Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review back issues from May 2007:
Trafford meeting rescheduled
May 01, 2007 ... The regular monthly meeting of Trafford council, which had beenscheduled for 7 tonight, has been ...
Water-main break strains Mercy
May 01, 2007; ... Mercy Hospital resumed normal operations Monday night afterpostponing surgeries and turning away ambulance admissions much ofthe day because of a water-main break. The break flooded Forbes Avenue and temporarily cut water serviceto the 535-bed hospital and other customers along ...
Latrobe candidates target city services
May 01, 2007; ... Two Latrobe council members, both Democrats, face a field of fivechallengers for three open seats in the May 15 primary. Incumbents Ron McElhaney and Rosie Moff Wolford are seeking theirsecond four-year terms. Their challengers are Curk E. Fry and FabianGiovannagelo, who both filed ...
Garfield man gets 7-14 years for role in abduction
May 01, 2007 ... A Garfield man was sentenced Monday to seven to 14 years in prisonfor his part in kidnapping an Indian woman who was later raped. Robert Hawkins, 44, was convicted in March of kidnapping, unlawfulrestraint and simple assault for the June 19, 2005, abduction inShadyside. Hawkins' ...
North Huntingdon teen burns self after falling asleep while cooking
May 01, 2007 ... A 15-year-old North Huntingdon boy is recovering in the burn unitof Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh after suffering severe burns Sundaywhile cooking chicken wings on his stove. The youth, who was not identified by police, was airlifted to thehospital at 11:25 p.m. Sunday with second- ...
Pirates farm report
May 01, 2007 ... INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 13-9) won, 4-0, at Ottawa (Phillies).Shortstop Brian Bixler was 2 for 3 with an RBI double and a two-runhome run. Second baseman Jose Hernandez added two doubles and scoreda run. Right-hander Bryan Bullington (4-0) allowed five hits in sevenscoreless ...
Investment banker fills vacant Pa. treasurer post
May 01, 2007 ... Investment banker and lawyer Robin Wiessmann was sworn in Mondayas state treasurer, filling the post vacated when Democrat Bob Caseywas elected to the U.S. Senate. Wiessmann, who lives in Newtown in Schuylkill County, has managedpension funds and advised state treasurers or ...
Tribune-Review papers gain in circulation, report says
May 01, 2007 ... Average weekday circulation at daily newspapers published by TheTribune-Review Publishing Co. totaled 150,253 in the six-month periodended in March 2007, according to a Audit Bureau of Circulations FAS-FAX report Monday. During the same period, average Saturday circulation ...
Bay's blast lifts Bucs over Cubs, 3-2
May 01, 2007; ... It wasn't the offensive explosion everyone is waiting on, but thePirates did enough in the late innings Monday night to snatch a 3-2victory from the Chicago Cubs. "We've been on the back end of a lot of games like this, seeingteams steal games," outfielder Jason Bay said. "It's ...
'Hard to recycle' items to be collected on the South Side May 12
May 01, 2007 ... The Pennsylvania Resources Council will begin its 2007 collectionfor "hard to recycle" items on May 12. People can drop off major appliances, ink cartridges, scrap metaland cell phones for free recycling from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at theAppliance Warehouse ...
Parents fret over possible merger
May 01, 2007; ... Consolidating two elementary schools in the Hempfield Area SchoolDistrict could save taxpayers nearly $1 million over five years, butsome parents fear an unanticipated spike in enrollment could hurttheir children in the classroom. Administrators have proposed combining East ...
Robbery suspect pleads guilty
May 01, 2007; ... A Mt. Pleasant man was sentenced Monday to at least five years inprison for robbing a convenience store three times in eight days. Joseph A. Harris, 21, of 17 S. Depot St., pleaded guilty yesterdayto armed robbery and conspiracy charges for holdups that occurredlast April. Police ...
Fayette County drunken driver gets at least 3 years in jail
May 01, 2007 ... Fayette County President Judge Conrad Capuzzi has sentenced ahabitual drunken driver, who was caught six times in four months, toprison for at least three years. Billy Johnson, 36, of Dunbar Township, pleaded guilty last week tosix cases of driving under the influence between ...
