Penn Hills Progress category, Page 89
Police: Man robs Dollar Bank in Penn Hills, also a suspect in earlier Monroeville heistVideo
Penn Hills police and the FBI are investigating a robbery of the Dollar Bank at Penn Hills Shopping Center on Tuesday afternoon. Police say the same man may have robbed a Monroeville bank last month. Police Chief Howard Burton said a man wearing all blue clothing and a gaiter mask...
Trick-or-treating to take place in Penn Hills, along with covid-friendly event in community park
Penn Hills is ready for Halloween. The traditional trick-or-treating activity will go on throughout the municipality from 6 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 31, said Mayor Pauline Calabrese. She recommends that those participating follow guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which advises mask wearing and distancing of...
DUI, drug cases among those recently handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court – Sep. 29, 2020
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 court • Leah Drolz, 30, of Penn Hills on charges of driving under the...
Pittsburgh Garbage Olympics picks up volunteers, 1,129 bags of trashVideo
The Pittsburgh Garbage Olympics exceeded expectations over the weekend, with more volunteers picking up more trash than ever, according to a city official. “We believed this was going to be the year the Garbage Olympics got smaller because of covid-19,” said Christopher B. Mitchell, Anti Litter Specialist with Pittsburgh’s Department...
Penn Hills couple marks 55 years of marriage with drive-by celebration
Spencer and Jacqueline Marie Simon decided to invite friends and neighbors on the evening of Sept. 4 to a drive-by 55th wedding anniversary celebration in their front yard of the Fielding Drive home in Penn Hills. The couple served cupcakes paired with Turner’s iced tea in a nod to their...
New coach working to build Penn Hills girls tennis program
The Penn Hills girls tennis team has a new voice leading the program as Rich Parks takes over for Jack Kowalski, who coached the program for over two decades. Parks is the father of Richard Parks, who graduated from Penn Hills in 2011 after having a decorated tennis career. Parks...
Penn Hills goes back to basics after early season losses
Penn Hills football captured the WPIAL and PIAA Class 5A championships two seasons ago and found itself back in the WPIAL playoffs last season. This season got off to a bumpy start as the Indians opened with two nonconference losses. Even after being outscored 53-13 in the first two games,...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 27
Churchill Gary Michaliszyn sold property at 57 Locksley Drive to Joseph and Theresa Mazzotti for $330,000. Vipin Gupta sold property at 172 Thornberry Drive to Sharieda Patterson for $238,000. Edgewood David Hood sold property at 116 Oakview Ave. to Michael and Anna Doyle for $235,000. Nathan Wetzel sold property at...
Penn Hills gets into win column at Kiski Area’s expense
Seeking to avoid its first 0-3 start in nine seasons, Penn Hills used some big plays and a staunch defense to get into the win column. Freshman quarterback Julian Dugger threw for 193 yards, senior running back Dontae Pollard rushed for 127 yards and Akron recruit Noel Roach caught six...
Penn Hills Council votes to take proposals from potential tenants for William McKinley Community Center
Penn Hills is seeking a tenant – or, under the right circumstances, a buyer – for the municipal-owned William McKinley Community Center on Center Avenue. Penn Hills has owned the property since 1989. For more than 30 years, the building has been leased free of charge to a nonprofit called...
Penn Hills fugitive arrested, remanded to Indiana County Jail
A Penn Hills woman wanted for allegedly stealing a car from a man who offered her a place to sleep in February was arrested Sept. 18 in Wilkinsburg. Rachelle Raye Hamilton, 32, was charged with theft of a vehicle and unauthorized used of a vehicle on May 6 by Pennsylvania...
A-K Valley don’t miss high school football matchups for Week 3
Class 5A northeast Kiski Area (1-0, 0-0) at Penn Hills (0-2, 0-0) 7 p.m. Saturday, Yuhas-McGinley Stadium, Penn Hills Penn Hills won last year’s meeting in low-scoring fashion, 7-3, after the teams combined for 92 points in a 64-28 victory by the Indians in 2018. … In Kiski Area’s dramatic 36-35...
