Kaitlyn Hughes stories, Page 2
Community weathers storm for National Night Out in Bethel Park
Despite inclement weather, Bethel Park Police Department’s National Night Out was a true community event as 50 attendees gathered under the protective roof of a pavilion in Miner’s Memorial Park. “I feel really bad because it’s such a nice event that they do for the community here every year,” Paula...
Organizer ‘beyond words happy’ with inaugural Bethel Park Arts and Music Festival
The sun was beaming, creating an 80-degree afternoon. A combined scent of gyros, tacos, barbecue and pastries wafted through the humid atmosphere. Children cheered in the splash park and music filled attendees’ ears. The American flag flew high in the air, displayed by an aerial fire truck. This scene made...
Site of former LA fitness eyed for new store in Bethel Park
The scene of a demolished building that housed fitness centers is proposed as the site for a new store. Bethel Park Council approved the preliminary/final plan for Floor & Décor, to be located at 3000 Oxford Drive, where there previously was an LA Fitness and before that, Bally’s. “I have...
Hampton residential developments gain approvals
Despite concern among residents, Hampton likely will be seeing two new residential developments in the near future. During the regular council meeting on July 24, members approved both the Frey-Cain Preliminary Planned Residential Development and Four Seasons Final Subdivision/Land Development. The Frey-Cain development is planned for South Pioneer Road. It...
Bethel Park hosts 1st Arts and Music Festival
Imagine Bethel Park’s Park Avenue occupied by thousands of faces, the street lined with food trucks, an eclectic mix of music filling the air, and vendor tables and raffle baskets taking over the football field. On July 27, Bethel Park will make history by hosting its first Arts and Music...
New pickleball courts in Bethel Park’s Millennium Park cater to all
Bethel Park resident Wayne Reno was on a casual walk through South Park when he first discovered pickleball. “Someone from the group said, ‘Do you play pickleball?’ I said no, and they just invited me to play,” he recalled. Now Reno and a group regularly show up at the new...
Undercliff Volunteer Fire Company gets help with renovation costs
Going beyond the duties of fighting fires and attending to emergencies, Undercliff Volunteer Fire Company provides a weekend getaway for the community with its Friday night bingo, a safe space in times of need and a polling place on Election Day. Beginning as a bucket brigade in 1909, the department...
Full STEAM ahead for Camp Invention in Bethel Park
Some kids enjoy going to school during the summer. Camp Invention is a nationwide science-oriented summer camp created by the National Inventors Hall of Fame to engage students entering kindergarten through sixth grade with learning and social activities. “Hearing from parents that ‘my child doesn’t really like school, my child...
Demolition approved for dilapidated Bethel Park home
At first glance of Bethel Park’s Brookside Farms, one may assume it is an ordinary Pittsburgh suburban neighborhood. With a turn onto Comanche Road, the picturesque area becomes distorted when a deteriorating house filled with woodpecker holes and mold becomes visible through the overgrowth that devours the home. At a...
Bethel Park School Board adopts budget, approves tax increase
Following the June 25 Bethel Park School Board meeting, district taxpayers are faced with a 1.5222-mill real estate tax increase, bringing the new rate to 26.0748 mills. The increase comes with the board’s adoption of a $110.4 million final general fund operating budget for the 2024-25 school year. For a...
Chill Room at Pleasant Hills Middle School gets update for 5th anniversary
Dan Como, principal of Pleasant Hills Middle School, was skeptical the first time the idea of Allegheny Health Network’s Chill project was presented to him. The school had tested numerous models of mental health assistance, but none seemed to affect the students’ lives. Despite the doubt, the school was the...
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