Penn-Trafford Star category, Page 54
Beaver County man accused of vehicle theft, related charges after breaking into Penn Township home, police say
A Beaver County man is in the Westmoreland County Prison without bond after he was arrested on charges of breaking into a Penn Township home early Friday, according to court documents. Nicholas J. Wooddell, 30, of Aliquippa, was arraigned on charges of burglary, criminal trespass, and driving on a DUI...
Penn Township to vote on termination of disaster declaration
Penn Township commissioners are scheduled to vote this week on drafting resolutions to terminate the municipality’s disaster declaration. The declaration was initiated in response to the coronavirus pandemic. It has allowed the township’s emergency management coordinator to “take all appropriate action needed to alleviate the effects” of the pandemic, according...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of July 18, 2021
Churchill James Rossell Jr. sold property at 1433 Beulah Road to Aeisha Carter for $188,900. Frances Ujhazy sold property at 25 Garden Terrace to Macrae Conte for $100,000. Delmont Gary Makovsky sold property at 117 Apple Hill Drive to Shawn and Katherine Cupec for $270,000. Beth Miller sold property at...
Seton Hill announces hall of fame class; Penn-Trafford alums Zimmer, Fawcett among 5 inductees
Tyler Zimmer juggles a busy schedule. The former Penn-Trafford football standout will be an assistant coach at Greensburg Central Catholic this fall, and he also serves as the strength coach for Seton Hill men’s lacrosse and runs Alphalete Performance and Fitness in Export. His athletic background makes all of that...
Penn-Trafford happenings: Benefit, Kid’s Day, blood drive
‘Back the Blue’ event to benefit police The Schoolhouse Tavern in Claridge will host a “Back the Blue” event at 7 p.m. July 31 to benefit the Penn Township Police Department. A $10 donation will include a performance by Dallas Marks and an all-you-can-eat cookout at the tavern, 2001 Main...
Farmers market kicks off return of public events at Bushy Run Battlefield
The Bushy Run Battlefield Heritage Society’s monthly farmers market returns July 24, from 8 a.m. to noon. Market dates are the fourth Saturday of the month, and will also take place Aug. 28 and Sept. 25. There is no pre-registration required, nor any set-up fees for vendors. However, no animals,...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of July 11, 2021
Churchill Estate of Gerald Hanzel sold property at 189 Thornberry Drive to Eric and Samantha Berkenpas for $260,000. Delmont John Edward Cunningham Jr. sold property at 24 Freeport St. to Stephen Balas for $108,000. Edgewood Andrew Headlee sold property at 859 E Hutchinson Ave. to Abagael West for $255,000. Joel...
Soccer, lacrosse titles lift Mars to Class 5A Trib Cup championship
Thanks to a historic run in soccer and lacrosse this past school year, Mars’ climb to the top of the HSSN Trib Cup standings in Class 5A was out of this world. The Fightin’ Planets swept district and state gold on the pitch by winning boys and girls WPIAL and...
Penn Area Library to hold book sale, seniors to meet
The Friends of the Penn Area Library will hold a book sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 6 and 9 to 3 p.m. Aug. 7 at the library’s multipurpose room at the municipal complex in Harrison City. The Friends group has been collecting donations for more than a...
Penn-Trafford area ‘On the Move,’ July 8, 2021
Lt. Jeremy Mock, a Navy logistics officer, recently participated in Exercise Phoenix Express 2021. The 16th iteration of the North African maritime exercise involving 11 nations was held from May 17 to 28, in Tunisia and throughout the Mediterranean Sea. Mock, a Penn Borough native, is 1997 Penn-Trafford High School...
Penn Township vacant house fire cause under investigationVideo
Police continue to investigate a house fire Monday afternoon in Penn Township’s Level Green neighborhood. Nearly a dozen fire companies were called to the home near the intersection of First Street Extension and Drakulic Lane, and more companies continued to arrive as firefighters worked to contain the blaze. A Penn...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of July 4, 2021
Churchill Frances Labella sold property at 2098 Garrick Drive to Aaron Hutton and Erin Nee for $220,000. Delmont Jane Piper sold property at 251 Aurora St. to John and Alice Schneider for $188,500. Estate of Garin Vesely sold property at 13 Faith Drive to Carol Fulton for $415,000. Gerald Remaley...
