Penn Hills Progress category, Page 90
DUI, drug cases among those recently handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court
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 • John Baldridge, 58, of Penn Hills on charges of cruelty to animals...
Penn Hills family creates blessing box to supply food, items for those in need
Chelsey Speed wants her children to learn the value of helping others and how to appreciate what they have. The Penn Hills family participates in at least one community service effort each year, from organizing a Christmas toy drive to volunteering at a local Salvation Army. “I want to make...
DUI, drug cases among those recently handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court
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 • Andre Stanton, 39, of Penn Hills on charges of fleeing or attempting...
Eastern-area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 13
Churchill John James Lescisin sold property at 3300 Longbow Drive to Andrea Carhuaslla for $160,050. Steven Kleman sold property at 205 Thornberry Drive to Michael Baldwin for $260,000. Delmont Edward Cellucci sold property at 17 Delmont Ave. to Carl Pierce Jr. for $10,000. A. William Anderson sold property at 560...
WPIAL Class 6A roundup: Central Catholic cruises past Canon-McMillan
Eddy Tillman ran for 197 yards and one touchdown to lead top-ranked Central Catholic to a 45-17 victory against Canon-McMillan (0-1, 0-1) in a Class 6A showdown on opening night Friday. Branndon Pezzelle added four scoring passes for the Vikings (1-0, 1-0). Ryan Angott paced Canon-McMillan with 111 rushing yards....
Trib HSSN has you covered in Week 1
The TribLive High School Sports Network is giving football fans the best seat in the house. Health and safety regulations might prevent fans from being in the stands Friday night, but HSSN has the next best thing with more than 35 broadcasts scheduled for the season’s opening weekend. Friday’s marquee...
Return of rivalries energizes Penn Hills girls soccer program
The Penn Hills girls soccer program is optimistic heading into the season as the Indians look to see how their mix of seasoned veterans with an influx of young talent will fare against new competition. The Indians, who finished with 5-11-2 overall and 1-10-1 in Section 3-AAAA last season, will...
Interest in Penn Hills boys soccer on the rise
The Penn Hills boys soccer team might not have experienced success in recent years in the win column. However, the Indians believe they’ve turned the corner as interest in the program is at its highest in recent times. The Indians, who finished 2-7 overall and 1-13 in Section 3-AAA action...
Return to school smooth but with different feel in Penn Hills School District
Penn Hills School District officials said the first couple of days of school were relatively smooth, considering the completely different atmosphere because of the covid-19 pandemic. “It went really well. We’re excited to see kids back, and I think they were excited, too,” Kristen Brown, principal of Penn Hills Elementary...
Church Bazaar in Verona expected to close by the end of yearVideo
A longstanding Verona business is expected to close its doors for good by the end of the year. Everything must go at the Church Bazaar near the corner of South Avenue and Allegheny River Boulevard. It might be a tough task, as nearly every square inch of the place is...
Return to classes has different feel this year in Penn Hills
Penn Hills School District welcomed its students back to school buildings for the first day of classes on Sept. 8. This year’s arrival had a bit of a different feel, as staff and students were required to wear masks and have their temperatures checked before entering school buildings. On site...
Noel Roach, Penn Hills eye return to championship game
Noel Roach remembers fondly the run to WPIAL and PIAA Class 5A championship in 2018. He and his Penn Hills teammates hope to renew those feelings this fall. “Every day we just want to go in and work hard to get better,” the senior wide receiver and defensive back said....
WPIAL Class 5A football breakdown: South Fayette, Pine-Richland face new challenges
How long has it been since South Fayette wasn’t a clear conference favorite? That was probably nine years ago, back when the Lions’ senior quarterback would’ve been in third grade. They’ve gone undefeated in the conference every season since, running off a streak of 64 consecutive wins. This year, there...
Eastern-area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 6
Churchill Daniel Gardner sold property at 1914 Hampstead Drive to Kevin and Paige Strasbaugh for $254,000. Delmont James Harry sold property at 324 Abbe Place to Bradley Van Hyning and Courtney Milne for $164,900. Forest Hills Arlene Hayek sold property at 236 Cascade Road to Yevgeniy Shrayber and Vanessa Veltre...
Slide repairs begin on Verona Road in Penn Hills
A portion of Verona Road in Penn Hills closed Monday as crews began working on a slide remediation project, PennDOT announced. The road will be closed all day and night between Lincoln and Coal Hollow roads. Motorists will be detoured by taking Verona Road, Coal Hollow Road and Frankstown Road....
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 30
Churchill Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency sold property at 2400 Greensburg Pike to Ahmed and Arafat Arafat for $82,500. Estate of Marilyn Fredland Lampl sold property at 149 Thornberry Drive to William Fuller Jr. and Cherylie A Blair Fuller for $189,900. Delmont Ronald Glover sold property at 541 Athena Drive to...
Judge rules in favor of apartment complex owner on evictions in Penn Hills
An Allegheny County Common Pleas judge ruled Aug. 26 that the owner of the Valmar Gardens apartment complex in Penn Hills can evict its occupants. The evictions, however, cannot happen before Aug. 31, per Gov. Tom Wolf’s moratorium on evictions because of the coronavirus pandemic. Matthew Feinman, an attorney representing...
Editorial: Journalism’s revolution against big tech
We need our news. Communicating information about what is happening in our world and in our government, around the globe and around the corner, has been critical from the start. The first newspaper in America was printed in Boston in 1690. The Hartford Courant is the oldest newspaper in the...
Assault, DUI cases among those recently handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court – Aug. 25, 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 • Andre Stanton, 39, of Penn Hills on charges of fleeing or attempting...
Allegheny Land Trust preservation project still trying to drum up support from Penn Hills officialsVideo
Before an advocate approached them publicly, Penn Hills Council had no intentions of endorsing Allegheny Land Trust’s preservation plans for the now-vacant 148 acres at the defunct Churchill Valley Country Club. Now, it’s a possibility. With the exception of Deputy Mayor Catherine Sapp, who did not respond to a request...
Penn Hills protest targets officials for lack of action in Valmar Gardens tenants’ plightVideo
Respect. That’s what Andre Mobley, a longtime resident at Valmar Gardens in Penn Hills, demanded on Aug. 21 just outside the municipality’s administration building along with a handful of supporters and other residents. The small protest, organized by Anne Grayson of United Neighborhood Defense Movement, aimed its anger at Penn...
Penn Hills, Verona real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 23
Penn Hills Walter Oliver sold property at 348 Duff Road to Marvin Williams for $110,000. RMBS REO Holdings LLC sold property at 417 Grove Road to Summit Redevelopment Group LLC for $55,119. Persistance Land Co. LLC sold property at 2500 Main St. to Harry Weston for $5,000. Rong Han Li...
Passavant Memorial Homes extends extra pay when state rejects bid for aid
Despite not receiving state aid for hazard pay for frontline workers, a McCandless-based nonprofit will give its employees at 140 community group homes across the region an extra $3 an hour until late October — an initiative that will cost the company about $2 million. Passavant Memorial Homes Family of...
Penn Hills School District to feed online, hybrid learners throughout upcoming school year
Penn Hills School District officials have a plan to ensure students stay fed this school year no matter if they come to class or learn online. The first day of school for the estimated 3,100 students is scheduled for Sept. 8. Students coming to class will be split into two...
Penn Hills School District to spend more than $1 million on new boilers for high school, elementary
The Penn Hills School District plans to spend more than $1 million to replace boilers at the high school and elementary school. District plant manager Bora Caliskan said two of five boilers at the high school and one of three boilers at the elementary school are not working. Boilers have...
