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Watch the Franklin Regional marching band perform at today’s Pearl Harbor parade in Hawaii
Franklin Regional Panther Marching Band members will take part in the annual Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade today in Hawaii, and school officials have provided a link to watch the parade live. Livestreaming at 9:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m. in Honolulu), the parade will be the culmination of the band’s weeklong trip...
Murrysville council approves budget, beer distributor, short-term rental regulations
About $2.7 million in capital projects including road work and park improvements is funded in Murrysville’s 2024 budget. The spending plan, approved Wednesday does not include a tax increase. Property taxes will remain at 12.15 mills in the $15.6 million budget. Just under 3.5 mills dedicated for Murrysville’s capital improvement...
Murrysville Council OKs lease for gas, oil rights under 2 parks
Murrysville Council has approved oil and gas rights leases for several hundred acres of land beneath its two largest parks. Council voted 4-2 Wednesday to enter into separate leases with the sole bidder, Olympus Energy, for 74 acres below Duff Park and just under 306 acres of Murrysville Community Park,...
Water authority: Upgrades to affect part of Delmont
System upgrades by the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County will affect water service in several areas of Delmont on Tuesday, authority officials said. Between six and eight hours of work will take place Dec. 5 affecting Greensburg Street, Manor Road, Abbe Place, West Pine Street, Stotler Road, Crest Drive, Suncrest...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Dec. 7, 2023
Edgewood Joshua Sayre sold property at 420 W Swissvale Ave. to Donald Page for $355,000. Forest Hills Megan Oravec sold property at 623 Cascade Road to Rachel Ally Beck for $270,525. Ranjeet Kalsi sold property at 101 Fall Run Road to Claire Berkley for $256,000. Estate of Cheryl Forcucci sold...
New course record set at annual Greensburg Turkey Trot
An Elizabeth Forward High School student set a new course record at the 32nd annual Greensburg Turkey Trot. Patrick Burgos, 17, came in first in the Thanksgiving run with time of 15 minutes, 33 seconds. Burgos recently signed to run track and field and cross-country at Youngstown State University in...
Franklin Regional wrestling building toward future
Franklin Regional wrestling coach Matt Lebe said he has a good feeling about his team, especially when it counts once January begins. That’s when he feels his lineup will be set. The Panthers were co-Section 3-3A champions with Norwin and Penn-Trafford last season and Lebe sees another tight race. He...
Spencer Lee tops Nico Megaludis in battle of former Franklin Regional wrestling greats
An all-Franklin Regional matchup in a post-college wrestling match with Olympic-qualifying possibly on the line? Yes, local fans will take a tall glass of that. Spencer Lee, the superstar who went on to a brilliant and albeit injury-plagued college career at Iowa, met Nico Megaludis, a former Penn State standout,...
Allegheny County DA’s Office detective charged with punching women at Export bar
A detective from the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office is charged with simple assault and harassment after he allegedly assaulted two women at a local bar. The women were playing darts Wednesday at Joey’s Edge Bar on Washington Avenue in Export when Raymond Bonacci punched one woman in the mouth...
Community bands prepare to bring holiday cheer at annual concerts
“These wonderful things are the things we remember all through our lives.” Those are lyrics from the classic Christmas song “Sleigh Ride.” And they hold just as true for holiday memories as they do for musical ones, at least to the members of local community bands. “A lot of us...
Murrysville consumer advocate: Don’t get scammed during your holiday shopping
Last year, during the open enrollment period for Medicare, Mary Bach of Murrysville began receiving calls morning, noon and night about how she and her husband weren’t getting all of the benefits to which they were entitled. Bach, who is a nationally recognized consumer advocate and member of the AARP...
Contractor accused of fraud by Allegheny Township police faces trial for 4 similar cases
A home remodeling contractor from Pitcairn accused five times in as many years of taking money for work he didn’t do has been ordered to stand trial for charges filed by four Westmoreland County police departments. Daniel Ronald Amodeo, 54, of the 600 block of Wall Avenue was charged Jan....
