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The Stroller, June 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. Free meals available to children in NK-Arnold School District The Nutrition...
Letter to the editor: We need wage and tax reform
The Republican temper tantrum is over, but not before they held the country hostage in the debt ceiling crisis, with their warped financial views. They love to stamp their feet and beat their chest when the government is using its resources to help 90% of us. They scream too much...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for June 16, 2023
High schools Baseball PIAA championships Class 6A Championship Saturday’s schedule Father Judge (17-1) vs. Mt. Lebanon (16-10) at Penn State, 4:30 p.m. Class 4A Championship Saturday’s schedule Bellefonte (19-5) vs. Dallas (17-7) at Penn State, 1:30 p.m. Class 2A Championship Saturday’s schedule Bald Eagle Area (21-4) vs. Mount Union (24-2)...
Pirates farm report for June 16, 2023: Liover Peguero collects 3 hits in Altoona victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 29-36) was tripped up by Iowa (Cubs), 2-1. 2B Nick Gonzales (.260) went 2 for 3 with a double, triple, walk and run scored. 3B Jared Triolo (.280) went 3 for 4 with a double. C Endy Rodriguez (.241) went 1 for 4 with an RBI. RF Henry...
Student achievement in the Fox Chapel area
The Fox Chapel Area School Board during its June 12 meeting recognized dozens of students for academic, athletic and artistic achievements. Among those honored: Seniors Adam Zimmerman, Aiden Dorneich, Kevin Quinn and Samuel Kuhns; juniors Eduardo Phelan-Vidal, Ava McCaffrey, Aiden Purcell and Lucy Rygelski; sophomores Jackson Hagler, Riley Puklus, Graeson...
Fox Chapel area students receive college academic honors, degrees
These area students were named to Dean’s lists or President’s lists of their respective schools for the spring semester. Hanna Essey and Sophie Williams were named to the Dean’s list of Lehigh University. Emma Szymanski was named to the President’s list at St. Francis University, requiring a 4.0 grade point...
Pine art studio Dots and Doodles celebrates 10 years in business
Pine’s guided-instruction art studio Dots and Doodles is celebrating 10 years in business this summer. “I took art classes as a kid, coincidentally in the same building that Dots and Doodles is in now. My mom and brother and I always joked around about doing this as a retirement plan,”...
Photo gallery: Pittsburgh’s Juneteenth Homecoming Celebration
Hundreds of people came out for the beginning of the Western Pennsylvania Juneteenth Homecoming Celebration Friday at Point State Park in Pittsburgh. Rappers Hurricane Chris and KRS-One performed, as the event also featured many small businesses selling their merchandise. Arrested Development had been scheduled to perform but had to cancel...
Photos: Taylor Swift dazzles in 1st of 2 Pittsburgh shows
Taylor Swift played the first of two nights of her Eras Tour stop Friday at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh. The pop superstar will be back for a second show Saturday. A little snippet of “22” from Taylor Swift + a few crowd views from inside Acrisure Stadium on Friday night.Photo/video:...
Gary Franks: Trump should return to being unpredictable
The best move for former President Donald Trump is the one most unexpected. Being unpredictable or unconventional was the trait that helped him win the White House in 2016, and it would help him today. The baseball pitcher that tips off his pitches eventually gets hit hard, looks bad and...
Leaders react to Pittsburgh synagogue shooting verdict
“Today, we remember the lives of Bernice Simon, Sylvan Simon, Melvin Wax, Daniel Stein, Irving Younger, Rose Mallinger, Jerry Rabinowitz, Joyce Feinberg, Richard Gottfried, Cecil Rosenthal, and David Rosenthal. May their memories be a blessing. “Pittsburgh, please join me in praying for the family and friends of those we lost...
Bethel Park graduates 352 students in Class of 2023
Bethel Park High School held its 114th annual commencement at Black Hawk Stadium June 8, on an unseasonably cool summer night that featured a brief shower beforehand and a poor-air-quality alert throughout the week, the result of wildfires in Canada. Those proved to be little more than minor distractions for...
Historic year for Union girls ends with loss to Tri-Valley in PIAA softball championship game
UNIVERSITY PARK – A historic softball season — and a historic year for Union girls athletics in general — came to an end Friday afternoon as the Scotties lost the PIAA Class A softball championship game to Tri Valley, 6-3, at Penn State’s Beard Field. The Scotties (20-4) were appearing...
Prince Harry and Meghan’s Archewell Audio and Spotify ‘mutually’ end partnership
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s podcasting endeavor at Spotify has come to an end. Prince Harry, and his wife, Meghan’s production company, Archewell Audio, has “mutually agreed” to part ways with the audio streaming platform, a representative for Spotify confirmed Friday. “We are proud of the series we made...
Jury finds gunman guilty on all counts in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
It was almost a foregone conclusion. Even defense attorneys for Robert Bowers told the jury that their client did it. He’s the one who entered the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill on the morning of Oct. 27, 2018, carrying an AR-15 and three handguns. He’s the one...
Summer: a time to explore history at Capt. Thomas Espy Post in Carnegie
History enthusiasts are a different bunch. Rain, wind and snow don’t typically deter us from exploring battlefields and historic sites, while here in Western Pennsylvania, summertime humidity can feel almost tropical. Sunburns, insects, dehydration, or a twisted ankle, can just as easily put us right back onto the couch. If...
Robert Gregerson: Pitt-Greensburg’s state discount critical for students, local economy
It’s been 60 years since six local school districts asked the University of Pittsburgh to establish a regional campus in Westmoreland County, and look how far we’ve come. Today, the University of Pittsburgh at Greenburg proudly continues our mission to serve the educational needs of the region — two-thirds of...
Ticket prices to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour drop — slightly
Swifties take note: If you are still in need of seats for Saturday’s Acrisure Stadium concert, you might not have to fork over an arm and a leg for tickets. Just an arm seems like it will suffice. Swift’s “Eras Tour” shows have been setting records across the country —...
Letter to the editor: Thanks for flags, Lower Burrell
Thank you, Lower Burrell, for the United States flags that lined your Main Street on May 30, the original date to remember our veterans. What a special tribute. Cindy Wallace Harrison...
Due to rainy weather, PIAA postpones Mt. Lebanon baseball, Shaler softball title games
Due to rainy weather in the forecast, the PIAA has postponed until tomorrow five of the six baseball and softball championship games scheduled for Friday. The one game that will go on as scheduled Friday will see Class A WPIAL champion Union (20-3) take on Tri Valley (23-2) at 11...
Sewickley area houses of worship offer vacation bible school, Sunday services and more
Antioch Baptist Church Sunday service is at 10:45 a.m. Antioch Baptist Church is located at 332 Elizabeth St. For more information, call 412-741-7688 or visit antiochfwbaptist sewickley.org. Beth Samuel Jewish Center Beth Samuel Jewish Center meets every Saturday at 10 a.m. in person and on Zoom for Morning Shabbat services. First...
Letter to the editor: Springdale ‘implosion’
On the “implosion” in Springdale: What we have here, in the words of Cool Hand Luke’s captain, is “failure to communicate” (“Amid dusty cleanup, Springdale residents remain unsettled in the wake of smokestack implosions,” June 4, TribLIVE). To call what happened in Springdale (and the Hulton Bridge about six years...
Alle-Kiski Valley Class Reunions
• 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...
The Stroller, June 16, 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 cruise and concert planned Sunday The Allegheny County Summer Concert...
Laurels & lances: Schools and police
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...