1 creditor might break even in bankruptcy
May 01, 2007; ... Pittsburgh Brewing Co.'s bankruptcy case could be considered alesson in bankruptcy law -- how creditors holding a first mortgagecan get their money back, while other creditors get pennies on thedollar. Chicago attorney Jack Cerone, one of the brewery's securedcreditors, could get ...
Defending champ Sweden advances at world championships
May 01, 2007 ... MOSCOW - Nicklas Backstrom scored 29 seconds after the openingfaceoff and Sweden went on to an 8-2 win over Latvia on Monday toclaim a place in the qualifying round of the hockey worldchampionships. In Mytischi, Shane Doan converted on a power play early in thethird to complete ...
So long, secret ballot?
May 01, 2007; ... Voting in private is a fundamental American right -- but it's onethat workers would lose if a little-known bill becomes law. It soundsoutrageous but the misnamed "Employee Free Choice Act" has alreadypassed the House of Representatives. The act would end union-organizing elections ....
Trib 30 hits 6-month high
May 01, 2007; ... Buoyed by utilities and manufacturing stocks, the Trib 30 index oflocal stocks bounced to its best close in six months. The index ended April trading Monday at 207.9, its highest levelsince posting 214.5 at the end of October. Last month's performance was highlighted by a dozen ...
Hospital plans tours of Monroeville birthing center
May 01, 2007 ... Western Pennsylvania Hospital-Forbes Regional Campus inMonroeville will hold public tours from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at itsnew Women's and Infants' Care Center at 2570 Haymaker Road. The center contains 11 suites with birthing/postpartum beds, built-in sleeper sofas, ...
Tax plan roils Ligonier board campaign
May 01, 2007; ... The crowd was not as large or as vocal Monday as school boardmeetings earlier this year when Act 1 was on the agenda, butcandidates for the Ligonier Valley school board let the gathering atTown Hall know where they stood on the controversial measure. "Roll it back," said Joe ...
Victim fights off 2 men during mugging attempt in Indiana
May 01, 2007 ... A man fought his way out of an attempted strong-arm robbery by twoassailants early Sunday in Indiana County, authorities said. The victim, whom Indiana Borough police did not identify, said hewas walking in the 600 block of Grant Street near the Maryland Wayintersection at 12:30 ...
Bucs' Tracy says Nady still 'couple of days' from starting
May 01, 2007 ... Manager Jim Tracy said putting Xavier Nady (hamstring) on thedisabled list was never considered an option, and Nady remains"probably another couple of days" from returning to the lineup. Nadyfelt a slight twinge while he was running the bases Sunday during apregame warmup. "It ...
Kidnap suspect's trial set for Ohio
May 01, 2007; ... A man accused of sexually assaulting a Fox Chapel woman afterabducting her and her toddler from a shopping center was indictedMonday in Ohio and will stand trial there, authorities said. Jimmy Lee Tayse, 30, a Johnstown native who more recently lived inWest Virginia, is expected to ...
Is the War on Terror over?
May 01, 2007; ... Do we still need to fight a war on terror? The answer seems to be no for an increasing number in the West whoare weary over Afghanistan and Iraq or complacent from the absence ofa major attack on the scale of 9/11. The British Foreign Office has scrapped the phrase "war on ...
Man charged in shooting of Brentwood bar patron in face
May 01, 2007 ... A Washington County man has been charged with shooting another manin the face at a Brentwood bar early Saturday, Allegheny Countypolice said Monday. State police arrested Thomas Giles, 24, of Washington, on Saturdayafternoon and charged him with aggravated assault, attempted ...
LeNature's creditors near deal
May 01, 2007; ... Creditors of LeNature's Inc. have resolved most of theirdifferences on how to reorganize the bankrupt bottler, lawyers forthe creditors said, bringing a sale of its plant in Latrobe closer. Creditors united behind a reorganization plan to be funded withcash from a sale of the ...
Allegheny College's president to step down
May 01, 2007 ... Richard J. Cook, president of Allegheny College for 11 years, isstepping down at the end of the 2007-08 school year. He and his wife, Terry Lahti, decided they wanted to move closerto their families in ...
