Joe Napsha stories, Page 49
Police: Pedestrian in North Apollo suffered medical emergency, not struck by vehicle
Kiski Township police say a man taken by ambulance from along River Road in North Apollo Monday night was not struck by a vehicle. Surveillance camera footage shows the man, whose identity has not been released, suffered a medical emergency and collapsed near the roadway. It initially was reported the...
Urban Air Adventure Park construction begins in North Huntingdon
Construction has begun on an indoor adventure park in North Huntingdon that will feature a variety of activities, including a multi-level indoor go-cart race track and is expected to open next year. Concrete footers were poured recently for what will become the Urban Air Adventure Park at Huntingdon Marketplace along...
Lamp Theatre wall to depict Irwin’s landmarks, history
The outside of The Lamp Theatre in Irwin will be adorned with scenes and landmarks of the town’s past and present this fall, encapsulated in eight shadow boxes that will be installed along a new exterior wall. “We’ve been pretty jazzed about this,” said John Gdula, president of The Lamp...
Norwin student to be recognized at New York City Down syndrome event
A Norwin High School junior will be recognized in New York City’s Times Square on Sept. 17 as part of an event to kick off Down Syndrome Awareness Month in October. A photo of Eli Passarelli, 17, of North Huntingdon, will be flashed onto a giant screen for about six...
Irwin church to celebrate 150th anniversary; founded by Swedish immigrants
A Lutheran church in Irwin founded by Swedish immigrants 150 years ago will celebrate its landmark anniversary Sunday morning with a special service. Immanuel Lutheran Church, at 612 Chestnut St., will celebrate the anniversary at its 11:15 a.m. service with Bishop Kurt F. Kusserow of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod of...
Man stabbed on Pittsburgh’s North Shore
A man was critically injured after being stabbed Friday night near Rivers Casino on Pittsburgh’s North Shore, city police said. Police said they responded to reports of a man being stabbed in the 700 block of Casino Drive shortly before 8:30 p.m. The man was taken to a local hospital,...
Mars man killed in Pine motorcycle crash
A Mars man was killed early Friday in a motorcycle crash in Pine, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said. Jaron Arthur Mckissick, 42, was killed in the crash at 3:30 a.m. at Route 910 and Karrington Drive, authorities said. No other vehicles were involved. Northern Regional Police Chief John...
Tortoise is crowd-pleaser at North Huntingdon pet store
On a typical day, Sheldon ambles around the aisles, inspecting bags of food and occasionally attempting to slip outside to bask in the sun in front of the Petland store at Norwin Town Square. Sheldon, however, isn’t a casual shopper mulling over possible purchases and an easy escape. He’s a...
Report: 2 stabbed in Bethel Park
A man and a woman were stabbed during an argument in the parking lot of a Bethel Park motel Thursday afternoon, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. The two people were fighting in the parking lot of Crowne Plaza Hotel & Suites along Fort Couch Road when the stabbing occurred...
Ex-PWSA official sentenced to probation in sludge-dumping scandal
A former Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority supervisor was sentenced Thursday to serve one year’s probation and pay a $500 fine as a result of pleading guilty last year to conspiring to violate the Clean Water Act. Prosecutors say James Paprocki of Ross falsified records on sludge discharges into the...
Tentative deal reached in nursing home strike; pickets down
A seven-day strike by workers at four nursing homes in the region, including one in North Huntingdon, could end Saturday if union members approve a tentative contract reached Thursday, according to the union representing the striking workers. The Service Employees International Union Healthcare Pennsylvania said Thursday it reached the tentative...
Penn Township Fall Festival schedule set
The annual Penn Township Fall Festival, complete with parade, amusement rides, food, entertainment and cooking contests, returns to the Municipal Park complex in Harrison City on Sept. 16 - 18. Opening ceremonies are set for 5 p.m. Sept. 16, followed by the American Legion Riders at 5:30 p.m. The festival...
