Author Archives: Cindy Perino
HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP SECOND ANNUAL FIRE FORUM HELD LAST SATURDAY
Creating an inviting environment was the theme at Hempfield Township's second annual fire forum on Saturday. Steve Kohl, captain at Midway-St. Clair Fire Department, said his department is in the fina...
Mar 10, 2025
THIS SUNDAY ON WESTMORELAND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: IRWIN ST. PATRICKS DAY FOOD AND FAMILY FUN FEST
The town of Irwin is getting ready to host its annual Saint Patrick's Day Food and Family Fun Fest on Saturday, March 15 with hidden shamrocks around the town, food, music and games. Organizers John S...
Mar 07, 2025
ONE PERSON KILLED THIS MORNING IN SALEM TOWNSHIP SCHOOL VAN CRASH
One person was killed this morning in a three-vehicle crash in Salem Township. Reports say the accident happened just after 7 AM at the intersection of Routes 22 and 819. Authorities say that the trac...
Mar 07, 2025
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME STARTS THIS WEEKEND
Daylight Saving Time is starting for most of the country this weekend. Clocks will set forward an hour beginning at 2:00 a.m. this Sunday, March ninth, shifting 60 more minutes of daylight to the even...
Mar 07, 2025
BUSHY RUN BATTLEFIELD HOSTING CHARTER DAY CELEBRATION THIS SUNDAY
Bushy Run Battlefield is hosting the annual Charter Day celebration this Sunday. The event will mark the 344th anniversary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, noting the day that King Charles the Sec...
Mar 07, 2025
WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO REPLACE TRANSIT AUTHORITY BOARD CHAIRMAN
Westmoreland commissioners are replacing the county's long-serving transit authority board chairman. Republican commissioners Sean Kertes and Doug Chew have voted to place Roy Bodnar of Hempfield into...
Mar 07, 2025
LOCAL AUTHORITIES REMINDING DRIVERS NOT TO DRINK AND DRIVE
As St. Patrick's Day approaches, local authorities are reminding drivers to not drink and drive. The Trib reports that State and Municipal Authorities are teaming up with PennDOT District 12, the High...
Mar 07, 2025
WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS NAME NEW ELECTION BUREAU DIRECTOR
Westmoreland County Commissioners yesterday named their new election bureau director. The Trib reports that Scott Ross of Youngwood was formally appointed as the new head of the row office that overse...
Mar 07, 2025
JURY FINDS GREENSBURG MAN GUILTY
A jury has found a Greensburg man guilty of rape. The Trib reports that 48-year-old James Swanson was convicted yesterday of felony rape and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse connected with incid...
Mar 07, 2025
MAN HIT BY PICKUP TRUCK IN HEMPFIELD IN JANUARY HAS DIED
A man hit by a pickup truck clearing snow in Hempfield in January died on Sunday in a Pittsburgh Hospital. The Trib reports that 73-year-old Paul Tucci of Southwest Greensburg died as a result of blun...
Mar 07, 2025