Pirates 3, Cubs 2: How they scored
May 01, 2007 ... Cubs first inning (Zach Duke pitching) With two outs, Derrek Lee doubled to right. Aramis Ramirez singledto left; Lee scored. Cubs 1, Pirates 0 Cubs second With two outs, Felix Pie singled to left. Rich Hill doubled toleft; Pie advanced to third and scored on ...
Ruling poses ethics dilemma for state cabinet members
May 01, 2007; ... HARRISBURG -- The state Senate is weighing whether to reconfirmtwo Rendell Cabinet members, after an Ethics Commission ruling Mondaythat both would violate ethics law if their agencies continue toprovide money to groups employing their spouses. The commission issued advisory ...
85-year-old sentenced for 2nd time in checks scam
May 01, 2007; ... An 85-year-old Lincoln-Lemington woman avoided federal prisonMonday when she was sentenced for the second time in two years forcashing her dead sister's benefits checks. "I was only trying to ... save our church and our house," KathleenGivens said, apologizing to the court. "I ...
Lots of great things to do in May
May 01, 2007 ... 1. Trumpeter Sean Jones performs as part of JazzLive Cabaret at 5p.m. at the Cabaret at Theater Square, Downtown. 412-456-6666. 2. Planning an outdoor meal can be a sophisticated adventure withthe help of "Wednesday Wine Flights: Picnic Fare Wines" at 6 p.m. atthe Cabaret at ...
Congress' passion for paper
May 01, 2007; ... Some jobs are harder than others -- selling snowshoes in Jamaica,for instance, or swimsuits in the Antarctic. Yet either of those jobswould be a snap compared to selling paper products to Congress. Last year the Architect of the Capitol needed to buy paper towelsand toilet paper ...
Help the bride-to-be undress to impress
May 01, 2007; ... With bachelorette parties filling up date books through summer,guests have two choices: a blender or a negligee. A recent Shopzilla survey found the most common bachelorette partythemes are inspired by either the kitchen or the bedroom. Vanessa Fuchs, owner of Sassy Sensations ...
Mock drafts preordain Timmons' Steelers destination
May 01, 2007; ... It's fortunate the Steelers coaches weren't playing poker in thedays leading up to the NFL draft, because they somehow tipped theirhand before selecting Florida State linebacker Lawrence Timmons withthe 15th overall pick. When it came to NFL mock drafts, ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr ....
How Tribune-Review mock drafts measured up
May 01, 2007 ... Actual draft 1. Houston: JaMarcus Russell 2. Detroit: Calvin Johnson 3. Cleveland: Joe Thomas 4. Tampa Bay: Gaines Adams 5. Arizona: Levi Brown 6. Washington: LaRon Landry 7. Minnesota: Adrian Peterson 8. Atlanta: Jamaal ...
Fayette County officials finally will check out lucrative hotel tax
May 01, 2007; ... Despite a change in state law six years ago, Fayette Countyremains one of only three counties -- and the last in WesternPennsylvania -- without a local hotel room tax that could create atourism grant program for its popular sites and parks and save$20,000 in the county's annual general ...
Steelers sign 11 undrafted free agents
May 01, 2007 ... The Steelers have signed 11 undrafted free agents, with runningback Gary Russell the most notable. Russell rushed for 1,130 yardsand 19 touchdowns as a sophomore at Minnesota while playing behindcurrent New England Patriots running back Laurence Maroney. Heflunked out of school in the ...
RAD board backs $21.6M makeover plan for city parks
May 01, 2007; ... The board of the Allegheny Regional Asset District on Mondayapproved a long-range plan for city parks that includes a new FrickEnvironmental Center and a year-round swimming pool in Highland Park. But RAD Executive Director David Donahoe urged parks officials inPittsburgh to ...
Donations stun disabled Iraq veteran
May 01, 2007; ... The generosity of strangers has overwhelmed Iraq war veteran JamesFair, his family said. Fair, 25, of Coraopolis, could move into a home being built inRoss in about six months thanks to $250,000 in cash, services andmaterials donated by people he's never met. "He couldn't ...
Steelers' Timmons, Woodley will have ripple effect
May 01, 2007; ... Whether you loved or hated the Steelers' draft, you're a long wayfrom being done with dissecting it. At least that's the current projection. The revelation that Lawrence Timmons and LaMarr Woodley willsubstitute at defensive end as situational pass rushers and will ...
