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Franklin Regional life skills students gain marketable experience through shop
Before opening the FR Panther Shop, learning support teacher Michelle Longo first had to learn how to use all of the equipment, so she could show her life-skills students. “We literally learned it all together,” Longo said. Funded by a roughly $12,000 grant from the FR Panther Foundation, special-education students...
Export tests out ‘goat-scapers’ on steep park hillsideVideo
The hillside next to the Export playground would be quite a challenge for the borough’s public works crew to trim. But the steep slope is little more than a snack for 10 goats and Hobo the donkey, from Homestead-based Allegheny Goatscape. “It would be tough to get someone in there...
Franklin Regional will host technology camp for girls
The Females Embrace Awesome Technology camp, four days of science, technology, engineering and math activities geared toward girls, is set for June 24-27 at Franklin Regional Senior High School. The program will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Girls in grades 6-9 will explore computer science and...
Export summer playground program begins next week
Export Borough’s summer playground program at the borough’s playground will begin on June 14 for students in kindergarten through sixth grade. Playground days will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays through Aug. 9. It is $5 to register and $1 per day. Children are...
Murrysville officials: Keep off the lawn at new playground, splash park
At the risk of sounding like the stereotypical “old man yelling from his porch,” Murrysville officials need residents to stay off their lawn. That’s because the lawn in question is in the process of growing. As municipal officials prepare for a June 29 grand opening at their “destination playground” and...
Former mayor will cut ribbon at Murrysville Medic One’s new facility
Local state representative and former Murrysville mayor Bob Brooks will cut the ribbon June 15 at a grand opening for Murrysville Medic One’s new garage off of Sardis Road. Medic One officials will hold an open house 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The public is invited to tour the new...
Hempfield family creates book fundraiser for Children’s Hospital foundation
Karen Primm was listening to her 4-year-old grandson Marco chatter away in the backseat of her car when she realized he was constructing a fairly involved story narrative two days in a row. “It was the story of these four rat friends who go to the beach together,” said Primm,...
Here are the Franklin Regional Class of 2019 graduates
Here is a list of Franklin Regional members of the Class of 2019, provided by the school district: Alexandria Kelly Abdallah Cedric Abram Jr. Tori Marie Adams Affan Khalid Ajmal Khasam Alaa Alamili Cade Douglas Ament Meg Anderson Madison Toni Arnette Andrew Sean-Lynn Arrigo Cara Elaine Ash Amanda Lee Bach...
Export awards contract for failing retaining wall on McKinley Avenue
Export officials hope that work to stabilize a retaining wall on McKinley Avenue will begin in July. Borough council voted 6-0 to award the $107,000 contract for the wall to Delmont-based Danmar. A walk up McKinley Avenue quickly reveals buckled pavement and a visible bend in the curbing along the...
Franklin Regional will stream graduation ceremony live on YouTube
Franklin Regional Senior High School’s graduation ceremony will be streamed live on the school’s YouTube page this Friday. Graduation will be at 6:45 p.m. at Panther Stadium on the Franklin Regional campus, 3200 School Road in Murrysville. School officials said the ceremony will also be available on Comcast’s local access...
Export festival organizers seeking vendors, volunteers
Vendor spots are still open for Export Borough’s annual Ethnic Food and Music Festival. The festival is set for Aug. 17 along Washington Avenue. Vendor booths are $50 and a vendor form is available on the borough’s website, ExportPennsylvania.com. Festival organizers are also seeking volunteers to help man the former...
Franklin Regional students earn National Merit Scholarships
Two Franklin Regional students are among more than 3,500 winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by U.S. colleges and universities. Jaden A. Seman of Delmont and Clare C. McCarthy of Murrysville were named scholarship winners after being named among 16,000 finalists nationwide in the fall. Seman plans to attend Liberty...
Rescue divers recover severed fingers from Jefferson Hills swimming accident
Murrysville Medic One’s dive team spent Monday afternoon searching for something rather unique: fingers. The team was requested by Allegheny County officials to respond to the Jefferson Hills area following a swimming accident in which a swimmer had four fingers severed. “It had something to do with a rope swing,...
