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Irwin OKs plans for Grand View Senior Residences
Irwin officials last week gave the go-ahead for the construction of a 50-unit four-story apartment building for senior citizens in a wooded area behind the Norwin Public Library. Irwin Council unanimously approved the plans that the Westmoreland County Housing Authority presented for Grand View Senior Residences, pending the housing authority...
Norwin area: Pirates game, car cruise planned
‘Norwin Knights at PNC Park’ event planned Tickets are on sale for the “Norwin Knights at PNC Park” outing at 1 p.m. May 1. The Pittsburgh Pirates take on the San Diego Padres at the game. Noah Czajkowski and Ty Stecko will throw out the honorary first pitch. The Norwin...
North Huntingdon man accused of creating, uploading child porn
A North Huntingdon man accused by state police of creating child pornography and putting it online was arrested Thursday and jailed without bail. James C. Gockel, 39, is charged with numerous counts of child pornography and related offenses. Troopers said they were notified by the National Center for Missing and...
Unbeaten, top-ranked Hempfield overpowers Norwin in slugfest
Hempfield softball players kept barking like dogs from the dugout, a unique rallying cry implemented by first-year coach Tina Madison. Turns out, their bark was not louder than their bite. The top-ranked Spartans kept snarling, even as they watched three Norwin home runs sail over the fence Wednesday, and ended...
Norwin considers anti-bullying policy with prevention, intervention
Norwin school officials want to implement a new comprehensive initiative in the next year to tackle the issue of bullying — both in-person and online — in an effort to prevent it and to intervene when it happens. The district administration wants to develop a Norwin-focused policy that will have...
Probation ordered for Norwin Middle School musical volunteer
A Greensburg man convicted earlier this year of failing to disclose a prior conviction before volunteering at a middle school musical production was ordered Tuesday to serve one year on probation. After a trial in January, Brad Geyer, 40, was convicted of one misdemeanor count of not complying with the...
Norwin proposes policies to handle tricky topics like critical race theory
Norwin School Board unveiled a proposed “controversial issues” policy Monday to act as a guide for teachers on matters of race and other topics. The proposed policy comes after several months of debate among board members, students and residents about whether critical race theory is being taught in some lessons....
Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week for April 10, 2022
Norwin was the team to beat in Class 6A last season as April turned to May. The Knights were 11-1 and ranked No. 1 in the classification. A 3-3 finish to the season, including a 12-2 loss to rival Hempfield in the WPIAL semifinals might have ruined the 2021 dream,...
Tired of tires, scout troop cleans up woods in North Huntingdon
Ryan Zaya has seen too many tires and too much trash strewn on the side of local roads. So, he and his fellow members of Boy Scout Troop 284 in Irwin took action Sunday afternoon. Zaya, 16, an 11th grader at Hempfield Area High School, along with five fellow scouts...
Pittsburgh eastern suburban real estate transactions for the week of April 10, 2022
Chalfant Estate of Arthur Breeger sold property at 130 Lynnwood Ave. to Valerie Alexis Stallworth for $80,000. Patrick Clevenger sold property at 214 Wilkins Ave. to Alfred Cova for $180,000. Churchill Ralph Pichardo sold property at 2187 Garrick Drive to Brian Jones and Alexa Tokarski-Jones for $319,000. Dale Ford Jr....
After school record toss, Norwin’s Schmook targets WPIAL, PIAA success in javelin
Aaron Schmook took up throwing an 8-foot toothpick about four years ago. Watching a javelin soar through the spring sky, like it’s going to spear a cloud and pull it down to earth, brings a smile to his face. It is fun for Schmook, a senior at Norwin. But the...
Norwin notebook: Knights take part in PIHL all-star game
Five Norwin hockey players suited up for the PIHL Class A All-Star Game on April 3 at Alpha Ice Complex in Pittsburgh. Sophomore Alex Thomas had an assist, and sophomore Owen Burmeister made 10 saves in net for Team Gold, but Team Blue won the game, 9-4. Senior Logan Fear...
