Greensburg property owners won’t see higher taxes next year, but the city is going to pay more for a new fire truck it originally ordered about 18 months ago. City council on Monday approved a balanced 2024 budget of about $12.9 million while holding the total property tax rate at
A Greensburg resident is set to take the reins of the Greensburg Community Development Corp. as the nonprofit takes key steps in its efforts to revitalize the city. The organization’s board recently selected Alec Italiano as its new executive director. He will succeed John Stafford, 23, who is set to
Former Greensburg Police Chief Shawn Denning, who resigned in January after his arrest by federal authorities, is facing more trouble as Westmoreland County detectives on Thursday charged him with taking items from the department’s evidence room. Denning, 42, of Delmont, is charged with theft, conspiracy and three counts of tampering
Four local volunteer firefighters have earned recognition for their efforts to rescue two men from recent apartment fires in Greensburg. Greensburg fire Chief Tom Bell and city Mayor Robb Bell honored the first responders at the April city council meeting. Tom Bell praised firefighters JP Maroney, of the Greensburg department,
Ashley Kertes, the 36-year-old wife of Westmoreland County Commissioner Sean Kertes, died unexpectedly Friday morning. Greensburg Mayor Robb Bell said police were called to Kertes’ home shortly before 7:30 a.m., where she was found unresponsive in bed. No foul play is suspected. The cause of her death has not been