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Community day shines bright light on Bethel Park

Bethel Park Community Day had something for everyone. Parade, candy, flowers, games and plenty of vendors hawking wares to turn a profit for their organizations. Rayna Honkus, 5, came for the candy and the parade. “That was the best part,” she said. Honkus and her family stayed for the ...

Going the distance

Steve Bedilion admits to doing “crazy” things. He races bikes. He runs marathons. He competes in triathlons. Most recently, the McMurray resident attempted to swim across Lake Erie. As of April 2024, 18 people have accomplished the feat. Technically, Bedilion covered the 24-mile distance. ...

The Peters Township home where Dr. Joseph Falbo lives was constructed in 1795, and he was recently “shocked” to learn that two trees on the property may be as old as the house itself. A pair of ginkgo trees form a sort of natural gateway to the front of Falbo’s home on Bebout Road. The ...

Work is underway at Peters Township’s high school stadium to replace the turf as a new school year approaches. The Peters Township board of school directors approved the project in February. The field is being outfitted with the “Game On Turf System” from Shaw Sports Turf. The work is ...

Peters Township council unanimously denied a preliminary development plan for a housing plan along East McMurray Road at Monday’s meeting. Andrew and Amy Zahalsky had submitted plans for Pleasant Pointe, which would have included 15 townhouses and 38 duplexes on the land across the street ...

Teachers in the Peters Township School District have a new five-year contract that will carry them to 2029. Both the Peters Township Board of School Directors and the Peters Township Federation of Teachers (PTFT) approved the agreement at meetings on Monday. According to a press release from ...