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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Bethel Park softball has reason for celebration, confidence
Bethel Park’s softball team reveled in a banner 2021 campaign, winning a WPIAL title and outright section crown for the first time in school history. Ohio State recruit Reagan Milliken led a talented eight-player senior class last spring. Milliken was named Class 6A Player of the Year by Trib HSSN...
Defending baseball champ Bethel Park looks formidable
Bethel Park won the big prize in Class 5A last season, defeating Red Land, 4-2, in the PIAA baseball championship game at Penn State’s Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. “Words still cannot express the pride I feel for this special group of young men,” coach Pat Zehnder said afterward. “They...
Like father, like daughter: Bethel Park substitute teaching makes for family connection
Two teachers arrive at school at 7 a.m. They check their schedules. Then compare to see if they have the same free period at lunch. If they do, you will find them dining together. It’s a father-daughter date. “Almost every other day we meet for lunch,” said Ava King. “It...
Member of Bethel Park troop among 1st female Eagle Scouts in region
Visitors to South Fayette’s Fairview Park can enjoy a game of chess or tic-tac-toe on one of four newly crafted, hand-painted picnic tables, thanks to the leadership efforts of a 16-year-old girl. On March 5, Vidhisha Chahande, a sophomore at South Fayette Township High School, became the first female from...
Shamrock Shuffle welcomes spring to Mt. Lebanon despite wintry weather
For a day of emerging from hibernation, it was a cold one. The first day of spring marked the second annual running of the Shamrock Shuffle to benefit Ave Maria Academy. And Leslie Krueger, principal at the school’s Mt. Lebanon campus, drew the comparison of the event to the practices...
No-Cook Tuesdays food truck event back in Bethel Park
Although it wasn’t all that late in the afternoon, a line of customers stretched across the Bethel Park Community Center playground parking lot, ready to order their dinners. “I had heard that when you bring Cousins Maine Lobster, you are going to have a crowd,” community center director Cathy Muscato...
Bethel Park High School presents Rodgers & Hammerstein’s ‘Cinderella’
Bethel Park High School students hope to perform this year’s musical to a capacity crowd. Seating restrictions have been modified for the upcoming presentation of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella.” District officials have decided to make nearly 1,200 seats available in the auditorium. Attendees will still need to abide by the...
Recycle glass at Village Square Mall in Bethel Park
Residents of Allegheny County can drop off glass bottles, jars and jugs at permanent recycling dumpsters thanks to a grant provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Blue recycling dumpsters have been installed permanently at Village Square Mall, 5000 Oxford Drive, Bethel Park, where dropoff is available seven days...
Bethel Park native shares mushing experience ahead of Iditarod
Beware of Bullwinkle, apparently. According to a Bethel Park native who makes his home in America’s Last Frontier, the friendly fellow featured in Jay Ward cartoons is the opposite of the genuine article. “You guys probably think the most dangerous things in Alaska are wolves or bears,” Scott Brucker said....
Mt. Lebanon girls top Bethel Park to set up showdown with Upper St. Clair
During the regular season, Mt. Lebanon handled Bethel Park twice. The top-seeded Blue Devils (22-1) didn’t take those results for granted, though, as they met their neighbors again in Saturday’s WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball semifinals, but ended with near the same result. Mt. Lebanon defeated the Black Hawks, 52-33,...
Bethel Park girls stage 2nd-half rally to get past Norwin in Class 6A quarterfinals
Flat and frustrated at halftime, Bethel Park reminded itself there were still 16 minutes of basketball to play. That the outcome was far from decided and it still had plenty to offer this game. Fourth-seeded Norwin had a nine-point lead and looked to have the No. 5 Black Hawks, who...
Seeing double: 2-22-22 is not your ordinary Tuesday
Some dates just stick out. Today is one of those. It’s Feb. 22, 2022, or 2-22-22. People are calling it “Twosday” and it falls on a Tuesday, which makes it even more of an anomaly. Known as a palindrome, which means it reads the same backward and forward, people take...
Missing Jefferson Hills woman found near Baltimore
A woman reported to be missing since Monday has been located. Jefferson Hills Borough Police reported Tuesday that Joan Brady, 78, of Jefferson Hills was found just outside of Baltimore. Police had been asking for help in locating her, saying earlier Tuesday morning that Brady had left her home around...
