Penn Hills Progress category, Page 2
Traffic and parking restrictions to begin Tuesday morning in Verona
Street parking and traffic patterns will temporarily change on some Verona streets starting Tuesday morning. Sewer line repairs will be conducted along Center Avenue, necessitating parking restrictions and flaggers to facilitate traffic flow, according to the Verona Police Department. Parking will be prohibited along both sides of Center Avenue from...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 9, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Bryan Kreider sold property at 2505 Greensburg Pike to Joseph Chilcott for $159,399. Forest Hills Jerome Bitz sold property at 108 Cascade Road to Peter and Gina Chan for $380,000. William Moore sold property at 115 Forest Hills Road to Matthew Frazer for $415,000. Benjamin Spaulding sold...
Penn Hills notebook: Steelers bring in former Indians star
Daequan Hardy walked into the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room Nov. 5 and saw some familiar faces. At Penn State, he played with Joey Porter Jr. and Pat Freiermuth. This summer with the Buffalo Bills, one of his teammates was safety Daryl Porter Jr. The person that Hardy had the longest...
Playoff goal still remains for improving Penn Hills boys soccer program
Kevin Truman wanted to find a way to help the Penn Hills boys soccer program find a way back to the WPIAL playoffs. While the Indians’ coach felt like they had made tremendous progress, they couldn’t find enough punch on offense to emerge from Section 1-4A. What Penn Hills hopes...
Former Penn Hills planning director recognized for efforts on VOPP Trail
Chris Blackwell, 61, wanted to leave a legacy behind after his February retirement. With a passion for outdoor recreation, and being an avid traveler, Blackwell wanted to set Penn Hills up for success with the forthcoming Verona, Oakmont, Penn Hills and Plum (VOPP) segment of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail....
3 newcomers, 1 incumbent earn 4-year terms on Penn Hills School Board
Three newcomers and one incumbent have been selected from seven candidates running for Penn Hills School Board. According to unofficial election results from the Allegheny County Office of Elections, Monica Colbert, Dawn Golden, Reginald Hickman and Nicole Richardson will be sworn in to serve four-year terms in December. Colbert, 52,...
Democrats win 2 seats on Penn Hills Council
Two members have been selected from three candidates running for Penn Hills Council. According to unofficial election results from the Allegheny County Office of Elections, Democrats Kimberly “Kim” Refosco and Ian T. Cartwright will be sworn in this January to serve four-year terms. Refosco, 45, received 9,248 (45.5%) votes, making...
Here are some upcoming programs at Penn Hills Library
Penn Hills Library, 1037 Stotler Road, offers a variety of programs for all ages. For a complete list of offerings and to register for programs, visit pennhillslibrary.org. To reach the library by phone, call 412-775-4700. Regular operating hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 10 a.m....
Hebron Church in Penn Hills, which dates to township’s founding, marks 175th anniversary
During an era of churches closing and congregations merging, church elder Dan Brown said Hebron Church in Penn Hills is still going strong. The church celebrated its 175th anniversary with a banquet attended by 193 congregants Oct. 12. “Many churches have either closed up or certainly shrunk. I mean, we’ve...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 2, 2025
Churchill Kenneth Mitchell sold property at 2509 Creekedge Drive to Heather Powe for $310,000. Kory Riemensperger sold property at 1528 Williamsburg Pl to Aaron Kreimer and Elise Krugh for $255,000. Edgewood Julie Heinrich sold property at 210 Maple Ave. to Robert Michael Zlot and Sandra Sum Yee Mau for $750,000....
Tips for Cops fundraiser has huge turnout; organizers set goal of $6,000 to help needy
Monroeville police Officer Robert Gowans said cops can sometimes get a bad rap. That wasn’t possible on Oct. 19, when off-duty officers turned out in force to help the less fortunate. Police from Penn Hills, Wilkins, Churchill and Monroeville traded in their uniforms for aprons to serve a hungry crowd...
Penn Hills middle school swim team reaching new heights
Mark Spinola was happy to say every swimmer who competed at the middle school championships saw a significant drop in their times. The Penn Hills middle school swim coach is pleased the program is trending in the right direction. “The team has come a long way,” said Spinola, who has...
