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Westmoreland doles out another $2 million in covid-relief grants to small businesses
Westmoreland County commissioners on Thursday awarded another 130 small businesses nearly $2 million to cover losses and expenses related to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The money represents the second, and what commissioners said was the final, round of funding to small businesses from $31.5 million in federal relief funds the...
Man accused of placing tracking device on Mt. Pleasant Township woman’s SUV
A 54-year-old man is accused by police with secretly placing a tracking device on an ex-girlfriend’s SUV in Westmoreland County. Bradley K. Nicholson of White in Fayette County was released from the county prison on $25,000 bond after his arrest on charges of harassment and stalking filed by state police...
Westmoreland jail to install additional video conferencing as virus spread continues
Additional video conferencing rooms will be built at Westmoreland County Prison to allow for more court hearings to be held remotely as coronavirus infections continue to spread among inmates. Commissioners on Thursday hired Laurel Design and Construction Inc. of Hempfield to install new areas at the jail to allow more...
Belle Vernon to continue with remote learning into January
Students in the Belle Vernon Area School District will continue with remote learning after the holidays as covid-19 cases continue to rise across the region. Remote instruction will continue until Jan. 19, said Superintendent Michele Dowell, who cited a 47% positivity rate in the school district community as a major...
Irwin man accused of bilking Lowe’s in $3,200 paint return scam
A 58-year-old Irwin man was arrested by state police Thursday in connection with a month-long paint return scheme that bilked an area hardware store out of more than $3,200. Terry S. Good was charged by troopers with seven counts of receiving stolen property and one count of theft by deception...
Harrison City firefighters raising funds for food bank, police toy drive
Harrison City firefighters are accustomed to holding fundraisers year-round, and this season they are helping the county food bank and a local toy drive. “We’ve had a lot of support. We wanted to give back to the community. It’s nice that everyone is supporting each other,” said Brandon Quinn, a...
Irwin, North Huntingdon holiday light displays raise money for nonprofitsVideo
Extensive and creative holiday light displays at homes in North Huntingdon and Irwin are spreading holiday joy while providing an opportunity to donate to a good cause. Daniel and Lisa Disso filled their front lawn, bushes and facade of their house at 1416 Tenth St. in Irwin with sparking lights,...
New Stanton man accused of beating dog
A New Stanton man is accused of beating a dog so badly in October that it remains in medical care, according to court papers. Chris Impink, 19, was charged this week with aggravated cruelty to animals and related offenses. Humane officers from All But Furgotten were given audio recordings on...
Westmoreland County sees record jump in covid cases with 505
Westmoreland County on Thursday added 505 new cases of coronavirus to break its daily record by 68 cases. Of the new cases, 483 are confirmed out of 1,005 new tests. The county has now had 12,369 cases of covid-19 with 9,918 of those confirmed and 1,307 recorded as probable, according...
Saint Vincent College Summer Theatre cancels 2021 season over covid concerns
Saint Vincent College Summer Theatre has canceled its upcoming season, citing circumstances surrounding the covid-19 pandemic. “After careful deliberation and after exploring additional performance ideas, including virtual, we found it best to suspend our 2021 season,” said Greggory Brandt, producing artistic director. “Overall, in terms of risks and expenses, we...
Westmoreland municipal authority on track to purchase East Huntingdon sewer system
The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County reached a tentative agreement to purchase the small sewer system that currently serves about 800 East Huntingdon residents. Authority officials said Wednesday the deal, which is pending approval from both township officials and municipal authority board members, would transfer East Huntingdon’s sewage treatment plant...
MAWC management contract extended with $5 million raise
An Allegheny County based private management company will get a $5 million raise to help run operations for the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County over the next decade. A new deal with Resource Development and Management Inc. comes five years into the company’s existing 10-year $13.8 million pact, which was...
Community joins to craft holiday wishes for North Huntingdon care home residentsVideo
A spur-of-the-moment idea has turned into a heartwarming project for a North Huntingdon woman who wanted to show some holiday love to residents at a township nursing home. It has come together quickly for Debbie Polczynski who enlisted help in the last few days of friends, family, the Norwin girls...
