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4 ways to limit your holiday debt
There’s a magical feeling in the air this time of year, but that magic costs money. Every year, the pressure looms large to spend more to create perfect holidays. This high-cost season can leave you with debt that sticks around. According to NerdWallet’s 2022 Holiday Shopping Report, 31% of 2021...
Commentary: ‘Star Wars’ has always been political. ‘Andor’ made it must-see TVVideo
Despite what some people — and at least one giant media company — might have you believe, “Star Wars” has always been political. “It is a period of civil war,” explains the opening scrawl of George Lucas’ 1977 space opera, now formally known as “Star Wars: Episode IV — A...
Letter to the editor: We all lost in this election
Now that Election Day/Month has come and gone (or has it?), permit this lifelong independent (I’m 63) to share some thoughts on the election and the political parties. First and foremost, Gen Zers need to educate themselves before they support the unlawful school loan bailout. Since you always have your...
Shabbat morning services, Light Up Night events and more at Sewickley area churches, places of worship
Beth Samuel Jewish Center Shabbat Morning Services are held every Saturday at 10 a.m. in person and on Zoom. First Friday Family Services, 7 p.m. Dec. 2. Levin 1 Religious School students will lead. Oneg to follow. Religious school classroom day (in-person only), 9 a.m. Dec. 4. Kabbalat Shabbat Services...
Sewickley area churches, places of worship hold holiday events, services
Beth Samuel Jewish Center Shabbat Morning Services are held every Saturday at 10 a.m. in person and on Zoom. Beth Samuel Jewish Center is at 810 Kennedy Drive in Ambridge. For more information, visit bethsamuel.org. Christ Church at Grove Farm Sunday services are at 9 a.m. (traditional) and 11:15 a.m....
Letter: Law enforcement should monitor horse riders
I love horses. I don’t always love the people who ride horses, especially when they are out in large numbers, wearing their scarlet-red “Riding to Hounds” costumes on the roads of Sewickley Heights/Hills and Bell Acres. These clowns often, and unapologetically, hog both lanes of two-lane roads as if they...
The Stroller, Nov. 25, 2022: 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. Luminate Leechburg event to kick off the holiday season The Luminate...
Shoppers hunt for Black Friday deals but inflation makes bargains elusive
NEW YORK — Consumers holding out for big Black Friday deals — and some much-needed relief from soaring costs on just about everything — may be disappointed as they head into the busiest shopping season of the year. While retailers are advertising sales of 30%, 50% and 70% off everything...
Letter to the editor: GOP circus needs a new elephant
Since the 2020 election, there has been a bull elephant pooping far and wide on the floor of the big tent known as the Republican Party. Despite all the bellowing and hold-your-nose odor, much of the audience still comes to the circus just to see the elephant. But after the...
Andrew Chew: Outdated property tax assessments result in unfair tax burdens
One of the most significant sources of revenue for public schools and local governments in Pennsylvania is property taxes. As homeowners across the commonwealth know, property tax bills greatly affect the budgets of many households, from middle-class families to single parents to older adults on fixed incomes. Despite the huge...
Woman killed, child in hospital after crash near Mansfield Bridge in Glassport
Allegheny County authorities said a McKeesport woman was killed and a child was injured in a single-vehicle crash in Glassport early Thursday morning. Police said first responders found the female driver, Ennis Jorden Davis, 31, dead at the scene, with a 7-year-old child injured inside the vehicle. The child was...
Through the Years: Riverview celebrates 25th anniversary of WPIAL title
Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look at the players, coaches and events that shaped our scholastic legacy. After coming up short two of the three previous seasons, Riverview finally got to wear the Class A crown with a 19-14 victory...
Thanks to boost in numbers, enthusiasm high for Leechburg girls
There’s a pleasant surprise involving Leechburg girls basketball this season. More players. After several seasons with a barely enough players to take the court, Leechburg has its roster in double digits. The Blue Devils went 0-17 last season, 0-8 in section play, but that hasn’t hindered more girls coming out...
