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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Lottery officials: $2.6M winning ticket, sold in Murrysville, remains unclaimed
Someone who visits the Murrysville Shop’n Save is holding a Pennsylvania Lottery ticket worth more than $2.6 million, and time is running out to claim the prize. Lottery officials said Monday that a winning ticket from the May 8 Cash 5 with Quick Pick drawing remains unclaimed. Lottery winners have...
As spring nears, Delmont looks to stormwater, sewage projects
As the region thaws out in anticipation of spring, Delmont officials are working on a variety of upcoming borough improvement projects. The main focus of road work this summer will be Greensburg Street, where street committee members are planning to address stormwater issues. “We walked the street on March 5...
Country’s largest screen manufacturer acquires Murrysville’s FlexScreen
A genuine, made-for-TV success story that began in a Plum garage continues to play out in Western Pennsylvania. Murrysville company FlexScreen — manufacturer of the world’s first flexible, easy-to-remove-and-install window screen — is being purchased by Pennsylvania-based RiteScreen, the country’s largest maker of door and window screens. The sale price...
Franklin Regional baseball hopes to make title run
Franklin Regional has won three WPIAL baseball titles, the last coming in 2021 when it defeated Bethel Park, 2-1, in the championship game. Is this the year the Panthers add a fourth title? Veteran coach Bob Saddler said he’s excited about this year’s squad, which returns five starters from a...
Murrysville elevates in-house staff to community development director
Murrysville Council has named municipal engineer technician Emily Mallisee as the new director for community development. “She’s been with us in an engineering role, but she’s been handling some things on the development side,” Murrysville Chief Administrator Michael Nestico said. “As you know, we haven’t had a community development director...
Pittsburgh eastern suburban real estate transactions for the week of March 9, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill 2669 LLC sold property at 1541 Williamsburg Pl to Edward Macey for $260,000. Edgewood David Davis sold property at 501 Greendale Ave. to Michael John Hay and Nicholas Robert Wehner for $315,000. Jonathan Maher sold property at 607 Greendale Ave. to Noah Jemison and Christine Syvertson for...
Murrysville area: Play auditions, modern media discussion and more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. AAUW speaker discusses modern media The Murrysville chapter of the American Association of University Women will welcome guest speaker Andrew Conte at its March 13 meeting, 10 a.m. at the Murrysville Community Library. Conte is the director at Point Park University’s Center...
Murrysville mobile home park residents left without consistent water since January
Betty Pusateri has taken just one shower in her home since Jan. 20. Melanie Leggens has been able to take three. “My sister lives in Delmont, but I’m not driving out there every day to take a shower,” Leggens said. “I have a bucket of water and a bar of...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of March 2, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Daniel Breitkreutz sold property at 134 Greenfield Ave. to Brittany Rose Leaper for $114,000. Churchill Matthew James Ziolkowski sold property at 2 Lear Drive to Ryan and Jessica Kanner for $343,000. Andrew Glover sold property at 1707 Yorktown Pl to Kaleigh Conners and Lauren Jones for $355,000....
Murrysville area: ‘Brass from the Bluff,’ woman’s club spring fundraiser and more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. Woman’s Club spring fundraiser The Murrysville Woman’s Club will host its annual spring fundraising event at 10 a.m. March 29. It will be at The Lamplighter, 6566 William Penn Highway in Salem. Tickets are $35, and all proceeds benefit the club’s community...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Franklin Regional’s Henry Patts
In sports, people often root for the underdog but expect the favorite to win. For Franklin Regional wrestling, winning the WPIAL Class 3A title Feb. 1 wasn’t a surprise. “One of the most electric feelings I’ve ever felt in my life,” senior wrestler Henry Patts said. “No one thought we...
Franklin Regional kicks off 4th annual Kids of Steel program with over 250 students 
This month, Franklin Regional staff held a tug-of-war contest with students. It was part of the kickoff for the fourth annual Kids of Steel program at the district’s intermediate school. Kids of Steel was conceived by P3R, the nonprofit organization that manages the marathon and some 15 other running events...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 23, 2025
Churchill Gary Craig trustee sold property at 2429 Marbury Road to Richard and Ana Hogben for $460,000. Edgewood Todd Ernst sold property at 513 Greendale Ave. to Eric Small and Jessica Santacrose for $350,000. Lisa Frumkes sold property at 346 Locust St. to Charlotte Heyward Wesley for $712,500. Gaggan Boparai...
