Penn Hills Progress category, Page 86
Penn Hills’ A’Lysa Sledge signs on with UMass Lowell
A’Lysa Sledge has known for months where she wanted to play basketball at the collegiate level. The Penn Hills senior made it official Nov. 13 when she signed a national letter of intent to attend UMass Lowell next season. The 5-foot-11 standout was mulling an offer from Niagara and also...
Week in Review: Top stories from the Penn Hills area for the week of Nov. 16Video
Here’s a quick look into the news that happened in Penn Hills and Verona from Nov. 16 to 20. • A Penn Hills Council meeting was hijacked by callers spewing racial slurs and vulgarity on Nov. 16. The municipality’s IT director had to kick off more than five callers in...
Fox Chapel’s Adam Rosenberg pleads not guilty to killing Christian Moore-Rouse in preliminary hearing
A Fox Chapel man accused of killing a Verona man will stand trial after pleading not guilty in a preliminary hearing Friday at Pittsburgh Municipal Court. Adam Rosenberg, 22, was charged in May with criminal homicide, robbery, abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence in connection to the killing...
Penn Hills meeting hijacked briefly by callers using racial slurs, profanity
Multiple people who have yet to be identified hijacked a virtual Penn Hills Council meeting Monday, interjecting loudly with racial slurs and profanity. The comments came at a point in the meeting when Scott Andrejchak, the municipality’s manager, began presenting to council and the public his proposed budget for 2021....
Verona officials advertise 2021 budget, no tax increase included
Verona officials hope to hold the line on real estate taxes in next year’s budget. Council unanimously voted earlier this month to advertise its 2021 spending plan, which maintains the current tax rate at 7.8 mills. The borough has not raised real estate taxes in at least 10 years. Borough...
Judge rules no merit to claims that dead twin brother was Jeannette shooter
The appeal of a Penn Hills man serving life in prison for a murder he claims was committed by his dead twin brother was rejected Tuesday by a Westmoreland County judge. Common Pleas Court Judge Meagan Bilik-DeFazio, in an 11-page decision, called the appeal from Darrelle Tolbert-McGhee “without merit” and...
Penn Hills holds first public hearing on 2021 budget
It looks like no changes are coming to Penn Hills’ proposed spending plan for 2021 after the municipality held its first public hearing Nov. 16. The proposed budget was published on the municipality’s website Oct. 29. Manager Scott Andrejchak kicked off the hearing, which was held virtually, by presenting the...
News briefs: Penn Hills woman killed in crash along McKees Rocks Bridge
A Penn Hills woman was killed in a Nov. 7 vehicle crash on the McKees Rocks Bridge, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. The victim is Egypt Mariam White, 19. County police are investigating the accident, which happened about 3:30 p.m. White was taken to Allegheny General Hospital where...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 15
Chalfant John Byron sold property at 250 Elizabeth Ave. to Megan Barker for $181,000. Irwin Jesse Neal sold property at 409 Sixth St. to Allison Karissa Glazar for $122,500. Manor William Hearn sold property at 1235 First St. to Westmoreland Co. Land Bank for $1,840. Katie Oliver sold property at...
Verona officials add new vehicle, 3 officers to its police department, cameras to come
Verona officials recently hired three part-time officers and added a new vehicle to the police department. The additions bring the borough force to three full-timers, including Chief Ron McLemore, and six part-time officers. “They’re good assets to this department,” McLemore said. “We’re excited to have them.” The new hires include...
Redeemer Lutheran runners finish cross country season strong
Redeemer Lutheran’s cross country team was hoping to finish strong with the runners who qualified for the WPIAL meet in late October. That’s exactly what happened as three competitors placed in the top 100 of the girls and boys races. Senior Charis Carroll finished in 41st place with a time...
Penn Hills senior living facility residents enjoy own version of ‘The Masters’
As golfers teed off Thursday to begin the days-long Masters tournament in Georgia, a senior living facility in Penn Hills held their own version. The 30 residents at Allegheny Place participated in the facility’s inaugural “The Masters at Allegheny Place” to compete for donated prizes and enjoy a change of...
