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Eastern-area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 4
Churchill David Buehner sold property at 764 Beulah Road to Lauren Friday and Nicolette Corey for $95,000. Evan Frazier sold property at 1912 Garrick Drive to Andrew Michael Bell for $210,000. Delmont John Swartz sold property at 215 Valley Stream Drive to Kimberly Daugherty for $165,000. Edgewood David Cinciripini sold...
Norwin notebook: Recruiting back open for Anthony Giansante
Norwin senior lineman Anthony Giansante is no longer committed to Western Kentucky. The 6-foot-4, 290-pounder, who was recruited as an offensive guard, said WKU made the decision to not bring in any high school offensive linemen this year. He said he was told the program is focusing solely on junior...
WPIAL Class 6A roundup: North Allegheny edges Mt. Lebanon
Gregg Phillips completed all eight of his passes for 59 yards and a touchdown as top-ranked North Allegheny held off Mt. Lebanon, 14-11, in Class 6A play Friday night. Brady Leczo picked up two sacks for North Allegheny (3-0, 2-0), which held Mt. Lebanon (1-2, 1-2) to 205 yards. In...
Norwin-area businesses receive covid relief grant money from county
Small business loans awarded by Westmoreland County commissioners are helping companies in the Norwin area recover from economic setbacks created by the coronavirus pandemic. Across the county, 260 small businesses recently were awarded grants totaling more than $4.3 million. Grants ranged from a few thousand dollars to a maximum of...
Dinesh D’Souza among speakers at Republican rally slated for Norwin Elks
Editor’s note: This article was updated. A nationally known conservative commentator is scheduled to speak at the $40-a-person “Legacy to America” outdoor event that will feature state and local Republican Party candidates on Oct. 25 at the Norwin Elks in Manor. Dinesh D’Souza, the best-selling author and documentarian, is to...
Westmoreland County fires deputy director of elections with Nov. 3 election looming
Westmoreland commissioners fired the deputy director of the county’s elections bureau — a move that continues upheaval in the department just a month before the Nov. 3 election. County officials on Thursday would not comment on the reasons for the dismissal of Scott Sistek, who served for more than a...
2 Norwin students test positive for coronavirus
A Norwin High School student and a Hahntown Elementary school student will have to stay away from school until completing isolation procedures after testing positive for coronavirus, school officials said Thursday. Superintendent Jeff Taylor said the school district is working with the state Department of Health to help identify the...
Westmoreland Manor has 16 new cases of coronavirus
Another 13 residents and three employees tested positive for coronavirus at Westmoreland Manor. With the new cases, there are now 67 of the county-owed nursing home’s 336 residents and 26 staff members who have been diagnosed with covid-19 since the outbreak was first discovered in mid-September. “There have been no...
Jill Biden meets with owners of small businesses, including Holiday Travel InternationalVideo
During a campaign stop in Crabtree, Jill Biden told a small group of local Democrats and business leaders that areas such as Westmoreland County are an important part of her husband’s quest to win the presidency. As she and former Vice President Joe Biden traveled by train from Cleveland to...
Letter to the editor: Norwin board members don’t recognize irony
To the editor: In reply to the Sept. 24 article by Joe Napsha titled “Norwin school board member asked to resign” — there are two points of irony that seem to be lost on the board members. First, the ethics policy that states “board members should demonstrate respect for diversity...
Biden visit stirs pro, con sentiments among Westmoreland residentsVideo
Former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign swing through Westmoreland County this week elicited strong opinions from local residents — both those who want to see a change in the White House and others who want President Donald Trump to get four more years. Jeff Leonard came to Biden’s last stop...
Irwin Ghost Walk canceled by covid-19 concerns
The popular Irwin Ghost Walk usually held during the Halloween season is another in a long string of events canceled to prevent the spread of covid-19. Instead, those interested in Irwin’s Ghost Walk can take a self-guided walk around the downtown business district during the last two weeks of October...
North Huntingdon church plans pet blessing
A North Huntingdon church is planning an event to bless pets this month in honor of St. Francis. The Blessing of the Pets, a reminder of the sacrifice of Christ, will be held for individual pets brought to the pavilion at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 12727 Lincoln Way, from noon...
