Norwin Star category, Page 50
Norwin area: Irwin appoints rec board members; concert dates OK’d; Norwin Democrats to meet
Irwin council appoints rec board members Irwin Borough has two new members for its recreation board. Council on Feb. 8 appointed Nick Powanda and Councilwoman Leslie Savage to terms on the recreation board that will end on Jan. 4, 2028. Zachary Kansler, borough solicitor, explained that the date for the...
Norwin Jr. ROTC Bataan Memorial March proceeds to help Wreaths Across America group
Those who walk, run or bicycle the 14-mile Bataan Memorial March along the Westmoreland Heritage Trail on April 29 will be helping the North Huntingdon organization that has placed wreaths on the graves of veterans buried in four cemeteries in the area. The Norwin Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training...
Site prep work begins on senior housing project in Irwin
More than $1 million of site preparation work has started on a 50-unit senior citizen housing project in Irwin. Workers are removing a large swath of trees for the building to be constructed across from the Norwin Public Library and an access road for the Westmoreland County Housing Authority’s Grand...
‘George Washington’ ready to celebrate in Irwin
Although George Washington likely never visited Irwin borough, he will be making an appearance there this month. Gary Ed of North Huntingdon will portray our nation’s first president during a 250th anniversary celebration marking the founding of Westmoreland County. The event is from 6 to 11 p.m. Feb. 23 at...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Feb. 5, 2023
Churchill Kara Marie Burgard sold property at 2513 Greensburg Pike to Anthony Costa for $150,000. Mary Clouse trustee sold property at 5 Lewin Ln to John and Sarah Maynard for $330,000. Edgewood David Scarborough sold property at 544 Greendale Ave. to Charles Hadlock for $333,000. Forest Hills John Scott sold...
Norwin notebook: Emergency goalie comes through for hockey team
A bout of adversity didn’t stop the Norwin hockey team from winning, and it didn’t stop an offensive player from suiting up and playing goaltender. Norwin had to face Freeport without junior goalkeeper Owen Burmeister, who suffered a concussion while playing for his youth team the previous weekend. Knights coach...
Norwin’s Fleming brothers step into stripes shortly after graduation
It was only last year when Michael Fleming was firing in 3-pointers for Norwin, and two years ago when Nick Fleming was contributing key points and rebounds for the Knights. Now, the brothers are calling fouls and wearing stripes. Like their father, who has officiated basketball, football and other sports...
Norwin girls on a “role” with sweep of Hempfield
Norwin girls basketball players recently filled out and read a Google form report about finding their roles on the team. It was a topic the Knights know well. The exercise gave the players a better idea of what their collective personality is. Norwin is ranked third in WPIAL Class 6A...
Norwin area: Irwin to celebrate county’s anniversary; North Huntingdon picks members for commissions
Irwin to celebrate county’s 250th anniversary Even though Irwin was not founded until 1864, some 100 years after the creation of Westmoreland County, a celebration of the 250th anniversary of Westmoreland’s founding is planned for 6 to 11 p.m. Feb. 23 at Brandy’s tavern at 200 Main St.. There will...
‘Kinky Boots’ at Irwin’s Lamp Theatre spreads message of acceptance
It wasn’t in the plan for Split Stage Productions to do the musical “Kinky Boots” this season. But when the opportunity arose, it was too good to pass up. “We were actually very, very fortunate to get the rights, and it was almost accidental how it happened,” said Split Stage...
Irwin officials hold to ballfield fee hike despite rec league protests
Irwin officials aren’t backing down from their decision to double rental fees for its ballfields and basketball court this year despite pleas from leaders of the sports leagues. Irwin borough council members debated Tuesday among themselves and sometimes verbally sparred with representatives of the Norwin Community Athletic Association and the...
Injury derails Latrobe against Norwin in WPIAL team tourney
The highly anticipated quarterfinal match between No. 2 Canon-McMillan and No. 7 Latrobe didn’t happen Wednesday night in the WPIAL Class 3A team tournament. An elbow injury to Latrobe heavyweight Wyatt Held helped Norwin to a 36-30 victory, instead. Held was leading Norwin heavyweight Josiah Pastories, 3-0, when he landed...
