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The Stroller, June 8, 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. Kiski Area Foundation to host golf outing fundraiser The 15th annual...
Letter to the editor: Rejecting today’s ‘reality’
At 67 years old, I recently discovered that my entire reality is based upon misinformation. I have been living a lie. I was told that my masculinity is toxic. Doing the things that a traditional man has always done is now considered harmful. I thought that strength, courage and assertiveness...
Knoch graduate Jordan Geist wins NCAA shot put title for Arizona
Knoch graduate Jordan Geist ended his college track and field career in the most dramatic fashion possible Wednesday night. The Arizona senior won the shot put by 2 centimeters on the final throw of his career at the NCAA outdoor track and field championships at Texas. Geist recorded a throw...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for June 7, 2023
High schools Baseball PIAA championships Thursday’s schedule Quarterfinals Class 6A Central Bucks West (20-6) vs. Father Judge (15-1) at Villanova Ballpark, 4 p.m.; North Penn (20-5) vs. Liberty (20-4) at Bears Stadium, Boyertown, 4 p.m.; Cedar Cliff (19-6) vs. North Allegheny (17-7) at Mt. Aloysius, 2 p.m.; Spring-Ford (22-3) vs....
High school roundup for June 7, 2023: Mt. Lebanon boys lacrosse wins PIAA opener
Mt. Lebanon lacrosse split a pair of first-round PIAA Class 3A matches Wednesday. The WPIAL champion boys team rolled to a 17-3 victory over District 10 champion McDowell (7-10). The Blue Devils (19-3) will meet District 1 champion Springfield (20-2) in Saturday’s quarterfinals. The WPIAL runner-up girls team lost 18-4...
Pirates farm report for June 7, 2023: Henry Davis triples for 1st Triple-A hit
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 28-30) was outslugged by Omaha (Royals), 9-7. RF Henry Davis (.200) went 1 for 3 with a walk and his first Triple-A hit, a triple. C Endy Rodriguez (.252) went 2 for 5 with a double and an RBI. LF Cal Mitchell (.267) went 2 for 5 with...
Biden vetoes effort to block student loan forgiveness
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden vetoed legislation on Wednesday to block his attempt to grant student debt relief through executive action. The measure, which the Senate cleared last week, will now go back to Capitol Hill for a possible override attempt, which would be unsuccessful based on the support it...
Scottdale department hosts annual parade during its weeklong fair
Scottdale Volunteer Fire Department is presenting its annual fair at the center of the borough June 5-10. As part of the week, the department hosted a parade Wednesday on Pittsburgh Street. The department purchased a 2023 Pierce Saber Series Pumper this year....
Pennsylvania looking to charge electric vehicle owners a $290 annual fee
Pennsylvanians who own electric vehicles may soon be required to pay an annual fee to help pay for road and bridge improvements. The Senate Transportation Committee on Wednesday approved a bipartisan-backed bill by a 13-1 vote that would charge owners of non-commercial passenger electric vehicles a $290 fee annually —...
Las Vegas comedy great Pat Cooper, opener for Sinatra, dies at 93
LAS VEGAS — Pat Cooper was a bombastic, boundless comic who became the friend and contemporary of legends. The stand-up performer out of Brooklyn who launched his Las Vegas career some 60 years ago died peacefully at his Las Vegas home Tuesday night, his wife, Emily Conner, announced Wednesday morning....
Plum product Alex Kirilloff takes ‘exciting’ step with improved plate discipline
His surgically repaired wrist now healed, Alex Kirilloff is back in the big leagues and back with the Twins as a transformed hitter. The son of a hitting instructor has been known for his bat since the Twins made him the 2016 MLB draft’s 15th overall pick out of Plum...
Riverhounds’ Bob Lilley earns USL Championship Coach of the Month honors
Bob Lilley, coach of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, was named the USL Championship Coach of the Month for May, the league announced Wednesday. Lilley guided the Riverhounds to five straight victories last month, including two wins over MLS teams in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. After wins over the New...
