Norwin Star category, Page 34
Norwin notebook: Girls basketball team starts on right foot
The Norwin girls basketball team opened the season with a victory, which could be one of many for the Lady Knights. Bella Furno had 15 points, Ava Christopher added 12, and Lauren Palangio and Kendall Berger chipped in 10 apiece in a 66-27 win over Cameron (W.Va.) at the Wheeling...
North Huntingdon man’s overdose death leads to charges against Hempfield man
A Hempfield man is accused of providing a fatal dose of drugs to a North Huntingdon man who had been clean for about two years until being contacted by the suspect, his former drug dealer, according to township police. Authorities said powerful opioid fentanyl and animal tranquilizer xylazine were present...
Volunteers sought for North Huntingdon trail work
A North Huntingdon group is seeking volunteers to do light maintenance work from 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 9 and from 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 14 on at least two trails at Braddock’s Trail Park in North Huntingdon. The Friends of Norwin Trails plans to clear existing trails and...
Norwin OKs 6.8% state set cap on any possible tax hike
Property owners in the Norwin School District will not see a tax increase for the 2024-2025 school year that is more than the state-permitted maximum of 6.8%. The Norwin School Board this week unanimously adopted a resolution that it would not seek to raise taxes higher than the amount determined...
Bigger, stronger Norwin girls outmuscle Penn-Trafford for nonsection win
Norwin’s girls looked taller and stronger when they took the court against rival Penn-Trafford. A coach joked that someone stretched the players out in the offseason. No, it’s just a reflection of intense conditioning and the returning WPIAL and PIAA semifinalists getting into game shape. Norwin, the No. 2-ranked team...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Dec. 7, 2023
Edgewood Joshua Sayre sold property at 420 W Swissvale Ave. to Donald Page for $355,000. Forest Hills Megan Oravec sold property at 623 Cascade Road to Rachel Ally Beck for $270,525. Ranjeet Kalsi sold property at 101 Fall Run Road to Claire Berkley for $256,000. Estate of Cheryl Forcucci sold...
Clairton man receives prison sentence for sale of fentanyl
A Clairton man convicted in September for possession and sale of fentanyl told a Westmoreland County judge on Thursday he was ready to turn his life around. Anthony Jamison, 34, has been free after he paid $100,000 bail in October 2021, more than five months after his arrest on drug...
Norwin grad’s memoir shares struggles, hope after rare cancer diagnosis, remission
LeeAnn Tripp is a rare survivor of a normally fatal form of cancer. It was a rare occurrence when the North Huntingdon native was diagnosed as an adult with a deadly brain cancer normally found in no more than 300 U.S. children each year. She has beaten the odds again...
Norwin notebook: Knights coach picked for all-star game
Norwin boys soccer coach Scott Schuchert led a banner season for the Knights as they won their first WPIAL championship and advanced to the PIAA Class 4A semifinals. For his achievements, Schuchert was selected as the Class 4A coach for the 2023 Western Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association boys all-star games...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Nov. 26, 2023
Edgewood Mary Przybysz sold property at 1029 Savannah Ave. to Peter and Laurine Weisskopf for $601,000. Forest Hills Richard Kotler sold property at 10 Bevington Road to Anna Marie Lawn for $300,000. Monroeville Bryan Shirtliff sold property at 136 Armour Drive to Terry and Junnie Mendelowski for $425,000. Pamela Ann...
Customers flock to downtown Irwin for Small Business Saturday
Diane Mullen walked up Main Street in downtown Irwin on Saturday afternoon with bags filled with purchases. Mullen and four friends from Latrobe spent the day sampling the small boutiques, shops and niche stores that make up Irwin’s thriving downtown on what has become the one of the busiest days...
With talent, experience, Norwin girls aim to be among WPIAL’s top contenders in Class 6A
With four starters and a number of key reserves back from a WPIAL and PIAA semifinal team, Norwin girls basketball is aging well. Aging like a fine … well, let the coach tell you. “You have different collections every year,” coach Brian Brozeski said. “The feels are always different. It’s...
Despite heavy graduation loss, Norwin boys basketball reloads to compete in Section 2-6A
With only one player back who saw varsity playing time and a roster scrubbed clean by graduation, the Norwin boys are rebuilding but not panicking. “Teams and players are a lot different in February than they are in November,” third-year coach Lance Maha said. “This doesn’t freak me out. “There...
