Murrysville Star category, Page 3
Newcomer earns most votes in Murrysville council primary
A political newcomer came away with the most votes in the primary election for Murrysville council last week. Darren Miller, 42, earned 22.4% of more than 7,000 votes cast in last week’s election, leading the field of five candidates running for a spot on the Republican side of the ballot....
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of May 25, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Estate of Justine West sold property at 2630 McCrady Road to Mark Thomas and Cheryl Marie Bedmarz Chang for $235,000. Forest Hills Eric Small sold property at 227 Elmore Road to Steven Avers and Hanann Marawi for $230,000. Monroeville Kristine Chusko sold property at 114 Elmwood St....
Franklin Regional grad grateful to be part of championship lacrosse team at Grove City
Back-to-back conference titles. Two NCAA Division III Tournament trips in a row. A passion for her sport. Gwen Shilling has done a lot in a short time at Grove City, and the lacrosse standout out of Franklin Regional is more appreciative of her accomplishments with each passing day. Shilling is...
After tough finish, Franklin Regional turns attention to 2026 season
Baseball season ended a little earlier than expected for Franklin Regional. The campaign started well for the Panthers (10-9), but they ended the season on a six-game losing streak. Every one of the late-season losses came against playoff teams. The Panthers entered the final two weeks of the season a...
Murrysville area: Benefit golf outing, blood drives and more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. Golf outing The second annual FR Football Golf Outing will take place May 31 at the Murrysville Golf Club, 3804 Sardis Road. The cost is $125 per golfer which includes an 18-hole scramble, skills games, unlimited beverages (domestic canned beer, bottled water...
All Franklin Regional school board candidates make it through primary
All of the candidates for Franklin Regional school board made it through Tuesday’s primary and will appear on at least one side of the ballot in the general election. On the Republican side, Shannon Venditti took home the most votes with just over 22%, followed by Bill Csaszar (21.43%) and...
Murrysville man to serve up to 15 years in prison for 2023 fatal crash
Ten minutes after Kelly Poholsky took a call from her husband as she drove home from work Oct. 7, 2023, she came upon what appeared to be the scene of a bad accident. Only later that night did she learn the covered body that lay on the ground as she...
Delmont officials want public input on Shields Farm plans
Delmont officials will hold a meeting to give a presentation and take public input on a long-term plan for the Shields Farm property. A borough steering committee has been working with consultants EADS Group on a plan for the 145-acre former farmstead, part of the larger goal of developing a...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of May 18, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Heather Laabs sold property at 13 Garden Ter to Anndi Bartlett for $182,000. Agate Realty LLC sold property at 313 Homer Drive to Neil and Melanie Campbell for $187,000. Daniel Kerr Dewitt sold property at 2306 Marbury Road to Ricardo Barreras for $374,900. Edgewood US Bank NA...
3 Franklin Regional athletes advance to PIAA track and field championships
Five athletes from the Franklin Regional track and field team earned medals at the WPIAL Class 3A championship May 14 at Slippery Rock, but only three secured a trip to the PIAA championship meet Friday and Saturday at Shippensburg. Senior Will Weaver, sophomore Sean Cartwright and sophomore Jamie Kociela will...
Bethel Park uses big inning to keep ball rolling, beat Franklin Regional
Thursday’s playoff game between Bethel Park and Franklin Regional was a matchup between two teams entering the postseason in opposite directions. The Black Hawks won their final eight games of the regular season, and the Panthers had lost five in a row. Just when it looked like the momentum in...
Murrysville area: Blood drives, live music and more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. Walk for a Healthy Community East Suburban Citizen Advocacy will join Highmark officials with a team in the annual “Walk For a Healthy Community,” set for June 14 at Stage AE on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. The ESCA team is seeking donations and...
No. 12 Fox Chapel upsets 5th-seeded Franklin Regional in Class 5A playoffs
The Fox Chapel softball team has been plagued with maddening moments of inconsistency on defense. But when the lights were at their brightest during the first round of the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs Monday at North Allegheny High School, the 12th-seeded Foxes didn’t melt down. Fox Chapel committed only one...
