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Irwin officials making plans for splash park
Area youngsters could have a place to frolic and beat the summer heat: a splash park at Irwin Park. Council on Wednesday authorized the park and recreation committee to research and develop plans for a splash park at the municipal park off of Pennsylvania Avenue. An estimated cost of the...
East Huntingdon landscaper fined $74,290 over allegedly failing to pay Mexican workers overtime, back wages
An East Huntingdon landscaping company has paid nearly $75,000 in back wages and fines to settle allegations that it committed labor violations involving a foreign worker program, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Silvis Group, located on Schultz Road, signed a consent agreement with the Labor Department on June...
$1.2 million Norwin pool project to more forward
Norwin is eyeing a Zelienople firm to serve as construction manager for an estimated $1.2 million project to repair and modernize the high school swimming pool. The board is scheduled to vote on hiring The Foreman Group at its Jan. 13 meeting. The Foreman Group and two other firms were...
Trash hauling changes hit North Huntingdon residents
North Huntingdon residents whose garbage collection was delayed after a new hauler was hired can take their garbage to a Dumpster at the township’s public works building off Route 30, officials said. The township’s trash hauler, Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill LLC/County Hauling Corp. of Rostraver, placed the Dumpster at the public...
Contractor reports $4,800 theft at Hempfield job site
An electrical contractor working at a Hempfield plant reported that $4,800 worth of tools and copper wire were stolen from its job site, state police from Greensburg said. J.W. Peters Co. of Bethel Park reported the tools and wire were stolen from the General Carbide Corp. plant on Garden Drive...
Norwin to cap tax hike at 3.4%
Property owners in the Norwin School District will not see their school taxes increase more than 3.4% — the maximum allowed without state or voter approval. The Norwin School Board unanimously voted at its meeting this week to limit any tax hike to the state maximum, which is about 2.8...
PennDOT to close I-70 West Newton ramp for 8 months
Motorists using the westbound on and off ramps of the West Newton/Mt. Pleasant exit on Interstate 70 will have to detour several miles and for several months beginning Jan. 15, PennDOT said. The westbound ramps will be closed starting at 8 a.m. Jan. 15 until about August for ramp reconstruction...
Lamp Theatre planning expansion for 2020Video
A pavilion to be built over part of the courtyard at The Lamp Theatre in downtown Irwin will provide shelter from the weather and a raised stage in the courtyard will put musicians a step above the crowds for outdoor concerts, all part of an effort to improve patrons’ experience....
Hempfield woman loses $1,000 in theft
A 52-year-old Greensburg woman had just over $1,000 stolen from her bank account as a result of the theft of her debit card and checks last month in Hempfield, the state police said. Someone had stolen her debit card and used it at several locations last month, racking up the...
Latrobe man joined brothers in serving country
Victor P. Pierdominici of Latrobe wanted to join his two older brothers, Richard and Louis, who were fighting in World War II, but he did not want to join the Army. He said, “I’d rather be in the Navy,” according to his daughter, Vicki Weimer of Latrobe. Surprisingly, he got...
Norwin library compiling long-range studyVideo
Norwin Public Library officials plan to use the results of a survey to determine the course of the library’s future. Library Director Diana Falk wants to start implementing programs or services included in a long-range plan being developed. “We really want to look at it (the study) to see what...
Sewickley Twp. man strong in his faith
Lloyd Miller was a man of strong faith as a member of the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Irwin and a former active member of Lutheran Church of Our Savior, North Huntingdon. “In every aspect of his life, he lived his faith — 100%,” said his daughter, Paula DeLuise of...
North Huntingdon man sues township over tree-cutting order
Three North Huntingdon officials are being sued in federal court after the township had 10 trees removed from a resident’s front yard in October. Curt Orner of 500 Oakhurst Drive alleges in the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh on Dec. 30 that the defendants — township Manager...
