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Murrysville moves ahead with disc golf course at community park
Murrysville officials will move ahead with plans to add a disc golf trail at Murrysville Community Park that can also be used as a walking trail. Council voted unanimously at its Aug. 6 meeting to work with Dan Flanigan, a course designer with the Professional Disc Golf Association, on a...
Greensburg hopes to give expanded powers to code enforcement officer
Greensburg council is considering two bills that would add some teeth when it comes to addressing abandoned properties. One would tap into state Act 90, the Neighborhood Blight Reclamation and Revitalization Act of 2010. If enacted, that would allow city officials the ability to deny permit applications to a property...
Steeped in football tradition, Jeannette community rallies to keep longstanding youth program going
Dan Cooper sat in a locker room at Clarkson Field for three weeks in July waiting to recruit young football players. The days passed and only a few kids signed up at the practice site for the Jeannette Midget Athletic Association. As a July 21 deadline approached, Cooper, president of...
Ackermann preserve in North Huntingdon to join Old-Growth Forest Network
Old-growth trees are much more than just an imposing sight to encounter in the forest, though many of them most certainly fit that bill, rising high into the sky and boasting massive trunks that would require at least two people to fully encircle. They provide shade for the forest under-story,...
Westmoreland happenings: Yellow Tie Gala, spaghetti dinner, meetings, more
Fundraisers • Heritage Methodist Church on the Diamond in Ligonier will host a spaghetti dinner from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 16 at the church, 107 W. Main St. Menu: spaghetti with meat sauce, garden salad, bread, cake and beverage, $10. Dine in or takeout. A gluten-free meal will...
Greensburg expected to approve extension on tax reduction program
Three Greensburg commercial properties have been improved through a tax incentive program during the past 10 years and officials are hoping to attract more participation so progress can continue. Greensburg Community Development Corp. Executive Director Nancy Ligus is seeking a 10-year extension of the LERTA program, which is set to...
PennDOT extends work, detour through mid-August for bridge rehab in North Huntingdon
Work to rehabilitate a bridge on Route 993 in North Huntingdon and a resulting traffic detour have been extended until at least mid-August. The project by Gulisek Construction began July 7 on the bridge that carries Water Street over Brush Creek. Completion originally was expected in early August, according to...
Public invited to help shape Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor’s future
The public Monday will have an opportunity to weigh in on upcoming plans for historical preservation, interpretation and programming along the six-county Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor. Working with New Jersey- based consultant Relevant Strategies & Solutions, the transportation-focused heritage organization will present ideas for updating its Management Action Plan (MAP) —...
Greensburg, Hempfield see business changes on Pittsburgh Street
Jeannette resident Jim Bosco knew when he was in college he wanted to open a restaurant someday. That’s why his partner was shocked when Bosco, 55, decided to turn over the Greensburg building that housed his Major Stokes restaurant to neighboring Stone Bridge Brewing Co. after seven years in business....
Hundreds take The Stroll through Ligonier to see dozens of mint condition, classic cars
The Stroll is an annual, oldies-themed car show and community event held on the historic Diamond in Ligonier. Hosted by the Ligonier Valley Chamber of Commerce, the event transforms the town’s central square into a vibrant celebration of the 1950s. Classic car enthusiasts can admire hundreds of vintage vehicles, from...
North Huntingdon charges 2 in police video incident
Two North Huntingdon men who have been harsh critics of township officials and the police are accused of operating a video in the department lobby, despite signs prohibiting such activity and repeatedly being warned by police that was prohibited. Nicholas A. Carrozza, 35, and Dustin J. Logue, 23, are accused...
Westmoreland’s covid cash could ease financial crunch as state budget impasse persists
Westmoreland County may tap federal coronavirus pandemic grant funds to cover impending budgetary shortfalls. The county still holds less than a third of the $105.4 million in federal grants that it received. Finance Director Meghan McCandless said even though all of the funds received through the American Rescue Plan program...