‘Trying to survive’: Claridge tavern faces fine, complaints, state probe over outdoor concerts
Weekend concerts that draw large crowds outside a Claridge tavern have spawned a series of complaints to Penn Township police, a local citation and sparked an investigation by the state liquor control enforcement agency. Concerts at SchoolHouse Tavern on Main Street are “totally out of hand,” with an estimated crowd...
Level Green Elementary closes for 5 days after 3 staffers test positive for the coronavirus
Level Green Elementary School is closing for five days after three staff members tested positive for the coronavirus in 14 days, according to Penn-Trafford School District Superintendent Matt Harris. The school will be closed from Thursday through Monday. District employees were notified Wednesday of the additional positive tests after one...
Live! Casino Pittsburgh job fair slated for this weekendVideo
A job fair is being held this weekend for open positions at the soon-to-be casino at Westmoreland Mall. The event is set for 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot of the mall facing Route 30 near Applebee’s. Available positions include managers, cooks, servers, bussers, hosts and...
TribLive Taste Test: McDonald’s Spicy Chicken McNuggetsVideo
As the weather got cooler, McDonald’s started heating up with the announcement that it would serve a spicy version of longstanding favorite Chicken McNuggets, along with a special “Mighty Hot Sauce,” for a limited time. TribLive Taste Test correspondent Patrick Varine is working out of “The Dungeon,” aka his basement...
Westmoreland doles out 1st batch of coronavirus relief funds to small businesses
Lorraine Makosky’s tanning salon in Hempfield missed out on what would have been her busy season when Pennsylvania’s nonessential businesses were shut down this spring during the coronavirus pandemic. Lorraine Marie’s Tanning finally reopened in June but, by then, the early days of spring tanning were gone and, with them,...
Herminie man charged with assaulting woman, sending her threatening messages
A 25-year-old Herminie man is accused of assaulting a woman outside a Sewickley Township bar, damaging her car and then sending her threatening messages via social media for several hours after a minor traffic accident. Anthony J. Weber III was charged with criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, making terroristic threats and...
Westmoreland housing authority completing 1 housing development, starting 2 others
Construction of the Westmoreland County Housing Authority’s most recent project is expected to be completed in the coming weeks, and residents could move in by late October. Odin View Apartments in Hempfield, a $13.1 million project, will have 47 units in the three-story housing complex for low-income seniors and serve...
7 more residents test positive for coronavirus at Westmoreland Manor in Hempfield
Seven more residents at Westmoreland Manor tested positive for coronavirus, county officials said Tuesday. With those test results, the county-owned nursing home in Hempfield has now has 54 residents and 23 employees who have been been infected with covid-19 since mid-September. No additional employees have tested positive for the virus...
Norwin soccer player tackles challenges presented by cystic fibrosis
While most students are still sleeping, hours away from their phone alarm sounding to get them up for school, Sydney Willig is up before the sun, wide awake and confronting a disease. She sits up in bed while wearing a vibrating vest, uses two nebulizers and takes numerous medications —...
Westmoreland voters could begin receiving mail-in ballots next week
Mail-in and absentee ballots are expected to be sent out to Westmoreland County voters no later than Saturday. The state’s late certification of ballots two weeks ago delayed the process and final reviews were not completed until this week, said JoAnn Sebastiani, director of the county’s elections bureau. Pending any...
State troopers to be honored by Gov. Wolf for combating opioid epidemic
Three state troopers from Troop A in Greensburg, members of a specialized local drug task force that made multiple large drug seizures in recent years, are among 49 state employees to be honored Wednesday by Gov. Tom Wolf for improving the life of Pennsylvanians. Cpl. John Isoldi and Troopers Anthony...
Norwin to unveil school reopening plans
Norwin’s 5,300 students and their parents should learn next week the “specific dates and timeline” for when they can return to school five days a week, as well as the option of going fully online. Superintendent Jeff Taylor said he intends to reveal in an email on Oct. 7 what...
