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Republic Services officials say they’re planning changes to improve Delmont collections
Republic Services municipal sales manager Renee Shipley told Delmont officials that the company is making some changes to help address customer complaints about poor communication and missed collections. “We know you’ve been more than patient with us,” Shipley said at this week’s council meeting. “You’re our partner, and we have...
Hempfield man in clown wig carrying loaded gun arrested at Delmont Dairy Queen
Three loaded handguns and 62 rounds of ammunition were seized from a Hempfield man Saturday after Delmont police said he took one of the weapons into the Route 66 Dairy Queen. Officers were responding to the area about 1:30 p.m. after a motorist reported an erratic driver wearing a bright...
Murrysville council approves Dollar General, hears car wash proposal
Murrysville council approved a new Dollar General location Wednesday, but not without some concern about its addition to traffic at the intersection of Route 66 and Ringertown Road. “Ringertown is kind of a cut-off from Old William Penn Highway to 66,” Councilman Mac McKenna said. “And no one is using...
East suburbs real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 11, 2022
Chalfant Karl Kutz sold property at 113 Parkway Ave. to Duque Management Group LLC for $85,000. Edgewood Casey Totten sold property at 1115 E End Ave. to Jeremy and Katherine Hopkins for $495,000. James Michael sold property at 1128 E End Ave. to Thomas Hircock and Trinity Sprague for $394,500....
Franklin Regional girls volleyball leaning on senior-heavy rotation
Rachel Carter’s first season as coach of the Franklin Regional girls volleyball team was a getting-to-know-you time for the team’s new leader and its players. Now that her system is taking root, the Panthers are ready to build toward the future. “We put a lot of work in last year...
Local retailers concerned about 2022 Christmas tree stock
The fall football season is barely underway and the holiday season is still just a twinkle in Santa’s eye, but for Christmas tree growers and sellers of cut trees, it’s crunch time. And things aren’t looking so great. For someone like Lou Biesuz of Export, who operates an annual Christmas...
Franklin Regional gets off to quick start on way to rout of Connellsville
A week of practices spent on the fundamentals of football yielded few positive results for Connellsville in Friday’s non-conference home opener against Franklin Regional at Connellsville Stadium. The Panthers scored on their first offensive play of the game and never looked back on their way to a convincing 40-0 win...
Murrysville area: Oktoberfest, corn maze, scholarships, more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. ——— Historical festival set for Sept. 17 The Murrysville Historical Preservation Society will host its 11th annual festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Sampson/Clark Toll House, 5332 W. Pike St. in Murrysville. “Across a Tollgate in Time”...
Westmoreland Heritage Trail officials make minor revisions as extension gets underway
Westmoreland Heritage Trail officials have made some minor adjustments as they prepare to build a 750-foot extension to the trail in Export. Export Council voted unanimously Tuesday to execute an easement agreement with trail officials. Westmoreland County Parks Planning Coordinator Jeff Richards said they worked with the borough to refine...
Heartache: Murrysville family honors the memory of loved one
When Debbie and Jeff O’Connor walked through the door from an early December trip last year, they immediately saw it. The Christmas tree was in its place in the patio room. “My daughter Caitlin had brought the tree up from downstairs,” Debbie O’Connor said. “She wanted to surprise us, and...
‘Murrysville Madness III’ brings boxing back to SportZoneVideo
With two nights of boxing at the Murrysville SportZone under his belt and a regular rotation of venues ready to stage fights in the Pittsburgh region, Monroeville promoter Derek Gionta is feeling good. “The operation is getting to be routine, so now we know what to expect from a setup...
Delmont resident takes charge of Greensburg diocese’s educational improvement tax credit program
A Delmont resident will take charge of programs that provide direction tuition assistance to students in Catholic schools across the Diocese of Greensburg. Diocese officials announced that William Barnes of Delmont is the new director of special projects. “Bill is now the direct link between parents, grandparents, parishioners, corporations and...
Franklin Regional Panther Foundation to fund gardens, microscopes, mariachi festival
The latest round of grant funding by the nonprofit Franklin Regional Panther Foundation will help fund a portable podcast studio, a mariachi festival and much more. Franklin Regional Senior High School teacher Jim Passarelli secured a $9,900 grant that will allow the district to take advantage of a long-abandoned area....