Irwin man accused of killing estranged wife’s boyfriend in North Versailles
A 40-year-old Irwin man is charged with homicide after police say he shot and killed a man in North Versailles last month before shooting himself in the head. Samuel Trusso, who police said is expected to survive, is charged with criminal homicide and firing a gun into an occupied structure...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of April 3, 2022
Churchill Eleanor Cappuccio sold property at 305 Surrey Pl to Dwight Helfrich and Linda Lieu for $282,000. Edgewood Andrea Sparzak sold property at 210 Elm St. to Unity Properties LLC for $90,000. Forest Hills Kevin Firmani sold property at 524 Barclay Ave. to James David Shenefelt for $180,000. Forest Will...
Norwin sports notebook: Mumpower makes volleyball list
Norwin senior Luke Mumpower was one of three WPIAL players selected as the Class 3A player of the week by the Western PA Volleyball Coaches Association. Norwin was ranked No. 5 in the classification in the second coaches poll of the season. Tough opener The Norwin baseball team opened the...
Norwin hockey celebrates ‘huge accomplishment’ of Penguins Cup
In an unforgettable run of validation, Norwin showed championship confidence early in the season and put it on display late, capturing the first PIHL Penguins Cup title in program history. But Knights coach Mike Robinson said he doesn’t think this will be a one-hit-wonder kind of team. He believes his...
Grammy-nominated Rhonda Vincent brings bluegrass to the Lamp TheatreVideo
Rhonda Vincent learned to play the drums at age 6, the mandolin at 8, and the fiddle all before reaching her teenage years. She’s been recording bluegrass music since she was 5, with her family on “The Sally Mountain Show.” She is the fifth generation of her Missouri family to...
Norwin area: Egg hunt, Democrats meet
Irwin to hold Easter egg hunt The annual Easter egg hunt in downtown Irwin for children ages 2 through 12 will be held April 4-8. Each child can collect only one egg in the hunt. There is no prior registration required. The person finding the “golden egg” wins the grand...
MMA returns to Monroeville with ‘Brawl in the Burgh 11’
It’s been a while since Andrew Evans needed to worry about being picked on at school. “I was an out-of-shape kid, and in ninth grade, I got really tired of it and decided to go down to an MMA gym and start training,” said Evans, 19. On April 16, the...
Irwin planners recommend approval for senior citizen housing project
A proposed $12 million, 50-unit senior housing project in Irwin was recommended for approval by the borough’s planning commission by a 2-1 vote. But the Westmoreland County Housing Authority project is opposed by some North Huntingdon residents, who say in addition to increasing traffic it could possibly reduce the value...
Norwin notebook: Girls bowling team reaches playoff round at states
The Norwin girls bowling team reached the playoff round of the state championships March 19 in Lancaster. The Knights were tripped up by Neshaminy in the quarterfinals, 2-0. Neshaminy went on to defeat Shikellamy in the finals. Norwin was third after the qualifying round. Kali Siegel (533), Kari Siegel (487),...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of March 27, 2022
Forest Hills Debra Jean Demarco sold property at Unknown Address to Bryan Demarco and Antonina Ermakova for $80,000. Victor Callahan Jr. sold property at 232 Avenue F to Omar Matthie and Naomi Johnson for $162,000. Gary Lobaugh Jr. sold property at 334 Barclay Ave. to Karen Gregoire for $232,000. Edward...
West Chester East power play too much for Norwin in Class A Pennsylvania Cup title game
WEST CHESTER — Norwin’s inspired playoff run came to an end Saturday with a 10-0 loss to West Chester East in the Class A Pennsylvania Cup title game at Ice Line Quad Rinks in West Chester. It’s the second straight Class A title for WC East, whose depth and experience...
Penn-Trafford baseball wins opener against rival Norwin
Jake Otto batted in the lower third of the Penn-Trafford lineup last season as an unassuming sophomore. But he knew his role likely would increase this season. When junior Jakob Haynes, the Warriors’ likely No. 4 hitter, was injured during football, Otto was ready to pick up the slack. On...
Irwin officials to review plans for housing project
Plans for a four-story, 50-unit senior living apartment building next to Norwin Public Library will be publicly unveiled this week. The Westmoreland County Housing Authority is scheduled to present plans for Grand View Senior Residences to the Irwin Planning Commission at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 30. The panel offers recommendations...
