Bethel Park Journal category, Page 24
Family preserves history of Bethel Park’s Coverdale neighborhood
You’ve heard about all the owners of old homes and hostelries making the claim: George Washington slept here. Bethel Park resident Collin McCormick has a similar story, and a far more confirmable one, involving 13-year National Basketball Association player Armen Gilliam (1964-2011). “He lived in the same house I grew...
Career fair provides enlightenment for Bethel Park elementary students
The conventional wisdom has been to wait until youngsters are into their teens or so to start providing them with serious information about what they may want to pursue to earn their livings. From Marianne Schafer’s perspective, that isn’t necessarily the best idea. “I was going out to career fairs...
Bethel Park High School graduates Class of 2022
Bethel Park High School held its 113th annual commencement at Black Hawk Stadium on June 3, under a beginning with a moment of silence to honor the late Jon Gentile, a history teacher at the school who passed away the week before. The 320 members of the Bethel Park High...
South Park Wave Pool to open, hiring lifeguards
The South Park Wave Pool will open Friday after delays caused by concrete installation and other upkeep. The pool is still hiring lifeguards at a starting rate of $16 an hour. Lifeguard candidates must be at least 15 years old, have current lifeguard and CPR certifications and pass an aquatics...
Dr. Mehmet Oz ‘all-in’ for Senate run as he courts support in Bethel Park
Dr. Mehmet Oz turned his focus to November’s general election during a rally Monday where he spoke to vocal supporters in Pittsburgh’s South Hills about why they should choose him to represent Pennsylvania in the U.S. Senate. The “Victory in November” rally at Level 20 in Bethel Park attracted a...
Hampton resident works toward protecting green space
A typical day on the job just doesn’t exist for Hampton resident Emilie Rzotkiewicz. “Some mornings I wear a suit, asking for significant dollars, and in the afternoon I’m out walking in the mud,” she said. “Yesterday, I was digging out a tractor from the mud, trying to figure out...
Bethel Park eliminates West Allegheny, keeps alive hopes for PIAA championship repeat
Bethel Park has seen this story before: The baseball team comes up short in the WPIAL playoffs only to bounce back stronger in the state tournament behind a talented pitcher recruited to Kent State. That exact storyline won the Black Hawks a state championship a year ago and they’re now...
Upper St. Clair doctor develops workout bench with injury prevention in mind
While attending Upper St. Clair High School, Joel Klein was an exemplary athlete, earning a total of six varsity letters in baseball and basketball, and serving as team captain in both sports. After he graduated, Klein continued to play baseball at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, when he could. “I was injured...
Family to host benefit in Peters Township for Always B Smiling
An offer from a Bridgeville business owner is helping the nonprofit Always B Smiling live up to its name. Founders Dean and Kristin Huibregtse’s certainly sported upside-down frowns when Tom Robinson, who owns T.A. Robinson Asphalt Paving Inc. on McLaughlin Run Road, told them he and members of his family...
Woman rescued from house fire in Bethel Park
Firefighters from Bethel Park responded to a house fire early Monday. A female occupant reportedly had to be rescued from the burning house located on the 2800 block of Oak Street, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. Bethel Park police reported in a tweet that sections of Main and Cedar...
Bethel Park resident leads Cancer Bridges through time of transition, growth
As an organization that strives to help as many people as possible, Cancer Bridges can report a strong measure of success in that regard. “This past year, the goal for new members was 180. And since July 1 of last year, we have welcomed 505 new members,” executive director Stephanie...
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,...
Boyce Park, other county pools scheduled to open June 4
Allegheny County’s Boyce Park Wave Pool in Plum, North Park Swimming Pool in McCandless and Settlers Cabin Park Wave Pool in Robinson will open for the season June 4. Daily hours of operation are 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., weather and conditions permitting. Admission varies by age and county residency....
