Jacob Tierney stories, Page 17
The Trendy Bunny opens in Greensburg
Alisha Edwards wants her new store — Trendy Bunny on South Pennsylvania Avenue — to showcase the best Greensburg has to offer. “We’ve taken the talents of Greensburg and brought them in here,” Edwards said. The boutique focuses on children’s clothing and features items from local creators as well national...
Greensburg St. Patrick’s Day events to continue despite coronavirus concerns
Greensburg area bars say coronavirus won’t prevent them from celebrating St. Patrick’s Day Weekend. All Saints Brewing, Mr. Toad’s and the Parkwood Inn are among the local establishments planning parties, and they say their events will go on as scheduled. “As far as I know, all the bars are still...
Greensburg Save a Lot to close after 17 years
Greensburg’s Save A Lot grocery story is closing Saturday after 17 years on East Pittsburgh Street. Shoppers mostly have picked the shelves bare, and even the carts are for sale. Owner Gary Wheatley of Lower Burrell said he’s been looking for someone to buy the store since last year, but...
‘Hunchback’ coming to Greensburg Salem Middle SchoolVideo
It’s not easy playing The Hunchback of Notre Dame, according to Greensburg Salem Middle School student Loyal Wesley Heverly. “One of the hard parts about Quasimodo is, I just have to bend down all the time, and it hurts my back,” joked Heverly, 13, who has the title role in...
Greensburg Salem School Board appoints former athletic director as new member
Greensburg Salem School District welcomed a familiar face as its newest board member. Lynn Jobe, the district’s former athletic director, was appointed to fill the remainder of former board member Rachel Shaw’s term. Shaw announced her resignation in January, after accepting a government job that prevented her from holding elected...
Special Olympics Pennsylvania cancels events over coronavirus concerns
Special Olympics Pennsylvania canceled all practices and competitions for the month as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. A Special Olympics of Allegheny County basketball tournament at the University of Pittsburgh scheduled for Sunday is canceled. Almost 300 athletes were expected to attend, according to the...
Invisible Man Brewing gets Greensburg grant for startup costs
Invisible Man Brewing will receive $4,760 from the City of Greensburg to help cover the architectural and design fees that went into its South Pennsylvania Avenue building. The brewery opened in October. Council unanimously approved the grant Monday under a program that provides money to cover “soft costs” for new...
Greensburg says farewell to 3 longtime employees, including police chief
Greensburg is saying “so long” to three longtime employees. Police Chief Chad Zucco’s last day will be March 30. Zucco, who announced his retirement last month, is stepping down after 22 years in the department, four of them as chief. He accepted a job as chief operating officer of Gaskey...
Week in review: cattle truck crash; Pittsburgh detective shotVideo
A truck crash on the turnpike had officials wrangling cattle, Robert Levin is coming out of retirement to save his family’s furniture company, and a Pittsburgh detective was injured in a shootout. Here’s a look back at the week’s top stories. Cattle truck crash Four calves died and more than...
2 injured in Pa. Turnpike crash between Irwin and Pittsburgh exits
Two people suffered minor injuries after a two-vehicle crash Thursday on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Penn Township, according to a state police dispatcher. The crash happened about 8:45 a.m. near mile marker 64 of the westbound turnpike, between Irwin and Pittsburgh. It blocked the right lane, backing traffic up for...
U-Haul truck crashes into Pittsburgh Police headquarters
A U-Haul truck crashed into Pittsburgh Police headquarters Wednesday night, according to the city public safety department. The driver was taken by ambulance to the hospital for evaluation, but she suffered no visible injuries. The crash happened just after 10:30 p.m. The truck hit the north side of police headquarters...
Greensburg Salem students hope to raise $55,000 for charity at Mini-THON
Greensburg Salem High School students are hoping to beat their fundraising record this weekend at Mini-THON, the school’s annual overnight dance marathon that raises money for children with cancer. “We’re currently in our final push week running up to the event,” said Jalen Paige, a senior and finance manager for...