Bills’ Josh Allen named cover athlete for ‘Madden NFL 24’Video
It’s Josh Allen’s turn. Considered one of the top quarterbacks in the NFL, the Buffalo Bills star finally has received perhaps the league’s biggest offseason honor: the Madden cover. The iconic EA Sports video game premiered the trailer for this year’s edition, “Madden NFL 24,” on Wednesday morning. At the...
Stephen L. Carter: The Supreme Court’s confusing water ruling, explained
The Supreme Court’s recent decision on the limits of federal authority under the Clean Water Act has been celebrated or condemned, depending on the ideological predilections of the observer. Everyone agrees, however, that the opinions themselves make for rather rough reading. They boil down to a squabble over the words...
Sawdust prepared for feast of Corpus Christi at Springdale Township church
Parishioners and some staff members from Guardian Angels Parish gathered at the Our Lady of Victory Campus in the Harwick section of Springdale Township on Monday, June 5 to prepare sawdust for making carpets to celebrate the upcoming feast of Corpus Christi on Sunday. Some were veterans of making the...
Pittsburgh synagogue gunman described as ‘nice and cordial’ after the attack
As he was being treated at Allegheny General Hospital for gunshot wounds suffered in a firefight with Pittsburgh police at the Tree of Life synagogue, Robert Bowers was described as being “very polite, very cooperative.” “He kind of was very nice and cordial with everybody,” Pittsburgh police Detective Robert Shaw...
Your Apple iPhone will stop autocorrecting your ‘ducking’ swear words this fall
Your neighbors have really made you angry. You fire off a text to a friend using some salty language and the friend responds with a laughing emoji. You didn’t mean to tell her that your neighbors are making you “ducking” mad. There are no mallards in your yard. Coming this...
John Kleindienst: With volunteering, you get more than you give
Most of us have heard people say something along the lines of “I get more out of it than they do” when talking about the volunteer experience. Some will even couch that statement with “I know it sounds cliché, but …” as if others may not believe the genuine feeling...
Letter to the editor: Biden and Kennedy are the best Democrats have?
On May 25, Laura Ingraham had on her program this guy Robert F. Kennedy, who is running to be the Democratic pick for president in 2024. To say this guy has a terrible speaking voice would be an understatement. When he speaks, I can only understand every 25th word out...
Westmoreland happenings: Strawberry festivals, car cruise, Pride Prom, more
Submissions from nonprofit organizations for Briefly Speaking can be emailed to cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Include a complete address and daytime phone number. Submissions are due at least two weeks prior to the event. Each announcement is printed once; there is no fee. Church News • Christian Life Church, 900 Seventh St. Trafford,...
Letter to the editor: Let’s work together for our children’s future
This graduation season, I reflect on the roller coaster this last decade has been. In 2009, I graduated — a child psychiatrist, a medical doctor, ready to serve my community and raise my children in Westmoreland County. In 2007 and 2010, I was fortunate to become a mother. I was...
The Stroller, June 7, 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. Car and bike cruise to benefit Vandergrift museum A car and...
Sister says Tarentum fatal stabbing victim was trying to protect friend during altercation
Thomas Baczynski was trying to protect his friend when he was fatally stabbed Sunday in Tarentum, according to his sister. Baczynski, 26, died about 6:30 p.m. at Allegheny Valley Hospital in Harrison after an altercation involving three men in the rear of Davidson Street along Companion Way in the West...
Letter to the editor: Rep. Eric Nelson a pro-life advocate
John Ventre’s letter “Questioning Westmoreland County Republicans” (May 25, TribLIVE) claimed state Rep. Eric Nelson “voted for fetal tissue research.” This is 100% inaccurate. This issue is very near and dear to my heart. As a Life PAC of Southwestern Pennsylvania board member and an active pro-life volunteer for years,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for June 6, 2023
High schools Baseball PIAA championships Thursday’s schedule Quarterfinals Class 6A Central Bucks West (20-6) vs. Father Judge (15-1) at Villanova Ballpark, 4 p.m.; North Penn (20-5) vs. Liberty (20-4) at Bears Stadium, Boyertown, 4 p.m.; Cedar Cliff (19-6) vs. North Allegheny (17-7) at Mt. Aloysius, 2 p.m.; Spring-Ford (22-3) vs....
