Penn-Trafford Star category, Page 54

The number of new covid-19 cases reported in the Penn-Trafford-Jeannette area slightly decreased over the past week, according to data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. In all, 10 new covid cases were reported between May 24 and June 1 for the six ZIP codes covering most of the area,...

Delmont Estate of Evelyn Grubich sold property at 216 Freeport St. to Glenn and Linda Jobe for $19,500. Forest Hills James Conte sold property at 202 Glasgow Road to Michael Gasior for $100,000. Monroeville Frances Mitchell sold property at 1354 Foxboro Drive to Kyle Reese for $175,000. Stephanie Sapp sold...

Excela Health of Greensburg will conduct a covid vaccination clinic for Penn-Trafford students age 12 and older as part of its fall athletic physicals at the Penn-Trafford High School in Harrison City. The clinic will take place June 3 from 8 a.m. to noon. The clinic also is open to...

Volunteers worked this month to spruce up amenities at Level Green Community Park after township leaders say it was vandalized this winter. According to Penn Township Commissioner Larry Harrison, vandals between late last year and early this year spraypainted graffiti on several park structures, broke a fiberglass slide on the...

A Memorial Day parade with marching bands, antique cars, fire trucks and floats is planned for Trafford Borough beginning at 10:30 a.m. Monday. Ceremonies will be held at Trafford’s Veterans Memorial Park at Edgewood Avenue and Fifth Street. The American Legion Post 331 is sponsoring the parade and all cars...

Manor Lions to hold chicken barbecue to raise money for pediatric cancer The Manor Lions Club will hold its “Jerry Nedley Memorial Chicken BBQ for Pediatric Cancer” at 11 a.m. June 12 in the Roberts Roofing parking lot, Route 993, Manor. The meals will be $8 for a half-chicken, roll,...

Members of Penn-Trafford’s Class of 2021 participated in the second annual Senior Recognition Parade on Wednesday. Seniors, many in decorated vehicles and traveling with friends, lined up at nearby St. Barbara’s Church before weaving through the neighborhood and ending at the high school....

Communities in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties are receiving about a quarter of the combined $12 million in state grants to combat blight, Gov. Tom Wolf’s office announced. In Allegheny County, 23 municipalities and organizations are receiving about $2.1 million, while five in Westmoreland County are getting about $1.3 million. Projects...

After 24 years with the Penn-Trafford School District, Level Green Elementary School first grade teacher Janna Belavic has arrived at her retirement. Belavic taught sixth grade at Trafford Middle School for one year, then spent the remaining 23 at Level Green. She also served as a technology assistant for the...

North Huntingdon police say the suspect in a May 16 double homicide in Penn Township tried to carjack a pickup truck to flee, according to court documents filed Tuesday. Victor F. Steban, 53, was arraigned on charges of vehicle theft and illegal possession of firearms in connection with his failed...

Students in Penn Middle School’s Drama Club are preparing to stream two weekends of “Annie Jr.,” and it’s been a sprint from the start, according to club sponsor Sharon Wiant. “We started very late,” Wiant said. “Normally, we start in January and we usually need every bit of that time....

After an Irwin area bereavement support group stopped meeting during the coronavirus pandemic, Harrison City resident Nancy Lohr and members of the New Life Presbyterian Church sought to create their own. The new bereavement support group will have its first gathering from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on June 8 at...

The number of new covid-19 cases reported in the Penn-Trafford-Jeannette area have remained steady, according to data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. In all, 11 new covid cases were reported between May 17-24 for the six ZIP codes covering most of the area, the same amount reported between May...

Westmoreland County has the “help wanted” sign out to fill jobs in several departments but, as has been the case in the private sector, there isn’t enough community interest to fill vacant positions. It has been so much of a challenge to fill the roster of guards at the county...

Premier Performing Arts in Monroeville filled Monroeville Community Park with dancing, singing and acting the weekend of May 22 and 23. More than 200 students from Monroeville, Murrysville, Penn, Trafford, Irwin, Churchill, Plum and Penn Hills participated in the performances over the two-day period. The outdoor venue was chosen so...

Class 6A Semifinals Tuesday 2-Norwin (14-3) vs. 3-Hempfield (14-7) 6:30 p.m. at Latrobe Coaches: Mike Liebdzinski, Norwin; Tim Buzzard, Hempfield Winner plays: Winner of 1-North Allegheny (18-3)/5-Butler (14-6) on June 1 or 2 at a time to be determined at Wild Things Park, Washington in the finals Players to watch:...

Chalfant GMS Global Investments LLC sold property at 827 Greensburg Pike to Desire White Price for $176,000. Churchill Thien Le Nguyen sold property at 70 Locksley Drive to Karthik and Grace Hariharan for $263,970. Delmont Vivian French sold property at 708 Cherry Blossom Court to Loretta Riddle for $249,900. Matthew...

Penn-Trafford senior Julia Hauck will cap off her high school track and field career by competing against the state’s best. Hauck finished fourth in the shot put (36 feet, 1.75 inches) at the WPIAL Class AAA championship May 19 at Slippery Rock University. Her effort earned her a trip to...

After trailing by five runs in the first inning, Penn-Trafford worked its way into a lead and needed three more outs to record a Class 5A quarterfinal win. But West Allegheny rallied for a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh to pull out a 7-6 victory on...

The citizen group Protect PT’s argument for why zoning hearing board decisions allowing additional gas well fracking in Penn Township should be overturned contained a number of elements, but focused on a central question. Should a legal body be permitted to simply declare that an expert witness’s testimony is not...

Police say Victor F. Steban went on a shooting spree across central Westmoreland County hours before he killed two people at a Penn Township home. Steban, 53, was arraigned on new charges filed Thursday by state police, including multiple counts of attempted homicide, aggravated assault and shooting into occupied structures...

Bianca and Giana Leonello, 9-year-old twin daughters of Joseph and Jill Leonello of Harrison City, competed in the recent Pennsylvania Level 4 State Gymnastic Championships in Erie. Giana was the overall champion, placing sixth on the floor routine, third on vault, first on beam. Bianca placed fifth on the vault...

Trafford library to hold summer reading program The Trafford Community Public Library, 414 Brinton Ave., will hold an in-person story time for children ages three to eight each Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. from June 2 - Aug. 25. The National Library Summer Theme is Tales and Tails, so there will...