No property tax increase in Penn Hills’ proposed municipal budget
The Penn Hills manager has proposed a 2021 budget without a property tax hike, according to a draft published on the municipality’s website. For the second straight year, Scott Andrejchak, the municipal manager, has proposed using $3 million from the budget’s carryover funds to balance the $34 million spending plan....
Riverview School District welcomes students back in second 9-weeks hybrid model
The Riverview School District has switched to a hybrid learning model this grading period with most students back in school a couple days a week. The switch this month from all online learning to a mix of in-person student groups and continued at-home education was was welcomed by Verona parent...
Assault, 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. Held for court • Onarae Houser, 28, of New Kensington on charges of possession of controlled substances. Charges were...
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. Waived preliminary hearings • Arthur Jones-Beasley, 26, of Pittsburgh on charges of receiving stolen property, theft...
Steel City Con in Monroeville rescheduled to April because of covid-19 concerns
Steel City Con, one of the largest conventions in the nation and exclusive to the Monroeville Convention Center, has been postponed again due to covid-19 safety concerns. Organizers were hoping to have pop culture and comic book enthusiasts return to 209 Mall Blvd. in December after having to cancel their...
News briefs: Penn Hills Holiday Light Cruise set for Dec. 3 to replace Holiday Light Festival
Penn Hills has canceled the municipality’s annual Holiday Light Festival because of the coronavirus pandemic restrictions. In its place, the municipality will host a Penn Hills Holiday Light Cruise. The event is scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. Dec. 3 at the government center parking lot, 102 Duff Road. People...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 8
Churchill V & K Investments LLC sold property at 41 Barton Drive to Marjorie Bennett for $156,000. Jason Paul Taylor trustee sold property at 3863 Henley Drive to Shayla Woods for $265,000. Edgewood Nancy Brough trustee sold property at 503 Greendale Ave. to Adam Karpuszka for $265,000. Lynsie Campbell sold...
Penn Hills cross country team picking up steam
The Penn Hills boys cross country team had a young core this season that finished strong, which provides coach Lee Zelkowitz with optimism for years to come. Sophomore Austin Stuchul was the Indians’ top runner this season. Stuchul finished in 140th place with a time of 19:15 at the WPIAL...
Young Penn Hills roster shows competitive fire during rebuilding year
Coach Jon LeDonne knew it was going to be a tough matchup when No. 7 Penn Hills faced No. 2 Gateway in the first round of the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs Oct. 30. However, LeDonne was encouraged with how the young Indians competed against the Gators as they lost, 14-0....
New Goodwill store and donation center opens in Penn Hills
The new Goodwill store and donation center in the Penn Hills Shopping Center is now open. A grand opening celebration and ribbon-cutting ceremnony took place Nov. 5. There was a DJ, and people were dancing as part of the celebration. “We’re excited to be in Penn Hills,” said assistant manager...
Penn Hills School District students pledge to promote peace
Penn Hills School District students recently participated in a non-violence week and promoted peace and unity. Students signed a peace pledge, and the signed pledges were hung in hallways. Elementary students also made various crafts featuring peace signs and positive messages....
Penn Hills Community Garden’s success prompts record donations to food banks
A garden that some call Penn Hills’ best-kept secret donated a record amount of produce to local food banks this season. The Penn Hills Community Garden, located on roughly five acres along Jefferson Road, donated 1,500 pounds of produce to food banks such as 412 Food Rescue and the Penn...
Tree planting near Beulah Presbyterian Church provides environmental boost to Churchill area
Volunteers from several organizations came together late last month to make the landscape of Churchill a little greener. More than 70 people planted 115 trees in the area between Beulah Presbyterian Church, its nearby cemetery and the Parkway East. The church partnered with Garfield Community Farm and Plant Five for...