Franklin Regional set to vote on 2019-20 budget with 2.2-mill tax hike
Barring any major changes, the Franklin Regional school board will vote later this month on adopting a 2019-20 budget that raises property taxes by 2.2 mills. The proposed final budget of $59.7 million is about $1.45 million more than this year’s budget. Financial Services Director Jon Perry said $475,000 of...
Monroeville man was ‘the most sincere police officer you’d ever meet’
During his lengthy career in law enforcement, T. Craig Thompson was nothing if not resourceful, even if the resource he used was nonexistent. “One night he was on patrol down by Airgas on Route 22, maybe about three in the morning, and he saw a flash in his peripheral vision,”...
State police: Animals suffer in hot cars just like humans
State police are reminding residents as warmer weather comes on: Don’t leave your pet in the car. A little less than two years ago, Gov. Tom Wolf signed Act 104, also known as the “Hot Car Bill,” which provides protection for law enforcement and emergency responders when a dog or...
Franklin Regional’s Panther Stadium will close this weekend for summer construction
If you’re a regular jogger at the Franklin Regional Senior High School’s track inside Panther Stadium, you’ll need to find a new place to get those laps in this summer. The stadium will close for the summer June 8, as work crews prepare to returf the field and resurface the...
Delmont rec board prepares for ‘Movies in the Park’ series
A classic adventure comedy and the latest entry in a spooky kids’ franchise are on the slate for this summer’s “Movies in the Park” in Delmont’s Newhouse Park. Organized by the borough’s recreation board, “Movies in the Park” will kick off June 14 with “The Goonies.” The rain date will...
Completing the journey: Trib photographs Hempfield student on first, last days of school
Rebecca Ruble of Hempfield initially was not too happy to see a photo in the Tribune-Review showing her son, Jordan, crying on his first day of first grade. On Friday, though, it was Ruble herself potentially on the verge of tears as Jordan headed off to his final day of...
TribLive Taste Test: Paqui Haunted Ghost Pepper ChipsVideo
On today’s TribLive Taste Test, we dive back into the world of spicy foods with Paqui’s Haunted Ghost Pepper Chips. They’re definitely a step down from Paqui’s One Chip Challenge — you know, the Carolina Reaper tortilla chip that comes in packs of ONE, contained inside a CARDBOARD COFFIN —...
Wetlands presentation in Murrysville will focus on bluebirds
In addition to opening a brand-new “destination playground” this summer at Murrysville Community Park, municipal recreation officials will also continue the park’s annual slate of summer nature programming. On June 8 at 10 a.m., Dr. Wilma Light will host a presentation on bluebirds. She is a member of the Bluebird...
Indiana police recover stolen safe from retention pond
Indiana Borough police are seeking a 28-year-old man accused of stealing a safe containing about $5,000 from a local screenprinting business and dumping it into a storm water pond. A felony warrant was issued for Raymond C. Spencer of Indiana, who police said entered S&S Screenprinting through a window on...
Hundreds of landslides around region unaffected by recent heavy rains
As areas of Western Pennsylvania were pounded with rain this week, including nearly 2 inches on Wednesday, PennDOT officials nervously kept an eye on the 270 documented landslides they are dealing with across Region 12 — which includes Westmoreland County. “We haven’t had any additional ones, or movement on the...
Franklin Regional multimedia students design websites for local nonprofits
Last year, members of the Export Historical Society were looking to move their web presence from Export Borough’s website to one exclusively focused on the society. “We started that project with good intentions, but like a lot of things, we didn’t have the people or the time to do it...
Lower Burrell police seeking info on missing Penn Hills girl, 14
Lower Burrell police are seeking the public’s help in finding a 14-year-old girl who fled from Allegheny County Children and Youth Services officials on Thursday night. Police said Mykiah Alexander fled the custody of Allegheny County CYS around 8 p.m. near the intersection of Logans Ferry Road and Greensburg Road...
