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Latrobe officials to remove error from official zoning map
Latrobe Planning Commission members approved the removal of the R6 zoning category from the city’s official zoning map. City Manager Terry Carcella recently informed the commission about the error, explaining that there is no R6 zoning category on the map itself. The R6 designation does not exist in the city’s...
Westmoreland commissioners settle juvenile detention center discrimination lawsuit
Westmoreland County will pay $90,000 to the deputy director of the county’s shuttered juvenile detention center to end a federal discrimination lawsuit. Commissioners Sean Kertes and Doug Chew voted to authorize the settlement with Nicole Kamer, who claimed she was passed over for the top job at the Hempfield facility...
Norvelt VFD encourages local community to ‘spend the day’ at 4th annual Parking Lot Bash, Car Cruise
Norvelt Volunteer Fire Department’s Parking Lot Bash and Car Cruise is set to return for its fourth consecutive year — offering a day of food, prizes, music and more. Located in the parking lot of the VFD at 2325 Mt. Pleasant Road in Mt. Pleasant Township, the event will run...
New restaurant planned for Westmoreland courthouse
The chow line at the Westmoreland County Courthouse is expected to reopen this fall. Commissioners on Thursday approved a contract with the owners of Caffe Barista in Greensburg to operate the cafeteria space on the Upper Park level of the courthouse that since 2016 has been a Subway restaurant. Subway...
Lemonade sales help fund Delmont Food Pantry
Roscoe James knows the value of a good, cold cup of lemonade. The 7-year-old Delmont resident hosted a lemonade stand the weekend of July 28-30, raising more than $200 which he donated to the Delmont Food Pantry. The miniature pantry is a box open the community at the borough’s Rose...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County this weekend: Aug. 18-20
Double bill Two exhibits debut Friday at the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley, off Route 711 south of the borough. “An Appreciation for the Familiar” features works by artist J.D. Titzel of Greenville, Mercer County. Titzel paints in watercolor and oil and also does graphite drawings. He...
Study to focus on Norwin stadium, options for repairing or replacing home-side grandstand
With the handrails of the home-side grandstand at the Norwin Knights Stadium starting to detach from the structure and concrete and masonry showing signs of deterioration, a study will help school officials determine whether repairs or replacement are needed. The Norwin School Board this week approved the proposal from DRAW...
Seton Hill, Westmoreland County Community College form nursing partnership
Westmoreland County Community College nursing students receiving registered-nurse degrees can pursue a bachelor’s degree at Seton Hill University, as part of a newly announced partnership. The transfer agreement will allow students a chance to pre-plan their admissions and transfer options for a more seamless transition to Seton Hill’s bachelor’s degree...
Pa. Turnpike bridge in North Huntingdon safe for traffic after strike by truck, official says
A truck that hit a Pennsylvania Turnpike overpass bridge Thursday morning on Route 30 caused no structural damage to the span near the Irwin interchange, according to turnpike spokesperson Renee Vid Colburn. “We have a contractor that is working on the bridge and making a minor repair to it,” Colburn...
‘Rock for Recovery’ aims to destigmatize addiction with day of music, local resources
Joey Pagano of Monongahela is a recovering drug addict who has been clean and sober since June 1, 2013. And while he knows how hard things used to be, it’s difficult to look back at the past decade with anything but gratitude. In that time, Pagano has maintained his sobriety,...
Animal rescue groups save pets from Penn Township ‘house of horrors’
A pair of Westmoreland County animal rescue groups Monday said they rescued pets from what one group described as “a house of horrors” in Penn Township. Greensburg-based Ninth Life Rescue Center and North Huntington-based All But Furgotten said they combined efforts to save the animals from an undisclosed location in...
Penn Township votes against construction of new golf facility in Blackthorne Estates
Penn Township commissioners voted 4-1 this week to deny construction of a new golf operations facility in the Blackthorne Estates community near Harrison City-Export Road. The new facility for the unfinished 18-hole Blackthorne golf course was discussed at a township meeting last month. After a 30-minute executive session, commissioners held...
