Penn Hills Progress category, Page 66
Goals still within reach for improving Penn Hills football team
Strong play and good fortune have kept the Penn Hills football program in line to reach all of its goals. Despite losing their Northeast Conference opener, the Indians won three straight and were set to enter their season finale against Kiski Area last Friday with a world of possibilities ahead...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 31, 2021
Churchill Jason Bezeredi sold property at 2299 Forest Drive to Nawaf Quazi for $210,000. Louis Maurice Maraj sold property at 3300 Longbow Drive to Sean Andrew and Jennie McCulloch for $384,900. Forest Hills Joseph Park sold property at 452 Atlantic Ave. to Jason and Adrienne Rihn for $238,888. Kimberly Allen...
Local churches collecting gifts for Operation Christmas Child
Local churches are joining in a worldwide effort to make Christmas a little brighter this year. Samaritan’s Purse will be accepting donations of gifts for children in need all over the world as part of its Operation Christmas Child effort. Curbside collections will take place during the week of Nov....
Penn Hills High School theater students return to stage in fall play
Penn Hills theater students are focusing on bringing normalcy back to the department after their fall play was canceled last year due to covid. The first step in that direction is performing their annual fall play after a successful return with their spring musical “Mary Poppins” in February. Director Ben...
Penn Hills Council debates separation agreement with police chief
Penn Hills residents have received more details on the proposed separation agreement with police Chief Howard Burton. A special, nonvoting meeting was held Oct. 25 at the request of Deputy Mayor Catherine Sapp and Councilmen John Petrucci and Jim Getsy. The special meeting was held after all three missed the...
Police file charges in 2020 Penn Hills killing
Allegheny County police have charged a Pittsburgh teen with homicide and other crimes for the December 2020 killing of a Churchill teen. Jafar Brooks, 16, was pronounced dead Dec. 15 at the scene of the Leechburg Garden Apartments along the 1900 lock of Garden Drive in Penn Hills on Dec....
Holly, jolly spirit will abound in Verona, Oakmont during holiday celebrations
Verona’s 2021 Jolly Jamboree is set for Nov. 20 to coincide with the holiday event in fellow “Twin Borough” Oakmont on the same date. Verona’s activities will be begin at noon that day and run until the evening, while the Oakmont celebration will start later, around 5 p.m with the...
Letter to the editor: Praise for Penn Hills Library’s story hour
To the editor: My wife and I had the pleasure of taking our grandson to the story hour and pumpkin painting at our Penn Hills Library Oct. 8 . We got there about 10 minutes early and weren’t surprised to be the only ones there. As time went on though,...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 25
Churchill Estate of Virginia Savitz sold property at 2182 Beulah Road to Michael Chiappinelli and Jessica Dancisin for $195,000. Zokaikes Properties L.P. sold property at 800 Beulah Road to Allegheny Land Trust for $3,000,000. John Ormsbee sold property at 2063 Garrick Drive to Om and Elizabeth Joy Choudhary for $275,000....
Penn Hills grad Claude Vangelus steps right into tackle spot on Millersville line
Claude Vangelus didn’t have aspirations of glory when he went to his first football camp at Millersville University last summer. The plan was to put the work in and maybe take some time to figure college life out. The 2020 Penn Hills graduate found a home early on and developed...
Playoff berth means progress for Penn Hills boys soccer team
The Penn Hills boys soccer team spent 17 years trying to climb out of the wilderness and find the route back to the WPIAL playoffs. A strong second half of the season allowed the Indians to finish fourth in Section 4-3A to accomplish that goal. In the first round, 15th-seeded...
3 candidates seek pair of Penn Hills council seats
In the Penn Hills Council race, two incumbents and a newcomer are vying for two open seats. Deputy Mayor Catherine Sapp and councilman John Petrucci are trying to hold off newcomer Joanne Fascio. Here are the candidates and their responses to election questions posed by the Penn Hills Progress: Joanne...
Injunction halts separation agreement with Penn Hills police chief, voting on his successor
A court injunction has been granted to postpone Penn Hills Council votes on a separation agreement with the municipality’s police chief and the naming of his successor. A special meeting to vote on the matters had been scheduled for Oct. 18, but was canceled because three council members said they...
