Norwin Star category, Page 93
Shop with a Cop program succeeds despite pandemicVideo
The pandemic that struck the region canceled many activities, but not the holiday tradition of the Westmoreland County Shop with a Cop program. “We were able to help 804 children this year,” said Trooper Steve Limani, who coordinates the program which is in its 13th year. “There was a spike...
No. 10 Norwin wrestling opens season by upending No. 4 LatrobeVideo
Norwin’s wrestling team made quite a statement Wednesday night in their Class 3A Section 2-B opener. That statement was: “Watch out for us.” The No. 10-ranked Knights won their final four bouts and defeated No. 4 Latrobe, 40-27. Norwin (2-0, 1-0) won eight matches, which included pins from Josh Page...
Downward trends continue for North Huntingdon-Irwin covid case count
The increase in covid cases in four ZIP codes covering most of the North Huntingdon-Irwin-North Irwin areas remained below 10% for the third consecutive week, based on state Department of Health data released Monday. There was a 7.8% increase in the number of confirmed covid cases in the North Huntingdon-Irwin,...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 10
Churchill LSF9 Master Participation Trust sold property at 43 Bowstone Road to Jonathan Miller and Kala Markel for $289,000. Anthony Amendola sold property at 3404 McCrady Road to Robert and Jamie Fritz for $262,500. Delmont Paul Lapcevic sold property at 37 Terrace Drive to Kevin and Gia Edwards for $48,000....
Norwin notebook: Jayla Wehner running the point at Marian
Former Norwin standout Jayla Wehner was in a giving mood during the holiday season. The freshman point guard for the women’s basketball team at Marian (Ind.), an NAIA school in Indianapolis, put together a career day as she led the offense in a home victory earlier this month. The floor...
Norwin athletes return to action after preaching positivity during shutdown
Tried and true, some Norwin athletes were ready when Gov. Tom Wolf put high school sports on pause again for three weeks. No practice? No problem. That is because they had been through this before. They endured a previous delay in the spring, training on their own and taking part...
Norwin adds 16 covid cases this week; 32 since holiday break
Norwin School District officials said they were notified of 12 more coronavirus cases among students and staff on Friday, raising the total number of cases to 32 since the holiday break began Dec. 22. Two students each from the high school, middle school, Hillcrest Intermediate, Stewartsville Elementary and Sunset Valley...
Starting 5: A guide to the 2020-21 Westmoreland County high school basketball season
WPIAL basketball season resumes Friday following a three-week pause initiated by Gov. Tom Wolf. Here is a look at the top storylines, teams and players to watch around Westmoreland County. Boys 5 Storylines An invisible opponent: A season unlike any other is about to unfold, and the manner in which...
Irwin church sells sauce, meatballs
Homemade spaghetti sauce and meatballs are being sold by the First United Church of Christ, 400 Main St., Irwin. Each quart container of sauce will include two large meatballs for $6. Two quarts are available for $10. Orders should be placed by Jan. 24. by contacting Wendy Bigelow at 724-863-4687....
Suspect arrested in connection with North Huntingdon woman’s fatal shooting
Allegheny County sheriffs apprehended an Arlington Heights man on Tuesday who is suspected in the fatal shooting of a North Huntingdon woman in early December. Jerrel Ingram, 32, was wanted on an arrest warrant for his alleged involvement in a Dec. 5 shoot-out outside the True Diamonds Night Club, which...
Norwin to return to hybrid learning
Norwin’s 5,300 students will return a hybrid form of learning — two days in-school and three days of remote instruction — on Monday for the first time in close to a month. Superintendent Jeff Taylor said Wednesday the district will offer the three days of remote instruction in a synchronous...
Family objections delay guilty plea in North Huntingdon vehicular homicide case
A Westmoreland County prosecutor told a judge Wednesday he could not recommend withdrawing a felony vehicular homicide charge against a Penn Township man. Assistant District Attorney Allen Powanda said he learned minutes before Chad Gregorini was to plead guilty to lesser charges that the victim’s three adult children objected to...
