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Spaghetti dinner will raise funds for Franklin Regional’s Macy’s parade trip
Franklin Regional band members will hold a Feb. 23 spaghetti dinner in Murrysville as a fundraiser for their trip to the 2019 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. The dinner will be from 4 to 7:30 p.m. in Laird Hall at First Presbyterian Church, 3202 North Hills Road....
Export Historical Society discovers 4th, intact entrance to former mine
When aspiring Eagle Scout Troy Florian and a crew of fellow scouts cleared several entrances to the former Westmoreland Coal Co.’s No. 2 mine in Export, councilwoman Melanie Litz was quick to point out that they “would not be reopening the mine.” That has changed a little, thanks to the...
Latrobe machinist George Schrack loved family, working on cars
Deborah Kosor of Ligonier remembers going on Sunday drives in her father’s Chevy Chevelle, and listening to eight-track oldies as she and her siblings fought over who would get to sit on “the hump” in the back seat. She remembers waiting for him to come home from work at Morgan...
Murrysville library will host game night on Jan. 19
There’s no more satisfying feeling than forcing your grandmother into bankruptcy during a heated game of “Monopoly,” is there? Okay, perhaps that’s a bit harsh, but even if the cutthroat capitalism of Rich Uncle Pennybags isn’t your thing, area residents are still invited to take part in several other classic...
Manor Lions mark 70 years of community service
Being a Lion is a family tradition for Joy Clontz of Manor. Her father has served in his local Lions Club in St. Mary’s, Pa., for 50 years. “It means a lot to me,” said Clontz, who has been a member of the Manor Lions Club for the past 13...
Murrysville woman named Pa. School Counselor Advocate of the Year
A Murrysville woman has been named the Pennsylvania School Counselor Advocate of the Year by the Pennsylvania School Counselors Association (PSCA). Elizabeth DeChurch Strenkowski of Murrysville, director of admissions at the Community College of Allegheny County’s Boyce Campus, was recognized at the 63rd Annual PSCA Conference, held in Hershey in...
Franklin Regional safety and security director to speak at high school PTO meeting
Franklin Regional Senior High School parents will have a chance to hear from the district’s safety and security director at the near year’s first PTO meeting on Jan. 10. The guest speaker will be Timothy Skoog, who is heading up the district’s internal police force. Skoog will discuss his role...
Brooks takes House seat as Murrysville police add first female officer
There was plenty of swearing for Murrysville residents last week. Swearing-in, that is. In addition to the municipality’s police department adding its first female officer, Samantha Malik, on Jan. 3, former mayor Bob Brooks spent New Year’s Day taking the oath of office for his 54th District state representative seat...
Westmoreland Symphony seeks entries for 2019 Tribune-Review Young Artists Competition
The Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra is seeking applicants for the 2019 Tribune-Review Young Artists Competition. The competition is open to all instrumental students up to and including high school seniors who are residents of Westmoreland or Fayette counties, or who are taking private lessons in those counties. Participants compete for performance...
Carnegie Mellon professor will discuss ‘anti-gerrymandering’ at AAUW meeting
If state lawmakers want a truly politically unbiased map of voting districts in Pennsylvania, they will need to look beyond the traditional map-making criteria, according to Carnegie Mellon professor John Nagle. “Traditional” criteria include best efforts to keep voting districts compact, and to not split existing political boundaries. “Why should...
Murrysville council appoints new FTMSA, planning commission members
As 2018 rolls over into 2019, John Bosetti of Murrysville will be swapping sewer maps for site plans. Bosetti, who previously served on the Franklin Township Municipal Sanitary Authority board before resigning as of Dec. 31, was confirmed by Murrysville council to fill a vacancy on the municipal planning commission....
Murrysville posts updated recycling schedule for 2019
If you were caught off-guard by a recent change to recycling pick-ups in Murrysville, you were not alone. At least nine residents contacted the municipality after their recycling pick-up did not appear to match the 2019 schedule provided by Republic Services and posted to Murrysville.com. “I learned something in the...
Autism Speaks meeting will lay out 2019 plans, volunteer opportunities
Officials from Autism Speaks will get together to begin planning the 2019 Pittsburgh Autism Speaks Walk on Tuesday, Jan. 8, and they want to hear from the public. The organization will host a 2019 Pittsburgh Committee Interest Night, 6 p.m., Tuesday at its Pittsburgh office, 15 27th St. in the...
