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Murrysville: Scout recruiting night, glass recycling event and more
Scout packs to host recruiting night in Murrysville Scout packs 207 and 213 will hold a recruiting night for children in kindergarten through fifth grade at 7 p.m., Sept. 16 at Emmanuel Reformed United Church of Christ in Murrysville. The event will include a BB gun range for prospective scouts,...
Plum woman gets prison for $195K embezzlement from Murrysville family business
A Plum woman was sentenced to two years in a federal prison for embezzling $195,000 from a Murrysville family business. Victoria Mazur, 54, was ordered to spend three years on probation after the prison term on a wire fraud charge. She pleaded guilty in November 2019. Mazur worked as the...
Long-awaited memorial ceremony held for American Legion members who died during covid pandemic
After being delayed twice, the Plum American Legion Post 980 was finally able to hold its Memorial Dedication Service to honor the member veterans who died within the past two years. It was a chance to recognize the veterans who died during the pandemic but might not have received a...
Westmoreland County football players to watch for 2021 Week 2
Drake Clayton Latrobe, Sr., RB Clayton rushed for 216 yards and a touchdown in a 31-28 loss at Norwin last week. His 85-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter helped Latrobe rally for a 28-21 lead. He’s rushed for 256 yards this season. He had a 79-yard touchdown run against...
Westmoreland County don’t miss high school football matchups for 2021 Week 2
Nonconference Charleroi (0-1) at Monessen (0-2) 7 p.m. Friday, Memorial Stadium, Monessen An old rivalry is renewed: the battle for the bridge. Will it be called the Charleroi/Monessen Bridge or the Monessen/Charleroi Bridge? Both are looking for their first wins. Charleroi dropped a 42-7 decision to Class A Carmichaels and...
Export officials remove parking-lot paving from state grant application
Export officials will have to resubmit a proposal for state grant funding without plans to repave the borough’s central parking lot. But they aren’t exactly sure why. “This is a multi-modal transportation grant, the same (type of state grant) the county came to us with for our park-and-ride a few...
Franklin Regional parents protest mask mandateVideo
A group of about 45 parents protested the state’s mask mandate outside Franklin Regional high and middle schools Wednesday morning. Many said they were looking to regain control of the decision from state officials, who announced last week that all schools and daycare centers must require masks for everyone while...
Teen rescued from beneath pipe in Murrysville
A teenager was rescued Monday night in Murrysville after being trapped for 90 minutes underneath a 3,500-pound pipe, according to emergency responders. The 16-year-old, who was not identified, was taken to a local trauma center after being freed, according to Murrysville Medic One, which assisted in the rescue. The first...
Former home health aide pleads guilty to stealing from Murrysville client
A North Versailles woman pleaded guilty to a theft charge Tuesday in connection with items missing from a Murrysville home where she worked as a health aide. The amount of restitution Breianna Knox, 31, brings to her sentencing hearing in a few months could sway Werstmoreland County prosecutors to recommend...
New look Franklin Regional girls volleyball maintains lofty expectations
A new chapter in the Franklin Regional girls volleyball program will be written in 2021 following a season unlike any other. Franklin Regional won its first WPIAL championship in a pandemic-riddled 2020 season and reached the PIAA finals for the first time. Thanks to an abundance of talent, the Panthers...
Red Sand Project adds new sites to help draw awareness to human traffickingVideo
Members of the Westmoreland County Human Trafficking Task Force are always seeking unique ways to draw attention to the issue they are battling, according to Lynn Mance of Delmont. One of those ways is participating in the Red Sand Project, where volunteers like Mance fill the cracks in a public...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 5, 2021
Chalfant Nicholas Nulf sold property at 907 Greensburg Pike to Kelsey Kerr for $135,000. Churchill Walter Kerin sold property at 2522 Collins Road to Ryan Dickerhoff and Eliana Kille for $135,135. Delmont Chad Butler sold property at 95 Barrington Ridge to Tara Pierce for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate...
Murrysville native ‘truly gained a family’ through Penn State THONVideo
Penn State’s THON initiative — raising money to support the families of children affected by childhood cancer, culminating in a 46-hour dance marathon at the school’s main campus — sounded like a lot of fun to Emily Vannatta of Murrysville. The 2015 Franklin Regional graduate, who now lives in Arkansas,...
