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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Amid code crackdown, Export officials remind residents of disposal options
Export residents, as part of their hauling contract with Republic Services, are able to dispose of household hazardous waste, borough officials reminded residents on Tuesday night. “For something like an old television, you call, let them know what you want to put out, and they’ll tell you when to take...
Murrysville council will see final design for 'destination playground'
Murrysville officials will discuss the final design for a “destination playground” at Murrysville Community Park at their meeting Wednesday night. The playground will include traditional features as well as a splash park and a small zip line. The meeting is at 7 p.m. at the Murrysville municipal building, 4100 Sardis...
Franklin Regional's Reljac chosen for women's leadership award
Mary Catherine Reljac, assistant superintendent at the Franklin Regional School District, is the 2019 Dr. Jean E. Winsand Distinguished Woman in Education Award honoree. The award is presented by the Tri-State Area School Study Council, part of the University of Pittsburgh. Reljac, who has been with the district since 2013,...
Murrysville man joins supercomputing research team at Berkeley lab
So far, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, Calif., has been home to 13 Nobel Prizes, and hosted the discovery of 16 elements on the periodic table as well as more than 600 isotopes. Late last year, and two more times in 2019, it will be home — albeit...
Symphony East will welcome Pittsburgh Festival Opera performers in March
Pittsburgh Festival Opera vocalists Adrianna Cleveland, Alicia Jayourba, Abigail Eagleson and Corrie Stallings will perform at the next Symphony East program in Murrysville. The program will be at 1 p.m., March 18 at Redstone Highlands, 4951 Cline Hollow Road in Murrysville. It is open to the public, and no reservations...
Franklin Regional students incorporate drumming, lasers, blacklights into gym class 
Franklin Regional Middle School students, through a grant from the FR Panther Foundation, spent part of their Friday drumming to dance music with lasers and blacklights. Health and physical-education teacher Barbara Haybarger said the fitness drumming program helps students with rhythmic movement, building confidence and learning to collaborate with peers....
Competitive youth skier snags state championship
A Franklin Regional student and Western Pennsylvania Race Club skier won a state skiing championship for his age bracket at Seven Springs Feb. 23-24. Torin Pottinger, 13, won the slalom and giant slalom race events over the weekend, earning him the top spot in the state for earning the most...
Franklin Township sanitary authority board moves March meeting
The Franklin Township Municipal Sanitary Authority has shifted its March meeting to an earlier date. The authority board typically meets on the third Thursday of the month. The March meeting will take place on Monday, March 18. At its February meeting, the board approved the sale of 2019 bonds to...
Delmont library will host a comedy tribute to resident Jim Davis
Jim Davis of Delmont knew how to make people laugh, whether it was cracking jokes or walking onstage at the intermission of an Apple Hill Playhouse show wearing a coconut bra and a hula skirt. “He may not have been an actor,” his wife, Charlene, said last fall. “But he...
One injury reported when vehicle crashes into Murrysville home
One person reportedly was injured Wednesday afternoon when a vehicle left a Murrysville road and slammed into the foundation of a house, pushing into its basement. The accident occurred at about 2:30 p.m in the 3800 block of Meadowbrook Road, south of Route 22, a Westmoreland County 911 dispatcher said....
'Paint with a Purpose' in Murrysville to provide art scholarships for the developmentally disabled
Gabi Nastuck, director of Miss Gabi’s Art is Good Studio in Latrobe, will mark a year of working with East Suburban Citizen Advocacy in April, and it has been one of the most rewarding years of her artistic career. Nastuck, 40, of Latrobe will host an all-inclusive art class, “Painting...
Cantata choir welcomes new members, prepares for Palm Sunday
A local cantata choir is preparing for its second Palm Sunday performance at First Presbyterian Church in Murrysville, but its members have plans to perform well into 2019. The Murrysville Cantata Choir started a little under a year ago, presenting Lloyd Larson’s “Behold the Lamb,” and also performed at the...
