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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Bethel Park chili competition nets $6,000 for nonprofits
A fine way to fend off winter’s chill is a bowl of chili. Or, as was the case at Bethel Park’s inaugural Battle of the Bowls Chili Cook Off, sampling small paper cups’ worth of cooks’ creations. And while guests of the Feb. 1 event at the Bethel Park Community...
Peters Township ends Bethel Park’s playoff hopes
The mission for the Bethel Park boys basketball team was clear. To qualify for the WPIAL postseason in Section 3-5A, they needed to win at home over Peters Township on the final night of section play and have Thomas Jefferson lose to section champion Baldwin. The Highlanders helped with a...
Bethel Park’s playoff hopes get brighter with win over Thomas Jefferson
The power went out on the Bethel Park gym scoreboard several times Friday night. Fortunately for the Black Hawks, the lights did not go out on their playoff hopes. Sophomore guard Will Sabatos tipped in a missed shot to break a tie in the final minute as Bethel Park held...
Police say man shoots another, then himself in Bethel Park
Police say they responded to a Bethel Park home Thursday after a man shot another man and then himself. Authorities did not immediately identify either man; both were reported to be in critical condition at unnamed area hospitals. The incident occurred in the 500 block of Chessbriar Drive, which is...
Bethel Park Police officer serving arrest warrant shoots man holding firearm
A Bethel Park man shot by a police officer serving an arrest warrant Wednesday night is charged with aggravated assault and resisting arrest, according to Allegheny County Police. Officers went to an apartment complex along Dorchester Drive at 10 p.m. Wednesday to serve William Adam, 45, an arrest warrant related...
Bethel Park student achievements for the week of Jan. 28, 2025
Nick Howrylak has been named to the dean’s list for the fall 2024 semester at the University of Mount Union. Kayla Czarnecki, Cindy Reyes and Lynn Alkhoury made the president’s list at Southern New Hampshire University for the fall 2024 semester. Lauren Babbitt and Eva Blatz were named to the...
South Hills Coin Club, Rick Sebak program and more in Bethel Park
South Hills Coin Club The South Hills Coin Club will hold its 65th anniversary coin show on Feb. 1 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Crown Plaza Hotel Pittsburgh South 164 Fort Couch Road in Bethel Park, directly across from South Hills Village. Some 40 dealers will be buying and...
Bethel Park real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 26, 2025
Barbara Sidor sold property at 3201 Arapahoe Road to Melissa Medich for $215,000. Evangelos Mackrides sold property at 2035 Cool Springs Road to Mary Hall for $415,000. Estate of Garnett Wasson sold property at 3326 Elmdale Drive to Joseph Michael McIntyre and Miranda Nicole Sipko for $360,000. David Meyer sold...
Pierce Reinhart claims 121-pound title, helps Bethel Park to runner-up finish at Allegheny County tournament
It’s been a banner season for the Bethel Park wrestling team in 2024-25. And the Black Hawks’ success continued at the Allegheny County tournament held Jan. 17-18 at Fox Chapel. Bethel Park placed second to Thomas Jefferson, which won the tournament with a record-breaking performance. The Black Hawks racked up...
Bethel Park resident creates miniature dinosaur museum
Twenty years ago, Dom Bianco sat in a classroom at Bethel Park High School carefully drawing the blueprints of a miniature museum for dinosaurs — a long-time dream. “I have loved dinosaurs since I was a little kid,” Bianco said. Now, his idea of creating an exhibit for the extinct...
Bethel Park officials hold line on property taxes, earned income tax in 2025 budget
Bethel Park property owners will not have to pay more in real estate taxes this year to fund the municipal budget. Council recently passed its 2025 budget with no tax increase. The millage rate remains 3.53 mills, with 0.34 mills allocated for the fire department fund. The earned income tax...
Bethel Park welcomes assistant manager
After an extensive search, Jahd Burns was hired as Bethel Park’s assistant municipal manager, starting his job in November. “Jahd brings a wealth of experience in strategic planning and program evaluation that will be of great help to enhance the services that we provide to our residents,” municipal manager Kristen...
Rotary club passes million mark with annual fundraiser
After five months of planning, the Upper St. Clair-Bethel Park Rotary Breakfast Club conducted its Chicken BBQ fundraiser in October. The annual event, held at Bethel Park High School, marked its 35th year and continues to be the largest fundraiser the club hosts. “This year, we are poised to raise...
