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Mail-in ballot drop box locations approved in Westmoreland County
Editor’s note: This story was updated to correct the hours of operations for the remote drop box locations. Westmoreland County voters will have four, and maybe five, regional ballot drop boxes available for the two weekends prior to the May 18 primary. County commissioners on Tuesday approved drop-box locations at...
Norwin High School closed because of covid cases
Norwin High School will be closed Wednesday because of a sixth positive covid case at the high school within a 14-day rolling period. The closure will allow contract tracing to be completed and for sanitizing the building, the district said Tuesday afternoon. The school was closed upon the recommendation of...
Police accuse St. Clair Township man of threatening sheriff’s deputies serving a PFA
A St. Clair Township man is in the Westmoreland County Prison, charged with threatening to shoot two county sheriff’s deputies as the officers were attempting to serve a court order. Gregory Lee Clark, 54, was arraigned on three counts each of simple assault and terroristic threats and one count of...
Franklin Regional school board primary includes 10 candidates
Unlike the 2019 primary, when the Franklin Regional School District’s Sloan “elementary campus” project dominated much of the election discussion, the 10 candidates seeking open school board seats in 2021 cited a wide variety of reasons for running. They range from emphasizing fiscal responsibility and maintaining the district’s reputation for...
Covid-19 cases prompt 2-day closure of Derry Area secondary schools
Derry Area School District on Tuesday began a two-day closure of its high school/middle school complex triggered by covid-19 cases. In a letter posted on the district website, Superintendent Eric Curry reported, as of Monday, there were six positive covid cases at the secondary building over the past 14 days....
Hempfield No. 2 becomes 2nd chartered member of township fire department
A month after the North Hempfield fire station became the first chartered member of the Hempfield Township Fire Department, a second station has followed suit. During a township meeting Monday evening, supervisors accepted the declaration of intent for the Hempfield No. 2 station, meaning the township will acquire the Thornton...
Covid vaccine clinic held at Westmoreland courthouseVideo
As many as 600 coronavirus vaccines were administered Tuesday at the Westmoreland County Courthouse in Greensburg. The clinic, open to county employees, their families and the general public, was held from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Hayden’s Pharmacy in Youngwood oversaw the operation. Hayden’s owner Ed Christofano said about 200...
Hempfield hires new director of finance
Hempfield supervisors Monday hired Lloyd Fait as the township’s director of finance. Fait is taking the place of current finance Director Melanie Phillips, who previously announced her retirement. Phillips served as the township’s first director of finance and has held the position for the past six years. She will remain...
Allegheny, Westmoreland covid hospitalizations down more than 15% from last week
Covid hospitalizations have been trending in a positive direction recently for the state and local counties. New covid data show that from last week to Tuesday, hospitalizations in Pennsylvania as well as Allegheny and Westmoreland counties have decreased somewhat significantly. Hospitalizations Pennsylvania saw a sixth consecutive day of decrease to...
Greensburg Civic Theatre romps through Shakespeare’s complete works
You might think you don’t like Shakespeare, but that might be because you haven’t seen Greensburg Civic Theatre’s version of “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) .” “People see the name ‘Shakespeare’ and think it’s going to be dull and boring, but this show encapsulates the beauty of the...
Police say Irwin woman stabbed man after he took her vodka
An Irwin woman is accused by police of stabbing a man with a kitchen knife after he took her bottle of vodka. Donna L. Rich, 55, is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault and harassment in the incident at an apartment in the 500 block of Walnut Street in the...
Hempfield casino and restaurant owners deny discrimination allegations
A spokesman for the owners of Live! Casino and Guy Fieri’s American Kitchen + Bar denied a former employee’s allegations of racial discrimination at the restaurant located inside the Hempfield casino at Westmoreland Mall. “Live! Casino Pittsburgh and Guy Fieri’s American Kitchen + Bar are proud of the jobs we...
Penn State Extension walk will provide tips on managing stormwater
Communities throughout Pennsylvania are stepping up efforts to control stormwater runoff that can contribute to erosion and can affect local streams. Property owners who attend a May 14 program in Hempfield will get tips on how they can do their part, by better managing the stormwater on their land. Hosted...