Bethel Park drummer Rice makes the leap to a larger playing field
May 01, 2007; ... It's not that Jon Rice's story is improbable. It borders on the impossible. In fewer than two years, Rice went from being the drum major forthe Bethel Park High School marching band to playing drums for Jobfor a Cowboy, an emerging death-metal band that just finished ...
Newsmaker: Joan Ellenbogen
May 01, 2007; ... Age: 53 Residence: Forest Hills Family: Husband, George Handelsman; daughter, Michelle Handelsman Occupation: Certified public accountant and managing partner atCrawfordEllenbogen LLC, Edgewood. Education: Bachelor's degree in accounting from DuquesneUniversity, ...
Nearly 10,000 jobs added during March
May 01, 2007; ... The Pittsburgh region added 9,900 jobs in March, with theconstruction and leisure and hospitality industries accounting formore than half of the increase, the state said Monday. The increase in nonfarm jobs, combined with a reduction in theseven-county region's labor force, helped ...
Ligonier Township supervisor goes against 2 challengers
May 01, 2007; ... The May 15 primary election likely will determine who will serveas a Ligonier Township supervisor for the next six years. Incumbent Keith Whipkey is opposed on the Republican ballot bynewcomers Paul R. Sieminkewicz and Rick Smith. No Democrats soughtthe position. Whipkey, 51, ...
Assistant joins McConnell-Serio's staff
May 01, 2007; ... Duquesne women's basketball coach Suzie McConnell-Serio hired herfirst assistant coach Monday. Washington, Pa., native and Trinity High School graduate Dan Burtjoined the Dukes as an assistant coach. "I am so excited to have Dan on my staff," said McConnell-Serio,who took ...
Steelers' Timmons embraces rarefied status
May 01, 2007; ... Just as when he visited the Steelers about three weeks ago,Lawrence Timmons met with coaches and got a better feel for the team. There was one significant difference between Timmons' pre-draftinterview April 11 at the Steelers' South Side facility and Monday. This time, ...
Young clique sought in Shadyside holdups
May 01, 2007; ... A band of young men is suspected of robbing at least four peopleover the weekend in Shadyside and the East End, Pittsburgh policesaid Monday. Three people were held up within 40 minutes of each other Sundaynight, said police spokeswoman Diane Richard. The first robbery ...
Charity auction to feature distinctive memorabilia, golf packages, resort trips
May 01, 2007; ... A benefit auction hopes to deliver a large dose of charity to alocal Down syndrome center, while an online sale brings a plethora ofpaintings to the market. Constantine & Mayer Charity, they say, begins at home. And no cause is nearer to theheart of Constantine & Mayer ...
Homewood driveby shooting leaves man critical
May 01, 2007 ... A 24-year-old man was injured Monday morning in a drive-byshooting in Homewood, police said. The man, who wasn't identified, was shot shortly after 10:30 a.m.in the 1400 block of North Lang Avenue. The victim told police thattwo men drove up and began shooting at him, striking him ...
Driver dies in fiery 8-car pileup
May 01, 2007; ... Richard Germano could tell the tractor-trailer headed toward himwas not going to stop. The next thing the Greensburg man knew, Route 22 erupted inflames. The result was a eight-car pileup Monday in which one person waskilled. The highway was closed for more than seven ...
P-T beats Franklin Regional
May 01, 2007; ... Franklin Regional had an opportunity to inch within strikingdistance of first-place Penn-Trafford when the two teams met Mondayin a key Section 2-AAAA matchup. Warriors catcher Eric Anderson made sure the Panthers weren'tgoing anywhere but further down in the ...
Allegheny County pool passes available
May 01, 2007 ... Family and senior citizen pool passes are available at theadministration offices of Boyce Park, North Park and South Park, andthe Settler's Cabin wave pool. The passes are $110 for a family of four and $15 for eachadditional family member; $60 per individual; ...
Business gallery
May 01, 2007 ... Manufacturing * Koppers Inc. elected Donald E. Evans vice president, globalmarketing, sales and development, carbon materials and chemicals. Hepreviously managed business development and strategic planning forcarbon materials and chemicals in North America and Europe ....
