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Ligonier bounces back with region’s largest farmer’s market, return of Fort DaysVideo
More than a year after the pandemic closed summer festivals far and near, Ligonier is enjoying a comeback unlike any other. The town’s resurgence is fueled in part by the one festival market that continued to operate last summer — the Ligonier Country Market — and the news that its...
Unity plans promotional Steelers Week in absence of local summer training camp
Aug. 2-8 will be Pittsburgh Steelers Week in Unity, according to the township supervisors. The supervisors proclaimed the upcoming observance in the hope of attracting fans of the team, even though the players themselves won’t be traveling to the township for summer training on the local campus of Saint Vincent...
County housing authority project in Irwin raises concerns
Irwin officials are expected to get an update from the head of Westmoreland County Housing Authority on Wednesday on plans for a four-story apartment building for senior citizens, a project that has sparked concern among local officials and criticism on social media. Michael Washowich, authority executive director, said he plans...
Sun sets on long career at family-owned Greensburg restaurant
The sun set in late May on the long restaurant careers of Robert and Anna Jo Noviello, owners of a popular Greensburg restaurant that had been in the family for three generations. The Noviellos sold the Sunset Cafe at South Urania Avenue and Laird Street to Ronald and Angela Mellinger...
New life sciences building to go up this fall on Pitt-Greensburg campus
Officials at the University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg are preparing to break ground for a new life sciences building this summer, following official action on the proposal by Pitt’s Properties and Facilities Committee. The project, years in the making, calls for the construction of a $19.3 million, 32,000-square-foot facility at the school’s...
For McKeesport filmmaker, ’80s-style horror movie has happy endingVideo
It’s not often a horror movie helps someone get their head on straight, but it happened for Mark Cantu. The McKeesport-based indie filmmaker was considering giving up on his chosen career path when he was inspired to begin writing what would become “Massacre Academy,” set for a world premiere July...
Murrysville recreation officials seeking volunteers to help with ‘Pipeline Purge’ race
How many times can you climb Townsend Park’s daunting “Heart Attack Hill” in two hours? That’s what Murrysville Recreation Department officials want to find out at the Townsend’s Pipeline Purge race, set for July 17 at the park, located just off Twin Oaks Drive. “They will be running a one-mile...
Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra performs patriotic summer concert in Greensburg
The Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra performed a free patriotic summer concert at St. Clair Park in Greensburg on Friday night. Titled “Summer Sparklers,” the annual outdoor concert was conducted by WSO Artistic Director Daniel Meyer in the park’s Robertshaw Amphitheater. Program favorites that were scheduled to be performed were “The Star-Spangled...
Unity eases rules for electronic conversion of billboards; petitioners lodge late objection
Unity supervisors have approved a zoning amendment meant to assist in conversion of static billboards to electronic versions. The vote came over a late objection from a man who fears fellow residents in his housing plan along Route 30 would be adversely affected. Joseph Connelly, who lives off Grayhawk Court,...
St. Vincent College to host drug summit at Fred Rogers Center
The drug epidemic has been overshadowed by the coronavirus for months, but that doesn’t mean it disappeared. Now that the hold of the virus is decreasing, local and federal officials think it’s time to bring public awareness of the drug problem back to the forefront. A summit planned for Wednesday...
State police take man into custody after domestic dispute, standoff in Unity
State police took a man into custody without incident early Friday evening in Unity, ending a standoff of more than six hours sparked by a domestic dispute, according to police. Officers were called to a home near the intersection of Pershing Circle, Gravel Hill Road and Arnold Palmer Drive at...
Storage building burns in Murrysville
A metal equipment storage building at a Murrysville farm was destroyed by fire Friday afternoon. No one was injured in the fire at the farm on Hills Church Road, but several farm vehicles were inside the building when it caught fire, said John Bohince, chief of the White Valley fire...
Wimmerton residents protest plan to end left turns onto Route 30 in Unity
Residents of the Wimmerton housing plan told Unity supervisors they’d rather have nothing done to alter the intersection of Wimmerton Boulevard and Route 30 than to be forced to use a nearby traffic signal to turn left onto the highway. But some would prefer having a signal installed at Wimmerton...