Irwin reverts to in-person meeting on Jan. 13; councilman calls state orders ‘crap’
After debating the merits of the state’s controversial orders on restricting indoor gatherings, Irwin Borough council members decided to meet in-person when they gather on Jan. 13, a reversal of the public advertisement last month that the meeting would be held in a virtual manner. Council on Tuesday decided in...
Irwin fire department proposes $1 million building
The Irwin fire department want to build a $1 million hall to house trucks, ambulances, a meeting room and possibly borough offices and police department at the site of the former Sixth Street School. Leaders of the volunteer group told borough officials this week that they hope to build a...
Irwin hires 4 police officers
Irwin Borough’s police department has added new four new officers to its ranks this week. Borough council on Tuesday approved hiring both full-time and part-time officers, in part to replace three officers who have left in the past month. Two part-time Irwin officers, Cody Stanoszek of North Huntingdon and Justin...
Covid case trend continues to drop in Norwin area
For the second consecutive week, the spread of new covid cases in four ZIP codes in the North Huntingdon-Irwin-North Irwin area has slowed, falling to 5.1% for the week ending Jan. 4, according to data from the state Department of Health. The state said there were 2,121 confirmed covid cases...
Uncounted ballots discovered among Westmoreland County voting equipment
Westmoreland County elections officials disclosed Monday that 21 uncounted provisional ballots submitted at a North Huntingdon voting precinct on Election Day were discovered last week among computer equipment used at the polls in November. Elections bureau staffers found the unopened ballots during a routine inspection of voting machines stored at...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 3
Delmont Steven Smith sold property at 5 W White Oak Drive to Michael Daverio for $180,000. Export Kim Eberman sold property at 2797 Italy Road to Robert McGrath for $79,700. Christopher Schmader sold property at 5829 Madison Ave. to Farbarik Enterprises LLC for $27,000. Ken Blunkosky sold property at 5928...
Pandemic plagued schools in 1st semester, likely to continue after holidays
While the end of a tumultuous first semester is in sight, school districts plagued with uncertainty and ever-changing situations brought on by the coronavirus pandemic are far from in the clear as record-breaking cases are continually reported, leaving no set plans going into the spring months. As the first semester...
White Oak restaurant donating Tuesday eat-in proceeds to servers
Thousands of restaurant servers like Kelly Matey lost a third of their wages and months worth of tips last year because of the state’s ban on indoor dining for almost three months in the spring and then again three more weeks over the busy Christmas and New Year’s holidays. “It...
Mt. Pleasant boy, 15, charged as adult in armed robbery
A 15-year-old Mt. Pleasant Township boy is charged as an adult in an armed robbery this month outside his home, according to court papers. Kyle Ray Franklin was arrested Tuesday and is being held on $50,000 bail. He is the second juvenile suspect to be nabbed in the Dec. 19...
Hempfield photographer found innovative way to stay in business during pandemicVideo
Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series highlighting five people whose lives were reshaped by the coronavirus pandemic. Back before the covid pandemic slammed the economy and limited what people could do outside their homes, Dennis Pushkar expected that his Impressions Photography would build on what had been...
Penn-Trafford-Jeannette area covid cases rise slightly
The Penn-Trafford-Jeannette area saw a 5% jump in confirmed covid cases over the past week, with the addition of 68 cases, based on data from the state Department of Health. The health department counted 1,310 confirmed covid cases in the three communities as of Dec. 29, up from 1,242 as...
Irwin man accused of stabbing someone outside bar
A 26-year-old Irwin man is in the county jail on $75,000 bond after police say he fought with two brothers late Monday outside a Main Street restaurant-bar and stabbed one man in the neck. Joshua James Robison was arraigned Tuesday on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, harassment, possessing...
About 50% of Westmoreland County covid cases, deaths have come in December
Westmoreland County reported the most new coronavirus cases in about two weeks Tuesday. There were 466 new cases reported, the most since 542 cases were announced Dec. 15. Tuesday’s new cases bring the county’s total to 18,855. In December, there have been 9,594 cases reported, which account for about 51%...
