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Norwin Lacrosse Club opens registration
Norwin Lacrosse Club is accepting registration from students who attend preschool through eighth grade in the Norwin School District and Queen of Angels school in North Huntingdon. Registration information is available at www.norwinlax.com. The team plays at St. Agnes Church field and at Oak Hollow Park, both in North Huntingdon,...
Norwin area charges filed, Feb. 18, 2021
Charges recently filed with North Huntingdon District Judge Wayne Gongaware. All individuals have the right to a preliminary hearing and are innocent until proven guilty or pleading guilty before a judge in the Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas. • Isaiah Mohammed, 19, of Irwin, by borough police with possession...
North Huntingdon OKs new backyard chicken rules
Having debated for months on how to regulate people raising chickens in a residential neighborhood, North Huntingdon commissioners this week approved a zoning ordinance amendment that requires a permit. The seven commissioners on Wednesday unanimously approved the zoning amendment. Under the revision, the owners of properties zoned R-2, R-3 and...
Diocese of Greensburg announces new leadership appointments
The Catholic Diocese of Greensburg announced two new key leadership appointments. Bishop Larry Kulick, who was installed last week, revealed Thursday a new vicar general and director of Catholic Charities. Both men are longtime figures in the diocese. Msgr. Raymond E. Riffle, 68, rector of Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Greensburg,...
North Huntingdon running low on road salt; back order never filled
As another snowstorm hits the region, North Huntingdon is starting to run low on road salt and has been unable to get the 3,400 tons of the ice-melting rocks it ordered last month, township officials said. There is sufficient road salt for the snowstorm forecast through Friday, public works director...
Westmoreland County Redevelopment Authority seeking blighted properties for demolition
The Westmoreland County Redevelopment Authority has a significant chunk of money to help clear blight from communities. Now officials just need vacant buildings with the potential for demolition, said Brian Lawrence, executive director. “It is an essential thing that we have to face in our communities,” he said. The countywide...
North Huntingdon-Irwin covid cases up slightly as of Feb. 16, 2021
The post-holiday spread of confirmed covid cases in the North Huntingdon-Irwin-North Irwin area rose by 57 from Feb. 8-16, according to state Department of Health data released Tuesday. That translates to an increase of 2.2%. The fact that the increase in cases from Feb. 8-16 was greater than the 43...
North Huntingdon set to vote on backyard chicken rules
The debate over what to do with backyard chickens could come to a head Wednesday when North Huntingdon officials are expected to vote on a proposal to allow hens, but not roosters, to be raised in certain neighborhoods. The seven commissioners, who have been split over how to regulate backyard...
Norwin seniors to return to school 4 days a week
Norwin’s seniors can go back to school four days a week, beginning Feb. 22, as long as the covid transmission rates remain in the moderate level, the district said. Superintendent Jeff Taylor told the school board that surveys were distributed to parents of seniors this week to determine how many...
North Huntingdon sewage authority says $30M upgrade won’t require rate hikes
North Huntingdon’s sewage authority is planning to spend $30 million to upgrade its plant near the Youghiogheny River. The project will allow the facility to treat more sewage, but it will not cause a rise in rates, the authority’s executive said. The authority is designing the upgrades to the Turner...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Team of the Week for week ending Feb. 14, 2021
Norwin girls basketball coach Brian Brozeski believes coaching has a lot to do with the fact that entering the final week of the regular season, things are still tight in Section 1-6A. “The section has a lot of good coaches and teams that have all shown improvement from the beginning...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 14, 2021
Churchill Keith Kanel sold property at 822 Graham Blvd. to Terrence Vaughn Stevenson Sr for $135,680. Delmont Edward Kraus Jr. sold property at 229 Valley Stream Drive to Charles and Megan Yorio for $155,000. Edgewood Bradley Taylor sold property at 315 W Hutchinson Ave. to John Schaaf and Michael Weaver...
With covid cases dropping, more Westmoreland school districts opt to reopen classrooms
As new covid cases continue to drop in Westmoreland County and it appears a post-holiday coronavirus spike has been dodged, several area school districts have brought students back to classrooms — with more planning such a return. Students at Greater Latrobe, Jeannette and Yough have returned to school after using...
