Penn Hills Progress category, Page 92
Nadine Road closure delayed until Aug. 3 in Penn Hills
The closure of Nadine Road in Penn Hills will now begin in August, Allegheny County public works announced Thursday. The road closure, originally scheduled to begin July 28, will now begin at 7 a.m. Aug. 3 because of ongoing nearby utility work, officials said. The closure is expected to last...
Western PA Bruins director John Tate among 100 most influential people in women’s college basketball
The Western PA Bruins girls basketball program is known for producing Division I college recruits. Girls receiving scholarship offers and committing to top-level teams seems like an almost daily occurrence during the summer months. The outfit is like a factory when it comes to connecting talent to the next level....
Penn Hills police chief receives new contract despite mayor’s strong objection
Penn Hills Council narrowly approved a contract July 20 with the municipality’s police chief, a role that has remained unchanged since 1999. Council voted 3-2 to approve the agreement, which runs through the end of 2021, with Police Chief Howard Burton. Mayor Pauline Calabrese and Councilman Frank Pecora dissented. In...
Penn Hills real estate transactions, July 20
Penn Hills Karmen Pugh sold property at 2600 Blackridge Ave. to Alexis Jackson for $170,000. Jean Coates sold property at 126 Charleston Drive to RS Holdings 201 LLC for $20,600. James Cox Jr. sold property at 308 Fielding Drive to Tammera Townes for $168,900. James Zerfoss sold property at 23...
Appeal contends identical twin brother could have been killer in Jeannette homicide
An Allegheny County man serving a life prison term for first-degree murder claims the jury got it wrong when they didn’t believe that his dead identical twin brother was the killer. In an appeal filed in Westmoreland County, Darrelle Tolbert-McGhee, 31, of Penn Hills, contends his conviction should be overturned...
Penn Hills receives $2.5 million grant for transportation and infrastructure
Penn Hills will receive $2.5 million for transportation-related projects in the state’s latest round of Multimodal Transportation Fund money. Gov. Tom Wolf announced in a news release on July 16 that Allegheny County will receive $5.5 million for transportation and other infrastructure projects in Penn Hills Municipality and Harrison Township....
Police: Man arrested after allegedly driving through protest in Penn Hills
A Penn Hills man was arrested after allegedly driving through a group of protesters Wednesday afternoon. Police Chief Howard Burton said several people were gathered near the intersection of Saltsburg and Stotler roads when a man drove his vehicle through the crowd. No injuries were reported. Burton said officers spoke...
Pittsburgh photographer embarks on project to discover who’s ‘Behind the Mask’
Widespread mask mandates are meant to slow the spread of covid-19. But they’re also stopping the spread of smiles. To remind people that behind every mask is a person with a story — and a smile — Pittsburgh-based photographer Beth Kukucka launched a photography project titled “Behind the Mask.” The...
Food pantry open at Penn Hills Service Association for those in need
The Penn Hills Service Association is reminding people its food pantry is still operational. Kathy Lynch, the PHSA’s food pantry coordinator, said Thursday the pantry has fewer people signing up to receive food. “Maybe it’s the stimulus checks or unemployment checks,” Lynch said. “Maybe some of our clients just aren’t...
Former Penn Hills municipal building set to be sold after 2 years on market
Penn Hills Council is in the process of selling the municipality’s old headquarters along Frankstown Road. According to a sale agreement, Narinder Singh and Kulwant Kaur will buy the building in a cash deal for $175,000. The prospective owners were not available for comment. Michael Pirollo, the property’s real estate...
Penn Hills High School graduation changed from traditional commencement to drive-thru
Penn Hills High School seniors will not be able to graduate in their traditional setting at the football field due to Allegheny County’s covid-19 safety restrictions. County officials have limited outdoor gatherings to no more than 50 people through at least July 24. Penn Hills’ graduation was set for Friday...
Penn Hills-area student news for July 14
Izabel Bruno of Verona, a political science major, was named to the Plymouth State University president’s list for the spring 2020 semester. To be named to the president’s list, a student must achieve a grade-point average of 3.7 or better and must have attempted at least 12 credit hours during...
Nadine Road in Penn Hills to see 2 rounds of closures starting July 28
Nadine Road in Penn Hills will be closed for two weeks or more starting July 28 and again in August so crews can build support walls along the road, officials announced Tuesday. The July 28 closure will start at 7 a.m. and is expected to last “at least two weeks,”...
