Penn Hills Progress category, Page 104

The Institute of Medical and Business Careers held its fourth annual Graduation Ceremony on July 29, 2019, at the Comfort Inn on Rodi Road. The Institute of Medical and Business Careers Penn Hills campus is a branch campus of The Institute of Medical and Business Careers, which is located in...

A Penn Hills man pleaded guilty to guarding massive amounts of cocaine, heroin, marijuana and cash as a participant in one of the largest drug rings ever busted in Western Pennsylvania, federal prosecutors said July 31. Chace Johnson, 21, was convicted of one federal narcotics charge for “maintaining a drug-involved...

The East Suburban Artists League will present its 40th Annual Members Show at CCAC’s Boyce Campus in Monroeville starting Aug. 12. The show will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, Aug. 12 through Sept. 6, at the college’s main entrance. There will be a free, public...

Officials still don’t know what caused the fire that destroyed a shopping plaza along one of Penn Hills’ busiest roads earlier this week. “We haven’t developed any new details,” said Chuck Miller, Penn Hills Fire Marshal, who is leading the investigation into the fire. He did say, however, he does...

Verona officials have to dig deep to make emergency repairs at an intersection. A sink hole 10-feet deep and 20-feet wide opened up at Second Avenue and Church Street. Borough engineer Matthew Pitsch said storms on July 18 caused a manhole to open and stormwater washed away a portion of...

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 • Ronald Wilson, 42, of Pittsburgh on charges of driving under the influence,...

Penn Hills Parks and Recreation is gearing up for its fifth-annual Summerfest coming Aug. 3. “It’s a positive event for our community,” said John Scaglione, assistant superintendent of the municipality’s public works and parks and recreation departments. “We’d like to bring some good news to Penn Hills. This is a...

Travelers who drive on Nadine Road in Penn Hills will need to take a different route indefinitely, PennDOT said July 24. A section of the road between Allegheny River Boulevard and Lincoln Road has been closed since July 12 after a landslide overturned a retaining wall, causing a portion of...

Penn Hills firefighters are investigating a fire at a two-story building Wednesday night. Allegheny County dispatchers said calls for the fire at 529 Penn Vista Drive came in around 9:50 p.m. Authorities said flames were coming out of the side of the home. Emergency responders were still on scene as...

A proposed pedestrian/bike trail connecting Verona, Oakmont, Penn Hills and Plum is gaining traction with residents. “I think it’s a great idea,” Verona resident Rhoda Worf said July 23 at a public meeting on the project. “Consolidation is key, and having all four municipalities contribute and help maintain (the trail)...

Penn Hills and Plum, two of the worst-hit communities from flooding Sunday and Monday, face steep costs to get things all back up to normal, according to officials. Penn Hills declared a state of emergency Monday afternoon in order to fast-track certain repair projects, said Scott Andrejchak, the municipality’s manager....

District Judge Anthony DeLuca recently handled the following cases. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Davon Gibson, 32, of Homestead on charges of simple assault and harassment. Charges were filed March 17. • Tyaire Jenkins, 24, of Turtle Creek on charges of...

Officials from four Allegheny County communities will meet in Penn Hills to discuss a proposed pedestrian/bicycle trail. The public’s invited to participate in the discussion 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the municipal building, 102 Duff Road. The plan is to make a trail from Arch Street in Verona,...

Several streets and businesses in Penn Hills and Plum were affected by flooding after rain pounded the area Sunday and early Monday morning. “We were hit unusually hard last night,” said Penn Hills EMS Supervisor Diane Fitzhenry. Nearly three inches of rain fell in many areas in the Pittsburgh region....

In 2018, Penn Hills nonprofit Military Connections stuffed and shipped about 11,000 Christmas stockings filled with snacks and supplies to troops stationed across the globe. Roughly 5,000 of them came from a group of volunteers who create the stockings all year long, then come together for a full day of...

A Penn Hills man has been sentenced in federal court to 15 years in prison for his role in a drug distribution network. Angelo Massie, 41, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Nora Barry Fischer in Pittsburgh. Authorities said Massie conspired with others to distribute more than a kilogram of...

A Penn Hills woman was “hanging around” a train yard Wednesday night with her boyfriend when one car began to move, running over her leg, police said. The 18-year-old woman, whom officials declined to identify, is recovering from her injuries at a local hospital. “She was down around the tracks...

Linton Middle School in Penn Hills has a new principal. The school board unanimously voted at a special meeting July 15 to have Sandra Barker lead the fifth through eighth-grade school starting next school year. “It’s a better fit,” board President Erin Vecchio said. “We have too many issues going...

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 • Donte Marshall, 27, of Braddock on two counts of charges of controlled...

Penn Hills is one of Pennsylvania’s best places to live retired, according to GOBankingRates.com. The website is designed to be a personal finance resource to share articles and advice on managing money. They made their retirement determination based on median home list price, annual mortgage total and annual cost of...

Penn Hills police are investigating reports of a woman struck by a train Wednesday evening. Allegheny County dispatch confirmed police, fire and EMS activity at 7:47 p.m. along the 1900 block of Leechburg Road. The woman’s condition was not immediately available....

Penn Hills will repave seven municipal roads as part of its 2019 capital paving program. The $540,000 project, awarded to Plum-based A. Liberoni Inc., is expected to begin in September, said Department of Public Works Director Scott Shepard. The following roads will be repaved: • Evernia Drive, from Clematis Boulevard...

A developer that plans to build a subsidized apartment complex for seniors in Penn Hills has received funding approval from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Authority. A.M. Rodriguez Associates sought $1.25 million in tax credits over 10 years from PHFA to build a 52-unit apartment complex where the former Forbes Elementary...