Westmoreland’s first baby of 2020 arrives week earlier than expectedVideo
Serena Rose Spino came into the world a week earlier than expected — just in time to be Westmoreland County’s first baby born in 2020. She emerged at 6:29 a.m. New Year’s Day at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg. Serena Rose, the daughter of James Spino, 31, and his...
Going, going, gone: Bill Mazeroski’s sports memorabilia a big hit at New Year’s Day auctionVideo
“Long ago, it must be,I have a photographPreserve your memories,They’re all that’s left you.”— Simon & Garfunkel, “Bookends” (1968) Hundreds of photographs, trophies, baseball bats, cases of baseballs, gloves, signed cards and jerseys from Bill Mazeroski’s 17-year Hall of Fame career as a Pittsburgh Pirate were sold on New Year’s...
Herminie VFW, Donegal eatery cited by state liquor agents
The Herminie Veterans of Foreign Wars Post and a Donegal restaurant were cited Monday for allegedly violating state liquor laws. The VFW at 501 Church St., was cited for allegedly failing to maintain complete records covering the operation of the business from Oct. 27, 2017, to Oct. 29, 2019. The...
‘Piggyback’ flight of World War II bombers recalledVideo
After what he endured on Dec. 31, 1944, while under heavy attack during an ill-fated bombing mission over northern Germany, Glenn H. Rojohn had no interest in popping a bottle of champagne and ringing in the new year. “We never celebrated New Year’s Eve,” said his son, David Rojohn of...
Retired Derry teacher loved teaching youngsters
As a young girl growing up in the Pittsburgh suburb of McKees Rocks, Frances E. Hayes was just 16 when she started at the University of Pittsburgh in 1940 and then traveled all the way to Oregon after graduation to take a teaching job where her sister lived. “She was...
Norwin seeks ‘distinguished alums’ nominees
The Norwin Alumni & Friends Association is taking nominations until 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8 of Norwin graduates or its predecessor schools who have had distinguished careers to be part of the 2020 Class of Distinguished Alumni. Norwin community residents can nominate a maximum of two alumni who graduated from...
$9,000 in ski gear stolen near Seven Springs resort
An Upper St. Clair man lost more than $9,000 worth of skis, bindings and poles when someone broke into a locked locker inside a storage unit near the Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Somerset County, state police said. The theft of six men’s skis and bindings worth $5,400; three women’s...
Police interview suspects in Westmoreland Mall assault
A 22-year-old Leechburg man and two juvenile boys have been identified by state police at Greensburg as the three suspects in the strangulation and simple assault of a juvenile girl at the Westmoreland Mall in Hempfield on Friday night. Police said early Sunday morning they have interviewed the three suspects...
Man shot outside West Mifflin bar
A man was shot overnight in his leg and hip outside the Homeville Trolley Stop bar on Greensprings Avenue in West Mifflin, the Allegheny County Police said early Sunday morning. The victim, who was not identifiedwas found at UPMC Presbyterian hospital in Oakland in stable condition. Police have no suspects...
Greensburg barber Ed DeBone hangs up clippers after 47 yearsVideo
After 47 years of cutting the hair of county commissioners, judges, attorneys, priests, mayors, and just plain folks, Ed DeBone has hung up his clippers and razors at his downtown Greensburg barber shop. “It was time,” said DeBone, who closed his 2nd Street Cuts barber shop in Greensburg on Saturday...
Police ID 3 men in Westmoreland Mall assault
Three men who allegedly assaulted a girl inside the Westmoreland Mall in Hempfield on Friday night have been identified. Police said in a tweet early Saturday morning they identified the suspects, but had not revealed their identities. Police did not reveal if any charges have been filed in the assault,...
Penn Township veteran’s Quilt of Valor was a ‘labor of love’Video
Homer Lyons sat in the chair of his Penn Township living room, the center of attention, as his three children and several grandchildren gathered around him Christmas Eve. Around the shoulders of this World War II veteran was draped a special quilt, a Quilt of Valor presented to him because...
