Penn Hills Progress category, Page 103
Active shooter drill to take place in Turtle Creek
The Turtle Creek Valley Council of Governments and police departments will host an active shooter training seminar for area law enforcement officers Thursday. Seven police departments have registered officers for the all-day event held at St. Colman Church in Turtle Creek that will be capped with active shooter drills involving...
Police: Woman tries to carjack off-duty sheriff’s deputy
Police arrested a 19-year-old woman accused of trying to carjack an off-duty sheriff’s deputy Tuesday afternoon in the city’s East Liberty neighborhood before leading police on a car chase into Penn Hills. No one was injured, Public Safety spokesman Chris Togneri said. Ajanay Watson faces several charges including robbery of...
Assault, drug cases among those recently handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court – Oct. 7, 2019
Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Thomas Pirollo, 28, of Penn Hills on charges of accident involving death...
Police investigate gunshots fired in Penn Hills residential neighborhood
Police are investigating a shooting Friday afternoon on a residential street in Penn Hills, officials said. No one was reported injured, Penn Hills police Chief Howard Burton said. Residents called 911 and told police they heard a series of gunshots fired shortly after 3 p.m. near Mark Drive and Grove...
Penn Hills files complaints with Pa. PUC for illegal dumpsites
Penn Hills has filed two complaints with the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission since June regarding illegal dumpsites a half-mile apart along Leechburg Road. The first complaint, filed by Penn Hills Manager Scott Andrejchak on June 5, said there are around 200 old tires that have been dumped on the property...
Matsook to remain Penn Hills School District chief recovery officer despite attempted ouster
Daniel Matsook will remain Penn Hills School District’s chief financial recovery officer, state Department of Education officials decreed in response to an attempt by the school board to have him removed. Secretary of Education Pedro Rivera informed district officials of the ruling via letter dated Sept. 30 and obtained by...
Assault, drug cases among those recently handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court – Oct. 1, 2019
Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Brandon English-Dean, 27, of Penn Hills on charges of simple assault and...
Penn Hills Anti-Litter Group participated in Pittsburgh Garbage Olympics
Penn Hills volunteers collected 85 bags of trash, a bicycle tire, a hula hoop and a handgun during the 2019 Pittsburgh Garbage Olympics last month. The Penn Hills Anti-Litter Group dispatched 29 volunteers to Verona, Frankstown, Coal Hollow and Lincoln roads. Faith Milazzo, the group’s founder, said the day’s litter...
Cancellation of Penn Hills event leads to resignation
The cancellation of a second annual, adult-friendly event in one of Penn Hills’ parks has led to the resignation of a Recreation Advisory Board member and other residents angered by the decision. Penn Hills Manager Scott Andrejchak said in a news release Sept. 26 that “Autumn in the Hills,” scheduled...
Penn Hills set to sell former administrative building for $151,000
Penn Hills plans to sell its old headquarters to a woman who has big plans for the building. Renee Dolney, owner of Dolney Properties LLC, was the property’s sole bidder when she offered to buy the vacant building for $151,000. Penn Hills opened up the property to a public bidding...
Penn Hills mayor, councilman, formally apologize for background check debacle
Mayor Sara Kuhn and Councilman John Petrucci offered formal apologies to two people they erroneously alleged to have not complied with a municipal policy requiring board and committee members to undergo a criminal background check. Arlene Holtz and Rita Spalding, both former members of the Penn Hills Arts Council, were...
Penn Hills Class of 1969 tours new high schoolVideo
A wide-eyed Lynn Staymates spun around, searching for direction at a hallway intersection inside Penn Hills High School. She asked if the nearest stairwell was where she started the tour about an hour beforehand. The tour guide, a senior student council treasurer, replied, pointing: “No. We started on that side.”...
Blighted properties in Penn Hills slated for demo
Four blighted properties in Penn Hills, including what officials described as a nuisance bar, are slated for demolition using Community Development Block Grant funding. Council awarded Lutterman Excavating its $42,790 bid to tear down the structures. The properties include 49 Verona Road, 4268 Verona Road, 4813 Verona Road and 470...
Federal funding will pave 3 Penn Hills roads
Penn Hills will use $311,000 of federal grant funding to pave three roads and one parking lot as part of the latest round of the Community Development Block Grant program. The roads include Westminster, Eastminster and Thon drives. Each road will be paved in its entirety. The Penn Hills Service...
New security protocol at Penn Hills School District prohibits visiting except for school business
People without a purpose – such as picking up or dropping off students, or have a scheduled visit – should stay off of Penn Hills School District property during school hours, according to a recent security change. Superintendent Nancy Hines said similar security measures were implemented at the Bill Fralic...
DUI, drug cases among those recently handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court – Sep. 24, 2019
Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Shawn Allen, 48, of Penn Hills on charges of possession of drug...
Weiss withdraws as Penn Hills’ special counsel for recovery
Attorney Ira Weiss has withdrawn as special counsel for Penn Hills School District’s chief recovery officer one day after school board members publicly questioned the legality of Weiss’ appointment. The Pittsburgh-based firm Weiss Burkardt Kramer LLC submitted a letter to district officials informing them of the decision Tuesday. Weiss said...
Penn Hills School District officials to hire Oakmont councilwoman as PR consultant
Carrie DelRosso, Oakmont councilwoman and Riverview School District public relations consultant, could add Penn Hills School District as her next client. Penn Hills officials met at a finance committee meeting Sept. 23 and discussed hiring her company to launch a public relations campaign. Superintendent Nancy Hines said the district received...
Penn Hills School District to save millions through bond refinancing
Penn Hills School District officials hope to save millions through bond refinancing. Five firms submitted about a dozen options for school directors to consider. Daniel Matsook, the district’s state-appointed financial recovery officer, said more than $100 million in bonds could be restructured to save Penn Hills between $15 million and...
Penn Hills school officials say misunderstanding led to ‘no confidence’ letter
Miscommunication and misunderstandings led Penn Hills School District officials to try and oust their state-appointed recovery officer Daniel Matsook, according to both parties involved. “Had I been here when they wrote the letter, we probably would have worked it all out and there wouldn’t have been a letter,” Matsook said....
Photos: Rosedale Fall Festival in Verona
The annual Rosedale Fall Festival closed out yet another season at the Rosedale Beach Club in Verona. The end of summer event was held the weekend of September 12-14 at the Beach Club in Verona. Hundreds came out for the food, carnival rides, games, and live music each evening....
Parks in East Suburbs get state money for improvements
Penn Hills, Verona, Oakmont and Plum are slated to receive state grants totaling more than $650,000 to be used for park improvements, state Sen. Jay Costa Jr. announced Tuesday. Penn Hills got $104,410 to replace the Red Oak and Maple pavilions at Penn Hills Community Park along Colorado Street. The...
Penn Hills High School marching band participates in festival at Highlands
Penn Hills High School marching band was one about a dozen schools to participate in this year’s Alle-Kiski Band Festival. The event took place at Highlands School District’s Golden Rams Stadium in Natrona Heights Wednesday night. Their performance featured the music of Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Bon Jovi...
Plum man dies after crash in Penn Hills
A Plum man is dead after having what appeared to be a “medical emergency” while driving Wednesday in Penn Hills, according to police. John Monroe, 57, of Plum died at a hospital shortly before 7 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. The report said the crash...
Penn Hills School Board trying to oust financial recovery officer
The Penn Hills school board is trying to remove the district’s state-appointed financial recovery officer, Daniel Matsook. In a letter obtained by the Tribune-Review, the school board alleges Matsook attempted to “employ or appoint people, entities or other businesses of his own choosing without notice, input or consultation with the...