Bethel Park observes Wreaths Across America Day
Perhaps the most poignant moment of Bethel Park’s Wreaths Across America observance took place when Debbie Huffner and Rogert Kurtz started walking in tandem. Each had lost a son while on active duty serving his country: Patrick Kutschbach, who was 25 when he died in Afghanistan in 2007, and 10...
Judge honors Bethel Park, Upper St. Clair outstanding citizens
All eyes were on two faithful and foundational local women in District Judge Ron Arnoni’s courtroom on Dec. 4 as Arnoni continued his annual tradition of honoring and recognizing deserving residents with his Outstanding Citizen of the Year Awards. Nominated by their peers, 2024’s honorees Diane Ford of Bethel Park...
Area filmmaker to premiere horror feature film at the Lindsay Theater in Sewickley
As part of its Emerging Filmmakers Showcase, The Lindsay Theater in Sewickley will premiere “House of Tears” — written and directed by Pittsburgh area writer and director Josh Poe — on Dec. 12. “House of Tears” was conceived by Poe, 25, of Bethel Park, as a nod to 1985 cult...
Bethel Park real estate transactions, week of Dec. 8, 2024
Bethel Park Estate of Patricia Williams sold property at 5381 California Ave. to Salvatore Dominick Desiano and Laura Elizabeth Davis for $218,000. Estate of William Kohler sold property at 5521 California Ave. to Daniel and Lydia Rosporski for $290,000. Robert Pierotti sold property at 949 Cork Drive to Colin Cook...
Bethel Park notebook: Coach enjoying middle school experience
Did you know that Bethel Park girls middle school volleyball coach Adam Foote is a social studies teacher at Baldwin High School? “I’ve been coaching girls middle school volleyball at Bethel Park the past three seasons and last year coached the boys JV team,” said Foote, who formerly coached volleyball...
With 11 returning starters, Bethel Park wrestling has high expectations
Bethel Park’s wrestling team advanced to the WPIAL semifinals last year and finished with an impressive 19-3 record. The Black Hawks placed fourth in Class 3A in the Trib HSSN final rankings after defeating North Hills, 39-15, and North Allegheny, 26-19, in the first two rounds of the WPIAL tournament....
Sadie Orie, Ella Sabatos return to lead Bethel Park girls basketball
The players on the Bethel Park girls basketball team are legitimate gym rats. That’s a positive thing. Bethel Park second-year coach Steve Norman has enjoyed watching the dedication displayed by the girls on the 2024-25 team. “We’re going to be much younger than last year,” Norman said, “but we’ve had...
QB Tanner Pfeuffer wraps up Bethel Park career with super senior season
Tanner Pfeuffer eclipsed 6,000 yards passing in a distinguished three-year career as Bethel Park’s starting quarterback. The 6-foot-6, 195-pound senior completed 156 of 260 tosses for 2,656 yards and 31 touchdowns in 2024, giving him 6,044 yards and 66 TDs in his career. “I am super happy what our team...
Under new coach, Bethel Park boys hope to build on playoff momentum
Dante Calabria coached the Bethel Park boys basketball team for two years. In July, Calabria informed his players and the Bethel Park School District that he was resigning to take a position as head coach of Pistoia Basket 2000 of the Lega Basket Serie A in Europe. Calabria is a...
Bethel Park tops Seton LaSalle in back-and-forth contest
Early December high school basketball doesn’t usually offer many intriguing storylines as teams search for an identity while trying to put one in the win column. However, a good storyline wasn’t difficult to find Friday in the first game of the Upper St. Clair boys basketball tip-off tournament. Two playoff...
Owners of boutique in Ross, South Hills donate sweaters to honor loved one’s memory
When Julie Durbin was undergoing cancer treatment, she was always cold. She would bring a cardigan, a sweater that opens in the front and comes in various lengths, to her appointments. “Cardigans added a layer of warmth and comfort and protection for her,” said her sister Dione O’Dell. “She was...
Bethel Park club learns about service dogs for veterans
Members of the Bethel Park-based Ruthfred Acres Woman’s Club honored veterans during November meeting. The speaker was Brian DeLong, a U.S. Air Force veteran and regional coordinator for the Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs program. He is an active member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 764 in Peters, where...


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