Penn Hills Progress category, Page 104
Blighted properties in Penn Hills slated for demo
Four blighted properties in Penn Hills, including what officials described as a nuisance bar, are slated for demolition using Community Development Block Grant funding. Council awarded Lutterman Excavating its $42,790 bid to tear down the structures. The properties include 49 Verona Road, 4268 Verona Road, 4813 Verona Road and 470...
Federal funding will pave 3 Penn Hills roads
Penn Hills will use $311,000 of federal grant funding to pave three roads and one parking lot as part of the latest round of the Community Development Block Grant program. The roads include Westminster, Eastminster and Thon drives. Each road will be paved in its entirety. The Penn Hills Service...
New security protocol at Penn Hills School District prohibits visiting except for school business
People without a purpose – such as picking up or dropping off students, or have a scheduled visit – should stay off of Penn Hills School District property during school hours, according to a recent security change. Superintendent Nancy Hines said similar security measures were implemented at the Bill Fralic...
DUI, drug cases among those recently handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court – Sep. 24, 2019
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 • Shawn Allen, 48, of Penn Hills on charges of possession of drug...
Weiss withdraws as Penn Hills’ special counsel for recovery
Attorney Ira Weiss has withdrawn as special counsel for Penn Hills School District’s chief recovery officer one day after school board members publicly questioned the legality of Weiss’ appointment. The Pittsburgh-based firm Weiss Burkardt Kramer LLC submitted a letter to district officials informing them of the decision Tuesday. Weiss said...
Penn Hills School District officials to hire Oakmont councilwoman as PR consultant
Carrie DelRosso, Oakmont councilwoman and Riverview School District public relations consultant, could add Penn Hills School District as her next client. Penn Hills officials met at a finance committee meeting Sept. 23 and discussed hiring her company to launch a public relations campaign. Superintendent Nancy Hines said the district received...
Penn Hills School District to save millions through bond refinancing
Penn Hills School District officials hope to save millions through bond refinancing. Five firms submitted about a dozen options for school directors to consider. Daniel Matsook, the district’s state-appointed financial recovery officer, said more than $100 million in bonds could be restructured to save Penn Hills between $15 million and...
Penn Hills school officials say misunderstanding led to ‘no confidence’ letter
Miscommunication and misunderstandings led Penn Hills School District officials to try and oust their state-appointed recovery officer Daniel Matsook, according to both parties involved. “Had I been here when they wrote the letter, we probably would have worked it all out and there wouldn’t have been a letter,” Matsook said....
Photos: Rosedale Fall Festival in Verona
The annual Rosedale Fall Festival closed out yet another season at the Rosedale Beach Club in Verona. The end of summer event was held the weekend of September 12-14 at the Beach Club in Verona. Hundreds came out for the food, carnival rides, games, and live music each evening....
Parks in East Suburbs get state money for improvements
Penn Hills, Verona, Oakmont and Plum are slated to receive state grants totaling more than $650,000 to be used for park improvements, state Sen. Jay Costa Jr. announced Tuesday. Penn Hills got $104,410 to replace the Red Oak and Maple pavilions at Penn Hills Community Park along Colorado Street. The...
Penn Hills High School marching band participates in festival at Highlands
Penn Hills High School marching band was one about a dozen schools to participate in this year’s Alle-Kiski Band Festival. The event took place at Highlands School District’s Golden Rams Stadium in Natrona Heights Wednesday night. Their performance featured the music of Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Bon Jovi...
Plum man dies after crash in Penn Hills
A Plum man is dead after having what appeared to be a “medical emergency” while driving Wednesday in Penn Hills, according to police. John Monroe, 57, of Plum died at a hospital shortly before 7 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. The report said the crash...
Penn Hills School Board trying to oust financial recovery officer
The Penn Hills school board is trying to remove the district’s state-appointed financial recovery officer, Daniel Matsook. In a letter obtained by the Tribune-Review, the school board alleges Matsook attempted to “employ or appoint people, entities or other businesses of his own choosing without notice, input or consultation with the...
Assault, drug cases among those recently handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court – Sep. 16, 2019
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 • Lawrence Sampson, 29, of Penn Hills on charges of possession of marijuana...
Online petition seeks to rename Indiana site to Nalani Johnson Park
An online petition to rename a park in Indiana County has purportedly garnered more than 18,700 signatures since its launch a week ago. Nadia Tillman, of Blairsville created the petition in early September, two days after Nalani Johnson — who would have turned two on Sunday — was found dead...
Murrysville golf course will host fundraiser for Great Pyrenees clubVideo
Janice Trzeciak of Penn Hills was only planning to foster Jasmine, a big, adorable Great Pyrenees dog, until she could find the animal a permanent home. But one day when Trzeciak went to meet with a potential “forever family,” she discovered that she just wasn’t ready to say goodbye. Jasmine...
Penn Hills Class of 1969 to tour new high school during reunion
A group of Penn Hills High School alumni will reunite after 50 years by going back to school for a tour of a building that occupies property that – when they were students – used to be their high school’s backyard. Jacqueline Price was one of the 1,084 students who...
Penn Hills partners with Savvy Citizen to communicate with residents
Penn Hills residents are able to get announcements about everything from road closures to events in the parks on their smartphones. Penn Hills administration has inked a deal with Savvy Citizen, a mobile app designed to allow governments to communicate with residents. The free app is available for download on...
Penn Hills Anti-Litter Group participating in Pittsburgh Garbage Olympics
Penn Hills litter haters will have two hours on an upcoming Saturday to collect as much garbage as possible to compete for prizes in the third annual Pittsburgh Garbage Olympics. The Penn Hills Anti-Litter Group will meet from 9 to 11 a.m. to compete in the Sept. 21 event. The...
Penn Hills boy, 15, faces trial on homicide charge regarding death of Mt. Oliver man
A 15-year-old Penn Hills boy who was charged with homicide in July will stand trial as all his charges were upheld by a Pittsburgh Municipal Court judge. Myzle Ford appeared before Judge Tom Caulfield on Friday in gray prison garb. He was represented by a public defender, Christopher Patarini, who...
Penn Hills Library slates events
• Children are invited to work on Halloween crafts and projects from 1 to 2 p.m. Oct. 3 in the Children’s Library. The activities are for children aged 3 to 5. Call the library to make a reservation. • Children are invited to play with Legos from 6 to 8...
Dogs to play a role at this year’s Community Day in Verona
An annual celebration in Verona has gone to the dogs as a pet parade is among the new activities at the borough’s Community Day. Festivities are scheduled for 3-7 p.m. Sept. 14 at Railroad Park near the borough building. The parade is slated for 4 p.m. and presented by Etta’s...
2 killed in head-on Penn Hills crash identified
Two people died Sunday in a two-vehicle, head-on crash on Hulton Road in Penn Hills. The crash, in the area of 930 Hulton Road was reported just after 5 p.m., an Allegheny County emergency dispatcher said. According to Penn Hills police Chief Howard Burton, the crash occurred when one of...
Penn Hills man accused of raping 2 young girls
A Penn Hills man is accused of repeatedly raping and beating two young girls, police said. Christopher Musgrove, 32, faces 12 felonies and two misdemeanors related to the incidents. He was charged in early August. One of the alleged victims was 6 years old. The other was 11. The 11-year-old...
Penn Hills rescinds plan to remove board members
Penn Hills council held a special meeting Thursday to remove seven appointed officials for not submitting to criminal background checks, but changed course when a council member suggested those people be given another chance. Deputy Mayor Catherine Sapp, who was not present at the meeting but called in by telephone,...
