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Norwin track teams ready to put in work, compete for championships
In the last five years, the Norwin track and field teams have a combined record of 47-3 with nine section titles between them. The girls have won five straight section championships. Another spring season is here, and Norwin again expects to compete with the top teams — with a caveat....
Norwin notebook: Softball team plays long ball in season’s opening weeks
The Norwin softball team continued its hot start with a 12-4 victory over Butler. Emma Novotnak homered and drove in three runs, Holy Cross commit Bailey Snowberger also homered, and Alyssa McCormick had three hits and three RBIs on March 29. The Lady Knights, who sat at 4-1, hit eight...
The Living Last Supper performed at Irwin church
On Thursday, congregation members from churches across North Huntingdon area participated in the annual reenactment of The Living Last Supper at First United Methodist Church in Irwin. Actors spoke in soliloquy, reciting lines representing each of the 12 Apostles’ thoughts. The scene was made famous by Renaissance painter Leonardo di...
North Huntingdon, Mt. Pleasant celebrating 250th anniversary
North Huntingdon and Mt. Pleasant Township officials celebrated the 250th anniversary of the founding of their municipalities Thursday with speeches on their history, colonial reenactors, an Abraham Lincoln portrayer, a commemorative coin and a new municipal flag. Huntingdon Township was founded when Westmoreland County was founded 250 years ago on...
2 arrested in North Huntingdon drug bust
Two people were arrested Wednesday after a reported drug bust at a North Huntingdon motel. A controlled buy was set up by an undercover officer through communication with a man who goes by the street name of “G,” according to court papers. Township police and authorities from the Westmoreland County...
Norwin area: ROTC group to hold memorial march; trails group meeting, youth shooting day, church fundraiser and more
Norwin ROTC unit sponsors Bataan Memorial March fundraiser The Norwin Air Force Junior ROTC unit is sponsoring the Bataan Memorial March along the Westmoreland Heritage Trail at 9 a.m. April 29. The march for runners and walkers begins at the trailhead near Trafford’s B-Y Park. Registration begins at 8 a.m....
Irwin, Export bars challenge covid fines, license suspensions
Two local restaurant owners are asking a Westmoreland County judge to overturn fines and liquor license suspensions they incurred after they were accused of failing to follow covid-19 mandates. Brandy’s on Main in Irwin and Jiggers Pub in Export claim health and safety orders instituted by former Gov. Tom Wolf...
Routes 30, 130 improvements needed, Norwin town hall participants say
Norwin-area residents told local and county officials improvements are needed to routes 30 and 130 to ease traffic congestion and improve safety. About 20 residents attended a meeting this week organized by Irwin Councilman Tyler Baum, who said he views the communities as being connected through the transportation routes. “Our...
Irwin apartment evacuated after kitchen fire
Two people were evacuated from an apartment fire early Tuesday morning along First Street in Irwin, according to a Westmoreland 911 supervisor. At about 12:45 a.m., a cooking fire broke out in the apartment’s kitchen, the supervisor said. Video from the scene, via Tribune-Review news partner WPXI, showed heavy smoke...
Sinkhole closes road in North Huntingdon; PennDOT announces detour
A sinkhole resulted in closure of a section of road in North Huntingdon Monday night. PennDOT officials said Paintertown Road is closed between Bickerstaff Road and Penn Woods Drive until further notice. Motorists are being directed along a detour following Station Street, Morris Avenue, Nike Site Road, Route 130 and...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of April 2, 2023
Edgewood Mary Leigh Sciulli sold property at 550 Greendale Ave. to Blu Star Orgins Real Estate LLC for $150,000. Forest Hills Marci Scrock Mikesell sold property at 1006 Braddock Road to Kerridwen Parslow and Lyle Seaman for $270,000. Monroeville Robert William Priester III sold property at 125 College Park Drive...
Norwin notebook: Volleyball team takes tournament title
The Norwin boys volleyball team won its 16-team tournament on March 25, holding back Butler in the final for the title. The top-seeded Knights beat Central Catholic in the quarterfinals and Latrobe in the semis. Norwin won a couple of matches leading up to the tournament, defeating Baldwin, 3-0, and...
Norwin girls take pride in long playoff run, 24-win season
Norwin did not make its way through the PIAA girls basketball playoffs like it was touring a museum, pausing to look at others’ accomplishments with an enjoy-the-ride mentality. The Lady Knights were not slack-jawed as they stared down each round in the state’s largest classification. No, their run to the...
