Penn Hills Progress category, Page 93
3 workers test positive for covid-19 at Penn Hills Shop ‘n Save
Three employees at the Penn Hills Shop ‘n Save supermarket tested positive for covid-19 infections Tuesday and Wednesday, according to store officials. A representative said the store remains open for business while the staff has stepped up sanitizing procedures that already were in place. The three employees are quarantined at...
Penn Hills’ Longue Vue Club celebrating 100th anniversary, gearing up for next year’s U.S. AmateurVideo
This place has come a longue way. Situated high atop Penn Hills Township, the venerable Longue Vue Club is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a look at its storied past and an eye toward a promising future. Longue Vue, a registered National Historic Place and one of the top multiservice...
Verona only has had 2 cases of coronavirus since March
As new positive cases of coronavirus continue to break records in Allegheny County, Verona has recorded just 2 positive cases of covid-19 since March, according to the latest information on a map published by Allegheny County. According to the same map, 126 tests have been conducted in the borough. In...
Dozen residents displaced by fire at Penn Hills apartment complex
The Red Cross is assisting residents of a Penn Hills apartment complex who were displaced Thursday morning by a fire that caused heavy damage to the building, according to authorities. Firefighters responding to the 100 block of Penn Pleasant Drive shortly after 1:30 a.m. encountered heavy smoke and flames shooting...
Penn Hills real estate transactions for the week of June 28
James Forsyth sold property at 260 Fifth St. Ext. to James and Diane Dandridge for $233,000. William Collins Jr. sold property at 166 Anthon Drive to Evan David Ditty and Mackenzie Leigh Maurer for $74,000. Carolyn Lecce sold property at 1738 Chester Road to Nathan and Catherine Denny for $149,900....
Penn Hills School District officials raise taxes, maintain programs in 2020-21 budget
Penn Hills School District officials maintained all programs and raised real estate taxes as part of their 2020-21 budget. School directors unanimously approved a 3.6% tax hike on June 29. The increase brings the new tax rate to 29.6965 mills, a 1.0319-mill jump from the current rate. District Business Manager...
Penn Hills School District to replace middle school security guards with youth engagement specialists
Penn Hills School District officials believe a change in security measures may help improve student behavior at Linton Middle School. Superintendent Nancy Hines announced youth engagement specialists may replace security guards at the sixth through eighth grade school. The specialists are expected to come from Pressley Ridge, a Pittsburgh-based organization...
Penn Hills Rotary awards scholarships to three graduating seniors
Three Penn Hills High School seniors were recently awarded $1,000 scholarships by the Penn Hills Rotary Club. Recipients were Taylor Clayborn, Katrice Stallworth and Claire McDevitt. The ceremony took place June 19 at Three Lakes Golf Course along Saltsburg Road. Rotary officials said scholarship sponsors were Krise Transportation, Grifols and...
Penn Hills artist wins People’s Choice Award at virtual Three Rivers Arts Festival
Give Douglas J. Webster a word and he will create an image. The Penn Hills artist painted a little girl with a violin from the word “encore.” The adorable youngster with the sparkling eyes and bold orange dress with the Peter Pan collar clutches the instrument in her left hand,...
Penn Hills man gets life in prison for 2017 Jeannette murder
An Allegheny County man was sentenced Wednesday to serve life in prison without parole for a 2017 fatal shooting in Jeannette. Darrelle Tolbert-McGhee, 31, of Penn Hills, was convicted in January of first-degree murder for the April 13, 2017, daylight shooting of Michael Wilson on Clay Avenue. Police said Wilson,...
Verona woman struck and killed by a train in Homestead
A Verona woman was struck and killed by a train in Homestead Tuesday afternoon, according to Allegheny County Police. The victim was identified as Angela M. Martin, according to the county Medical Examiner’s office. Witnesses told police that Martin, 65, was attempting to cross the road near the corner of...
