Bethel Park Journal category, Page 27
Bethel Park Public Library eliminating daily fines for overdue materials
Bethel Park Public Library will forgive previously accrued fines for residents and no longer charge daily late fines on overdue materials, officials announced earlier this month. The changes are part of an initiative launched to start the new year. Library director Christine McIntosh said the goal is to “reduce barriers...
Graduations, Dean’s List and academic accolades for Bethel Park students
Anthony Trocano graduated with a master of business administration from Ohio University in the summer of 2021. Sebastian Leis, a junior exploratory major at Slippery Rock University, was part of the cast for its Musical Theatre Society’s “Fall Broadway Cabaret.” Grace Gealey and Lillian Williams were named to the fall...
Bethel Park gets down and dirty on defense to knock off Upper St. Clair
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. There were stretches of the Upper St. Clair at Bethel Park boys basketball battle for first place in Section 2-6A on Tuesday that looked like a young child’s finger painting. To Black Hawks coach Josh Bears, the game looked like a priceless...
TV Talk: Mandy Moore previews final season of ‘This Is Us’
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. Pre-pandemic, “This Is Us” co-creator/executive producer Dan Fogelman, who lived in Bethel Park as a child, suggested the possibility of shooting scenes for the partially Pittsburgh-set family drama at a Steelers game in the show’s...
Duquesne police chief accused of witness intimidation against father of alleged sex assault victim
Duquesne police Chief Thomas Dunlevy was arrested Wednesday, accused of interfering in an alleged sexual assault case against his friend, including intimidating the accuser’s father. The man accused in the alleged August sexual assault case, Nathan Beck, 20, was a volunteer firefighter in Duquesne and a friend of Dunlevy’s, according...
In brief: Bethel Women’s Club, Harmony Sinters Christmas Show and more around Bethel Park
Women’s Business Network Women’s Business Network is part networking group, part mastermind group, part educational resource. All professional women are welcome to attend as a guest at the meetings for no charge. At the time of publication, many chapters are meeting virtually; please check with the local chapter representative for...
Bethel Park real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 5, 2021
Sarah Peebles sold property at 413 Barlynn Road to Julia Butzler for $217,500. Mark Boehm sold property at 6101 Boxer Drive to Albert John and Sarah Buerkle for $230,000. JS Bethel Park L.P. sold property at 503 Clifton Road to Buncher Co. for $5,580,007. Brett Steckel sold property at 596...
Bethel Park girls soccer continues resurgence with another playoff season
The turnaround began last year and continued into the 2021 season. After sitting out the WPIAL playoffs from 2015-18, Bethel Park’s girls soccer team qualified last year with a 6-4-2 section record, then continued its upswing this year. The Black Hawks went 5-1-1 in the home stretch of their schedule...
New coach walks into great situation with talent-rich Bethel Park girls basketball program
There’s a new look to the Bethel Park girls basketball program. Samantha Loadman is in her first year as the team’s coach, taking over for longtime legendary floor boss Jonna Burke, who resigned to become a coach and physical education teacher at Shady Side Academy. Loadman is a local product....
Bethel Park teen, a 2-time cancer survivor, committed to keeping his friend’s memory alive
Sean Rovers and Kaylee Kruise met during radiation treatments for brain cancer at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh in Lawrenceville. They endured many of the same experiences, from IVs and blood tests to operations and pain. It was during their time there the youngsters discovered they shared a birthday —...
Bethel Park Public Access TV wins 3 Greater Pittsburgh Community Media Awards
Bethel Park Public Access TV received three awards out of seven nominations in October during the Fifth Annual Greater Pittsburgh Community Media Awards hosted by Pittsburgh Community Television and WTAE-TV’s Andrew Stockey. The event was a celebration of community media producers at PCTV, Bethel Park Public Access, Moon Community Access,...
In brief: Harmony Singers Christmas show, Art Guild meeting and more in Bethel Park
Lifetime Achievement Award Long-time South Park resident and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Realtor Lori Maffeo was recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award, which is presented by the Realtors Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh and given to agents with 25 years in the real estate industry. While 25 years is quite a milestone...
Bethel Park football completes remarkable turnaround, sets stage for future
Bethel Park’s football team won five games this season and qualified for the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs after experiencing a rare winless campaign in 2020. “Yes, we expected to win more often,” coach Brian DeLallo said. “You have to believe you can win to make it happen. We raised our...
