NEW REGISTER OF WILLS SWORN IN

The new Westmoreland County Register of Wills was sworn in yesterday.  The Trib reports that Katie Pecarchik, who worked as a clerk in the office for 20 years before retiring last summer, now has the title of acting register, taking over from Sherry Margetti Hamilton, who resigned this month.  Under Hamilton’s run, the office has seen filing delays, backlogs and staffing shortages.  Pecarchik’s term expires at the end of 2027.