‘Couplehood’: North Huntingdon couple celebrates 70 years of marriage
Family had planned to gather in December to celebrate Henry and Patricia Heer, a North Huntingdon couple who have been married 70 years. The event never happened, another casualty of the covid-19 pandemic. “Not being able to celebrate this memorable anniversary due to covid was not what they would have...
Norwin notebook: Big day finally arrives for Giansante
Finally, the day of promise arrived for Anthony Giansante. Signing Day allowed Giansante, the burly senior lineman from Norwin, to finally make his dream of playing Division I football a reality. After his first run through the recruiting process fell through for reasons out of his control, the second was...
Norwin girls seek consistency as postseason nears
Norwin plans to be in the thick of the WPIAL Class 6A chase when the playoffs begin later this month. Based on program tradition, it would be unusual if the Knights were not. But coach Brian Brozeski thinks some fine-tuning needs to be done to get his team ready for...
Here’s where you can find fish fries in Westmoreland County this Lenten season
Adamsburg Adamsburg Volunteer Fire Department, 495 Edna Road, takeout, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays through Good Friday. Details: 724-527-2180 or 724-523-2797 East Huntingdon Volunteer Fire Department, 120 Fire Department Road, Tarrs, dine in with social distancing or takeout, 5 to 8 p.m. Fridays through Good Friday. Menu: whaler sandwich...
Penn-Trafford boys hold off Norwin charge
For a several-minute stretch late in the first half, Penn-Trafford looked nearly unstoppable. The Warriors ran off 14 straight points to take a 14-point lead over Norwin. Their guards were slashing to the rim, 3-pointers were falling, and they had established a post presence. But the plot thickened in the...
Norwin girls get past rival Penn-Trafford in defensive struggle
Sometimes, rival teams become so enamored with getting defensive stops, they forget to score. So went the story Thursday night in North Huntingdon when Penn-Trafford and Norwin met for the second time this season in girls basketball Section 1-6A. Nobody said rivalry games have to be pretty, but Norwin will...
Despite vaccine, Redstone Highlands reports covid spike at Greensburg facility
About 1,000 employees and staff members at Redstone Highlands’ three skilled nursing facilities have their first and, in some cases, second doses of the coronavirus vaccine. With the facilities on their way to being protected, president and CEO John Dickson said it was a shock to learn the virus made...
Charges filed in North Huntingdon, Feb. 11, 2021
Charges recently filed with North Huntingdon District Judge Wayne Gongaware. All individuals have the right to a preliminary hearing and are innocent until proven guilty or pleading guilty before a judge in the Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas. • Ryan J. Baldassare, 28, of Uniontown, by North Huntingdon police...
North Huntingdon, Irwin events, Feb. 11, 2021
St. Agnes Church to hold fish fry St. Agnes Catholic Church, 11400 St. Agnes Lane, North Huntingdon, will hold its annual Lenten fish fry on six consecutive Fridays beginning Feb. 19 from 2 to 7 p.m. Meals are drive-through only; phone orders are not being accepted. Credit/debit cards will be...
Irwin Council: Masks are optional at future meetings
Irwin Council decided Wednesday to no longer require anyone attending their meetings to wear a mask in spite of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendation to do so in order the slow the spread of covid-19. Meeting online through Irwin’s Facebook page, council decided 6-1 to return to...
Gas line replacement project ongoing in North Huntingdon
Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania crews have started to replace more than 11,600 feet of gas pipelines serving about 90 customers on six streets in North Huntingdon, the company said. Customers along Main Street and Iris, Saralyn, Tulip, Hazel and Mica drives will be affected, Columbia Gas officials said. The gas...
Connellsville wrestling keeps WPIAL team tournament streak alive
The streak continues, and Connellsville showed what opponents have missed this season. The Falcons captured the WPIAL Class AAA Section 2 title Monday, defeating Norwin, 40-25, and Thomas Jefferson, 43-27. The victories advance the Falcons (6-3) to the WPIAL Team Tournament for the 43rd consecutive season. Connellsville is the only...
