Patrick Varine stories, Page 38
Franklin Regional multimedia student win 5 awards at Robert Morris Digital Media Arts ConsortiumVideo
Franklin Regional Senior High School students in broadcasting and journalism classes came home with five awards from the Digital Media Arts Consortium Student Video Festival held recently at Robert Morris University. Students who create the FRHSTV morning news show won “Best in Category” for the second year in a row...
Monroeville area: Cheer camp, golf outing, farmers’ market and more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com or bpoole@triblive.com. Sabers Cheer Camp Registration is open for Sabers Cheer Camp at Divine Mercy Academy this summer. Any student - girl or boy - going into kindergarten through 8th grade this fall is welcome. Cheer camp is an opportunity to see...
Mother of Sorrows School in Murrysville names new principal
Darcie Gatti will become the new principal at Mother of Sorrows School in Murrysville. Gatti is a former associate and head principal in the Penn Hills School District, where she has worked since 2008. Prior to that, she worked both roles in the Mt. Pleasant School District. She began her...
Monroeville 17-year-old finishes high school, community college, master’s degree in 8 years
About this time, most 17-year-olds are looking forward to the end of another year of high school and a little summer vacation. R.J. Krishnaswamy of Monroeville was graduating from the University of Pittsburgh. Again. Krishnaswamy graduated from community college at 13 and earned his bachelor’s degree in computer science from...
Monroeville Chick-Fil-A proposes updates to traffic configuration
The Chick-Fil-A on Route 22 is looking to be a better neighbor to nearby businesses. Owners of the Miracle Mile restaurant received approval recommendation from Monroeville planners to reconfigure its existing parking lot and install an underground stormwater detention tank. Michael Takacs of Bohler Engineering said large-scale changes in the...
Former Ringling Bros. clown will perform 1-man show at New Hazlett Theater
Mike Perry just wanted to have fun when he was growing up in Buffalo. He found a unicycle and taught himself to ride it at the age of 12. Later, a friend taught him how to juggle, and he thought that was fun, too. He couldn’t have guessed that it...
Pa. auditor general visits Westmoreland County Community College to tout new hiring practicesVideo
Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor knows the value of a community college education. It’s where he got his start on the road to becoming a state official. “We’re here to support you,” DeFoor told a group of Westmoreland County Community College students and staff Tuesday morning at the college’s Youngwood...
Latrobe musician will open for his guitar hero at Jergel’s
Brendan Callahan was 12 years old when he sat down as his father and a friend were reminiscing and watching old 1980s rock music videos. “He locked onto ‘Fantasy’ by Aldo Nova, where he uses his guitar at the beginning to shoot a laser and open the door to his...
Philips will pay $1.1 billion to resolve U.S. lawsuits over breathing machines that expel debris
Medical device maker Philips, one of Westmoreland County’s largest employers, said Monday it will pay $1.1 billion to settle hundreds of personal injury lawsuits in the United States over its defective sleep apnea machines, which have been subject to a massive global recall. The Dutch manufacturer did not admit any...
9 area men were killed in rarely discussed Exercise Tiger drill for D-Day invasion
Les Mlakar knew his uncle Albert was killed during World War II. But when his other uncles discussed it — which was rare, if ever — they only did so in Slovenian. For quite a long time, most Americans did not know the truth of what happened April 27 and...
17-year-old suspect in McKees Rocks homicide arrested in Florida
A teenager charged with a fatal April 20 shooting in McKees Rocks was arrested in Florida on Friday afternoon, Allegheny County Police said. Fifteen-year-old Ahsan Edwards was found shot multiple times on April 20 in the borough’s Third Street Park. Edward later died at a hospital. Through witness interviews and...
Motorcyclist killed in Harmar crash
Allegheny County Police detectives are investigating a fatal crash that took place Friday in Harmar. Police said a Harmar officer came upon a crash involving a vehicle and motorcycle at the intersection of Freeport Road and Alpha Drive just before 4:30 p.m. Friday. The man driving the motorcycle was pronounced...
