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Hempfield Area School Board raises hourly rates for nurse assistants
Hempfield Area School Board unanumously agreed to raise the hourly pay rate for nurse assistants in the midst of the the covid-19 pandemic, from $17.90 per hour to $19.90 per hour. “Nurse assistants are critical to the operation of our schools, especially during a pandemic,” said Superintendent Tammy Wolicki. “We...
Latrobe extends deadline for tax filing, authorizes stormwater fee payment plan
Latrobe residents who owe earned income tax to the city and property owners who can establish a financial hardship in meeting a new stormwater management bill will have more time to pay this year. City council on Monday moved back the deadline for paying the 2020 earned income tax, without...
Allegheny Township man to remain in jail pending trial on charges of multiple sexual assaults
An Allegheny Township man awaiting trial on charges he sexually assaulted five people will remain in jail after a Westmoreland County judge ruled Monday he was a potential danger to the community. Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court Judge Meagan Bilik DeFazio rejected a bond modification request from Eric Alan Wright...
New North Huntingdon-Irwin area covid cases up slightly
The number of new coronavirus cases in the North Huntingdon-Irwin-North Irwin area rose slightly from March 15 to 22, but the percentage increase remained below 2%, based on data released Monday by the state Department of Health. In the four ZIP codes covering North Huntingdon, Irwin, North Irwin, Westmoreland City,...
New Alexandria man charged with assault after mom says he bit her
A Loyalhanna woman told state police her son bit through her upper lip, pulling out three teeth, during an argument that turned violent early Sunday, according to police reports. Joshua H. Warren, 28, of New Alexandria was arrested on charges of aggravated assault, harassment, reckless endangerment, simple assault, strangulation and...
Westmoreland commissioners to hold info session on coronavirus vaccines
Westmoreland County’s Republican commissioners want the public to learn about coronavirus vaccines and will convene a webinar this week to pass along information they said will allow residents to make a more informed decision about whether they will join the ongoing immunity effort. Commissioners Doug Chew and Sean Kertes said...
Suspicious packages in Hempfield shopping plaza turned out to be false alarm
A report of suspicious packages left Monday in the parking lot outside the Walmart Supercenter in Greengate Centre Plaza in Hempfield turned out to be a false alarm. State troopers and a bomb squad from Troop A in Greensburg were called just before noon. Walmart/ Greengate A concerned citizen called...
Latrobe man arrested after troopers say he assaulted, choked ex-girlfriend and then stole her car
A Latrobe man who reportedly went to a Unity hotel in an attempt to mend a broken relationship was arrested after an ex-girlfriend said he assaulted and choked her before stealing her car. Jule A. Mascherma, 23, was arraigned on charges of aggravated assault, criminal mischief, driving under the influence,...
Positive coronavirus cases reported at Westmoreland jail, courthouse
The coronavirus has returned to the Westmoreland County Prison and courthouse. Warden Bryan Kline said 42 inmates have tested positive this month and are in quarantine at the Hempfield lockup. The first positive tests came on March 10 after the virus was cleared from the jail in January. Judge Rita...
New Greensburg shop promises decadent milkshakes, retro candy
The five Nickischer kids of Hempfield have been living out a dream, acting as taste-testers for the milkshakes their parents will serve in a new downtown Greensburg shop. Nicole and Greg Nickischer are looking for an early May opening for Main Street Sweets, in the lower level of the building...
Former Tokyo Massage in Murrysville will become new home for dental practice
“Have you ever seen so much pink?” Rick Rivardo asked during a tour of the former Tokyo Massage parlor. Rivardo and his wife, Lisa, are moving his dental practice from Golden Mile Highway in Monroeville to the top of Route 22 in eastern Murrysville, off Buena Vista Drive. Lisa Rivardo...
2 Westmoreland County Prison inmates facing charges in unrelated incidents
Two inmates at the Westmoreland County Prison were arraigned Friday in unrelated cases filed by county detectives. Gerald Demond Johnson, 21, is charged with aggravated assault and simple assault. Police said guards at the Hempfield jail ordered a random search on two units March 12 and found deplorable conditions in...