Franklin Regional returns to PIAA competitive spirit championships
The Franklin Regional cheer team returned to the PIAA Competitive Spirit Championships for the first time in five years. The Panthers did not receive a single deduction and advanced to the semifinals, where they again “hit zero” miscues and narrowly missed the finals at Santander Arena in Reading. Franklin Regional,...
Murrysville woman accused of falsely reporting the same diamond went missing twice
A Murrysville woman has been charged with attempted insurance fraud after investigators say she was paid to replace a lost diamond, found it but did not report it to her insurance company, then filed another claim that she’d lost it a few months later. Rachel DeSoto-Jackson, 36, of Murrysville was...
Murrysville area: Irish rock presentation, children’s dance classes and more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. Rock Talks explores Irish music The Murrysville Community Library and municipal recreation department will host another “Rock Talks!” session with speaker Erik Selinger. It will be at 6:30 p.m. March 11 at the library, 4130 Sardis Road in Murrysville. The topic will...
Franklin Regional curriculum committee to examine student cellphone policy
Some Franklin Regional school board members think the district should reexamine its current policy on student cellphone use. “Our current policy allows teachers to make their own decisions, and I just thought it was worth throwing out there,” said board member Deb Bucciero. “There’s all different kinds of research about...
Jeannette art gallery hosts works by 35 local women artists
On March 8, You Are Here in Jeannette will host an artists’ reception for its “Women in Art” exhibit, currently on display at the Clay Avenue gallery. For two of the participating artists, it will be a doubly special occasion. Not only will the exhibit feature artwork from sisters Maria...
Franklin Regional grad Cam Rowell injects energy into Washington & Jefferson men’s basketball team
After a down year, the Washington & Jefferson men’s basketball team entered the current season hoping to get back on track. In 2022-23, the Presidents of coach Ethan Stewart-Smith went 20-7 overall, 16-4 in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference and reached the conference tournament semifinals. But W&J took its lumps last...
Franklin Regional wrestlers come up short at PIAA team tournament, turn attention to individual success
Franklin Regional coach Matt Lebe and his wrestlers left Altoona unsatisfied after competing in the PIAA Class 3A team tournament Feb. 8. The Panthers went 1-2, dropping close matches to Nazareth, 32-29, and Connellsville, 28-22. They defeated Central Mountain, 39-11, to finish the team season 19-2. And while they were...
Mutual Aid, Murrysville Medic One hoping for additional community support
Ambulance services covering Westmoreland County are hoping to receive more support from the communities they serve, particularly as that number of communities has grown in recent months. “Bell Township, Avonmore, parts of Loyalhanna Township and Saltsburg are now divided up between us, Mutual Aid EMS and the Okla­homa ambulance service,”...
Daunting equipment costs eased for Allegheny Township, Murrysville VFDs after $250K infusion from energy company
The Markle Volunteer Fire Department needs to make major repairs to its two trucks, but, like most of its peers in Western Pennsylvania, money is scarce. Spare cash will still be hard to come by for the foreseeable future, but a $100,000 grant from Olympus Energy is expected to at...
Bethel Park stuns Franklin Regional, which comes up short after furious rally
An enormous fourth-quarter comeback fizzled into a crushing defeat for the Franklin Regional girls basketball team as its first playoff appearance in six years ended with a near miss. A mid-game sigh turned into a ray of hope for the Panthers, but it ended in tears. The fifth-seeded Panthers, section...
Change to man-to-man defense allows Franklin Regional boys to run away with 1st round victory over Indiana
With Indiana up early and an uncomfortable few minutes starting to fester for Franklin Regional, coach Jesse Reed put his team on pause and made a switch. It was more like he flipped a switch. “We came out in a zone,” Reed said. “We went back to our man (-to-man),...
Murrysville area: FR students excel in music competition and more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. FR students dominate Young Artists Competition Franklin Regional music students again dominated the winners’ list in the annual Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra’s Young Artists Competition. FR students swept the Level I (through ninth grade) instrumental category, with eighth grader Ava Zannikos (flute) taking...


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