Paving projects slated for 8 Penn Hills roads
Penn Hills Council awarded nearly $316,000 in its federal Community Development Block Grant money to a company that will pave eight roads throughout the municipality. The CDBG money, which became available in August, will fund the repaving of Marlow, Rodilin, Keefer, South Joslyn, Arthur and Gilmore drives and Edwards and...
Penn Hills to float $5.5 million to refinance existing debt from 2014
Penn Hills Council voted unanimously to take out a bond that will refinance existing debt from 2014. According to the ordinance, the bond allows the municipality to float as much as $5.5 million from underwriter Piper Sandler and Co. The money will not create new debt. Rather, it will refinance...
Rosedale Park in Penn Hills gets a new entrance as part of an Eagle Scout projectVideo
A Penn Hills Boy Scout hopes to earn the organization’s highest honor by fixing up an entrance to Rosedale Park. Harry Clothier, 17, raised about $1,000 toward his Eagle Scout project through a hoagie sale and donations from family and friends. The money helped to pay for more than 180...
DUI, drug cases among those recently handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court – Sep. 22, 2020
Judge Kimberly Hoots presided over the following cases for Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Jamal Harrington, 31, of Verona on charges of...
Volunteers plant new trees, shrubs in Penn Hills Community Park
A beautification and restoration project at Penn Hills Community Park has moved into its next phase with new trees and shrubbery planted along the banks of Plum Creek. About 60 volunteers from throughout the community, and some from neighboring towns, came out Sept. 19 to the recreation site along Colorado...
Greater Pittsburgh Aquatic Club growing in numbers, enthusiasm
When Becca Rice was introduced to the Greater Pittsburgh Aquatic Club, she had no interest in putting her coaching hat on. But after the head coaching position was offered, Rice couldn’t resist the itch. When Rice took over a few years ago, the GPAC had around 30 kids involved in...
Penn Hills girls volleyball looks to develop new leaders this season
With the departure of a handful of seniors, sophomore outside hitter Sarah Miller will not only be called upon to excel on the court but will be asked to fill a leadership role on Penn Hills volleyball team. Penn Hills, which only won three matches last season, dropped from Section...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 20
Churchill Robert Feinberg trustee sold property at 2240 Harmain Road to Dario and Kathy Donatelli for $221,000. Edgewood Maxwell Williams sold property at 504 Greendale Ave. to Aaron Charles Watson and Marisol Edelmira Lalut for $359,500. Forest Hills Dolores Marie Paul trustee sold property at 110 Braddock Road to Aaron...
Woodland Hills rolls over Penn Hills in renewal of rivalry
Rivals who took a five-year hiatus, Penn Hills and Woodland Hills met once again at the Wolverena on Friday night. After giving up the opening score, the Wolverines scored 26 unanswered points to defeat the Indians, 26-7, in WPIAL Class 5A nonconference play. “It’s a great rivalry. I am glad...
Last four members of Iannelli gambling operation sentenced
The final four people charged last year for their alleged roles in the Iannelli gambling ring that operated throughout western Pennsylvania were sentenced Friday to serve one year probation terms as part of a deal with prosecutors in which their criminal records could ultimately be expunged. Each of the four,...
Nadine Road in Penn Hills reopens, but expect delays through October as work continues
Nadine Road in Penn Hills has reopened, but traffic delays are expected as crews work to finish the ongoing project, Allegheny County Department of Public Works announced Friday. The road has been closed between Lincoln Road and Allegheny River Boulevard since Aug. 10 while crews installed a drainage pipe and...
Petition created to show support for public greenspace project in Penn Hills, Churchill
A group of people from Penn Hills and surrounding areas created a petition online asking for support of the Allegheny Land Trust’s effort to acquire the vacant 148 acres that used to house the defunct Churchill Valley Country Club. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to protect a critical stormwater recharge...
Goodwill to host hiring event for new Penn Hills store
Goodwill will be having a hiring event for its new store in Penn Hills from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday at 230 Rodi Road. The store is expected to open in mid-October next to Planet Fitness in the Penn Hills Center shopping plaza off Rodi Road. The hiring event,...