Norwin proposed field fee hike rejected as critics cry foul
A divided Norwin School Board rejected a proposal to increase the fees charged to groups that use the high school stadium and athletic fields. The school board this week voted 4-3 to nix the proposed fee schedule. Directors Christine Baverso, Alex Detschelt, Patrick Lynn and Robert Wayman voted against the...
Westmoreland Fair leaders aim to exceed last year’s 63,000 attendance
Westmoreland Fair organizers are hoping to meet or exceed last year’s record-breaking attendance at the nine-day event. This year’s fair begins at 4 p.m. Friday at the Mt. Pleasant Township fairgrounds, and will feature motocross races, demolition derbies, an animal auction, food, music and more. Last year’s event drew 63,000...
Westmoreland officials dedicate reconstructed plaza at courthouse
Westmoreland County officials and guests gathered Wednesday at the main entrance and plaza in front of the courthouse on Main Street in Greensburg for the dedication of the renovated plaza. The redesigned plaza allows for the return of outdoor recreation and programs and is once again a gateway into the...
Westmoreland officials hopeful Amazon warehouse portends future growth
Amazon’s plans to open a massive warehouse in New Stanton may be just the first step in a wave of economic development, Westmoreland officials said Wednesday. Amazon confirmed Tuesday it will occupy a 1 million-square foot warehouse in what has become an industrial hub for the county near the intersection...
Council members see progress of Latrobe municipal building renovation
The Latrobe municipal building along Jefferson Street is being renovated to make operations more efficient for staff, officials said. Talk of a renovation has circulated through council chambers more than once, but the work was ultimately prompted by aging computer equipment and the need for space. After Mutual Aid Ambulance...
Westmoreland law librarian remembered as friendly helping hand to all
Shelves of books and manuals lined the walls and aisles in the law library at the Westmoreland County Courthouse, but it was the puzzles and the librarian who set them out that became the main attraction. Lawyers, county employees and citizens routinely stopped their busy days in Greensburg to add...
Latrobe Council members approve new code enforcement officer
Latrobe council hired a new city code enforcement officer this week.. Daniel Weimer, 52, of Ligonier, was hired. His salary was set at $55,000 per year. Weimer is among 10 people who applied for the job. He’ll replace Jim Nieusma, who retired. Weimer has a bachelor’s degree in geography from...
Westmoreland happenings: Back-to-school bash, ancestry day, music concerts, more
Submissions from nonprofit organizations for Briefly Speaking should be emailed to cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Include a complete address and daytime phone number. Submissions are due at least two weeks prior to the event. Each announcement is printed once; there is no fee. Art • Local artists are invited to a open air...
Westmoreland 250: 10 unique things in Lower Burrell, Upper Burrell
(Editor’s note: To mark Westmoreland County’s 250th birthday this year, we’ve come up with a list of 250 things — 10 things in 25 communities — that we consider to be important to the makeup of our area. This series will appear each week through December. If you have a...
Doctor testifies Delmont child was victim of ongoing abuse, torture
Five-year-old Landon Maloberti suffered bruises over most of his body and massive brain bleeding and was the victim of torture at the hands of his adoptive mother and her husband, according to testimony Tuesday by a physician and child advocate. Dr. Michelle Clayton testified during a preliminary hearing for Lauren...
Blackthorne Estates residents weigh in on upcoming Penn Township golf course vote
Maureen Brusca and her husband hoped to retire on a golf course when they moved to Penn Township’s Blackthorne Estates community five years ago. Now, that dream is in jeopardy. The clubhouse for the community’s unfinished 18-hole golf course — Club at Blackthorne — has been closed to the community...
After months of speculation, Amazon says it will use New Stanton warehouse
Amazon ended months of speculation by acknowledging what many had suspected for close to two years: It will be using the 1 million-square-foot warehouse being built in New Stanton. The $120 million warehouse with the blue stripes on the exterior will be operated by Amazon, company spokesman Sam Fisher said...
$35,000 in gear ruined in fighting Irwin fire
A fire that destroyed an Irwin house in June also cost the Irwin fire department more than $35,000 in damaged equipment, an Irwin fire official said. Irwin Councilman Shawn Stitely, who is the deputy fire chief in Irwin Volunteer Fire Department, told council last week that the fire department lost...