Franklin Regional: Make-up days cut into spring break, extra days to be scheduled
Franklin Regional students will still get two days off for spring break, but two more have been pegged as make-up days, as of Feb. 26. April 18 and 23 will now serve as make-up days as a result of cancellations due to winter weather, district officials announced via the FR...
Murrysville couple pens musical for CLO's 'Gallery of Heroes' program 
The Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera’s “Gallery of Heroes” program brings 50-minute mini-musicals to area schools, educating and entertaining students with stories about historical figures like Galileo, George Washington and Harriet Tubman. Now, a Murrysville couple will add astronauts to the CLO’s gallery. “We were trying to think of big milestones...
No one injured as strong wind topples tree onto Murrysville home
Joe Morelli was sitting at his home off of Brick Hill Road in Murrysville on Sunday afternoon when he heard a loud crash at the front of the house. During a period of strong, gusting winds that began Sunday morning and prompted a high-wind warning from the National Weather Service,...
E-waste collection event set for March 2 in Murrysville
An e-waste and data destruction event is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., March 2 at Murrysville Calvary Lutheran Church, 4725 Old William Penn Highway in Murrysville. It will be provided by Greensburg-based Cyber Crunch. Computers, laptops and cell phones will be accepted at no cost. Hard drive shredding...
AARP to provide tax preparation at Murrysville Community Center
AARP tax aides will be on hand March 8 and 22, and April 5, to help with tax preparation for lower-income, elderly and disabled residents. Aides will be at the Murrysville Community Center at 3091 Carson Avenue from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on each date. Participants will need to...
Delmont library officials closer to funding new building 
In just more than four years, Delmont Public Library officials, board members and patrons have raised about two-thirds of the $1.5 million they’ll need for a new building. Donations have ranged from $10, donated by a local elementary school student, to a $200,000 pledge from an anonymous local family, to...
Eleven FR junior wrestlers qualify for state tournament spots
Eleven members of the Franklin Regional J.O. Wrestling program have qualified to compete in the Pennsylvania State Championship Wrestling Tournament. On Feb. 17, Franklin Regional hosted the Area 3 state qualifier tournament with youth wrestlers from 19 school districts competing for spots in the state championship tournament. That championship is...
Murrysville thrift store board president confident order will be lifted
Murrysville Christian Concern thrift store officials thought they’d hit a low point in early 2018, when nearly the entire board of directors resigned in the wake of concerns among store volunteers and one board member that the nonprofit was not using enough of its revenue for charity purposes. That changed...
FTMSA: Murrysville-backed bond will save customers $400,000
Murrysville council back a $12 million bond issue by the Franklin Township Municipal Sanitary Authority as the authority addresses a host of issues with its system and its new chairman said customers can expect another rate hike further down the road. “We know that we’ve got way more than $10...
Medic One officials will present 'Stop the Bleed' program focused on early trauma treatment 
When Alex Hribal roamed the halls in 2014 slashing at classmates and district employees with two large knives, first responders acted quickly and were able to ensure no lives were lost. That was due in no small part to the emergency medical equipment they carry for treating trauma, including things...
Murrysville council will consider backing FTMSA's $12 million bond
Murrysville council on Wednesday night will discuss backing the Franklin Township Municipal Sanitary Authority’s $12 million bond issue and accept easements from two local property owners for storm water improvements. FTMSA officials are asking council to back the bond issue, $10 million of which will be used to tackle ongoing...
Lawrenceville landscape artist will discuss 'plein air' painting at ESAL meeting
There’s really no big secret about how Ron Donoughe got into the plein air art movement — he wanted to be a painter, and he also wanted to be outdoors. “It wasn’t a big fad when I started with it in the 1980s,” Donoughe siad. “But there were some painters...
Delmont Farmer's Market will return to the borough this summer
After spending a summer next door in Salem Township, the Delmont Farmer’s Market is coming back to the borough in 2019. Vendor Amanda Bank told borough council members she and market patron Alice Heasley plan to organize the market in its original location, the Rose Wigfield Parklet on Greensburg Street....


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