Penn-Trafford Star category, Page 36
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Nov. 20, 2022
Chalfant Michael Kolesar sold property at 258 Brighton St. to Jennifer Marcoz for $150,000. Good Neighbor Properties LLC sold property at 141 North Ave. to Steel Town Properties USA LLC for $18,000. Churchill Aris Tsouris sold property at 1524 Williamsburg Pl to Chris Tsouris Panos for $120,000. Edgewood Denis Newman...
Penn-Trafford area: Light-up night, Bushy Run party for children
Level Green light-up night set for Dec. 4 Entertainment, crafts, cookies, hot chocolate and Santa Claus will be part of a light-up night celebration planned for 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 4 at the Level Green Volunteer Fire Department hall, Route 130. Santa will arrive by fire truck at 6:30...
Home again: Exchange student returns to Penn Township after 36 years
When Ada Drescher came to Western Pennsylvania for the first time 36 years ago as a high school exchange student from Croatia, her host family met her at the airport with a sign that read “Welcome Ada.” The same sign greeted Drescher, now 54, two weeks ago when she returned...
Penn-Trafford Drama Guild to host Nutcracker Party
Children of all ages are invited to celebrate the holiday season at the Penn-Trafford Drama Guild’s Nutcracker Party, featuring the cast of “The Nutcracker: The Play.” The event will run from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturdayin the main lobby of Penn-Trafford High School, and will include games, snacks, dancing and...
WPIAL’s top linemen named finalists for 4th annual Bill Fralic Memorial Award
As expected, six finalists were announced for the fourth Bill Fralic Memorial Award, which honors the top senior football interior lineman in the WPIAL. But more news came out of Monday morning’s press conference at The Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum at Heinz History Center. Mainly that the museum will now...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Field hockey team falls in PIAA playoffs
A win in the PIAA playoffs is coming for the Penn-Trafford field hockey team. Even though the squad dropped a 2-1 decision to Twin Valley in the opening round of the PIAA playoffs Nov. 8, the Warriors are closing the gap on the teams from the eastern part of the...
Penn-Trafford ends frustrating football season with playoff loss
High school football season at Penn-Trafford ended earlier than expected with a first-round loss to Pine-Richland in the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs Nov. 4. It was an unusual season for the Warriors, the reigning WPIAL and PIAA Class 5A champions. Many felt the Warriors were primed for another run at...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Nov. 13, 2022
Churchill Mary Lou Kinkella sold property at 1642 Georgetown Pl to Peter Katz for $120,000. Teodora Deitrich sold property at 1644 Georgetown Pl to Jeremy Brandfass and Amanda Gussman for $190,000. Joseph Donaldson sold property at 2403 S. Marbury Court to Donald Minich and Daphne Henry for $500,000. Judith Rubino...
Opus 2 orchestra prepares to open season with new conductor, free concert
When the Opus 2 string orchestra hits the first notes of its 2022-23 season, the baton will be in new hands. South Hills native Evan Reichenfeld, 26, will take over as the orchestra’s conductor, continuing the mission his great-grandfather Eugene started nearly seven decades ago. “My great-grandfather taught music in...
Vet’s mission: Recognition for Civil War veterans buried in North Huntingdon
An Army veteran from Harrison City is on a mission to give four Civil War soldiers buried in unmarked graves proper recognition. A memorial etched with their names would be part of a restoration of the inactive North Huntingdon cemetery that dates to 1784. “Somewhere along the way, it hits...
Penn-Trafford area: Wreath sale, Super Seniors set to meet
Women’s club sells wreaths for graves of veterans The Level Green Community Women’s Club is selling fresh wreaths for $15 to be placed on the graves of veterans at Union Cemetery in Irwin or the Immaculate Conception and Long Run cemeteries in North Huntingdon on Dec. 17 . Those interested...
1 person dead, 1 hurt in Upper Burrell crash
A 73-year-old man died Wednesday evening after a crash in Upper Burrell. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man as Joseph Demichele of Penn Township. The two-vehicle crash on Milligantown Road, between Stoney Hill Road and Rustic Lane, was reported just before 5:15 p.m. According to Upper Burrell...
