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$10 million athletic complex proposed for North Huntingdon
The owner of a North Huntingdon business who organizes and manages youth sports leagues is proposing a $10 million, privately owned, indoor-outdoor sports complex at the township’s public works property. Shane Larkin, owner of the N Zone Sports — Westmoreland franchise, said the proposal he presented to the North Huntingdon...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Jan. 7, 2024
Oakmont Gary Fletcher trustee sold property at 242 Rivermont St. to Nathan and Jessica Rhoads for $578,000. Donna Medved sold property at 125 View St. to Remedy Redevelopment LLC for $130,000. Brooks & Blair Homes Oakmont LLC sold property at 89 First St. to Lee Ann Shelburne for $2,085,000. Margaret...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Jan. 7, 2024
Churchill Bradley Towell sold property at 2101 Beulah Road to Christopher and Amy Heckman for $37,500. Bellagia Properties LLC sold property at 1611 Branning Road to Timothy Koltonski and Carianne Turin for $365,000. Edgewood Janice Johnson sold property at 175 Lloyd Ave. to Yufei Zheng for $375,000. Evan Williams sold...
Norwin notebook: Freshman Landon Sidun bursts onto wrestling scene
The Landon Sidun era is underway at Norwin. The highly touted freshman wrestler had his “hello, world” moment at one of the toughest tournaments in the country. Sidun won a championship at 114 pounds at the Powerade Tournament. He was named the event’s outstanding wrestler. Sidun (25-1) was carrying the...
Norwin area: St. Elizabeth Ann church to hold bingo; North Huntingdon appoints board members
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton to hold bingo A Super Bingo with a $1,000 jackpot payout will be held at Mack Hall at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, 200 Leger Rd., North Huntingdon, beginning at 11:45 a.m. Feb. 24. Doors open at 10:45 a.m. The price is $30 per ticket, with...
Rep. Dunbar’s former aide to seek seat
A former chief of staff to Republican state Rep. George Dunbar is seeking to succeed his former boss in the 56th District. Brian Rasel, 37, of Penn Township, announced his candidacy last month for the Republican nomination in the wake of Dunbar’s announcement that he would not seek reelection for...
Irwin businesswoman will fill vacant post on council
Irwin Borough council selected an Irwin woman active with the Irwin Business & Professional Association to fill a vacancy on council. Amanda Morrison, who operates the non-profit Come Talk Inc., was unanimously selected by council Tuesday to fill the vacancy created by the resignation last month of Leslie Savage. Morrison...
‘Prayer and Perfect Pairings’ combines holiday food traditions, fundraising for Greensburg diocese
Priests in the Greensburg Catholic diocese are on point when it comes to both homilies and homecooking if the annual “Prayer and Perfect Pairings” event is any indication. “It’s a fun adventure and also a great way to help fund our mission here,” said Bishop Larry Kulick, a Leechburg native...
Norwin’s Sidun wins Powerade title, keeps WPIAL’s streak of champions alive
Persistence and hard work in the wrestling room were big reasons why Norwin freshman Landon Sidun won the 114-pound weight class Saturday at the Powerade Wrestling Tournament. Sidun (25-1) was carrying the torch for the WPIAL and extended the district’s streak of having at least one champion to 57 consecutive...
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Greensburg CC’s Mya Morgan, Norwin’s Nate Campbell
Mya Morgan School: Greensburg Central Catholic Class: Senior Sport: Basketball Claim to fame: Morgan, a 5-foot-9 shooting guard, scored her 1,000th career point Wednesday in GCC’s 44-35 victory over Canon-McMillan at the Hoopfest at Cal (Pa.). She had 13 points in that game, then matched that total Thursday in a...
Chef’s themed dinners in North Huntingdon offer creativity, fun, delicious food
Nick Saxon loves the creativity that the kitchen provides . From his main job as executive chef and beverage director for Braddock’s Rebellion, the restaurant in the Renaissance Hotel in Downtown Pittsburgh, to his commercial kitchen, SaxonFood Ink in Prospect, Butler County, Saxon loves nothing more than firing up a...
Fayette County man charged in fatal 2022 North Huntingdon crash
A Fayette County man is accused of driving more than 70 mph through a red light in North Huntingdon last year, colliding with another vehicle and killing its driver, according to court papers. Four others were injured in the crash on Route 30 at the Colonial Manor Road intersection on...