Gas leak delays start of school at South Butler School District
A gas leak at the building shared by Knoch High School and Knoch Middle School in South Butler School District delayed the start of school Wednesday morning. Bus drivers took students to the nearby elementary schools as firefighters and gas company workers investigated, according to Superintendent David Foley. Workers smelled...
Grammar — a ‘dating deal breaker’ — celebrates its own day; Oxford comma still debated
Wednesday is National Grammar Day, a time to celebrate good writing, strong syntax and proper punctuation. Grammar nerds likely cringed at that last sentence. It all depends on your feelings about the Oxford comma — which comes before the last item in a list, such as after “trains” in the...
Truck carrying 135 cows crashes on Irwin off-ramp
Four calves died and more than a hundred others were placed in a temporary corral after a truck carrying livestock crashed on an off-ramp near Irwin, according to Pennsylvania Turnpike officials. The driver of the truck was not injured in the crash, which occurred around 5:30 a.m., turnpike officials said....
$2.5 million lotto winner sold in Robinson Township
A customer at the Settlers Ridge Market District supermarket in Robinson is $2.5 million richer after buying a winning lotto ticket there, according to state lottery officials. The winner has yet to claim their prize. The Match 6 ticket was sold Friday. It correctly matched all six winning numbers: 18-24-30-34-42-45....
Pittsburgh police investigate Perry South stabbing
Pittsburgh police are investigating a stabbing that happened in the city’s Perry South neighborhood early Tuesday morning, according to the city department of public safety. Police were called to a home on the 2900 block of N. Charles Street just before 2:30 a.m. They found a woman with a minor...
Warm, rainy March likely for Pittsburgh region
Southwestern Pennsylvania is enjoying some unseasonably warm temperatures in the first week of March. Temperatures Monday are about 10 degrees higher than average — though nowhere near 1972’s record-setting high of 72 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. “The average for now is around the mid-40s, and we’re sitting...
Cops: $350 sewing machine stolen in Hempfield
State police are looking for the person who stole a $350 sewing machine from the Joann Fabrics in Greengate Centre, Hempfield. According to police, the unknown person took the machine from the store’s Husqvarna Viking Sewing Gallery sometime between Feb. 14-22. The machine was a Husqvarna Viking Emerald 118. Further...
Inspectors find rodent droppings in Carlow University dining hall
Inspectors found mouse droppings and other evidence of rodents at Carlow University’s Tiernan Dining Hall during a February inspection, according to the Allegheny County Health Department’s Food Safety Division. University officials told Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV that the problems have been corrected, and the dining hall successfully passed a reinspection....
Pitt-Greensburg to hold mock primary on Super Tuesday
Pennsylvania’s primary isn’t until April 28, but students at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg will have the chance to cast a ballot next week during a mock primary on Super Tuesday. The mock primary has been a campus tradition since the 2008 presidential election. It’s hosted by the Pitt-Greensburg...
Greensburg police chief announces retirement
Greensburg police Chief Chad Zucco will resign at the end of March after 22 years on the force. “It was a very hard decision,” Zucco said. “This is all I’ve known since I was 21 years old, being a police officer.” He’s accepted a job as chief operating officer of...
Pitt Greensburg launches esports teamVideo
The University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg is getting into gaming with Westmoreland County’s first college esports team. The players met for their first official practice this week, gathering in a classroom to play “Overwatch,” a popular team-based competitive shooter game with a Saturday morning cartoon aesthetic. Al Thiel, director of...
Greensburg Salem to host ‘Mr. GS’ pageant
Greensburg Salem High School’s Student Council Association will hold its “Mr. GS” pageant next month, pitting 10 seniors against each other for the title. The proceeds will benefit the association, which organizes school and community events. Contestants will compete in date wear, talent, formal wear and Q&A segments. At the...
Pit Take to bring Southern barbecue to Greensburg
Plum’s Dan Czerpak knows a thing or two about barbecue. He studied under “pitmasters” in Georgia, filled notebooks with detailed descriptions of his smoking experiments and took a 14-state tour, tasting the best barbecue from across the South. Now he’s bringing his passion to Greensburg, where he grew up. His...
