Murrysville Star category, Page 129
Police, residents to mingle at National Night Out events
Members of the Murrysville Police Department — and departments all over Pennsylvania — will highlight their capabilities and give officers a chance to mingle with the public at their annual National Night Out celebration Aug. 6. “It’s a transparent way for the community to see their department up close and...
Butterfly programs will flutter in late JulyVideo
Two separate butterfly-related events will happen in the Murrysville area later this month. The first is a July 27 presentation on butterflies and host plants, by Marcy Cunkelman. It will be at 10 a.m. in the wetlands pavilion at Murrysville Community Park, 4056 Weistertown Road in Murrysville. Cunkelman will show...
Murrysville church preps for volunteers to sew Christmas stockings for troops
In 2018, Penn Hills nonprofit Military Connections stuffed and shipped about 11,000 Christmas stockings filled with snacks and supplies to troops stationed across the globe. Roughly 5,000 of them came from a group of volunteers who create the stockings all year long, then come together for a full day of...
Murrysville Medic One earns heart association award for 3rd consecutive year
For the third year in a row, Murrysville Medic One officials will receive the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline Gold Plus Award for meeting high benchmarks when it comes to treating heart-attack victims. The Mission: Lifeline awards focus on STEMI or “ST elevation myocardial infarction,” cases — most commonly, heart...
Murrysville farmer gears up for annual themed corn maze
Herb Gearhard of Murrysville may use a drone nowadays to get a top-down look at his annual corn maze, but in nearly all other aspects, he’s old-school. “We don’t use GPS,” he said, pulling out a large sheet of taped-together graph paper. “We start with a sheet of paper and...
Franklin Regional will begin equipping all students with Chromebooks for 2019-’20
Franklin Regional officials will begin a one-to-one Chromebook program for students attending Franklin Region Senior High School in grades 9-12 for the 2019-‘20 school year. Each student will receive a free Chromebook computer to be used in the classroom as well as at home for educational purposes. Teachers will use...
Astronomy association will host ‘star party’ in Murrysville
The Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh will host a “star party” at 8:30 p.m., July 28 at Murrysville Community Park. There will be a short presentation on stargazing and the universe. Afterward, guests will be able to view the sky through association members’ telescopes. Jupiter and Saturn will be visible,...
Harrison City Heat captures top spot at Summer Showdown
Harrison City Heat (Murrysville) and Legend Fastpitch (Kittanning) softball teams captured the top spots in the 14U division at the 2019 Summer Showdown, hosted by Penn Township Girls Softball Association July 12-14 at Penn Township Municipal Fields. The three-day competition, sponsored by the USSSA WPA, saw heated rivalries on the...
Murrysville soccer association accepting fall registrations
The Murrysville Area Soccer Association (MASA) is taking registrations for the 2019 fall season. Boys and girls with birth dates in 2015 and earlier are eligible to participate. MASA offers both in-house programs and a travel program. The in-house program is run by Doug Phillips and includes U-6 (under 6)...
Woman charged in connection with stabbing in Murrysville
A woman was arrested early Friday after being accused of stabbing a Murrysville man during an argument inside his home. Shalonda White, 43, who lists addresses in Murrysville and Homestead in court records, was arraigned on charges of aggravated assault and simple assault in connection with an incident that occurred...
Murrysville space enthusiast talks moon landing at Monroeville library
A self-described space enthusiast from Murrysville will commemorate the 50 years since a man landed on the moon by talking about his lunar-inspired art and sharing his experience seeing it live on television in 1969. The Monroeville Public Library is displaying Bob Bickers’ artwork through July. He will give a...
Vendor applications for Export Ethnic Food & Music Festival due next week
Organizers for the Export Ethnic Food & Music Festival are accepting vendor applications through July 15. The festival will be Aug. 17, noon to 8 p.m. along Washington Avenue in the borough. Vendor applications are available at ExportPennsylvania.com. The cost is $50, and can be made payable to the Export...
