Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of April 26, 2026
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Forest Hills Mark McDonough sold property at 146 Avenue G to Benjamin Stahl for $310,000. Nathan Culp sold property at 127 Fairfax Road to David and Rachel Ann Fix for $315,000. Daniel Starr sold property at 203 Washington Road to Peter and Mary Belechak for $301,000. Monroeville Tejas...
Norwin notebook: Former Knights volleyball standout honored at Saint Vincent
Saint Vincent men’s volleyball snagged three major postseason awards in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. One went to sophomore libero Jackson Genicola, a Norwin graduate who was named defensive player of the year. Genicola, who moved from setter to libero this season, averaged 3.44 digs per set, the top average in...
Norwin teams embracing road warrior mentality during Knights Stadium construction
Lacrosse midfielder Karlie Johnson, the girls’ all-time leading goal scorer at Norwin, has taken a liking to Yough’s Cougar Mountain Stadium. The venue has become Norwin’s new home field while construction continues at Norwin Knights Stadium. The stadium is undergoing a $25.4 million renovation. It is scheduled to reopen in...
Westmoreland Envirothon: All winners in learning about the environment
Southmoreland senior Alexis Piovesan wrapped special tape around a large tree at Twin Lakes Park on Thursday — a yellow tape that measures diameter rather than circumference. “I’ve also learned to use a Biltmore stick to measure the lumber in a tree. I’ve identified different species of plants,” Piovesan said...
Norwin area: Church rummage sale, Heritage Trail ride, mulch sale, more
Church rummage sale The Lutheran Church of Our Saviour, 1570 Clay Pike, North Huntingdon, will sponsor a rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 1 and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 2. Food will be available for purchase. Proceeds will benefit the Blessed Bundles outreach ministry. Heritage...
North Huntingdon donates old police car to Catholic Diocese police department
The Catholic Diocese of Greensburg will receive a former North Huntingdon police car, but not before a township commissioner raised questions about donating a vehicle to a religious organization. Township commissioners will transfer the title of a 2016 police cruiser with more than 100,000 miles to the Diocese of Greensburg...
New temporary road planned to bypass closed bridge in Irwin
Irwin officials have opted to help drivers temporarily bypass a closed bridge on Colony Drive off Route 30 by creating a road through a vacant paved lot connecting a street with an events center and a 226-unit apartment complex. The decision is a stopgap measure that allows the borough to...
Norwin football team to play ‘home’ games at P-T while awaiting new stadium
Norwin’s fall sports teams also will have to practice and play away from home as Knights’ Stadium gets its massive facelift. The football team, athletic director Mike Burrell confirmed, will play four “home games” at Penn-Trafford. Norwin’s track & field and lacrosse teams have played away during this spring season,...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of April 19, 2026
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Forest Hills Mark Clemente sold property at 224 Cascade Road to William Peters and Isabel Tashima for $325,000. Heather Jacobs sold property at 1987 Centurion Drive Apt 505 to Jewish Family & Community Services GDN for $62,000. Monroeville Estate of Gary Devene Saylor sold property at 636 Dahlia...
Whitaker’s Kendal Pistella wins gold at Arnold Sports Festival
Kendal Pistella, a Westmoreland County martial arts student from Whitaker, earned a gold medal at a point-sparring national competition. Pistella, who trains under John Morgart Jr. at Wei Son Do Martial Arts in North Huntingdon, bested the field at the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio, last month. It is...
Norwin lacrosse teams make ‘smooth transition’
When asked what his team’s style will be this season, Norwin boys lacrosse coach Colin Ekis used three words. “Patient, controlled, opportunistic.” Norwin went 5-9 last year despite a senior-led group, an overall disappointment, Ekis said. Top returning players include senior goalkeeper Ty George, senior defender/long-stick midfielder Reid Wilson, senior...
North Huntingdon sewage authority $11.4M budget OK’d
The 12,750 residential and commercial customers of the North Huntingdon Township Municipal Authority will not see a rate increase in the upcoming fiscal year beginning May 1, the authority said. The authority, which serves parts of North Huntingdon, adopted an $11.4 million fiscal year 2027 budget at current sewage rates,...
