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Letter to the editor: Vote for moderates
Most people are moderate. Most people are in the middle. Agreement is found in the middle among moderates. Only disagreement is found in the extremes. Extremism = repression. Extremism breeds hate. Extremism reflects lost perspective. Extremism eliminates critical thinking. Extremists are not concerned with the greater good. Your vote is...
Sewickley area real estate transactions, week of Sept. 17, 2023
Bell Acres John Smith sold property at 75 Charleston Sq to Robert and Kelle Bremmer for $1,300,000. Anthony Scaturro sold property at 129 Fox Hill Drive to Maura and Traci Roble for $680,000. Edgeworth David Thimons sold property at 422 Oliver Road to Carter Revocable Tr for $2,724,500. Franklin Park...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of Sept. 17, 2023
Aspinwall Dongshi Chen sold property at 27 Fourth St. to Aaron Palmquist for $355,000. Etna John Skasik sold property at 15 Vilsack St. to Kyle Levar Burton Garnett and Emily Jeanna Dunnette Burton for $181,030. Fox Chapel Kirk Fabel sold property at 209 Hampton Road to Teun Teunis and Marija...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Sept. 17, 2023
Chalfant Elizabeth Wilson sold property at 140 Greenfield Ave. to Acorn Gardens LLC for $47,257. Edgewood James Rex sold property at 517 Allenby Ave. to Robert and Pamela Singer for $249,900. Forest Hills Tang Kiu Cheung sold property at 224 Cascade Road to Mark Clemente and Amanda Creps for $280,000....
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Sept. 21, 2023
Bellevue GKR LLC sold property at 178 Dakota Ave. to Adam Bleil for $230,000. Frederick Bugno Jr. sold property at 414 Forest Ave. to Phillip Paul Oravec and Chance Logan Smith for $235,000. Amy Johnson sold property at 60 Grant Ave. to Charles Gerbe III and Bernadette Gerbe for $266,000....
Letter to the editor: Tax hike and new schools in Latrobe
Alert to those folks who may be planning to reside in the Unity Township/ Latrobe area in the future: The Greater Latrobe School Board is considering building a brand new junior high school which would increase the property tax rate by at least 11 mills (8 mills within the first five years)....
Editorial: Marc Fogel is becoming the forgotten prisoner among Biden administration officials
On Wednesday, the U.S. Ambassador to Russia, Lynne Tracy, visited Paul Whelan, the former U.S. Marine convicted of espionage in 2020 and sentenced to 16 years in prison. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Whelan, who has been in Russian custody since 2018, showed “tremendous courage” and reiterated the often...
The Stroller, Sept. 17, 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. Summer concert series to feature Moe Taters and the Gravy Train...
Letter to the editor: Hunting in Pittsburgh parks
The City of Pittsburgh recently approved an inhumane plan to kill some of its most gentle and beautiful inhabitants by allowing the cruel bow hunting of deer in Frick and Riverview parks (“Pittsburgh approves limited deer hunting program in city parks,” Sept. 6, TribLIVE). Claims that these native animals, who...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 16, 2023: Mason Martin homers in Indy loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 66-75) was hammered 9-2 by Omaha (Royals). RHP Kyle Nicolas (6.20) pitched a scoreless first as an opener, but RHP Wil Crowe (1-1, 5.57) came on in the second and gave up six runs, five earned, on eight hits and a walk in 3.1 innings. RHP Chase De...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 16, 2023
High schools Field hockey Saturday’s results Mt. Lebanon 2, Novi (Mich.) 2 Pine-Richland 5, Novi (Mich.) 0 Football Saturday’s result WPIAL Class A Black Hills Bishop Canevin 35, Burgettstown 0 Saturday’s summary Bishop Canevin 35, Burgettstown 0 Burgettstown 0 0 0 0 —0 Bishop Canevin 7 14 7 7 —35...
High school roundup for Sept. 16, 2023: QB Kole Olszewski lights it up for Bishop Canevin
Kole Olszewski hit on 14 of 19 passes for 311 yards and four touchdowns as Bishop Canevin rolled to a 35-0 victory over Burgettstown (1-2, 0-1) in Class A Black Hills Conference action Saturday night. Az’Jaun Marshall hauled in two of Olszewski’s touchdown passes, catching a total of five balls...
