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Human rights will be the topic at next Murrysville AAUW meeting
Human rights will be the topic at the next American Association of University Women’s meeting, April 11 in Murrysville. Seton Hill’s Roni Kay M. O’Dell, assistant professor of political science, will discuss her research in the areas of international poverty, inequality and political participation. O’Dell’s work has been published in...
Export shifts federal grant priorities to address failing retaining wall
Export officials want to use federal grant money to repair a failing retaining wall along McKinley Avenue. While that originally meant delaying the borough’s 2019 paving program, the borough may be able to get the wall done and one road paved thanks to an assist from Murrysville. “The county requested...
Electrical work in Export on April 5 may cause temporary outages
Export residents may experience morning power outages on Friday due to electrical pole work in the borough. Crews will work 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on April 5, and some residents can expect temporary outages as a result, Council President Barry Delissio said....
Franklin Regional calendar change would keep June 7 as the last day of school
Franklin Regional seniors will graduate June 7 if school board members vote to add two in-service days to this year’s school calendar. Those days, June 11 and 12, would serve as teacher professional development days to make up for district closures on Feb. 20 and 25. The final day of...
Murrysville Home Show set for April 12-14
The Murrysville SportZone will host three days of exhibits, seminars, demonstrations and vendors at the Murrysville Home Show, set for April 12-14. The show will include more than 100 exhibits, along with product demos and how-to clinics. Home remodeler Andy Amrhein will be on hand at 2 p.m., April 13,...
Pittsburgh Youth Chorus gets little singers some big experience
A few years ago, Olivia Laubham and Evelyn Maiman were just starting out with the Pittsburgh Youth Chorus and were a little nervous about getting onstage. Today, they might not be considered stage veterans yet, but after performances with the Pittsburgh Opera, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Pittsburgh Public Theater, they’re...
Mother of Sorrows Youth Ministry marks 25 years of ‘Living Stations of the Cross’
Mother of Sorrows Youth Ministry in Murrysville will present its 25th annual Living Stations of the Cross on April 5 and 6. A cast of more than 20 students will portray vignettes of Jesus’ passion and death, while leading those gathered in meditation and prayer. Catholic churches typically display a...
Heinz History Center docent will discuss Pittsburgh’s famous figures
A Heinz History Center representative will give a talk on Pittsburgh’s historical figures at the next International Women Club meeting, set for 9:30 a.m., April 5 in Monroeville. Dr. Clive Kimblin, a docent at the history center, will discuss the famous men and women from Pittsburgh who made an impact...
Charley Family Shop’n Save owner will bike 3,000 miles in 48 days for charityVideo
Ray Charley is going to bike a mile for nearly every year of his life. Every day. For 48 days. Charley, 67, owner of the Charley Family Shop ’n Save stores in Greensburg and Murrysville, sets out Monday from San Diego and heads to St. Augustine, Fla., cycling across the...
Women’s tennis league seeks members, season begins June 6
The Murrysville Area Women’s Tennis League is looking for ladies interested in playing weekly doubles games. The league meets on Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m. on the tennis courts at Franklin Regional High School, 3210 School Road in Murrysville, for doubles tennis. Games run from June 6 through the...
Photos: Carnegie Science Center sessions at Franklin Regional
Students at Heritage Elementary in Murrysville recently had a visit from Carnegie Science Center instructors, who brought the center’s “Science on the Road” programming to the school. Each classroom was able to participate in science hands-on during the programs. Kindergarten experienced “Bubble Trouble,” first graders created “Chemical Concoctions,” second grade...
Greensburg artist featured at East Suburban Artists League’s April meeting
In high school, Brian McCall of Greensburg didn’t take art classes, despite having a seemingly natural ability to draw. Instead of delving into a creative career path, he signed a contract with the Chicago White Sox. But when injuries cut short his baseball career after just four years in 1964,...