Fall ball program the latest signpost in Penn Hills baseball’s rebuilding efforts
Joe Capobianco didn’t have to buy a large amount of refreshments for the Penn Hills baseball boosters meetings during his first season with the program. The Indians only had one booster last season. This year, the number has swelled to about eight parents. As Penn Hills attempts to climb the...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 26, 2025
Chalfant Evan Mihlo sold property at 119 Elizabeth Ave. to Amy Jacobs for $132,500. Forest Hills Anthony Everitt sold property at 113 Overdale Road to Jenton Brandt for $323,000. Estate of John Paul Hanish III sold property at 227 Ridge Ave. to Corey Simmons for $206,500. Monroeville Ahmad Hooshmand sold...
Mustang miracle: Plum beats Penn Hills on kicker’s last-second TD on blocked field goal
It will be a play the Plum football faithful will not soon forget. Mustangs senior Austin Kolanowski set up for a 24-yard field goal with the score tied with two seconds left. The kick was blocked, but Kolankowski followed the ball and picked it up at the 10. He ran...
In brief: Happenings in the Penn Hills area
Trick-or-treat time Trick-or-treating will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, in Penn Hills. Residents who plan to participate are asked to leave their porch lights on. Motorists are advised to stay off the roads during this time and to drive with caution if they must navigate...
7 candidates look to fill 4 Penn Hills School Board seats
Residents of the Penn Hills School District will see a busy race this November as seven candidates are vying to fill four open seats on the school board. According to the Allegheny County Office of Elections’ official candidate list, incumbents Joseph Capozoli, Marisa Jamison and Evelyn Herbert, all originally cross-filed...
3 candidates look to fill 2 seats on Penn Hills Council
According to the Allegheny County Office of Elections’ official candidate list, there are two Democrats and one Republican running for two four-year seats in Penn Hills. Here are the candidates and their responses to election questions posed by TribLive: Ian T. Cartwright Age: 47 Political party affiliation: Democrat Education: Michigan...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 19, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Lance Hanchey sold property at 1898 Brushcliff Road to Gerald Ray Hall Jr. and Diane Jeanne Hall for $329,500. Rosalyn DeFalco sold property at 2506 Collins Road to Joseph Figliulo for $215,000. Estate of Dolores Anderson Lyons sold property at 2317 Marbury Road to Brian Paul Zarb...
Portion of Penn Hills roadway closed after water main break Saturday
Part of a Penn Hills road remains closed and residents are without water as crews work to repair a broken water line Saturday. Police Chief Jason Bonace said the break occurred around 7:45 a.m. along the 300 block of Pennoak Drive. Wilkinsburg-Penn Joint Water Authority crews responded to the area...
Federal authorities announce the apprehension of 19 fugitives
Federal authorities announced the apprehension of 19 fugitives as part of a multi-agency operation. FBI Pittsburgh, U.S. Marshals Service, Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office and the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Fugitive Apprehension units partnered to investigate and arrest the suspects between Oct. 6 and Oct. 10. Authorities said the focus of...
‘Life-changing’: Task force promotes advocacy, education for families of children with disabilities
For Shashwathee Kamalesh, resources from Local Task Force 3 on the Right to Education in Allegheny County have been a lifeline as she navigates life as a parent of a child with disabilities. “Every step of my journey, I feel like I’m supported,” said Kamalesh of Marshall, whose 12-year-old son,...
Verona high-rise evacuated after police say man intentionally set off sprinklers
Authorities evacuated a seven-story senior high rise in Verona on Thursday night after police said a man intentionally set off sprinklers inside the building. The incident, reported just after 6 p.m., displaced nearly 60 residents of A.J. Demor Towers, according to Verona police Chief Tom Dessell. Dessell said the displaced...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 12, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Michael Haberle sold property at 301 Chalfont St. to Lyle and Victoria Cope for $167,000. Churchill Estate of Thomas McManus sold property at 6 Garden Terrace to Olivia Myers for $225,000. Edgewood Royalty Properties Group LLC sold property at 114 Ivy St. to Joshua Aaron Hammerstein for...
Fugitive taken into custody in Penn Hills as part of FBI drug trafficking investigation Thursday
FBI agents took a fugitive into custody as they were executing a search warrant at a Penn Hills home Thursday. Sean Daniels was the target of an investigation into drug trafficking in Allegheny County, according to federal court documents. Investigators executed the search warrant at about 12:45 p.m. at a...