Norwin area: Car cruise, craft and vendor show, Antiques on Main, more
Several events planned in downtown Irwin Irwin will host multiple events activities this week. A Fall Appreciation Car Cruise will begin at 4 p.m. Sept. 15 along Main Street. In addition to Main Street being closed, the Third Street, Fourth Street and Fifth Street parking lots will be closed, as...
Norwin grad could head National Archives at critical time
A Norwin graduate is in line to oversee the National Archives. Colleen Joy Shogan, a North Huntingdon native and 1993 Norwin High School graduate, was nominated last month to become the Archivist of the United States. Shogan awaits confirmation by the Senate to become chief administrator of the National Archives...
North Huntingdon nursing home workers go on strike
Nursing home workers at The Grove in North Huntingdon walked off the job Friday and onto the picket line, demanding better pay, benefits and conditions for the residents. “We want better wages and more affordable health care (insurance) premiums,” said Shannon McBride, president of the local Services Employees International Union...
Norwin area: Outdoor movie night, Symphony East concert
Church to hold outdoor movie night A free movie night featuring “The Croods” will be shown at 7:45 p.m. Sept. 17 at St. Agnes Church, 11440 St. Agnes Lane, North Huntingdon. The event in the grassy area at Resurrection Hall will begin with games, popcorn and snacks at 7 p.m....
Penn-Trafford area: New member social, dixieland picnic planned
Women’s Club to hold new member social The Community Women’s Club of Level Green will hold a free new member social with dinner and friendship for women age 21 and older at 7 p.m. Sept. 15 at the Level Green Community Building, 123 Murrysville Rd. The club is for women...
Norwin school director sues ex-board president, claims he posted inappropriate photos of her on Facebook
A Norwin School Board member is suing a former school board president, claiming he used an alias on social media to post “decades-old” pictures of her “in a state of partial undress” in her home. School board member Shawna Ilagan of North Huntingdon alleges in the three-count lawsuit that Brian...
Police probe fatal shooting in Mt. Oliver
A man was shot to death Tuesday evening in Mt. Oliver, the Allegheny County Police Department said. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the victim as 20-year-old Timothy Coates. According to county police, Coates was found by police shot in the head in the 100 block of Dawes Street at...
Norwin teacher recognized for community involvement
Norwin High School’s show choir director has been recognized as one of the people in the Pittsburgh region who has made a difference in her community. Bridget Faulk has been named one of 22 Pittsburgh ChangeMakers in this fall’s class by the non-profit Multiplying Good, formerly known as the Jefferson...
Pittsburgh union leader Jack Shea remembered as a ‘giant’ in labor movement
Jack Shea was the face of the Allegheny-Fayette Central Labor Council when he was its president for close to two decades, speaking at labor rallies and supporting strikers on the picket line. Shea died Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. He was 79. Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald called Shea a “giant”...
Pulitzer winner Eli Saslow will visit Pitt Greensburg to cap Westmoreland Reads program
A book by Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter Eli Saslow will be the focus of a new countywide reading program started by Pitt-Greensburg. Westmoreland Reads will focus on “Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakenings of a Former White Nationalist,” Saslow’s 2019 book about Derek Black, who was raised as a...
Norwin area: Church anniversary, craft show, garbage carts, more
Church marks 150 years in Irwin Immanuel Lutheran Church, 612 Chestnut St., Irwin, will celebrate its 150th anniversary on Sept. 11 with a special service at 11:15 a.m. presided over by Bishop Kurt F. Kusserow of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. The church was...
Penn-Trafford area events: Reception, chicken barbecue, chorus openings
Reception prior to football game Penn-Trafford will honor local veterans, active military personnel, first responders and faith leaders and their guests at a reception before the Penn-Trafford home football game against Woodland Hills on Sept. 9. A light dinner will be served at 6 p.m. prior to a pregame recognition...
Harrison City Girl Scout creates school supply inventory for college students
A Penn-Trafford student filled a set of book shelves with free school supplies for students at Westmoreland County Community College’s Youngwood campus to earn a high honor as a Girl Scout. Addison Montenary, 14, of Harrison City, recently placed the blessing box — book shelves stocked with supplies such as...
