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Nail shop owners donate masks to North Huntingdon first responders
Two owners of a Monroeville nail salon donated 150 surgical masks last week for use by North Huntingdon’s fire, police and emergency medical services personnel, shop. North Huntingdon residents Thu Tran and her sister, Landai Bui, who own T&T Nails of Broadway Boulevard, Monroeville, made the donation last week, said...
State seeks person who illegally shot deer near Boswell
The state Game Commission is looking for information related to the illegal shooting of several deer in the Jenner Township area of Somerset County, between Boswell and Acosta. Based on an investigation into the shootings, the Game Commission said in a statement that it believes the deer were shot last...
North Huntingdon closes park playgrounds
North Huntingdon has closed playgrounds in township parks because of the concern over the spread of the coronavirus that causes covid-19, officials announced Monday. Parks will remain open for non-organized recreation. Dan Miller, director of the township’s parks and recreation department, could not be reached for comment. The township has...
Day care operators confused over state directives; reopening on holdVideo
Concern over changes in state rules and recommendations guiding child care centers amid the coronavirus scare — and worry over their liability if a child in their care becomes ill with covid-19 — have kept some closed after obtaining state waivers to remain open. “They have been confused and frustrated....
Seton Hill Child Care: Coronavirus case discovered after closing
A person associated with Seton Hill Child Services Inc.’s Greensburg Center, which has been closed since March 18, tested positive for the coronavirus, a Child Services official said Friday. Seton Hill Child Care representatives were not notified that the person tested positive for the coronavirus until after the center closed...
Allegheny County judge details how to pay child support, handle custody and district judge’s matters
Allegheny County’s residents with legal proceedings while the courts are closed were given additional guidance Thursday on how to do business when the county courtrooms are closed during the coronavirus pandemic. President Judge Kim Berkeley Clark amended her March 16 order shutting down the courtrooms and district judges offices, to...
Greensburg lender aids shutdown-battered borrowers; delays April payment
A Greensburg-based small business commercial lender has decided to forgo collecting payments from its borrowers in April to give them a break during the economic downturn caused by the shutdown over the spread of the coronavirus. The Progress Fund, a nonprofit community development financial institution, is giving all of its...
For nursing home resident, a visit still counts, even if it’s through the glassVideo
Jean Blice has been confined to her room at Redstone Highlands in Greensburg for more than a week, as the nursing home staff tries to prevent the spread of coronavirus among the elderly residents. Tuesday was a bright spot in a difficult time. “She has been struggling. She has not...
Coronavirus fuels demand for homebound blood drawsVideo
The coronavirus pandemic is increasing the demand from patients to have blood drawn at home rather than risk going to a doctor’s office, said the owner of a Jeannette blood testing company. “They don’t want to risk exposure. In normal times, they might come to this facility (on Clay Avenue)....
Norwin to start online instruction March 30; plans for students’ return on April 9
Norwin School District students will bein online instruction on Monday and will return to school on April 9, if the governor permits schools to reopen on April 6, Superintendent Jeff Taylor said. Gov. Wolf on Monday ordered school districts to remain closed until April 6, extending by one week the...
Norwin Meals on Wheels to stop delivery Wednesday
The Norwin Meals on Wheels program will halt deliveries of its daily meals Wednesday for an indefinite period because of the spread of the new coronavirus, an official for the group said. The food service delivery program, based out of New Hope Presbyterian Church in North Huntingdon, provides nutritious meals...
Coronavirus to impact more than 500,000 jobs across the Pittsburgh region
Government directives to close businesses and restrict people’s activities in an effort to stem the spread of coronavirus infections and deaths will impact more than a half-million workers in the Pittsburgh region, a top local economist predicts. And the pain will be spread across virtually all industries in the seven-county...
