Murrysville Star category, Page 9
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...
Pumpkin projectiles: Penn Township brewery holds Pumpkin Pitchin’ charity eventVideo
Kaitee Robertson of Greensburg wasn’t messing around during Sunday’s Pumpkin Pitchin’ contest at Devout Brewing in Penn Township. Robertson and more than 20 other entrants were taking part in pumpkin bowling, target practice (trying to hit the center of a large bull’s-eye target) and “pumpkin pong,” modeled on the college...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 2, 2025
Churchill Kenneth Mitchell sold property at 2509 Creekedge Drive to Heather Powe for $310,000. Kory Riemensperger sold property at 1528 Williamsburg Pl to Aaron Kreimer and Elise Krugh for $255,000. Edgewood Julie Heinrich sold property at 210 Maple Ave. to Robert Michael Zlot and Sandra Sum Yee Mau for $750,000....
West Allegheny rallies past Franklin Regional to capture WPIAL boys soccer championship
Sophomore Michael Johnson is a lightweight wrestler at West Allegheny and competes at 106 pounds. He spends the fall season playing midfielder and defender for the soccer team where, oftentimes, he is the smallest player on the field. On Saturday afternoon, the diminutive speedster played a gigantic role as he...
Franklin Regional notebook: Panthers gain experience during trying football season
It was not the season that Lance Getsy and the Franklin Regional football team hoped for. The Panthers closed out the season with a 41-14 loss at Armstrong on Oct. 24. The only win came against Fox Chapel, 21-10, on Oct. 3. It was a season of growth for the...
Franklin Regional boys soccer teams hopes to ride defense to WPIAL title
WPIAL Class 3A boys soccer championship 3-Franklin Regional (18-3) vs. 8-West Allegheny (13-6) Noon Saturday, Highmark Stadium, Pittsburgh … Franklin Regional is a firm believer in a centuries-old sports adage: Defense wins championships. The Panthers’ back line has been one of the WPIAL’s best, and it could be what brings...
Murrysville massage parlor worker pleads guilty to prostitution
A woman charged in connection with a raid at a Murrysville massage parlor pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor prostitution charge on Wednesday. Police said Weihong Wang, 63, was one of two women working last month during a raid of the Asian Garden Spa on Route 22. Police said Wang offered...
Franklin Regional perseveres, beats Bethel Park to earn return trip to WPIAL title game
Fabrizzio Costa’s late-game goal set up by Michael Hillenbrand sent No. 3 Franklin Regional back to Highmark Stadium, defeating No. 2 Bethel Park, 1-0, in the WPIAL Class 3A semifinals Tuesday night. “If you give yourself enough opportunities, something good can happen,” Franklin Regional coach Nick White said. “On that...
Murrsyville man held for trial after attack with baseball bat
At first, Elizabeth Hobbs thought the baseball bat a Murrysville man grabbed out of his backseat during a fight was plastic. She quickly realized it was metal as Reno James Roberts, 26, began attacking her and her boyfriend with it outside a Salem gas station Oct. 16, she said. Hobbs...
Franklin Regional students prepare for battle in ‘Lion, Witch & the Wardrobe’
What’s the first rule when choreographing a sword battle between high-school freshmen? “No improvising,” said Shelby Hostetler, English teacher and co-director for the Franklin Regional Thespian Club. Hostetler is choreographing not one but multiple battles as the club prepares to stage a production of “The Lion, the Witch and the...
Murrysville council rejects rezoning request for multi-phase development off Wilson Road
Murrysville council opted to reject a request to rezone property at the corner of Wilson and Manor roads, part of a group of properties slated for a corporate campus for medical business Dedicated Nursing Associates along with other commercial, retail and residential aspects. The first phase of the development is...
Murrysville considers creating registry for vacant properties
Murrysville doesn’t have a big problem with vacant, blighted properties. But when one does make its way onto the municipality’s radar, they’d like to be able to address it sooner than later. Chief Administrator Michael Nestico provided council with a proposal for a new ordinance that would create a registry...
Schools working to keep children fed ahead of potential SNAP benefits shutdown
As the federal government shutdown lingers, food assistance is in jeopardy for about 2 million people across the state. With the largest anti-hunger program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, on course to shut down Saturday, school districts are ramping up efforts to make sure children continue to be...