No injuries in Delmont garage fireVideo
A fire destroyed a detached garage in Delmont Tuesday afternoon, along with two cars and a truck inside. Nobody was hurt. The garage, located on Berry Lane behind West Pittsburgh Street, is near several homes. Police evacuated nearby residences in case the fire spread but firefighters managed to prevent the...
Penn-Trafford grad will join Shinedown onstage at KeyBank PavilionVideo
When hard rock band Shinedown takes the stage Wednesday at KeyBank Pavilion, Penn-Trafford High School alumni from the late ’90s and early 2000s will see a familiar face onstage. Josh Sturm of Murrysville, a 2000 Penn-Trafford graduate, will join the band onstage after a brief stint filling in for bassist...
Duo from renowned Russian dance troupe will perform in DelmontVideo
World-renowned Russian dance and music ensemble Barynya will bring two of its members to Delmont on Aug. 2. The free performance will be at 6 p.m. at St. John the Baptist de la Salle Chuch, 497 Athena Drive. It is being presented through a grant from the Westmoreland County Bureau...
Export officials keep busy with projects throughout borough
A ribbon-cutting for the next phase of the Westmoreland Heritage Trail is officially scheduled for the Export Ethnic Food & Music Festival on Aug. 17, council member said recently. But the trail isn’t the only improvement project happening in the borough this summer. Council ran down a list of projects...
Franklin Regional grad biking across U.S. to help provide access to clean water
Kara Ingersoll and her family moved all the way across the country only to have her hop a bike and head 3,500 miles back to her hometown of Murrysville. Actually Ingersoll, 21, is part of a six-person team cycling from northern California to New York City, raising money as members...
Murrysville opens ‘destination playground’ and splash parkVideo
Murrysville public works crews had to battle a soggy spring to get it finished, but municipal officials cut the ribbon on their “destination playground” and splash pad on Saturday morning at Murrysville Community Park. Murrysville Chief Administrator Jim Morrison wasn’t waiting to cool down, volunteering as the first person to...
Saltsburg man accused of heroin possession after traffic stop in Delmont
A traffic stop in Delmont on June 6 resulted in the arrest of an Indiana County man on charges of heroin possession. Austin T. Hopkins, 23, of Saltsburg was charged by borough officer Jacob Cholock with possession of heroin and possession of drug paraphernalia before Export District Judge Charles Conway....
Murrysville cycling group helps Monroeville man cope with Lyme disease
A decade ago, Greg Shogan of Monroeville went through a series of perplexing ailments. First, he got cat scratch disease, which lingered for a couple months before going away. “Shortly after that, my whole face went numb, and I saw everyone I could see and probably had about 20 brain...
GI Bill, written by Braddock native, marks 75th anniversaryVideo
Aryanna Berringer, the newly appointed director of the University of Pittsburgh’s Office of Veterans Services, is one of the millions of veterans whose life has been impacted by the GI Bill, which marked its 75th anniversary on June 22. “For me, personally, I grew up in poverty. I grew up...
Washington Avenue in Export will be partially closed next week
The western side of Washington Avenue in Export will be closed from 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., July 1-3, due to construction at the former Master Auto building at the corner of Washington and Lincoln avenues, according to borough officials. The borough parking lot behind the building will be open...
Delmont hopes to move ahead with repairs to Shields Farm cabin
While Delmont officials are hoping to get the Shields Farm log cabin repaired sooner rather than later, they aren’t likely to use the replacement logs they paid about $3,000 to acquire. Council voted 4-1 earlier this month to award a $12,000 contract to Amish work crew leader Elmer Hostetler to...
Coyotes the subject of Pa. Game Commission presentation in Murrysville
Interest in the local coyote population has continued to rise in recent years as trail cameras have captured photos of the elusive canines prowling around the region at night. Coyotes have been spotted in Murrysville, Penn Hills, Tarentum, New Kensington, Connellsville and Mt. Lebanon in the past few years. But...
Grand opening for Murrysville park, splash pad set for this weekendVideo
A grand opening for the new “destination playground” and splash pad at Murrysville Community Park will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday. The park includes nontraditional features like a small-scale zip line and has features that will appeal to younger and older children alike. Also, we don’t want to ruin...
