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Pizzaiolo Primo will open largest location yet at former Atria’s in Murrysville
On Wednesday, regional restaurant Pizzaiolo Primo will open the doors on its newest location, in the former Atria’s on Route 22 in Murrysville. Restaurant officials said they have been waiting for their authentic pizza oven to arrive from Italy. It will join a host of fresh ingredients also imported from...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of March 15, 2026
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Forest Hills Diana Renee Hoffer sold property at 290 Barclay Ave. to Katherine Kearns for $229,000. John Worsing sold property at 116 Cara Lin Drive to Clifford and Clare Perteete for $25,000. Monroeville Lance Ross sold property at 1244 Catalina Drive to Tyler Evan Anderson and Jessica Lee...
Franklin Regional baseball eager for fresh start of new season
Franklin Regional lost its final six games of last baseball season, including an 11-1 setback atgainst Bethel Park in the first round of the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs, but that negative juju is not getting in the way of a new season. Spring, after all, signifies renewal. The Panthers are...
Former Hempfield ace ‘building a complete team’ at Franklin Regional
Maddie Uschock made visits to the pitching circle during games last season as an assistant softball coach at Franklin Regional. The former WPIAL and PIAA championship-winning ace at Hempfield, who played at Shippensburg, brought calmness to ailing pitchers. She helped them reset. As she begins her first season as head...
Murrysville area: Meals on Wheels benefit, Pi Day bake sale, more
Bingo to benefit Meals on Wheels The Italian American Club in Export will host a bingo event from noon to 4 p.m. April 11 to benefit Murrysville Meals on Wheels. The event will be held at the club, 5930 Kennedy Ave. Tickets are $30 and include lunch. To reserve a...
380 Auction back to business in Murrysville after fire in greenhouses
For an establishment hit by a multi-alarm fire less than 24 hours earlier, Tuesday was about as close to business as usual as it could be at 380 Auction & Discount Warehouse in Murrysville. With the exception of a work crew attaching plastic sheeting to a greenhouse frame — the...
Fire damages greenhouses at 380 Auction in MurrysvilleVideo
380 Auction & Discount Warehouse owner Jane Beacom was sitting in her home Monday afternoon when she heard a loud bang. “One of our neighbors was taking down a shed today, so at first I thought it was that,” Beacom said. “Then I heard another loud bang, came outside and...
Former Export mayor presented with borough’s Selfless Service award
When Michael Calder first made the decision to run for Export mayor in 2009, he felt the borough was at an inflection point in its history. After his election, Calder spent the next eight years working with council to revitalize the borough’s downtown area, and the borough presented him with...
Murrysville council works to shape credit program for stormwater feesVideo
Municipal officials examined the potential structure of a credit program for the town’s stormwater fees during a meeting March 4. For the majority of Murrysville property owners, the primary available credit would be a one-time $40 reduction for installing a rain barrel. “Most communities we’ve looked at seem to be...
Franklin Regional’s Ceana Copeland makes college decision
Franklin Regional junior Ceana “CC” Copeland committed to play Division II college softball at IUP of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. Copeland is a third baseman and utility player for the Panthers. She also had an offer from Seton Hill. “I picked IUP because it really felt like home, and...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of March 8, 2026
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Rachel Morse sold property at 42 Barton Drive to Ms Capital Group Pittsburgh LLC for $190,000. Mark Naas sold property at 2000 Beulah Road to NK Construction Services LLC for $88,000. Edward Strauss sold property at 3822 Burnaby Drive to JCMR Properties LLC for $149,200. Brian Warner...
Murrysville OKs 4-way stop at School Road, North Hills RoadVideo
Murrysville Council has approved the installation of a four-way stop at the intersection of North Hills Road and School Road. Council voted 5-1 at the March 4 meeting to implement the recommendations of a PennDOT traffic study, which showed that the troublesome intersection was the site of 14 crashes over...
Police arrest 2 after multiple attempted burglaries in Murrysville, Penn TownshipVideo
Two men accused of burglarizing a home in Murrysville and another in Penn Township on Friday morning were jailed after being arrested in Monroeville, according to court documents. The suspects, Sebastian M. Montano 24, of Chicago, and Kevin D. Piza-Alzate, 24, of Reading, were both charged with burglary and criminal...
