Penn Hills Progress category, Page 61
Financial aid available for families impacted by Penn Hills fire
People impacted by a devastating apartment complex fire in Penn Hills are eligible for financial relief, state officials announced Friday. About 30 families were displaced by a fire Jan. 22 at the Rodi Arms apartments along the 300 block of Rodi Road. No injuries were reported. Gov. Tom Wolf said...
Uber driver killed, left in Monroeville pleaded for life during robbery, police say
Christi Spicuzza pleaded for her life as the man in the back seat of her Nissan Sentra pressed a gun against her head, telling the man that she had a family and four kids at home, court paperwork shows. Spicuzza, an Uber driver, had picked up 22-year-old Calvin Crew about...
The Colab in Monroeville Mall aims to elevate, feature Black entrepreneurs, small businesses
A Facebook post brought two Penn Hills entrepreneurs together to open a store in the Monroeville Mall that will help fellow entrepreneurs achieve their dreams. Donald Davis sent out a message in a Facebook group asking if anyone did pop-up shops. The 30-year-old received many responses before reaching out to...
Aaron Donald: ‘Force of nature’ who never lost his humility
The passage of time has blurred the truth. DeWayne Brown, who has trained Aaron Donald for the past 13 years, said his protege wasn’t wearing cleats the day he was “killing people” in one-on-one drills at a Pitt camp during summer 2008. Greg Gattuso, the defensive line coach largely responsible...
Aaron Donald’s trainer not surprised by retirement rumors: ‘He might as well go out on top’
When NBC announcer Rodney Harrison discussed the “strong possibility” that Aaron Donald could retire if the Los Angeles Rams won Super Bowl LVI, DeWayne Brown wasn’t the least bit surprised. Through his 2/10ths Speed and Agility program, Brown has trained Donald since he played at Penn Hills and watched his...
Car crashes into creek in Penn Hills; no injuries reported
No injuries were reported when a car veered off Hulton Road in Penn Hills early Monday and came to rest in a creek, according to an Allegheny County dispatcher. The single-car crash on the 800 block of Hulton Road was reported at 5:50 a.m., the dispatcher said. The car reportedly...
In brief: Vaccine clinic, scholarship available and more around Penn Hills
Vaccine clinic Penn Hills School District is partnering with UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh to provide a covid vaccine clinic from 9 to 11 a.m. Feb. 18 at Linton Middle School, 250 Aster St. It is available for staff, district families and students 5 and older. All three vaccines will...
Watching Aaron Donald win Super Bowl an emotional moment for ex-Penn Hills coach
Demond Gibson watched as Aaron Donald couldn’t contain his tears of joy as confetti swirled around the Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle amid the Super Bowl LVI championship celebration. “I wanted this so bad,” Donald told NBC’s Michele Tafoya in a postgame interview. “I dreamed this, man. I dreamed this....
Penn Hills shot putter keeps pushing limits
Lee Zelkowitz already watched Angelo Allen break his own school record for the Penn Hills indoor track team in the shot put several times before his final throw Feb. 5 at Youngstown State. He thinks Allen’s best throw of 58 feet, 7 inches could have been surpassed by another throw...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 13, 2022
Etna Housing & Urban Development sold property at 52 Greeley Ave. to Christopher and Amy Leya for $78,000. Robert Alt sold property at 163 Vista St. to Kyle Marcus Kowalewski for $135,000. Harmar Diana Biordi sold property at 509 White Birch Ct to Robert Paul and Mary Jill Brannigan for...
Pittsburgh eastern suburban real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 13, 2022
Chalfant Steven Lapata sold property at 112 Wilkins Ave. to Jason Hall for $130,000. Churchill Patrick Campbell sold property at 2021 Garrick Drive to Robert Lee Albro III for $285,000. Edgewood Mitchell Brourman sold property at 141 Race St. to Nice Properties LLC for $190,650. Forest Hills James Dodson sold...
Couple injured in Fern Hollow Bridge collapse to sue Pittsburgh, Port Authority, PennDOT
A Penn Hills couple injured when Pittsburgh’s Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed last month will sue Port Authority of Allegheny County, PennDOT and the city of Pittsburgh, attorneys said Friday. Tyrone Perry was driving with his wife, Velva, across the bridge over Frick Park when it collapsed around 6:40 a.m. Jan....