Gypsy moth spraying set for gamelands in eastern Westmoreland
Parts of a 2,472-acre piece of game lands in eastern Westmoreland County likely will be sprayed sometime between the middle-to-the-end of next week to prevent the infestation of leaf-eating gypsy moths, which damage trees and impact wildlife habitat, the state said Monday. The Pennsylvania Game Commission is targeting blocks of...
2 grants boost plans for Westmoreland County War on Terror memorial plaza
Two grants totaling $285,000 brought a local nonprofit closer to developing the Westmoreland County War on Terror Healing Garden and Memorial Plaza at Twin Lakes Park. Westmoreland County Veterans of the War on Terror Inc. announced Monday it received a $10,000 Green Gift to Celebrate Earth Day grant from Noble...
Teen apprehended in connection with Jeannette shooting
A 16-year-old boy charged with attempted homicide in a Jeannette shooting this month was apprehended Monday, according to Jeannette Police Chief Shannon Binda. Desean Ingram of Jeannette, who also was shot during the altercation, was arraigned Monday afternoon and is being held without bond at the Regional Youth Services Center...
1st phase of construction approved for Valley Green development in Hempfield, with conditions
Hempfield supervisors this week approved a motion that would pave the way for new residential homes at the former Valley Green Golf & Country Club as long as the developer meets several conditions. In a unanimous vote Monday, supervisors granted conditional approval for 63 lots along Valley Green Road. The...
Latrobe considers restrictions on parking RVs on city streets
Residents’ complaints about recreational vehicles and trailers hogging on-street parking spaces prompted Latrobe Council to look at amending its parking regulations to prohibit the practice. At its May 10 meeting, council is expected to consider an ordinance change that would keep such vehicles from taking up street parking except for...
Former cook at Westmoreland casino eatery alleges racial discrimination, harassment
A former line cook at celebrity chef Guy Fieri’s American Kitchen + Bar filed suit with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, saying he was subjected to racial discrimination, harassment and workplace retaliation at the popular restaurant at Live! Casino Pittsburgh in Westmoreland Mall. Speaking at a protest in the...
Greensburg office manager sentenced to probation, house arrest for theft
A former office manager for a Greensburg chiropractor was sentenced Monday to house arrest and probation for the theft of more than $60,000 to pay for casino excursions and other expenses. Cynthia Bisignani-Hill, 47, of Greensburg pleaded guilty in October to two felony counts of theft and charges of receiving...
Hempfield Area temporarily closes middle school; PSSAs postponed
A Hempfield Area middle school will close for two days this week because of positive covid-19 cases, district leaders announced Monday. Students at West Hempfield Middle School will participate in remote learning Tuesday and Wednesday after two students at the school tested positive for covid-19 and were at the building...
Overdose antidote giveaway planned for released Westmoreland prison inmates
After a two-year decline in fatal drug overdoses, Westmoreland County officials said a slight uptick in deaths in 2020 will require a renewed effort to avoid a repeat of a nearly decade-long era of record-setting deaths attributed to opioid abuse. County prison board members said Monday doses of Narcan, a...
Westmoreland Sheriff taps U.S. Army veteran from Unity as chief of staffVideo
Westmoreland County Sheriff James Albert named Thomas S. Abraham, a U.S. Army veteran from Unity, as his chief of staff. “Tom’s background makes him a nice asset in this office. He has a lot of experience in budgets, so he’ll be working more in that kind of an administrative role,”...
Westmoreland County to pay jail inmates to get covid vaccine
Westmoreland County will provide $25 in commissary credit to prison inmates who receive a covid-19 vaccine. Members of the county prison board approved the plan Monday. “We’re still working out the final details, but this will be for all inmates,” county Commissioner Gina Cerilli Thrasher said. Vaccine doses will be...
Covid deaths cause for caseload surge at Westmoreland coroner’s office
Westmoreland County Coroner Ken Bacha said a meteoric 21% increase in the office’s caseload last year was fueled by coronavirus death investigations. The statistics detailing the sharp increase to 3,523 cases in 2020 compared with 2,906 cases in 2019 was included in Bacha’s annual report released Monday. Deputy Coroner Josh...
