Norwin Star category, Page 25
Greensburg Diocese asks county detectives to probe failure of worker background checks
The Westmoreland County Detective Bureau is reviewing a request by the Catholic Diocese of Greensburg to investigate what the diocese describes as a potential conspiracy to conceal the criminal background of a now-former Irwin parish cemetery employee. Spokesman Cliff Gorski said Tuesday the diocese has asked county detectives to determine...
Norwin superintendent hired as assistant superintendent in Carlynton School District
As Norwin continues its search for a new superintendent, the district’s top administrator has landed a new job at Carlynton School District south of Pittsburgh. Norwin Superintendent Jeff Taylor was hired as Carlynton’s assistant superintendent, effective July 1. The Carlynton School Board unanimously approved Taylor’s hiring at its May 21...
Man arrested at North Huntingdon motel gets prison sentence
A man convicted of illegally having a gun and drugs when he was found at a North Huntingdon motel with a runaway teenage girl was sentenced Tuesday to four to 10 years in a state prison. Judge Meagan Bilik-DeFazio ordered Robert Easley, 42, no hometown available, spend an additional year...
Westmoreland clay target shooting clubs prepare for state tournament in Elysburg
Madi Gavrish is in her first year with Penn-Trafford’s target shooting team, but she’s been destroying clay pigeons for the past two years. “I’ve shot for 4-H since seventh grade,” said Gavrish, who is preparing along with members of her own team and several others in the region for the...
2024 WPIAL Class 6A softball championship preview: Norwin vs. Seneca Valley
2024 WPIAL Class 6A softball championship No. 5 Norwin (10-10) vs. No. 2 Seneca Valley (20-1) 1 p.m. Friday at Lilley Field, Cal (Pa.) How they got here: Norwin defeated Pine-Richland, 3-1, in the quarterfinals; and No. 1 Hempfield, 5-2, in the semifinals. Seneca Valley beat No. 6 Canon-McMillan, 7-1,...
Seniors on Norwin softball team vow not to back down from Seneca Valley in WPIAL final
Norwin has only three seniors, but they weren’t ready to turn in their softball uniforms before they donned their caps and gowns. The girls graduated Friday, but their allegiance to the Lady Knights program will carry on for at least another week or so. And a diploma could be accompanied...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of May 26, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Rybee 2 LLC sold property at 2302 Marbury Road to Djarrard Dutrieuille for $410,000. Edgewood Jessica Nevins sold property at 440 Greendale Ave. to Christopher Carosi and Rebecca Wetherbee for $292,500. Forest Hills Concetta Leary sold property at 336 Sharon Drive to William Henry and Courtney Strouse...
After prolific career at Allegheny, former Norwin receiver moving up to Division I FCS level
Record-breaking wide receiver Declan O’Brien isn’t done catching passes yet. After a brilliant three-year run at Allegheny College, the Norwin product is planning to play a fifth season at a higher level. O’Brien, an All-Region 2 First Team player as a senior, is joining Delaware as a preferred walk-on. O’Brien...
Norwin notebook: Football standout earns ‘surprise’ track gold
Norwin senior Luke Denny was a threat in the Knights’ football offense not only because he could catch passes, but also for what he could do after he caught them. Coaches said Denny had “track speed,” and the standout showed it at the WPIAL Class 3A track and field championships....
Family sues Norwin over alleged disability rights violation, claims defamation by school director
A North Huntingdon family filed a federal lawsuit this week against Norwin School District, claiming their civil rights were violated. Melissa Karabin; her husband, Matthew Karabin; and children, Samantha and Joseph Karabin, filed the 12-count lawsuit Thursday in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh, seeking a jury trial and unspecified damages....
Norwin area: Library to hold summer reading program
Library to hold summer reading program The summer reading program at the Norwin Public Library at Caruthers Lane in Irwin will open on June 10 with an art demonstration by local artist Bob Weaver and an opportunity for children to show their creativity with creating sidewalk art. The program will...
Norwin stuns defending champion Hempfield in Class 6A softball semifinals
To Norwin, the signs were there. Two ladybugs landed on a player’s shoulder. When the team arrived at Gateway, players found a heads-up penny at the entrance and picked it up. And don’t forget about the four-leaf clover coach Brian Mesich had in his pocket the whole game. “This had...
