Norwin Star category, Page 74

Two people were taken by ambulance after being injured in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday night in North Huntingdon, according to county emergency officials. Eastbound Route 30 was partially closed for just under an hour after the crash, which was reported at 8:48 p.m. A Westmoreland County 911 supervisor said two...

A 58-year-old North Huntingdon man was jailed this week on $100,000 bond after his arrest for allegedly assaulting and verbally abusing relatives, according to court documents. Michael Wichelmann was arraigned on charges criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, harassment, obstruction of justice, simple assault and terroristic threats after officers were dispatched to...

A bizarre incident outside a McDonald’s restaurant in North Huntingdon resulted in the arrest of a Hempfield man on numerous charges, including aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and DUI, according to township police George J. Gardner, 46, failed to post $50,000 bond and was ordered held in the county prison after...

Norwin wants the public’s input on its proposed health and safety plan for the upcoming school year, which includes returning fully to in-class instruction but does not require masks or social distancing. The school district, which will maintain its Norwin Online Academy for students who do not want to return...

Churchill R. Douglas Neely sold property at 44 Churchill Road to Alexis Sanders and Sho Sugimoto for $424,999. Paul Conkin sold property at 2523 Collins Road to Joshua Holizna for $129,500. Brian Osborne sold property at 47 Garden Terrace to James and Elaina Rosenquist for $189,900. Joseph Vigliotti sold property...

Smoking a cigarette, cigar, pipe or chewing tobacco at North Huntingdon’s parks and playgrounds could be an expensive vice, maybe as much as $1,000, for someone caught by township police. North Huntingdon commissioners voted unanimously this week to put some enforcement provisions into a June 2019 ordinance banning tobacco use...

Barbara Komondor of North Huntingdon is scheduled to compete in the national Mrs. All-Star United States 2021 pageant on July 31 in Savannah, Ga. Komondor will be representing Pennsylvania in the pageant and will present her platform, “That Special Touch,” which is focused on recognizing individuals and groups who help...

PAL to hold adult softball tournament The Police Athletic League Norwin will hold its seventh annual one-pitch adult co-ed softball tournament from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 11 at the PAL Norwin Complex on Bridge Street in North Huntingdon. The tournament is open to adults age 21 and older...

North Huntingdon officials approved ending the township’s contract with its trash hauler at the end of the year. Township commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday on the separation agreement with County Hauling LLC of Rostraver. The contract had been a four-year agreement set to expire in 2024. The township now will advertise...

A playground in Manor got a fresh coat of paint and some updates thanks to a North Huntingdon teen’s Eagle Scout project. Zebedee M. Marincic, a member of Boy Scout Troop 251 of Larimer, led the efforts to improve the playground in Mount Manor, located off Gregory Drive. The Boy...

Beer and wine can flow at gatherings in North Huntingdon parks if someone rents a pavilion, shows proof of liability insurance and obtains a permit. Township commissioners voted 5-2 Wednesday to approve a policy that creates a permit and criteria for alcohol use by anyone at least 21 years old...

Surveillance tapes from a convenience store and red paint on a car grille helped state police identify a woman they say was involved in a hit-and-run accident last month, according to court documents. Tamara J. Stoken, 46, of Irwin, was charged this week with careless driving, fleeing the scene of...

North Huntingdon may allow beer and wine at township park pavilions if renters pay for an alcohol permit and provide proof of liability insurance. The township will draft an ordinance to set criteria and requirements for those interested in obtaining a permit, said Jeff Silka, township manager. The board of...

A Rostraver trash collection company that has been the target of complaints by North Huntingdon officials and residents will terminate its contract at the end of the year, two years before the pact was set to expire. “It’s a mutual separation agreement,” Zachary Haigis, commissioners’ president, said of the proposed...

When she begins her new job, Diane Metzger said she will not have to focus on fixing something that isn’t broken. That is for sure. The new Norwin girls soccer coach, who is an alum and former goal-scorer for the Knights, knows what kind of program she is about to...

Churchill James Rossell Jr. sold property at 1433 Beulah Road to Aeisha Carter for $188,900. Frances Ujhazy sold property at 25 Garden Terrace to Macrae Conte for $100,000. Delmont Gary Makovsky sold property at 117 Apple Hill Drive to Shawn and Katherine Cupec for $270,000. Beth Miller sold property at...

Liam Ponsonby just turned 7. He has been riding motorcycles for about a year, but he sure knows his way around the mini machine and the tracks on which he competes. Forget about being able to reach the handle bars. Ponsonby is reaching for championships. Ponsonby, who is going into...

Former Norwin and Bucknell wrestling standout Drew Phipps will join the staff at Seton Hill as a graduate assistant. Phipps served as an assistant at Bucknell, which he graduated from in 2020, last season. He piled up 99 wins at the collegiate level and was a two-time NCAA qualifier and...

Norwin students 12 and older and school district residents will be able to get a free covid vaccine before school starts Sept. 8 by making an appointment at Excela Square at Norwin Medical Commons in North Huntingdon. To be fully vaccinated, two doses of the Pfizer shot will be administered...

The owner of a boutique bakery in Irwin and borough police participated in a fundraiser with a caffeinated kick on Thursday. Caroline Lewis, owner of the Cheesecake Caffe on Main Street, sponsored a cleverly-named “Lattes With Law Enforcement” three-hour event, where officers donned aprons over their police uniforms to make...

Norwin area Republican committee members selected a replacement for the candidate who withdrew from the GOP ticket for the school board election in November, snubbing the school board president who also sought the nomination. Shawna Ilagan of North Huntingdon beat fellow Republicans Dorey Stabile McCarron and Norwin School Board president...

A section of Guffey Road in North Huntingdon road will be closed beginning July 19 to allow crews to repair a slide, PennDOT said. Guffey Road, which is Route 3049, will be closed until Aug. 31 between Route 3047, known as Turner Valley Road, and Mickanin Road, PennDOT said. A...