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East suburban real estate transactions, week of Jan. 7, 2024
Oakmont Gary Fletcher trustee sold property at 242 Rivermont St. to Nathan and Jessica Rhoads for $578,000. Donna Medved sold property at 125 View St. to Remedy Redevelopment LLC for $130,000. Brooks & Blair Homes Oakmont LLC sold property at 89 First St. to Lee Ann Shelburne for $2,085,000. Margaret...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Jan. 7, 2024
Churchill Bradley Towell sold property at 2101 Beulah Road to Christopher and Amy Heckman for $37,500. Bellagia Properties LLC sold property at 1611 Branning Road to Timothy Koltonski and Carianne Turin for $365,000. Edgewood Janice Johnson sold property at 175 Lloyd Ave. to Yufei Zheng for $375,000. Evan Williams sold...
Franklin Regional notebook: Hockey team builds momentum
Franklin Regional hockey took momentum in the form of a two-game winning streak into the holiday break. The Panthers followed a 5-3 victory over Bishop McCort with a 6-3 win against Armstrong to move to 6-3-0-1 on the season. Matt Rutkowski had a hat trick and an assist against Armstrong,...
Franklin Regional gives up huge lead before rallying to beat Kiski Area
A boys basketball blowout at Kiski Area turned into a nail-biter before it was over Friday night, but Franklin Regional will take the road victory just the same. Cooper Rankin scored 23 points, and Cam Rowell added 21, including the go-ahead basket in the final minute, as the Panthers held...
Delmont to purchase choking prevention devices for borough, policeVideo
Delmont officials will equip their borough staff and police department with a device designed to save choking victims. Borough council voted unanimously to approve the purchase of LifeVacs. The device, created in 2016, uses a tight-fitting mask and suction to dislodge an item stuck in a person’s throat. LifeVacs have...
Quick start sparks Franklin Regional wrestling to win over Ringgold
A quick start was the perfect recipe for the No. 4 Franklin Regional wrestling team in its Section 3-3A first-place showdown against Ringgold on Wednesday. The unbeaten Panthers (12-0, 2-0) got a pin from senior Ty Kapusta at 127 pounds to start the match, which was followed by a win...
Delmont man pleads guilty to sexual assault of teen
A Delmont man pleaded guilty Wednesday to the sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl. Dezhane M. Amey, 23, was sentenced by Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court Judge Tim Krieger to serve nine months on house arrest as part of a two-year probation term in return for his plea to one...
Export officials continue to explore taking back Italy Road from PennDOT
If Export officials ultimately decide to take back control of Italy Road from PennDOT, they will have nearly $200,000 in grant funding available for sewage work. Council President Barry Delissio announced that the borough had been approved for more than $360,000 through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Environmental Development’s...
Franklin Regional pulls away after Penn-Trafford shrinks Panthers’ big lead
Franklin Regional has a pilot light that burns brightly and ignites the Panthers’ fast-paced attack. Coach Jesse Reed never wants to see that light burn out, but he wants to temper it. Why? Because he loves his team’s fire. It’s just a matter of when to crank up the heat....
Murrysville electrician killed last week is ‘going to be missed by many,’ colleague says
A Murrysville electrician who was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head in a Clarion County trailer was remembered fondly by a professional colleague. “George was a friend to everybody and he’s going to be missed by many,” Forrest Passerin said of George Dayieb. The 57-year-old Dayieb was...
Police: 3 men arrested after killing Murrysville man over $400K debt
Authorities have arrested three men in the death of a Murrysville businessman whose body was discovered Friday in Clarion County. George Dayieb, 57, of Murrysville, had been reported missing and endangered to Murrysville police. He was found by investigators inside a trailer with a single gunshot wound to the back...
Dick’s Diner in Murrysville evacuated after chemical spilled in basement
At least 20 customers and employees were evacuated from Dick’s Diner in Murrysville on Saturday afternoon after customers complained of a burning sensation affecting their eyes. The incident happened at the restaurant along Route 22 shortly before 1 p.m. General manager Erik Retzer said 911 was called when the ill...
