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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Random searches at Hempfield Area could continue in next school year
Hempfield Area School District’s safety and security committee is recommending the district continue with random searches of students into the new school year. The committee is also recommending the district buy two weapons detectors to be used in random searches at the district’s two middle schools, Harrold school and the...
Westmoreland Register of Wills fined, agrees to resign
Westmoreland County Register of Wills Sherry Magretti Hamilton, whose management of the office has been sharply criticized, was ordered Monday to pay a $10,000 fine as she agreed to step down from her elected position at the end of the year. The agreement resolves a criminal contempt of court case...
As director moves on, North Huntingdon reorganizes recreation department
North Huntingdon’s recreation and parks department will be reorganized under a plan township officials will consider this week on the heels of the former director’s resignation. The commissioners are expected to vote Wednesday to advertise to replace the former director, Daniel Miller, with a coordinator of parks and recreation, whose...
Unity OKs animal clinic expansion, reviews plan for new Burger King site
A growing veterinary practice is looking to expand into a larger space on Unity’s Monastery Drive. Meanwhile, subdivision of property near the Mountain Laurel Plaza could provide a home for an updated, relocated Burger King restaurant on Route 30. Unity supervisors at their June meeting approved a final site plan...
Meet some real-life storm chasers this summer at Evergreen Drive-In
Ever wondered what storm chasers do and how they do it? Find out in July, by attending the Evergreen Drive-In Theater in East Huntingdon. Hosted by PA Storm Trackerz, the drive-in will present “Meet The Storm Chasers Night” on Friday, July 19 and Saturday, July 20 — at the opening...
Norwin names McCracken as district’s superintendent
The Norwin School Board voted 5-4 Monday to hire Natalie McCracken as the district’s superintendent. McCracken, an assistant superintendent for the district since 2012, was hired with four of the five members elected in November supporting her. Board President Matt Thomas was joined by fellow first-term members Bill Bojalad, Tim...
Protesters call for resignation of register of wills hours ahead of sentencing hearing
Protesters called for the immediate resignation of embattled Register of Wills Sherry Magretti Hamilton on Monday morning, hours ahead of a court hearing to determine her penalty for contempt of court. Hamilton faces a potential jail term and fines when she is sentenced by Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court Judges...
4 more charged in alleged mistreatment of elementary students in Greensburg Salem
It’s what they didn’t do that resulted in charges filed Monday against four more people as part of a case involving the alleged mistreatment of three children last year at a Greensburg Salem School District elementary school. “These were people who participated to some degree, but weren’t the main people...
Morning roundup: Fire causes damage at Champion Lakes Golf Course
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, June 17, 2024. Fire damages building at Champion Lakes Golf Course Champion Lakes Golf Course was expected to be open for business Monday after firefighters doused a blaze Sunday evening in a building at the Fairfield Township course....
Westmoreland happenings: vacation Bible school, meetings, senior citizen news, more
Church News • The Jeannette campus of Charter Oak Church, 100 Second St., will host vacation Bible school from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 24 to 27. The theme will be “SCUBA: Diving Into Friendship With God.” Reservations required. Reservations: 724-527-3639 or visit charteroak.church/vbs and click on Jeannette campus. Juneteenth...
Are Penn State cuts a preview of higher education divide?
The gap between Penn State University’s sprawling main campus and its 20 branches can be measured these days in ways more personal and profound than highway miles. Stung by double-­digit enrollment losses, the branch campuses and their students are about to lose 10% of their faculty and staff to buyouts...
North Huntingdon police say missing 16-year-old girl has been found
North Huntingdon Township Police say a 16-year-old girl they were urgently searching for Saturday has been found. Police on Saturday had put out a plea for the public to help find Cassie Nowalk, who had left her home overnight. Police said Nowalk has a medical condition, which they did not...
Historic Hanna’s Town Frontier Court Days demonstrates women’s integral role in 18th century
Leah Ray has always had a love of history, but once she discovered reenacting, she said she fell down the rabbit hole. She portrayed “Private Lee” on Saturday at the Historic Hanna’s Town Frontier Court Days, which pays tribute to the site of the first English courts west of the...