Allegheny Township police latest to accuse contractor of taking money for work he didn’t do
A home remodeling contractor from Pitcairn who was charged five times in as many years with taking money for work he didn’t do has been accused of committing the same crime in Allegheny Township. Daniel Ronald Amodeo, 54, of the 600 block of Wall Avenue was charged Jan. 25 with...
73 cats rescued from North Huntingdon home were living in misery, New Kensington rescue president says
The 73 cats rescued from a North Huntingdon home in 2020 were living in a state of misery, according to Becky Morrow, medical director and president of Frankie’s Friends. Rescuers found the remains of nine cats on the Leger Road property and they were able to save 65 of the...
Norwin notebook: Senior earns all-star volleyball invitation
Senior outside hitter Jillian Pensenstadler was set to represent Norwin at an all-star volleyball event. The inaugural Westmoreland County Coaches Association girls volleyball match was a rousing success last fall, so it was a no-brainer for organizers to bring the event back. This year’s match was scheduled for Nov. 21...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Nov. 19, 2023
Churchill Kyle Joseph Watson sold property at 2405 Collins Road to Joseph Podnar and Elizabeth Shelly for $237,000. Enterprise Bank sold property at 3779 Greensburg Pike to Harold Shekels for $168,000. Edward Fischer trustee sold property at 2072 Hampstead Drive to J & M Development for $180,299. Edgewood Michael Kostek...
Norwin area: Holiday house tour, holiday celebration and more
House tour slated in Norwin Seven houses in Irwin and North Huntingdon will be featured on the Norwin Historical Society’s Homes for the Holidays Tour from 3:30 to 8 p.m. Dec. 2. Tickets can be purchased for $25 by credit card at www.norwinhistoricalsociety.org, at the Norwin Public Library, 100 Caruthers...
Norwin moves forward with Hahntown Playground project
The Norwin School Board voted to begin the next step of the Hahntown Elementary School playground project — the first in a multiyear initiative to renovate the district’s playgrounds. After three different conceptual designs for the playground at Hahntown were presented, the board approved a contract with the company Pashek...
PIAA: Central Bucks South won’t receive penalty after wearing wrong jerseys vs. Norwin
The PIAA said there is no penalty for a team that does not bring the proper colored uniform to a playoff event. Philadelphia-area school Central Bucks South and Norwin wore white uniforms in a PIAA Class 4A boys soccer semifinal Tuesday night at Chambersburg, causing a stir among Norwin fans,...
For Norwin boys, wild, dramatic playoff ride came to a halt one stop short
CHAMBERSBURG — Unable to produce the tying goal like they had done so many times before, and unable to push for overtime and penalty kicks to fit their calling card, Norwin fell to Central Bucks South on Tuesday night, 1-0, in the PIAA Class 4A semifinals to bring a historic...
Central Bucks South ends improbably playoff run for Norwin boys soccer team
CHAMBERSBURG — Both soccer teams brought their white uniforms Tuesday night, so Central Bucks South wore fluorescent green mesh pinnies over their jerseys. Norwin coach Scott Schuchert would have given his team the shirt off his back if it meant moving on to the state finals. But it wasn’t meant...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Norwin’s Owen Burmeister
Norwin’s hockey team got off to a good start to the season in Class 2A, going 3-1-0-1 in its first five games. This is the team’s first year at that level, and it’s an understatement to say it deserved the move up in class. After winning the Penguins Cup two...
‘Something to learn, an adventure’: 3 Irwin brothers, business owners add coffee shop to repertoire
Brothers Chris, Nick and Mike Juricich have spent their entire lives in the restaurant business and have no intention of changing it. The brothers, who reside in Irwin, co-own Ginny’s Neighborhood Pizza Joint in Murrysville, Parkside Creamery ice cream shop in Trafford and Mr. Squeegy window cleaners in North Huntingdon....
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Nov. 12, 2023
Chalfant Karen Curtis sold property at 220 Fairview Ave. to Celeste Rousseau and Lydia Drew for $169,000. Churchill Joseph Sheehan sold property at 811 Margaretta St. to Ranney Lawrence for $152,000. Edgewood Kenneth Bonawitz sold property at 233 Elm St. to Nicholas Kilwein for $141,649. Monroeville Tim Becker sold property...