Robbie Mertz buries winning goal in 90th minute to lift Riverhounds past Miami
Upper St. Clair’s Robbie Mertz scored a dramatic late-game goal to give the Pittsburgh Riverhounds a 2-1 road win over Miami FC on Saturday night. The Riverhounds (16-5-9, 57 points) lengthened their lead in the USL Championship Eastern Conference standings on Charleston and Tampa Bay, who are tied with 53...
District college football roundup: Saint Vincent picks up 1st win of season
Austin Slye threw for 164 yards and a touchdown to lead Saint Vincent to a 23-19 victory over Allegheny in PAC football Saturday afternoon. Ty Martin ran for 96 yards and Kaelib McElroy caught five passes for 74 yards and a score for the Bearcats (1-2, 1-2). Jack Johnson tossed...
Route 8 gas line work starts Sunday in Shaler
Gas line work on Route 8 (William Flinn Highway) in Shaler Township will begin Sunday and continue through late October, according to PennDOT. Lane restrictions will occur on southbound Route 8 between Old Butler Plank Road and East Pennview Street nightly from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. through late October....
Man dies after being struck while loading truck in South Fayette
A man who was injured Saturday afternoon while trying to load a flatbed trailer in South Fayette has died, according to authorities. He was in critical condition when he was taken to a hospital, according to Allegheny County Police. The man, identified as Lewis Alling, 59, of Hickory, died at...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Burrell’s Tessa Mathabel, Fox Chapel’s Ethan Vaughan
Tessa Mathabel Class: Senior School: Burrell Sport: Soccer Report card: Mathabel scored key goals in a pair of Section 2-2A wins for Burrell (4-1, 1-1) this week. She had two goals, including the winner, in a 3-2 victory over Deer Lakes on Monday. She then scored a tying goal in...
Defending WPIAL, PIAA champion North Allegheny cross country teams off to fast start
There’s a common cliché in sports that says success breeds success. And in the WPIAL, you need to look no further than the North Allegheny cross country program. Last season marked the fifth year in a row that both the boys’ and girls’ teams claimed the WPIAL title. They have...
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers top rival Pine-Richland in championship rematch
Defending PIAA Class 4A girls volleyball champion North Allegheny defeated reigning WPIAL Class 4A champion Pine-Richland, 3-1, in a Section 1 match Sept. 12. Game scores were 25-21, 21-25, 25-20 and 25-16. Marin Dunaway had 17 kills, and Kyra Schmidt and Isabelle Hoppe had 13 kills. Avery Butcher added 14...
Natalie Florence and Heather Ross: Shelters can help homeless by providing quiet and privacy, not just a bunk and a meal
The city of Phoenix set heat records in summer 2023, with high temperatures that topped 110 degrees for 31 consecutive days and at least 54 days in total. In such conditions, providing basic services — including cool spaces — for people experiencing homelessness is lifesaving. In 2022, 420 people —...
Peter Morici: Cities should consider these concrete actions to house the homeless
Homeless villages under highway overpasses and tent camps in other public spaces create the appearance of a new epidemic, but historically, homelessness has been endemic to urban America. In the late 19th century, skid rows appeared in New York and other cities, where flop houses sheltered up to 75,000 people...
Letter to the editor: Government shouldn’t mandate consumer behavior
With the cost of nearly everything escalating, why would anyone advocate for regulations that further complicate life for the average American? The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal aiming to drastically increase electric vehicle sales by 2032 would do just that. Electric vehicles are much more expensive than gas cars. The data...
Sounding off: Biden and Trump, high-paid coaches, global warming on readers’ minds
Let’s dump both Biden, Trump An overwhelming majority of Americans say they want neither President Biden nor former President Trump on the 2024 ballot. Yet both are considered prohibitive favorites to win their party’s nomination. This is because extremists on both sides have co-opted the two major political parties by...
Letter to the editor: Biden impeachment a move to obstruct
The latest outrageous act perpetrated by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is to accommodate the extremist members of his party’s Freedom Caucus by initiating a revenge-based inquiry into an impeachment of President Joe Biden. I do not believe the speaker is a stupid or naive man. He is, though, one whose...
Editorial: Media policies don’t trump First Amendment
Some municipalities — as well as school districts, counties and other government agencies — talk out of both sides of their mouths when it comes to releasing information. Coincidentally, they do so by limiting who is doing the talking. Take Aspinwall. The Allegheny County municipality with a population less than...
