Bethel Park Journal category, Page 13
Senior joining 100-win club highlights strong season for Bethel Park wrestlers
Mason Kernan, a senior at Bethel Park, came away from the star-studded Powerade holiday wrestling tournament with a seventh-place finish at 139 pounds. Kernan defeated Carter Nogle of Mount St. Joseph (Md.) by a 7-5 score, giving him a 2-2 record in the prestigious national event. It also landed the...
Trio of PIHL all-stars helps Bethel Park remain in contention in Class 3A standings
Three Bethel Park hockey players — forwards Ethan Cooley and Anthony Karner and defenseman Zach Mazzacone — earned all-star status this season. Cooley, Karner and Mazzacone, all seniors, were selected to play for the PIHL Class 3A all-star team. All three were proud of their selections. “It’s a great accomplishment...
Las Vegas pair get federal prison terms in fraud scheme targeting elderly Pittsburgh-area residents
Two Las Vegas men will spend time in federal prison for their roles in an international fraud scheme that targeted elderly victims including Pittsburgh-area residents. Bethel Park police, Pennsylvania State Police and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations were among agencies involved in a probe that led to the...
Holiday lighting winners announced in Bethel Park
During Bethel Park Council’s Jan. 8 meeting, Mayor Jack Allen announced the winners of the municipality’s Holiday Lighting Contest. “This recognition herein given to your home signifies that your holiday decorations were judged to be the best your ward,” he said, reading from a proclamation. “Bethel Park appreciates your efforts...
Ground broken for new elementary school in Bethel Park
Today’s soggy patch of dirt is tomorrow’s new school. On the rain-soaked afternoon of Jan. 9, Bethel Park School District officials hosted a groundbreaking for a a $133 million elementary center to replace the five buildings now in operation. Despite the weather, members of the community packed the space under...
Evan Berger becomes Thomas Jefferson’s all-time leading scorer in key win over Bethel Park
Thomas Jefferson senior Evan Berger made history Friday when he became the all-time leading scorer in school history in boys or girls basketball. His teammates now also know the feeling of being alone at the top. TJ survived foul trouble, a poor night of shooting and a rebound disadvantage against...
Bethel Park Council reorganizes, Oakes new president
The first new president of Bethel Park Council since the 20th century is John Oakes. During council’s Jan. 2 reorganization, the Ward 3 representative on council was elected unanimously to succeed longtime leader Tim Moury, who did not seek reelection in 2023. Council elected Joseph A. Consolmagno, Ward 1, as...
Bethel Park joins Wreaths Across America in honoring veterans
While active in the U.S. Marine Corps, Devlin Robinson fought in both hotbeds for post-9/11 American military action, Afghanistan and Iraq. He was in the same general age range of two Army servicemen from near his Bridgeville home, a few years older than Russell Kurtz of Bethel Park and slightly...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Dec. 22-25
We’ve made it to the weekend. It is three days off for some with Christmas Day on Monday. In between those final shopping stops at the mall, local retailer or Peoples Gas Holiday Market, here are some other ways to spend it. Christmas Day at Pitt The annual Christmas Day...
In brief: Bethel Park happenings, week of Dec. 4, 2023
Dean Streator Holiday Concert The Bethel Park Community Foundation’s annual Dean Streator Holiday Concert will be at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 10 at the Bethel Park Community Center, 5151 Park Ave. Performing seasonal favorites are Community Band South, under the direction of Max Gonano; Bethel Park High School’s Top 21 chamber...
Bethel Park real estate transactions, week of Dec. 3, 2023
Bethel Park Madison Wurst sold property at 2624 Bethel Crest Drive to Kathryn Czekalski and Kurt Valentine for $390,500. VRE Investment LLC sold property at 5920 Library Road to Chario Holdings LLC for $284,500. Cathleen Dodson sold property at 701 Red Barn Ct to Lauren and Vincent Ziccardi for $502,500....
Bethel Park’s Shop Local campaign offers shoppers chances at gift cards
This holiday season, the municipality of Bethel Park has a new campaign to encourage shopping locally. “When community groups and organizations need donations, they often turn to small businesses for support,” said Tim Moury, Bethel Park Council president. “These local businesses are always willing to help out. They support us,...
Bethel Park increases taxes on real estate, earned income
As the longtime president of Bethel Park Council, Tim Moury has worked on municipal budgets each year going back to the 1990s. His final effort in that regard comes with a tough choice: raising the real estate tax rate by .75 mills and the municipal portion of the tax on...