Man wanted on multiple warrants arrested in parking lot of Hempfield grocery
A Washington County man wanted on multiple arrest warrants, including charges of assaulting a Hempfield woman June 20, was arrested Thursday by state troopers who spotted him fleeing through a grocery store parking lot, according to court documents. Jack D. Jaffre, 44, who lists his current address as Washington, also...
Animal Friends of Westmoreland celebrity dance contest takes to virtual stage
From finding contestants to arranging a date and location, a lot of time and effort goes into planning Dancing With the Celebrities, a signature annual fundraiser for The Animal Friends of Westmoreland. After being canceled in 2020 because of the pandemic, the dance event will be virtual this year, airing...
Out & About: Greensburg, Latrobe art centers present ‘Art Neighbors’ awardsVideo
“I didn’t expect that.” That was the reaction of Ed Korinko of Manor when his cold cast bronze sculpture, “Bald Eagle,” was named Best in Show in “Art Neighbors,” the annual joint exhibition presented by the Greensburg and Latrobe art centers. Awards were announced during a July 8 reception at...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County: July 9-11
Salute to summer Celebrate summer with Westmoreland Symphony’s annual “Summer Sparklers” outdoor concert at 7 p.m. today in St. Clair Park in downtown Greensburg. Artistic Director Daniel Meyer will lead the symphony in a program of patriotic and popular favorites, including “American Salute,” “Sing-Along America,” “Beach Boys Medley,” “A Tribute...
South Greensburg duplex fire displaces 2 couples; cause under investigation
Two couples and their cats were displaced from a South Greensburg duplex Thursday night as fire officials searched for the cause of a blaze that resulted in minimal damage in one of the dwellings. South Greensburg firefighters were dispatched just after 9 p.m. to the fire at Poplar Street and...
Jeannette’s Thursday night food truck events return with music at new amphitheaterVideo
Several hundred residents and visitors welcomed the return of Jeannette’s Concerts and Food Truck Thursdays, held surrounding the town’s new Elliott Group Amphitheater. The popular events were canceled last year because of covid-19 pandemic restrictions. Despite a period of light rain, Thursday’s festivities drew a large crowd for music by...
Rep. Jason Silvis hosts Disability Awareness Day at Keystone State ParkVideo
State Rep. Jason Silvis wanted to do something different to support Westmoreland County through his role on the human services committee. The result was a Disability Awareness Day event presented Thursday at Keystone State Park. In addition to providing food, a raffle and free fishing at the lake, the event...
Greensburg seeking consultants to help update comprehensive plan
Greensburg leaders want a team of consultants to help update the city’s 14-year-old comprehensive plan. City officials this week issued a request for proposals for a consultant to help the planning commission produce a user-friendly document that can be utilized by a variety of public and private stakeholders to guide...
Greensburg’s Greater Parkview Church recognized for community service by YWCA
Despite the Greater Parkview Church being honored as recipient of the YWCA of Westmoreland County’s prestigious President’s Award for its work in the community, the Greensburg church’s pastor, Bishop Carl Jones Sr., maintains “there’s still a lot of work we have to do.” Jones, who has led the diverse, non-denominational...
New Stanton man sentenced to jail, probation for firing gun toward woman
A New Stanton man was sentenced Wednesday to six to 23 months in the Westmoreland County Prison for firing a shotgun toward a woman and threatening a relative. David Michael Hoffman, 22, formerly of Ruffs Dale, was ordered to spend two years on probation after the jail term. He pleaded...
3 old cases against Unity man linked to woman’s disappearance dismissed
Three pending criminal cases were dismissed against a man state police linked to the 2018 disappearance of a Unity woman. Westmoreland County Judge Timothy Krieger ruled prosecutors took too long to bring Thomas G. Stanko, 50, to trial in the cases unrelated to the disappearance — two from 2018 and...
Variety is the spice of upcoming Greensburg Garden Center garden tour
Greensburg Garden Center’s upcoming garden tour will transport participants to outdoor spaces reminiscent of the British Isles, the tropics and places in between. Set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 31, the tour will feature seven gardens arranged along a self-driving route that begins in New Alexandria, reaches out...
