Norwin Star category, Page 91

Hempfield is neither shying away nor hiding from the Class 6A boys basketball rankings. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. No downplaying going on here. The Spartans are embracing their first visit to the Tribune-Review top five since 2015. “I made a copy of the rankings and passed them out...

Anthony Giansante could have tapped out. When Western Kentucky pulled his football scholarship several months back, and a few other offers also went by the wayside, the senior from Norwin had to regroup and essentially start over. He continued to cast lines to college coaches, posting videos of his workouts,...

The organization operating the Bushy Run Battlefield museum in Penn Township will delay its search for a new facilitator until the state decides when it can reopen the facility along Route 993. “There’s no point in posting a job when we’re not open. Nobody would want the job when there...

Ty Bilinsky took a brief nap Dec. 27 at the home of his mother, Michelle. It was a comfy Sunday. He wore a blue Duke T-shirt and black gym shorts as he crashed on the couch in the living room. Then he woke up to watch some football. Steelers-Colts. “I...

Police cars purchased North Huntingdon police will be getting two new police cars this year. Township commissioners approved a payment of $33,185 each for two 2021 Ford police Interceptor Pursuit all-wheel-drive vehicles from Jim Shorkey Auto Group of North Huntingdon. North Huntingdon is buying the cars through the state’s cooperative...

The controversy over regulating backyard chickens in North Huntingdon was back before the township commissioners Wednesday when the seven-member board once again split over whether to amend existing rules governing poultry in a neighborhood. The board majority on Wednesday let stand a decision to hold a public hearing at 6...

Hempfield wrestling coach Vince DeAugustine couldn’t have asked for a better starting point on Wednesday in his team’s WPIAL Section 2B-AAA first-place showdown with Norwin. The match began at 120 pounds, and Hempfield used that advantage to race out to a big lead, eventually winning 40-34. Hempfield improves to 3-0...

Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County water rates will remain unchanged for the third straight year under a 2021-2022 operating budget approved Wednesday. Authority board members unanimously voted to adopt the nearly $104 million budget that allocates about $7.3 million for routine capital improvement projects and maintenance of the water and...

Some Norwin elementary school students will attend different schools in the fall because of the district’s decision to change the attendance areas of its four elementary schools. The school board this week approved the redistricting plan to achieve what officials said would be a better balance in enrollment among the...

Where’s Waldo? That’s the question Penn-Trafford was asking as Michael Fleming worked his way around the 3-point line, popping out for long-range shots and making the Warriors pay. Fleming, nicknamed “Waldo,” was feeling it from his first touch Tuesday night, so the Norwin junior guard’s teammates kept kicking the ball...

The Norwin School Board put its stamp of approval on a deal to split about $11,150 a year with the taxing bodies of Irwin and the county for the next 40 years in return for not challenging the non-profit charitable status of the developer of a proposed 50-unit complex for...

Norwin senior wrestler John Altieri reached the 100-win mark in his career by winning his weight class at the Mid-Winter Mayhem. Altieri defeated Thomas Jefferson’s Kale Buckiso, 9-1, to win the 145-pound weight class in the morning session of the tournament. He also pinned Jack Moyer of Chestnut Ridge in...

Under a resolution the school board approved this week, the Norwin School District will not raise real estate taxes for the 2021-22 school year by more than 3.9% — the state-determined inflationary index. As a result of the intention to limit any tax hike to 3.9%, a homeowner in North...

The spread of covid cases in the four ZIP codes covering most of the North Huntingdon-Irwin-North Irwin areas continued to drop for the fourth consecutive week, falling to just 4.1% for the seven-day period ending Jan. 18, according to state Health Department data. The number of confirmed covid cases in...

Irwin will return to virtual meetings when council conducts its business until further notice, at least until the governor lifts the limits on in-person gatherings. With little fanfare and no criticism of Gov. Tom Wolf, council voted 5-1 on Jan. 13 to return to the virtual meetings that can be...

History could be made Monday night as the Chartiers Valley girls basketball team tries to set the PIAA record for most consecutive victories. But it won’t be easy. The Colts are 3-0 in Section 1-5A, 5-0 overall as they prepare to host a South Fayette team that is 1-0 in...

Churchill Donald Chapman sold property at 2512 Hollywood Drive to David Miguel Molina and Dorothy Lynn Knight for $191,000. Matthew Nichols sold property at 2 Stevens Lane to David Ecker for $270,000. Gladiator Arms Assoc. sold property at 405 Woodland Hills Drive to Michelle Gaydos trustee for $153,900. Export John...

Kade Ellinger is using personal experience with depression and anxiety — along with his artistic talents — in the hope of sparking a conversation about mental and emotional health. His exhibit, “Chiggity-Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself,” is showing through February at Feathers Artist Market and Gifts in Irwin. “Check...

Security at Westmoreland County government facilities will be tightened as part of a $2.4 million project approved Thursday. Commissioners unanimously approved a contract with Dagostino Electronic Services of Homestead to install new systems that consolidate cameras and other security features at the courthouse complex in Greensburg, Westmoreland Manor, the county...

A North Huntingdon restaurant was open for business Thursday despite an order to close over alleged violation of state rules meant to mitigate the spread of covid-19. “We’ve been reported because people don’t have the mask,” Cenacolo Restaurant owner Steve Salvi said, referring to the face coverings the state requires...

Most Westmoreland County employees won’t see additional pay this month for working during the covid-19 pandemic, but commissioners Thursday agreed to a bump in wages for workers from a private company providing care at the county-owned nursing home. The pandemic pay was included in a contract extension with Dedicated Nursing...

Charges filed with North Huntingdon District Judge Wayne Gongaware. All persons charged have the right to a preliminary hearing and are innocent until proven guilty or pleading guilty before a judge in the Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas. • Vincent Bracco, 40, of Glassport with possession of drug paraphernalia....