Murrysville Star category, Page 2
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 23, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant 5th Avenue Property Group LLC sold property at Unknown Address to Lamont Fourguson for $100,000. Edgewood Ryan Wilk sold property at 142 Lloyd Ave. to Josh Ray and Courtney Camp Grove for $426,500. Forest Hills Joan Ellenbogen Handelsman sold property at 2143 Ardmore Blvd. to Brian Emmanuel...
Better on the mat than on the mic, Spencer Lee gears up for Real American Freestyle bout
Spencer Lee hit a barrier that no amount of takedown drills would help him with. While promoting the Real American Freestyle wrestling event Nov. 29 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, the Franklin Regional graduate needed many takes to get the proper amount of “smack talk” committed to video. Lee, who...
Delmont police will host collection drive to benefit Westmoreland Food Bank
The Westmoreland Food Bank was still feeling pressure from food insecurity during the covid pandemic when the federal government shutdown this fall created additional strain. “We didn’t feel like we were fully dug out yet from the pandemic, let alone ready to start handling another crisis,” said food bank Executive...
Murrysville area: Santa at Sardis, library programs, holiday events, more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. Santa at Sardis The Murrysville Recreation Department will host its annual Santa at Sardis event from 1-4 p.m. Dec. 6 at Sardis Park. The afternoon will include a bonfire, children’s activities, s’mores and photos with Santa. The park is located at the...
Franklin Regional to borrow $10 million for athletics upgrades
Franklin Regional officials will move ahead to borrow about $10 million in order to renovate their athletic fields, as well as create a multi-purpose field on the school district’s main campus in Murrysville. The school board voted unanimously Monday night to fund the project through a bond issue. It will...
Murrysville man sentenced to prison for sex videos with teens
A Murrysville man was ordered Monday to serve up to four years in prison after he pleaded guilty to possession and dissemination of child pornography. Prosecutors said Kevin M. Hullenbaugh, 32, had a sexual relationship from October 2023 through mid July 2024 with two 16-year-old girls. According to court records...
Murrysville council axes proposal for vacant property registry
Murrysville council will not move ahead with a proposed ordinance establishing a registry for vacant properties. Murrysville Chief Administrator Michael Nestico said a draft copy of the ordinance began circulating in early November, and the municipality received significant feedback about the proposal, which would have established a fee schedule for...
Murrysville hears pitch for stormwater fee to help fund state-mandated projects
The management and control of stormwater in Pennsylvania has become more heavily regulated in the past two decades. In towns with a municipal separate storm sewer system, known as MS4, compliance with those regulations has continued to increase in cost. State environmental officials require MS4 permit-holders to meet annual goals...
Murrysville rezones private property designated as ‘public lands’ in the ’80s
Murrysville officials voted this month to rezone a 3-acre, privately owned property near Hills Church Road and Carriage Circle after an investigation revealed the land had been incorrectly designated as public for decades. The rezoning brings the parcel in line with its residential surroundings. The effort began in early fall...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 23, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Anthony Thomassey sold property at 286 Brighton St. to Fifth Ave Property Group LLC for $75,000. Denise Trasoline sold property at 225 North Ave. to Bridgeloft One LLC for $230,000. Churchill Mircia Martin sold property at 1900 Garrick Drive to James Lewis and Suzanne Marie Spearman for...
Murrysville proposes 2026 budget with no tax hike
Murrysville officials have a proposed budget slightly smaller than this year’s edition. “We actually have a 4.1% decrease from the 2025 budget,” said finance director Jacie Milchak. She clarified that the decrease reflects the timing of major capital projects, not a reduction in staffing or services. “While the total budget...
Murrysville area: Delmont police food drive, Salvation Army bell ringers, holiday events, more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. Delmont police host food drive The Delmont Police Department will host a Nov. 23 food drive for the Westmoreland Food Bank. It will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Delmont Borough Garage, 30 Bierer St. Only nonperishable food items...
Millie’s Homemade Ice Cream teams up with Daugherty Orchards of Murrysville
Chad Townsend of Fox Chapel grew up eating frozen Ho Ho cakes, courtesy of his late grandmother, Mildred Trau. That love of noshing on frozen treats would later inspire Townsend to hone his ice cream-making skills and later open Millie’s Homemade Ice Cream, based in Pittsburgh. Mildred, or “Millie” was...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 9, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Bryan Kreider sold property at 2505 Greensburg Pike to Joseph Chilcott for $159,399. Forest Hills Jerome Bitz sold property at 108 Cascade Road to Peter and Gina Chan for $380,000. William Moore sold property at 115 Forest Hills Road to Matthew Frazer for $415,000. Benjamin Spaulding sold...