Lawmaker blasts drop in welfare fraud inquiries
May 01, 2007; ... HARRISBURG -- A House Republican Policy Committee investigationshows an "alarming and disturbing" trend of declining welfare fraudinvestigations under the Rendell administration, a Cumberland Countylawmaker said Monday. Republican Rep. Glenn Grell referred to figures showing a ...
At-risk youth take step to improve life skills
May 01, 2007; ... In learning about dining etiquette, self-esteem, ballroom dancing,respect for authority and other life skills, a group of North Sideteenagers say they broke down their walls of insecurity and fears ata cotillion. "We got to know God better and, ultimately, got to know ...
Allegheny County smoking ban in effect
May 01, 2007; ... Snuff out those cigarettes. An Allegheny County judge denied attempts Monday to further delaythe county's smoking ban, which took effect at bars and restaurantsthis morning. Common Pleas Judge Michael A. Della Vecchia ruled that bars andrestaurants must comply with the ban ...
Auction offers rare shot at Steelers seats
May 01, 2007; ... Let the bidding begin. Steelers personal seat licenses rarely are available to the publicthrough conventional methods since Heinz Field opened in 2001. Andit's been extremely difficult to acquire them even throughunconventional methods. Until now. At approximately ...
Habay to serve up to 8 months in jail
May 01, 2007; ... Former Republican state Rep. Jeff Habay was sentenced Monday tofour to eight months in jail for breaking some of the laws he helpedto craft. "Hoisted by his own petard," said Allegheny County Common PleasJudge Lester G. Nauhaus. "There's no question Mr. Habay knew hewasn't ...
Recruiter taught young athletes how to win
May 01, 2007; ... As a successful executive recruiter for several prestigiousPittsburgh-area companies, Carl J. Takacs advised prospectiveemployees that people are paid to perform, not merely show up. He stressed a similar philosophy to his charges as a volunteercoach of youngsters playing baseball, ...
Academy shows baroque music is old but not dated
May 01, 2007; ... Synod Hall in Oakland was packed Saturday night for a greatconcert by the London-based Academy of Ancient Music led from theharpsichord by Richard Egarr, its new music director. From the first notes of the first piece, Egarr and his merry bandof period instrument players ...
Railroad's cleanup of lye spill in McKean, Cameron counties tops $2M
May 01, 2007 ... Norfolk Southern has spent more than $2 million to clean apristine trout stream and surrounding areas polluted when a trainderailed and spilled 42,000 gallons of lye in McKean and Cameroncounties. In a report filed Monday with the state Department ofEnvironmental Protection, the ...
Bucs' Paulino focusing on defense
May 01, 2007; ... On the final day of the Pirates' recent series in Los Angeles,manager Jim Tracy sat down for a talk with catcher Ronny Paulino. The topic, however, wasn't Paulino's anemic batting average. "He appeared to be a little bit lost, defensively andoffensively," Tracy said. "But what ...
California takes top spot in baseball Section 1-A
May 01, 2007 ... In a battle for first place, Matt Hartman hit a two-run home runin the top of the fifth to secure California's 4-1 Section 1-Avictory Monday over Carmichaels. Both teams came into the contest with 5-1 records in the section,with a stretch of eight games in nine days ahead of ...
Familiar foes earn WPIAL doubles date
May 01, 2007; ... South Hills tennis rivals Upper St. Clair and Peters Township areno longer in the same section. But they will play a meaningful matchfor a championship today. The Upper St. Clair doubles team of Chris Foster and Jay Jonesface Peters Township's Doug Subosits and Pat Kennedy in the ...
WCCC to open Uniontown campus
May 01, 2007; ... By next spring, Westmoreland County Community College expects toopen an education center in Uniontown. The school's newest site will be housed at Fayette CountyCommunity Action Agency Inc., WCCC President Steven C. Ender saidMonday. "We are trying to take community college ...
Time to unload this love affair
May 01, 2007; ... Had a punk rock girlfriend once. She was so punk, she wore not one, but two green Mohawks. Thewoman looked so dangerous that guys would slide over and ask me justhow a brother gets with a woman like that. People thought I was mad, bad and dangerous to know. That was justhow ...