Norwin Show Choir to expand program to help more students
The Norwin Show Choir wants to expand its initiative to help additional students in the district. The Norwin in Action Fund, created last year by the Norwin Show Choir members, wants to spread the program to each of the seven schools in the district this fall, said Bridget Faulk, director...
Man killed in Route 993 crash in North Huntingdon
An Allegheny County man was killed early Tuesday morning in a crash along Route 993 near the Cleaveland/Price Inc. manufacturing plant in North Huntingdon, said township police and a Westmoreland County Department of Public Safety supervisor. The victim, William J. Henning IV, 41, of Wall, died at AHN Forbes Hospital...
Norwin boys use barrage of 3s to rout Latrobe
All Norwin needed to see was the first one go in. From there, it was nothing but net and nothing but Knights. Norwin connected on a season-high 13 of 19 3-pointers and had four players score in double figures as it throttled Latrobe, 69-41, on Sunday night in the Shootout...
Irwin Borough plans improvements to Irwin Park
Irwin officials are planning to spend about $350,000 to improve Irwin Park and its facilities, including paving a gravel and partial-asphalt parking lot. The borough wants to pave both parking lots — a large one off Pennsylvania Avenue and a smaller one off 10th Street, replace stormwater inlets on the...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Jan. 29, 2023
Churchill Emily Rybinski sold property at 3766 E. Rural Ct to Shanay Monique Baker for $169,500. William Suiters sold property at 1640 Georgetown Pl to James and Tina Weiland for $380,000. Edgewood Dane Vandenberg sold property at 839 E Hutchinson Ave. to Tyler and Dana Henke for $385,000. Forest Hills...
Norwin children’s librarian makes learning lively
When Barbara McKee walked into the Norwin Library more than two decades ago, she didn’t expect it to be the start of a career. “My youngest son was in second grade, and I came to the library to take a crochet class because I finally had time to myself because...
Irwin alters parking permit policy
Irwin Borough has changed its parking permit policy, eliminating the ability to buy several passes to share among multiple users. Police Chief Dan Wensel told the council recently that sharing of parking passes among businesses and employees was “getting out of hand.” The new passes require the registration information of...
North Huntingdon 250th birthday group seeking budget for celebration
Like Westmoreland County, North Huntingdon will be 250 years old this year, and while the birthday will be marked with celebrations, the size and scope of the events are up in the air until a budget is hammered out. The community’s parks and recreation advisory board have met twice to...
Norwin girls can’t halt North Allegheny’s home winning streak
Even when it is Norwin coming to town, North Allegheny tries to keep things in proper perspective on its home floor, where the girls basketball team has been virtually unstoppable in recent years. Just because the next opponents is No. 1 Norwin, a rival and the only team to challenge...
Penn-Trafford wrestling tops Norwin, earns share of section title
Penn-Trafford senior Owen Ott got a little nervous Wednesday when the match against Norwin came down him. All he had to do was win and give Penn-Trafford a share of the Section 3-A title with Norwin and Franklin Regional. But Ott shook off the butterflies and proceeded to pin Aiden...
Family seeks to buy guitar that late Irwin guitarist sold
Family and friends of an Irwin guitarist who died of cancer last year are hoping to buy back a guitar he sold several years ago to keep as a family remembrance. The problem for those who want the guitar back is that the late Jacob “Jake” Hursh sold it around...
Area couples wait longer to adopt from pandemic-curtailed pool of newborns
The stars were aligned when Rob and Samantha Lauricia added a baby boy, Sal, to their family last February. After a little more than a year of preparation and paperwork, the Irwin couple became eligible to adopt a child on Jan. 19, 2022. When they welcomed Sal into their home...
East suburban area real estate transactions, week of Jan. 22, 2023
Chalfant Scott Cole sold property at 212 Wilkins Ave. to Romel Scott for $150,000. Churchill Brad Kluchurosky sold property at 2411 Collins Road to Freddie Delgado for $175,000. Kimberly Payne sold property at 2502 Collins Road to Eighteen North Holdings LLC for $75,000. Joseph Anthony Brescia Jr. sold property at...