Murrysville library getting ‘giant facelift’ in 2026 to promote broadband upgrades
The Wi-Fi speed at the Murrysville Community Library doubled in early May, and library officials are planning renovations aimed at getting more people through the doors to take advantage of it. “We’re purchasing new furniture to promote the library and broadband usage in and outside the library,” said director Kat...
A-K Valley softball playoff preview capsules: Games for May 12, 2025
WPIAL softball playoffs Class 5A First round 9-Chartiers Valley (11-6) vs. 8-Plum (14-5) 3 p.m. Monday at West Mifflin Winner plays: Winner of 1-Penn-Trafford (17-2)/16-Moon (8-9) in quarterfinals Players to watch: Lily Duffill, Chartiers Valley; Danielle Pici, Plum Extra bases: Chartiers Valley tied for second in Section 3 with a...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of May 11, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Shawn Sciotti sold property at 205 Highland Ave. to DLG Management LLC for $10,000. Churchill Timothy Debor sold property at 2410 Collins Road to Robin Michele Sheffey for $198,000. Edgewood Tiffany GP Inc. sold property at 415 Edgewood Ave. to Jacob Galanter and Mev Howison for $185,000....
Greensburg driver killed in car-truck collision on Route 22
A Greensburg man was killed early Saturday when his car collided with a dump truck on Route 22 in Murrysville. Thomas Edward Peer, 71, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson. The rear-end type crash was reported shortly before 3:30 a.m. near the intersection...
Franklin Regional grad Nico Megaludis retires from wrestling
Nico Megaludis has decided to hang up his singlet. The three-time PIAA Class 3A champion at Franklin Regional finished with a 170-1 career record in high school before becoming a NCAA champion, two-time runner-up and third-place finisher at Penn State. He recently announced on Instagram that he was going to...
Franklin Regional notebook: Top track athletes gear up at Pine-Richland
With the WPIAL Class 3A track and field championships approaching, several Franklin Regional athletes went to the Pine-Richland Invitational to stay sharp. Sean Cartwright finished fifth in the 110-meter hurdles in 14.86 seconds to pace the Panthers. The boys 400-meter relay came in eighth (44.39). Caroline Shirley was the top...
Work will start in Murrysville to make temporary Route 380 light permanent
Construction work at the intersection of Route 380 and Saltsburg Road in Murrysville will begin May 19, Murrysville officials said at their monthly council meeting Wednesday night. Canonsburg-based Olympus Energy funded temporary traffic improvements last year as part of its Hermes fracking well pad project, built nearby on the Murrysville-Plum...
Murrysville area: Route 380 work, Symphony East and more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. Temporary Route 380 light will become permanent Construction on the intersection of Route 380 and Saltsburg Road will begin May 19. Canonsburg-based Olympus Energy funded temporary traffic improvements as part of its Hermes fracking well pad project, built nearby on the Murrysville/Plum...
Delmont council has 2 candidates for 4 open seats in primary
Write-in votes could play a role in shaping the next Delmont Borough Council, with only two candidates filed to run for four open seats in the upcoming primary election. Council incumbents Pam Simpson, Jeff Cunningham and Stan Cheyne did not file for reelection. Council president Andy Shissler and first-time candidate...
Franklin Regional multimedia students earn 9 awards at regional competition
Franklin Regional students had one of their best performances in recent years at the annual Digital Media Arts Consortium competition, held at Robert Morris University. Students in the high school’s broadcasting and journalism classes won nine DMAC awards including the coveted Best In Category award for the FRHSTV news show....
Franklin Regional school board meeting rescheduled
The May 5 meeting of the Franklin Regional school board has been rescheduled. Monday’s committee-of-the-whole was canceled due to an unexpected issue that prevented the meeting from being broadcast, school officials said. It will be combined with the monthly voting meeting, which will begin at 7:30 p.m. May 12 at...
Delmont history group will dedicate National Register of Historic Places markers
National history will be recognized in Delmont this month with the dedication of plaques honoring a gunsmith who helped cement the rifle’s place in American history and one of the borough’s enduring landmarks. “The National Register of Historic Places designation officially happened back in the ‘80s, but there was never...