Norwin board grapples with covering $7.8M deficit
Even with a 6.8% property tax increase, Norwin School District will have to use $4.8 million of its reserves to balance a proposed $91 million budget for the 2024-2025 school year. If it foregoes the tax hike, the district would deplete its reserves from $9.7 million to $1.9 million to...
North Huntingdon man charged after police find inappropriate photographs on his cellphone
A North Huntingdon man is free on $25,000 bail after authorities said he instructed a 7-year-old girl to take an inappropriate photo of herself on his cell phone while they were at a Bible study. Allegheny County Police said they are are trying to identify several other girls who were...
Norwin grad Sydney Lokay has breakout season, helps Westminster softball win 1st PAC title in 19 years
By the time they reach college, most athletes have been playing their chosen sport for some time. Likely more than a decade. The skills, mechanics and muscle memory required to succeed are there. The athletes are programmed to perform. But sometimes the mind can short-circuit that programming and restrict performance....
North Huntingdon seeks new rules for backyard chickens
North Huntingdon officials may have put the battle over backyard chickens behind them after setting in motion more stringent requirements for raising poultry in a neighborhood. The township commissioners last week authorized advertising an ordinance that would require property owners to have at least 1 acre of land if they...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of May 19, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Jessalynn Oliver sold property at 3725 E. Rural Ct to Brenda Gregg for $130,000. Edgewood Estate of Carol Richards sold property at 300 Dewey Ave. to Karina Steren for $330,000. Forest Hills Estate of Josephine Pasquarelli sold property at 27 Greenwood Road to Tyler Mock and Madeline...
Norwin grad combines career, travel, nomadic lifestyle
A North Huntingdon native has found that she can feel at home anywhere in the world, even when she’s thousands of miles away from the hills and rivers of Western Pennsylvania. Kayla Ihrig has used her husband’s native Netherlands as a base for the past five years while branching out...
Norwin notebook: Baseball, softball players earn all-section honors
The Big 5/6 Conference, which covers the top two classifications in WPIAL sports, released its all-section softball and baseball teams. Westmoreland County first-team picks from the lone Class 6A section included Norwin senior shortstop Bailey Snowberger and senior utilty player Brooklyn Kotch and Hempfield sophomore third baseman Lauren Howard, senior...
Norwin trails group seeks seeks regional committee
A Norwin area group that is promoting the creation of a network of hiking and biking trails in that area wants to form a regional transportation committee to work toward that goal. The nonprofit Friends of Norwin Trails has asked officials in Irwin, North Irwin and North Huntingdon to appoint...
Seneca Valley seizes momentum after dropping 1st set to zoom past Norwin in boys volleyball quarterfinals
Seneca Valley overcame a slow start Thursday night at Norwin to advance to the semifinals of the WPIAL Class 3A boys volleyball playoffs. The fifth-seeded Raiders, who used a balanced offense in the quarterfinals to eliminate No. 4 Norwin, 3-1, by scores of 22-25, 25-17, 25-20 and 25-17, will face...
Irwin church to hold Community Meal
The Holy Trinity Lutheran Church at 502 Main St., Irwin, is offering residents nourishment in a hot meal, fellowship and a sense of community at its Community Meal program at 6 p.m. May 20 in the church’s Fellowship Hall. The doors will be open at 5 p.m. for the church’s...
Pittsburgh Riverhounds, developers plan $30M sports complex in North Huntingdon
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds soccer club is working with two North Huntingdon business partners in planning a $30 million sports complex on township-owned property off Route 30, they announced Thursday. Five outdoor fields and a multi-purpose indoor facility will be built over the next six years at the 42-acre parcel. The...
Norwin plays mistake-free softball in win over Pine-Richland
Brookelyn Kotch has a message for her Norwin teammates. “Thank you.” Kotch, who managed just two strikeouts, scattered six hits and didn’t walk anyone, and the Knights’ defense played flawlessly as No. 5 seed Norwin advanced in the WPIAL Class 6A softball playoffs with a 3-1 quarterfinal-round victory over No....
PennDOT cites safety issues with Route 30 median barrier plan in North Huntingdon
North Huntingdon resident Tony Janczewski isn’t happy that the median barrier proposed for a stretch of Route 30 in the township could add two miles to his daily trip to work. According to Route 30 improvement plans displayed last week at the Hartford Heights fire station, Janczewski would have to...
