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Western Pennsylvania population continues to trickle downward
Municipalities across Southwestern Pennsylvania continued to lose populations between 2020 and 2021, estimates show, a continuation of a decadeslong slide felt across the region. Those trends were largely visible in Allegheny County, where Pittsburgh saw one of the biggest population declines across the state between July 2020 and July 2021,...
Gold Star Mothers honored during Trafford Memorial Day program
Trafford resident Christine Fike marked Memorial Day by laying roses at the base of a hometown monument that is dedicated to Gold Star mothers. Fike is one of those mothers who has lost a child killed while serving in the U.S. armed forces. Her 38-year-old son, Sgt. First Class Robert...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of May 29, 2022
Churchill Valerie Cooper sold property at 2512 Collins Road to Frank Slaughter for $222,000. John Robinson sold property at 315 Homer Drive to Alexander Carmody and Katelyn Larue Burns for $237,500. Keith Clark sold property at 3325 Longbow Drive to Corey Hoffman and Sierra Nannini for $366,000. Forest Hills Estate...
‘You could ride a raft down there’: Penn Township to address flooding with PennVEST loan
In the 40 years that Dan Hellmann has lived on Dolly Avenue in Penn Township, stormwater flooding has always been an issue. The lack of drains on Dolly leaves the area unable to handle stormwater during heavy rains, and the residents suffer the consequences. “(When it rains) you could ride...
Free fraud prevention seminar slated in Irwin
Representatives from Irwin police, the state banking and securities department and the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s office will discuss consumer fraud at a free presentation June 1 at the Lamp Theatre. State Rep. George Dunbar, a Penn Township Republican, is hosting the “ScamJam!” event aimed at helping consumers avoid fraud...
Memorial Day-related events in, around Westmoreland County in 2022
All events are on Monday, unless otherwise noted: Delmont, Export, Murrysville • The White Valley AMVETS will join the Export, Delmont and Murrysville American Legions in hosting a series of events to mark Memorial Day. The schedule is: 8 a.m., honor roll at the Export American Legion on Kennedy Avenue...
Penn-Trafford rallies to semifinal win over Chartiers Valley
This wasn’t calculated. Nothing about it was based on analytics. And it had nothing to do with what was written on a wrist band. What Penn-Trafford softball coach Denny Little and his staff did in the fifth inning Tuesday was pure, unscripted feel — as good as drawing up a...
North Allegheny surges past Penn-Trafford to make another trip to WPIAL volleyball finals
It’s back to the WPIAL Class 3A boys volleyball finals for North Allegheny. The second-seeded Tigers have won 21 titles, including 15 of the past 18 under coach Dan Schall. They will go after No. 22 Wednesday at Robert Morris after defeating No. 6 Penn-Trafford, 3-0, by scores of 25-14,...
Penn-Trafford savors 1st boys lacrosse playoff victory
Nothing was going to stop the Penn-Trafford boys lacrosse team from making history May 16. Not an opponent in Pine-Richland that has been a thorn in the Warriors’ side in recent years or a 30-minute lightning delay that could’ve been a momentum zapper after Penn-Trafford had built a four-goal lead...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of May 22, 2022
Churchill Tuan Le sold property at 110 Fenwick Drive to Ruben Williams for $244,000. Thing Of Ours Limited sold property at 2340 Greensburg Pike to Callawe Bey for $5,000. Terri Nuyianes sold property at 3783 Greensburg Pike to Donald Justin White for $124,000. Edgewood Kay Masten sold property at 236...
Westmoreland athletes of the week: GCC’s Corinn Brewer, Penn-Trafford’s Andrew Kessler
Corinn Brewer School: Greensburg Central Catholic Year: Senior Claim to fame: Brewer continues to prove she is one of the elite track and field athletes in the WPIAL. The Notre Dame commit won the pole vault at the WPIAL Class 2A championships at Slippery Rock, while also finishing second in...
Penn-Trafford boys volleyball peaking at perfect time
The Penn-Trafford volleyball team is picking a good time to play its best. After finishing third behind Hempfield and Norwin in the difficult WPIAL Class 3A Section 3, the Warriors have put together two solid performances in the WPIAL playoffs. The Warriors defeated Fox Chapel, 3-1, in the opening round...
