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Historical society celebrates Northern Turnpike’s bicentennial
The Murrysville Historical Preservation Society will host its annual Heritage Festival on Sept. 21, and this year’s festival will mark the 200th anniversary of the Northern Turnpike. Tribune-Review archives contain quite a lot of information about the roadway’s history, and local historians have published a wealth of material about it....
5 things to do in Westmoreland this weekend: Sept. 13-15Video
TGIF! Take a step back in time. Try some exotic fare. Twist and shout. There’s truly something for everyone this weekend. (And the forecast is looking pretty good, too.) Time for scutching Flax scutching is something of a lost art — everywhere but in Stahlstown, that is. What is flax...
Derry man charged with beating, strangling child
A Derry man is charged with hitting and strangling a 10-year-old child, according to state police. Administrators at Grandview Elementary School in the Derry Area School District contacted law enforcement Thursday when they noticed the child was “exhibiting indicators of suspected child abuse,” police said. Investigators determined that Christopher Hilty,...
Unity couple will discuss their renowned lamb farm in Hanna’s Town program
Lamb raised in Unity Township, on the farm of John and Sukey Jamison, has appeared on the menus of such top chefs as Anne Quatrano of Bacchanalia in Atlanta and the late Jean-Louis Palladin of the Watergate Hotel’s Jean-Louis Restaurant in Washington, D.C. The Jamison Farm owners will discuss their...
Hazmat team, firefighters respond to chlorine leak in Unity
A Unity man who mixed chlorine in his house Thursday night needed the assistance of Westmoreland County’s hazardous materials team and local firefighters because of the fumes in his residence, a county public safety supervisor said. The man who lives along Primrose Lane in the township’s East High Acres neighborhood...
Overholt Rye whiskey, once owned by Mellon family, to be auctioned in Kentucky
Someone next week will have a shot at buying a historic bottle of whiskey distilled in Westmoreland County that typically fetches more than $1,000 a shot, on the rare occasion it can be found. On Thursday, a 1909 bottle of Overholt Rye whiskey — passed down through the Mellon family...
Westmoreland commissioners honor Hempfield’s Terry RanieriVideo
Westmoreland County commissioners on Thursday issued a proclamation honoring the life of Hempfield’s Terry Ranieri. Ranieri, 64, a 1975 graduate of Hempfield High School, died from cancer on Aug. 22. Commissioners Gina Cerilli, Ted Kopas and Charles Anderson presented the proclamation to Ranieri’s brothers Tony and Eddy and their sister,...
Ex-Westmoreland County employee gets $37,500 workplace settlement
Westmoreland County commissioners on Thursday agreed to resolve a complaint by a former human resources employee at the courthouse who claimed a hostile workplace forced her to retire in 2017. Assistant county solicitor David Regoli said a complaint filed by Deborah Liprando with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was...
Westmoreland judge awards Allegheny Township woman $600K in slip-fall case
An Allegheny Township woman has been awarded $600,000 for injuries she suffered two years ago outside of a township mini-mart. Following a two-day trial, a Westmoreland County jury ordered Graft Oil of Oci Inc., the owners of the Honey Bear Mini-Mart on Route 356 in Allegheny Township, to pay for...
Scottdale company offers challenge grant for Westmoreland food bankVideo
In 2000, fundraising accounted for 10% of the Westmoreland County Food Bank’s budget. In 2018, that portion had risen to 60%. Food Bank CEO Jennifer Miller cited that number at Thursday’s Annual Partnership Luncheon to highlight the importance of partners — agencies, volunteers and donors. “Our partners are not taken...
Father accused of assaulting 3-month-old East Huntingdon boy
A 3-month-old East Huntingdon boy remained hospitalized after state police arrested the child’s father Wednesday for allegedly assaulting the baby, leaving him with three broken ribs, bruising and a brain hemorrhage. Taylor Joseph Shipley, 19, is being held without bail at the Westmoreland County Prison on charges of aggravated assault...
Greensburg’s ‘Bridging the Gap’ poetry project to feature Pittsburgher’s ode
A Pittsburgh woman is the latest poet to have her work selected for the Bridging the Gap public art project — an installation which reveals poems gradually by displaying them in large letters on the North Main Street bridge. The first two lines of Michelle Stoner’s poem “Mile Marker 322,”...
