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The Stroller, June 1, 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. Touch-a-truck event planned Saturday in Fawn Autism support group Powered By...
Some look back wistfully at Springdale’s towering smokestacks, others welcome implosions
Mark Mattone of Springdale still recalls when he scaled the “stacks” on a crisp fall day in October 1973. Mattone, 73, a retired electrician, worked at what was then the Duquesne Light Power Station during the 1970s. “I was asked if I was afraid of heights, and before you know...
Letter to the editor: New AG Henry ready to go
While Michelle Henry may only be taking over the attorney general’s seat for the next two years, that isn’t stopping her from kicking into gear and diving into the work ahead. With state Senate confirmation, Henry is ready to pursue her responsibilities as the state’s top law enforcement officer and...
Pirates farm report for May 31, 2023: Nick Gonzales belts grand slam for Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 25-27) clobbered Toledo (Tigers), 13-1. 2B Nick Gonzales (.252) went 1 for 4 with a grand slam, his fifth homer of the season. LF Canaan Smith-Njigba (.241) went 2 for 4 with a two-run homer, his sixth. RF Cal Mitchell (.271) went 2 for 5 with a solo...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 31, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Championship Wednesday’s result Mt. Lebanon 4, North Allegheny 0 Class 5A Third place Wednesday’s result Penn-Trafford 3, Plum 1 Class 4A Third place Wednesday’s result Montour 8, Indiana 6 Class 3A Championship Wednesday’s result Riverside 6, Neshannock 1 Class A Championship Wednesday’s...
High school roundup for May 31, 2023: Montour takes 3rd place in Class 4A baseball
Cole Fleck hit the go-ahead two-run double in the bottom of the sixth inning as top-seeded Montour defeated Indiana, 8-6, in the WPIAL Class 4A baseball third-place game Wednesday. David Gallagher pitched two perfect innings of relief with four strikeouts to earn the win for the Spartans (20-4). Jake Robinson...
Conservatives call for boycott of Chick-fil-A for being ‘woke’
The latest target of conservative outcry is no longer Target. Hundreds of social media users took to Twitter on Wednesday to call for a boycott of Chick-fil-A over the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) page on the restaurant’s website. “(T)hey Chose Go Woke, Go Broke,” Twitter user MAGA American Patriot...
2 hurt when small plane crashes into truck on turnpike ramp near Capital City Airport
Two people were hospitalized Wednesday afternoon after a small plane crashed into a utility truck on a Pennsylvania Turnpike exit ramp in Fairview Township. The single-engine aircraft hit the truck around 2:35 p.m., according to Ted Czech with York County’s emergency management office. The truck is believed to have been...
Hampton High School musical captures 6 Gene Kelly Awards
Hampton High School’s “Something Rotten!” won a school record-tying six awards at the 32nd annual Pittsburgh CLO Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater. The event, featuring group performances by the students from the participating schools, and medleys from the nominees for Best Actor and Actress, was...
Job openings surge to 10.1 million, upping odds for Fed hikeVideo
Vacancies at U.S. employers unexpectedly surged in April to the highest in three months, giving the Federal Reserve more reason to consider hiking interest rates again soon. The number of available positions increased to 10.1 million from an upwardly revised 9.75 million in March, the Labor Department’s Job Openings and...
‘We moved toward the gunfire’: Pittsburgh synagogue shooting survivors testify
Dan Leger thought he was dying. Moments earlier on the morning of Oct. 27, 2018, Leger had been shot in the abdomen during services for the Dor Hadash congregation inside the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill. The long-time palliative care nurse recognized his symptoms — mounting internal...
Peter Morici: Biden’s bid to create U.S. semiconductor jobs may do more harm than good
President Joe Biden’s industrial policies aim to make America a world leader in semiconductor manufacturing, but the effort could do more harm than good. Post-World War II U.S. foreign-trade policies promoted trade based on comparative advantages, but too often America’s trading partners put up import barriers and subsidized domestic industries...