Bushy Run Battlefield race to aid fight against human trafficking
Runners will have a chance to compete in a 3.1-mile race at the Bushy Run Battlefield along Route 993 in Penn Township on June 18 and raise awareness of human trafficking, sexual abuse and assault, and homelessness in the region. Those participating in the race, Colors for a Cause, will...
Penn-Trafford knocks off Hempfield in Class 3A playoff volleyball classic
You couldn’t have asked for a better volleyball match than the one between No. 6 Penn-Trafford and No. 3 Hempfield in the WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinals Thursday. It was a classic battle between Section 3 rivals that went five games before the Warriors stunned the Spartans, 3-2, by scores of...
Smith’s pitching, pair of homers lead Penn-Trafford softball past Shaler
Mia Smith was concerned she might not pitch well Thursday because she had a shaky warmup session on an adjacent field at Plum. When game time arrived, though, the Penn-Trafford senior was practically unhittable. Funny how the best ones can lock in on the biggest stages. “Watch out when she...
Peters Township escapes Penn-Trafford upset bid with walk-off single
Wes Parker said he didn’t pay too much attention to Penn-Trafford reliever Evan Del Signore as he was warming up with the winning run on third. That’s because he already had his mind set on what he was going to do when he stepped into the batter’s box. “I knew...
Penn-Trafford On the Move: Book presentation, awards, more
Penn-Trafford football coach John Ruane, whose 2021 team won the WPIAL and PIAA championships, received 90 copies of “A Noble Knight/Dan Priatko’s Story of Faith and Courage” to distribute to players. The inspirational book details the life of North Huntingdon resident Priatko, a 1984 U.S. Military Academy graduate who was...
Protect PT to host discussion on gas well development
Community group Protect PT will host a May 26 meeting at 6:30 p.m. to host a discussion about gas well development in the Level Green area. It will take place at the group’s new Community Environmental Education Center, 3344 Route 130, Suite B in Penn Township, and will include Protect...
Cooper unseats incumbent Silvis; Dunbar wins in landslide
Former Westmoreland County Republican Committee Chairwoman Jill Cooper unseated first-term incumbent Rep. Jason Silvis in the GOP primary for the redrawn 55th state House district. Two years ago, Silvis, 47, defeated Democratic incumbent Joe Petrarca in 2020 to win the legislative seat that was previously based in Derry. A redistricting...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of May 15, 2022
Chalfant Futures Properties LLC sold property at 246 Highland Ave. to RP Homes 2 LLC for $104,000. Forest Hills Marquette Espy sold property at 352 Barclay Ave. to Thomas Kempen and Stephanie Carmichael for $289,000. Dwight Helfrich sold property at 539 Pacific Ave. to Timothy Daughtery and Jessica Au for...
Level Green cleanup slated for Saturday
The Level Green Lions spring cleanup event, postponed last week because of rain, will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday in the Penn Township community. Registration will be from 8:30 to 9 a.m. at the Level Green Community Building, Murrysville Road. Roadside cleanup sites will be assigned at...
2 jailed in Trafford drug bust; police seize $81K from suspect
Two people are being held without bail after police said they found $6,000, four bricks of suspected heroin and a stolen gun at a Trafford apartment last month, according to court papers. Westmoreland County detectives and Penn Township police on Friday charged Gessica A. Merlin, 25, of Hempfield, and Damone...
Penn-Trafford area: Senior citizen groups meet
Patsy Cline music featured at meetings for seniors Singer Cathi Rhodes will perform as country singer Patsy Cline at these upcoming meetings held at the Community United Methodist Church, 3487 Route 130, Harrison City: • Penn Township Senior Citizens, 1 p.m., May 25. Lunch is $6; dues are $2. Masks...
Ron Rometo is the man behind the music in Penn-Trafford
For almost 15 years, Ron Rometo has been spreading the word about the Penn-Trafford community simply by playing music. Rometo in 2007 formed the Penn-Trafford Community Band, an organization that today is made up of more than 60 community members and three high school students. The band performs at various...
Fundraiser planned to establish scholarship in memory of Penn Township couple killed last year
As the one-year anniversary of the shooting deaths of Jacob Erdeljac and Mara Casale in Penn Township approaches, Liz Amend said it doesn’t get any easier for family still questioning why the couple’s lives were cut short. “I’m still in limbo. … My head knows what happened, but my heart...
