Penn Hills Progress category, Page 43
Penn Hills residents, community organizations request CDBG funding
Penn Hills is set to receive $674,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds — $26,000 less than last year — in addition to $35,000 from homeowners repaying loans as part of its CDBG-funded housing rehabilitation program. Another $110,000 for affordable housing will come from the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, a...
In brief: Easter dinner, Project Prom and more in Penn Hills, Verona
Community dinner Christ the Divine Shepherd Parish will hold a free Easter Dinner from 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. (or until the food is gone) on April 9 at 245 Azalea Drive in Monroeville. For more information, visit christthedivine shepherd.org. Easter egg hunt Penn Hills Parks & Recreation is hosting an Easter egg...
Penn Hills boys learn from past losses to climb all the way to top of WPIAL mountain
Make no mistake, Penn Hills senior guard Noah Barren appreciated the pomp and circumstance. The Indians boys basketball team was treated to the full cycle of congratulations after winning its sixth WPIAL title. Penn Hills, which beat Peters Township, 70-65, on March 2 at Pitt’s Petersen Events Center to win...
Penn Hills baseball sets simple goal: Playoffs
Rodney Stubbs made the goal for the Penn Hills baseball team a succinct one. “I better get in the playoffs this year,” Stubbs said. Stubbs, who stated the goal with a laugh, believes some of the upgrades the program was able to make will help the Indians out. Penn Hills,...
Man killed in Penn Hills shooting identified
Allegheny County Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man early Sunday morning in Penn Hills. Police said the shooting occurred in the parking lot of the Penn Towers apartment building on the 11000 block of Frankstown Road at 3:11 a.m. First responders found a man who had been...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of March 12, 2023
Churchill David Tobin sold property at 2405 Marbury Road to Victor and Tamara Moon Dixon for $345,000. Edgewood Daniel Spencer sold property at 554 Greendale Ave. to American International Relocation Soluti for $335,000. American International Relocation Soluti sold property at 554 Greendale Ave. to Nicholas McClintock and Kimberly Frantz for...
Penn Hills enjoys home-court advantage, routs DuBois in state playoff opener
Noah Barren was happy to be comfortable on a snowy night in Penn Hills. During the Indians’ run through the state playoffs last season, Penn Hills scored a first-round upset on the other side of the state, then got stranded on the side of the road on their way home...
Student stabbed during incident at Penn Hills High School
A Penn Hills High School student stabbed a classmate with a pair of scissors on Thursday, officials said. Superintendent Nancy Hines said two students got into an argument inside a classroom shortly before afternoon dismissal. One of the students grabbed a pair of scissors and stabbed the other in the...
Morning Roundup: Allegheny County hosting online meeting for 4 upcoming bridge projects
The Allegheny County Department of Public Works is playing host to an online meeting March 22 to discus plans to restore four bridges. The meeting is scheduled for 6 to 7:30 p.m. using the Microsoft Teams video conferencing app. The projects up for discussion are the restoration of: • Ivory...
Letter to the editor: Penn Hills Library offers outstanding entertainment
Penn Hills Library offers outstanding entertainment Once again, our Penn Hills Library offered the area some outstanding entertainment in a Motown Music Tribute by BGVS on Feb. 25. The three ladies gave us 14 classics in close harmony. We were dancing on the floor, clapping to the rhythm and bobbing...
In brief: Psychic fair, student news and more in Penn Hills, Verona
Psychic fair 3 Rivers Psychic Fair, with more than 50 vendors, will be held 11 a.m.-5 p.m. March 11 at the Comfort Inn, 699 Rodi Road in Penn Hills. Workshop topics include manifesting, authenticity and telepathy. The fairs offer psychic, intuitive, and medium readings, Reiki healers, energy healers, holistic and...
Developmental season for Penn Hills wrestling ends with near-misses for WPIAL hopefuls
Penn Hills wrestling spent the season in a developmental phase, trying to build self-confidence on the roster and give kids a chance to qualify for the WPIAL Class 3A championship tournament. The Indians, though, faced a daunting task by seeing its inexperienced roster having to navigate through a sectional field...