Bethel Park real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 21, 2021
Gerald Teramae sold property at 706 Berrington Ct to Christopher and Patricia Treloar for $251,000. Byron Spice sold property at 5433 Brightwood Road to Abigail Christian Embry for $220,000. Patricia Thomas sold property at 118 Broughton Road to Sparrow Applied Designs Ltd. for $190,000. Ping Zhou sold property at 5365...
Bethel Park School Board election results initially delayed
Reporting of the complete numbers for the Bethel Park School Board race was initially delayed. Now, with 100% of the precincts reporting, Bethel Park school board election returns show leaders of the seven-person race for four, four-year seats are Dan Grzybek with 5,446 votes, Sharon Janosik with 5,233 votes, Gail...
Bethel Fife and Drum Chapter, DAR and Bethel Park Historical Society honor veterans
The Bethel Fife and Drum Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution and the Bethel Park Historical Society marked the 100th Anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery on Nov. 11. The Veterans Day ceremony at the Schoolhouse Arts & History Center also honored all...
4 new faces will join Bethel Park council
Bethel Park Council will have four new members next year as complete but unofficial returns have come in from the Allegheny County Office of Elections. Republican John Oaks defeated Democrat Danielle Gosnell in Ward 3 by a vote tally of 685 to 627. Democrat Joe Janosik defeated Republican Donald Harrison...
Deontae Williams moves chains, leads Woodland Hills to 5A win over Bethel Park
Woodland Hills’ Deontae Williams rarely leaves the field for the Wolverines. So it was fitting that the senior quarterback was able to convert several fourth-down conversions in leading Woodland Hills to a 27-23 win on the road over Bethel Park in the first round of the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs...
South Hills pastor named auxiliary bishop for Pittsburgh diocese by Pope Francis
Pope Francis has named a longtime South Hills pastor an auxiliary bishop of Pittsburgh, the Diocese of Pittsburgh announced Friday. The Rev. Mark Eckman was appointed Friday by Archbishop Cristophe Pierre in Washington, D.C. His ordination is scheduled for Jan. 11 at St. Paul Cathedral in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood. Eckman,...
Police: 2 teens charged with thefts from cars in Bethel Park; they’re the 2nd pair recently arrestedVideo
Two teens were arrested in connection with vehicle break-ins in Bethel Park. Peyton Brooks, 18, of South Park and a 16-year-old boy were charged with theft from a motor vehicle, theft, conspiracy, criminal attempt and loitering and prowling at night. Charges stem from an incident early Oct. 26 near the...
Bethel Park police make arrests in recent vehicle break-ins, thefts
Two men have been arrested in connection with recent vehicle break-ins in Bethel Park. Charles Trout, 30, of Pittsburgh and Nicholas Ehrhart, 36, of Butler are charged with receiving stolen property, criminal conspiracy, theft from a motor vehicle, criminal attempt, loitering and prowling at night and defiant trespass. Charges stem...
Hiester’s late-game heroics lead Upper St. Clair past Bethel Park
Upper St. Clair’s abbreviation is USC. Maybe the C should stand for cardiac, because for the second straight week, the “cardiac kids” used some late-game heroics and 14 fourth-quarter points to pull out a victory, this time 21-14 over Bethel Park to secure second place in the Class 5A Allegheny...
In brief: South Park Theatre musical, blood drive and more around Bethel Park
South Park Theatre South Park Theatre presents the musical “The Lights of Jingle Bell Hill” on weekends from Nov. 12-21. Join the tale of the annual holiday contest and the frustrated residents of Jingle Bell Hill, who, despite their best efforts, never win. Larry, the frightening tenant who lives in...
Bethel Park real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 24, 2021
Williamsburg S & Stern 2 sold property at 421-435 Abbeyville Road to Williamsburg 1 LLC for $2,166,081. Williamsburg 1 LLC sold property at 421-435 Abbeyville Road to Williamsburg 2 LLC for $1,719,266. Williamsburg 1 LLC sold property at 421-435 Abbeyville Road to Williamsburg 1 LLC et al. for $3,885,348. Craig...
Strong finish lifts Bethel Park into WPIAL girls soccer playoffs
The turnaround began last year and continued into this season. After sitting out the WPIAL soccer playoffs from 2015-18, the Bethel Park girls team qualified last year with a 6-4-2 section record, then continued the process in 2021 in a hard-fought battle with rivals Mt. Lebanon and Upper St. Clair....
