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Penn-Trafford area: Fall broom sale, Military Food Share, more
Bushy Run Lions to hold fall broom sale The Bushy Run Lion Club will be selling brooms from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept 15-17 in the S. & T. Bank parking lot, 4021 Route 130, Harrison City. A variety of brooms will be available, including household, garage, push (stiff...
Irwin scout takes part in ‘100 Nights of Taps’ in Gettysburg
Scotty Clark Jr. has practiced taps, the historic bugle call sounded at military funerals in the United States, countless times. But that didn’t stop the 14-year-old Irwin native from getting a stomach full of butterflies as he prepared to do his part at “100 Nights of Taps” on the historic...
Penn-Trafford graduate heads up sustainability programs in Turtle Creek Watershed
Shaina Nicassio grew up in Penn Township’s Harrison City neighborhood, and after a stint with the National Park Service has returned to the area to work as the sustainability program specialist for the ReImagine Turtle Creek Watershed and Airshed Communities initiative. By organizing community events, local outreach and managing volunteers,...
Experience benefits Penn-Trafford girls golfers
When the Penn-Trafford girls golf team began the season, veteran coach Ed Herbst had hope for success. With six players returning, including five who saw starting action in 2021 and three who have started since they were freshmen, there was reason to be optimistic. “When we started, I could see...
McKeesport gets impressive victory vs. Penn-Trafford
It might have been youth night at Warrior Stadium, but this was big boy football. Or was it Big Boyd football? Running back Bobbie Boyd gave McKeesport a pronounced edge in a statement win for the Tigers. Boyd ran for 149 yards and three touchdowns and intercepted three passes to...
Penn-Trafford area: New member social, dixieland picnic planned
Women’s Club to hold new member social The Community Women’s Club of Level Green will hold a free new member social with dinner and friendship for women age 21 and older at 7 p.m. Sept. 15 at the Level Green Community Building, 123 Murrysville Rd. The club is for women...
Franklin Regional buckles down, makes early goal stand up in win over Penn-Trafford
Get a goal on the board early, possess the ball and make defensive stops. Franklin Regional checked all three boxes in its Section 3-3A opener Wednesday night at Penn-Trafford. “We’re going to play a lot of games this way,” Panthers coach Scott Arnold said. Senior winger Natalie Ribar scored off...
Mother sues Penn Township Athletic Association after son is injured while pitching
The mother of a boy who was hurt while pitching batting practice last year for a Penn Township Athletic Association travel baseball team has sued the organization, claiming he was directed to participate in an unsafe drill. Judith Gross of Manor said coaches were negligent and careless when they ordered...
Nonprofits, community groups to mark International Overdose Day on Wednesday
Officials at Highmark’s Fifth Avenue Place headquarters in Pittsburgh will light the building purple on Wednesday to mark International Overdose Awareness Day and to draw attention to the resources available for those living with addiction. That’s just one event in a flurry of activity that will mark the day. The...
Projects at Morosini Reserve offer new chances to check out local wildlife in MurrysvilleVideo
Zach Posner can remember watching deer browse the big apple tree his family used to have in their Claridge backyard. “They’d always come up and eat apples,” said Posner, 15, of Penn Township. “We also live close to Bushy Run, and we can go over there and see a lot...
East suburban real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 28, 2022
Chalfant Edward Doheny sold property at 264 Brighton St. to Jamaal and Amy Loman for $95,000. Churchill Sandra Schreib sold property at 1611 Branning Road to Bellagia Properties LLC for $90,000. Vincent Pupich III sold property at 340 Homer Drive to Tim Schmitt and Rochelle Hawkins for $140,000. Edgewood Barbara...
Penn-Trafford area events: Reception, chicken barbecue, chorus openings
Reception prior to football game Penn-Trafford will honor local veterans, active military personnel, first responders and faith leaders and their guests at a reception before the Penn-Trafford home football game against Woodland Hills on Sept. 9. A light dinner will be served at 6 p.m. prior to a pregame recognition...
Harrison City Girl Scout creates school supply inventory for college students
A Penn-Trafford student filled a set of book shelves with free school supplies for students at Westmoreland County Community College’s Youngwood campus to earn a high honor as a Girl Scout. Addison Montenary, 14, of Harrison City, recently placed the blessing box — book shelves stocked with supplies such as...
