Penn Hills Progress category, Page 63
Penn Hills girls basketball looking to shake off slow start
Reinforcements are on the way for the Penn Hills girls basketball team. Indians coach Robert Cash hopes getting some fresh blood will reinvigorate an undermanned unit. While Penn Hills has 10 players on the varsity roster, the Indians have mostly been playing six or seven while the less experienced players...
Penn Hills indoor track, basketball teams rolling with covid-related schedule changes
Amidst another winter of uncertainty, the Penn Hills athletic department has found itself no stranger to altering schedules due to the pandemic. Because of a surge of cases at Edinboro University, the Tri-State Track Coaches Association’s first indoor track meet, set to take place last Saturday, was canceled. The second...
Eastern area real estate transaction for the week of Jan. 9, 2022
Churchill End Poverty Now Inc. sold property at Beulah Road to Fortunae LLC for $3,600. Rhonda Wexler sold property at 1703 Jamestown Pl to Christopher and Rebecca Havrilla for $214,800. Donald Evans sold property at 3435 Ridgewood Drive to Luis Carlos and Melissa Cherie Hernandez for $315,000. Edgewood Pamela Miele...
Verona council has new president, vice president
Verona council has a new president, vice president and some new members to start this year. Dave Matlin was appointed head of the table, and Joseph Warren was appointed second in command. Matlin served as vice president last year. Warren was appointed in July to fill the seat vacated by...
Verona officials raise real estate taxes, cut street paving to make up for accounting error
Verona property owners will pay more in real estate taxes as council approved an estimated 24% tax hike as part of this year’s budget. Council approved raising the millage rate from 7.8 mills to 9.7 mills, which is a 1.9-mill hike. It means a tax increase of just under $96...
Holy Family continues Christmas meal tradition
Holy Family Catholic Parish, located in Oakmont, Plum, and Verona, has a tradition of sharing a meal on Christmas morning with those who may be alone during the holiday. The parish was still able to share the gifts of the season with 233 people, even though covid caused a change...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the weeks of Dec. 19, Dec. 26, 2021
Week of Dec. 19 Chalfant Us Bank Na Trust sold property at 312 Elizabeth Ave. to VB One LLC for $108,500. Churchill George Franklin Jackson Jr. sold property at 14 Holland Road to Abdesalam Soudi and Anna Binney McCague for $550,000. Edgewood Cynthia Roemele sold property at 202 Lincoln Ave....
Parents of Penn Hills teen who shot, killed 5-year-old brother surrender to police
The parents of a 13-year-old who allegedly shot and killed his little brother with his father’s unsecured handgun have turned themselves in to police Wednesday, authorities said. Thomas Wolfe, 35, and Sara Gerwig, 37, both face multiple counts of endangering the welfare of children in connection with the shooting last...
Where can you drop off your Christmas tree to be recycled?
As Christmas season passes and the New Year approaches, there are plenty of Christmas tree recycling programs to ensure your holiday decorations do not go to waste. The Allegheny County is holding its annual Christmas tree recycling program through Jan. 14. Various drop-off locations will be accepting real Christmas trees...
Parents charged with endangerment in Penn Hills case where their 5-year-old son was fatally shot
The parents of a teen accused of fatally shooting his brother in Penn Hills have been charged with felony child endangerment, according to court documents. Five-year-old Connor Wolfe was found shot inside his family’s home along Prescott Drive on Nov. 22. His brother, 13-year-old Keegan McGivern, is facing homicide and...
Police: Penn Hills man accused of trying to set a home on fire with his children inside
A Penn Hills man is accused of attempting to burn down a home with his children in it on Sunday, according to court documents. Quenton Hughes, 39, is charged with endangering persons, causing or risking a catastrophe, possession of instruments of a crime, possession of explosive or incendiary materials or...
Driver hospitalized after crashing into pole in Penn Hills
A North Huntingdon man has been charged with driving under the influence and number traffic violations after crashing into a pole in Penn Hills. Emergency responders were dispatched shortly before 1 a.m. Monday for a single vehicle crash along the 10000 block of Frankstown Road. Police Chief Howard Burton said...
