Murrysville Star category, Page 40
Murrysville looks to balance growth, rural character that attracts new residents
Murrysville officials are casting an eye toward the municipality’s long-term growth as they begin working with a consultant who will help them take a deep dive into their zoning laws. That’s great news to Councilwoman Jamie Lee Korns, who has been advocating a long look at Murrysville’s zoning ordinances for...
Penalty kick sends Plum girls soccer team past Franklin Regional, clinches section title
The Plum girls soccer team clinched its fifth straight outright section championship Wednesday evening at Mustangs Stadium. But the Mustangs needed overtime to get the victory. A controversial penalty call on a Franklin Regional defender in the box set up a penalty kick for Plum. Senior Ava Weleski set up...
Sought-after Franklin Regional slugger Toryn Fulton commits to South Florida
Franklin Regional standout junior Toryn Fulton announced Monday she has made a verbal commitment to play college softball at South Florida. Fulton, a power-hitting outfielder who played second base last season for the Panthers, hit .552 with a 1.755 OPS. She had eight home runs, seven doubles and 32 RBIs....
Latrobe girls soccer picks up pace, ends Franklin Regional win streak
With its offense moving efficiently and fluidly, Latrobe sped up the pace and created frequent scoring opportunities on the way to a 2-0 victory over Franklin Regional on Monday night in a Section 3-3A girls soccer game in Murrysville. Junior midfielder Bri Hoffer and sophomore forward Annalyse Bauer produced goals...
Westmoreland Coroner: Salem man killed in Route 22 crash
A Salem man was killed in a crash on Route 22 in Murrysville on Saturday evening after a suspected impaired driver ran a red light and hit his car broadside, according to the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office and municipal police. Michael D. Poholsky, 65, was driving a Chrysler Concorde on...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Oct. 8, 2023
Forest Hills Rosemary Forester sold property at 316 Edgewood Road to Nicole Sefonek-Weiss and Jeffrey Michael Weiss for $311,081. Monroeville Gina Giacchino sold property at 275 Shady Ridge Drive to Christie Foremsky for $170,000. Ryan William McNatt sold property at 601 Spring Run Drive to Tilak Joshi for $249,900. Oakmont...
Defense in peak form for Franklin Regional girls soccer
While the math doesn’t seem to add up, defensive play equates to one-sided play. Through 11 games, Franklin Regional had scored just 20 goals, one of the lowest totals among teams with winning records in WPIAL Class 3A. But on the other side, the Panthers had surrendered just eight goals...
Franklin Regional shows grit, staves off furious Norwin rally
Franklin Regional remained in the Big East playoff hunt. Norwin still is looking to start as well as it finishes. Ayden Hudock and Chase Lemke made the offense go, and the Panthers held off a furious second-half rally by Norwin for a 37-29 victory Friday night at Panther Stadium. Hudock...
Franklin Regional announces homecoming court, activities
Franklin Regional has announced its 2023-2024 homecoming court: Michael Rettger, Jack Krieger, Owen Sinclair, Lorenzo Aguilera, Keira Valenti, Bridget Yaniga, Finian Hutchison, Julia Kravits, Tyler Kapusta, Catherine Helm, .Angelina Fioravanti, Jadyn Linde In addition, the district posted a schedule of homecoming activities. On Oct. 19 the district will host its...
Murrysville moves ahead with acid mine drainage project in Lyon Run
Murrysville officials will hire a company to clean 2 to 4 miles of Lyons Run, a tributary of nearby Turtle Creek, that is being polluted with acid mine drainage. “It’s a pretty large and exciting project,” said Murrysville Chief Administrator Michael Nestico. The project will clean the heavy metals present...
Murrysville area: Concealed-carry seminar, upcoming library programs, local live music and more
Murrysville woman named club president The International Women’s Club of Monroeville recently introduced Louise Esposito of Murrysville as the club president for the 2023-‘24 year. Esposito has been a member since 1996. Esposito was born in New York. Her mother was Italian and her father was Swiss-French. She grew up...
Murrysville middle school’s fall play is a lost-and-found story about learning to love
Franklin Regional teacher Christine Klemstine couldn’t have been more surprised when eighth grader J.T. Esposito performed his audition for the middle school’s fall play. “He had half of the script already memorized,” Klemstine said. “I couldn’t believe it.” Memorizing 20 pages of dialogue is a big enough challenge for an...
