Bethel Park Journal category, Page 10
Bethel Park hosts 1st Arts and Music Festival
Imagine Bethel Park’s Park Avenue occupied by thousands of faces, the street lined with food trucks, an eclectic mix of music filling the air, and vendor tables and raffle baskets taking over the football field. On July 27, Bethel Park will make history by hosting its first Arts and Music...
New pickleball courts in Bethel Park’s Millennium Park cater to all
Bethel Park resident Wayne Reno was on a casual walk through South Park when he first discovered pickleball. “Someone from the group said, ‘Do you play pickleball?’ I said no, and they just invited me to play,” he recalled. Now Reno and a group regularly show up at the new...
Full STEAM ahead for Camp Invention in Bethel Park
Some kids enjoy going to school during the summer. Camp Invention is a nationwide science-oriented summer camp created by the National Inventors Hall of Fame to engage students entering kindergarten through sixth grade with learning and social activities. “Hearing from parents that ‘my child doesn’t really like school, my child...
Demolition approved for dilapidated Bethel Park home
At first glance of Bethel Park’s Brookside Farms, one may assume it is an ordinary Pittsburgh suburban neighborhood. With a turn onto Comanche Road, the picturesque area becomes distorted when a deteriorating house filled with woodpecker holes and mold becomes visible through the overgrowth that devours the home. At a...
Pittsburgh Vegan Expo hosts summer festival in Bethel Park
By reputation, Pittsburgh seems to be a meat-and-potatoes kind of town. These days, though, plenty of people are sticking with the potatoes and forgoing the meat. And milk and cheese, for that matter. Amy Cottrill, who originated the Pittsburgh Vegan Festival back before very many folks knew what “vegan” meant,...
Multistate forgery ring suspects head to trial in Allegheny County bank thefts
Early this year, police broke up what they said was a multistate crime ring of document forgers and identity thieves who swindled thousands of dollars from personal bank accounts in Southwestern Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Kentucky. Four thieves hailing from New York, Indiana and Delaware drove a rented car from bank...
Memorial car cruise brings 300-plus classics to Bethel Park
The third time proved to be the charm for the #GaryStrong car cruise in Bethel Park. In October, owners of classic and performance vehicles gathered to honor enthusiast Gary Carmen, a 1980 Bethel Park High School graduate. “The first car show, the weather was really cold,” Sandy Jansante, his sister...
‘The Place for Smiles’: Brentwood artist’s painting helps celebrate 75 years of Eat’n Park
As an artist with a passion for painting Pittsburgh landmarks, Linda Barnicott had the idea for a 2024 project depicting an iconic restaurant chain. She remembers discussing the possibility with a young man who visited her vendor booth at a holiday market. It turned out that his grandfather had owned...
Bethel Park School Board adopts budget, approves tax increase
Following the June 25 Bethel Park School Board meeting, district taxpayers are faced with a 1.5222-mill real estate tax increase, bringing the new rate to 26.0748 mills. The increase comes with the board’s adoption of a $110.4 million final general fund operating budget for the 2024-25 school year. For a...
In brief: Bethel Park area happenings, week of June 24, 2024
Summer Spectacular fireworks Bethel Park will hold its annual Summer Spectacular fireworks display at 9:40 p.m. June 29. Suggested viewing areas include Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, 1524 Hamilton Road; St. Germaine Church, 7003 Baptist Road; Hamilton Presbyterian Church, 4500 Hamilton Road; Cool Springs, 1530 Hamilton Road; and Lowe’s, 5775 Baptist...
Bethel Park real estate transactions, week of June 23, 2024
Bethel Park Barbara Colteryahn sold property at 2679 Bethel Crest Drive to Andrew Blasko and Nicole Hauck for $379,000. Stephanie Sue Burkhard sold property at 6131 Brush Run Road to Terrence Earl and Jonay Michelle Carpenter for $375,000. David Tischler trustee sold property at Cedar St. to Edward and Paula...
Bethel Park notebook: Makenzie Wade, Belinda Bova play in softball all-star game
The inaugural Western PA Softball All-Star Game between Team Gold and Team Black took place June 18 at Plum High School. Team Black won the game, 7-4. Many of the WPIAL’s top senior players participated in what was termed “a celebration of the 2024 spring season.” Two girls from Bethel...
