Penn-Trafford Star category, Page 22
Penn-Trafford notebook: Lineman Zach Tomosovich named to Big 33 roster
Penn-Trafford offensive lineman Zach Tomosovich was one of eight players from the WPIAL selected to play in the 67th Big 33 Football All-Star game May 26 at Cumberland Valley High School. He will be joined on the squad by Aliquippa’s Cam Lindsay and Brandon Banks, Canon-McMillan’s Kaeden Singleton and Geno...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 25, 2024
Oakmont Estate of Glenn Crawford sold property at 640 Fifth St. Unit 305 to Patricia Zanella for $255,000. Estate of Vincent Provenza sold property at 53 Crystal Drive to William and Barbara Charlton for $300,000. Cypress Land Partners LLC sold property at 1004 Fownes Lane 1154 to Jeffrey Scott and...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 25, 2024
Edgewood Elizabeth Brown sold property at 129 Lincoln Ave. to Charles Larkin and Connie Landrum Carney for $447,000. Nancy Cunningham sold property at 1509 Walnut St. to Hayden Curlin for $377,000. Monroeville Loran Shive sold property at 3756 Evergreen Drive to Craig Shim for $195,000. Marlene Konnar trustee sold property...
Bushy Run to host open house, celebration for Pennsylvania’s birthday
Bushy Run Battlefield in Penn Township is hosting an open house with free tours of the park and admission to its museum in honor of Pennsylvania’s 343rd birthday. Charter Day is celebrated annually at the historical site, which played host to the 1763 clash between the British and Native Americans...
‘Providing a little bit of light’: Penn Middle School supports community, local cancer patients in honor of late teacher
Up until three weeks before Jackie Landram died from ovarian cancer, she was doing what she loved: teaching. Landram taught seventh grade English at Penn Middle School in Penn Township for 16 years. She died at home at age 44 on Jan. 25, 2022, following a seven year battle with...
Westmoreland DA will review Penn Township police video before public release
The Penn Township commissioners voted Wednesday to allow the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office to review police body camera video before it is released to the public. Four months after police released body camera video showing an officer shooting a Ligonier Township man, District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli’s office requested in...
Penn Township eyes vote to permit Westmoreland DA to review police video before public release
Penn Township commissioners will vote Wednesday whether to allow the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s office to review police body camera video before before it is released. District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli’s office asked police departments in late December to have prosecutors review their footage if there is a request to have...
Harvison Road bridge in Penn Township slated for summer removal
A bridge carrying Harvison Road over the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Westmoreland County’s Penn Township will be removed this summer, according to the turnpike commission. The commission announced in 2021 that it would remove the bridge as part of a $300 million-plus project to widen the toll highway between the Monroeville...
Penn-Trafford’s Valenta sisters on target at WPIAL rifle championships
When Penn-Trafford senior Carlee Valenta won the school’s first WPIAL rifle title, she did it while facing difficult obstacles. But thanks to coach Diana Cholock and assistant Dale Emerick she posted her best career score of 200-19x with nine center shots. Her previous best was 200-14x with three centers. “It...
East suburban real estate, week of Feb. 18, 2024
Penn Hills Lisa Blickenderfer sold property at 1022 Sixth St. to Timothy Kunkel for $120,000. David Bollinger sold property at 323 Auburn St. to William Stanziana Jr. and Cynthia Stanziana for $120,000. Elaine Sadler sold property at 5716 Brinley Drive to SFR Workforce Owner LLC for $126,000. Al Smith Jr....
East suburban real estate, week of Feb. 18, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Phyllis Szoko sold property at 314 Surrey Pl to Leon and Jeanetta Blackston for $239,000. James Reese sold property at 120 Thornberry Drive to Charles Vaughn for $319,000. Forest Hills Mary Duffy Rooney sold property at 109 Bevington Road to Corner Lot Homes LLC for $130,000. Monroeville...
Penn Township author to offer tips on book publishing
A Penn Township author who has self-published two fictional books and is working on a third one says she loves what she is doing, even if she will not get rich from pursing her passion in writing. “I sell my books for $10. It’s not always about money. You have...
