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Murrysville-area news and briefs for the week of June 3, 2021
Here are just some of the things happening in the Star’s coverage area in the coming weeks. To submit an event or a news brief, email pvarine@triblive.com. Veteran banner sales in Delmont Delmont officials are accepting additional requests for veteran banners to be hung in the borough. Banners are $105...
Franklin Regional gets walk-off win over Bethel Park in Class 5A title game
Andrew Muraco took it personally when Bethel Park coach Pat Zehnder decided to intentionally walk Louie Kegerreis with a runner on second base in the bottom of the seventh inning to get to him in the WPIAL Class 5A championship. So the Franklin Regional senior made Bethel Park pay. He...
3 cases added to Murrysville-Export-Delmont covid tally in past week
The most recent data from the state Department of Health shows 1,497 coronavirus cases in the Murrysville area since the pandemic started in March 2020. In the past week, three new cases were reported. The health department this week released updated figures for the three ZIP codes that comprise the...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of May 30, 2021
Delmont Estate of Evelyn Grubich sold property at 216 Freeport St. to Glenn and Linda Jobe for $19,500. Forest Hills James Conte sold property at 202 Glasgow Road to Michael Gasior for $100,000. Monroeville Frances Mitchell sold property at 1354 Foxboro Drive to Kyle Reese for $175,000. Stephanie Sapp sold...
Murrysville Star notebook: FR grad earns all-region honors for Mercyhurst baseball
It has been eight years since the Mercyhurst baseball team saw a relief pitcher earn all-region honors. But then Michael Krauza came along and had a season to place on the mantel. Krauza was named to the NCBWA Atlantic All-Region First Team after making 19 regular season appearances and leading...
News and briefs from the greater Murrysville area for the week of May 27, 2021
Townsend Park concert schedule announced The Murrysville Recreation Department has released the schedule for its summer concert series, “Tuesdays at Townsend,” taking place at Townsend Park. The free concerts will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the park, and each concert will also include regional food trucks and breweries:...
Franklin Regional board holds ‘public-less’ public hearing
To the editor: On May 24, the Franklin Regional School District held a public hearing on the future of the empty Heritage and Newlonsburg elementary schools. It was a public hearing, but the public wasn’t allowed to attend because the board is still holding virtual meetings where residents can watch,...
Signature Dishes: Wade’s brings made-to-order doughnuts to Export’s breakfast tableVideo
This is part of an ongoing series highlighting Signature Dishes at locally owned restaurants in the region. See Trib Total Media’s new online directory of restaurants, Dine Local, at dinelocal.triblive.com. If too much business is a problem, Karen Wade and her husband, Alan, were on the verge of having a...
Murrysville family’s story highlights importance of public adoptionsVideo
Theresa Gutierrez has a lot of love to give. After losing her husband nearly a decade ago, Gutierrez raised her eldest daughter, now in her mid-20s, and her son Brandon, who is now 16. Just about a year ago, Theresa and Brandon welcomed 10-year-old Phillip into their home, and as...
Murrysville-Export-Delmont covid figures tallied for the week of May 26, 2021
The most recent data from the state Department of Health shows 1,494 coronavirus cases in the Murrysville area since the pandemic started in March 2020. In the past week, four new cases were reported. The health department this week released updated figures for the three ZIP codes that comprise the...
WPIAL reveals championship schedule for baseball finals
The WPIAL baseball finalists in Class 6A and 4A will play under the lights at Wild Things Park next week. The schedule for the six championship games has North Allegheny and Hempfield playing at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, and Montour and New Castle meeting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Also playing Tuesday...
Franklin Regional begins making plans for return to normalcy in 2021-2022 school year
Franklin Regional School Board members were briefed Monday night on what Superintendent Gennaro Piraino hopes will be a return to some semblance of normalcy, after more than a full school year completed under covid-related restrictions. Piraino said the strategy will be to keep options open for district families. “Right now,...
Franklin Regional baseball survives early scare, mows down Peters Township to reach 5A finals
Franklin Regional starting pitcher Brian Pirone flirted with danger for two innings Tuesday as the Panthers took on Peters Township in the WPIAL Class 5A baseball semifinals. The No. 13 Indians (10-11) got to the right-hander for a run in the first inning and loaded the bases in the first...