Master business skills without paying for an MBA
Lindsay Mack earned her bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University in 2005. Nearly 15 years later, when she considered the best way to grow her business acumen, an MBA was not it. Mack, who is from Philadelphia, grew her career without an MBA. When ready to advance her skills in platform...
Letter to the editor: Alzheimer’s drug insanity
Regarding Rep. Jessica Benham’s op-ed “Federal agency could help Alzheimer’s patients” (May 23, TribLIVE): It is hard to imagine the nightmare of an Alzheimer’s patient in need of lifesaving medication approved by one huge federal agency (the Food and Drug Administration) that it is not available due to another federal...
Letter to the editor: Biden, Harris should be excommunicated
We continue to be deep in the bowels of hell. Earlier this month President Biden, who is theoretically Catholic, walked up on stage and gave a bouquet to Vice President Harris, who is theoretically Catholic, at a gala thrown by Emily’s List, an organization that adores fetal slaughter. Hey, Francis...
Westmoreland happenings: Strawberry festivals, car cruise, stuffed pork chop dinner, 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 • First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon will...
Guns N’ Roses coming to PNC Park in AugustVideo
Welcome to the jungle, or rather PNC Park. Guns N’ Roses, one of the biggest bands of the late ’80s, has announced a show at Pittsburgh’s PNC Park for Friday, Aug. 18. The opening act for the show is The Pretenders. Tickets will be available starting today via the band’s...
Letter to the editor: Pittsburgh’s progressives
Regarding Yarone Zober’s op-ed “Innamorato needs big action for an Allegheny County that has been thinking small” (May 20, TribLIVE): Thinking of small, Zober uses a lot of “small” words in his commentary but could not provide any examples where the progressive ideology was a successful form of government. Words...
Editorial: Cold cases demand continued questions to find answers
With a missing persons case, sometimes it seems as though the only answer sought is about location. It isn’t. A disappearance is a chain reaction of questions that beg to be answered. “Where?” is only the first. It is also the one that kicks off the dominoes of those that...
The Stroller, May 31, 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. Apollo Meals on Wheels seeking volunteer help Apollo Area Meals on...
Letter to the editor: Coal can still provide reliable, cheap energy
I disagree with the letter “We shouldn’t be celebrating coal” (May 23, TribLIVE) criticizing the legacy of coal in Pennsylvania. Although coal power plants provide only 12% of our state’s electricity today, they once provided the majority of our electricity powering our manufacturing plants and providing cheap energy to make...
Belle Vernon, Montour to square off for WPIAL Class 4A softball title
Belle Vernon coach Tom Rodriguez has been to six WPIAL championship games throughout his career. He is 4-1 in those games and knows anything can happen. The Leopards’ game plan against No. 2 seed Montour in the Class 4A final Wednesday afternoon? “We’re going to go with our gut,” Rodriguez...
Pirates farm report for May 30, 2023: Rough night for Henry Davis in Altoona loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 24-27) was idle. Next: Wednesday vs. Toledo (Tigers), 6:35 p.m. ALTOONA (Double-A, 22-22) was knocked around by Binghamton (Mets), 10-3. RF Henry Davis (.293) went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts. RHP Aaron Shortridge (3-3. 5.36) started and allowed six runs, four earned, on six hits with three...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 30, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Championship Wednesday’s schedule Mt. Lebanon (12-10) vs. North Allegheny (16-6) at Wild Things Park, 7 p.m. Class 5A Championship Tuesday’s result Shaler 10, Bethel Park 1 Third place Wednesday’s schedule Plum (14-8) vs. Penn-Trafford (14-6) at Washington & Jefferson, 6:30 p.m. Class...
High school roundup for May 30, 2023: Freshman powers Shaler softball into state playoffs
Freshman Bria Bosiljevac threw a complete-game three-hitter with 17 strikeouts and hit the tie-breaking solo home run in the fourth inning to lead Shaler to a 2-1 victory over South Fayette in the WPIAL Class 5A softball third-place game Tuesday. Alysa Schaffold doubled and drove in a run for the...
