Penn Hills Progress category, Page 15
In brief: Penn Hills and Verona area happenings, week of Nov. 11, 2024
Volunteers sought to help plant trees The Penn Hills Shade Tree Commission needs volunteers to help plant 15 trees from 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 16 along Allegheny River Boulevard. The planting will take place rain or shine. The organization is partnering with the Allegheny River Boulevard Preservation Association (ARBPA)...
Discipline, focus pay off for Penn Hills in playoffs
The Penn Hills football team was focused on the task at hand during the first round at the WPIAL playoffs. The Indians have attempted to stay with that line of thinking all season. When things break down or go awry, Penn Hills wants to maintain a simple mantra: Do your...
Upper St. Clair shuts down Penn Hills to power into Class 5A semifinals
Upper St. Clair’s defense smothered Penn Hills on Friday night, earning a 24-3 victory in the WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinals. “Our defense really made a number of big plays tonight,” Panthers coach Mike Junko said. “They were the reason we got this win. They put a lot of pressure on...
A lifetime of service: Longtime fireman, 98, recalls love and loss stretching decades
Frank Trujillo couldn’t wait to be a fireman and stuck with it for 78 years. “When I was a young fellow, they had a carnival one year and they took me on a ride in a fire truck, and that always stuck with me,” Trujillo said. “The first year I...
Sagging, rusted fence in Penn Hills partly fixed by Union Railroad; other half awaits repairs
Union Railroad has completed long-awaited repairs to its half of a dilapidated fence along Leechburg Road near its North Bessemer Yard, but it remains unclear when the rest might be addressed. The rusted, sagging fence has been described as potentially dangerous to pedestrians by Penn Hills code enforcement officer Jason...
In brief: Penn Hills and Verona area happenings, week of Nov. 4, 2024
Free books available monthly for kids through age 5 Children who reside in the 15235 ZIP code are eligible to receive free books every month until their 5th birthday through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program in conjunction with Reading Ready Pittsburgh. The program, which aims to inspire a love of...
Veterans at Penn Hills senior living facility reflect on trauma, uncertainty and progress
Don Gerken has his younger brother on his mind as Veterans Day approaches, and how his combat service in Vietnam — which earned him Silver and Bronze stars — left lasting scars. “I think he brought a lot of that war home with him,” said Gerken, one of 17 military...
Serra Catholic sophomore sticks with cross country, earns trip to state meet
Serra Catholic sophomore Emily Ruperto nearly threw in the towel on cross country. During the summer, Ruperto hits the club swimming circuit hard. The Penn Hills resident doesn’t have much time to get ready for the start of cross country season. “I’m all in on swimming during the summer,” Ruperto...
Penn Hills part of deep, talented WPIAL Class 5A playoff field
Many have criticized the PIAA’s decision to go to six classifications for football during the 2016 season. However, Penn Hills ultimately ended up landing in a division that has been one of the most successful for the WPIAL on the state level. After playing the first two seasons in this...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Nov. 3, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Thomas Francis Lubanovic sold property at 117 Lynnwood Ave. to Mark Hoel for $10,500. Churchill Estate of Esther Polichio sold property at 457 Woodland Hills Drive to Richard Myers and Lauren McReynolds for $371,000. Edgewood Ian Lee sold property at 20 Love Pl to Zachary Luettgen for...
No. 7 Penn Hills guts out WPIAL playoff win over Moon
Penn Hills football coach Charles Morris approached senior running back/linebacker Naytel Mitchell before the season with a request to play a physical brand of football on both sides of the ball. Mitchell accepted and was hard on conditioning to be ready for the rigors of a long season and handle...
Linton Middle School to undergo internal improvements
Linton Middle School will be seeing some internal changes starting in November. School board members voted Oct. 30 to approve phase one of the school’s HVAC upgrade project. When the project is finished, classrooms will have new unit ventilation systems and controls, allowing teachers to make temperature adjustments for heat...
New security measure at Penn Hills Elementary also promotes school spirit
Penn Hills Elementary School is getting a window makeover. On Oct. 30, board members approved the purchase and use of security window film, a safety measure that will add school spirit and peace of mind to the school off Jefferson Road. According to Christopher Cence, the school’s principal, no specific...
