Penn Hills Progress category, Page 10
Penn Hills’ Mike Ulyas helps Burrell hockey team reach PIHL Division 2 championship game
Mike Ulyas never felt like an outsider on the Burrell hockey team. The Penn Hills senior hopped onboard to play with a group that returned a lot of skaters who played for the PIHL’s Division 2 championship. “It feels like I was here last year even though I wasn’t,” Ulyas...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of March 23, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Edgewood Jeanne Marie Meyer sold property at 225 E Swissvale Ave. Unit 3 to Kealsey Brennan McNeil for $158,500. Thomas Crosby Lakeman sold property at 429 Locust St. to Eric and Jennifer Graham for $425,000. Tiffany GP Inc. sold property at 153 Oakview Ave. to Adrian Kasicky and...
Penn Hills students learn about traffic court, road rules in mock trials with Judge DeLuca presiding
Penn Hills High School students got their day in court. Traffic court. A group of students in the district’s Students Against Destructive Decisions organization were invited to Judge Anthony DeLuca Jr.’s office for mock trials in traffic court. Students were given charges and a scenario a day before heading to...
Penn Hills High School students to stage ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’
Two men meet on a train. One makes his lavish living by talking rich ladies out of their money. The other more humbly swindles women by waking their compassion with fabricated stories about his grandmother’s failing health. The conmen make a short-lived alliance until they decide a small French town...
Here are some upcoming programs at Penn Hills Library
The Penn Hills Library, 1037 Stotler Road, offers a variety of programs for all ages. For a complete list of offerings, visit pennhillslibrary.org. Registration is required for the following programs unless otherwise indicated; however, the following teen programs do not require registration. To register for any of the programs, visit...
Vintage-themed boutique relocating from Aspinwall to antique mall in Verona
A boutique store in Aspinwall is relocating to Verona. Dovecote’s owner, Jessica Rehling Vukmir, said news of the building at 20 Brilliant Ave. going on the market served as a catalyst to find a new ZIP code for her specialty shop known for its vintage-inspired items and antiques. Fox Chapel...
In brief: Penn Hills and Verona area happenings, week of March 17, 2025
Slide repairs will close section of Leechburg Road through mid-April PennDOT is alerting motorists of slide remediation work starting March 17, weather permitting, on Leechburg Road in Penn Hills. The work requires the closure of a portion of Leechburg Road between Courtney Avenue and Sutton Drive. The around-the-clock closure is...
Penn Hills notebook: Swimmers make improvements at WPIAL meet
The Penn Hills swim team recently competed at the WPIAL Class 3A championships at Trees Pool. While the Indians didn’t send anyone to Bucknell for the state championships, there was improvement throughout their lineup. Anthony Sipple placed 21st in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 22.76 seconds, which was...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban deed transfers for the week of March 16, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Jones Property LLC sold property at 134 Parkway Ave. to Anise Petite for $18,000. Monroeville Yvonne Morrison sold property at 1372 Hillsdale Drive to Joseph Vincent Jabeir and Christina Anne Lauver for $299,000. Cupola Homes 27 LLC sold property at 1165 La Salle Road to Samah Alhajia...
Penn Hills schedules public hearing on how to spend federal community development funds
Penn Hills will hold the first of two public hearings at 7:30 p.m. March 27 to guide its 2025 Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnerships spending. These monies come from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to benefit low- and moderate-income residents, combat blight and address other...
Riverview students set to perform ‘Something Rotten!’
Ever wondered what it’d be like to live at the same time as Shakespeare? What about being a writer trying to compete with the literary great? More than 90 Riverview students help answer those questions during this year’s school musical, “Something Rotten!” The story follows brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom,...
Fire marshal: Woman dies in a house fire and explosion in Penn Hills
An 84-year-old woman died Tuesday in a fire in Penn Hills that officials say was set off by a propane gas leak. Allegheny County medical examiner personnel were called to the scene of a fire and explosion in the 300 block of College Street. The victim will be identified by...
