Joe Napsha stories, Page 38
Workers sought for Steelers training camp at St. Vincent College
The Pittsburgh Steelers are not only looking for great football players who can help them win, but for “responsible, mature, motivated workers with excellent people skills and verbal communication skills” to work at the team’s training camp this summer at Saint Vincent College near Latrobe. Those who want to work...
Norwin school board factions square off in primary election
With four incumbents not seeking reelection, the control of the divided Norwin School Board will be up for grabs this year, beginning with the May 16 primary. Nine of the 10 candidates are seeking the nominations on both the Democratic and Republican slates in the primary, with one candidate just...
Norwin briefs: Heritage Trail festival slated; Library to present ambulance service story; Seniors plan bus trip to Mackinac Island
Westmoreland Heritage Trail Community Festival The annual Westmoreland Heritage Trail Community Festival will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 3 in Trafford, and this year will include a poker run. In addition to basket raffles, a DJ, fishing for kids, food vendors, ice cream, face-painting and more,...
Penn-Trafford briefs: Level Green church to hold ‘Elvis’ concert; P-T football team to wash cars to raise money for diabetes research
P-T football team to help with car wash Members of the Penn-Trafford football team will raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s Pittsburgh chapter by washing cars from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 13 at Energy Swing Windows, 1760 Golden Mile Highway, Monroeville. Any donations for the car...
Crews battle Hempfield house fire
A house was heavily damaged by fire Thursday morning in Hempfield. Crews were called to the home on the 1000 block of Middletown Road about 9:50 a.m., county emergency officials said. The owner, Paul Scott Smith, said he was working in the backyard when he saw heavy smoke coming from...
FirstEnergy reevaluating use of West Penn’s Greensburg office
More than two-thirds of West Penn Power Co.’s employees at its Greensburg headquarters likely will be reassigned to other offices in the utility’s service area in the next few years as the company reevaluates its use of the building, a company spokeswoman said Wednesday. Many began working remotely since the...
Pittsburgh airport security stops Irwin woman with loaded handgun
An Irwin woman is accused of attempting to bring a loaded handgun in her carry-on bag early Wednesday at Pittsburgh International Airport, the Transportation Security Administration said. The woman, who wasn’t identified, was stopped by an officer who had spotted the gun in the checkpoint X-ray machine, the TSA said....
Norwin board ponders cutting 9 teaching positions, not filling 5 positions
Some Norwin School Board members ripped a budget proposal Monday that would cut nine teaching positions, scrap plans to fill five proposed ones and eliminate two administrative jobs in the 2023-24 school year to help balance the 2023-24 budget without raising property taxes. “We’re hurting the reason we are up...
Housing authority expects strong interest in Irwin senior residences
The Westmoreland County Housing Authority will soon be able to gauge interest from seniors who want to live in the 50-unit apartment building set to open in Irwin next year. Senior citizens age 62 and older will have the opportunity to learn about living in Grand View Senior Residences, a...
North Huntingdon OKs study for Oak Hollow improvements
North Huntingdon has hired a consulting engineer to develop a master plan of recommended improvements to the township’s 127-acre Oak Hollow Park. KU Resources Inc. of Duquesne was directed to develop a site plan to outline what would be appropriate development for what township leaders consider the community’s flagship park....
North Huntingdon takes step to make Indian Lake Park good for dogs year-round
Dog owners may soon be able to walk their pets around Indian Lake Park in North Huntingdon year-round, if the township commissioners lift the limits on pet owners exercising their pooches in the park just between November and February. Township commissioners paved the way to eliminate rules that prohibited leashed...
Career and technology centers workforce training initiatives: Career prep is the focus
The importance of school-based training for a career in the trades was hammered home to state education officials Friday during a tour of the Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center in New Stanton, where they saw students of today preparing for jobs in the workforce a few years from now....
Pittsburgh police search for girl missing since Feb. 27
Pittsburgh police said Thursday they are seeking the public’s assistance in finding a 16-year-old girl who has been missing for two months. The department’s special victims unit detectives said they are seeking Haley Eadie, who ran away from school on Feb. 27. Eadie may be on the North Side, West...
