Joe Napsha stories, Page 61

The Greensburg YMCA will hold a Neighbors Helping Neighbors fundraiser from 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 5 at J. Corks restaurant, 25 E. Pittsburgh St., Greensburg. Proceeds from this year’s event will go toward numerous capital projects, large and small, the YMCA said in a statement. The relaxed event will...

The University of Pittsburgh’s faculty members will be able to vote starting next month on whether they want the United Steelworkers to represent them in contract negotiations. The Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board decided the secret-ballot vote for about 3,000 employees will be conducted from Aug. 27 to Oct. 12, the...

Norwin students 12 and older and school district residents will be able to get a free covid vaccine before school starts Sept. 8 by making an appointment at Excela Square at Norwin Medical Commons in North Huntingdon. To be fully vaccinated, two doses of the Pfizer shot will be administered...

The owner of a boutique bakery in Irwin and borough police participated in a fundraiser with a caffeinated kick on Thursday. Caroline Lewis, owner of the Cheesecake Caffe on Main Street, sponsored a cleverly-named “Lattes With Law Enforcement” three-hour event, where officers donned aprons over their police uniforms to make...

Norwin area Republican committee members selected a replacement for the candidate who withdrew from the GOP ticket for the school board election in November, snubbing the school board president who also sought the nomination. Shawna Ilagan of North Huntingdon beat fellow Republicans Dorey Stabile McCarron and Norwin School Board president...

A 72-year-old Munhall man was killed Thursday morning when he was hit by a vehicle in West Homestead, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office reported. The victim, Anthony Donofrio, was hit at 10:35 a.m. in the 100 block of Seventh Avenue and West Street, the medical examiner’s office stated. The...

The Greensburg YWCA girls field hockey program is registering girls now through Aug. 30, for a season that resumes after being canceled last year because of the covid pandemic. The practices and home games will be played at Hempfield Park, 222 Forbes Trail Road. Beginners and returning players in grades...

‘Back the Blue’ event to benefit police The Schoolhouse Tavern in Claridge will host a “Back the Blue” event at 7 p.m. July 31 to benefit the Penn Township Police Department. A $10 donation will include a performance by Dallas Marks and an all-you-can-eat cookout at the tavern, 2001 Main...

Irwin officials approved a Sunoco gas station and convenience store owner’s request to transfer a liquor license so that beer and wine could be sold at the site along Route 30 sometime next year. Borough council this week approved the request from S&D Oil Co. of Upper St. Clair to...

Irwin will benefit financially from a proposed $14 million, 50-unit apartment building for low-income senior citizens, according to the county’s housing director. “We’re really heavily invested in Westmoreland County. We’re really heavily invested in Irwin Borough,” Michael Washowich, executive director of the Westmoreland County Housing Authority, told borough officials. Washowich...

Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania plans to open a new location in a Route 22 plaza in Salem, an area where the nonprofit has seen growth in both shopping and donations, a spokesman said. The store will be about five miles from an existing Goodwill store at the Franklin Plaza in...

A fire Tuesday night at an auto repair shop Route 30 in North Huntingdon closed both the eastbound and westbound lanes of the busy highway, police said. Route 30 was closed between Route 48 and the Ardara Road intersection in the western end of the township. It reopened shortly after...

The Greensburg YMCA, which reopened on June 14 after having been closed since September, plans to provide its members and general public with an update on its operations during two town hall meetings on July 27. The YMCA staff, board members and directors will offer insight into its plans for...

A geographic information system that locates and monitors the status of the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County’s infrastructure was recognized with a national award. “There is so much more we can do (with the GIS), that we could not do five, six years ago,” said Thomas Ceraso, the authority’s assistant...

A New York-based national bank is planning to build its first full-service branch in Westmoreland County along Route 30 in Irwin at the site of a former Greek restaurant. A contractor is demolishing Andros Restaurant at 9399 Route 30, for JP Morgan Chase Bank National Association, which purchased the ½-acre...

Irwin officials are expected to get an update from the head of Westmoreland County Housing Authority on Wednesday on plans for a four-story apartment building for senior citizens, a project that has sparked concern among local officials and criticism on social media. Michael Washowich, authority executive director, said he plans...

The sun set in late May on the long restaurant careers of Robert and Anna Jo Noviello, owners of a popular Greensburg restaurant that had been in the family for three generations. The Noviellos sold the Sunset Cafe at South Urania Avenue and Laird Street to Ronald and Angela Mellinger...

A metal equipment storage building at a Murrysville farm was destroyed by fire Friday afternoon. No one was injured in the fire at the farm on Hills Church Road, but several farm vehicles were inside the building when it caught fire, said John Bohince, chief of the White Valley fire...

Pet Friends to host ‘Woofstock’ concert Pet Friends will be hosting its annual Woofstock benefit outdoor concert from 2 to 9 p.m. July 31 at Quinn Brewing Co., Banco Business Park, 2000 Commerce Loop, 1061 Main St., North Huntingdon. The fundraiser will feature local bands: Soulios, The Rust Project and...

Lt. Jeremy Mock, a Navy logistics officer, recently participated in Exercise Phoenix Express 2021. The 16th iteration of the North African maritime exercise involving 11 nations was held from May 17 to 28, in Tunisia and throughout the Mediterranean Sea. Mock, a Penn Borough native, is 1997 Penn-Trafford High School...

South Greensburg will get a new traffic signal at the borough’s busy intersection of Broad Street and Huff Avenue, the result of a $237,270 grant from the state. The existing traffic signal is old and outdated and there is a need for the newest signal technology, said Jaime Peticca, borough...

An empty FedEx truck traveling eastbound on the Pennsylvania Turnpike between the Donegal and New Stanton exits was destroyed by fire Wednesday afternoon, Mt. Pleasant Fire Chief Jerry Lucia said. Both eastbound lanes of the tollroad were closed until the fire was extinguished, Lucia said. The incident occurred about three...

The new owner of a Sunoco convenience store-gas station along Route 30 in Irwin is seeking approval from borough officials to permit him to transfer a liquor license from Scottdale in order to sell alcohol at his station. Irwin council has scheduled a public hearing for 6 p.m. July 14...