Westmoreland restaurants scramble to survive state dining ban, coronavirus restrictionsVideo
Rizzi DeFabo stood behind the counter inside his family’s popular Rizzo’s Malabar Inn, a 450-seat restaurant in rural Crabtree. Instead of being packed with hungry customers, DeFabo offered take-out meals only — following the governor’s order for restaurants in an effort to slow the spreading coronavirus. “This is the first...
Pittsburgh Catholics permitted to get confession in church parking lots, eat meat on Fridays in Lent, bishop says
Catholics in the Diocese of Pittsburgh will be able to say confession in church parking lots, receive general absolution in places such as hospitals and nursing homes, and eat meat on Fridays during Lent, except on Good Friday. The series of directives that Bishop David Zubik issued Friday night, which...
Route 837 reopens in West Mifflin after landslide Friday night
Route 837 in West Mifflin was reopened late Friday night after PennDOT crews removed boulders and debris from the two-lane road along the Monongahela River, a West Mifflin fire department official said. The landslide that blocked one lane of road from about 7:20 p.m. to about 9:25 p. m., said...
North Huntingdon closes offices to public
North Huntingdon has closed its offices in the Town House on Center Highway to the public beginning Friday and continuing until April 6 to prevent the spread of coronavirus that causes covid-19, the township said Thursday night. North Huntingdon will not hold any public meetings while the building is closed...
Norwin distributes lunches to students
Norwin will begin serving a bagged lunch of a peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, cheese sticks, snack crackers, milk, fruit and juice for students enrolled in the district’s free and reduced lunch program from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today from the Norwin High School Auditorium doors, Door No. 6....
Race for Grace at Norwin postponed
The 13th Annual Race For Grace that was to be run on April 4 around the Norwin High School complex, has been postponed because the school district is closed under Gov. Wolf’s orders and it is not known when it will reopen. While the school district is closed, Norwin also...
North Huntingdon sewer line project meeting canceled
A public meeting to discuss the Five Pines phase one sewer line replacement project has been cancelled for Thursday at the North Huntingdon Town House, the North Huntingdon Township Municipal Authority said. The authority does not have plans at this time to reschedule the meeting, said Michael Branthoover, authority manager....
Amtrak to suspend Pennsylvania passenger trains
Amtrak will suspend its passenger rail service between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia beginning Wednesday and all of its passenger service in Pennsylvania will be shut down as of Thursday because of a reduction in demand for the service, the railroad said. Amtrak runs a morning train daily between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia,...
Yough reprises popular ‘State Fair’Video
Editor’s note: High school musicals have been postponed due to the conronavirus. The auditorium stage at Yough High School will be transformed into the Iowa State Fair in “State Fair.” “You can’t go wrong with this classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. We have done this show before,” and it was...
Coronavirus derails Penn-Trafford student’s dreams of competing in Irish dancing world championshipVideo
A Penn Township teenager’s dreams of competing in the World Irish Dancing Championships in Ireland next month were dashed when the U.S. government imposed a 30-day ban on travel to the Republic of Ireland in hopes of slowing the spread of the coronavirus that causes covid-19. “I was pretty devastated....
Norwin students may retrieve items from lockers
Norwin students who were absent from school on Friday will be allowed to get textbooks and personal items from their lockers between 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Tuesday, the school district said. The district asked that any student or parent visiting the schools remain at least six feet from others....
Sewickley halts township-related activities; Manor and Penn Township close offices; Jeannette, Hempfield and North Huntingdon declare emergencies
In an attempt to prevent the spread of the coronavirus that causes covid-19, several municipalities in Westmoreland County are closing offices or municipal-related activities, while others are asking that residents interact with office personnel only when necessary. Sewickley Township canceled all activities, gatherings and events affiliated with the township, as...
Norwin School Board cancels meeting
The Norwin School Board has cancelled its meeting that was scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Monday, because the school district is closed for two weeks as a result of the governor’s orders to combat the spread of the coronavirus that causes covid-19. The school district has yet to reschedule the meeting,...