3rd annual Wreaths Across America event scheduled in Bethel Park
Lisa Jenkins’ father, David Schmitt, was a U.S. Army tank driver in Korea. He is her inspiration for becoming co-coordinator of Bethel Park Wreaths Across America with her husband, Jim Jenkins. Wreaths Across America started in 1992 when the owner of a company in Maine arranged for placement of wreaths...
Bethel Park restaurant serves 400-plus free Thanksgiving dinners
During their Thanksgiving vacations, Sara Impellicceiri and members of her family would partake in free holiday dinners. “But I never helped volunteer for one, because I just never had the opportunity,” the Bethel Park High School junior said. “So being able to do this has been a great experience.” She...
In brief: Bethel Park happenings, week of Nov. 20, 2023
Tree lighting set for Dec. 6 Bethel Park Recreation’s annual tree-lighting event is scheduled for Dec. 6. Doors open at 6 p.m. for activities including a reindeer food-making station, holiday backdrop photo station (with props), hot cocoa station, Bethel Park Bakery cookie station and Letters to Santa station. The Bethel...
Bethel Park JFK expert: ‘Warren Commission, I think, got most of it right’
Six decades after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, a frequent lecturer on the subject agrees with the original official version of what transpired: “Even all these years later, I generally have come out and said, ‘The Warren Commission, I think, got most of it right.’ ” Bethel Park resident...
Bethel Park real estate transactions, week of Nov. 19, 2023
Bethel Park Estate of Dorothy Ann Mohr sold property at 3000 Aljean Drive to Saleh and Mohammad Alawartani for $210,000. RAL Construction LLC sold property at 6057 Boyer Ave. to Laura Hunter for $214,000. Samuel Felicetti sold property at 2521 N Lightwood Ave. to Preston and Madison Shaw for $441,000....
Bethel Park girls tennis makes history during championship season
Expectations were soaring through the roof for the Bethel Park girls tennis team this year. And the Black Hawks jumped aboard the jet stream. Bethel Park won the first WPIAL team championship in school history, and the tandem of freshman Cami Fisher and senior Lily Sierka captured the first WPIAL...
Bethel Park football sets foundation for future, makes playoffs in successful season
The Bethel Park football team advanced to the WPIAL playoffs for the third consecutive season. The Black Hawks tied for second with Moon and Upper St. Clair in the Class 5A Allegheny Six Conference with a 3-2 record in league play. The Bethel Park gridders lost to defending WPIAL champion...
Bomb squad called to Bethel Park after suspicious devices found near body of man
The Allegheny Bomb Squad responded Wednesday evening after several suspicious devices were found near a man found dead in a Bethel Park home. Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the deceased as Richard Friedman, 53. According to TribLIVE news partner WTAE, Bethel Park police discovered Friedman’s body around 7:30 p.m....
Tunnel reopens on Montour Trail in Peters
The Montour Trail’s Greer Tunnel reopened after a four-month closure. The 235-foot-long tunnel, at mile marker 28.5 in Peters Township, was closed to trail users in mid-July and reopened November 10) after a permanent steel ceiling-liner system was installed at the tunnel’s eastern portal. The 120-foot-long lining stabilizes the existing...
On-the-spot portraits highlight art show in Bethel Park
During a recent South Arts Pittsburgh show at the Schoolhouse Arts and History Center in Bethel Park, member Pat Miyamoto showed her talent by producing on-the-spot portraits of well-known local residents. Her subjects included Bethel Park Mayor Jack Allen; Andy Amrhein, owner of Evey True Value Hardware and Rental; and...
State grants received in Bethel Park
Add Zamboni driver to the résumé of state Sen. Devlin Robinson, R-Bridgeville. He piloted an ice-cleaning machine around the rink at the Spencer Family YMCA in Bethel Park as part of a Nov. 6 celebration of a $250,000 grant that Robinson supported. The grant, applied for by the YMCA of...
Incumbents retain Bethel Park School Board seats
Five Bethel Park School Board members won reelection on Nov. 7, according to unofficial Allegheny County results. Cross-filed as Democrat and Republican, James H. Modrak received 8,645 votes; Kimberly Walsh Turner, 8,175; and Darren McGregor, 8,031. Running as Republicans, Barry Christenson, 6,628 votes, and Vincent Scalzo, 6,602, captured the final...
