Murrysville Star category, Page 48
Franklin Regional girls lacrosse progressing ahead of WPIAL playoffs
Regan McComb has seen steady progress since she took over the Franklin Regional girls lacrosse program in 2021. The team reached the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs in 2022, losing to Quaker Valley in the first round, and has already qualified for the 2023 playoffs. McComb said because the players know...
Murrysville attorneys vie to replace Conway at Export district court
After more than two decades as a district judge in Export, Charles Conway will retire from the bench at the end of the year, and two candidates from Murrysville will compete in the May primary election to fill his shoes. Judi P. Petrush, 55, has worked as an assistant district...
Plum sweeps Franklin Regional, sets up showdown for 1st place in section
While Plum was flying high Thursday after its dramatic come-from-behind victory over Franklin Regional, there was no truth to the rumor that its mode of transportation Friday for the rematch was a broomstick. Although that would have come in handy after the Mustangs swept the Panthers, winning 8-2 Friday and...
Colin Watson comes through for Plum in comeback win over Franklin Regional
Plum baseball coach Carl Vollmer usually uses junior Colin Watson in save situations. But after junior starting pitcher Erik Streussnig struggled with his control and didn’t last two innings against Franklin Regional in a WPIAL Section 1-5A first-place showdown, Vollmer decided to extend Watson out and he responded. Watson blanked...
Police say missing Murrysville man back home
Murrysville police reported that a missing man last seen in the New Kensington area was back home on Friday morning. Michael Styslinger, 37, of Murrysville had not been seen or heard from since Monday, when someone gave him a ride to New Kensington, Murrysville police Sgt. Dan Cox said Thursday....
Murrysville area: Trail festival, musical tribute to veterans, free youth orchestra concert and more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. Westmoreland Heritage Trail Community Festival The annual Westmoreland Heritage Trail Community Festival will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 3 in Trafford, and this year will include a poker run. In addition to basket raffles, a DJ, fishing for...
Murrysville area: Women’s bowling league, ‘Muffins with Mom,’ musical veteran tribute and more
‘Women & Wine’ bowling league A women’s bowling league, “Women & Wine,” invites those interested to join the group on Tuesdays from June 6 to Aug. 15, 6:30 p.m. at Nesbit’s Lanes, 3501 Leechburg Road in Plum. All skill levels are welcome. Participants can sign up a team of four...
Candidates vie for 6 seats on Franklin Regional school board
The Franklin Regional school board is guaranteed to see at least three new faces once the 2023 election cycle is complete. Seven candidates have filed to compete for five four-year seats on the school board. Incumbent members Ed Mittereder, Bill Yant and Diana Altieri Hand did not file for reelection....
Westmoreland Food Bank among 9 in U.S. recognized for outstanding work
Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger relief group, recognized the Westmoreland Food Bank for its outstanding work. The Delmont-based food bank was part of a group of nine such organizations given recognition at the conference’s “Network Celebrations” last week. Feeding America officials highlighted how Westmoreland Food Bank officials organized...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of April 30, 2023
Churchill Estate of Lamar Kinghorn sold property at 2148 Beulah Road to James Burke Sr for $165,000. William Levin sold property at 3710 Henley Drive to Toby and Danielle Weaver for $190,000. Monroeville Dorothy Sciotti Henry sold property at 406 Center Road to Cindy Vulgris for $50,000. Tri COG Land...
Small-town America takes center stage with Franklin Regional production of ‘Our Town’
Declan Van Soest is used to playing characters with a lot more funny lines. “It’s definitely the most philosophical role I’ve ever had,” Van Soest, 17, said of his role as the stage manager in the Franklin Regional Thespians’ upcoming production of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town.” Written in 1938, it...
Sam’s Club volunteers help clean up Miracle Field in Murrysville
Volunteers from Pittsburgh-area Sam’s Club locations helped to clean up the Miracle League of Western PA ball field in Murrysville and participate with players in one of the season’s first games on Tuesday. It is part of the Sam’s Club Day of Service. Volunteers also presented a $5,000 grant to...
Monroeville concert marks finale for Masterworks chorale director
May 6 marks Snezana Lazich’s last performance with the Masterworks Concert Chorale, taking place at Crossroads Presbyterian Church in Monroeville. She has served as the director of the chorale since 2013, succeeding her father, Milutin Lazich, who founded Masterworks in 2003. Music was always present in the Lazich household. Snezana’s...