Fortuneteller to remain in custody pending court hearing
A fortuneteller accused of bilking clients will remain in the Westmoreland County Prison after she was arrested earlier this month in Florida. Alexis Mitchell, 29, was charged with theft and other offenses after a North Huntingdon man claimed he paid her $10,000 for illegal fortunetelling services last August. Police said...
North Huntingdon man serving life sentences seeks return of seized property
A North Huntingdon man serving two life prison sentences for the 2021 murders of a Penn Township couple wants his belongings back. The lawyer for Victor F. Steban asked a judge during a court hearing Thursday to order prosecutors to return dozens of items that were seized after Steban’s arrest...
Lamp Theatre plans Disco Ball gala
A New York City Studio 54-inspired 70’s-themed Disco Ball is planned by the Lamp Theatre Corp. for its annual fundraiser gala featuring dinner, dancing and games on April 29 at Stratigos Banquet Centre, Colonial Manor Road, North Huntingdon. The Lamp Theatre Corp., the non-profit operating The Lamp Theatre in Irwin,...
Civil War vets’ descendants buried at old Brush Creek Cemetery sought
Descendants of Civil War veterans buried in the Brush Creek Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery on Leger Road in North Huntingdon, are being sought to determine if they plan to attend a Memorial Day service on May 28 during which the new headstones for 15 Civil War veterans will be...
Norwin area: Democrats to meet candidates; Immaculate Conception to hold card party; St. Agnes to hold Easter egg hunt and more
Norwin-Penn-Trafford Democrats to meet The Norwin/Penn Trafford Area Democrats will have the chance to hear the Democratic candidates running in the May 16 primary for the party’s nomination to local, county and state offices, during a meeting at 6 p.m. April 6 at the Norwin Public Library, Caruthers Lane, Irwin....
Lottery officials present Mt. Pleasant man with $1 million ‘check’ at North Huntingdon pharmacyVideo
Nick Pletcher stopped by the pharmacy to get a prescription filled. He left with $1 million. Well, technically he left with a winning Pennsylvania Lottery ticket. On Wednesday morning, he was joined by lottery officials at AccuServ Pharmacy in North Huntingdon, where he bought the winning Millionaire Maker scratch-off ticket....
North Huntingdon police to step up Route 30 patrols to cut down on crashes
North Huntingdon police plan to step up traffic enforcement along a 1.5-mile stretch of Route 30 from Carpenter to Malts lanes in the western end of the township after numerous crashes there, including at least six fatalities in the past five years. “That corridor is dangerous,” North Huntingdon police Chief...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of March 30, 2023
Edgewood Mary Leigh Sciulli sold property at 550 Greendale Ave. to Blu Star Orgins Real Estate LLC for $150,000. Forest Hills Marci Scrock Mikesell sold property at 1006 Braddock Road to Kerridwen Parslow and Lyle Seaman for $270,000. Monroeville Robert William Priester III sold property at 125 College Park Drive...
With strong returning core, Norwin softball has sights set on playoffs
Six out of nine teams in WPIAL Class 6A will make the playoffs this softball season. Norwin does not plan to be one of the unfortunate three. The WPIAL condensed its largest classification in to one section. It also includes Seneca Valley, North Allegheny, Mt. Lebanon, Hempfield, Baldwin, Butler, Canon-McMillan...
Norwin notebook: Fox Chapel ends hockey team’s season
Top-seeded Fox Chapel avenged a loss to Norwin in a semifinal rematch and ended the Knights’ season March 12 with a 7-3 win to advance to the PIHL Class A Penguins Cup final. Norwin was the defending champion. Fox Chapel jumped out to a 3-0 lead early in the second...
Former Yough coach Spisak set for new challenge leading Norwin baseball team
He wears navy blue and gold now instead of orange and green, but Craig Spisak still looks the part as a baseball coach preparing for a new season. Uniform day was slightly more hectic this year, however. “It’s still baseball,” he said. “It’s just baseball … with a lot more...
Norwin area: Norwin students win PennDOT contest; ‘Living Last Supper’; Easter Bunny photos
Norwin students win PennDOT contest A team of three Norwin High School students have won PennDOT’s Innovations Challenge for the highway department’s District 12 that includes Westmoreland County. The winning regional team of Nicholas Cormas, Gabriel Conboy, and Caden Hoffman proposed a Surplus Plaza — a financially smart and environmentally...