Police investigating body found in Penn Hills
Police in Penn Hills are conducting an investigation Thursday afternoon into a body found in the 5700 block of Verona Road, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. Allegheny County 911 said that the body was reported to police at about 3:50 p.m. Additional details were not available....
Penn Hills Garden Center merges with Steel Goat Marketplace and Gifts
Penn Hills Lawn and Garden recently transitioned to Gardening With Jayme, and is now a vendor at its neighbor business, Steel Goat Marketplace and Gifts. Penn Hills Lawn and Garden has been around since 1984 on the first floor of the building at the intersection of Rodi and Jefferson roads,...
River City Brass wraps 40th-anniversary season with spring programs
River City Brass will wrap up its 40th-anniversary season with a series of spring concerts in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties. “This will be the end of a season post-pandemic with all concerts live and in-person,” said artistic and general director James Gourlay, who also conducts the ensemble. March will mark...
Penn Hills used car dealership scammed customers, AG Josh Shapiro says
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced Tuesday he is taking legal action against two Pennsylvania car dealerships, including one in Penn Hills, that he said violated consumer protections laws. Shapiro said the Penn Hills dealership, Martino Motors at 536 Rodi Road, has been selling cars that are not “roadworthy.” Within...
Man fatally shot in Pittsburgh’s East Hills
Pittsburgh police continue to investigate a fatal shooting Tuesday night in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of East Hills. Zone 5 officers responded to the 2200 block of Wilner Drive around 7 p.m. for a report of a man who’d been shot. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as...
Penn Hills School District officials pledge to keep property tax increase within state limits
Penn Hills School District property owners will not see real estate tax hikes beyond 4.7% as a result of the upcoming school year’s budget. District officials recently approved a resolution to keen any potential tax hike in their 2022-23 budget within the Act 1 index – a formula used by...
Fire chief: Verona resident displaced by afternoon fire
A Verona resident has been displaced due a fire at a two-story home near St. Joseph Catholic Church. No injuries were reported in connection with the Monday afternoon fire at 628 Center Ave. It was reported about 4:40 p.m. and firefighters from Verona, Oakmont and Penn Hills responded. Verona fire...
Pine-Richland hires Penn Hills’ Jon LeDonne as football coach
As a parent with three kids in the district, Jon LeDonne already wore a number of hats around Pine-Richland. Scorekeeper for middle school basketball. Coach for a fourth-grade girls team. Scorers’ table duty at youth wrestling matches. “I see him at every event,” athletic director Joe Gironda said. “You’d think...
From WPIAL to Pitt to Super Bowl, Tyler Boyd, Aaron Donald chasing dream to win a ring
Tyler Boyd was one of a handful of Cincinnati Bengals players standing on the stage at Arrowhead Stadium as they celebrated their first AFC championship in three decades after an epic comeback against the Kansas City Chiefs. Then the audio went out on the loudspeakers, and Boyd couldn’t hear a...
Penn Hills’ Jaden Dugger finds Division I fit at Georgetown
Developing into a leader as a senior wide receiver at Penn Hills didn’t mean Jaden Dugger had to be a rah-rah guy. All Dugger ever wanted to be was himself. Encouraged by Indians coach Jon LeDonne, Dugger became a leader on his terms. “It was about being more confident,” Dugger...
Penn Hills boys basketball looking for another gear in season’s final days
Penn Hills 6-foot-4 guard Daemar Kelly believes the Indians have more to give. Entering a Section 3-5A game against Gateway on Feb. 4, Kelly believed Penn Hills had yet to play its best game. How to identify what that game will look like, Kelly said, will be obvious to anyone...
Eastern area communities real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 6, 2022
Forest Hills James Cinque sold property at 102 Fall Run Road to Michael Sable and Terrie Griffin for $215,500. Michael Mann sold property at 135 Fieldcrest Drive to Barbara Price for $197,000. Brian Mitcham sold property at 709 Lenox Ave. to Cary Morgan for $160,000. Monroeville SFR3 000 LLC sold...
Club news: Penn Hills Rotary fundraiser benefits food bank
Bingo Penn Hills Rotary will host a bingo fundraiser on Feb. 11. Doors open at 6 p.m. and bingo starts at 7. It will be held at the Universal Banquet Hall, 2240 Main St., Penn Hills. Tickets are $25 and include 6 cards for each of the 11 games. Also...
