Norwin Star category, Page 103

The popular Irwin Ghost Walk usually held during the Halloween season is another in a long string of events canceled to prevent the spread of covid-19. Instead, those interested in Irwin’s Ghost Walk can take a self-guided walk around the downtown business district during the last two weeks of October...

A North Huntingdon church is planning an event to bless pets this month in honor of St. Francis. The Blessing of the Pets, a reminder of the sacrifice of Christ, will be held for individual pets brought to the pavilion at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 12727 Lincoln Way, from noon...

Weekend concerts that draw large crowds outside a Claridge tavern have spawned a series of complaints to Penn Township police, a local citation and sparked an investigation by the state liquor control enforcement agency. Concerts at SchoolHouse Tavern on Main Street are “totally out of hand,” with an estimated crowd...

Level Green Elementary School is closing for five days after three staff members tested positive for the coronavirus in 14 days, according to Penn-Trafford School District Superintendent Matt Harris. The school will be closed from Thursday through Monday. District employees were notified Wednesday of the additional positive tests after one...

Lorraine Makosky’s tanning salon in Hempfield missed out on what would have been her busy season when Pennsylvania’s nonessential businesses were shut down this spring during the coronavirus pandemic. Lorraine Marie’s Tanning finally reopened in June but, by then, the early days of spring tanning were gone and, with them,...

A 25-year-old Herminie man is accused of assaulting a woman outside a Sewickley Township bar, damaging her car and then sending her threatening messages via social media for several hours after a minor traffic accident. Anthony J. Weber III was charged with criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, making terroristic threats and...

Construction of the Westmoreland County Housing Authority’s most recent project is expected to be completed in the coming weeks, and residents could move in by late October. Odin View Apartments in Hempfield, a $13.1 million project, will have 47 units in the three-story housing complex for low-income seniors and serve...

Seven more residents at Westmoreland Manor tested positive for coronavirus, county officials said Tuesday. With those test results, the county-owned nursing home in Hempfield has now has 54 residents and 23 employees who have been been infected with covid-19 since mid-September. No additional employees have tested positive for the virus...

While most students are still sleeping, hours away from their phone alarm sounding to get them up for school, Sydney Willig is up before the sun, wide awake and confronting a disease. She sits up in bed while wearing a vibrating vest, uses two nebulizers and takes numerous medications —...

Mail-in and absentee ballots are expected to be sent out to Westmoreland County voters no later than Saturday. The state’s late certification of ballots two weeks ago delayed the process and final reviews were not completed until this week, said JoAnn Sebastiani, director of the county’s elections bureau. Pending any...

Three state troopers from Troop A in Greensburg, members of a specialized local drug task force that made multiple large drug seizures in recent years, are among 49 state employees to be honored Wednesday by Gov. Tom Wolf for improving the life of Pennsylvanians. Cpl. John Isoldi and Troopers Anthony...

Norwin’s 5,300 students and their parents should learn next week the “specific dates and timeline” for when they can return to school five days a week, as well as the option of going fully online. Superintendent Jeff Taylor said he intends to reveal in an email on Oct. 7 what...

Workers at Westmoreland Manor are getting extra pay while the coronavirus pandemic surges through the county-owned nursing home and state officials struggle with contact tracing. Commissioner Sean Kertes said union and nonunion employees at the Hempfield facility will get hazard pay as six Pennsylvania National Guard members continue to help...

Westmoreland County Prison Warden John Walton submitted his resignation and retirement Monday to the prison board as a result of what he described as a “public character assassination and campaign of harassment” by Commissioner Gina Cerilli. Walton, 61, of Mt. Pleasant Township will work until Nov. 6. The board approved...

Churchill Gary Michaliszyn sold property at 57 Locksley Drive to Joseph and Theresa Mazzotti for $330,000. Vipin Gupta sold property at 172 Thornberry Drive to Sharieda Patterson for $238,000. Edgewood David Hood sold property at 116 Oakview Ave. to Michael and Anna Doyle for $235,000. Nathan Wetzel sold property at...

The stage at Irwin’s Lamp Theatre, silent during the past months of covid-19 pandemic restrictions, will awaken with a sermon and songs Sunday morning. Grace Collective, a newly formed independent church, has rented the theater for its second large gathering of members, in a service set to begin at 10...

Norwin cross country isn’t always about crossing the finish line first. Or last, for that matter. Coach Brian Fleckenstein likes to take to social media, particularly Twitter, to make the sport more fun. It is something that has bonded his runners. “Running is hard,” the coach said. “Our sport is...

Norwin girls soccer coaches and players were not altogether thrilled when the WPIAL two-year realignment cycle brought some change to their section. They couldn’t have been. That’s because Fox Chapel was added to the mix in Section 3-4A. That immediately drew concern. After all, the Foxes almost upset Norwin in...

Seneca Valley might have gotten a late start to the season, but the Raiders are showing no ill effects of a preseason covid-19 shutdown. The Raiders improved to 2-0 on Friday night with a 35-3 win over Norwin in the Class 6A Conference. Ethan West ran for 225 yards and...

A foundation that has provided more than $560,000 in scholarships to Norwin students since 2007 wants to raise $7,500 during the school district’s homecoming festivities next week. The Norwin School District Community Foundation will conduct its annual Days of Giving from 8 a.m. Wednesday through Oct. 4, with the goal...

Scoring early has become a trend for the Norwin boys soccer team. The Knights found the net 13 seconds in against Connellsville and struck inside the first five minutes against Latrobe. Fast starts have helped keep the fifth-ranked Knights ahead — and unbeaten. On Thursday night, it was more of...

St. Agnes Parish, 11400 St. Agnes Lane, North Huntingdon, will hold a drive-thru Fall Food Fest from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 10 or until the meals are sold out, unless they are preordered. Patrons can choose from one of the following: kielbasa and kraut, Italian roast beef or...