Chicken barbecue sale, neuropathy support meeting set
Manor Lions Club to sell barbecue chicken The Manor Lions Club will sell a one-half barbecue chicken meal for $8, beginning at 11 a.m. July 10 at the parking lot of Roberts Roofing Co., 89 Harrison City-Manor Road, along Route 993. The meal includes applesauce, roll, cookie and a drink....
Penn Township woman arrested in drug bust
A Penn Township woman is behind bars after a drug bust at her home Wednesday afternoon, according to court papers. Susan Marie Basa, 59, is charged with three counts of possession with intent to deliver, two counts of drug possession as well as single counts of criminal use of a...
Penn Township man jailed on $15K bond after 2nd arrest for indecent exposure in as many months
Greensburg police used security video from a East Pittsburgh Street shop and a store discount card to identify a man accused of exposing himself to an area woman and her juvenile daughter, according to court documents. Daniel A. Corall, 46, of Penn Township was arraigned Wednesday on charges of corruption...
Penn Township couple enjoys collecting Westmoreland Glass
Editor’s note: Neighbor Spotlight is a monthly feature that aims to let our readers learn more about the people in their communities who are working to make them a better place, who have interesting stories to tell or who the community feels deserve “15 minutes of fame.” If you would...
Recent Penn-Trafford grad marries political, demographic trends in new company
An ambitious graduate of Penn-Trafford High School created a company that combines information on elections and voting trends throughout the nation with a variety of statistical demographics that can be sold to educators as well as political campaigns, providing them with insight into what issues might resonate with voters. Trevor...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of June 27, 2021
Chalfant Gregory Felmley sold property at 139 Rossmore St. to Arthur Ryden and Sandra Hall for $75,000. Churchill Harry Baxter Jr. sold property at 1931 Hampstead Drive to Donald Robinson and Deann Jones for $231,500. JPV Holdings LLC sold property at 2310 Marbury Road to Cory Jude and Danielle Diane...
Franklin Regional’s Louie Kegerreis named Tribune-Review Westmoreland Baseball Player of the Year
2021 Tribune-Review Westmoreland Baseball All-Stars Player of the year Louie Kegerreis Franklin Regional, Sr., SS Franklin Regional senior Louie Kegerreis received a lot of interest and some offers from college teams during his senior baseball season. An injury hindered his sophomore season and the coronavirus pandemic canceled his junior season,...
Penn-Trafford linebacker raises money for police department in final season
Penn-Trafford linebacker Jack Jollie has been playing football for eight years, but his focus extends beyond the field in his final season with the Warriors. To give back to the community, the rising senior is gathering sponsors to donate money for each tackle he makes this season. The funds will...
Public input sought on a proposed Turtle Creek Connector project linking trails
Public input is being sought on a proposed Turtle Creek Connector Trail, which would link the Westmoreland Heritage Trail to the Great Allegheny Passage. The connector would create a near 9-mile bike trail linking several of the communities within the Turtle Creek Valley including Rankin, Braddock, North Braddock, East Pittsburgh,...
Penn-Trafford art in India, line painting project approved
Penn-Trafford student art sent to India Students in Penn-Trafford High School’s art club capped off the year by creating portraits for orphans in India. Teacher Brenda Christeleit learned of a ‘Memory Project’ program, which enlists advanced art students to create heartfelt portraits as special gifts for children around the world...
Penn-Trafford’s Cade Yacamelli commits to Wisconsin
When Cade Yacamelli visited the University of Wisconsin this past weekend, he said it felt like home. The visit cinched his decision, so the Penn-Trafford rising senior announced Monday his verbal commitment to the Badgers. He said he really didn’t have a Top 5 list. “Since I made my decision,...
Running back John Gay IV, Penn-Trafford alum, commits to Maine
John Gay IV did not plan to announce his next college move on Father’s Day, but his coincidental timing would have made his late dad proud. Gay IV, a former Penn-Trafford football standout who recently put his name in the NCAA transfer portal as part of his plan to leave...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of June 20, 2021
Churchill Mark Richardson sold property at 2630 Saybrook Drive to Joshua and Melody Obusek for $205,000. Delmont Estate of LaNesta Hardesty sold property at 113 E Pittsburgh St. to Robert Cole II and Kerri Rae Cole for $81,250. Edgewood William Rose sold property at 1035 E End Ave. to Jesse...
