Bethel Park Journal

08/27/2025

In brief: Back to school collection, fish fry and more in Bethel Park

Back to school collection The Community Foundation of Bethel Park is kicking off the school year with a community-wide Pack the Bus fundraiser to support Bethel Park students and teachers. On Sept. 2 at the Farmers’ Market, a collection will take place of essential school supplies, clothing, t...

08/24/2025

Evan Devine had given up football and joined the golf team, partly because of a nagging issue with his throwing shoulder, he said. But the senior returned in the winter after basketball season, won a QB competition this summer and possibly helped the Black Hawks set a school record Friday for most offensive yards in a game.

Bethel Park’s Evan Devine led all WPIAL passers in Week Zero with 359 yards, a remarkable feat considering the quarterback was off playing golf at this time last year.

08/24/2025

Here are the Bethel Park real estate transactions for this week.

Donna Frederick Whitney sold property at 726 Galway Drive to Justin Mark McGinley and Nicole Angeline Xenakis for $360,000.

08/23/2025

Bethel Park’s senior athletes rolled triple fives in their commitments to their football, baseball and wrestling careers.

08/22/2025

Randy Stetor drives a 16-foot refrigerated truck to Penn State’s main campus in State College every two weeks and returns with 6,000 pounds of ice cream. And not just any ice cream — he brings back three-gallon tubs of flavors from the famous Penn State Berkey Creamery.

Flora Park Creamery in Bethel Park sells 20 flavors of selections from Penn State Berkey Creamery ice cream, as well as a few other choices from companies in Wisconsin and Ohio.

08/20/2025

A Bethel Park High School senior turned a challenging medical diagnosis into a charity to help others — and has raised over $30,000 in the process.

Maria Rovers, Nolan Oravetz, Sharilyn Oravetz, Sean Rovers, holding a photo of his late friend Kaylee Kruise, Jacqueline Besser, Deanna Harris, a social worker at UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation, and Melissa Kruise helped present a check to the UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation on Aug. 13 ...

08/20/2025

During a time of year when roads routinely are closed for construction, a street in South Park is shutting down temporarily for a reason that looks to be much more enjoyable: The 14th annual Rev ’Em Up for Kids Mega Car Cruise Event.

During a time of year when roads routinely are closed for construction, a street in South Park is shutting down temporarily for a reason that looks to be much more enjoyable.

08/08/2025

Only the strongest football programs can graduate a big, talented senior class one year and keep winning the next — a short list that Bethel Park wants to join.

08/05/2025

Bethel Park student achievements for the week of Aug. 5

Lyla Walsh, a 2025 graduate of Bethel Park High School, earned her Girl Scout Gold Award on June 8. Her project was called A Girl’s Guide to Engineering. With a passion for STEM, Walsh planned a four-day summer camp to introduce middle school girls to engineering. Each day of the camp featured fem...

08/04/2025

Joey Fabus Superhero 5K, flea market and more in Bethel Park

Joey Fabus Superhero 5K The Joey Fabus Superhero 5K Run/1 Mile Walk will be held on Sept. 14 at 9 am. The race starts at Bethel Park High School and the course goes through local neighborhoods. Joey was an 8-year-old boy who was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor in

08/01/2025

When students report to Bethel Park schools on Aug. 21 for the first day of classes, it will mark the end of an era as the final year for education at six of the district’s buildings.

Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Memorial and William Penn elementary schools are scheduled to close in the spring, as is Neil Armstrong Middle School.

When students report to Bethel Park schools on Aug. 21 for the first day of classes, it will mark the end of an era as the final year for education at six of the district’s buildings. Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Memorial and William Penn elementary schools are schedu...

08/01/2025

When students report to Bethel Park schools on Aug. 21 for the first day of classes, it will mark the end of an era as the final year for education at six of the district’s buildings.

Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Memorial and William Penn elementary schools are scheduled to close in the spring, as is Neil Armstrong Middle School.

When students report to Bethel Park schools on Aug. 21 for the first day of classes, it will mark the end of an era as the final year for education at six of the district’s buildings.