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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Franklin Regional stays alive at PIAA Class 3A team wrestling tournament
HERSHEY — There must be something about the Giant Center for the Franklin Regional wrestling team. This is the fourth time the Panthers have wrestled in Hershey, and they keep finding ways to win and are having fun doing so. The 2013 team placed third in the state, and the...
Westmoreland student musicians to perform at annual Young Artists Competition recital
Franklin Regional student musicians had a strong showing in the annual Young Artists Competition, hosted by the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra and Seton Hill University. Panther students swept the competition’s Level I instrumental category, and earned nine spots on the winners’ list. Winners will take part in a recital Sunday at...
Franklin Regional wrestling pushes No. 1 Council Rock South to brink before losing
HERSHEY — Three close losses proved to be the difference in Franklin Regional’s first-round loss to No. 1 Council Rock South at the PIAA Class 3A wrestling team championships Thursday at Giant Center. The Hawks won close matches at 133 pounds, 145 and 172 and defeated the Panthers, 37-24. Franklin...
Franklin Regional marching band enjoys sun, Dole Whip in Hawaii
Franklin Regional Panther Marching Band students loaded onto several buses around 2 a.m. in early December, the first leg of a lengthy journey to Hawaii. The band had a chance to perform in the annual Pearl Harbor Day Parade and also to play in the shadow of the USS Arizona...
Murrysville area: Kindergarten registration, library programs and more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. Kindergarten registration opens at FR Kindergarten registration is open and being accepted online for Franklin Regional students through March 31. Parents and visit FRSDk12.org, click on “Parents & Community,” followed by links for “Enroll Your Child” and “Kindergarten 2024-25. An evening parent...
Export residents to absorb $5 sewage rate hike by Franklin Township Municipal Sanitary Authority
Export sewage customers will pay an additional $5 beginning March 1, after borough officials voted unanimously this week to pass along a $5 rate hike by the Franklin Township Municipal Sanitary Authority that’s set to take effect next month. Council President Barry Delissio said it was the best course of...
‘This is going to be 100 feet off our deck’ resident says of Murrysville body shop that’s an easement away from construction
Murrysville residents who don’t want an auto body and paint business next door to their Manordale Farms neighborhood got good news and bad news at the Murrysville Council meeting Wednesday night. The good news was council did not approve the 12,500-square-foot Caliber Collision repair center proposed for property just east...
Franklin Regional boys clinch section title with gritty victory over Gateway
If Franklin Regional needed a pick-me-up in a section-clinching victory, junior Drew Devola was ready to deliver. The 6-foot-1, 255-pound reserve forward scored nine points, grabbed eight rebounds, came up with a late steal and made a 3-pointer as No. 2 Franklin Regional celebrated its first section championship since 2018...
Murrysville area: Seed swap, hoagie fundraiser, comedy fundraiser and more
Murrysville Woman’s Club news • The Murrysville Woman’s Club recently donated $800 to several local fire companies, using proceeds from its annual holiday tea. The club donated to the Murrysville, Sardis, White Valley, Delmont and Export fire departments. • The club’s regular monthly meeting will be at 11:15 a.m. Feb....
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Feb. 4, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Lucas Spieler sold property at 230 Fairview Ave. to Starry Night 88 LLC for $72,500. Churchill Jeanette Blackston sold property at 2525 Greensburg Pike Unit 401 to Sanatkumar Kutumbaka for $200,000. Edgewood Western PA School For The Deaf sold property at Unknown Address to Lucas Rious Maldague...
‘Natural playground’ planned at Murrysville Community Park
Carly Greene laments that some children don’t know the simple pleasure of heading to the nearest stand of trees to play in the woods. That’s the reason the director of the Murrysville Parks and Recreation Department is looking to install a natural playground at Community Park this spring. “In essence...
Murrysville Star notebook: Ex-Franklin Regional lineman getting Division I offers
Lineman Max Leven left Franklin Regional last year and decided to play football at Bridgton Academy (Maine) to sharpen his skills and better prepare to play at a higher level. The plan is working out for the 6-foot-8, 285-pound tackle. Leven received offers to play at Division I-FCS programs Monmouth,...
Franklin Regional boys dig deep to beat Latrobe with strong 2nd half
Halftime talks are like sales pitches. Some work, and some don’t. When Franklin Regional took a six-point deficit into the break Friday night at Latrobe, coach Jesse Reed only dipped a toe into the conversation. “I put in my two cents, then I left it up to the seniors,” Reed...
