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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Apple Hill seeks students for theater apprenticeship program
Apple Hill Playhouse officials are looking for high school students interested in theater for their apprenticeship program, which begins in June and runs through August. “What we want to do is give them as much experience working in the theater as we can,” said Vince D’Angelo, who manages the apprenticeship...
Memorial Day car show will benefit veterans, children's charities
A Memorial Day car show at Mother of Sorrows Church will raise money for local veterans and children affected by cancer. The show will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 27 at the church, located at 4202 Old William Penn Highway, Murrysville. Proceeds will go to the Veterans...
Animal response team works to corral part of roaming cow herd in Murrysville
Not all of the black Angus cows wandering through south Murrysville have been spotted, but a group of three has been regularly visiting a temporary feeding station set up by members of the Westmoreland County Animal Response Team. “We added more panels to a temporary corral around the feeding trough,”...
Franklin Regional board may change grading scale, broaden range
Franklin Regional school director Paul Scheinert hoped students were benefiting from having a more rigorous grading system where “A” grades (the district uses a plus/minus system as well) range from 92 to 100%, “B” grades range from 82 to 91% and so on. But seeking to give students a more-level...
Historical society kicks off 2019 season with free tours of Murrysville cabin
This weekend, members of the Murrysville Historical Preservation Society will offer free tours on property with a history that stretches 250 years. Free public tours of the Hoey/Staymates log house will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. May 11 to open its 2019 season featuring living history demonstrations and...
Franklin Regional budget proposal would hike taxes by 2.2 mills
Franklin Regional school board will take the first step next week toward adopting a 2019-20 budget that includes a 2.2-mill tax hike. The board’s May 13 meeting will include a vote to adopt a proposed final budget of $59.7 million. That is about $1.45 million more than this year’s budget....
Friends of Murrysville Parks will host bird walk
The Friends of Murrysville Parks group will host a May 12 bird walk to identify the various species of birds in Duff Park. The walk will be at 7:30 a.m. Walkers will meet at the Pasture Rose trail head and park along the road opposite the trail, 4203 Round Top...
AAUW forum set for Murrysville, Franklin Regional primary contenders
The Murrysville Area American Association of University Women will host a May 10 candidates’ night for local residents running for municipal and school board seats. The forum will be at 7 p.m., May 10 at the Murrysville municipal building at 4100 Sardis Road. It will be televised on Comcast local...
'Tuesdays at Townsend' brings live music to Murrysville park
Murrysville recreation and library officials will offer area residents a bite to eat and a band to listen to this summer at Townsend Park. The “Tuesdays at Townsend” music series will feature the following bands and vendors: • June 25: Jimmy & the Frogmen with Earth Wheel & Fire Pizza...
Murrysville resident to perform with Edgewood Symphony Orchestra
Amy Simpson of Murrysville, a pianist, teacher and church musician, will perform Beethoven’s Fifth Concerto on May 11 with the Edgewood Symphony Orchestra. As a performer, she was recently featured in Stravinsky’s “Symphony in Three Movements” with the West Virginia University Orchestra. As accompanist, she was a winner of the...
Delmont has 2 candidates for 3 open council seats in primary election
Delmont has three open council seats and only two people interested in filling them. Incumbent Republican Becky Matesevac and newcomer Dennis Urban, husband of Delmont Mayor Alyce Urban, are the only two candidates standing in the May 21 primary election. That means a reasonably strong write-in candidate could become the...
Registration open for Franklin Area midget football
Registration is now open for the Franklin Area Midget Football Association. Sign-up days are set for 6-8 p.m. on May 8, and 10 a.m. to noon on May 18, at the practice field next to the Murrysville municipal building, 4100 Sardis Road in Murrysville. Teams are organized into four divisions...
Photos: Construction progressing at Murrysville Community Park's 'destination playground' 
Work is ongoing at the “destination playground” and splash pad at Murrysville Community Park. Public works crews took advantage of warmer weather this week, with the goal of opening the roughly half-million-dollar park in early summer. The final design includes separate playground areas, one for 2-to-5-year-olds, and another for 5-to-12-year-olds,...