Coach with longtime connection to Penn-Trafford girls volleyball takes over program
As a player and coach, Tracy McDonald has been around Penn-Trafford volleyball for the better part of 25 years. She began coaching the Warriors right out of college. “I already have a deep connection to this program and my players,” McDonald said. “I plan to continue to share my love...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Penn-Trafford’s Ian Temple
Playing in a section with five teams vying for four playoff spots, Penn-Trafford has been in a battle for most of the boys basketball season. As it turns out, the first weekend of the season in December gave the Warriors a good idea what they were in for. At the...
Penn-Trafford boys look to carry momentum into playoffs
When the Penn-Trafford boys basketball team entered the final two weeks of the regular season, its WPIAL playoff hopes were on thin ice. But wins against McKeesport and Latrobe in crunch time clinched a postseason berth for the Warriors. Penn-Trafford (5-4, 11-10) was in position to finish as high as...
‘I want them to express themselves’: Level Green parent launches Lego club
Keith Harmon estimates he has more than 200 pounds of Lego bricks in his Penn Township home. “There’s not a lot of room to move,” Harmon joked. “I have Lego stuff pretty much anywhere you can imagine.” Harmon, parent to a first grade student at Level Green Elementary, started a...
Logan Elementary benefits 100 students with gift drive, aims to continue support
The annual gift drive at Logan Elementary School in North Versailles helped bring a happy holiday to about 100 of the school’s students. The students received a backpack holding a wrapped gift, a hoodie and an essential item, such as clothing or hygiene products. The backpacks were left on students’...
Penn Township board will visit proposed natural gas compressor site
Penn Township Zoning Hearing Board members will take a road trip to the site proposed for a natural gas compressor station. Before it makes a decision on the request for a permit, the five-member board unanimously agreed to visit the rural site along Wilderness Road near the Murrysville border. Protect...
Westmoreland student musicians to perform at annual Young Artists Competition recital
Franklin Regional student musicians had a strong showing in the annual Young Artists Competition, hosted by the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra and Seton Hill University. Panther students swept the competition’s Level I instrumental category, and earned nine spots on the winners’ list. Winners will take part in a recital Sunday at...
Penn-Trafford secures playoff berth with win over Latrobe
The Penn-Trafford boys basketball team clinched a spot in the upcoming WPIAL playoffs Tuesday by holding off Latrobe, 71-61, in a key Section 3-5A battle at home. The Warriors (5-4, 11-10) used a big second quarter to take the lead and got clutch 3-pointers from Tyler Anthony and Tyler Freas...
McKeesport girls rout Penn-Trafford to stay unbeaten since coaching change
A coaching change has not deterred the McKeesport girls basketball team from its ultimate goal. “We want to win a championship — that comes first,” senior 6-foot forward Rachael Manfredo said Monday night after the No. 2-ranked Tigers had their way with Penn-Trafford, 64-37, in a Section 3-5A game in...
Penn-Trafford basketball teams set for season’s stretch run
It’s crunch time for the Penn-Trafford girls and boys basketball teams. The regular season comes to an end Feb. 10 and both teams are in the running for WPIAL playoff spots with strong finishes. As of Feb. 1, the Penn-Trafford girls (13-5, 6-3) were in third place behind Oakland Catholic...
Penn-Trafford’s Patton Graziano wins 2 gold medals at WCCA meet to lead Water Warriors
Penn-Trafford senior swimmer Patton Graziano turned in another top performance at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association meet Jan. 27. He was among 10 Water Warriors to earn medals at the annual meet at Derry. Graziano won the boys 100-yard freestyle and 100 backstroke. He also was on the 200 medley...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Feb. 4, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Lucas Spieler sold property at 230 Fairview Ave. to Starry Night 88 LLC for $72,500. Churchill Jeanette Blackston sold property at 2525 Greensburg Pike Unit 401 to Sanatkumar Kutumbaka for $200,000. Edgewood Western PA School For The Deaf sold property at Unknown Address to Lucas Rious Maldague...
Irwin natives open Trafford brewery as gathering place for community
Brothers Chris, Nick and Mike Juricich have shared an appreciation for craft beer for as long as they can remember. The Irwin natives will set their passion into motion today with the opening of their latest entrepreneurial venture, Wye Beer Co., located on Forbes Road in Trafford. “Craft beer is...