Franklin Regional boys can’t solve No. 1 Conrad Weiser, lose in PIAA soccer quarterfinals
ALTOONA — Saturday night’s PIAA Class 3A boys soccer quarterfinal between Franklin Regional and Conrad Weiser was a matter of creating opportunities. The bulk of them, though, belonged to the Scouts as they controlled play for much of the night and blanked the Panthers, 2-0, at Altoona’s Mansion Park. Panthers...
After 57 years, wounded Vietnam veteran recognized for helping others heal
On a remote mountain in North Vietnam, 19-year-old Andy Nigut’s body lay limp. Terrified and going in and out of consciousness, he was struggling to breathe. The young Marine attempted to scream for help but quickly realized something sharp was lodged in his throat after his battalion was attacked Oct....
Westmoreland County PIAA soccer playoff preview capsule for Nov. 8, 2025
PIAA boys soccer playoffs Class 3A Quarterfinals 7-2 Franklin Regional (19-4) vs. 3-1 Conrad Weiser (25-0-1) 5 p.m. Saturday, Mansion Park Stadium, Altoona Winner plays: Winner of 7-1 West Allegheny (15-6)/8-1 Allderdice (15-5) on Tuesday in semifinals (time, site TBD) Coaches: Nick White, Franklin Regional; Derek Long, Conrad Weiser Players...
Murrysville area: ‘Christmas at the Cabin’ and other holiday eventsVideo
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. ‘Christmas at the Cabin’ The Murrysville Historical Preservation Society invites the public to celebrate the holiday season with “Christmas at the Cabin,” from 1-4 p.m. Nov. 22 at the Hoey/Staymates Cabin and Barn. Visit with St. Nicholas and learn about his origins,...
Delmont council to see new faces in 2026
Delmont council will see one new face in 2026, along with two from the past according to Tuesday’s unofficial election results. The borough had four council seats up for election, each with a four-year term. Incumbent Pamela Simpson, who did not file for reelection but made it onto the ballot...
2 incumbents, 2 newcomers earn spots on Murrysville council
Republican Darren Miller came away with the most votes in the race for four open Murrysville council seats, taking nearly 23% of more than 20,000 votes in Tuesday’s election. He will be joined by incumbent Republican Jason Lemak (21%), newcomer and Republican Michael Korns (20%) and incumbent Republican Jamie Lingg...
With Fabrizzio Costa filling net, Franklin Regional wins 1st-round PIAA match
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Fabrizzio Costa continued his hot postseason with a goal off a penalty kick just 1 minute, 9 seconds into Tuesday’s 3-0 win by Franklin Regional over District 6 champion Hollidaysburg in the first round of the PIAA Class 3A boys soccer playoffs at Tiger Stadium. “It was pretty...
Ex-detective from Murrysville accused of giving athlete son Adderall, testosterone held for trial
A former Allegheny County detective accused of injecting his teenage son with a steroid in 2019 to boost his football performance intimidated the youth into lying to prosecutors about the case, the son testified Tuesday. Raymond W. Bonacci, 59, of Murrysville, was held for trial in Westmoreland County Court on...
Westmoreland County PIAA soccer playoff preview capsule for Nov. 4, 2025
PIAA boys soccer playoffs Class 3A First round 7-2 Franklin Regional (18-4) at 6-1 Hollidaysburg (17-2-1) 7 p.m. Tuesday, Tiger Stadium, Hollidaysburg Winner plays: Winner of 3-1 Conrad Weiser (21-0-1)/7-3 Thomas Jefferson (19-3-1) on Saturday in quarterfinals (time, site TBD) Coaches: Nick White, Franklin Regional; Craig Shale, Hollidaysburg Players to...
Franklin Regional in the running for billionaire’s $1M education award
Franklin Regional School District has a chance to become the first public education system to earn a $1 million prize for educators who exemplify outstanding, transformational innovation in learning. The district is among 23 contenders for the Yass Prize, a national award created by Pennsylvania billionaire Jeff Yass and his...
Franklin Regional soccer maintains standard through coaching roller coaster
Coaching turnover, while necessary at times and inevitable at others, can be damaging to an athletic program at any level. Even the good ones. It can cause rifts, distractions and impatience as a new leader fosters change and buys time to implement a system. Franklin Regional, though, hasn’t had issues...