Westmoreland baseball playoff capsule: Game for Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Tuesday’s game Class 5A Semifinals 1-Franklin Regional (17-1) vs. 13-Peters Township (10-10) 4 p.m. at Latrobe Coaches: Bob Saddler, Franklin Regional; Rocky Plassio, Peters Township Winner plays: Winner of 2-Bethel Park (17-3)/3-West Allegheny (17-3) on June 1 or 2 at Wild Things Park in the finals Players to watch: Louis...
Help wanted: Westmoreland County seeks applicants for vacant jobs
Westmoreland County has the “help wanted” sign out to fill jobs in several departments but, as has been the case in the private sector, there isn’t enough community interest to fill vacant positions. It has been so much of a challenge to fill the roster of guards at the county...
Premier Performing Arts takes recital to the outdoors
Premier Performing Arts in Monroeville filled Monroeville Community Park with dancing, singing and acting the weekend of May 22 and 23. More than 200 students from Monroeville, Murrysville, Penn, Trafford, Irwin, Churchill, Plum and Penn Hills participated in the performances over the two-day period. The outdoor venue was chosen so...
Plum artist’s work will be featured at ESAL gallery space in Murrysville library
Clare Mears Stefanini began painting when she was in college at the University of North Carolina’s Wilmington campus. She eventually decided to major in art, and a group of her pieces will be on display throughout June in Murrysville. Stefanini joined the East Suburban Artists League this past winter, and...
Westmoreland WPIAL baseball playoff capsules for May 24, 2021
Class 6A Semifinals Tuesday 2-Norwin (14-3) vs. 3-Hempfield (14-7) 6:30 p.m. at Latrobe Coaches: Mike Liebdzinski, Norwin; Tim Buzzard, Hempfield Winner plays: Winner of 1-North Allegheny (18-3)/5-Butler (14-6) on June 1 or 2 at a time to be determined at Wild Things Park, Washington in the finals Players to watch:...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of May 23, 2021
Chalfant GMS Global Investments LLC sold property at 827 Greensburg Pike to Desire White Price for $176,000. Churchill Thien Le Nguyen sold property at 70 Locksley Drive to Karthik and Grace Hariharan for $263,970. Delmont Vivian French sold property at 708 Cherry Blossom Court to Loretta Riddle for $249,900. Matthew...
Franklin Regional tops Mars in suspended Class 5A playoff game
A WPIAL Class 5A baseball quarterfinal between top-seeded Franklin Regional (17-1) and No. 8 Mars (13-7) that started Friday night had to be finished Saturday afternoon after a bank of lights went out at North Allegheny. The delay did not bother Franklin Regional’s Chris Pagano and Timmy Quinn. Pagano was...
Franklin Regional baseball works to ‘flush’ late-season loss
For Franklin Regional baseball coach Bobby Saddler and his players, it must have been like having the theme from “Psycho” pierce their ears. Ree, ree, ree. The Panthers’ first loss of the season hit hard, like a stabbing pain. Norwin, the third-ranked team in Class 6A at the time, roughed...
Franklin Regional-Mars game suspended when lights go out at North Allegheny
A power failure in the left field light tower at North Allegheny’s baseball field forced Friday’s Class 5A WPIAL quarterfinal between top-seeded Franklin Regional and No. 8 Mars to be suspended with the score tied 5-5 with two outs in the top of the fifth inning. The game will resume...
Franklin Regional boys tennis falls in PIAA quarterfinals
The Franklin Regional boys tennis team’s remarkable season came to an end in the PIAA Class 3A quarterfinals with a 4-0 loss to District 1 champion Lower Merion on Friday at Hershey Racquet Club. Lower Merion won at No. 2 and 3 singles and No. 1 and 2 doubles. The...
Murrysville to evaluate permanent fixes for Logan’s Ferry, Heather Highlands bridges
Murrysville officials would like to build on a 2018 study of the Logan’s Ferry bridge intersection and begin evaluating permanent fixes for there and the Heather Highlands bridge. “We have a major problem with several bridges,” Jim Morrison, chief administrator, told council this week. “They’re required to be inspected annually....
Memorial Day events will include return of parade, rededication of Export veterans’ monumentVideo
After a 2020 Memorial Day that was pared back because of covid-19 concerns, the White Valley AMVETS and local American Legions will bring back their full slate of events this year, including the rededication of the Export veterans’ memorial, recently relocated closer to the Westmoreland Heritage trail. Work crews from...
