Penn Hills Progress category, Page 54
Brothers plead guilty to 2019 fatal shooting in Penn Hills home invasion
Two brothers accused of killing a Penn Hills man during a home invasion in late 2019 pleaded guilty this week to criminal homicide and other charges. Laron Cornell Howard, 22, and Laquon Khylil Perkins, 21, both of Swissvale, each were charged with criminal homicide, robbery, burglary and conspiracy in connection...
Letter to the editor: Raising Penn Hills School District taxes was necessary
As a group of locally elected officials, we wanted to offer a unified response to those who seem quick to criticize without fully understanding our recent decision to raise local real estate taxes for the 2022/23 school year. While some may have forgotten the shame and embarrassment imposed on our...
Penn Hills store sells jackpot-winning Cash 5 ticket
A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 ticket was sold in Penn Hills, the lottery announced Monday. The winning Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket for Sunday’s drawing was sold at Stop N Shop on Frankstown Road. It matched all five balls drawn — 5, 8, 27, 35 and 42 —...
In brief: Upcoming meetings, family fun night and more in Penn Hills, Verona
Upcoming meetings Penn Hills council will meet at 7 p.m. July 18. The library board will meet at 7 p.m. July 26. A zoning board hearing meeting will be at 7 p.m. July 27, and a planning commission meeting will take place at 7:30 p.m. July 28. Social hour Verona...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of July 10, 2022
Churchill Maureen Haynes sold property at 13 Barton Drive to Caroline Michelle Sinclair for $165,000. Walter Czekanski sold property at 2516 Creekedge Drive to Sonja McCreary for $299,000. Edgewood IJB Rentals LLC sold property at 122 Oakview Ave. to Barry Joel Bookheimer Jr. and Cordelia Hope Brazile for $294,500. Raphael...
Crews battle early morning fire in Penn Hills
A fire caused significant damage to a house early Friday in Penn Hills. Crews responded to the fire call in the 100 block of Saint Croix Drive around 5:45 a.m., according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. The heat from the fire also caused damage to a neighboring house. There were...
Penn Hills Community Carnival and Cookout draws a crowd
Cody Mack scanned the game table, checked for wind resistance, pulled his arm back and gave an underhanded toss of a ping-pong ball with the confidence of a championship softball player. It landed, after a bounce or two, into a small bowl. Cody, 10, of Penn Hills had just won...
Black Women’s Policy Center, other groups launch campaign for pay equity
More than a dozen Black women leaders gathered in Carlow University Commons on June 30 to witness the launch of Level Up: Greater Pittsburgh Gender Pay Equity Pledge. Black Women’s Policy Center, Women and Girls Foundation of Southwestern Pennsylvania, and YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh collaborated to launch the campaign dedicated...
Man in critical condition after stabbing in Penn Hills
A man is in critical condition at a local hospital after being stabbed early Wednesday in Penn Hills, Allegheny County Police said. Detectives from the county’s homicide department are investigating the incident that they said occurred at 6:07 a.m. Wednesday morning in the 11500 block of Frankstown Road. According to...
2022 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Penn Hills’ Julian Dugger
Editor’s note: The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 15 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. Camp is still weeks away, but Penn Hills quarterback Julian Dugger is...
In brief: Family campout, Bible study and more around Penn Hills, Verona
Family Campout Grab your tents and join your neighbors in Penn Hills Park at 5 p.m. July 9 for a Family Campout. Registration is required and is $30 per family. The campout will feature games, crafts, hiking, dinner and a movie in the park. A light breakfast will be provided...
With drive to improve, Penn Hills dives into summer basketball competition
Summer basketball isn’t just about improving skills. Penn Hills boys basketball coach Chris Giles enjoys watching his 3-year-old daughter, Jaxx, co-exist with the teams she’s around. Jaxx has an opportunity to spend time with two teams — her dad’s Penn Hills squad as well as her mom Jordan’s Seton LaSalle...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of July 3, 2022
Chalfant CIM REO 2021 - NR1 LLC sold property at 264 Brighton St. to Edward Doheny for $88,000. Churchill Mary Louise Penisch sold property at 820 Beulah Road to Arthur and Keesha Sheffey for $200,000. Marlene Linden sold property at 2286 Elmhill Road to Ryan and Autumn Hadbavny for $165,000....
