Patrick Varine stories, Page 156

The Murrysville Woman’s Club will offer two $3,000 scholarships for the 2019-20 school year to women 21 years or older who live in Westmoreland County. Applicants must be currently enrolled in college or provide proof of acceptance for enrollment. The club has offered the scholarships since 1983. “We try to...

The Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is on fire. Not the University of Notre Dame. As is the case nowadays with much of social media, the rush to be quickest or to tweet first has led to a bit of confusion in the Twitterverse. Here is an actual video of the...

The Community Foundation of Murrysville, Export & Delmont is accepting applications from nonprofit organizations for local community projects. The foundation “encourages creativity and initiative by funding local residents’ ideas for enriching community life,” according to a release. “It always varies,” foundation board member Roberta Cook said. “We usually give something...

**NOTE: THE NIGHT IS DARK AND FULL OF SPOILERS THROUGH SEASON 8, EPISODE 1 OF ‘GAME OF THRONES’** If the stakes weren’t so high, the first episode of the final season of HBO’s smash fantasy drama “Game of Thrones” could almost be described as though it were a high-school teen...

Coxcomb Hill Road in Plum was closed Sunday at about 1:30 p.m. between Ramparts Boulevard and River Road due to a utility pole on fire, according to Allegheny County officials. The mishap also closed the intersection of Coxcomb Hill Road (Route 909) and Repp Road. Utility poles along the road,...

One person was transported by ambulance from the scene of a five-car crash on the Parkway East near the Bates Street exit on Sunday afternoon. The crash, in the eastbound lanes near mile marker 72, was reported around 11:30 a.m., according to Allegheny County 911 officials. Eastbound traffic on the...

There are two types of people in this world: those who are tuning in to watch the first episode of the final season of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” tonight, and those who inexplicably feel the need to inform everyone that they won’t be watching. You can place us solidly in...

This afternoon’s weather will determine if Penguins fans can enjoy Sunday’s Game 3 outdoors. The KeyBank Big Screen will be in operation for all home playoff games at the corner of Centre Avenue and Logan Street, with activation beginning two hours before game time. But with rough weather in the...

No one was injured as firefighters put out a blaze on the 5000 block of Brown Way in Pittsburgh’s Garfield neighborhood on Sunday morning. The fire was reported around 10 a.m. A small section of Brown Way closed in the area of the fire is back open, according to Allegheny...

The Springfield Township Volunteer Hose Company will benefit from a full day of pickin’ and grinnin’ this summer in Fayette County. “Bluegrass at Jellystone” will run from noon to 10 p.m., June 29 at Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp Resort in Mill Run, near Ohiopyle. It will feature music by...

A 19-year-old man was shot by police early Sunday morning after he refused their commands to drop the gun he was holding. Logan B. Macri, 19, of Canonsburg was shot multiple times following an alleged domestic assault at a home in North Strabane, according to state police. Police from North...

A 19-year-old man was found dead inside a home in Pittsburgh’s Garfield neighborhood Saturday night, according to Pittsburgh police. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified Ameer Coleman of Pittsburgh as the victim of a shooting that occurred shortly before 10 p.m. on Saturday. Coleman’s body was found at a...

The Opus 2 Orchestra, which draws members from all over the east suburbs, will perform its “Seniors’ Choice” concert, where members who are graduating from high school choose several of the program’s selections. This year’s concert will feature Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” the Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby” and “A Million Dreams” from...

Traffic approaching the Squirrel Hill Tunnels is moving slowly in both directions Saturday afternoon, the result of residual delays following a multi-vehicle crash. Officials for PennDOT announced via Twitter that the crash occurred in the eastbound lanes of the Parkway East shortly after 2 p.m., near the Beechwood Boulevard exit...

The Murrysville Area American Association of University Women will host a May 10 candidates’ night for local residents running for municipal and school board seats, and they are seeking questions from the public. The forum will be at 7 p.m. at the Murrysville Municipal Building at 4100 Sardis Road. It...

Churches in Murrysville, Export and Delmont will come together to host a National Day of Prayer event at 7 p.m., May 2 at the VFD building in Export. The Girl Scouts will present the flag and lead the Pledge of Allegiance, and pastors and laypersons from the community will offer...

Paul Morrison, culinary consultant for Sysco Foods Pittsburgh, was all set to cook a beautiful dish at last year’s “CHOPeration” fundraiser, where doctors are paired up with local chefs in a competition style after Food Network’s popular “Chopped” series. But when Dr. Amit Tevar of the Starzl Transplantation Institute arrived...

Murrysville officials want to form a nonprofit organization to boost donations for recreational programming. “We’ve had a degree of success with Concerts in the Park,” Chief Administrator Jim Morrison said of the municipality’s replacement for the annual Community Day celebration. “I guess it was because of changes in the tax...

The Delmont VFD Ladies Auxiliary will host its annual spring card party at 1 p.m., April 28 at the fire department’s social hall. Participants can play cards or a game of their choice while enjoying a full luncheon with a hot and cold buffet, along with table prizes and a...

Trash hauler Republic Services wants to add 74 cents to every Delmont customers’ bill through a provision in the borough’s hauling contract. Borough solicitor Dan Hewitt, however, is not certain they’ve met the threshold required to hike prices under the contract’s “equitable adjustment” provision. Republic Services Municipal Service Manager John...

A year ago, it would have cost Delmont upwards of $65,000 to replace the aging, cracked basketball court at Newhouse Park. Now, thanks to an offer from Salem Township-based Dedicated Nursing Associates and reimbursement from a previous grant, it may only cost the borough about $17,000. “DNA has offered to...

The Westmoreland Heritage Trail committee is planning a Trail Towns Festival for June 1 in Trafford and Slickville. Similar to a trip along the trail itself, the festival will begin at 10 a.m. in Trafford’s B-Y Park, running until 3 p.m. After that, the party will continue from 4-8 p.m....