Pittsburgh morning radio staple John Garry Lindemulder, of ‘O’Brien & Garry,’ dead at 91
John Garry Lindemulder was popularly known as John Garry to listeners of the “O’Brien & Garry” morning radio show on 1250 WTAE-AM and its sister station, 96.1 WHTX-FM. He also was known as a legend in the world of radio. Garry began his radio career in Flint, Mich., and went...
Greensburg police charge attorney with resisting arrest after traffic stop
A Westmoreland County assistant public defender who is on probation for a 2021 incident at Seven Springs Mountain Resort was arrested Wednesday by Greensburg police. Authorities said David E. Mulock, 38, of Murrysville walked away from a traffic stop after an officer reported seeing Mulock driving a Volkswagen that didn’t...
Export considers taking back Italy Road from PennDOT
Export council members are taking the first steps to reclaim Italy Road from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Over the years, Export has handled winter maintenance of Italy Road within the borough, for which they receive PennDOT funding of about $1,000 per year. Council authorized the winter maintenance agreement at...
Hoss’s salad bar gets throwback price for 40th anniversary
Many salad bars during the pandemic suffered, others closed entirely, as having groups of people taking food from the same containers was a concern because of a possible spread of covid-19. One restaurant that felt the loss was Hoss’s Steak and Sea House, where the salad bar is a core...
Morning roundup: Fire impacts 3 Murrysville businesses; arrest made in robbery of 2 Pitt students
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Oct. 3: Fire in Murrysville impacts 3 businesses A fire broke out in a business building early Tuesday in Murrysville. The fire was reported at about 2:30 a.m.on the 4000 block of William Penn Highway. The structure houses...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Oct. 1, 2023
Chalfant Lockwood Mgmt LLC sold property at 210 Fairview Ave. to Noel Quintana and Carrie Ann Zayas for $61,000. Churchill Francis McCracken sold property at 3828 Henley Drive to Germaine Anne Marie Schumann for $422,500. Edgewood Sean Rohrer sold property at 210 Beech St. to Aaron Steely and Alexandra Olson...
Franklin Regional’s Dylan Mauser advances at WPIAL golf championships
Franklin Regional sophomore Dylan Mauser nervously stood near the scorer’s table at Latrobe Country Club during the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A boys golf championships hoping he’d be one of the 36 golfers to advance to the finals. Mauser said he wouldn’t have to worry if he didn’t...
Franklin Regional: Mental health survey could ‘gauge the climate’ in school district
Franklin Regional might undertake a student mental health survey that is generating debate about how much a school district should get involved with the issue and to what extent parents should be included in those decisions. School directors recently delved into the issue, with district officials defending a proposed student...
Murrysville’s North Park Lounge purchased by Dee Jay’s BBQ; McCandless Lounge to get drive-thru
The North Park Lounge in Murrysville has been purchased by Dee Jay’s BBQ. Herky Pollock, executive vice-president and northeast director Retailer Services Group for CBRE, owner of the Blue Spruce Shoppes, confirmed Friday that the owners of Dee Jay’s purchased the business. Brett Folette, director of operations for Dee Jay’s,...
Murrysville area: Bonsai workshop, hospice discussion, used book sale and more
Bonsai tree workshop The Murrysville Community Library, Murrysville Garden Club and municipal recreation department will present “The Ancient Art of Bonsai,” about bonsai tree cultivation, at 6 p.m. Oct. 16. Murrysville resident Dave Metzgar will discuss the history of the art form, what constitutes a bonsai tree and will show...
Rite Aid to shutter Murrysville location amid bankruptcy, lawsuits
The Rite Aid pharmacy on William Penn Highway in Murrysville is set to close its doors for good on Oct. 8. The shuttering is part of the roughly 400 to 500 stores the company is proposing to close as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy, as reported by the Wall...
International Women’s Club of Monroeville welcomes new president
The International Women’s Club of Monroeville introduces Louise Esposito of Murrysville as the club president for 2023-24. A club member since 1996, Louise was born in New York. Her mother was Italian and her father, Swiss-French. She grew up in the same household as her Italian immigrant grandparents, so she...
TV Talk: Former Pittsburgher hosts ‘Rico to the Rescue;’ ‘Gen V’ cynically quotes Mister RogersVideo
Monroeville native Rico Leon lucked out when his car broke down in Denver six years ago. He ended up staying in the Mile High city, which led to a career fixing reconstruction messes other contractors started but never finished. That business resulted in him starring in his own TV show,...