Penn-Trafford to explore school mergers, new construction
The Penn-Trafford School board has authorized two studies to explore the district’s future, which could include closing underused facilities and building larger schools to accommodate rising enrollment. Board members agreed to pay two companies about $18,000 each for a demographic analysis of the district and the feasibility study examining consolidation...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 21, 2022
Churchill Allison Hoge sold property at 2409 Marbury Road to Tony Castillo II for $620,000. Forest Hills Anna Viselli sold property at 1987 Centurion Drive Apt 514 to Michael Caroccia Jr. and Margaret Caroccia for $80,000. Douglas Ram Contractors LLC sold property at 162 Fairfax Road to Aren Davey for...
Armed with championship lessons, Penn-Trafford captains ready for next chapter
It was quite a way for the 2021 Penn-Trafford football team to celebrate the school’s 50th anniversary: winning its first WPIAL and PIAA Class 5A championships. The Warriors capped a memorable season with a thrilling, 17-14 overtime victory over Imhotep Charter at Hersheypark Stadium on Dec. 10, 2021. And while...
‘Full circle’: Westmoreland gym owners make a difference in their hometowns
Zach Snyder has been an athlete all of his life. From wrestling at Connellsville Area High School to pursuing NCAA competition at Penn State University, Snyder, of Bullskin, always has valued athletics. But it was not until he was working for a physical therapy clinic and taking over a gym’s...
Penn-Trafford’s Nick Turowski commits to WVU, looks to defend WPIAL championship
Penn-Trafford junior Nick Turowski will be attempting to do something that has only been done eight times in 85 years of the WPIAL Class 3A golf championship: go back to back. In fact, the last time someone won consecutive titles was by Pine-Richland’s Mike Van Sickle in 2003-2004. Other notable...
Penn Township family to host final clothing drive to benefit K-12 students in Western Pa.
In 2011, Denise Capoccioni gave birth to a stillborn daughter. From something traumatic came a positive, though: Denise and her husband, Greg Capoccioni, an assistant principal at Penn-Trafford High School, began organizing a clothing drive to benefit Western Pa. children in need of back-to-school clothes. The Capoccionis, Penn Township residents,...
Penn-Trafford golfers look to take the next step
Penn-Trafford boys golf coach Andy Rizzardi said he’s set some lofty goals for his team. Not only does he want his Warriors to defend their Section 1-3A title and qualify for the WPIAL playoffs, he wants them to reach the WPIAL team finals. It would be a first in school...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 18, 2022
Churchill Thomas Foster sold property at 1068 Black Forest Drive to Joshua and Rachel Clay for $187,000. Clarence Gillcrese sold property at 2039 Hampstead Drive to Michele Boyd for $192,000. Michael Connors sold property at 2200 William Penn Highway to Vusala Snyder for $265,000. Forest Hills Barbara Bridge sold property...
Penn-Trafford area: Hall of fame, golf outing, Super Seniors
7 hall of fame members set for induction The Penn-Trafford High School Alumni Hall of Fame will induct seven alumni at its second annual honor ceremony on Sept. 17 at the Lamplighter’s Crystal Ballroom along Route 22 in Salem. The inductees include Jennifer Miele (Cinti), Glenn Kashurba, David Rebich, Lawrence...
McKenna Senior Center features cardio exercise — with a beat
Seniors moved to the music during a session of cardio drumming on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022 at the McKenna Senior Center for Active Adults in Greensburg. The unique cardio class is hosted by Penn Township-based Allstar Therapies and involves drumming on large exercise balls to the rhythm of music. The...
Penn Township Fall Festival planning committee aims to ‘bring the community together’
For Michael Ginsburg, the annual fall festival is the one time a year every corner of Penn Township comes together. Ginsburg, a 43-year resident of Level Green, was a township commissioner when the idea for a fall festival was born in 2005. Following the success of the township’s 150th birthday...
Penn-Trafford students earn scholarship money in esports tournament, expand club
Penn-Trafford High School has expanded further into the esports scene. Penn-Trafford began participating in competitions in the spring 2020 after launching its Esports Club. This summer, students had the opportunity to play for scholarship money. From July 15 to 17, Penn-Trafford Esports Club coordinator and history teacher John Carlisle took...