North Huntingdon site could have been Cracker Barrel, lawsuit claims
A North Huntingdon landlord is suing an equipment rental company, claiming the owners scuttled a deal to sell the site to interests that would have brought a Cracker Barrel restaurant to the location. In a lawsuit filed in Westmoreland County, MB Realty Group contends Sunbelt Rentals Inc., it’s principals and...
Bear Hollow the latest Murrysville park to see updates, improvements
Murrysville Community Park may have gotten most of the attention this summer thanks to its brand new splash park and playground, but municipal recreation officials don’t want residents to forget about the other parks in town. “We’ve taken a park each year and outlined what needs to be updated and...
Pitt Greensburg to gather data for national health research project
A big data research project that experts say may change the face of medicine in the next decade is headed to Westmoreland County. The National Institutes of Health project dubbed “All of Us” seeks to collect health data from one million Americans over the next five years. It is coming...
Police investigate burned political signs in HempfieldVideo
State police in Greensburg are trying to identify a bold arsonist who set several political signs on fire along Route 30 in Hempfield during rush hour Wednesday. Troopers responded about 6 p.m. to the south side of Route 30, across from the former site of the Monsour Medical Center, because...
Fayette County man killed in Rostraver crash
A 32-year-old Fayette County man was killed Thursday when his pickup truck collided into the rear of a garbage truck on Route 51 in Rostraver, according to Westmoreland County Coroner Ken Bacha. Donald J. Schultz , who lives in nearby Washington Township, was pronounced dead at the scene of the...
Jeannette native pays Adele tribute with Palace Theatre showVideo
Growing up in Jeannette, Amy Jo Slater was active in singing and dancing, performing with area community and professional troupes, including Stage Right and Idlewild Park & SoakZone. She returned to Stage Right two years ago to portray the Fairy Godmother in a new version of “Cinderella,” created by the...
Frankie Avalon, Lou Christie will share The Palace Theatre stage
Frankie Avalon has displayed his talents as a singer and an actor over the years with some enviable film roles. Who can forget his fun times on the beach with actress Annette Funicello in such memorable ’60s movies as “Beach Blanket Bingo,” “How to Stuff a Wild Bikini” and the...
Microburst slams Delmont, topples trees
Lisa and Lou Garbin’s two-story garage behind their Delmont home was saved from being cut in half Wednesday night when a large tree toppled by a storm crashed through the roof and landed on the upper floor. “We were saved by a couch,” Lou Garbin said of the tree that...
Westmoreland water authority plans nearly $10 million in upgrades
Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County board members Wednesday approved spending more than $9.6 million to relocate and replace water lines throughout the county. The construction projects include the replacement of 2.77 miles of older, cement and asbestos water lines in Sutersville with plastic pipes. That project is expected to cost...
2 counts tossed against Youngwood woman in alleged assault over Steelers broadcast
A Westmoreland County judge on Wednesday dismissed two charges against a Youngwood woman accused of assaulting her elderly mother during a dispute over the volume of a Steelers game broadcast. Common Pleas Court Judge Tim Krieger said there was not enough evidence to support charges of conspiracy and making terroristic...
Cops: Greensburg woman accused of assaulting girl
An anonymous complaint to a statewide child abuse hotline led to charges being filed against a Greensburg woman. Detective Sgt. John Swank charged Amarette L. White, 39, with child endangerment and simple assault after interviewing her and the alleged teen victim. Swank reported in court papers that police received a...
Westmoreland team to tackle Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail as part of annual Crucible Hike
For Tina Grossman, the challenges of training for a 70-mile, three-day hike have been akin to the challenges life has thrown at her these past two years. In that time span, she lost both her husband and her mother. “This was my year of finding me,” she said. “I was...
Seton Hill dedicates residence hall to Sisters of CharityVideo
The Sisters of Charity Residence Hall was dedicated and blessed Wednesday at Seton Hill University in Greensburg. The three-story, suite-style dorm for 145 upperclass students opened in August. The school named the hall in honor of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, the university’s founding order, in recognition of...