3 nonprofits raise money for the benefit of Rosedale
On Oct. 2, the Rosedale Civic Association held a Night at the Races to raise money for the renovation of Rosedale Park. The renovation has been off and on for the past few years, with a recent fence being completed among the highlights. This comes a little over a year...
Penn Hills Anti-Litter Group wins award for picking up the most trash
A Penn Hills group has been spending their free time cleaning up litter around the area, making sure the neighborhoods look clean and trash-free, and now they’ve won a very special award for their efforts. The Penn Hills Anti-Litter Group recently competed in the Pittsburgh Garbage Olympics, which is a...
In brief: Super Bingo benefits veteran group
Super Bingo Life Changing Service Dogs For Veterans (LCSDFV) and Penn Hills Volunteer Fire Company (PHVFC) #7 have teamed up for the third annual Super Bingo. This bingo fundraiser is scheduled for Nov. 6 at PHVFC #7. Doors open at 4 p.m. and bingo begins at 5. The ticket is...
Human skeletal remains found in Penn Hills
The Allegheny County Police Department’s Homicide Unit responded to a request for assistance Sunday after county 911 was notified of the finding of human skeletal remains in Penn Hills. The notification came at about 3:40 p.m. after the remains were found in a wooded area in the 1600 block of...
Penn Hills girls volleyball team struggling to find consistency
Penn Hills girls volleyball coach Jay Mitlo would like to see a few things fall in the Indians’ favor. When evaluating his team’s performance thus far, Mitlo believes the team has settled into a tough pattern. “I had another coach ask me how the team is, and I say we...
Driver keeps Penn Hills golfer from reaching state tournament goal
A couple of days before the WPIAL Class 3A girls golf championships, Penn Hills junior Lucy Brayton had a plan laid out for how to get to the state tournament. Playing a practice round at Hannastown Golf Club, Brayton shot an 9-over par 81. That score, Brayton figured, should punch...
Dugger brothers lead Penn Hills past Fox Chapel in key Northeast Conference game
Penn Hills recorded three touchdowns in the second half of Friday’s Class 5A Northeast Conference game at Fox Chapel. The scores broke open a tied score at halftime. Julian Dugger found brother Jaden for three touchdowns, and the quarterback added a rushing score as the Indians finished off a 28-7...
Verona Council has 5 seats up for grabs in November election
The Verona Borough Council will be looking for several new members. Vincent J. Flotta, Patricia Lynn Hredzak-Showalter, Rhonda Worf, Nancy Carpenter and Raymon Suchevich are running for four, four-year spots on Verona council. Joseph Warren and Kelli Anne Collins are running for one, two-year seat. Here are the candidates and...
Man dies at shooting scene in Penn Hills
A man was found shot to death in Penn Hills Wednesday night, according to Allegheny County Police. Police said Allegheny County 911 was notified of a shooting in the 200 block of Columbia Avenue around 10:45 p.m. The victim was identified as Lamarr Keith Thorne II, 32, of Homewood by...
Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh plans scary movie nights
Looking for a little spooky fun this holiday season? The Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh is hosting classic horror movie nights at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center during October. Viewing will be outside on the grounds of the center at 6000 Verona Road, Verona. The evening includes a classic movie, snacks...
In brief: Penn Hills Library hosts book launch for ‘Heartly Law?’
The Penn Hills Library, 1037 Stotler Road, is hosting author Will Brandstetter for the launch of his second book Oct. 23. Published by HOP/Shorehouse Books, “Heartly Law?”is a follow-up to the first in the series, “Heartly God?” Brandstetter said “Heartly Law?” is the story of a priest who commits an...
Monroeville man dies after being thrown from ATV in Penn Hills crash
A Monroeville man died Sunday in Penn Hills in a crash involving a vehicle and an ATV, according to Allegheny County Police. Police said the crash happened around 7:30 p.m. in the 200 block of Universal Road. First responders found Eric Lavrinc, 57, who had been thrown from his ATV....