Police signal all clear after grenade donation forces evacuation of Goodwill store in Penn Hills
The Goodwill store and donation center in the Penn Hills Shopping Center briefly shut down Tuesday afternoon after somebody donated a grenade. “One of our employees at this location was going through a gaylord (box) when she noticed what appeared to look like really large bullets,” said Brian Minefield, an...
Here are some upcoming programs at Penn Hills Library
The Penn Hills Library, 1037 Stotler Road, offers a variety of programs for all ages. For a complete list of offerings, visit pennhillslibrary.org. Registration is required for the following programs unless otherwise indicated; however, the following teen programs do not require registration. To register for any of the programs, visit...
In brief: Penn Hills and Verona area happenings, week of March 10, 2025
More Real ID days set for spring The Penn Hills PennDOT Driver License Center, 11620 Keleket Drive, will host a Real ID Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 14 and May 5. Applications for Real IDs will be the only services available during the event. No other driver’s...
New coach aims to lead Penn Hills softball back to postseason
Michele Stiller was excited to have the opportunity to take over the Penn Hills softball program. Stiller, a 2012 Penn Hills graduate, was confident the pipeline supplying the varsity program was in good shape. “There is a lot of good coaching at the middle school and rec level,” Stiller said....
Penn Hills baseball puts focus on snapping losing skid in Section 1-5A
The bright yellow signs taped on the padded walls behind the batting cages inside the Fralic Center are impossible to miss. In large black letters, the Penn Hills baseball team has a blunt reminder of what they hope to avoid in the future. The signs read 0-22, of the Indians’...
Pittsburgh eastern suburban real estate transactions for the week of March 9, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill 2669 LLC sold property at 1541 Williamsburg Pl to Edward Macey for $260,000. Edgewood David Davis sold property at 501 Greendale Ave. to Michael John Hay and Nicholas Robert Wehner for $315,000. Jonathan Maher sold property at 607 Greendale Ave. to Noah Jemison and Christine Syvertson for...
Local groups take financial worries out of prom season
Hidden behind the glitz and glam of dresses, suits, pictures, flowers and all things that makes prom night magical is the realization of how quickly the expenses can add up. For the students and families worried about the cost as prom season approaches, there are groups in the area that...
Penn Hills students meet therapy dogs as part of counseling options in wake of teacher’s death
Penn Hills students were introduced to emotional support dogs from HOPE Animal-Assisted Crisis Response recently to help them cope with the death of a beloved teacher. Gordie, a golden retriever, and Fergus, a black Labrador, met with students in groups Feb. 28 and accepted lots of pets and hugs. The...
In brief: Penn Hills and Verona area happenings, week of March 3, 2025
Blood drive set at high school Vitalant is hosting a blood drive from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 27 at Penn Hills High School, one of dozens of blood drives the group is holding in the Pittsburgh area this month. Donors who participate at any of these sites will...
Penn Hills sprinter continues to make great strides during indoor track season
Mackenzie McIntyre has continued to inch toward her goal of being one of the best sprinters in the state. The Penn Hills senior earned her opportunity to showcase what she can do in front of the whole state at the Pennsylvania Track & Field Coaches Association indoor state championships March...
Penn Hills notebook: 3 seniors chosen for East-West all-star game
Donovan Burnett, Naytel Mitchell and Ron Porter III were all selected to play in the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association East-West Large School All-Star game. The three Indians senior football players are all moving on to play at the next level. Mitchell, a Sacramento State signee, rushed for over 1,000...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of March 2, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Daniel Breitkreutz sold property at 134 Greenfield Ave. to Brittany Rose Leaper for $114,000. Churchill Matthew James Ziolkowski sold property at 2 Lear Drive to Ryan and Jessica Kanner for $343,000. Andrew Glover sold property at 1707 Yorktown Pl to Kaleigh Conners and Lauren Jones for $355,000....
Penn Hills students push for their voices to be heard
Time is being reserved at Penn Hills School Board’s next public meeting for a group of students to speak publicly after their comments were cut short during the Feb. 26 voting meeting. The Linton Middle School Media Center was filled with students and teachers seemingly wanting to show support to...