Westmoreland County announces plan to renovate former Jeannette glass site
Westmoreland County development officials will spend $1.6 million to renovate the last remaining vacant space in the Jeannette Industrial Park. A former centerpiece of Jeannette’s glass making past, the more than 211,000-square-foot property has served as one of 19 industrial parks in the county since the mid 1990s. It is...
Fayette legislator: Convert Penn State Fayette into senior military college
A Fayette County legislator wants the Penn State Fayette Eberly Campus to become a senior military college. State Rep. Charity Grimm Krupa, R-Uniontown, said she plans to introduce a resolution in the General Assembly in the next few weeks to convert the campus in North Union into a military college...
While PennDOT works to raise bridge clearances, it suggests 511PA app for alerts
When drivers try to squeeze trucks under bridges with inadequate vertical clearance, it can tie up traffic and cause damage to the vehicle and the overhead structure. A too-tall vehicle on Interstate 70 struck and damaged the Route 51 overhead bridge in December 2021 in Rostraver. It led to traffic...
Ligonier Tavern auction features kitchen equipment, decor from iconic restaurant
For those looking for a last taste from the iconic Ligonier Tavern and Table, now’s your chance. Everything from commercial dough mixers to beer tap handles and signed artwork is going to the highest bidder in a liquidation auction of items at the shuttered restaurant. The online-only auction by Greensburg’s...
Here are 5 things to do in Westmoreland this weekend: Aug. 8-10
Learn, shop, sip, stroll, listen and enjoy at all of these summer events around Westmoreland County this weekend. It’s time to take a break and kick back. The Stroll Summer is a great time for nostalgia, so hop back to the mid-20th century with The Stroll. This oldies-themed event will...
Dino digger: Norwin grad gathers fossils from Wyoming, aids research in Pittsburgh
Nick Hornicak of North Huntingdon digs dinosaurs, literally. The 24-year-old Indiana University of Pennsylvania graduate student was part of a team of fellow dinosaur diggers who in June worked in the high desert of southern Wyoming. They unearthed about two dozen packets of dinosaur fossils that have been buried some...
Penn Township recreation director could take over PTARC operations
The Penn-Trafford Area Recreation Commission could dissolve after 24 years following votes by the nonprofit’s governing bodies. Founded in 2001, the commission organized a variety of recreational events for community members of all ages, including sports leagues, a summer playground program, an annual 5K at Bushy Run Battlefield, art activities...
Manor man captured hiding in Herminie house after eluding law enforcement
A Manor man was captured late Wednesday night while trying to hide in a Herminie house bedroom after eluding law enforcement for about eight hours when an attempt was made to serve him with an arrest warrant at an ice cream shop in North Hempfield, the Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Department...
Union stages walkout at Derry Township’s Pace Industries; health coverage costs major issue
Union workers at Pace Industries’ Derry Township plant walked off the job early Thursday morning, after local labor leaders said talks broke down for a new contract with the facility that makes aluminum die-cast parts for customers that include Harley- Davidson and Polaris. Union President Duke Reed said members of Laborers’...
Free wash days this weekend at revamped Greensburg laundromat
A laundry service that has been in Greensburg for decades is new again. Nu-Way Laundromat on Highland Avenue has been renovated since new owner Anna Zaydenberg took over in December 2024. While the original name remains on the building, the inside has a new look with updated washers and dryers,...
Hempfield officials hire auctioneer to sell dozens of surplus items
An auctioneer will help Hempfield unload 55 pieces of surplus equipment under a proposal approved by the township supervisors. The township will work with Anderson Auctioneers for an online auction that likely will be held in September or October, according to Austin Erhard, director of public works. “They will handle...
Multiple Westmoreland communities say convention center would be a good fit
As feasibility studies for a convention center and hotel complex in Westmoreland County near completion, leaders from communities along Route 30 say that while they haven’t been contacted for information, they do have ideas about where it could be built. The Westmoreland County Chamber of Commerce in December launched a...
Wendel residents must go 4 miles to pick up their mail — if the post office is open
A trip to the post office for Wendel residents used to mean a short walk down a wooded path or a quick drive. For the past 41⁄2 years, that has turned into a 4-mile car ride to the Manor Post Office — one that’s complicated by the fact residents have...