Real estate transactions for week of May 23, 2022
Cleath Holdings L.P. sold property at 2858 Cherry St. to Rohlyn Investments LLC for $125,000. Joseph Krzyzanowski sold property at 555 Clifton Road to Adam White and Elizabeth Opat for $369,000. NVR Inc. sold property at 2428 Demare Drive to Cory Scott and Amanda Meshanski Ingram for $502,705. David Wertz...
Happenings for May 23, 2022: benefit, vacation Bible school
Event benefits Life Changing Service Dogs for Veterans An event to benefit Life Changing Service Dogs for Veterans will be held June 4 at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 764, 460 Valley Brook Road, Peters Township. The goal is to raise enough money to provide canines trained by Guardian Angels...
Bethel Park senior makes impact during inaugural Western Pa. girls high school hockey season
Bethel Park’s Cameran Evans is making the most of her chances in the inaugural season of the PIHL girls division. Evans, a senior forward, was the leading scorer for the Southwest team in games played through mid-May with seven goals and three assists. “Cam is a very skilled hockey player,”...
Bethel Park baseball, softball teams strive to reach programs’ high standards
The Bethel Park baseball team had a tough act to follow. The Black Hawks entered 2022 season as the reigning PIAA Class 5A champions who also finished as the WPIAL runners-up. Bethel Park won the Section 4-5A title with a 10-0 record in 2021 and racked up a 22-4 overall...
Bethel Park police release video of 2 officers being hit by vehiclesVideo
Bethel Park police released a video Tuesday showing two police officers being hit by vehicles in separate incidents this month. The incidents happened May 3 on South Park Road near Pennsylvania Avenue and May 13 at Broughton Road and Route 88. The police department combined the two incidents into one...
Bethel Park-based Ruthfred Aces Woman’s Club celebrates 75 years
You could say that the 75th anniversary for the Ruthfred Aces Woman’s Club came at the right time. Civic-minded Bethel Park residents founded the group in 1947, meaning this is the year to mark three-quarters of a century of helping to make for a better community. That also means the...
‘Back to normal’: Bethel Park farmers’ market returns on Tuesdays
Now, that’s more like what everyone wants to see. After a first-week mulligan of sorts thanks to Mother Nature, the Bethel Park Recreation Farmers’ Market experienced a proper opening in the sunny conditions that organizers hope to see on plenty a Tuesday afternoon this season. “We are back to normal...
‘We found a good recipe’: Bethel Park students serve hydroponically grown greens
A quick look at the luscious leafy greens sprouting from a series of pipes doesn’t quite tell the whole story. “It’s a lot of trial and error,” Bethel Park sixth-grader Sydney Kellander said. “It took us many tries before we got a batch of seedlings that was ready to grow...
South Hills Stars ready to shine at Bethel Park parade
The Stars will be on parade. During Bethel Park’s annual Memorial Day extravaganza, keep an eye out for a group of folks who are making their large-scale public debut after a couple of months of practice. Emily Columbus serves as instructor for the South Hills Stars Color Guard, a special-needs...
South Hills area robotics team offers varied learning experiences
Picture a 125-pound, nearly three-foot-tall mechanical creation climb unassisted onto a set of monkey bars, amid a throng of folks who are rooting for it to succeed. “It’s as exciting as a hockey game or a football game,” Upper St. Clair resident and Scott Township native Ellen Simon said. “When...
Bethel Park police officer struck by vehicle, 2nd such incident in 2 weeks
A Bethel Park police officer was injured Friday night when he was hit by a vehicle and the driver is in custody, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. Bethel Park Chief Timothy O’Connor told WPXI that the officer was hit by a hit-and-run driver at the intersection of Broughton Road...
Bethel Park man accused of hitting officer with car had 14 prior DUI convictions
A South Hills man accused of hitting a Bethel Park police officer while driving under the influence of alcohol has 14 prior DUI convictions, court records show. Richard Caporal, 67, of Bethel Park, is charged with aggravated assault and driving under the influence in connection with the May 3 incident....
