Norwin Star category, Page 72

An Irwin man slated for hearings this month on accusations that he was peeping into neighborhood windows is now jailed without bail for locking a woman overnight in a storage trailer and assaulting her, according to court documents. Borough police arrested Russell Jay Little, 47, after the woman appeared at...

When Mia Gill of North Huntingdon had surgery in mid-August to remove a benign brain tumor, there was hope that it would end months of debilitating health problems. But she has been left with migraines, tremors, dizziness and light sensitivity problems that baffled doctors searching for a cure. All the...

Chalfant Penn Pioneer Enterprises LLC sold property at 136 Greenfield Ave. to Blessed Realty LLC for $48,000. Churchill Richard Kerchner trustee sold property at 2095 Garrick Drive to Joseph James and Ginger Louise Drakulic for $280,000. Maureen Morgan sold property at 141 Thornberry Drive to Anthony Digioia for $335,000. Delmont...

Friday will be quite unforgettable for Greensburg Central Catholic first-year coach Marko Thomas. On Friday morning, he and his wife, Kerri, welcomed their fourth child — all boys — into the world. Devin was born at 9:11 a.m. By the time 9:11 p.m. rolled around, Thomas was coaching his Centurions...

Norwin coach Scott Schuchert thinks his team is rounding into form, both on the scoreboard and across the lineup. “We’re finding our identity,” he said after a recent 4-1 victory over Penn-Trafford that kept the third-ranked Knights undefeated in Section 3-4A. “Our back line guys have really played well for...

After being shut out in the first half, it seemed Baldwin’s winless start to the season might continue. But with one kick of the ball, the Highlanders ignited a second half to remember. Baldwin recovered an onside kick to begin the third quarter and then scored touchdowns on special teams,...

Regan Reilly funneled the soccer ball to the middle of the attack, but shifted gears and sent a pass wide and through a pack of Norwin defenders closing in around her. There, waiting out of the corner of her eye, was Ella Bulava. When the ball touched her foot, she...

Fundraiser set for area food pantries A fundraiser to support food pantries in the North Huntingdon-Irwin community will be held from 4 to 9 p.m. Oct. 17 at Moment’s Hall, 231 Jennie Drive, North Huntingdon. Tom’s Turkeys is sponsoring the Gobble Gala, which will feature a dinner catered by Twin...

Thu Thanh Carole Nguyen knew her mother was a slow driver and didn’t initially worry when she and her three friends were late in returning home after a Valentine’s Day special Mass at a Pittsburgh church. Months after she learned her mother and two friends were killed in a head-on...

A nonprofit foundation that supports Norwin School District’s educational programs, sports, activities and scholarships hopes to raise $7,500 during its annual Days of Giving, which will be held Oct. 13 to 17 in conjunction with the high school’s homecoming week. The Norwin School District Community Foundation met its $7,500 goal...

Scenes of the borough and surrounding area in large shadowboxes may be included in an ambitious plan to repair and beautify an outdoor wall on the side of The Lamp Theatre in downtown Irwin. “We want to enhance the building, so that it makes a pleasing view,” on the wall...

Chalfant George Markovic sold property at 223 Wilkins Ave. to Harry Trautman et al. and Sarah Trautman for $67,000. Delmont Estate of Lloyd Miller sold property at 561 Athena Drive to John McElwain for $185,000. Edgewood Randy Crawford sold property at 401 W Hutchinson Ave. to Roderick and Carly Lapid...

With the largest and most experienced team she has since taking over at Norwin in 2018, girls tennis coach Diane Pesarsick has even larger expectations for the Knights this fall. Norwin, which has 23 girls in its program — 11 varsity, six of whom are seniors — is looking to...

Norwin girls soccer coach Diane Metzger isn’t panicking. After all, it’s only one game. The first-year coach knew Latrobe was talented and could be the team to beat in Section 3-4A when her Knights visited the Wildcats for the section opener. Latrobe scored two first-half goals and held off Norwin...

Since a loss to Seneca Valley two games into the season, Norwin has been a brick wall. The Knights boys soccer team is keeping the net sealed on the defensive end and winning games with a gritty approach that has allowed offense to come in the flow of games, rather...

Norwin girls volleyball team to hold ‘Pink Out’ The Norwin Lady Knights High School volleyball team will hold its annual Pink Out fundraiser game against Hempfield Area girls volleyball team on Oct. 7. The junior varsity game will be held at 6 p.m. and the varsity game will be held...

Irwin Borough and the Turtle Creek Watershed Association are joining forces with an event aimed at educating the public about the importance of water quality while sponsoring a rubber ducky race along a section of a Tinker’s Run tributary at Irwin Park. Planned for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept....

A week after the Norwin School Board meeting was abruptly adjourned before business could be conducted because people in the audience would not don face masks, the school board heard the complaints during a virtual meeting and was urged to fight state orders that students be masked while in school....

Churchill Jessica Thompson sold property at 2303 Forest Drive to Chase Aaron and Margaret Robins for $208,000. Delmont Milene Brennan sold property at 44 Park Drive to Brandi Rega for $185,000. Edgewood Colleen Polit sold property at 114 Elm St. to Joshua Goldie and Lizabeth Guzman Mitchel for $370,000. Shawna...

As experienced and trail tested as the girls cross country team is at Norwin, the boys team is just as inexperienced. But this could have the makings of a nice yin and yang situation for coach Brian Fleckenstein and the Knights. Fleckenstein doesn’t just see the boys blending into the...

Redshirt junior Emily Harrigan helped the Pitt women’s soccer team to its largest margin of victory in program history. Harrigan, a former Norwin star who has rediscovered her roots in Pittsburgh since transferring from Rutgers, scored two goals — the first two of the game — in a 7-0 victory...

Firefighters are responding to a working house fire in North Huntingdon, according to a Westmoreland 911 emergency dispatcher. Crews responded to the 1900 block of George Circle shortly before 5 p.m. for reports of a possible bedroom fire. This will be updated as more information becomes available....

Fans of German food and a beer can partake of both while raising money for scholarships at the Norwin Chamber of Commerce’s fourth OktCHAMBERfest from 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 22 at Quinn Brewing, Banco Business Park, 3000 Commerce Loop, North Huntingdon. Participants will receive a commemorative beer glass, one...

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church to hold craft, vendor show A holiday craft and vendor show will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 2 at Mack Hall at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, 200 Leger Road, North Huntingdon. There will be about 40 tables of area crafters...

A hike in residential garbage collection rates in North Huntingdon next year that is part of a new deal was almost inevitable, given the “below-market rates” charged by the current hauler, township officials said. The four-year contract commissioners approved Wednesday with Waste Management Inc. will boost residential rates to $77.25...