Penn-Trafford Star category, Page 43

A Westmoreland County judge on Thursday ordered a competency exam for a Penn Township man accused in a double homicide following his removal from a courtroom after shouting obscenities and insults at a sheriff’s deputy. Neal M. Hubish, 41, was in the courtroom for a few minutes before he grew...

Defending WPIAL baseball champion Franklin Regional was a little miffed after losing its Section 1-5A opener. It showed in the rematch with previously unbeaten Penn-Trafford. The Panthers pushed back. They came out swinging, limited the Warriors offense and earned a series split with a 5-0 victory Tuesday in light rain...

Nolan Marasti told his coach after a recent practice that he planned to pitch seven innings in the section opener. The Penn-Trafford junior lived up to his promise, tossing a complete game Monday as the Warriors started Section 1-5A play with a crisp, 4-3 victory over No. 2 Franklin Regional...

A man was seriously injured early Monday morning when his pickup truck hit a tree at the Bushy Run Battlefield site in Penn Township, police said. The man, whose name was not released, was freed from the vehicle by Harrison City firefighters using a metal-cutting tool, said Chief John Otto...

Churchill Eleanor Cappuccio sold property at 305 Surrey Pl to Dwight Helfrich and Linda Lieu for $282,000. Edgewood Andrea Sparzak sold property at 210 Elm St. to Unity Properties LLC for $90,000. Forest Hills Kevin Firmani sold property at 524 Barclay Ave. to James David Shenefelt for $180,000. Forest Will...

While she typically works with oil paints, Penn Township artist Rita Haldeman found herself drawn to soft pastels, composed of pigment, water and a small amount of chalk or artificial binder. “Pastels have the most beautiful luminosity and vibrant color,” she said. “They create new colors in a different way,...

Food truck fans in Penn Township are in for a treat this April. Township commissioners greenlighted a resolution that will bring food trucks to 1115 Harrison City Export Road. Nicassio Enterprises received conditional-use approval to bring the vendors to the property, which is located about half a mile from the...

Forest Hills Debra Jean Demarco sold property at Unknown Address to Bryan Demarco and Antonina Ermakova for $80,000. Victor Callahan Jr. sold property at 232 Avenue F to Omar Matthie and Naomi Johnson for $162,000. Gary Lobaugh Jr. sold property at 334 Barclay Ave. to Karen Gregoire for $232,000. Edward...

More housing is headed to Penn Township. Township commissioners have approved Blackthorne Estates’ phases VI-B and VII, which will add 77 townhouses to the luxury golf course community more than 25 years in the making. The townhouses, to be built by Ryan Homes, will feature three bedrooms, 2½ bathrooms, two-car...

Jake Otto batted in the lower third of the Penn-Trafford lineup last season as an unassuming sophomore. But he knew his role likely would increase this season. When junior Jakob Haynes, the Warriors’ likely No. 4 hitter, was injured during football, Otto was ready to pick up the slack. On...

St. Barbara Parish to hold bingo St. Barbara Parish, 111 Raymaley Road, Harrison City, will host its monthly bingo at 6:45 p.m. April 5. Paper packages start at $27. Doors open 5 p.m. Monitors and number boards are used for the players’ convenience. There will be a must-go jackpot. The...

If the Penn-Trafford softball team’s first scrimmage was any indication, the power lost by graduation will be minimal. The Warriors pounded out seven home runs against Plum, which surprised coach Denny Little. Penn-Trafford isn’t rebuilding. It’s just reloading. “We still have girls who have power,” Little said. “We have some...

Most baseball coaches would be concerned after the bulk of their pitching staff graduated. But not Penn-Trafford coach Dan Miller. He is excited to see what players are ready to step up and fill the holes left by the six graduates: Riley Bellan, Trevor Wilson, Tyler Hoover, Zach Hoffman, Tommy...

The fully outfitted fisherman standing along Route 130 — replete with coat, boots, hat and a three-foot long artificial cod dangling from a fishing pole — was the first sign that the traditional Friday Lenten fish fry had returned to the Community Church of Harrison City after a three-year hiatus....

Chalfant Christopher Sylves sold property at 228 Highland Ave. to Joshua Earle for $110,000. Churchill Edward Nelson sold property at 1403 Beulah Road to William and Perryn A Epps Smith for $298,000. Estate of Robert Averback sold property at 2000 Garrick Drive to Anthony Russell and Chimene Beatty for $260,000....

The fully outfitted fisherman standing along Route 130 — replete with coat, boots, hat and a three-foot long artificial cod dangling from a fishing pole — was the first sign that the traditional Friday Lenten fish fry had returned to the Community Church of Harrison City after a three-year hiatus....

Allegheny County officials on Friday released a feasibility study for a project connecting the Westmoreland Heritage Trail to the Great Allegheny Passage by way of the Turtle Creek Valley, which runs through Pittsburgh’s east suburbs. Several proposed routes could serve to link the Westmoreland Heritage Trail from its western terminus...

Trafford Middle School offers ‘Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr.’ The Trafford Middle School Drama Club will perform the musical “Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr.” at 7 p.m. March 25 and 26 at 2 p.m. March 27 in the middle school along Route 993 in Trafford. The cast includes Chloe Stack as Ms....

A Penn Township man will serve up to 10 years in prison for stealing a neighbor’s jewelry in 2019. Michael Joseph Lapaglia, 31, was convicted in November by a Westmoreland County jury of felony burglary and trespassing as well as misdemeanor counts of theft and receiving stolen property. According to...

Thomas Jefferson scored four second-period goals, including a hat trick by Colby Bilski, and skated past Penn-Trafford, 6-2, in the PIHL Cup Class 2A semifinals Tuesday at the Robert Morris University Island Sports Center. . The victory puts the Jaguars in the Penguins Cup championship game against Franklin Regional on...

A woman accused a Trafford man of assaulting and choking her inside an apartment and told police she ran inside a neighbor’s apartment for safety late Friday, according to court documents. Police arrived at Cavitt Avenue to find Kevin L. Krivansky, 49, who lives nearby, attempting to force his way...

Penn-Trafford sophomore Patton Graziano earned a pair of medals at the WPIAL Class 3A swimming championships March 3-4 at Pitt’s Trees Pool. Graziano finished seventh in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 47.25 seconds and also took fifth in the 100-yard backstroke in 51.60. Graziano qualified for this week’s...

The post office in Trafford is staying where it is, despite the building being sold, but the U.S. Postal Service has not been able to find a suitable site for another office in the West Hempfield village of Wendel. The post office in Trafford will remain at 411 Cavitt Ave.,...

Edgewood Eric Holtzman sold property at 430 Greendale Ave. to Harvey and Roberta Lyn Borovetz for $319,000. Forest Hills Curtis Cunningham sold property at 401 Woodside Road to Mary Joyce Connors for $171,000. Monroeville JCMR Properties LLC sold property at 1206 Bowling Green Drive to Michael and Melanie Hampton for...

Sarah Schadler said she has a “really hard time” throwing old books into the dumpster. The McCullough Elementary School library aide in the Penn-Trafford School District instead saves unused, outdated books — some with copyrights as early as 1954 — for future library projects. Her latest project featured a Cinderella-style...