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Bankrupt Jeannette EMS to reveal financial details
Bankrupt Jeannette EMS Inc., which abruptly closed operations July 3, will not have any money to pay its unsecured creditors after it pays administrative expenses related to its bankruptcy, according to a court filing. Jeannette EMS will have until Wednesday to file a detailed list of its assets and creditors,...
Blackthorne Investors files appeal against township’s vote on construction of new clubhouse
Blackthorne Investors is appealing a vote by Penn Township to deny construction of a new clubhouse in the Blackthorne Estates golf course community. The commissioners voted 4-1 on Aug. 16 against construction of a new facility, citing the possibility of increased traffic in a residential area near the proposed site....
Judges appoint Matthew Thomas to Norwin school board
Westmoreland County judges selected a former Cambria County school principal to serve a six-week stint as a member of the Norwin School Board. Matthew Thomas, 49, of North Huntingdon was named Monday as the replacement for school board member Joanna Jordan, who died in August. The deeply divided school board...
North Huntingdon officials pick Bevan as commissioner
North Huntingdon officials opted for a familiar person to fill a vacancy representing the township’s Sixth Ward on the board of commissioners. The commissioners selected Fran Bevan, a one-term commissioner, to serve the remainder of Lindsay Wengrzyn’s term, which expires in January 2026. Wengrzyn resigned Sept. 30 because she moved...
Murrysville traffic stop turns up felony charges for Maryland man
A Maryland man wanted on weapons charges in Florida is in prison awaiting an extradition hearing after a local traffic stop. Murrysville police pulled over a tractor-trailer Oct. 9 after officers watched the driver make a U-turn on Tarr Hollow Road, driving into a residential yard and creating large ruts....
Missing Bradenville woman found safe, police say
A missing Bradenville woman was found Monday and is safe, state police at Kiski Valley said. Georgetta Marshall, 63, was reported missing by family members. She was last seen about 7:30 p.m. Friday, according to police. Marshall may have been spotted early Saturday along Mission Road in the area of...
Bushy Run adapts annual hayride to haunted museum play, citing state hayride policy update
Bushy Run is adapting its annual haunted hayride event to a night of scary stories in the museum in light of state policy changes for hayride attractions. The Penn Township historical site had hosted a hayride each October, wheeling visitors along the trail as 18th-century reenactors tell the story of...
Greensburg police win armored vehicle; unit will be used by Westmoreland SWAT team
Greensburg’s police department is adding some heavy-duty wheels to its fleet that will beef up the mobile assets of the Westmoreland County SWAT Team. The department is poised to receive a BearCat G1 armored police vehicle it won through a national sweepstakes giveaway offer from manufacturer Lenco Industries of Pittsfield,...
Sutlers Row, history takes center stage at Fort Ligonier Days
Fort Ligonier Days is all about the history. Sure there’s plenty of food, drink, crafts and live music for the thousands of visitors who flocked to Ligonier this weekend for the three-day festival that has marked the start of the fall season for more than six decades. But, it’s the...
Unity prohibits burning of leaves, grass within township, residents could face fines
Residents of Unity are no longer able to burn leaves and grass on their property after an ordinance was amended during Thursday’s Supervisors meeting. Code Enforcement Officer Greg Fumea said the township had been receiving complaints of people burning grass in their yards and leaving it “smoldering for two or...
Rain can’t halt Fort Ligonier Days parade
Sandi Wilkins Wallace knows first-hand how big a deal it is to march down Main Street during the Fort Ligonier Days parade. Wallace, 64, moved to Florida as an adult, but as a kid who grew up in Ligonier she marched the mile-long parade route as a member of the...
Realtor team suggests courthouse-centered revitalization for downtown Greensburg
The Westmoreland County Courthouse is the focal point of downtown Greensburg, and an outside group suggested redeveloping a cluster of buildings around the courthouse to create a sense of place there. “It would be an excellent branding initiative to give the downtown an identity,” Greensburg resident Tracy Miscik said of...
Quality-of-life tickets bring in $27.5K in Jeannette this year
Jeannette council and city officials have begun work on the 2024 budget, but whether a property tax increase is in the cards remains to be seen. Bright spots for next year include added revenue from what officials said likely was related to an increase in business. That includes more income...