With uncommon chemistry, veteran Leechburg boys lineup ready to tackle Class 2A
The names are familiar, and so are the goals. The Leechburg boys basketball team returns five of its top seven players from last season, and the Blue Devils are poised to try for an eighth consecutive WPIAL playoff berth. Coach Damian Davies brings back an experienced lineup, led by forward...
Ahead of Senior Day, Penn State QB Sean Clifford hoping to finish ‘whirlwind’ career on a high note
Typically, Penn State’s player conference calls go right to questions. But on Tuesday, sixth-year senior quarterback Sean Clifford opened with a statement. Clifford started by thanking the assembled media members for their coverage of his four years as Penn State’s starting quarterback. Then, he acknowledged the fans. “We have the...
Movie top 10 for the holidays: From a new ‘Scrooge’ to an old Christmas romance you’ve never seen
Our stockings runneth over with streaming holiday options whose titles, on Netflix and Hallmark and elsewhere, tend to blur into a single, extended holiday viewing option we’ll call “Countdown to Falling for Christmas with You on a Holidate on Mistletoe Farm All the Way.” Someone should make that one, and...
5 tips for buying the best artificial Christmas tree this season
If you are dreaming of a lovely, needle-free Christmas tree, you are in luck. Gone are the days of stiff, flimsy, plastic trees. Artificial trees are now more realistic than ever before, and they are growing in popularity. In fact, about 80% of homes will opt for an artificial tree...
Greg Fulton: Count your blessings and pray for Ukraine this Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a time for us to be thankful for the gifts bestowed upon us. We may be worried about making it to Grandma’s house on time for Thanksgiving dinner or ensuring that the turkey is cooked perfectly, but these concerns are trivial compared to those faced by others in...
Laurels & lances: Tuition, decisions and rewards
Laurel: To a real deal. While the White House and the courts work out the feasibility of student loan forgiveness, the cost of a college education isn’t getting any smaller. At least, it’s not at most institutions. At Washington & Jefferson College, that’s not the case. The Washington County school...
AHN Wexford Hospital gets $1 million grant
When Allegheny Health Network opened a 160-bed hospital in Pine in September 2021 to meet the growing demand for medical services in the North Hills, officials knew it would be a busy place. But the volume of patients and visitors to the sprawling campus along Perry Highway has been greater...
The Stroller, Nov. 24, 2022: 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. Count your blessings this Thanksgiving As you sit down to dinner...
AAA honors McCandless, Northern Regional police
AAA East Central has honored the McCandless and Northern Regional police departments with 2022 Platinum awards for efforts to increase road safety. Northern Regional services the townships of Marshall, Pine and Richland and the borough of Bradford Woods In total, 59 Western Pennsylvania departments received Platinum Awards, including Cranberry, Etna,...
Fox Chapel Area students help stock trout
The Fox Chapel Area High School Fishing Club recently partnered with the Allison Park Sportsmen’s Club and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission to stock trout in the Pine Creek Watershed. Students placed trout in the delayed harvest stretch of the creek located between Bryant Road and Mt. Royal Boulevard...
Mastriano supporters are flooding Pa. courts with baseless recount petitions in governor’s race
PHILADELPHIA — Doug Mastriano lost by a lot. But some of his supporters wrongly believe the results are inaccurate, and they think they’ve found a way to do something about it. So now election denial groups are flooding Pennsylvania courts with petitions seeking to force hand recounts under a little-known...
Beaver Falls, Steel Valley to meet in clash of WPIAL Class 2A powerhouses
Last season, Beaver Falls had a WPIAL championship experience to forget. The Tigers turned the ball over nine times — a WPIAL record for a championship game — in a loss to Serra Catholic on the North Shore. That experience has turned into a rallying cry for Beaver Falls, which...