Delmont council fills vacancy created by mayor’s appointment
Delmont Council appointed Amanda List to replace former Councilman David Weber at a special meeting Wednesday night. Weber was recently appointed mayor to fill out the term of Alyce Urban, who resigned unexpectedly in late 2025 a few months after running unopposed and winning reelection. Council voted 5-1 in favor...
Murrysville area: Italian-American history speaker, woman’s club spring soiree tickets, blood drive, more
Speaker to focus on region’s Italian-American history Melissa Marinaro, director of the Italian American Program at the Heinz History Center, will be featured at Mother of Sorrows’ “Boomers & Beyond” speaker series on March 10 in Murrysville. Marinaro will offer insight into one of the nation’s largest collections of Italian-American...
Export seeks funding to create historical mine area, trail connectionVideo
Export officials have spent the past decade shining a light on its future, revamping the borough’s downtown area and paving its central parking lot. Now, they want to shine a light on its past. But it will take a big chunk of grant money to get it done. The borough...
Franklin Regional 5th graders prepare for ‘Olympus: A Greek Rock Musical’
Franklin Regional’s high school musical had one of its biggest casts yet this year, and the elementary school isn’t far behind. A team of more than 125 student performers, crew members and set designers will debut “Olympus: A Greek Rock Musical” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at Franklin...
Delmont will hold special meeting to fill council vacancy
Delmont council will hold a special meeting Wednesday to fill a vacant council seat. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. at the borough council chambers, 77 Greensburg St. Council members are expected vote to fill the vacancy created by former Councilman David Weber, who was appointed mayor earlier this...
Delmont committee seeks input to help develop Westmoreland Heritage Trail connectionVideo
The Delmont Visionary Committee will undertake a study to determine how best to bring a spur from the Westmoreland Heritage Trail into the borough. The committee received a $20,000 grant from the state Department of Natural Resources that will evaluate two routes for a borough trail to connect with the...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of March 1, 2026
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Peachtree Associates LLC sold property at 218 Fairview Ave. to Thompson 1 Properties LLC for $637,000. Forest Hills Daniel Tal sold property at 638 Cascade Road to Glenconon Properties LLC for $175,000. Christine Walls sold property at 1987 Centurion Drive Apt 202 to James Frechione trustee for...
Starters from Franklin Regional ’24 team making mark in college basketball
The starting five from Franklin Regional’s PIAA boys basketball runner-up team from 2023-24 merged directly into college basketball. All five are playing this season at the NCAA Division III level. Here is a look at where they are now and how they are doing: Cam Rowell, So., G, Washington &...
Franklin Regional, Mt. Pleasant swimmers strike gold at WPIAL meet
Thomas Westerman’s smile said it all. The Franklin Regional junior stood on the top of the medals podium at the WPIAL swimming championships for the first time Thursday. Westerman trimmed more than 1.5 seconds off his seed time in the 200-yard freestyle at Pitt’s Trees Pool. When he touched the...
Murrysville area: Artist presentation, Pi Day bake sale, woman’s club scholarships, more
ESAL artist explores intersection of expression, memory The East Suburban Artist League will host featured speaker Morgan Anders at their March 5 meeting in Murrysville. Anders is a Pittsburgh artist and North Carolina native whose work is informed by her childhood on a farm and her career as an art...
Senior driving classes in Westmoreland County may lead to insurance discount
Seniors for Safe Driving will offer three upcoming courses for motorists 55 and older in the North Huntingdon, Murrysville and Penn Township areas. The PennDOT-approved course is an opportunity for older motorists to refresh their driving skills and their knowledge of the rules of the road. The first session will...
Murrysville may install all-way stop at intersection of School, North Hills roads
Murrysville council will consider whether to convert a troublesome intersection into a four-way stop. With the intersection’s current two stop signs, the crossing of School Road and North Hills Road has been the site of 14 crashes over the past five years, according to Murrysville Chief Administrator Michael Nestico. “Five...