Greensburg conference speakers stress need for residential development; parking mandate lifted
Greensburg resident Steve Gifford leased parking spaces for his apartment tenants in 2016 above the former LaRose women’s fashion shop at 124 S. Main St. in the city. Now, thanks to a zoning ordinance change approved last week by city council, off-street parking requirements no longer will apply for those...
What’s that?: Haunted Larimer mansion holds historic importance for North Huntingdon
Editor’s note: ‘What’s That?’ is a recurring feature in the Tribune-Review’s Westmoreland Plus edition. If there’s something you’d like to see explored here, send an email to gtrcity@triblive.com or call 724-838-5146. Lynne and Larry Moisey didn’t know they were getting roommates when they purchased an abandoned but once stately two-story...
Calendar sales will benefit youth fishing tournament, Delmont community groups
During her childhood in Delmont, Amanda List was always active in the community. She was a Girl Scout, president of the local Lions’ Leos Club, a youth group member and youth deacon at her church. “I think community is really important and I’m trying to instill that in my children,”...
Penn-Trafford student, teacher recognized in Cornell scholarship program
When Jeffrey Backus was given an opportunity to recognize a high school teacher who impacted him, Stephanie Bruggeman was the obvious choice. Backus, a 2019 Penn-Trafford graduate, was among 43 students selected for Cornell University’s Merrill Presidential Scholars Program. The program, created in 1988, recognizes the top 1% of each...
Police: Trib delivery person reports seeing woman fitting description of missing Bradenville woman
A Bradenville woman missing since Friday evening may have been seen Saturday morning. Pennsylvania state police troopers say Georgetta Marshall, 63, was possibly seen walking along Mission Road toward Route 30 in Unity Township early Saturday morning. Troopers were contacted Sunday morning by a carrier for the Tribune-Review who reported...
Lead poisoning leads to death of bald eagle, rescue group says
A bald eagle suffering from lead poisoning that was too severe to treat had to be euthanized, a Pittsburgh-based animal welfare group said. Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh said the eagle was suffering from lead toxicity when it entered its care at its rehabilitation center in Penn Hills. According to...
Latrobe uncovers over 100 property maintenance code violations during investigation of Main Street apartment building
After receiving multiple complaints about the condition of the six-story apartment building at 333 Main St. in Latrobe, it was the city’s duty to investigate. “We did what I call a blitz” Sept. 21, City Manager Terry Carcella said. “We looked at four apartment buildings.” The one on Main Street...
New CEO brings lifelong love of museums, private-sector experience to bear at The Westmoreland
Silvia Filippini-Fantoni says a trio of happenstance instances ultimately brought her to The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg. “Sometimes you have to read the signs,” said Filippini-Fantoni, a native of Italy who for the past two decades has worked with museums in Europe and the United States. She...
Tammy Felbaum, who served time in spouse’s death, found dead in Seward home
Tammy Felbaum, a transgender Seward resident who served prison time for the botched castration and 2001 overdose death of her sixth husband, was found dead this week after mail piling up at the residence prompted a welfare check by police. Felbaum apparently had been dead for several days when her...
Yough foundation’s Shop With a Principal program aids students in need
Students from Yough’s three elementary schools will be able to shop with a school principal on Wednesday when they buy clothing they need, thanks to a community foundation’s funding. The nonprofit Yough Helping Hands Foundation has allocated $150 each for up to 40 students in need from the district’s three...
South Greensburg woman loses bid to have involuntary manslaughter charges dropped in suicide case
A South Greensburg woman accused of sending derisive text messages to her estranged boyfriend urging him to commit suicide two years ago, lost her bid Friday to have involuntary manslaughter charges dropped in the case against her. Westmoreland Judge Scott Mears said that the two-year statute of limitations on filing...
Pumpkins, games featured during Greensburg Y Fall Fest
An evening of family fun, music and food is planned Friday during the Greensburg YMCA’s annual Fall Fest. The free event is set for 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Y and will feature games, a bounce house and face painting. Participants can fish for pumpkins and also decorate them....