Black-owned cigar lounge opens in Penn Hills
For years, every Tuesday, East Liberty native Sheldon Oliver would meet with a group of his male friends to have a space to be vulnerable, share laughs and talk about life. The small gathering of five men began to grow as people around them would gravitate to their conversations. Three...
Penn Hills student news for the week of July 1, 2022
Emanuel Parker was named to the College of the Holy Cross spring 2022 Dean’s List. Emma Lintelman was named to Ohio University’s spring 2022 Dean’s List. Crista Lynn Herbert was named to the Dean’s List at Edinboro University. Jamar Lee, who is majoring in music performance – instrumental, has been...
Penn Hills Rotary, #3 North Bessemer VFD to hold Community Carnival & Cookout
The annual Penn Hills Community Carnival and Cookout will have new hosts and a new home this year. The Penn Hills Rotary and North Bessemer Volunteer Fire Department No. 3 will be hosting the second annual carnival at Turner-Friendship Park. “The Rotary and fire department are looking forward to hosting...
Penn Hills School District raises taxes for 3rd consecutive year
Penn Hills School Board unanimously approved the 2022-23 budget on June 29, which raises the real estate tax rate for the third consecutive year. This year’s increase is .5 mills, from 30.0965 to 30.5965. That means property owners will pay $30.5965 in taxes per thousand dollars of assessed value. The...
Plum resident earns special funeral practitioner certification
Anna Zvirman-Nesbit of Plum has qualified for the designation of certified funeral service practitioner by the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice. A number of professions grant special recognition to members on completion of specified academic and professional programs, and CFSP is the funeral service’s national individual recognition. To initially...
New coach presiding over positive offseason for Penn Hills football
The excitement still hasn’t worn off for Charles Morris. Spending time working with his players on the Penn Hills football team feels right. Morris, a 2005 Penn Hills graduate who spent time as an assistant at Gateway and Plum, is excited to take over the Indians program with his first...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of June 26, 2022
Chalfant Daniel Alder trustee sold property at 220 Fairview Ave. to Karen Curtis for $65,000. Edgewood Michael Doyle sold property at 116 Oakview Ave. to Juan and Christine Rivera for $295,000. Forest Hills New NBNC Trust sold property at 2300 Ardmore Blvd. to Forest Hill Investors LLC for $2,413,506. William...
Penn Hills councilman Jim Getsy resigns
Penn Hills councilman James Getsy has resigned from office because of medical reasons, according to Mayor Pauline Calabrese. Getsy submitted his resignation before the June 20 council meeting, so accepting the resignation wasn’t on that night’s agenda. Council had to vote to add it, as well as accept it. “I...
Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship names new principal
Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship has appointed a new principal. Jessica Zuk, who is the school’s director of curriculum and instruction and MicroSociety coordinator, will assume her new position July 1. The charter school announced the hire June 9 in a press release. Zuk succeeds Tamara Allen-Thomas, who was...
Penn Hills grad Jordan Sullivan looks to hit books, baseballs at CCAC Boyce
During his freshman and sophomore years at Penn Hills, Jordan Sullivan wasn’t dedicated to academics and his grades suffered. He spent most of his junior and senior years digging out of the hole. “I obviously wasn’t putting the effort in,” said Sullivan, who graduated from Penn Hills this spring. “I...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban area real estate transactions for the week of June 19, 2022
Churchill Estate of David Kurtz sold property at 1511 Williamsburg Pl to Steven John Bottjer for $114,500. Diane Carole Nichols sold property at 1519 Williamsburg Pl to Delvin Pitts for $149,900. Forest Hills Melvin Federbusch sold property at 27 Carmel Ct to Wendy McLemore for $310,500. Delores Derco sold property...
Romantic comedy ‘That’s Amore’ features filming locations in Plum and Murrysville
Actor, retired dentist and Plum resident David Petti sticks to what he knows. So when Petti was working on the screenplay for “That’s Amore” – which will be shown June 23 at the Oaks Theater in Oakmont – he didn’t stray far from his roots. “My character is a dentist,”...
