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Danger below: Divers detail perils of scouring Western Pa.’s rivers for remains
Darrick Gerano says scuba diving in the Allegheny River ranges from unpleasant to downright harrowing. The water is cold and murky. Vision often is limited to just a few feet. Tree branches and junk dumped into the river pose a constant threat of entanglement. And then there are the dead...
School Road will reopen near Sardis Road in Murrysville
The bridge carrying School Road toward its intersection with Sardis Road will reopen Tuesday, PennDOT officials said. Construction crews have been working on the culvert which carries Haymakers Run underneath School Road, since early June. PennDOT District 12 spokesperson Laina Aquiline said the work is not completely finished, but the...
Pittsburgh east suburban real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 18, 2024
Allegheny County Churchill Katelyn Larue Burns Carmody sold property at 315 Homer Drive to Jack Larkin and Abigail Robeson for $280,000. Antigone Kyros sold property at 105 Kingsdale Road to James Kyros for $250,000. Edgewood George John Haritos sold property at 1108 East End Ave. to PNC Bank NA for...
‘Promote art in our communities’: Greensburg, Latrobe art centers collaborate for 130-piece exhibit
Latrobe and Greensburg art centers are more than just geographical neighbors. They share the same goals and many of the same members, said Pat Majcher, treasurer of the Greensburg Art Center. “We’re both trying to promote art in our communities,” Majcher said, “and so the communities tend to be neighbors.”...
Penn-Trafford hires new assistant principal after shuffling of administrators
Luke Healey is excited to go back to high school. Healey, 39, of Murrysville will start as an assistant principal at Penn-Trafford High School in the fall. It means he’ll have less of a commute than the 60 miles he’s traveled daily to an administrative position at Washington County’s McGuffey...
Murrysville area: Class reunion, art show and more
Class reunion The Franklin Regional Senior High School Class of 1989 will hold a 35th-anniversary reunion on Sept. 7. It will be at the Red Barn Winery, 275 Manor Road just outside Delmont. For more, see the “Franklin Regional Class of 1989” page on Facebook or email Christopher Ward at...
Murrysville dance school will open 2nd location in Plum
Technically, Donna Zerjav of Murrysville runs Donna’s School of Dance in her spare time. In her day job, Zerjav works as a claims adjuster for Erie Insurance. But “Donna the claims adjuster” isn’t how most people know her. It’s “Donna from Donna’s School of Dance.” That’s because the business has...
Murrysville council approves luxury lot subdivision off Wiestertown Road
After sitting through a 3-3 tie vote in June and the deferral of a decision in July, developer Paul Fischione and his attorney were ready for a vote on their proposal to create 24 luxury lots off Wiestertown Road in Murrysville. Attorney Bill Sittig said his client wasn’t interested in...
Man accused of stalking Murrysville rock singer to remain jailed in Westmoreland
Lacey Sturm knows she and others in her industry could be a potential target. The decorated rock singer said Monday following a court hearing for an Ohio man accused of stalking her that she understands the relationship between music and mental health. “I make rock music, and there’s a risk...
State police to increase late-night patrols in Export
State police will increase late-night patrols in response to recent reports of car break-ins in Export. Lt. Michael Sbardella was at council’s Aug. 6 meeting to address concerns about thefts from vehicles along Lee Street, Pierce Street, Italy Road and Lincoln Avenue. Sbardella said he would speak with midnight-shift officers...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Aug. 11, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Wayne Nagle sold property at 232 North Ave. to Heidi Maribel Dubon Corrales for $55,000. Churchill Joseph Zohr sold property at 13 Churchill Road to Isaac and Kelsey Kumar for $605,000. Sadia Sala sold property at 3758 E Rural Court to GMS Global Invests LLC for $113,500....
7-on-7 competition goes well for Franklin Regional
Franklin Regional coach Lance Getsy isn’t making any preseason predictions based on his team’s performance in 7-on-7 passing competitions, but he sees progress in the repetitions and value in the effort. Franklin Regional had a shot at winning Pool A of the Westmoreland County Coaches Association Larry Sellitto Memorial 7-on-7...
TE Mac Bresnahan wants to be top target in Franklin Regional passing game
When Franklin Regional needed to make a big play in the passing game the past two seasons, Ayden Hudock delivered. Hudock caught 42 passes for 957 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2022 and had 48 catches for 803 yards and 11 scores in 2023. But Hudock has graduated, and senior...