Make no mistake, Franklin Regional softball team shuts down Latrobe
Backlit by an error-free performance from her defense, senior pitcher Carli Ramchandran put together one of the better outings of her career against a strong lineup. It led to a 4-1 victory over Latrobe that was crisp, sound and necessary for the Franklin Regional softball team. Ramchandran threw a two-hitter...
Evidence tampering charges withdrawn against Arnold policeman in Pa. Game Commission case
After being found not guilty last week of unlawfully killing an antlered deer, charges of tampering with evidence were withdrawn Tuesday against an Arnold police officer because of a lack of evidence. Pennsylvania Game Commission officials said Jacob A. Pollick, 29, of Murrysville killed an antlered whitetail Oct. 11 in...
Murrysville sisters turn creative energy into Etsy shop Carefree Critters
As the covid-19 pandemic pressed on into 2021, Anna Pinto wasn’t able to attend her high school in Highland Park, and her younger sister, Gia, wasn’t able to attend the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf. Both were at their Murrysville residence being home-schooled — and ended up taking the...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of April 23, 2023
Chalfant Estate of James Minnaji sold property at 1115 Electric Ave. to Gregory and Lucille Dinardo for $1,500. Churchill Joel Carrick sold property at 116 Merrie Woode Drive to Daniel and Tracy Ann Marsh for $249,000. Edgewood Joanna Camarda Webb sold property at 430 W Swissvale Ave. to Giancarlo Scuderi...
Murrysville Star notebook: Matchups with rival Armstrong highlight Franklin Regional softball schedule
Franklin Regional softball players might not come out and admit it, but they had two section games circled on their calendars since the start of the season. Those games were against Armstrong, the WPIAL Class 5A champion and PIAA runner-up who has placed in the Panthers’ section this year. Franklin...
Ciara Camacho takes a bite out of Kiski Area in Franklin Regional win
After the softball game ended, Ciara Camacho scooped up her puppy, “Chubbs,” and cradled him as she headed for the family vehicle. The friendly “Frug,” a French Bulldog and Pug mix, fussed a little bit, but his owner secured him tightly. Camacho, Franklin Regional’s sophomore catcher and leadoff hitter, also...
Murrysville mayor sues Westmoreland elections bureau after being left off 2023 primary ballot
Murrysville Mayor Regis Synan was looking forward to another election season in which he was the sole candidate running for the office. He was surprised to find out that, according to the Westmoreland County Bureau of Elections — but contrary to Murrysville’s Home-Rule municipal charter — he still is mayor...
Coast Guard calls off search for lost boat with Murrysville native aboard
After searching more than 200,000 square nautical miles, U.S. Coast Guard officials and their Mexican counterparts have called off the search for three American sailors, including a Murrysville native, whose boat was last seen April 4. Kerry O’Brien, a 1989 Franklin Regional graduate, left Mazatlán, Mexico the morning of April...
Murrysville council updates alcohol permit policy for parks
As Murrysville officials were going over their park policies, they discovered an odd restriction when it came to alcohol permits for events at park pavilions. “We had a section restricting alcohol at high school graduation parties,” Chief Administrator Michael Nestico said. Some council members thought it didn’t make much sense....
Murrysville area: Plant sale, used book sale, National Day of Prayer and more
Plant sale in Murrysville The Murrysville Garden Club will host its annual plant sale at 11 a.m. May 10 at the Murrysville Volunteer Fire Department pavilion on Sardis Road. The club will sell annuals, perennials, hanging baskets and patio pots, and club members will also be selling propagated plants, second-hand...
Murrysville musician will perform with Westminster College OrchestraVideo
It’s one thing to sit down and practice Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 at home. It’s quite another to sit down and play it with an orchestra backing you. Westminster College alum and Murrysville resident Amy Simpson will have the chance Friday, as a featured performer at the music department’s...
Washington Township man secures patent for device to help propel wheelchairs
When John Britz played with Lego sets as a child, he rarely built what was pictured on the box. “I was always making other things,” said Britz, 76, of Washington Township, who spent a career in manufacturing with the Elliott Group in Jeannette. Britz’s creativity — which also includes having...