Penn Hills Council’s July 20 meeting to be held virtually amid rising coronavirus numbers
Penn Hills Council will continue to meet virtually for its July meeting as Allegheny County sees an increase in coronavirus cases. The format of July 20’s meeting was left tentative, with hopes Council Chambers could once again be used, said Mayor Pauline Calabrese. The last time council met in person...
Penn Hills Shop ‘n Save reopens with new hours after 6-day closure
A Shop ‘n Save store in Penn Hills has reopened with updated hours after closing for six days when four of its employees tested positive for coronavirus. The store, located at 2820 Universal Road, reopened with shortened hours from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on July 11, according to an...
Dispatcher: Verona authorities rescue person who fell off Jet Ski in Allegheny River
A person who fell off a Jet Ski in the Allegheny River near Arch Street in Verona on Sunday, July 12, was transported to an area hospital, an Allegheny County 911 shift commander said. Verona police and fire departments were dispatched at about 7 p.m. They could not be reached...
Penn Hills Progress area real estate transactions for the week of July 12
Penn Hills Estate of James Binnix sold property at 225 Cypress Hill Drive to Justin Devaughn Hefflin and Diandrea Jalynn Flewellen for $139,900. Anthony Pope sold property at 123 Golden Gate Drive to LSF9 Master Participation Trust for $76,000. Robert Vogtsberger sold property at 115 Halliford Drive to Devon and...
Police: 3 people hospitalized due to head-on crash in Penn Hills
Three people were hospitalized Friday with nonlife-threatening injuries suffered in a head-on crash in Penn Hills. Officers responded to the two-car crash shortly after 6 p.m. Friday along the 4400 block of Verona Road near the American Legion. Police Chief Howard Burton said emergency responders were able to extract the...
Initiative offers free lunches at 35 stops along Penn Hills school bus routes
Free lunches are available to pick up three days a week at 35 school bus stops throughout Penn Hills. The initiative grew out of an existing effort to get food to people in need during the coronavirus pandemic, said Jace Ransom, a Penn Hills-based community outreach specialist for the Allegheny...
Police: Man learning how to drive crashes into license center in Penn Hills
A man learning how to drive in the Penn Hills Shopping Center parking lot struck another vehicle and plowed into the PennDOT Drivers License Center on Thursday evening, police said. An Allegheny County dispatcher said the call for the crash came in around 8:20 p.m. at 11620 Keleket Drive. Police...
Illegally lit fireworks to blame for fire at vacant Penn Hills houseVideo
A vacant house in Penn Hills was a casualty of the weekend’s at-home fireworks displays, the municipality’s fire marshal said Wednesday. “There was debris from fireworks all over the place,” said Chuck Miller, the municipality’s fire marshal. “Big bottle rockets, mortars that go up in the sky and explode –...
Penn Hills magisterial district court closes after employee tests positive for covid-19
The magisterial district court in Penn Hills will be closed through July 17 because an employee tested positive for covid-19. Angharad Stock, an Allegheny County deputy court administrator, said the staff member, one of four, tested positive for the coronavirus on July 5. Stock did not give any specific information...
Penn Hills senior celebration canceled, graduation still scheduled at high school stadium
Penn Hills School District officials have canceled their senior celebration due to Allegheny County’s increased restrictions during the covid-19 pandemic. County officials recently renewed restrictions on gatherings to 25 people or less and implemented voluntary stay-at-home protocols for residents, because of spikes in coronavirus cases. District officials said they had...
Penn Hills, Verona real estate transactions for the week of July 5
Penn Hills Dwight Brice sold property at 101 Canaveral Drive to Andrew Papazian for $167,500. Henry Gionta sold property at 10911 Frankstown Road to Rena Wagner for $100,000. Kevin McDermott sold property at 12130 Garland Drive to Corey Hazelback and Amye Dixon for $85,500. Tucci Bella LLC sold property at...
Penn Hills Shop ’n Save closes after 4th employee tests positive for covid-19
The Penn Hills Shop ’n Save has closed until further notice after a fourth employee tested positive for covid-19 in less than a week. None of the employees who contracted the coronavirus disease have been inside the store since June 29, according to owner Greg Hartley. He said the decision...
