Penn-Trafford Star category, Page 79

The county’s annual March for Parks event has surpassed the $1 million fundraising mark, as residents, businesses and organizations have come together since 2003 to raise money for improvements at places like the Westmoreland Heritage Trail, Mammoth Park and Cedar Creek Park. The 17th annual March for Parks this past...

Delmont Councilman Bill Marx is not happy about signing a consent agreement with no sense of how much it might someday cost the borough. “I’m going to be honest, it’s a bitter pill to swallow to be told that we have to sign onto this without knowing what it’s going...

Members of the Murrysville Police Department — and departments all over Pennsylvania — will highlight their capabilities and give officers a chance to mingle with the public at their annual National Night Out celebration Aug. 6. “It’s a transparent way for the community to see their department up close and...

A six-week introductory class to ultimate Frisbee, for those 10 and older, will teach players the rules, skills and strategy of the game, beginning July 22 in Penn Township. Carla and Reed Stewart will teach the class held Mondays from July 22 to Aug. 19, at 6:15 to 7:15 p.m.,...

As an early adopter when it came to library technology, Dorene Miller has been passionate about reading for much longer than the 23 years she’s worked as a library director. “Teen author Libba Bray sums it up perfectly,” said Miller, who is retiring as Penn Area Library director on Friday...

The Penn Township Democratic Committee will be performing a service project at Bushy Run Battlefield along Route 993 at 9 a.m. Saturday. In an effort to help beautify the park and honor first responders, the group will clean and landscape around the first responder monuments. For more information, contact Christine...

Murrysville residents got a detailed look at the proposed Titan well pad on Wednesday night, during a public hearing before municipal council that will continue next month. Huntley & Huntley Energy Exploration, or HHEX, wants to construct a 350-by-500-foot well pad on a 71-acre property off Bollinger Road in eastern...

Penn-Trafford’s teachers union wants the district to install air conditioning in all classrooms to combat unbearable conditions on hot days in spring and late summer, which create a difficult learning environment, a union official said. “It was 90 degrees in the classrooms in August and September. It was terrible …...

The Bushy Run Battlefield’s scenic trails will be the site of the 15th annual Bushy Run Trail 5K Run & Walk at 8:30 a.m. July 14, which will take participants through the historic battlefield along Route 993 in Penn Township. Participants can pre-register by June 23. The cost is $18...

The Penn Area Library will “explore the universe” with its summer reading program, running from June 3 to July 27. The summer reading program is open to anyone with a library card, or whose parents have a card. It is divided into four categories: • Read to Me Club, for...

Bikers, walkers and joggers can join in the Westmoreland Heritage Trail’s first Trail Towns Festival on June 1, which coincides with National Trail Day. Start at one of the trail access points — Roberts Parcel, Braun/Carson Street or Saunders Station and travel to Trafford’s BY Park for music, food, ice...

Bingo players can enjoy the game they love while raising money for the Humane Society of Westmoreland County, which will hold Bingo for the Animals on May 18 at the American Legion, 109 S. Fifth St., Jeannette. The doors open at 11:45 a.m. and lunch will be at noon, with...

A Native American re-enactor will portray a Shawnee warrior of the 1700s and discuss Shawnee culture at 7 p.m. May 15 at the Bushy Run Battlefield Museum, Route 993, Penn Township. Thomas Vecchio, of Shaler, will present a first-person program detailing the Shawnee’s way of life. Vecchio has studied the...

The Penn-Trafford Community Band and its jazz band, the Jazz Warriors, will hold a fundraising concert for The Lamp Theatre in downtown Irwin with a performance there on Sunday. The recently restored theater at 222 Main St. has become one of the best concert venues in the area, said Ron...

Residents can get rid of old or unwanted prescription drugs at collection points set up Saturday by the North Huntingdon and Penn Township police departments as part of the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. North Huntingdon police will have a collection bin at the police station at the Town...

Penn Township is seeking a replacement for Commissioner Grant Pence, who recently resigned from the board. Pence’s resignation was accepted at the April 17 meeting. Pence, who could not be reached for comment, has more than two years remaining on the four-year term he won in November 2017. Pence represented...

When Renee Cappetta died last July, Trafford not only lost the person who owned and operated the popular Parente’s Ristorante, but the borough lost a big booster. “She did so much for the town. She did all the light-up nights and did the festivals. She gave so much for town,...

A variety of vendors will sell their wares at the open air Bushy Run Market, which is planned this spring and summer for the Bushy Run Battlefield along Route 993 in Penn Township. The Bushy Run Battlefield Heritage Society Inc. is sponsoring the market, which will operate the first Saturday...

The Opus 2 Orchestra, which draws members from all over the east suburbs, will perform its “Seniors’ Choice” concert, where members who are graduating from high school choose several of the program’s selections. This year’s concert will feature Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” the Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby” and “A Million Dreams” from...

The Westmoreland Heritage Trail committee is planning a Trail Towns Festival for June 1 in Trafford and Slickville. Similar to a trip along the trail itself, the festival will begin at 10 a.m. in Trafford’s B-Y Park, running until 3 p.m. After that, the party will continue from 4-8 p.m....

Verizon Wireless customers in eastern North Huntingdon, Manor and the Adamsburg areas should get better coverage for phone and data if the company builds a cellphone tower on property Manor owns in North Huntingdon, a Verizon attorney said. The township zoning hearing board this week granted TowerCo 2013 LLC and...