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Registration open for free senior lunch at Norwin
Norwin area senior citizens can enjoy a free lunch and student entertainment from noon to 2 p.m. March 8 in the Norwin High School cafeteria, 251 McMahon Drive, North Huntingdon. The annual Senior Citizens Luncheon is open to Norwin residents ages 55 and older. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. This...
Norwin area: Art scholarship, fish fries, cooking classes, more
Norwin Art League scholarship The Norwin Art League is accepting applications for its annual $1,000 scholarship, which is being presented this year in honor of Albert Froeschl to recognize his longtime support of the organization. The scholarship is open to local high school students who plan to attend college and...
Norwin youth sports leagues face jump in school facility use fees
Norwin youth sports teams and community groups will pay more to use school district facilities starting in the 2027-28 school year under a fee schedule the school board approved unanimously this week. The board hiked the rates without discussion for the use of gymnasiums, ball fields, the swimming pool and...
Irwin officials consider temporary bridge after Colony Drive closure
With funding for a new bridge likely unavailable for three years, Irwin officials are expected to discuss next month whether to rent or buy a temporary structure to replace a bridge closed in January because of a hole in the decking. “If everything went smoothly, we’re still looking at three...
6-year-old Girl Scout from Pittsburgh breaks Western Pa. cookie sales record
Pim Marie Anorak Neill became enamored with selling Girl Scouts cookies at just 3 years old, long before she was old enough to become a Scout. Now a 6-year-old from Mt. Washington, Pim is the top seller in the organization’s 27-county Western Pennsylvania district. Pim has sold 106,800 boxes of...
1 killed in McKeesport crash
One person was killed and three others injured in a two-vehicle crash in McKeesport Saturday night, Allegheny County Police said. The victim, who was not identified, was a passenger in a Honda Accord in the accident that occurred at about 8:50 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of 28th and Rockwood...
West Newton bridge project: Temporary span to keep town connected
Don Lewandowski of West Newton is like many residents in a borough split by the Youghiogheny River. He is looking forward to the estimated $17 million project that will include a temporary bridge and a subsequent upgrade of the aging West Newton Bridge. “The bridge needs to be done. It’s...
I-79 near Carnegie cleared after morning wreck
Traffic restrictions on Interstate 79 between the Carnegie and Heidelberg exits has fully reopened. Highway traffic was reduced to one lane Monday morning because of a tractor-trailer crash, PennDOT said. Restrictions were lifted just before 1 p.m. One person was transported from the scene in which a truck overturned on...
‘More people are leaving than coming’: Charleroi’s Haitian community withers under federal pressureVideo
The shelves at Queen’s Market still hold bags of corn millet and leafy Haitian lalo, but the customers who buy them are vanishing from the streets of Charleroi. As the Trump administration ramps up pressure on immigrants with Temporary Protected Status to “take advantage of the department’s resources for departure,”...
Father, 2 children killed in Indiana County fire
A father and his two children were killed in a fire early Friday morning that destroyed their home in the Indiana County town of Clymer, the coroner said. Keith Lee Fabiszewski, 34, and the children were trapped by the fire in their home along the 400 block of Hancock Street,...
Solar power project proposed for Palmer Regional, Rostraver airportsVideo
The Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity could become the first Pennsylvania airport of its size to install a solar power array and generate revenue. Solar power company representatives touted the proposal this week as a money-saver and revenue generator. Palmer Regional and Rostraver airports could be the sites of...
Norwin area: Movie night at Sage’s Army, church fish fry, more
Sage’s Army to hold movie night Sage’s Army, a nonprofit drug prevention and recovery organization, will show the movie, “The Fantastic 4: First Steps,” at 6 p.m. Feb. 18 at the organization’s headquarters at 6044 Lincoln Highway, Hempfield. The doors will open at 5.30 p.m. The free movie night will...
New Palmer Regional airport exec hopes to increase airline traffic with new terminal
A longtime employee at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport will be the new executive director of the Westmoreland County Airport Authority, which manages the airport in Unity and the Rostraver Airport. Maurice “Moe” Haas, 60, the airport authority manager, was unanimously promoted to executive director by the authority board on Tuesday,...