Franklin Regional girls soccer has strong base to build on
With nine returning starters, Franklin Regional’s girls soccer team looks like it will have staying power this season. “We only graduated three seniors, so we have a very experienced team returning,” second-year coach Scott Arnold said. “With so many returning players, we are building up on where we finished last...
Top scorer Anthony DiFalco, Franklin Regional boys soccer teammates set lofty goals
Franklin Regional senior Anthony DiFalco has seen just about everything there is to see in high school soccer. He has won two WPIAL titles, finished as a runner-up and played in the PIAA semifinals twice. He’s been All-WPIAL, all-state and All-American. But even the best players want more. They always...
Kiski Area takes advantage of Franklin Regional’s mistakes to come away with win
Kiski Area capitalized on several gaffes by Franklin Regional for a 24-14 win Friday night in a Class 5A nonconference matchup in Vandergrift. Kiski (2-0, 0-0) returned two interceptions for touchdowns and recovered a fumble deep in Franklin Regional (1-1, 0-0) territory,which led to a field goal. The second pick-6...
Medic One invests more than $300,000 in new cardiac equipment
Murrysville Medic One staff operates eight ambulances, four wheelchair vans, four squads, two all-terrain vehicles, seven trailers, an emergency support unit and two boats to support its dive team. In addition, it’s not unusual to see Medic One members and their emergency support unit operating well outside their typical service...
Mixed-use retail, apartments proposed for Route 22 corridor in Murrysville
Murrysville officials are considering the second proposal for upscale housing in the Route 22 corridor in recent months. Chris Hamm of KDH Consulting Engineers this week showed council plans for Kistler Place. It’s a 5,800-square-foot building proposed on 3.6 acres near the intersection of Kistler Road and Route 22. The...
Murrysville area: Free movie, recycling event and more
Free barbecue, movie for first responders, veterans The Delmont Recreation Committee will host a free barbecue and movie night for all first responders, veterans and their families at 5 p.m., Sept. 11 at the Kepple Pavilion in Newhouse Park. Refreshments from Yellow Bridge Brewing and White Valley Distillery will be...
Home care turns into a home rescue for hospice aide in MurrysvilleVideo
Editor’s note: Neighbor Spotlight is a monthly feature that aims to let our readers learn more about the people in their communities who are working to make them a better place, who have interesting stories to tell or who the community feels deserve “15 minutes of fame.” If you would...
2021 WPIAL girls soccer preview: Rankings, contenders, players to watch
WPIAL girls soccer preview Class 4A Defending champion: With Sarah Schupansky and others gone, two-time defending champ North Allegheny will be a different team. But the Tigers only lost six players to graduation. Lucia Wells and Anna Bundy will keep the Tigers in the mix. Contenders: Peters Township looks to...
2021 WPIAL boys soccer preview: Rankings, contenders, players to watch
WPIAL boys soccer preview Class 4A Defending champion: Defensively-sound Seneca Valley won 14 straight games to close out the 2020 season en route to WPIAL and PIAA titles. The Raiders must replace standouts Zack LaValle and Mason Baldwin, but bring back junior Beaux Lizewski, another All-WPIAL selection. George Williams was...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 29, 2021
Chalfant Mark Sauter sold property at 328 Elizabeth Ave. to Lauren Elizabeth Sivak for $158,500. Churchill Keith Carlson sold property at 1913 Beulah Road to Karelle Elizabeth West for $167,000. Delmont Roger Coleman sold property at 127 Stotler Drive to Jeffrey Long for $110,000. Forest Hills Jeffrey Sikirica sold property...
Westmoreland County girls soccer preview: Southmoreland has ‘something to prove’
If Josh Pajak was only allowed to give his Southmoreland girls soccer team one message before the start of the season it might be this: Proceed with caution. Southmoreland appears to be loaded with returning talent, but the second-year coach doesn’t want the Scotties to get ahead of themselves. Offsides...
Westmoreland County boys soccer preview: Franklin Regional eyes another title
Franklin Regional senior Anthony DiFalco has seen just about everything there is to see in high school soccer. He has won two WPIAL titles, finished as a runner-up and played in the PIAA semifinals twice. He’s been All-WPIAL, all-state and All-American. But even the best players want more. They always...