Plum man accused of killing landscaper in Penn Hills
A 23-year-old man from Plum is charged with homicide in the June shooting death of a man working with a landscape crew in Penn Hills. Allegheny County Police say Tracy Carpenter, of Sardis Road, was arrested without incident Wednesday afternoon at a residence in Plum. That was a day after...
Ring in 2022 with an all-ages party in Penn Hills
Hebron Community Center plans a community celebration to ring in the new year. The event will be held Dec. 31 at the Barclay Building of Hebron Church, 10460 Frankstown Road in Penn Hills. Families with young children can attend 5:30-7:30 p.m. and welcome the new year at 7 p.m. Adults...
Penn Hills Progress notebook: Palumbo places at Gateway tournament
Anthony Palumbo was the top performer for the Penn Hills wrestling team when it opened the season at the Eastern Area Invitational on Dec. 10 at Gateway. The 215-pound senior beat Bethel Park’s Anthony Zaborowski to finish in fifth place at 215 pounds. Palumbo went 4-2 at the tournament with...
Meets motivate Greater Pittsburgh Allegheny Swim Club members
Luka Stratimirovic was happy to be at practice Wednesday night at the Olympic Health & Swim Club in Penn Hills. Stratimirovic took a year and a half off before returning to the competition with the club team at Pitt and the Greater Pittsburgh Allegheny Swim Club. He was one of...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 19, 2021
Forest Hills Estate of Kline Fulton sold property at 502 Braddock Road to WKS Custom Home LLC for $80,000. Anthony Cimino sold property at 534 Decatur Ave. to Al Manzil Realty LLC for $90,000. Anthony Cimino sold property at 204 Lenox Ave. to Al Manzil Realty LLC for $55,000. Cynthia...
FBI suspects more victims in Penn Hills man’s alleged ‘sextortion’ scheme
Federal authorities said Wednesday they believe there are more victims of a Penn Hills man accused last month of extorting minors into providing explicit photos and videos. Kaung Myat Kyaw, 22, was arrested in November and charged federally with enticing a minor to provide sexually explicit content. He was ordered...
Arbitrator judge reinstates former Wilkinsburg police officer to Penn Hills
An arbitrator judge has reinstated former Wilkinsburg police officer Robert Gowans to the Penn Hills Police Department. Penn Hills manager Scott Andrejchak said Gowans was reinstated Nov. 24. The officer’s first day on the job was Dec. 13. Andrejchak declined to comment further. Penn Hills Police Department hired Gowans in...
2 Penn Hills parks to be upgraded with help from state grant
About $237,000 in state grants have been allocated for projects in Penn Hills’ Community and Universal parks, officials announced Dec. 14. Grant funding is through the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and made available through the Community Conservation Partnership Program. “Penn Hills Park and Universal Park are both...
13-year-old boy charged in shooting death of 5-year-old brother in Penn Hills
A 13-year-old boy is facing homicide and gun charges in the shooting death of his 5-year-old brother in Penn Hills last month. Keegan McGivern was arrested Tuesday in connection with the death of his brother Connor Wolfe, who was found shot in their Prescott Drive home on Nov. 22, officials...
Brothers found guilty in 2017 Penn Hills killing
Two brothers on trial for the 2017 shooting death of a Penn Hills man were found guilty Monday and face life prison sentences. Donald King, 36, of Stowe was found guilty of pre-meditated first-degree murder, while Devante King, 29, of Wilkinsburg was found guilty of second-degree, or felony murder in...
Penn Hills School District still requires masks
Masks are still required for students and staff in Penn Hills School District. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Dec. 10 decision affirmed a lower court ruling that the state’s acting secretary of health did not have the authority to issue a mandatory mask mandate for schools in August. The ruling ended...
In brief: Rotary scholarships available
High school seniors can apply now The Bob Williams Rotary Memorial Scholarship Program is accepting applications for the 2021-2022 academic year. In recent years the program has awarded at least eight scholarships at $5,000 each. High school seniors in Allegheny and Beaver C counties are eligible to apply. Those attending...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 12, 2021
Oakmont Timothy Milberger sold property at 713 15th St. to Matthew and Melissa Lekh for $400,000. Spencer Davis sold property at 125 Third St. to Benjamin Fownes and Julia Birk for $489,900. Jason McConnell sold property at 658 Fourth St. to Garrett and Jessica Carson for $460,000. Jenna Tamburro sold...