Murrysville area: Monticello Lights, presentation on Putin, local live music and more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. ‘Monticello Lights’ set for Dec. 9-10 Residents in Delmont’s Monticello neighborhood will host their annual “Monticello Lights” fundraiser Dec 9 and 10 to benefit the Salvation Army & WTAE’s Project Bundle Up and the Delmont Recreation Committee. It will take place from...
No students injured when Franklin Regional bus hits house
A Franklin Regional school bus driver was transported by ambulance after the bus struck a home in Murrysville on Thursday afternoon, according to county emergency officials. First responders were called to the intersection of Northlawn Circle and Longview Drive after the bus struck a house while making a turn onto...
Wagon Wheel co-owner will continue selling ‘Our Famous Red Cake’
Mimi Kaufman of Salem isn’t starting a bakery. But she also wasn’t quite ready to give up the flagship red cake dessert at the Wagon Wheel, the restaurant she has owned alongside her sisters. The Wagon Wheel is closing its doors, but fans of the dessert will be able to...
Roadkill deer collection not a job for the faint of heart — or stomach
Thanksgiving week is a good time of year to be doing Steve Boeser’s morning job. Boeser will admit it’s not glorious work. The 56-year-old Washington Township resident is contracted by Murrysville to pick up roadkill deer. But the colder the weather, the easier his job is. On a late-November morning,...
Franklin Regional notebook: Honors keep coming for former Panthers swimmer
A college freshman now, Aiden Bunker is still reaping the rewards of a terrific career as a student-athlete at Franklin Regional. A 2023 graduate who currently is a swimmer at Villanova, Bunker was named to the USA Swimming Scholastic All-American list, a notable accomplishment for the former WPIAL standout. The...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Nov. 26, 2023
Edgewood Mary Przybysz sold property at 1029 Savannah Ave. to Peter and Laurine Weisskopf for $601,000. Forest Hills Richard Kotler sold property at 10 Bevington Road to Anna Marie Lawn for $300,000. Monroeville Bryan Shirtliff sold property at 136 Armour Drive to Terry and Junnie Mendelowski for $425,000. Pamela Ann...
Murrysville police say missing girl has returned home safely
Murrysville police say a girl who had been missing has safely returned home. Police say Sophia Ilgenfritz had been reported missing Wednesday evening ....
Murrysville area: Export Light Up Night, ‘Santa at Sardis’ and more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. Export Light Up Night Export will host its annual “Export Light Up Night” from 6-9 p.m. Dec. 1 along Washington Avenue, which will be closed. Officials will light the borough Christmas tree at 7 p.m., followed by Santa’s arrival. The evening will...
Allegheny Township police latest to accuse contractor of taking money for work he didn’t do
A home remodeling contractor from Pitcairn who was charged five times in as many years with taking money for work he didn’t do has been accused of committing the same crime in Allegheny Township. Daniel Ronald Amodeo, 54, of the 600 block of Wall Avenue was charged Jan. 25 with...
Murrysville man receives jail sentence for assaulting woman in 2022
A Murrysville man was sentenced to a jail term Tuesday in connection with an incident at his former girlfriend’s home the same day he was released on bond on accusations that he choked her. Colby M. Bowling, 29, was sentenced to 11-1/2 to 23 months at the Westmoreland County Prison...
Malfunctioning machine causes minor fire at Arbco Industries in Murrysville, no one hurt
Fire crews responded early Tuesday evening when a malfunctioning machine caused a fire at Arbco Industries in Murrysville. The machine, which is used to make hard plastic wheels, failed and caught an oil pit on fire, according to White Valley Volunteer Fire Department Chief John Bohinc. First responders put the...
Former players remember football coach Al Mauro, who led Plum and Burrell teams to WPIAL titles
Coaches are teachers without the classroom. Al Mauro, a career middle school and high school teacher, certainly fit the bill. “Abby” as he was known by family, friends and players, died Nov. 11 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 80. In his career as high school football...
Murrysville planners consider auto body shop, beer distributor, additional homes in Summerhill Place
Murrysville planning commissioners recommended approval last week for development of a beer distributor on the same property as the Sunoco station at Berlin Farm Road and Route 22. Your Daily Brew, operated by Sunoco’s owners, would be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays, and 9 a.m. to 5...