Norwin area: Blessing of bikes and car cruise, Lego building and movie and more
Church to bless bikes, hold car cruise St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish at 200 Leger Road, North Huntingdon, will hold its annual Blessing of the Bikes and Car Cruise on June 25. Food trucks, raffles, prizes and a Best of Show award will be part of the car cruise that...
Scholarship helps Hempfield Area, Yough seniors stay local for college
Angela Long hopes to become a teacher one day, perhaps at her alma mater. The 18-year-old senior at Hempfield Area High School plans to study early childhood education at the University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg. She’ll do so without tuition debt. Long was one of two Westmoreland County high school students awarded...
Former North Huntingdon emergency management coordinator tapped for top Mutual Aid Ambulance post
A former head of North Huntingdon’s emergency management operations has been tapped to lead Mutual Aid Ambulance Service Inc., Westmoreland County’s largest ambulance service. Gene Komondor of North Huntingdon, who was the township’s emergency management coordinator from 2007 to October 2020 and had operated an ambulance service, started his new...
Irwin hires architect to create building plans; propose renovations
An architectural firm has been hired by Irwin to design plans for the borough building and possible renovations to the 112-year-old structure on Main Street. Ulery Architecture LLC of Unity was hired to create the architectural plans for the borough building at 424 Main St., because Irwin does not have...
Norwin faces $8 million deficit in proposed budget
Norwin School District officials are looking to cut costs to close a projected $8 million deficit in its 2023-2024 budget. The school board adopted a preliminary budget that projects revenues for the upcoming school year at about $81 million, but with $89 million in proposed expenditures. The board approved the...
Penn-Trafford area: Food drive slated
Food drive slated A Penn Township staffing agency is conducting a snack food drive until May 5 for a North Huntingdon non-profit that helps make birthday wishes come true for children of families in need or who are homeless. Express Employment Professionals at 4012 Route 130, Harrison City, is collecting...
Norwin area: Comedy show fundraiser; seminar on foot ulcers; Democrats to meet; and more
Comedy show fundraiser slated The “Comedy for a Cause” event to benefit the Myasthenia Gravis Association of Western Pennsylvania will be held at 7 p.m. April 29 at Elements, 3000 Commerce Loop, North Huntingdon. It will include comedians Teresa Logan and Phil Hughes, who will be providing the entertainment. The...
Coal-fired Homer City power plant closing; future dim for 2 other regional facilities
The iconic Homer City coal-fired power plant, with its four tall smokestacks and three cooling towers north of Route 22 in Indiana County, will be shutting down over the next three months. Two other coal-fired power plants in Indiana and Armstrong counties could be following the same closure path in...
North Huntingdon seeks opioid settlement funds for drug prevention program
The North Huntingdon Police Department hopes to provide an educational program in Norwin’s elementary, middle and high schools beginning this fall. The effort — funded by money from Westmoreland County’s opioid settlement — would be aimed at preventing substance abuse by students. Chief Robert Rizzo proposed to the North Huntingdon...
‘Don’t be afraid to go for it’: More women are owning businesses, but challenges remain
Angela Merendino was a graphic designer for Kennametal in Unity, operated a freelance business on the side and was an adjunct professor at Seton Hill University in Greensburg. She wanted something different. “I just wanted to create a business that was steeped in health,” Merendino said. That desire was spurred...
Norwin students address commercial truck parking, win regional PennDOT contest
A team of three Norwin High School students won a PennDOT regional contest after designing a solution to the lack of parking for commercial trucks along interstate corridors. The proposal from Nicholas Cormas, Gabriel Conboy, and Caden Hoffman was selected as the regional winner for schools in Westmoreland, Fayette, Washington...
Norwin briefs: Medicine take-back program; trails meeting; Fight the Blight fundraiser
Area police to participate in medication take back program North Huntingdon police will join departments in Murrysville and Penn Township in participating in the national Prescription Medication Take Back Day Program from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 22. North Huntingdon police will accept the unneeded and outdated medications —...
