Joe Napsha stories, Page 65

Irwin officials have proposed a $4.16 million budget for 2022 that holds the line on taxes without cutting any programs or services. The budget is available for review at the borough office. Council is scheduled to approve it at the Dec. 8 meeting. The borough last year raised property taxes...

Irwin plans ‘Light Up Norwin’ “Light Up Norwin” in downtown Irwin — complete with the lighting of a Christmas tree and a parade — will be held Nov. 18. The lighting of the tree at the S&T Bank parking lot at Third and Main streets will be held at 6:20...

Senior citizen group to meet Isaac Meyers will sing Christmas carols when the Super Seniors of Westmoreland County meet at noon Dec. 7 in the Community United Methodist Church, Route 130, Harrison City. Lunch is $6 and reservations are needed for new attendees. Those attending should bring a mask. For...

Like athletic teams preparing to play for a championship, the Norwin High School Band went through a dress rehearsal Wednesday night of the show it will perform at a national band competition in Indianapolis over the next three days. Playing before several hundred people under the lights at the high...

Norwin has reached tentative contracts with its teachers union and its cafeteria workers. The school board is expected to vote Monday on the contract with the Norwin Education Association and the agreement with Service Employees International Union 32 BJ. Details of the agreements were not listed on the agenda for...

The Wreaths Across America North Huntingdon chapter wants to raise about $101,000 to purchase 6,750 wreaths to be placed next month on the graves of veterans buried at four cemeteries in the Irwin-North Huntingdon area. A Wreath Day ceremony at the Veterans Memorial at Union Cemetery on Bridge Street in...

Penn Township police and Penn Township Citizens for Drug Awareness collected 84-½ pounds of unused and expired prescription drugs during last month’s National Drug Take Back event held locally in the Giant Eagle parking lot at Penn Crossing, Harrison City. Sixty-one residents took advantage of the opportunity to drop off...

Thirteen flags were flying in the wind Friday in front of Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity, in honor of the 13 U.S. service personnel killed by a suicide bomber outside the Kabul airport as thousands of Afghans fled the beleaguered Afghanistan capital Aug. 26. “It’s a beautiful tribute,” said...

Amber and Kevin Larson of Greensburg were making their first visit Thursday night to Historic Hanna’s Town, the recreated colonial village about six miles north of Greensburg. “It’s really cute. I want to come back and see more of it,” said Amber Larson, who recently moved to Westmoreland County from...

Norwin Elks to hold Veterans Day dinner All veterans, Norwin Elks members and guest veterans will be treated to a complimentary spaghetti dinner with a salad and non-alcoholic drink from 4 to 8 p.m. on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, at the Norwin Elks, 135 Elks Lane, Manor. All other guests...

Norwin Elks to hold Veterans Day dinner All veterans, Norwin Elks members and guest veterans will be treated to a complimentary spaghetti dinner with a salad and non-alcoholic drink from 4 to 8 p.m. on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, at the Norwin Elks, 135 Elks Lane, Manor. All other guests...

Trafford Borough recognized by state group The Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs presented Trafford Borough with the 2021 First Place Recognition for the special recognition category for communications for the borough’s website. Kris Kardiff, borough council president, represented the borough at the conference in Erie....

Norwin’s elementary and middle school have been ranked in the top 100 statewide by the 2022 U.S. News & World Report of Best Schools. Hillcrest Intermediate School, which is categorized as a middle level school, earned a ranking in the top 2% in the state. It was ranked 17th out...

Norwin library to hold Trivia Night Teams of four to five people will be able to compete in Trivia Night at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Norwin Public Library on Caruthers Lane, Irwin. Contestants can create their own team or be placed in a team. Light refreshments will be...

Three Republican newcomers who vocally opposed the mask mandate in schools and a GOP incumbent beat four other candidates in Tuesday’s election for four-year terms on the Norwin School Board, according to unofficial results. Newcomers Christine Baverso, 44, Alex Detschelt, 45, and Shawna Ilagan, 39, joined incumbent Raymond Kocak, 58,...

Irwin voters opted for experience in Tuesday’s election when they voted for members of council, but not for mayor, according to unofficial results. In the mayoral race, retired state prison guard Jeff Clem, 62, running on the Republican ballot, topped four-term council member Gail Macioce, 68, a Republican who won...

The Pittsburgh region had 10,000 fewer workers in September than a year ago, despite the availability of the covid vaccine, employers offering higher wages and the federal government eliminating extra jobless benefits. The seven-county region saw the labor force decrease to 1.16 million workers in September, a drop of 13,600...

A Norwin Middle School guidance counselor told police the suspected crystal meth and a glass pipe authorities found in his car wasn’t his, and he “didn’t even know what it was,” according to North Huntingdon police. Richard Wesley Kean, 54, of Verona is accused of having a plastic bag with...

Kennametal Corp.’s sales jumped by 26% in the July-through-September quarter compared with a year ago and earnings per share rose 69 cents from the same quarter a year ago, the company said Monday. The Pittsburgh-based maker of metalworking tools said it earned 43 cents a share on sales of $483.5...

A Norwin Middle School employee was arrested outside the building Friday, according to North Huntingdon police and the school district. Superintendent Jeff Taylor did not identify the employee or their position at the school located at 10870 Mockingbird Drive in the township. In a statement issued Monday, Taylor the district...

The battle among eight candidates seeking four seats on the Norwin School Board features a slate of four Republican candidates who have opposed the district following the state mandate requiring masks in schools. Newcomers Christine Baverso, 44, Alex Detschelt, 45, and Shawna Ilagan, 39, join incumbent Raymond Kocak, 58, on...

Tracy Alaia of Trafford had always dreamed of owning a boutique, but she wanted it to be more than just a shop. “I wanted it to be helpful to other artists,” said Alaia, who initially was going to have a paint studio, but that grew into a gift shop in...