Section of Ashbaugh Road in Murrysville closed for gas company work
Ashbaugh Road between Mamont Road and Saltsburg Road (SR 286) was closed in Murrysville for road work by People’s Gas on Wednesday morning, according to Murrysville police. An estimated time for the closure was not provided....
Delmont residents form ‘vision committee’ to consider heritage-trail spur
When AnnaMarie Stackiewicz of Delmont and her husband are on bike trails in the region, one of their favorite parts is when a trail brings them into a town where they can look around or find a bite to eat. They are hoping to bring about something similar when the...
Family offers $50,000 to match donations for new Delmont library
Delmont resident Bill Lendl and his family value their local public library and want to see it thrive. That’s why Lendl announced a matching fundraising challenge, where he agreed to match community donations up to $50,000, which will be put toward the building fund for the new Delmont Public Library....
Franklin Regional to modify design, re-bid Sloan ‘elementary campus’ project
Franklin Regional School Board will request its architect redesign some elements of the Sloan “elementary campus” project after rejecting all bids submitted this month. “The bids we received exceeded estimates from our architects, VEBH, during the feasibility study and from Massaro Construction during the design phase of the project,” Superintendent...
Franklin Regional senior places in top three in regional welding competition
Franklin Regional senior Tom Bright brought home a third-place finish from the American Welding Society’s 38th annual Weld-Off Competition. Bright, who is a welding student at Northern Westmoreland Career and Technical Center, was among participants from 30 technical schools in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio. Bright earned two certifications in...
CDC officials will roll out ‘MeetMurrysville’ app at April panel discussion
Murrysville Economic and Community Development Corp. officials want local residents to have access to local goods and services at their fingertips. As they prepare for the second annual Murrysville Business District update, MECDC Executive Director Jill Cooper is looking to move the organization in a modern direction. And what better...
Murrysville-area emergency services receive $50K in state funding
Freshman State Rep. Bob Brooks, R-Murrysville, announced last week more than $50,000 in state funding for Murrysville-area emergency responders, part of $188,000 in overall funding for his 54th District. “Our firefighters and EMS personnel work tirelessly day in and day out to protect us,” Brooks said. “This state grant program...
Three Rivers Community Band festival draws regional musicians
A symphonic band made up of instrumentalists from the East Suburbs will perform at the 16th annual Three Rivers Community Band festival in March. The East Winds Symphonic Band will join three others at the festival that will take place from 2 to 5 p.m. March 30 at Upper St....
Franklin Regional invites senior citizens to free breakfast in May
Franklin Regional officials invite all Delmont, Export and Murrysville residents age 65 and over to the annual Spring Senior Citizen Breakfast at 8:30 a.m. May 1. A complimentary sit-down breakfast will be served and entertainment will be provided by district music students. It will be in the high school cafeteria,...
FR Panther Foundation preps for annual Festival of the Arts
Last year, patrons at Franklin Regional’s annual Festival of the Arts helped raise $52,000 for the FR Panther Foundation, money that was used for education program grants within the district. On April 4, foundation officials are hoping to boost that number even higher. About 300 people attended last year’s festival,...
Mother of Sorrows students advance to statewide science competition
Mother of Sorrows School students are headed to the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science’s state competition after advancing from regionals in February. John Beeson and Matthew Jordan will advance to the statewide competition in May after earning high marks in the regional competition at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. Jordan also...
Bodybuilders head to Murrysville for OCB pro qualifier competitionVideo
Joe Sharrow of Lower Burrell wasn’t about to let a shattered wrist keep him from pursuing his passion for bodybuilding. “I have a plate and nine screws holding it together,” said Sharrow, 55. “I’ve lost some mobility and it still hurts, but I decided I’m not going to let it...
Primary candidate slate set for Murrysville, Export, Delmont
The seats of Murrysville council members Josh Lorenz, Jamie Lee-Korns and Tony Spadaro will be up for election in the May 21 primary, and with Lorenz at his term limit, at least one new face is guaranteed come 2020. Municipal council terms are staggered such that three seats will be...