Truck driver injured in crash into Murrysville collision center
Derek Severns was not interested in the irony of a truck colliding with the collision center he manages. Severns was more concerned with making sure his employees were all right. “Amazingly, no one inside was injured,” said Severns, manager at Bowser Collision Center on Route 22 in Murrysville, where a...
Washington Township stable owner avoids animal cruelty charges
A Washington Township stable owner agreed to take part in Westmoreland County’s Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program to avoid animal cruelty charges filed a little less than a year ago. Sandra A. Hobbs, 67, owner of Victory Stables on Camp Nancy Road, initially was charged with animal cruelty and neglect, the...
East Suburban Sports Medicine Center helped Olympic wrestler Spencer Lee, countless others over 4 decades
When Franklin Regional’s Spencer Lee was pursuing his fourth state wrestling title, he tore the anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, in his right knee, and his doctor said there simply wasn’t time to try and repair it before the state championships got underway. During the championships, Lee’s ACL popped again....
Monroeville area: Farmers market, Scottish Heritage Sunday, more
Email news briefs to pvarine@triblive.com or bpoole@triblive.com. Farmers market begins The Monroeville Farmers Market will kick off its 2024 season from 9 a.m. to noon May 11 at the Monroeville Mall between Dick’s and Best Buy, 501 Mall Circle Drive. It will take place weekly through mid-November on Saturdays. For...
Wesley Family Services opens Autism Center for Growth in Monroeville
Staff at Wesley Family Services said research has shown that early intervention services for autistic children between the ages of 1 and 7 years have led to improvements in development and skill-building. “The brain is able to learn a lot more quickly at that age,” said Carrie Winner, Wesley’s program...
Manor singer-songwriter set to release 1st single from debut album
During his day, Matt Pitschman of Manor tries to take note of any interesting or catchy phrases he hears, tucking them away in case they might develop into a new song someday. Pitschman, 36, is getting ready to release the first song from his debut record, “Long Road to Heaven,”...
Murrysville homeowners’ association wants dredged sediment cleared away
One of the main reasons homeowners associations exist is to ensure the neighborhoods they govern remain clean and tidy. It’s little wonder, then, that members of the Lyons Run Estates Homeowners Association are not pleased they’ve had several tons of dredged sediment sitting on their property for nearly two years....
Police: Copper wire theft suspects left identifying documents, receipt for tools at crime scene
Three Fayette County men were arrested after police said they stole more than 400 feet of telephone line and left behind a court custody notice identifying one of them, along with a receipt for tools that may have been used to remove the lines. State police in Belle Vernon were...
Franklin Regional approves summer artificial intelligence program
Franklin Regional school board members ultimately approved a summer program focused on artificial intelligence after members of its curriculum committee spoke with program organizers about their concerns. Inspirit AI is an eight-session summer program developed and taught by graduates of Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “Students will...
Monroeville car cruise benefits new charity each month
Car cruises are a staple of summertime in Southwestern Pennsylvania. From antique roadsters to ’60s muscle cars to giant lifted trucks, it’s not odd to pass a field with several hundred freshly washed rides on display. At Papa Rocks Pizza Pub in Monroeville, the cruises have been going for more...
Most farmers don’t mind record-setting April rain
It’s been a soggy April. And it’s about to be the soggiest, according to the National Weather Service. “Prior to today, we’re 0.27 inches away from tying the wettest April on record,” said weather service Meteorologist Fred McMullen on Friday. What that means to local farms is highly dependent on...
Celebrate the ‘stinky rose’ for National Garlic Day on April 19
It stinks so good. There are few culinary scents as unmistakable as garlic. In its raw form, it can have enough bite to rival low-level chili peppers. Roasted, it spreads smooth as butter on a thin slice of toasted baguette. You can even make dessert with it if you have...
Monroeville area: Farmers market, aromatherapy workshop, senior resource fair, more
Email news briefs to pvarine@triblive.com or bpoole@triblive.com. Farmers market begins May 11 The Monroeville Farmers Market will kick off its 2024 season from 9 a.m. to noon May 11 at the Monroeville Mall between Dick’s and Best Buy at 501 Mall Circle Drive. It will take place weekly through mid-November...