With defense leading way, Franklin Regional girls soccer expects strong season
After a 14-win season and a run to the WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinals, the Franklin Regional girls soccer team is primed to go farther. The Panthers return seven starters, including junior goalkeeper Aris Lamanna, an All-WPIAL selection last season. The others back are sophomore midfielder Abby Paterline, senior forward Sierra...
Robert Fulton scores 4 touchdowns as Latrobe beats Franklin Regional in 2OT
Robert Fulton scored on a 5-yard run in the second overtime, and Latrobe won its second game of the season by defeating Franklin Regional, 36-33. Fulton rushed for 252 yards and four touchdowns. He also scored on runs of 2, 92 and 73 yards. The senior transfer now has rushed...
Plum blanks Franklin Regional in ‘brawl’ between Class 3A contenders
A matchup of the Tribune-Review’s top two teams in the WPIAL Class 3A rankings wasn’t exactly the Backyard Brawl of boys soccer, but it was close. The game between returning WPIAL semifinalists had physical interaction, contested shots and strong play in net. The bragging rights, at least after the first...
Murrysville area: Holocaust speaker, Dixieland picnic, conservancy events, more
Holocaust education speaker at ‘Boomers and Beyond’ James Paharik, professor of sociology and director of Seton Hill University’s National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education will present “The Holocaust and Catholic Social Teaching” at the next “Boomers and Beyond” speaker session in Murrysville on Sept. 13. Paharik teaches courses on the...
Franklin Regional buckles down, makes early goal stand up in win over Penn-Trafford
Get a goal on the board early, possess the ball and make defensive stops. Franklin Regional checked all three boxes in its Section 3-3A opener Wednesday night at Penn-Trafford. “We’re going to play a lot of games this way,” Panthers coach Scott Arnold said. Senior winger Natalie Ribar scored off...
Dollar General moving from Salem Plaza to Route 66 corridor in Murrysville
Murrysville council will vote next month on a proposal to bring a Dollar General store to the Route 66 corridor just north of Delmont. Bob Gage of GBT Realty, a Tennessee firm that contracts with Dollar General, outlined plans for a 10,640 square foot store on the northeast side of...
Union: Strike averted at Lower Burrell nursing home, 17 others; workers still set to walk out at 18 facilities
A strike has been averted at a Lower Burrell nursing home and 17 others across the state after a tentative contract was reached between the company and the union representing its employees. But workers at 18 additional nursing homes operated by other companies involved in contract talks, including ones in...
Projects at Morosini Reserve offer new chances to check out local wildlife in MurrysvilleVideo
Zach Posner can remember watching deer browse the big apple tree his family used to have in their Claridge backyard. “They’d always come up and eat apples,” said Posner, 15, of Penn Township. “We also live close to Bushy Run, and we can go over there and see a lot...
Delmont Pilgrimage marks 50 years of bringing the Christmas story to the boroughVideo
Kerri Cole of Delmont will not forget her first trip to the Delmont Pilgrimage, partly because of the impact it had on her and partly because of her unknowing lack of preparation. “I had stiletto heels, a dress and a full-length London Fog coat,” Cole said with a laugh. “I...
Murrysville medic retires after 50 years in emergency service
Pat Anderson has seen quite a bit since he got his start in emergency medical services back in 1972. Some of it was deadly serious, making split-second medical decisions in the days before EMTs underwent numerous certification classes and were given basic first aid and CPR training. Some of it...
East suburban real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 28, 2022
Chalfant Edward Doheny sold property at 264 Brighton St. to Jamaal and Amy Loman for $95,000. Churchill Sandra Schreib sold property at 1611 Branning Road to Bellagia Properties LLC for $90,000. Vincent Pupich III sold property at 340 Homer Drive to Tim Schmitt and Rochelle Hawkins for $140,000. Edgewood Barbara...
Franklin Regional’s Morrison plots future with Sprint football
Maddox Morrison is taking a unique path to college football. The playmaker from Franklin Regional is headed to a Division II program to play, only not in the traditional sense. Morrison, a senior wide receiver and defensive back, is going to play Sprint football at Alderson Broaddus in Philippi, W.Va....
