Bethel Park Journal category, Page 14
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...
‘Thank you for acknowledging my service’: Bethel Park resident offers perspective of woman veteran
The 1980s were a relatively quiet time for the American military, between the end of the Vietnam War and Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait. As a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Bethel Park resident Haya Eason — community members may know her as working at the municipal building — once tended to...
Former Bethel Park police lieutenant pleads guilty to smuggling Venezuelan woman into U.S.
A former Bethel Park police lieutenant pleaded guilty Wednesday to helping a woman illegally enter the United States from Mexico because he said he “loved her” and she could “keep his house.” Blake Babin, 59, will be sentenced March 13 in federal court on a single count of transporting an...
GOP takes 3 out of 4 Bethel Park Council seats
Republicans took three out of the four council seats up for election on Nov. 7, according to unofficial Allegheny County results. Ward 4 incumbent Todd S. Cenci joined Kimberly Kamenicky, Ward 2, and Jim Jenkins, Ward 6, in winning on the GOP tickets. Democrat Viola Garis won in Ward 8....
Visit winter markets at Bethel Park Community Center
A change in careers can be sweet. “I moved here after college to take a full-time job doing tax accounting,” Bethel Park resident Becca Battista said. “And then during the pandemic, I kind of had a change of heart and needed something a little bit more creative, rather than doing...
Pine-Richland slams Bethel Park in playoff opener
Winners of four straight games and six of its last seven, Pine-Richland entered Friday evening’s home WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal matchup against Bethel Park looking to keep the good times rolling. It did that and then some. The reigning WPIAL and PIAA champions left no doubt in their postseason opener,...
The art of the haunt: a behind-the-scenes look at local spooky attractions
Shortly before the ScareHouse at Pittsburgh Mills Mall in Frazer opens, the staff makes final preparations. Much like the backstage of a Broadway show, the cast and crew hurry to make last minute repairs or add the final touches to their costumes. Each Halloween season, thrill-seekers of all ages willingly...
Peters Township earns conference title with emphatic win over Bethel Park
There’s not much of an argument when it comes to the top teams in the WPIAL. Week in and week out, Class 5A top-ranked Peters Township has trounced its opponents. One more stood in its way but with much more on the line in the regular-season finale. Bethel Park was...
Bethel Park’s Coverdale neighborhood receives historic designation
For most young men, Friday nights often mean heading out for a night on the town instead of staying home to chat with an elderly neighbor. Robert McCormick remembers telling a friend that he was choosing the latter option. “He looked at me like I was dead crazy,” the Bethel...
4 compete for 2 seats on Bethel Park School Board
Four candidates are in the running on Nov. 7 for two of five seats on Bethel Park School Board: a pair of incumbent Republicans, Barry Christenson and Vincent Scalzo, and two Democrats, Liz Avon and Danielle Gosnell, running together on a slate called BP4All; In the primary, incumbents Darren McGregor,...
In brief: Spooktacular Parade, other Bethel Park happenings, week of Oct. 23, 2023
Trick-or-treat Bethel Park’s trick-or-treat will be held from 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31. Halloween Spooktacular Parade Bethel Park’s Halloween Spooktacular Parade starts at 9 a.m. Oct. 28. The parade will have two routes, North and South, with a variety of special vehicles and surprises for the kids along the way. Routes...
Bethel Park real estate transactions, week of Oct. 22, 2023
Bethel Park Harry Crichton trustee sold property at 806 Berrington Ct to Ivy Pan for $270,000. 226 Property Ventures LLC sold property at 2620 Center St. to Claire Lopresti and Olivia Burk for $275,000. James Amodie sold property at 1331 Centerman Ave. to Ruthann Miller for $400,000. Benjamin Gesk sold...
Doubles team’s WPIAL championship highlights special season for Bethel Park tennis
Both are talented tennis players. One is a freshman at Bethel Park. The other’s a senior. Together, they’ve developed into quite the dynamic duo on the tennis courts. Bethel Park’s Cami Fisher and Lily Sierka this season became the first WPIAL doubles champions in girls tennis in school history. “Lily...
After winning Section 3 title, Bethel Park boys look forward to postseason run
Bethel Park didn’t lose a section game in boys soccer this season. The Black Hawks rang up a 13-0-1 mark in Section 3-3A to narrowly finish first ahead of runner-up Thomas Jefferson (12-1-1). And perhaps most impressive, Bethel Park allowed just seven goals in 14 section games with seven shutouts...
Knoch girls defeat Sewickley Academy for WPIAL crown
It was deja vu in Class 2A girls tennis as Knoch squared off against Sewickley Academy for the seventh consecutive year. Knoch emerged with a 3-2 win at Janet L. Swanson Tennis Center at Washington & Jefferson College, giving the school three WPIAL championships in four years. Senior Lindsey Greb...