North Huntingdon holds line on taxes
North Huntingdon property owners will not pay higher real estate taxes to operate the municipality’s government in 2024. The budget retains the tax rate at 11.55 mills. Of that 9.23 mills is devoted to the $15.8 million general fund, which was reduced from $16.4 million this year. Revenue from an additional...
Norwin wrestler Landon Sidun looking to make noise in Powerade Tournament
The name is Landon Sidun. If you don’t know who he is, you will. The Norwin freshman is one of the top new faces in the WPIAL this season. He is a wrestler in the Spencer Lee and Gavin Teasdale mold. Sidun is already making a name for himself. He...
Light ’em up: Synchronized light displays becoming more popular since pandemic
Western Pennsylvania saw its first decent snowfall Dec. 18. But it’s been “snowing” at Dr. Lou DiToppa’s house for a while now. DiToppa of North Huntingdon has been ramping up his Christmas decoration display for a few years. It began with brightly lit snowflakes around his house, front yard and...
Norwin girls crank up offense to roll past previously unbeaten McKeesport
Norwin senior point guard Bailey Snowberger said her team has not played its best basketball game yet. A runaway nonsection win over the No. 1-ranked team in Class 5A surely will have to rank up there, though. Norwin, ranked No. 2 in Class 6A, scratched out an unsteady first quarter...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Dec. 21, 2023
Chalfant AYT Assets LLC sold property at 236 Highland Ave. to Lucia Alexandra Giamanco for $95,000. Edgewood Richard Bereznak sold property at 109 Harlow St. to Leah Valtin Erwin and Forrest James Jackson for $308,000. Forest Hills Kathleen Kyle sold property at 135 Avenue L to Angie Jolicoeur for $160,500....
Wreaths Across America chapters decorate Westmoreland veterans’ graves
Barbara Keough and her daughter, Denise Keough-Samuels, placed a wreath Saturday at the grave of Barbara’s son, Frank Keough, where he’s buried in a section of Penn Lincoln Memorial Park in North Huntingdon that is dedicated to veterans. “Frankie’s never forgotten. He was just the heart of the family, upbeat...
Tom’s Turkeys donates gift cards to Norwin families in need
Families of Norwin School District students have help putting food on their tables this holiday season thanks to a North Huntingdon nonprofit that donated $5,600 worth of gift cards to a supermarket. Tom’s Turkeys, which raises money to address food insecurity among families in the Norwin area, donated 224 gift...
Norwin graduate Gianni Rizzo has breakout season on Duquesne’s defense
Gianni Rizzo has been playing college football since 2019 and still has a year to go. But the Duquesne junior linebacker out of Norwin will be hard pressed to top this season. Saving his best for late in the year when the Dukes made a push into the NCAA FCS...
Norwin notebook: Dylan McCullough sparks Knights
Dylan McCullough sank a career-high five 3-pointers for a personal-best 19 points as the Norwin boys basketball team evened its record at 2-2 with a 63-58 win over Latrobe at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association Showcase on Dec. 9 at Jeannette. The Knights blew a 12-point lead but managed to...
Breakfast with Santa set for North Huntingdon fire hall
Breakfast with Santa will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Sunday at the Hartford Heights Volunteer Fire Department, 14335 Route 30, North Huntingdon. The cost is $10 for adults and $8 for children ages 5 to 12. Children age 4 and younger will eat for free. Tickets will be...
Police arrest Turtle Creek man in connection with robbery at North Huntingdon bank
Investigators believe the man who robbed a North Huntingdon bank on Thursday is also responsible for the Nov. 17 robbery at a First National Bank branch in Hempfield, according to court papers. North Huntingdon police arrested Steven A. Schaffner, 45, of Turtle Creek, in connection with the robbery at KeyBank....
Wreaths delivered for placement at North Huntingdon, Jeannette cemeteries
The North Huntingdon chapter of Wreaths Across America will place 3,125 wreaths Saturday on the graves of veterans buried in Union Cemetery in Irwin and Penn Lincoln Memorial Park, Long Run Presbyterian Cemetery, Brush Creek Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery and Immaculate Conception Church Cemetery. The wreathes were delivered Friday...
FBI responds to North Huntingdon bank robbery
The Key Bank in North Huntingdon was robbed Thursday morning. Catherine Coennen, public relations officer for the FBI’s Pittsburgh office, confirmed the agency is assisting North Huntingdon and state police with investigation of the robbery at 201 Ronda Court. Township police said in a news release the robbery was reported...