Viola Davis makes a Pittsburgh stop for Black and brown men voter summit
Actress Viola Davis (“How to Get Away With Murder,” “Fences”) took the stage Tuesday night at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater in East Liberty not to discuss her latest project, but to discuss trauma and healing. “We want an America as good as its promise, though that is a promise that...
Parkway East’s Penn Hills off-ramp, Exit 81, to close for paving
The eastbound Interstate 376 ramp to Penn Hills, which is Exit 81, will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, for asphalt paving. PennDOT’s posted detour is to take Exit 80, which is the Monroeville/Buisness Route 22 off-ramp, and turn left at the light on Rodi...
Board drama drags on as Penn Hills looks to revive economic development committee
A new wave of players in Penn Hills civic life are going after vacant land and blighted properties in historically neglected neighborhoods in hopes of attracting new residents and, in turn, amenities. And while some of that work is happening through Elevate Penn Hills, an initiative of the Penn Hills...
In brief: Penn Hills and Verona area happenings, week of Oct. 28, 2024
Penn Hills EMS paramedic who died on duty honored by state Paramedic Nicholas A. Theofilis was named among the 12 recipients of the inaugural 2024 Keystone First Responder Award on Oct. 21. The inaugural award, announced by Gov. Josh Shapiro, was open to members of law enforcement, fire, corrections and...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Oct. 27, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill LSF 9 Master Participation Tr sold property at 2420 Greensburg Pike to AV Restorations LLC for $131,250. Wayne Gregg sold property at 421 Woodland Hills Drive to Woodland Capital LLC for $33,000. Forest Hills Kelsey Kumar Kaifer sold property at 412 Atlantic Ave. to Patricia Sprague for...
Penn Hills goalkeeper happy to give teammates a helping hand
Atheena Burnett had a busy job for the Penn Hills girls soccer team this season. When things broke down for the Indians, she was tasked with keeping the ball out of the net. There were many matches where Burnett was asked to do a lot of work. Burnett saved 40...
Penn Hills coach proud of team’s progress in classroom
Penn Hills football coach Charles Morris is excited about his team’s progress in the classroom this season. The Indians, who have qualified to the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs for the second straight season, have made major strides in the classroom. Ninety-five percent of the team has a GPA above 2.5,...
Penn Hills gets key win for playoff fortunes, defeating rival Plum
Jay’mere Ellis didn’t want to worry about tiebreakers, Gardner Points or for the committee to decide the Class 5A wild cards. The Penn Hills senior quarterback wanted to seal up second place in the Northeast Conference in tidy fashion to make a case for the best seed possible for the...
Police: Chase spanning New Kensington, Plum and Penn Hills ends in crash, arrest
State narcotics agents are leading an investigation into a man who authorities say led them on a chase Wednesday through New Kensington, Plum and Penn Hills before hitting another vehicle head-on and being caught with nearly $7,000 in cocaine. Matthew Avans McCloud, 34, of New Kensington faces a litany of...
Penn Hills Council relaxes billboard rules
Penn Hills Council passed an ordinance Oct. 21 to loosen billboard rules in industrial districts. The new regulations allow for larger and higher billboards in these areas, while also expressly permitting signs with electronically changing messages. Billboards remain banned in residential, conservation, business and mixed-use districts — an overwhelming majority...
Penn Hills man raises money for Second Avenue Commons pets
After hearing about the people and pets of the Second Avenue Commons in Pittsburgh being displaced after a devastating fire in June, a Penn Hills man decided to help the animals and their owners as much as he could. Jeremy Carter, 34, who recently was named one of Pittsburgh Magazine’s...
Police: Penn Hills man dead after falling off Route 28 in Etna
A Penn Hills man died Tuesday evening after falling 35 to 50 feet onto an overpass below Route 28, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Police said Brian Sabock, 63, was involved in a minor one-vehicle crash at the Route 28 northbound on-ramp at the Route 8 interchange in Etna. Because...
