Glassport sandwich shop opens location in Penn Township
A Glassport sandwich shop has expanded to a second location in Penn Township. Glads Deli opened in March along Route 130 at Crossroads Plaza. The building formerly housed a Subway. Owner Jason Billingsley ran Affordable Bathrooms and Kitchens by JB from 2000 to 2023 before getting into the restaurant industry....
Glassport sandwich shop opens location in Penn Township
A Glassport sandwich shop has expanded to a second location in Penn Township. Glads Deli opened in March along Route 130 at Crossroads Plaza. The building formerly housed a Subway. Owner Jason Billingsley ran Affordable Bathrooms and Kitchens by JB from 2000 to 2023 before getting into the restaurant industry....
Club at Blackthorne no longer facing legal challenges
The Club at Blackthorne, a private event and wedding center in a Penn Township housing community, is no longer facing legal challenges. Blackthorne Investors has dropped an appeal of the venue’s occupancy permit. The 36,000-square-foot site, accompanied by a golf course, is located off Harrison City-Export Road in the Blackthorne...
‘We’re all Penn-Trafford’: Penn Township and Penn Borough residents consider potential mergerVideo
Emergency services and finances were among the key talking points presented by the dozens of residents, volunteer firefighters and local government officials who gathered Monday night to discuss a potential merger of Penn Township and Penn Borough. Officials from the borough, a 0.2-square-mile community containing about 435 residents, approached the...
Penn-Trafford hires new wrestling, field hockey coaches
Penn-Trafford on Monday night hired new head coaches in wrestling and field hockey. Nate Smith was promoted from assistant to head wrestling coach, replacing Travis McKillop, who resigned after four seasons. Karlee Rubright, meantime, was named head field hockey coach. She takes the reins from accomplished veteran coach Cindy Dutt,...
Former Manor police officer sentenced for impersonating UPMC officer, theft
A former Manor police officer was sentenced to three years of probation for impersonating a UPMC police officer at a health system building and taking credit cards and a key from an employee’s office, according to Allegheny County court records. Justin R. Hall, 41, of Washington Township pleaded guilty and...
Public meeting set for potential merger of Penn Township, Penn Borough
Penn Township and Penn Borough officials will answer residents’ questions Monday on a potential merger of the two communities first pitched about three years ago. Officials from the borough, a 0.2-square-mile community containing about 435 residents, approached the neighboring township in March 2023 about merging the municipalities. This would mean...
Penn Township withdraws zoning violation notice from Club at Blackthorne, but other legal disputes continue
Penn Township is no longer accusing the Club at Blackthorne, a private event and wedding venue located in a housing community, of violating the municipality’s zoning ordinance. However, several other legal disputes surrounding the clubhouse continue. The Blackthorne Investors appeal and clubhouse zoning variance request will continue to be discussed...
3rd-ranked Plum baseball no-hits Penn-Trafford, remains unbeaten on season
Home runs, efficiency on the basepaths, crisp defense and dialed-in pitching. Undefeated Plum had all that and more, and that was just in the first two innings. The third-ranked Mustangs are starting to assert their dominance in Section 1-5A baseball, and a near-perfect effort Wednesday in a 10-0, run-ruled win...
Penn-Trafford junior seeks donations, volunteers for ‘Project Confidence’
Penn-Trafford student Celia Sperber is on a mission to boost the confidence of local teenagers. Sperber, a junior at the Penn Township high school, aims to distribute baskets of self-care items, room decor and accessories to students in Westmoreland and Allegheny counties through an initiative dubbed Project Confidence. “As someone...
Vandergrift native returns to Westmoreland as Bushy Run museum manager
Kiski Area graduate Sarah Mihelic, Bushy Run Battlefield’s latest museum manager, was failing her sixth grade history class when her teacher assigned her an extra credit opportunity at Washington Township’s Fort Hand. Mihelic visited the Westmoreland County historical site for a Revolutionary War battle reenactment — camera, notebook and pen...
Penn-Trafford softball team warms up, takes down Latrobe
Penn-Trafford had lost twice at Latrobe in the last three years, so the Warriors proceeded with caution when they took Graham-Sabota Field for Wednesday’s Section 1-5A softball game. “You go into every game not wanting to take anyone lightly,” Warriors coach Denny Little said. “It’s never a good feeling when...