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Southwestern Pa. high school seniors granted Comcast scholarships
More than 20 Southwestern Pennsylvania high school seniors received $2,500 scholarships from Comcast NBC Universal. The Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship program awarded $187,500 to 75 Pennsylvania high school seniors. The program honors students for their community service, academic performance and leadership skills. “We are honored to recognize the amazing...
Green Forest Brazilian Restaurant in Penn Hills closes after 20 years
A locally owned Brazilian restaurant in Penn Hills closed its doors Sunday during a year that would have marked its 20th anniversary. Flavia Naccarato of Green Forest Brazilian Restaurant and Lounge took to Facebook on Father’s Day — typically one of the restaurant’s busiest days — to break the news...
Verona bike derby canceled due to coronavirus concerns
The Verona Police Department’s annual bike derby will not take place this year due to covid-19 concerns. The event is usually held in June with about 200 or so folks gathering near the borough building along East Railroad Avenue. It’s designed to teach kids about bicycle safety. Free helmets are...
Verona man latest to be charged with illegal dumping in Penn HillsVideo
A Verona man faces a charge of illegal dumping after Penn Hills officials said a hidden camera caught him unloading a mattress on the side of a road. Harry Paul Tabor, 53, was charged with the summary offense June 8. Municipal Manager Scott Andrejchak said in a news release Tabor...
Dog charging toward children shot and killed in Penn Hills
No one was hurt over the weekend when a man shot and killed a pit bull after he thought the dog put children in danger on a residential street in Penn Hills, according to police. Police Chief Howard Burton said the incident happened around 10 p.m. Saturday on the 100...
Penn Hills, Verona real estate transactions for the week of June 14
Penn Hills Estate of Frank Vilsack sold property at 801 Eighth St. to Brandon Michael Rodgers and Benjamin James Hampton for $115,000. Terri Heisler sold property at 123 Austin St. to Danielle Treloar for $74,200. Gerald Ricci trustee sold property at 20 Camera Pl to Henrico Jones and Laura Owens...
Penn Hills man sentenced to 7 years of prison for possessing heroin and firearms
A former Penn Hills resident has been sentenced to seven years in prison for federal narcotics and firearms offenses, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. Antwon Shamar Bonner, 21, formerly of Penn Hills, pleaded guilty in January to a two-count indictment charging him with possessing heroin with the intent to distribute and...
Portion of Aber Road in Penn Hills closed due to water main break
Officials closed a residential road in Penn Hills on Thursday morning after a water main broke and caused damage to the street and a house, according to a tweet from Allegheny County. Aber Road remains closed from Harvest Drive to Grove Road. The road is located within the municipality’s Nadine...
List of Riverview graduating seniors released
Riverview High School’s graduation ceremony was held at Riverside Drive-in Theatre in Parks Township Tuesday night. Seniors in attendance each had their moment on the big screen along with a photo and their future plans. A parade took place through Verona and Oakmont prior to commencement. The Riverview class of...
Riverview’s drive-in graduation gave seniors a taste of Hollywood
Riverview High School seniors saw their names and faces on the big screen, with some students blowing kisses to their fans in the audience. It was not the premiere of a Hollywood production, but the conclusion of their time in the district, and the first time they’ve been able to...
Police: Woman crashed into parked car, apartment in Penn Hills
A driver was charged with driving under the influence after striking a parked car and an apartment building in Penn Hills Monday afternoon. Police Chief Howard Burton said the driver, described as a 42-year-old woman, was driving along Lindberg Avenue toward Nelbon Avenue around 3:15 p.m. when she lost control...
Penn Hills Midget Football releases registration information
The Penn Hills Midget Football Association has set registration dates and times for the 2020 season. Signups for each football and cheerleading division will be June 18 and 19, from 6 to 8 p.m. both evenings, and June 20, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the William McKinley Citizens...
Residents at Seneca Manor offer advice to the Penn Hills class of 2020
When a handful of elderly residents living at a Penn Hills assisted living facility heard about local high school seniors’ troubles brought on by covid-19, they decided to offer some encouragement through the lens of decades of experience. “I think it’s making them realize that life is hard right now...