Franklin Regional grad Spencer Lee falls in Olympic gold medal match
Spencer Lee’s dream of becoming an Olympic champion fell just short Friday afternoon in the men’s freestyle 57 kg final. Japan’s Rei Higuchi, the top seed, used a takedown early in the second period to defeat Lee, 4-2. Higuchi got a second takedown late in the match when Lee tried...
Going for Gold: Franklin Regional grad Spencer Lee earns 3 wins to reach Olympic finals
Spencer Lee is one victory away from achieving his ultimate goal — being an Olympic gold medalist. The Franklin Regional and Iowa graduate rolled into the men’s freestyle 57 kg finals with a dominating 14-4 technical fall victory Thursday against Uzbekistan’s Gulomjon Abdullaev in the semifinals. It was his third...
Don’t forget about Franklin Regional in conference title race
Lance Getsy doesn’t seem to mind that people are overlooking his Franklin Regional football team. The clamor surrounding the WPIAL Class 5A Big East Conference this preseason has mostly been about Latrobe, Penn-Trafford and Woodland Hills. But anyone who forgets about Franklin Regional might be making a big mistake. The...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Aug. 4, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Wilmington Savings Fund Soc FSB Tr sold property at 2331 Marbury Road to Ambunga Brigitte Mbembo for $265,000. Forest Hills Corner Lot Homes LLC sold property at 109 Bevington Road to Mary Duffy Rooney for $400,000. Amagu Homes Flips LLC sold property at 125 LeGrande Drive to...
Murrysville recreation officials, businesses look to put unique twist on community yard sale
Murrysville officials and local businesses will team up to host a community-wide yard sale this fall with a few unique twists, including a crew that will come haul away the items that don’t sell. “I think part of what stops people from doing neighborhood yard sales is the thought of,...
From barbecue to bubbles: Residents celebrate at Delmont DazeVideo
From pork barbecue to a foam bubble play area, the beautiful weather Saturday between the morning and afternoon showers was icing on the cake for attendees at the annual Delmont Daze festival. The borough’s annual community celebration included food, live music, games, a dunking booth with town officials, a parade...
Westmoreland returns part of grant to pay for 911 upgrades; blames bookkeeping error
Westmoreland County has returned nearly 75% of a federal grant meant to pay for mobile backups of the county’s 911 dispatch system. Officials said bookkeeping errors impacted the $529,000 project to purchase the mobile 911 dispatch units. Those units could be relocated if public safety services were forced to evacuate...
New Franklin Regional boys soccer coach focuses on building rapport, fitness
When Nick White was an assistant boys soccer coach at Fox Chapel, the Foxes took late-summer trips to team camps. It became part of their voluntary training schedule. The week-long bonding events were a build-up to the start of the WPIAL season. “Getting to know the boys on a deeper...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of July 28, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Forest Hills Daniel Martin sold property at 473 Atlantic Ave. to Barbara Gamrat for $255,000. John JD Demars sold property at 319 Castlegate Road to Stephen Guevara for $305,000. Cynthia Baca sold property at 3758 Greensburg Pike to Bryson and Christine O’Donnell for $163,000. Gary Craig sold property...
Franklin Regional grad takes over Independence concussion management programVideo
When Alex Fleming was helping the Franklin Regional Panthers football team win the PIAA’s 2005 AAA championship, he wasn’t thinking much about concussion protocol. But as the 2007 Franklin Regional graduate moved on to Davidson College — where he played football while pursuing a biology degree before earning his medical...
Murrysville area: FR open houses, art show seeks submissions, and more
Franklin Regional open house schedule Franklin Regional schools will host a series of open house nights for new and incoming students to get familiar with their respective buildings. • FR Primary and Intermediate schools: 6-7:30 p.m. Aug. 15 for grades 2 and 5; Aug. 16 for kindergarten and grade 3;...
Feds: Drug raid yields more than 100 kilos of cocaine plus heroin, fentanyl from McKeesport, Monroeville, Penn Hills
A federal drug investigation has led to charges for four men who police said were in possession of 116 kilograms of cocaine. That amount is equivalent to more than 250 pounds. Federal officials investigating drug activity in Western Pennsylvania executed sealed search warrants for homes and vehicles in McKeesport, Monroeville,...