With love of swimming rekindled at Edinboro, Penn Hills grad heads to nationals
Stephanie Sipple didn’t make the move from the NCAA Division I level at Cleveland State to Division II at Edinboro would because it might make it easier for her to qualify for nationals. After years of high-level training, Sipple went to Cleveland and saw her enjoyment for the sport fade....
East suburban real estate transactions, week of March 5, 2023
Churchill Lois Miller sold property at 38 Churchill Road to Kevin and Jamie Hamilton for $310,000. Agate Realty LLC sold property at 3839 Greensburg Pike to Kimberly Kaplan for $200,000. Edgewood Nathaniel Rosi sold property at 182 Gordon St. to Clinton and Lisa Marie Graham for $340,000. Donald Manner sold...
Penn Hills second to none in WPIAL finals victory over Peters Township
Penn Hills is underrated no more. Indians coach Chris Giles always insisted his team was OK with the No. 2 seed it received from the basketball committee, but there’s now no doubt who’s best in the WPIAL. Noah Barren scored 22 points and Daemar Kelly had 21 as Penn Hills...
2023 WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball championship breakdown: Peters Township vs. Penn Hills
WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball final No. 1 Peters Township vs. No. 2 Penn Hills 9 p.m. Thursday, Petersen Events Center On the air: Video livestream: TribHSSN.TribLive.com; Radio: KDKA (1020 AM, 100.1 FM); WJPA (95.3 FM) WPIAL titles: Penn Hills 5 (2018, ’03, ’00, 1994, ’87), Peters Township 1 (2009)...
Death of Penn Hills couple treated as murder-suicide, police say
The identities of the Penn Hills couple who were found dead Tuesday in what police are calling a murder-suicide were released Wednesday by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. Thomas Washington Sr., 63, and Rosemary Washington, 62, were found inside their home in the 100 block of Conestoga Road when Penn...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for Feb. 26, 2023
The numbers are impressive. The Penn Hills boys basketball team has allowed a Class 5A-best 44.2 points per game this season. That number puts the Indians at fifth overall in the WPIAL in team defense. But if you need more proof, just go to a Penn Hills game. The Indians...
Penn Hills swimmers go to great lengths to lower times
Clark Leonard, Anthony Sipple, Anthony Collins and Luke Hoolahan were all disappointed they didn’t shave any time off their WPIAL Class 3A 200 freestyle relay qualifying time during a last-chance meet Feb. 18 at Chartiers Valley. But Penn Hills swimming coach Morgan Bush knew there were other opportunities. The meet at...
Penn Hills girls make big strides between 1st and last game
The Penn Hills girls basketball had the misfortune of starting and ending the season against the same team. But the good news for the Indians was that getting a second chance at McKeesport in the first round of the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs meant that they found a way to...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Feb. 26, 2023
Chalfant Duane Agate sold property at 126-128 Lynnwood Ave. to 365 Realty LLC for $131,000. Steel Town Properties USA LLC sold property at 141 North Ave. to Pitane LLC for $65,000. Jamie Zawodni sold property at 150 North Ave. to Timothy Nethers for $100,000. Churchill Joan Shaw sold property at...
Penn Hills baffles North Hills with 3-pointers, alley-oops in WPIAL semifinal win
Penn Hills teammates Daemar Kelly and Julian Dugger have perfected their high-flying alley-oop this winter, mastering a play that shows their rare athleticism. Five times they connected Saturday. But it was a 6-foot junior who stayed far away from the rim who left North Hills coaches shaking their heads. Lamire...
31 flying squirrels take refuge in local animal shelterVideo
More than 30 flying squirrels have found a temporary home at the Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Penn Hills. The native rodents, southern flying squirrels, were brought to the center this winter in two large groups after the squirrels’ Western Pennsylvania homes were no longer suitable....
Penn Hills officials investing in public safety with help of grants
Penn Hills council ratified a grant agreement with Allegheny County to fund approximately half the cost of replacing police body cameras. At the Feb. 20 council meeting, Mayor Pauline Calabrese touted a recent string of investments in public safety for the municipality, including new emergency vehicles and the induction of...
Penn Hills too much for Mars in Class 5A quarterfinals
Throughout the 2022-23 season, the Penn Hills Indians have flexed their muscles, athleticism and length to have a lot of success, in search of a WPIAL title, which would be the sixth in program history. The story was no different Wednesday in the WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinals, as the Indians...