Road projects to trigger detours in Salem, St. Clair; roadwork to start on Route 981, I-70
Motorists will encounter detours in Salem and St. Clair townships beginning Monday because of road and bridge projects. Traffic restrictions are slated the same week in PennDOT work zones on Interstate 70 and Route 981. • In Salem, Athena Drive is expected to be closed through late July between Lauffer...
New Stanton home brewer opens taproom in the borough
A longtime home brewer in New Stanton is taking the plunge into the beer business and opening a brewery in the borough, the only one between Greensburg and West Newton. “This has always been my dream. I had a five-gallon batch system in my kitchen, then a 20-gallon system in...
Can the pool at Ligonier Beach be saved? Township spending $100K to find out
Is it feasible to reopen Ligonier Beach as a swimming pool? Ligonier Township officials may know before Mackin Engineers & Consultants finishes a master plan for the former resort. The Pittsburgh-based consultant indicated it should be able to advise the township before the plan is done whether it’s feasible to...
Penn-Trafford students raise $8K for Damar Hamlin’s Chasing M’s Foundation
It’s not often that Penn-Trafford business teacher Kim Stefkovich is left speechless. But when Pittsburgh native and NFL player Damar Hamlin gave her a hug and thanked her Sunday for the $8,000 donation Stefkovich’s students made to his charity, words escaped her. “When I went up to meet him at...
‘I basically was running on Dunkin’ and adrenaline for most of yesterday,’ pastor says after Monroeville arson
In the wake of an arson Thursday at a Monroeville Catholic church rectory, the Rev. Michael Conway has been busy. As pastor of Christ the Divine Shepherd Parish, he’s been rushing between its locations in Monroeville and Penn Hills, meeting with parishioners and leadership and trying to make plans for...
$284M would help child care issues in Pa., advocates say
The staff of 25 at JB’s Bright Beginnings in North Huntingdon has their hands full, encouraging the development of 100 children while parents work. They could do more — the child care center is licensed for 350 children — but a lack of staff for a job that has wages...
North Huntingdon backyard chicken debate pecks on
A North Huntingdon man who has hens and a rooster in his backyard pleaded with township officials Thursday to revise a proposed ordinance that would limit the number of people who may want to raise chickens in a neighborhood. “Try not to be so one-sided,” Bradley Clark of Crestwood Drive...
Bigfoot gains supporters in Derry as Sasquatch sightings surge on Chestnut Ridge
Bigfoot could be the next big thing in Derry. The town annually has celebrated its historic association with Pennsylvania Railroad trains and engine houses. But what about the looming presence of Bigfoot? Council members this week floated the idea of creating an installation that could draw visitors interested in the...
Ashley Kertes memorial fund aims to help Greensburg area as she tried to do
Ashley Kertes had a love for the Greensburg community and a desire to make it better. Kertes served as executive director of the Greensburg Community Development Corp. and, in March 2022, shifted to associate administrator to the superintendent and community outreach in the Greensburg Salem School District. After Kertes’ unexpected...
Jeannette residents lag in seatbelt use; state officials look for ways to boost safety awareness
Tapping into the minds of young people might be a way to promote traffic safety to their peers. That could mean handing out treats to Jeannette City High School students who follow traffic rules, such as wearing a seat belt on the ride to school, or having them create social...
Greensburg rock group heads to Woodstock farm for festival’s 55th anniversary
Greensburg rock group the Derek Woods Band is headed back to Woodstock. While the festival has only happened a few times, the Yasgur family farm near the festival site in Bethel, N.Y., has hosted the Yasgur Road Reunion music festival where Woods had a chance to play on Woodstock’s 50th...
Norwin sets vote on hiring current assistant superintendent, Natalie McCracken, as new leader
The Norwin School Board will consider hiring a person very familiar with the school district — the district’s assistant superintendent — as the new top administrator when the board meets Monday morning. Assistant Superintendent Natalie McCracken, of North Huntingdon, was named Friday in the special meeting agenda as the person...


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