Hempfield gains control of wild softball game, defeats Norwin
Hempfield was tangled up and out of sorts as Norwin pushed back during a first inning that was bonkers. The first frame of their Class 6A softball matchup was as jam-packed with action as the bases were full. Both teams batted around, with 23 hitters coming to the plate to...
Strawpump fire department regains its service area in North HuntingdonVideo
The Strawpump Volunteer Fire Department regained its status this week as the primary responder for its service area in eastern North Huntingdon, 18 months after its territory was split between two neighboring departments following a poor insurance rating. “We are just excited to be the primary fire service for our...
Norwin area: Mulch sale, art workshops, used book sale, more
Used book sale The Friends of the Norwin Public Library will host a used book sale this month at the library, 100 Caruthers Lane. The sale runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 22 and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 25. Attendees are asked to park in...
Norwin notebook: Karlie Johnson sets girls lacrosse scoring record
Norwin senior lacrosse player Karlie Johnson became the girls program’s all-time goals leader with her 160th score. The record-breaking goal came against Peters Township on March 30 at Yough, pushing Johnson past Ava Wilson, who had 159 goals before graduating in 2024. Johnson tied the mark March 27 at Penn-Trafford...
Norwin baseball keeping eye on the ball after sweeping Hempfield
Norwin has the look of a WPIAL contender again, but the Knights haven’t played their best baseball yet. Coaches and players will attest to that. “We haven’t won anything yet,” coach Craig Spisak said after the Knights swept rival Hempfield in a three-game Section 2-6A series. “It’s nice what we...
Strawpump fire department expected to regain service area in North Huntingdon
Strawpump Volunteer Fire Department is poised to regain its fire service area in the eastern end of North Huntingdon. Eighteen months after having its territory split between two adjacent volunteer departments, its fire insurance rating is now at an acceptable level, according to the township. North Huntingdon commissioners on Thursday...
Norwin area: Race for Grace raises $177K, Bataan Memorial March, more
Race raises $177K Race for Grace, a popular Norwin-area community event that raises money to fight pediatric cancer, raised at least $177,000 from the 5-kilometer walk and run held at the Norwin school complex March 28, according to race officials. Almost 1,500 people registered for the event, which had about...
Behind 16 Ks from Sebastian Shulsky, Canon-McMillan shuts out Norwin
Sweet 16 indeed. In a showdown between the top two baseball teams fighting for sole possession of first place in Section 2-6A, the first of three straight games between Norwin and Canon-McMillan turned into a showcase for senior Sebastian Shulsky. The Cincinnati commit allowed only two hits, one walk, a...
Norwin boys volleyball looks to get back on playoff track
Norwin lost the look of a playoff contender last season, finishing 5-12 to fall well short of its expectations. But Knights coach Mike Palaschak thinks the team can “flush it,” like Paul Skenes did with his season-opening start, and return to the WPIAL boys volleyball postseason. “Our goal is to...
Jake Knight rises up in 1st varsity start to lift Norwin baseball past Hempfield
Norwin senior Jake Knight found out less than two hours before Thursday’s game that he would be pitching at Hempfield. He knew he might start the finale of the teams’ Section 2-6A baseball series, but it wasn’t official until he boarded the team bus and found out he’d be taking...
Police: North Huntingdon man used handgun to threaten municipal authority worker
A North Huntingdon man was arraigned Thursday morning on police accusations that he threatened a Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County worker with a handgun. Township police said the worker was turning off the water at Mykola Prut’s home Wednesday when Prut chased him with the weapon, according to court papers....
Norwin area: Bataan Memorial March, art workshops, Sage’s Army anniversary, more
Bataan Memorial March The Norwin Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps will hold its 14th annual, 14-mile Bataan Memorial March along the Westmoreland Heritage Trail on April 25. The race begins at 9 a.m. at the B-Y Park trailhead in Trafford, with a rest and water station 7 miles...
With MLB scouts watching, Caden Sivrich lifts Norwin past Hempfield
More than a half-dozen professional scouts were in attendance to watch Caden Sivrich pitch. The Norwin senior right-hander made sure the MLB reps didn’t waste a trip to North Huntingdon. The hard-throwing Sivrich did his best to toss a shutout, throwing five scoreless innings and striking out 10 before reaching...