Pennsylvania closing in on 1 million covid cases as numbers continue to creep upward
New cases of the coronavirus continue to see a week-over-week increase at state and county levels in Pennsylvania, according to numbers released Monday by the Department of Health. There were 3,920 new cases of covid-19 recorded in the state over the past two days, the Department of Health reported Monday....
Local AmeriCorps members help land conservation, educationVideo
On a brisk Saturday morning, an AmeriCorps member with the Westmoreland Land Trust was overseeing the installation of three interpretative tablets by land trust members in the 58-acre nature reserve in the western section of North Huntingdon, just south of Brush Creek. The tablets, attached to wooden posts buried 30...
Westmoreland airshow tickets can be reserved at Shop ‘n Save supermarkets
Those planning to attend the 2021 Shop ‘n Save Westmoreland Airshow can reserve their tickets at area Shop ‘n Save supermarkets. To comply with social distancing guidelines during the covid-19 pandemic, regular admission tickets for this year’s show at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport will be sold at $100 per vehicle,...
Youngwood man loses $3,100 in truck-buying scam
A 55-year-old Youngwood man lost $3,100 recently in a truck-buying scam over Craigslist when he reimbursed a Long Island, N.Y., buyer who had “overpaid” him with a worthless check, state police at Greensburg said. The victim intended to sell his truck for $2,500 on Feb. 26 to a buyer identified...
Arona officials seek information on local veterans as they prepare to dedicate memorial
Arona officials plan to dedicate a new memorial later this year but first want to find more information about local veterans. Several years in the planning stages, the borough’s updated monument to veterans was installed on Veterans Day. A dedication ceremony was postponed because of concerns about gatherings during the...
Westmoreland history tucked away in archives
The oldest documents kept by Westmoreland County show its burgeoning creation as well as its dark history. There are pieces missing from a tattered 1773 document, but the gist of it still gets through — Lt. Gov. Richard Penn appointed Arthur St. Clair recorder of deeds of the county. The...
PennDOT to close 86-mile stretch of Turnpike overnight Saturday
An 86-mile stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike will be closed in both directions late Saturday night into early Sunday morning, because of construction. Between 11 p.m. Saturday and 6 a.m. Sunday, construction crews will be working to remove the Country Ridge Road bridge, which carries traffic over the turnpike in...
Owner of fire-damaged apartment house in Greensburg hopes to rebuild
The owner of a Greensburg rental property damaged by a fire Friday afternoon said he is awaiting an insurance adjuster’s report to determine his next step. Standing outside his three-story house at 34 Grant St. on Saturday, John Toth said that insurance adjuster and a city inspector were at the...
Covid cases spiking rapidly in Pennsylvania and Allegheny, Westmoreland counties
The latest covid-19 spike that health officials have been warning about appears to have arrived in Pennsylvania. On Saturday, the state posted 4,213 new covid cases, the highest single-day tally since Feb. 7 (4,717). Over the past week, the seven-day average of new cases (2,888) has risen more than 16%....
Murrysville officials battle misperceptions about earned-income tax discussion
Murrysville officials are fighting a battle of perception — or in many cases, they say, misperception — regarding consideration of raising their share of the earned-income tax, a 1% levy split between the municipality and the Franklin Regional School District. The first misperception is that the school district and municipality...
Ellen Keefe to retire as head of Westmoreland Cleanways and Recycling
Ellen Keefe is preparing to retire as executive director of Westmoreland Cleanways and Recycling after 23 years of service with the nonprofit. Now that the organization has settled into its new recycling center near Pleasant Unity, in Unity Township, Keefe said, “It’s the right time for me to do it,...
In a battle to preserve history dating to 1770s, Westmoreland County running out of space
From British rule to the coronavirus, Westmoreland County government stores millions of paper records spanning more than two centuries of local history. Rows of boxes stacked to the ceiling hold government and court records dating to the time of King George III. They occupy thousands of square feet of warehouse...
Westmoreland Transit Authority gets free bus in need of a paint job
The Westmoreland Transit Authority got a free bus to add to its fleet — the only question is what kind of paint job it should have. The 30-foot diesel bus originally belonged to the Crawford Area Transportation Authority, where it was going unused. Crawford Area donated the bus to Westmoreland...