Dollar General resolves traffic issues in Murrysville store proposal
Murrysville council approved Dollar General’s plans for a store just south of Delmont along Route 66. Again. The project was originally approved in August 2022. “The developer has had some difficulty receiving (Pennsylvania Department of Transportation) approvals for some of the sight-line distances and they’ve been working on that,” Murrysville...
Monongahela River fishermen find car stolen 15 years ago
Two men fishing in the Monongahela River on Sunday found a car that had been reported stolen 15 years ago. The men were fishing near the Point Marion boat launch in Fayette County when they noticed the outline of a vehicle on their fish finder, state police said. On Tuesday,...
Murrysville, Export, Delmont set 1st meetings of the new year
Murrysville, Export and Delmont will all hold their annual reorganizational meetings and regular monthly meetings on the same night. All three towns will reorganize officers for 2024 and hold their regular business meetings on Tuesday, Jan. 2: • Murrysville will hold its reorganizational meeting and its first of two monthly...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Franklin Regional’s Juliano Marion
While wrestling might seem like a very individual sport, there are many team aspects to competition. Only the wrestler can win his contest, of course, but team chemistry is as important as in other sports. At least that’s the case according to Franklin Regional’s Juliano Marion, who has the group...
Murrysville landmark owner backs leniency for building’s arsonist
Monica Meehan sat quietly in a Westmoreland County courtroom Friday to watch the man who burned down her business, the Spaghetti & Steakhouse and Hot Rod Lounge in Murrysville, receive a state prison sentence. “It’s pretty devastating and the land is for sale now,” Meehan said. “At the time, things...
Panther students stay busy during the holiday seasonVideo
From the high school down to kindergarten, when Franklin Regional students aren’t busy studying, they found plenty of ways to get into the spirit of the holidays. The FR Thespians Club hosted a senior breakfast as part of its run of “A Christmas Carol” performances, eighth grade art club students...
Murrysville area: Native plant program, MMA fight night, ‘Winter Wonderlab’ and more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. Native plants program A staff member from Rust Belt Natives will host a Jan. 16 presentation on gardening with native plants at the Murrysville Community Library. Participants will learn how to create a low-maintenance, environmentally friendly garden space, how to choose the...
Clouds hamper annual winter solstice walk in Murrysville
Westmoreland Conservancy officials got decent weather but unfortunate cloud cover for their annual winter solstice walk on Thursday evening. The shortest day of the year saw the sun setting at 4:57 p.m. About 16 participants were hoping to see it in spectacular fashion from an observation deck built by a...
Western Pa. faithful react to Pope’s same-sex couples edict — could bring ‘new era of openness’
For Donna Fischer, Pope Francis’ statement permitting priests to bless same-sex couples is a step in the right direction for the LGBTQ community. The Vatican released a document Monday elaborating on a letter Francis wrote to two cardinals that was published in October. The document affirms that priests can bless...
Export teen sentenced to prison term for Jeannette shooting
An Export man pleaded guilty Wednesday to shooting two men in a Jeannette home in October 2020. Khalil Myers, 19, was originally charged with attempted homicide and aggravated assault in connection with a shooting that injured two men at a South Third Street home. Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court Judge...
Lee defeats Megaludis to win Senior National Freestyle title
It was a battle of Franklin Regional High School graduates Sunday in the finals of the Senior National Men’s Freestyle Championship in Fort Worth, Texas. Spencer Lee, a 2017 grad, defeated 2011 grad Nico Megaludis, 6-2, in the finals. Lee had two first-period takedowns and added another takedown in the...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Dec. 21, 2023
Chalfant AYT Assets LLC sold property at 236 Highland Ave. to Lucia Alexandra Giamanco for $95,000. Edgewood Richard Bereznak sold property at 109 Harlow St. to Leah Valtin Erwin and Forrest James Jackson for $308,000. Forest Hills Kathleen Kyle sold property at 135 Avenue L to Angie Jolicoeur for $160,500....
Annual Franklin Regional Holiday Telethon will benefit new ‘Mini-THON’ club’s fundraising effortsVideo
It may have been two decades ago, but Franklin Regional multimedia teacher Becky Magness doesn’t have any trouble recalling the first holiday telethon her multimedia students produced. “Our first one was live outside of Walmart, and it was so cold that our cameras were actually freezing,” Magness said. They also...
