Westmoreland County President Judge Richard E. McCormick Jr. will not convene a hearing affecting the Monessen mayoral race now that Matthew Shorraw has withdrawn a petition filed with the court over absentee ballots.Shorraw, 27, late Tuesday declared victory over incumbent Mayor Lou Mavrakis, ...
Pennsylvania American Water Co. lifted its boil-water advisory just after noon Wednesday.According to the company’s website, the state Department of Environmental Protection authorized lifting the advisory when samples of water taken Monday and Tuesday tested clean.Melissa Walters, a ...
A second lawsuit against the Diocese of Pittsburgh over the recent closure of a Mon Valley church has been dismissed.Washington County President Judge Katherine B. Emery ruled Friday allowing the lawsuit – brought by former parishioners of the shuttered St. Anthony Church in Monongahela – ...
A Westmoreland County judge on Tuesday impounded about 300 absentee ballots cast in Monessen to determine their legality, but it does not appear it will make a difference in the outcome of the mayor’s race in Tuesday’s general election.Sitting mayor Lou Mavrakis, 80, was staging a write-in ...
A political newcomer who forged a path as an independent will be the first new district judge in a four-community area based in Peters Township since the 1980s.In the magisterial race, Jesse Pettit, 43, an attorney who lives in Venetia, will succeed District Judge James Ellis who was first ...
A Charleroi man died Monday night of injuries suffered when he was struck by a northbound Norfolk Southern train while walking along the tracks near Fifth Street in Charleroi.James J. Carpenter, 45, was hit by the train just before 5 p.m. He was taken to Monongahela Valley Hospital, where he ...