Penn-Trafford High School to perform ‘Mamma Mia’
Audiences for Penn-Trafford High School’s spring musical, “Mamma Mia!,” should warm up their vocals and wear their dancing shoes before coming to see the show April 10 to 19, director Tom Bekavac said. It is a show that viewers of all ages can appreciate, Bekavac said. “There’s a familiarity of...
Penn Middle slated to perform ‘Frozen Jr.’
Penn Middle School drama club director Maddie Nick has never heard children scream as loud as when she announced the group would perform “Frozen Jr.” as its spring musical. “It was in the middle of the school day, too. We probably disrupted some classes with that,” Nick said with a...
Penn-Trafford area: Living wax museum, chicken barbecue, painting classes, more
Kids’ Living Wax Museum Bushy Run Battlefield will host a Kids’ Living Wax Museum from 1 to 3 p.m. April 12 at the museum, 1253 Route 993, Penn Township. Children in first through sixth grades can sign up to give a one- to three-minute presentation on a historical figure. Participants...
Penn-Trafford cranks up offense in win over Kiski AreaVideo
The Penn-Trafford softball team struck for three runs in the first inning of Monday’s Section 2-5A matchup at Kiski Area. The defending state champions didn’t stop there. The Warriors added on to the tune of six more in the third and four in the fourth en route to a 13-3,...
Penn Township man remains jailed as defense claims horseplay in injury case
A Penn Township man remains in jail as his attorney claims a neighbor’s brain trauma and fractured skull resulted from a wrestling match and horseplay. Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court Judge Christopher Feliciani rejected a request Monday from Jake G. Stepansky to be released on nominal bond. Stepansky was charged...
Trafford man accused in stabbing
A man was hospitalized after being stabbed Saturday night in Trafford, police said. Timothy Rosario, 29, of Trafford, was arrested on attempted homicide, aggravated assault and related offenses. Borough police said they were called to a home on Westmoreland Road at 10:15 p.m. and found Rosario standing outside with a...
Penn-Trafford reverses fortune, tops Latrobe
There was no comeback for Latrobe this time. Senior pitcher Dom Delio and his Penn-Trafford teammates made sure of it, finishing what they started to earn a series split. Less than 24 hours after Penn-Trafford blew an eight-run lead and lost in extra innings, the Warriors put up an early...
Penn-Trafford hockey finishes memorable season as state’s best Class 2A team
It was quite a week for the Penn-Trafford hockey program. The Warriors began the week by winning their first PIHL Class 2A Pens Cup title, defeating rival Hempfield, 4-3. They ended the week by stunning returning state champion and Flyers Cup champion North Penn, 3-1. “It has been a crazy...
Penn-Trafford wins 1st state hockey title, Seneca Valley, Quaker Valley complete PIHL sweep
Last Monday, goaltender Tyler Funk turned in a star-making performance to lead the Penn-Trafford hockey team to its first PIHL Penguins Cup championship. On Saturday, Funk was at it again. Funk stopped 32 of 33 shots to lead Penn-Trafford to a 3-1 victory over North Penn in the Class 2A...
Penn-Trafford hockey team gets championship send-off from classmates, familyVideo
The Penguins Cup champion Penn-Trafford High School hockey team is headed east to compete against North Penn in the Class 2A state finals, and their classmates cheered the players on Friday afternoon as they boarded the bus for West Chester. The Warriors won their first Pens Cup title on Monday...
Murrysville burglary suspects charged with additional attempt in Penn TownshipVideo
Two men charged with attempted burglaries in Murrysville this month are facing additional charges related to a third attempted burglary the same day in neighboring Penn Township. Sebastian M. Montano 24, of Chicago, and Kevin D. Piza-Alzate, 24, of Reading, were initially both charged with burglary and criminal conspiracy for...
Penn township, borough to gather residents’ feedback on potential merger
Penn Township and Penn Borough residents will have answers next month to questions regarding a merger of the two communities, a move proposed about three years ago. Officials from Penn Borough, a 0.2-square-mile area containing about 435 residents, approached neighboring Penn Township in March 2023 about merging the municipalities. This...
Penn-Trafford beats Hempfield to win program’s 1st Penguins Cup titleVideo
If they gave a star of the game in the PIHL Class 2A Penguins Cup final, Penn-Trafford goalie Tyler Funk would have won it. A close second would have been Brock Bienemann, who scored two goals and assisted on a third, to lead Penn-Trafford to a 4-3 victory Monday night...
