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Woodland Hills appoints interim high school principal
Woodland Hills School District appointed one of the high school’s assistant principals to be the school’s interim principal. The school board on Wednesday approved naming Shelly Manns as interim high school principal. She joined the district in September 2020 and served as an assistant high school principal last year. Manns...
Murrysville authorizes emergency work on collapsing storm sewer at Heritage Estates
Murrysville officials will contract emergency repairs to a storm sewer line that is collapsing in the Villas at Heritage Estates, the second time they encountered the issue in the housing plan off Sardis Road. “The work is beyond the ability of public works,” Chief Administrator Jim Morrison said. “The engineer...
Man pleads guilty to Homewood double homicide, gets 15 to 30 years in prison
A man from Pittsburgh’s Homewood North section will serve 15 to 30 years in state prison for the shooting deaths of a couple during a fight over a custody dispute two years ago. Darryl Barnett, 28, pleaded guilty to two counts of voluntary manslaughter and two firearms counts Thursday before...
‘On the move’ in the Murrysville area for the week of July 29, 2021
Jordan Humes of Export graduated from Lock Haven University at its spring 2021 commencement ceremony at Charlotte Smith Field. Humes graduated summa cum laude with a degree in health sciences • • • Anthony Massetto was among 1,200 students to graduate in May from Shenandoah University in Winchester, Va. •...
News and briefs in the Murrysville area for the week of July 20, 2021
Calendar, conservation kits will benefit Rotary As part of its role in Rotary International’s “End Plastic Soup” campaign — which is aimed at preventing plastics from entering local, state and national waterways where it ultimately ends up in the ocean — the Murrysville-Export Rotary Club will sell calendars featuring artwork...
Only 11% of emergency rent money distributed in Westmoreland County
About 11% of nearly $13 million in emergency rental and utility bill funds has been disbursed to Westmoreland County residents who experienced hardship because of the coronavirus pandemic. Dan Carney, executive director of Union Mission of Latrobe, said about $1.5 million was directed to 270 applicants over the past three...
Intern from Local Government Academy helps Bethel Park operate more effectively
Alea Dorsey-Tyler knows searching for the right government documents can be taxing. Hours upon hours of flipping through folders and rummaging through boxes all to find something that could easily be found if codified digitally and posted on a municipal website. She knows this, in part, because that is what...
Penn-Trafford Community Band concert Aug. 6
PT Community Band to perform The Penn-Trafford Community Band, a 60-piece adult band with mostly Westmoreland County participants, will perform a free community concert by the pond at Penn Township Municipal Park at 7 p.m. Aug. 6. Audience members can bring their lawn chairs or blankets for the performance featuring...
Monroeville mom gets full university scholarship through caregiver assistance program
Monroeville caregiver Lisa Shaw got a second chance at love and, now, a chance at a second career with help from a university assistance program. Shaw and her husband, Coban, both had previous relationships before reconnecting in 2016. “He is just such a sweetheart,” Shaw said. “I’ve been in abusive...
Norwin news: Softball tournament, rummage sale, Lancaster trip
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...
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North Huntingdon approves ending contract with trash hauler; new bids to be sought
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...
3 inmates charged with falsely accusing Westmoreland jail guard of threatening sex assault
Police said three men made false claims that a guard at the Westmoreland County Prison threatened to sexually assault one of them in March, according to court paperwork. Westmoreland County detectives this week charged Joshua James Robison, 25, of Irwin; Nicholas John Grindle, 34, of Jeannette; and Paul Andrew Pierce,...
North Huntingdon Eagle Scout’s project improves Manor playground
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...
Penn Hills School District to offer full-time in-person instruction, cyber academy for upcoming school year
Penn Hills School District students will have the option to return to school full-time or learn online full-time to start the 2021-22 school year. Superintendent Nancy Hines said that is the plan, barring any recommended changes in safety protocols from the state Department of Health, Allegheny County Health Department and...
Hampton Farmers Market offers locally grown, fresh-made goodiesVideo
From behind a cone of hot lamb meat, Magdi Radwan called out to shoppers at the Hampton Farmers Market. “Easy dinner tonight,” Radwan said, of his booth selling mid-Eastern delights such as gyros, hummus and spinach pie. “No fighting to clean the dishes.” Radwan, a chef for 21 years, sells...
Bethel Park School District preps for back to school
On July 12, the Bethel Park school board passed the first rendition of its back to school health and safety plan. The district anticipates a full return to five days per week, in-person learning this fall. Since the pandemic began in March 2020, BPSD has followed the guidelines of the...
Whitehall Pool to be demolished, replaced
Water, water everywhere, but not a drop of it in the Whitehall Borough Pool. This summer, the Whitehall Borough Pool will remain closed due to concerns over its structural integrity, and plans for its replacement on the same site are well underway, according to borough manager James Leventry. “This pool...
Signature Dishes: Birdville Pie, the ‘top-secret’ pizza at Phillippi’s in HarrisonVideo
This is part of an ongoing series highlighting Signature Dishes at locally owned restaurants in the region. See Trib Total Media’s new online directory of restaurants, Dine Local, at dinelocal.triblive.com. The bird’s the word at one pizzeria in Harrison. The best-selling Birdville Pie is the draw and signature menu item...
5-year-old girl struck, killed in parking lot at McCandless housing complex
A 5-year-old girl was struck and killed by a vehicle in a parking lot in McCandless on July 21, according to authorities. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the victim as Loujain Olleak, 5, of Wexford. The girl was hit in a parking lot along Salisbury Court in McCandless, which...
Pittsburgh police arrest suspect for South Side shooting
Pittsburgh Police have arrested a man in connection with a shooting in South Side early Saturday morning, police said. Rafik White, 22, of Duquesne, has been charged with attempted criminal homicide and aggravated assault. He is being held in the Allegheny County Jail, according to a police spokeswoman. Officers responded...
Rural Pennsylvanians would get $500M broadband boost under Rep. Pam Snyder’s new bill
State Rep. Pam Snyder wants to ensure rural Pennsylvanians have access to high-speed internet — particularly since the covid-19 pandemic has made the persisting digital divide more apparent and problematic for those who don’t. The Greene County Democrat announced Wednesday she plans to introduce a bill to devote $500 million...
Grand jury indicts suspected dealer busted with 1,000 packets of fentanyl in Monroeville sting
A North Braddock man who police say scuffled with several officers after pulling up to a Monroeville parking lot with 1,000 packets of fentanyl inside his car has been indicted on drug and gun charges by a federal grand jury. Darion Ethridge, 21, is accused of trying to flee police...
New Kensington Camera Club’s ‘Americana’ at Pittsburgh Mills mall is rural, patriotic, nostalgic
“Americana” is more than a genre for the New Kensington Camera Club — it’s everyday life for area photographers. The works of 17 local photographers are showcased in the new exhibit, “Americana,” at the Pittsburgh Mills mall until Sept. 4. “We decided to do Americana history — rural, patriotic and...
Unity latest community to weigh shared-road access for ATVs
Motorists in Unity might soon share the road with all-terrain vehicles, if township supervisors give their approval. Jim Yokopenic, who lives on Bruno Road, has asked the township to allow ATV use on his road and three others nearby, in the vicinity of the village of Marguerite — Pond, Coke...
25-year-old bicyclist killed in Murrysville crash
A 25-year-old bicyclist was killed and three companions from a church group in Ohio were injured Thursday after they were struck by a car along Route 22 in Murrysville, police said. The crash occurred about 4 a.m. along Route 22 eastbound, east of Harrison City Road, Chief Thomas P. Seefeld...
