Penn Hills Progress category, Page 108
Penn Hills contract with Hoffman Kennels extended
After a lengthy search for a new animal control company and coming up short, Penn Hills council has decided to continue contracting with the same company through November 2021. Council voted unanimously to enter into a 29-month contract with Hoffman Kennels. Penn Hills will be billed $2,000 per month. The...
Penn Hills primary write-in results revealed
There will be some challengers on the Republican ticket in the Penn Hills general election in November. John Petrucci, who unsuccessfully ran for mayor on the Democratic side in May, earned 375 write-in votes during the primary election, according to results from the Allegheny County Elections Division. The current councilman...
Penn Hills man faces 10 child porn charges
A Penn Hills man faces charges of child pornography after detectives found 10 downloaded videos of children between the ages of 10- and 16-years-old performing sexual acts on his computer. Anthony Palandro, 42, will face an Allegheny County Court judge for 10 counts of child pornography and the use of...
Fatal Penn Hills pedestrian accident victim not ID’d, no relatives found
The identity of a man who died after being hit by a car in Penn Hills last week has not be released because authorities can’t find any relatives to notify. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said the 66-year-old Penn Hills resident was struck and killed while crossing Saltsburg Road...
Assault, drug cases among those recently handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court – Jun. 18, 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 courtEdward Palmer, 23, of McKees Rocks on charges of terrorristic threats, unlawful dissemination of...
Wilkinsburg man’s preliminary hearing results in dropped charge of attacking a police dog
A Wilkinsburg man pleaded not guilty to the charges leveled against him after a Penn Hills traffic stop on June 7 turned violent as several officers and a police dog worked to detain him. Rayquane J. Bowles-Wilds, 21, was pulled over on Chaske Street in Penn Hills after officers said...
Penn Hills places 4 crosswalk signs
Don Singleton risks getting hit by a car twice a day when he walks to the grocery store near his apartment in Penn Hills. “You wouldn’t believe how fast people come down that hill,” Singleton said. The 83-year-old lives with around 100 other seniors at Duff Manor, an apartment building...
Children receive free helmets, safety tips and prizes at annual Verona bike derby
More than 100 children received new bicycle helmets courtesy of Riverview Athletic Association at the recent Verona Bike Derby. It was one of the largest crowds to participate in the Verona Police Department’s 20th annual event. The 700 block of East Railroad Avenue was blocked off for several hours June...
Penn Hills Elementary closed early Wednesday due to water main break
Penn Hills Elementary School closed early Wednesday afternoon due to a water main break along Jefferson Road. Superintendent Nancy Hines said the school lost water service sometime before noon, but the students were able to have lunch. The district posted an alert about the incident on its website, phsd.k12.pa.us, and...
Western Pa. soccer coaches split on U.S. women running up score in World Cup
Athletes in all sports at all levels are told to play hard and not give up. In 1969, the Minnesota Vikings football team had a famous rallying cry of “40 for 60” which meant 40 men playing together for 60 minutes. It got the Vikings to the Super Bowl that...
West Point cadets and professor hold STEM sessions for Penn Hills studentsVideo
A group of Penn Hills students will go home for the summer with a bit more knowledge in STEM fields after a special encounter with U.S. Military Academy West Point. Assistant Professor Samuel Ivy and two other cadets spent time teaching eighth-, ninth- and 10th-grade students about coding, electrical engineering...
Activist group alleges Penn Hills police used excessive force in recent arrest
A Pittsburgh activist group has called on the state Attorney General’s office to ban the use of police dogs on “attacking people” after viewing video of an arrest that shows what the group called excessive force on a Wilkinsburg man. “The dog should have never been used, in our opinion,...
Man hit by car, killed on Saltsburg Road in Penn Hills
A 66-year-old man died Wednesday afternoon after being hit by a car while crossing Saltsburg Road toward a McDonald’s restaurant in Penn Hills, police said. Allegheny County police said in a news release that a man, who has not yet been identified, was crossing Saltsburg Road when he was hit...
Municipality of Penn Hills launches YouTube channel
Penn Hills officials have partnered with a local television production company to upload monthly council meetings onto a YouTube channel in an effort to improve transparency and accessibility with residents. PVN Productions, owned by Vince Lagrotteria, of Plum, will produce videos of Penn Hills Council’s monthly meetings for $300 per...
Rosedale Food Pantry gets financial boost from Giant Eagle
Verona Giant Eagle’s inaugural donation drive for the Rosedale Food Pantry netted more than $2,800 for the Penn Hills-based nonprofit. Money was raised throughout January and food bank volunteers recently accepted the check. Senior Store Leader George Sears said Giant Eagle employees and owners, the Rosenberg and Thimons families, were...
DUI, drug cases among those recently handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court – Jun. 10, 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 courtWillie Newkirk, 62, of Pittsburgh on charges of resisting arrest. Charges were filed May...
Inner Groove Brewing in Verona promises suds and sounds
A new brewhouse in Verona promises to be the place for sounds and suds. Inner Groove Brewing along East Railroad Avenue is expected to open at noon on June 15 with eight beers on tap. It’s located in a former interior design shop near the borough building and owned by...
ProChamps software helping Penn Hills code enforcement
Maintaining the hundreds of vacant or foreclosed properties in Penn Hills is a full-time job, and then some, according to the municipality’s code enforcement director. “(The work) doesn’t end,” said John McCafferty, code enforcement director. As of January, however, McCafferty’s team of five officers has a job that is a...
Verona’s annual bike derby set for Saturday
The Verona Police Department’s bike derby is about to hit a milestone. Saturday marks the 20th annual installment of the community event, designed to teach youths about bicycle safety. It is set for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. along the 700 block of East Railroad Avenue. It will be the...
Drugs, theft cases among those recently handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court
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 courtWilliam Rose, 41, of Penn Hills on charges of possession of controlled substances and...
Traffic light going up at busy Verona intersection
A traffic light is being installed at Allegheny River Boulevard and Wildwood Avenue in Verona. Crews from Prospect-based Bronder Technical Services put the pole in front of Senge Graphics. Borough Manager Jerry Kenna said Duquesne Light needs to turn on the power, and PennDOT requires at least two weeks of...
Mt. Hope Presbyterian Church to host farmers market
A church along Frankstown Road will host its sixth-annual farmer’s market starting June 11. Mt. Hope Presbyterian Church at 12106 Frankstown Road will welcome visitors on its lawn every Tuesday from 3 to 7 p.m. through September. Available for purchase will be fresh produce from two local farmers and other...
Boyce Park wave pool closed for emergency repairs
The wave pool at Boyce Park will be closed for up to 10 days for emergency repairs, according to an Allegheny County news release. The pool began losing water May 31 due to a malfunctioning “hydrostatic relief valve.” The valves are designed to maintain pressure between water in the pool...
Penn Hills residents voice concerns about school district’s financial plan
Penn Hills School District residents voiced their concerns about a proposed recovery plan designed to bring the financially struggling district back into the black. Proposed tax increases and finding alternative means to fix the debt crisis were among the main discussion points of a town hall meeting at the high...
Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship students gain real-world experience
A jovial teen CEO shared pieces of wisdom to a group of business aspiring peers during their charter school’s “Soaring Shark Tank” pitch event in May. Cory Nieves, 15, of Englewood, N.J., advised the students and teachers to “do what you love, not for the money,” and “enjoy your life,...