Man dead in St. Clair Township ATV crash
A 69-year-old New Florence man died when his ATV flipped in St. Clair Township Wednesday, according to state police. Joseph Bucceri was pronounced dead at the scene. Bucceri was driving his Yamaha Grizzly ATV on Robb Run Road just before noon when he lost control, according to police. The vehicle...
Ex-Greensburg doctor sentenced to 1 year in prison for selling scripts
A former Greensburg physician with a gambling habit who operated an addiction treatment practice was sentenced to one year and a day in federal prison, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Dr. Nabil Jabbour, 69, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh on three counts of distributing buprenorphine and single counts...
Norwin closes 1 school on Thursday; post-Thanksgiving surge hits 65 cases
Norwin is closing its Hillcrest Intermediate School on Thursday as the post-Thanksgiving surge of the virus has reached 65 cases. The school district announced Wednesday afternoon the school, which has about 860 fifth- and sixth-graders with more than 60 faculty members, will be closed as a result of contract tracing....
State Senate seat winner to be determined by federal lawsuit
A pending federal lawsuit is likely to determine who represents residents in the state’s 45th Senatorial District. Incumbent Jim Brewster, a Democrat from McKeesport, currently holds a 73-vote lead over New Kensington lawyer Nicole Ziccarelli, a Republican. But a federal judge in Pittsburgh is considering a lawsuit Ziccarelli’s campaign filed...
Man arrested in connection with 3 dogs found dead in East Huntingdon home after eviction
A Mt. Pleasant Township man was arrested Wednesday on animal cruelty charges after he allegedly left five dogs and two cats at an East Huntingdon home after he was evicted last month, according to court papers. A dog and two puppies were found dead and partially decomposed inside the Reservoir...
Westmoreland County records 15 new covid deaths, tying a record
Westmoreland County added 15 new coronavirus-related deaths Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported, tying a previous record from last week for most reported deaths on a single day. The additional deaths now bring the county’s death toll to 265. There have been 61 deaths attributed to the disease this...
Get a pair of rare, collectible sneakers in newly opened Neecs Sneaks in GreensburgVideo
Silver and gold, stocks and bonds, are all tried-and-true investments. But Nico Giannilli of Unity is betting his financial success on another hot commodity — sneakers. Not the worn-down, smelly footwear you schlep around in, but the pricey, celebrity-endorsed kicks that go for big bucks. Giannilli, 24, has been amassing...
Westmoreland events include cookie walk, meetings
Fundraiser • First Church of God, West Newton, will have a cookie walk from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 12 in the downstairs church dining rooms, 157 N. Second St., where there is room for social distancing. Cookies are homemade and will be sold by the pound. Face masks...
Sewickley Township library’s ‘Polar Express Pajama Party’ draws RSVPs from across North America
A small town library serving 6,000 people in rural Westmoreland County reached more than 81,000 Facebook users across the United States and Canada when it publicized an upcoming children’s program. Through Facebook, the Sewickley Township Public Library in Herminie promoted a virtual “Polar Express Pajama Party” planned for 10 a.m....
Murrysville holds off on public hearing to add senior housing options
Murrysville officials want to tighten their language adding senior housing options to the municipality’s zoning code before inviting public comment on it. After citing a lack of options for developments like high-rises and planned senior communities, Murrysville Council is considering updating its zoning ordinance to allow senior high-rises in its...
Norwin sees more covid cases; 57 since Thanksgiving
Norwin continues to a see a surge in covid cases, as another five students and staff reported being infected with the virus, pushing the post-Thanksgiving count to 57, the district said Tuesday. The school district said it learned Tuesday that two high school students, one Hillcrest Intermediate School student and...
Export Council passes 2021 budget with no tax hike
Export Council approved a 2021 budget Tuesday night that does not call for a tax increase. Council has not raised taxes for more than a decade, and its last tax-related move was to lower taxes about a decade ago, from 16 to the current 14 mills. The budget’s $668,100 in...