Bethel Park student news for the week of Feb. 22, 2022
Sasha Henderson has been named to the Dean’s List at St. Lawrence University for the fall 2021 semester. Henderson is a member of the class of 2024 majoring in psychology and history. Christian Frazier has been accepted into Palmer College of Chiropractic for the winter 2022 semester at the Port...
In brief: BPTV wins award, class reunion and more around Bethel Park
BPTV wins award “Dead and Buried Treasures,” a show on The Municipality of Bethel Park’s cable station, BPTV, recently won a national award – the “2021 Golden Turkey Award” from THE VORTEXX Network, proclaiming it the Best Horror Host TV Show in the country. According to BPTV director Dave Cable,...
Bethel Park real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 20, 2022
Paul Vincent Saporito sold property at 2612 Bethel Church Road to Jorge Guadalupe and Linda Newton Lizarraga for $249,900. Gary Devine sold property at 1082 Cork Drive to HP Pennsylania 1 LLC for $339,900. Scott Forse sold property at 1266 Delfield Drive to Austin and Jennifer Hauck for $369,000. NVR...
Bethel Park wrestlers look forward to individual postseason
Bethel Park’s wrestlers were hoping to make some noise in the postseason. Loud noise, if possible. “Individually, we’re looking forward for the postseason,” coach Tim Crawford said. “Our season has been going very well. We are happy to have made the WPIAL team tournament. We rebounded to beat Peters Township...
Bethel Park basketball teams power through ups, downs to earn playoff berths
Both teams at Bethel Park qualified for the WPIAL basketball playoffs. Here is a rundown of their 2021-22 regular seasons: Bethel Park girls Bethel Park’s girls team displayed significant improvement in the second half of the season. The Black Hawks won eight of their last 10 games to end up...
Audit finds Bethel Park School District received $200K in overpayments from state
A state audit of the Bethel Park School District turned up poor record-keeping and inaccurate reporting that led to the district receiving overpayments of more than $200,000 in state reimbursements. The overpayment — $220,913 in total – came from inaccurate numbers regarding student transportation reported to the state Department of...
Growers will share ‘joy of orchids’ at annual show in Upper St. Clair
Beautiful, exotic blooms aren’t the only draw at the Orchid Society of Western Pennsylvania’s annual orchid show. This year’s two-day event also will include a silent auction, an hourly raffle of orchid plants and orchid-related items, a sales area, a repotting table and educational opportunities. Show hours will be noon-8...
Bethel Park woman meets the Beaver County man to whom she donated a kidney
Erin Prindle is a trail runner. The Bethel Park mom laces up her Saucony shoes and ventures out. She often takes new paths. “I love running in the woods and being in nature; it’s cathartic,” she said. “Navigating a new trail is like life in the way that sometimes you...
River City Brass wraps 40th-anniversary season with spring programs
River City Brass will wrap up its 40th-anniversary season with a series of spring concerts in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties. “This will be the end of a season post-pandemic with all concerts live and in-person,” said artistic and general director James Gourlay, who also conducts the ensemble. March will mark...
Upper St. Clair avenges loss to rival Bethel Park in battle for 1st place in Section 2-6A
Last week, four teams were tied for first place in Section 2-6A boys basketball. Entering Saturday, it was Bethel Park and Upper St. Clair sitting tied for the top spot. Now, only defending WPIAL Class 6A champion USC is left alone in first place. The Panthers put together a dominant...
Man charged with attempted break-ins of occupied car, Bethel Park police station
An Arkansas man was jailed after Bethel Park police say he attempted to break into an occupied car at the South Hills Village mall and later tried to break into a secured area of the police station. The mall incident occurred on Saturday, when police say Rodrick Hatten, 30, of...
Bethel Park kindergartners learn the importance of eating vegetables
“V” is for vegetables. That was the lesson for 73 kindergartners at Memorial Elementary School in the Bethel Park School District on Jan. 27. Teachers Dana Polis and Kristen Mills talked to students about the importance of vegetables for a healthy diet. The children were given individual packages of baby...


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