three finals to win...

March Madness comes at just the right time for the nation’s sports and social psyche. After the long, dark winter, the college basketball tourney has become a rite of spring. The Super Bowl is history, with the NBA and NHL both tracking toward their respective playoffs set to begin in...

Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh received the Rob Zellers Award for Excellence in Arts Education from the Pittsburgh Public Theater during its Shakespeare Monologue and Scene Competition’s Showcase of Finalists in February. Mike Flynn, Aquinas Academy’s theater director and a teacher at the school in Hampton, gave the acceptance speech noting...

Today’s daylight saving time (DST) system — spring-to-fall DST followed by winter standard time — is an excellent compromise, providing DST’s many advantages the majority of the year and yet avoiding winter standard time’s difficulties during the dark, cold months. One proposed alternative is year-round standard time. This would cut...

Almost everyone hates springing forward and falling back every year. Moving clocks ahead one hour in March only to return them to their previous settings in November wastes time — literally. No adjustments to clocks change the length of the day, which is determined by latitude (distance from the equator)...

Regarding the letter “How is Biden responsible for people who don’t want to work?” (Feb. 27, TribLIVE): It wasn’t all that long ago, back in 2019, that unemployment was low, jobs were plentiful and people were working, and gas prices were somewhat reasonable. Then covid hit, and the country went...

We must continue to support Ukraine It’s been a year since Russia unleashed its horrific violence against Ukraine. Yet it has not succeeded in subduing that nation due to American military aid and the fighting resolve of Ukraine’s people. Although the war is financially costly for America, Putin’s unprovoked attack...

I have lived in the Hempfield Area School District for 35 years and have been reading with great interest the newspaper articles pertaining to plans for the upcoming high school renovation project. A prior article had an estimate of $97 to $110 million; the latest article (“Hempfield high school renovation...