Snow, bitter cold pose problems for home heating oil deliveries; cost per gallon jumps higher
A confluence of soaring demand and treacherous delivery conditions is straining the home heating oil market in Westmoreland County during this month’s bitter cold. “The demand for fuel (heating oil) is extremely high for several reasons. They (furnaces) have been running nonstop,” said Kristen Zawoyski, general manager of Export Fuel...
Norwin youth sports teams oppose hiking fees for fields, gym
A group of Norwin youth sports league representatives expressed their opposition Monday to the Norwin School Board’s plans to raise rental fees for using the district’s fields and gymnasium, saying the increases could price some players out of playing. The school board on Monday night considered a policy that would...
Environmentalists urge DEP to make Tenaska power plant meet air pollution requirements to get permit
Environmental regulators should revise a draft permit for a natural gas-fired power plant to operate in South Huntingdon to make the plant comply with air pollution regulations or reject the permit. That’s what a group of residents and environmentalists told state officials Wednesday. The 90-minute hearing attracted about 60 people...
Fundraisers organized for victims of separate North Huntingdon fires
Fundraisers have been organized on a crowdfunding platform to help two North Huntingdon families who were victims of fires this month — one family who lost their home and another whose dog kennel was destroyed. A GoFundMe page for Regina and Charles Bazala Sr. has raised $22,100 of a $28,000...
North Huntingdon gets state grant for Indian Lake rehab project
The state is offering to pour $665,200 into a major rehabilitation project at North Huntingdon’s 16-acre Indian Lake Park. The fish in the lake must be relocated so it can be drained, dredged and the Kenda Dam repaired over the next few years. In return for the money from the...
Norwin area: School official can approve change orders, bike racks proposed, more
Norwin superintendent can approve change orders for stadium project Norwin’s superintendent has been given the authority to approve change orders sought by contractors involved in the extensive construction project to renovate Knights Stadium. The school board last month gave Superintendent Natalie McCracken the authority to approve change orders in an...
Meeting set to air concerns about proposed Homer City power plant and data center
Concerns over the potential impact on the community’s health, the economy and environment by the proposed natural gas-fired power plant and artificial intelligence data centers near Homer City will be aired at a public meeting Sunday in Indiana. Representatives from environmental organizations — PennFuture, the Clean Air Council and the...
2 elderly residents escape house fire in North Huntingdon
An elderly couple escaped injury Tuesday morning, fleeing a blaze that destroyed their home in the Hahntown section of North Huntingdon, a fire official said. Flames were already jumping through the windows of 319 Main St. when crews arrived, said Fairmont-Hahntown Fire Chief Cecil “Skip” Cook. While initial reports suggested...
Irwin, North Huntingdon garbage collection delayed
Garbage collection in Irwin was canceled Monday by Waste Management because of the weather and rescheduled for Saturday, borough officials said on a Facebook post. In North Huntingdon, garbage collection will be delayed by one day, according to the township website. The offices of Irwin Borough and North Huntingdon were...
Fire damages Derry Township tavern
A Derry Township restaurant and tavern sustained significant damage from a fire late Sunday, said Mark Piantine, Bradenville fire chief. Employees of Lucky B’s American Bar and Grille at 2120 Lincoln Road, who lived in two second-floor apartments above the restaurant, were able to escape the fire without injury, said...
Crews brace for snow: Here’s how roads are prioritized during snowstorms
In the borough of Export, Stephen Opsitnick Jr. spent much of Wednesday leaning over the open hood of a public works truck, checking oil and hydraulic fluid levels with the deliberate focus of a man preparing for a long siege. As the head of public works, Opsitnick and his single...
Norwin area: Cubcake fundraiser, stream bank restoration, scholarships, more
Cubcake fundraiser set Bakers are being sought to contribute cupcakes to the Norwin Lions Club’s 11th annual Cubcake Wars fundraiser from noon to 3 p.m. March 1 at the Norwin High School cafeteria, 251 McMahon Drive. The proceeds from the cupcake sale go to the charities supported by the Norwin...