Franklin Regional wrestling team looking to finish WPIAL deal
Franklin Regional wrestling coach Matt Lebe said at the beginning of the season he was excited to see his team grow. And was confident they’d be a different team at the end of the season. Now that the second-seeded Panthers are in the WPIAL Class 3A team semifinals against No....
Murrysville man killed in motorcycle crash in Pittsburgh’s Bluff neighborhood
A 21-year-old man was pronounced dead Thursday evening in connection in a motorcycle crash along Second Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Bluff neighborhood. Travis Kranick of Murrysville was found unresponsive on the roadway with his motorcycle several feet away. He was traveling outbound at the time of the crash, police said. Pittsburgh...
Pitt Ohio donates semi-tractor truck to Monroeville vo-tech school
Officials from the Pitt Ohio trucking company donated a 2018 semi-tractor truck to students and staff at Forbes Road Career & Technology Center in Monroeville on Jan. 30. Pitt Ohio Vice President of Fleet Services and Vehicle Maintenance Taki Darakos said he views the donation as more of an investment....
Franklin Regional moves on to 3A wrestling semis with pair of convincing wins
Franklin Regional wrestling coach Matt Lebe paced back-and-forth in front of his match early in his team’s WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal-round showdown against Latrobe. The No. 3-ranked Panthers lost the first two bouts against No. 4 Wildcats on Wednesday, and they had their coach nervous. But the feisty Panthers (18-0)...
Franklin Regional board, residents debate proposal termed ‘stealth Buddhism’ by former board member
An emotional wellness curriculum given initial approval in Franklin Regional School District was described by a former school board member as “stealth Buddhism” during a recent debate over whether the district should use it. It’s called Mind Up, and it aims to help strengthen students’ ability to regulate emotion, focus...
Iconic Volkswagen ‘bug on a pole’ will remain at new Murrysville Auto Sales location
Michael Pampena of Murrysville still uses the Volkswagen “bug on a pole” on Route 66 in Salem to navigate and give directions. Now, it marks the new entrance to his business. Pampena and his wife, Tia, relocated Murrysville Auto Sales to the former Excel Auto Body on Route 66, and...
Franklin Regional boys avoid close call with Kiski Area this time
At the start of January, Franklin Regional and Kiski Area clashed at the home of the Cavaliers in a game that saw the home team evaporate a 23-point deficit to take a late lead. But the Panthers’ Cam Rowell sank a late shot to prevent the collapse. In Round 2...
Franklin Regional girls improve playoff positioning, beat Kiski Area
The Franklin Regional girls basketball team strengthened its position for a shot at a WPIAL playoff spot Monday with a 53-38 victory over Kiski Area in a Section 1-5A matchup. The Panthers won their third in a row, adding the win over the Cavaliers to a close section triumph over...
Franklin Regional grad Garrett Thompson making a name for himself with Ohio U wrestling
Throughout his time as a wrestler, Franklin Regional grad Garrett Thompson said he mostly had been an unknown. He never qualified for the PIAA championships in high school, and his college recruiting prospects, at least where bigger schools were concerned, were almost nonexistent. So before this, his redshirt sophomore season...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Jan. 28, 2024
Oakmont Richard Clements sold property at 733 Fir Way to Jeana and Jericho Hilling for $99,075. Penn Hills Emily Duda sold property at 238 Hazel Road to SFR Workforce Owner LLC for $135,000. Richard Terrien sold property at 625 Idaho Ave. to Marsha Jean and Michael Francis Santucci for $205,000....
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Jan. 28, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Edgewood Derek Martin sold property at 212 Elm St. to Jeffery and Alexandra Carr for $299,000. Forest Hills Pocono Properties LLC sold property at 28 Hillcrest Road to Garfield Property LLC for $115,000. Frank Lisenbigler sold property at 138 Rockwood Ave. to Starry Night 88 LLC for $49,000....
Gerald McGinnis, Respironics founder who invented CPAP machine, dies at 89
Thanks to Gerald McGinnis, millions of people across the world can breathe easier. The international businessman and founder of Respironics, which created the first machine to treat sleep apnea, died Thursday. He was 89. McGinnis was born in 1934 in Ottawa, Ill. He earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering...


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