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Norwin board to vote on whether to take land
Sunday, April 16, 2000 By Pat Wilson
Norwin school board will vote tomorrow on whether to take a 24.7-acre tract for a high school expansion project.
Board President Frances Ekl said the board will ask the district solicitor to begin eminent domain proceedings on the parcel adjacent to the senior high school. It is owned by John Drop.
District representatives and Drop have failed to reach an agreement on a price for the land. It is adjacent to the high school and its stadium and would be used for playing fields and parking areas.
District business manager Richard Maier said Drop was asking about $400,000 for the land. He wouldn't say how much the district offered except that there was "a fairly good spread" between the two sides.
"We have the legal right to take your property," Maier said. "We have appraised the value of the property and you will be paid for the property."
Polio vaccine exhibit
A permanent display of images and highlights of the efforts to create a polio vaccine was unveiled yesterday at the University of Pittsburgh, which is marking the 45th anniversary of Dr. Jonas Salk's work.
Members of Dr. Salk's family, including his son, Dr. Darrell Salk, were present for an invitation-only tribute in Salk Hall. Speakers included John Troan, who was science editor of The Pittsburgh Press at the time of the vaccine's development.
The display will be open to the public during normal building hours.
Mercer driver dies
A Mercer County man was killed yesterday when his car crashed into a tree.
Robert Lee Heffern, 37, of Fredonia drove off the side of the road, hit the tree and was ejected from the car, State Police reported.
The accident happened between 1:45 a.m. and 2 a.m. on Donation Road in Otter Creek Township.
5 years for crack
A 21-year-old Hazelwood man was sentenced Friday in federal court to five years in prison on charges of distribution and possession with intent to deliver more than 10 grams of crack. Jamar D. Williams, distributed crack in January 1998 and April 1999.
16th St. Bridge work
Starting tomorrow, the Allegheny County Department of Public Works will restrict traffic on the 16th Street Bridge while it inspects the span that links the Strip District and North Side.
For four weeks, traffic on the bridge may be restricted to one lane in each direction from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. while a special inspection crane is used.
Hosanna celebration
More than 2,500 young Catholics in grades eight through 12 will attend Hosanna 2000 today from 1:30 to 10 p.m. at A.J. Palumbo Center at Duquesne University.
Bishop Donald Wuerl will celebrate Mass at 4:30 p.m. Entertainer Jesse Manibusan and the Christian rock band "Who Do You Say I Am" will perform.
Purse taken in scam
In what police say was an elaborate scheme involving three people, a purse was stolen Thursday from a 36-year-old Oakland woman who had been driving on Forbes Avenue.
Bulaporn Natipagon, a nursing student at Duquesne University, was on Forbes Avenue at Gist Street, Uptown, when she saw a man on the curb using a walker.
When she drove by the corner, she told police she saw the man fall down and throw the walker in the air. Police say she knew she didn't hit the man, who was black and wore a hat identifying him as a Vietnam veteran, but she got out anyway to check on him. The man told her he was OK.
As this was happening, a woman yelled at Natipagon, accusing her of hitting the man, distracting her while a man snatched her purse from the car. All three suspects escaped.
Police were investigating.
Robber sentenced
A Cranberry man was sentenced in federal court last week to 121/2 years in prison for robbing two North Hills banks last year.
Stacey Ray Johnson, 31, robbed the North Side Bank on McKnight Road Nov. 30 and the National City Bank on Babcock Boulevard Dec. 3.
FBI agents and Ross police arrested him on the evening of Dec. 3 outside his residence. A search of his car and house revealed clothes matching the description of clothing worn by the robber.
Pat Wilson is a free-lance writer.
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