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Allegheny County judge details how to pay child support, handle custody and district judge’s matters
Allegheny County’s residents with legal proceedings while the courts are closed were given additional guidance Thursday on how to do business when the county courtrooms are closed during the coronavirus pandemic. President Judge Kim Berkeley Clark amended her March 16 order shutting down the courtrooms and district judges offices, to...
Greensburg lender aids shutdown-battered borrowers; delays April payment
A Greensburg-based small business commercial lender has decided to forgo collecting payments from its borrowers in April to give them a break during the economic downturn caused by the shutdown over the spread of the coronavirus. The Progress Fund, a nonprofit community development financial institution, is giving all of its...
For nursing home resident, a visit still counts, even if it’s through the glassVideo
Jean Blice has been confined to her room at Redstone Highlands in Greensburg for more than a week, as the nursing home staff tries to prevent the spread of coronavirus among the elderly residents. Tuesday was a bright spot in a difficult time. “She has been struggling. She has not...
Coronavirus fuels demand for homebound blood drawsVideo
The coronavirus pandemic is increasing the demand from patients to have blood drawn at home rather than risk going to a doctor’s office, said the owner of a Jeannette blood testing company. “They don’t want to risk exposure. In normal times, they might come to this facility (on Clay Avenue)....
Norwin to start online instruction March 30; plans for students’ return on April 9
Norwin School District students will bein online instruction on Monday and will return to school on April 9, if the governor permits schools to reopen on April 6, Superintendent Jeff Taylor said. Gov. Wolf on Monday ordered school districts to remain closed until April 6, extending by one week the...
Norwin Meals on Wheels to stop delivery Wednesday
The Norwin Meals on Wheels program will halt deliveries of its daily meals Wednesday for an indefinite period because of the spread of the new coronavirus, an official for the group said. The food service delivery program, based out of New Hope Presbyterian Church in North Huntingdon, provides nutritious meals...
Coronavirus to impact more than 500,000 jobs across the Pittsburgh region
Government directives to close businesses and restrict people’s activities in an effort to stem the spread of coronavirus infections and deaths will impact more than a half-million workers in the Pittsburgh region, a top local economist predicts. And the pain will be spread across virtually all industries in the seven-county...
Westmoreland restaurants scramble to survive state dining ban, coronavirus restrictionsVideo
Rizzi DeFabo stood behind the counter inside his family’s popular Rizzo’s Malabar Inn, a 450-seat restaurant in rural Crabtree. Instead of being packed with hungry customers, DeFabo offered take-out meals only — following the governor’s order for restaurants in an effort to slow the spreading coronavirus. “This is the first...
Pittsburgh Catholics permitted to get confession in church parking lots, eat meat on Fridays in Lent, bishop says
Catholics in the Diocese of Pittsburgh will be able to say confession in church parking lots, receive general absolution in places such as hospitals and nursing homes, and eat meat on Fridays during Lent, except on Good Friday. The series of directives that Bishop David Zubik issued Friday night, which...
Route 837 reopens in West Mifflin after landslide Friday night
Route 837 in West Mifflin was reopened late Friday night after PennDOT crews removed boulders and debris from the two-lane road along the Monongahela River, a West Mifflin fire department official said. The landslide that blocked one lane of road from about 7:20 p.m. to about 9:25 p. m., said...
North Huntingdon closes offices to public
North Huntingdon has closed its offices in the Town House on Center Highway to the public beginning Friday and continuing until April 6 to prevent the spread of coronavirus that causes covid-19, the township said Thursday night. North Huntingdon will not hold any public meetings while the building is closed...
Norwin distributes lunches to students
Norwin will begin serving a bagged lunch of a peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, cheese sticks, snack crackers, milk, fruit and juice for students enrolled in the district’s free and reduced lunch program from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today from the Norwin High School Auditorium doors, Door No. 6....