Franklin Regional senior's tough decision? Choosing between elite colleges 
No one likes to make a difficult decision. But it helps when that decision is which of four of the most prestigious academic institutions in the United States to attend for college. As he considered his post-secondary education, Franklin Regional senior Bhav Jain had to choose among acceptance letters from...
Search continues for cows roaming southern Murrysville
The search for a group of black Angus cows roaming southern Murrysville continued Wednesday. “We’ve been getting one or two calls per day,” said Officer Christer Smith of the Murrysville Police Department. “It’s been ongoing for about the past week.” On Wednesday, the Westmoreland County Animal Response Team, or CART,...
Murrysville Photo Contest winners capture natural beauty, military tribute
The winners of the 2018 Murrysville Photo Contest were announced on Tuesday night, at a ceremony held at the Murrysville Community Center. The first-place winners and grand-prize winner were: • Matthew Sayer, “Mantis in the Grass” (grand prize winner) • Louise Gladkowski, Landscape category, “Shadows Show a Special Tribute” •...
Study: Elder fraud costs Pennsylvanians an estimated $1.2 billion per year
Elderly Pennsylvanians are being defrauded to the tune of an estimated $1.2 billion per year, according to a recent study, and when it happens, many do not report it to the authorities. Research company Comparitech released a study that ranks Pennsylvania among the top 10 states in the nation in...
Delmont schedules borough-wide clean-up for mid-May
Delmont’s annual borough-wide clean-up is set for May 16-18 at the borough public works garage on Bierer Street. Three dumpsters will be placed at the garage where residents can dispose of a wide variety of trash at no cost during daylight hours. Participants may be asked to provide proof of...
Vandergrift photographer will be art league's featured speaker
Photographer and illustrator Tom Gallovich of Vandergrift will be the featured speaker at the East Suburban Artists League’s meeting on Thursday. Gallovich — author of “Power Composition for Photography: Develop Your Artistic Eye,” which provides advice for aspiring shutterbugs — is a former instructor at the Oakbridge Academy in Lower...
No injuries in Murrysville car-versus-cow crash
No one was injured Monday night when a car driving on School Road South in Murrysville struck a cow, county emergency dispatchers said. That includes the cow. “I believe the cow walked away,” said Murrysville Police Chief Tom Seefeld. However, it is not the first time a motorist has come...
Murrysville Garden Club will host annual plant sale
The Murrysville Garden Club’s annual plant sale will take place May 9-10 at the fireman’s field outside Murrysville Volunteer Fire Company No. 1, 3235 Sardis Road. Hours on May 9 will be 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; hours on May 10 will be 8 a.m.-8 p.m. This year’s sale will have food...
Westmoreland small-business owners explore co-working concepts 
Deb Cavrak was sitting at home in Penn Township where she runs her business, Design Quack, when she decided there were too many distractions around to properly concentrate on work. Lisa Lauer of Greensburg, a travel agent and owner of Vida Adventures, was having a similar experience. “When you’re at...
Murrysville teen tops classic physique category at bodybuilding competition
The youngest competitor ever to enter the OCB Pittsburgh Pro Qualifier bodybuilding tournament, held last month in Murrysville, won the Classic Physique category in the teen age group. James Swift, 14, of Murrysville, was one of many vying for titles during the competition’s 30th year. “I started going to Dean’s...
Photos: Franklin Regional students head to prom
Franklin Regional Senior High School students donned their best duds and lined up on Friday evening to march down the aisle before this year’s prom. The theme for this year’s prom is “The Golden ’20s,” and the high-school auditorium was outfitted with appropriate Art Deco-style trappings as students snapped photos...
Franklin Regional named among top 5 percent of U.S. schools for music education 
Franklin Regional is among 623 districts nationwide to be recognized as top communities for music education by the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation. That puts the district among the top 5% in the country for music education, according to the association. Middle-school music students on their way to Franklin...


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