Penn-Trafford girls volleyball ends rewarding season
Penn-Trafford’s girls volleyball season came to an end Nov. 1 in the WPIAL Class 4A semifinals when the Warriors dropped a 3-0 decision to No. 1 North Allegheny. The Warriors put up a good fight and had their highlights during the second and third games. North Allegheny (18-0) has not...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Nov. 6, 2022
Churchill Martin Winkler trustee sold property at 2006 Garrick Drive to David George and Sandeed Scotto Turner for $295,000. Russell Wright sold property at 764 Margaretta St. to Edward Erickson and Elaine Franke for $299,000. Jeremy Royer sold property at 3478 Ridgewood Drive to Heather Lindsay McCrory for $336,000. Dorothy...
Penn-Trafford area: Pancake breakfast, fundraiser, singles meetings
Pancake, sausage breakfast planned in Level Green The Level Green Lions Club will serve blueberry, buttermilk, buckwheat or plain pancakes and sausage from 7 a.m. to noon Nov. 12 at the Level Green Community Building, 123 Murrysville Rd., to benefit Lions Club charities. The cost is $7 for adults and...
North Allegheny girls volleyball sweeps Penn-Trafford, returns to WPIAL finals
The Penn-Trafford girls volleyball ran into a finely tuned machine Tuesday during the semifinals of the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs. That machine is North Allegheny, which has not lost so much as a game in 18 straight matches. The Tigers rolled to a 3-0 victory over Penn-Trafford, 25-13, 25-20, 25-16....
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Penn-Trafford’s Mia Muro
Penn-Trafford’s girls soccer team came into the season with just two seniors and not a lot of expectations. At the end of the regular season, the Warriors sat 7-6-4 overall and 5-4-3 in the conference heading into a playoff matchup against Connellsville. One of those seniors, center back Mia Muro,...
12th Congressional race between Mike Doyle, Summer Lee remains under the radar
The race for the 12th Congressional District is seemingly lost in the barrage of ads for Pennsylvania’s higher-profile Senate and gubernatorial races. It pits state Rep. Summer Lee, a Democrat from Swissvale, against a Plum councilman who shares a name with the person who currently represents the area — Rep....
Westmoreland high school notebook: Penn-Trafford girls soccer motivated for ’23 after playoff effort
Rarely does a loss generate this much attention. The Penn-Trafford girls soccer team nearly did what no team has been able to do for three years: Beat Mars. Mars, the three-time defending WPIAL and PIAA Class 3A girls soccer champion, was backed into the ropes Monday night in a WPIAL...
East suburban real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 30, 2022
Chalfant Ashley Winston sold property at 238 Lynnwood Ave. to Douglas Nuhfer for $135,000. Churchill Benjamin Wise sold property at 2331 Forest Drive to Wesley Thorne II for $138,000. Edgewood Lucas McChesnet sold property at 103 W Hutchinson Ave. to George Christopher and Rhonda Apessos for $360,000. Jonathan Auxier sold...
Penn-Trafford tops Latrobe to claim 7th straight WPIAL field hockey title
It never gets old. So say members of the Penn-Trafford field hockey team on the age-old concept of winning, something the Warriors are accustomed to doing. They continued their winning ways Saturday at the WPIAL championship, earning their seventh consecutive Class 2A title with a 4-1 victory over Latrobe at...
Penn-Trafford rallies for overtime win, clinches playoff spot
Things didn’t look good for the Penn-Trafford football team midway through the fourth quarter Friday. In a game they needed to win to make the playoffs, the Warriors trailed Franklin Regional by a touchdown and had just turned the ball over. But Penn-Trafford reverted to the form that won it...
Penn-Trafford, Latrobe tangle for WPIAL field hockey title
The Latrobe field hockey team never has defeated Penn-Trafford in Jeff Giordan’s 13 seasons as coach. But he hopes the first win comes Saturday when the Wildcats face the perennial Class 2A power Warriors in the WPIAL finals at Washington & Jefferson’s Cameron Stadium. Both teams come into the game...
Police departments, sheriff’s office collecting unused meds Saturday
The Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Department along with police in North Huntingdon, Penn Township and Murrysville are participating in the federal Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The departments will take unused, unwanted or old pills and liquids at the following locations....
Penn-Trafford area: Food drives, Veterans Day program, toy drive
Food drive planned by CommunityWomen’s Club of Level Green The Community Women’s Club of Level Green is seeking nonperishable food donations from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Level Green Lion’s Club Community Building, 123 Murrysville Road. The drive will benefit the Trafford Food Bank. Items needed...