Race for Grace at Norwin postponed
The 13th Annual Race For Grace that was to be run on April 4 around the Norwin High School complex, has been postponed because the school district is closed under Gov. Wolf’s orders and it is not known when it will reopen. While the school district is closed, Norwin also...
North Huntingdon sewer line project meeting canceled
A public meeting to discuss the Five Pines phase one sewer line replacement project has been cancelled for Thursday at the North Huntingdon Town House, the North Huntingdon Township Municipal Authority said. The authority does not have plans at this time to reschedule the meeting, said Michael Branthoover, authority manager....
Amtrak to suspend Pennsylvania passenger trains
Amtrak will suspend its passenger rail service between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia beginning Wednesday and all of its passenger service in Pennsylvania will be shut down as of Thursday because of a reduction in demand for the service, the railroad said. Amtrak runs a morning train daily between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia,...
Yough reprises popular ‘State Fair’Video
Editor’s note: High school musicals have been postponed due to the conronavirus. The auditorium stage at Yough High School will be transformed into the Iowa State Fair in “State Fair.” “You can’t go wrong with this classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. We have done this show before,” and it was...
Coronavirus derails Penn-Trafford student’s dreams of competing in Irish dancing world championshipVideo
A Penn Township teenager’s dreams of competing in the World Irish Dancing Championships in Ireland next month were dashed when the U.S. government imposed a 30-day ban on travel to the Republic of Ireland in hopes of slowing the spread of the coronavirus that causes covid-19. “I was pretty devastated....
Norwin students may retrieve items from lockers
Norwin students who were absent from school on Friday will be allowed to get textbooks and personal items from their lockers between 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Tuesday, the school district said. The district asked that any student or parent visiting the schools remain at least six feet from others....
Sewickley halts township-related activities; Manor and Penn Township close offices; Jeannette, Hempfield and North Huntingdon declare emergencies
In an attempt to prevent the spread of the coronavirus that causes covid-19, several municipalities in Westmoreland County are closing offices or municipal-related activities, while others are asking that residents interact with office personnel only when necessary. Sewickley Township canceled all activities, gatherings and events affiliated with the township, as...
Norwin School Board cancels meeting
The Norwin School Board has cancelled its meeting that was scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Monday, because the school district is closed for two weeks as a result of the governor’s orders to combat the spread of the coronavirus that causes covid-19. The school district has yet to reschedule the meeting,...
Irwin’s Lamp Theatre postpones gala and 2 shows
The fear of the spread of the coronavirus has claimed another victim — the fundraising gala that The Lamp Theatre in Irwin had planned for Friday. The gala, featuring a Roaring ’20s theme, may be rescheduled for sometime this summer, said John Gdula, president of the Lamp Theatre Corp. board...
2 Braddock men nabbed in drug raid
Two Braddock men were arrested Friday in a raid in Braddock where police seized 1,650 stamp bags of heroin and fentanyl worth $9,900 on the streets, a stolen gun plus $3,175 in cash, Allegheny County Police said. The county narcotics detectives arrested James Wise, 28, and Brandon Balthrop, 31, and...
No new jury trials to be picked March 16-20, Allegheny County judge says
Jurors summoned for service in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas for any day during the coming week will not be required to report for duty. No new jury trials will be picked from Monday, March 16 through Friday, March 20, so those potential jurors will not be required...
Rivers Casino closes due to caution regarding coronavirus
The Rivers casino on Pittsburgh’s North Side will close for the next two weeks. The casino announced at about 9 p.m. Friday that it would close as of midnight Sunday, for 14 days. The process will begin Sunday night and continue into Monday morning. “Although there have been no known...
Irwin still to hold St. Patrick’s Day events on Saturday
The city of Pittsburgh may have canceled its annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, but Irwin plans to carry on Saturday with its festival that features traditional Irish food, libations and music. Several restaurants in downtown Irwin from noon to 5 p.m. will sell Irish food, according to the Irwin Business...