Bethel Park baseball continues program’s tradition of deep postseason runs
Bethel Park advanced to the WPIAL Class 5A baseball championship round riding a five-game winning streak and with a 9-2 record in the second half of the regular season. Penn-Trafford, the Black Hawks’ opponent, strung together a 13-game winning streak this season and had won 17 of its last 19...
Bethel Park School District budget calls for tax increase
Bethel Park School Board is scheduled to vote June 25 on a final general fund operating budget that calls for a 1.5222-mill real estate tax increase. The $110.4 million spending plan includes a recent adjustment to add $2 million award to the district for the purchase of 10 electric buses...
Event in Peters raises $50K for veterans, military members
A yearly fundraiser on behalf of veterans and active members of the military continues to be a success. The VETS Care charity event, held on the sunny afternoon of June 1 in Peters Township, exceeded its $50,000 goal. Organizer Bri Hall of North Strabane reported the proceeds will be divided...
Display memorializes Bethel Park Marine
The portrait shows a youthful, handsome Marine in his dress blues, a slight smile surrounded by his square jaw and bright eyes conveying pride and determination. That’s the way his parents wanted to remember him when they commissioned Washington County artist Nat Youngblood to paint the image of 2nd Lt....
Bethel Park opens new Splash Park
Looking into a crowd of children wearing bathing suits in anticipation of being first-ever guests at the new Bethel Park Splash Park, state Rep. Natalie Mihalek decided to keep her comments brief. “I don’t want to be the one standing in the way of kids going to the splash pad,...
‘Very dedicated’: Bethel Park students celebrate reading accomplishments
Literacy lives on at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, thanks to incentives for students to trade less-product pursuits for learning what’s inside books. “The Accelerated Reader program has been a tradition here at Bethel Park School District, and I’d say that Lincoln always really took it to another level,” school librarian...
Bethel Park hosts 4th annual Touch-a-Truck event
The weather cooperated fully, with a dose of mid-summer sunshine in mid-May, as Bethel Park hosted its fourth annual Touch-a-Truck event at the municipality’s public works garage. Children and their families were able to take close-up looks at all kinds of vehicles, from fire engines and ambulances to the public...
Pen, ink, pointillism featured in Monroeville library gallery
The Friends of the Monroeville Public Library are hosting a free public reception from 6 to 8 p.m. June 15 at the library titled “Dots: The pointillist art of Jack Puglisi.” Puglisi’s work is on display through June 25 in the library’s Elaine Biondi Gallery Space, 4000 Gateway Campus Blvd....
Penn-Trafford gets past Bethel Park in Class 5A final to capture 1st WPIAL baseball title
Penn-Trafford used a four-run fourth-inning rally to claim its first WPIAL baseball title Tuesday, defeating Bethel Park, 4-3, in the Class 5A championship game at Wild Things Park. The Warriors used clutch hitting and solid defense and left Bethel Park looking for answers. The Black Hawks (15-7) had numerous opportunities...
2024 WPIAL Class 5A baseball championship preview: Penn-Trafford vs. Bethel Park
2024 WPIAL Class 5A baseball championship No. 7 Penn-Trafford (18-3) vs. No. 4 Bethel Park (15-6) 7 p.m. Tuesday at Wild Things Park, Washington On the air: Trib HSSN How they got here: Penn-Trafford defeated Moon, 8-2, in the first round; Fox Chapel, 2-0, in the quarterfinals; and Franklin Regional,...
Bethel Park gets past West Allegheny in Class 5A semifinal barnburner
Bethel Park proved it had the pitching and defense throughout its WPIAL semifinals playoff game against top-seeded West Allegheny. However, if you blinked, you may have missed a unique offensive explosion. The Black Hawks manufactured the go-ahead run in the top of the seventh inning and then held on to...
Bethel Park area real estate transactions, week of May 19, 2024
Bethel Park Tarmarack Mrg Loan Trust sold property at 4468-4470 Third St. to 4470 LTMG LLC for $60,720. John Hensler sold property at 5495 Beverly Ct to Robert Michael and Melissa Moses for $538,000. Mark Owczarzak sold property at 865 Broughton Road to Nathan John Lentz and Rebecca Rodriguez for...
Bethel Park baseball community takes pride in electric Oakland A’s closer Mason Miller
Mason Miller is the pride of the Bethel Park baseball community. The 25-year-old flame-throwing right-handed hurler has been referred to as the most electric pitcher in baseball. Through his first 13 games as the closer for the Oakland A’s this season, Miller has eight saves and a 1.10 ERA. He...
