Penn Hills Progress category, Page 32
In brief: Holiday light display, Rotary scholarship and more in Penn Hills, Verona
Rotary scholarship The Bob Williams Rotary Memorial Scholarship Program announces the availability of scholarships for the 2023-24 academic year. In recent years, at least eight scholarships of $5,000 each have been awarded. High school seniors in Allegheny and Beaver counties are eligible to apply. Vocational students, GED students and those...
Penn Hills notebook: Senior soccer standout chosen for all-star game
Penn Hills senior Landon Hankey had to tough out playing two sports during his senior season. The Indians boys soccer team’s senior goalkeeper struggled to stay on the field. However, he was able to grind it out and find a way to play as much as possible in both football...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Nov. 19, 2023
Churchill Kyle Joseph Watson sold property at 2405 Collins Road to Joseph Podnar and Elizabeth Shelly for $237,000. Enterprise Bank sold property at 3779 Greensburg Pike to Harold Shekels for $168,000. Edward Fischer trustee sold property at 2072 Hampstead Drive to J & M Development for $180,299. Edgewood Michael Kostek...
6 WPIAL linemen named finalists for 5th annual Bill Fralic Award
A scratched Atlanta Falcons helmet. A Pitt helmet dotted with reward stickers. A shiny national player of the year trophy. A Penn Hills No. 79 jersey that casts a shadow like the man who wore it. Those items and more will be part of a special exhibit honoring local football...
Keaton Ellis among Penn State veterans to be recognized on senior day
Senior day should be a success for Penn State’s football program. Coach James Franklin’s Nittany Lions (8-2) host a Rutgers team that never has beaten them in Big Ten play. PSU is 9-0 vs. the Scarlet Knights in conference action and 31-2 vs. the New Jersey program overall. Saturday should...
Body of Verona man who jumped from Hulton Bridge recovered from Ohio River
The body of a man who crashed his car on the Hulton Bridge in Oakmont on Nov. 7 and then jumped over the side into the Allegheny River was recovered on Wednesday afternoon from the Ohio River in Pittsburgh. Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the deceased as Jeremy Gilroy,...
Body of missing Springdale man recovered from Allegheny River
The body of a Springdale man who had been missing since Oct. 30 was recovered Tuesday afternoon from the Allegheny River. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed the identity of the man as Sean Michael Dugan, 58, of Springdale. His body was found in the river near Penn Hills....
Seneca Hills Village Singers honor veteransVideo
From “You’re a Grand Old Flag” to “The White Cliffs of Dover,” songs of patriotism and hope for peace rang throughout an independent living facility in Penn Hills on Veterans Day. The Seneca Hills Village Singers put on the performance each year to honor those who’ve served, including 16 residents...
In brief: Offices closed, Thanksgiving dinner and more in Penn Hills
Offices closed Penn Hills municipal offices will be closed Nov. 23-24 for Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving dinner Christ the Divine Shepherd Parish is sponsoring a free Thanksgiving dinner for those who otherwise would eat alone on the holiday. Located at 245 Azalea Drive in Monroeville, the church will serve dinner in the...
Penn Hills notebook: Kelly hits court for Quinnipiac
Daemar Kelly was on the court for the Quinnipiac men’s basketball season opener Nov. 6. The Bobcats destroyed Coast Guard, 116-48, to open the season. Kelly, a freshman guard, contributed 17 minutes off the bench, scored seven points, grabbed two rebounds and had two assists. Kelly also made the first...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Nov. 12, 2023
Chalfant Karen Curtis sold property at 220 Fairview Ave. to Celeste Rousseau and Lydia Drew for $169,000. Churchill Joseph Sheehan sold property at 811 Margaretta St. to Ranney Lawrence for $152,000. Edgewood Kenneth Bonawitz sold property at 233 Elm St. to Nicholas Kilwein for $141,649. Monroeville Tim Becker sold property...
Touchdown with 2 seconds left sends defending champ Pine-Richland back to WPIAL finals
Pine-Richland was two seconds away from a season-ending loss when freshman Aaron “Oobi” Strader narrowly crossed the goal line on a touchdown run that has the defending champion headed back to the WPIAL finals. “If there’s time on the clock, there’s a chance,” coach Jon LeDonne said. But time was...
Be my neighbor: Monroeville Interfaith Ministerium’s Thanksgiving gathering to highlight a Mister Rogers philosophy
The theme is “Giving Thanks for our Neighbors.” It’s an appropriate title for the annual Monroeville Interfaith Ministerium Community Network’s Thanksgiving gathering on Nov. 20 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church of Eastmont in Penn Hills. Caring about everyone in the community is the mission of the group, a partnership of the...
Penn Hills School Board appoints new superintendent
The Penn Hills School Board hired a new superintendent Nov. 8. John Mozzocio was appointed, 8-1, at a special voting meeting. Board member Devon Goetze was the lone no vote. “I have thought about this pretty well,” Goetze said. “I intend to 100% support Mr. Mozzocio, but my vote is...
Calabrese reelected as Penn Hills mayor
Democrat incumbent Pauline Calabrese will serve another four years as mayor of Penn Hills after a landslide victory in the Nov. 7 general election against Republican candidate and deputy mayor Frank Pecora. According to unofficial vote tallies, Calabrese received 73% of the vote, or 7,836 votes, compared to 27%, or...
2 Democrat newcomers elected to Penn Hills council
Penn Hills council will remain all-Democrat after Alan Waldron and Shawn Kerestus (a Democrat who was cross-filed on the ballot) outpaced Republican Clayton Walker in the Nov. 7 general election. According to unofficial election tallies, Waldron received 44% of the vote (6,850), followed by Kerestus with 37% (5,703) and Walker...
1 newcomer, 4 incumbents elected to Penn Hills School Board
Five members have been selected from the six candidates running for Penn Hills School Board. According to Allegheny County Office of Elections unofficial election results, Heather Broman, Jackie Blakey-Tate, Erin Vecchio, Robert Marra and Devon Goetze will each serve four-year terms. Democrat newcomer Broman was the top vote-getter with 6,974...
Penn Hills releases 2024 draft budget
Penn Hills has released its 2024 draft operating budget, with public hearings coming later this month. The spending plan does not call for any tax increases or service cuts, but does reflect a return to normal revenue levels as pandemic-era stimulus funds dwindle. The municipality projects to spend more than...
Penn Hills Shade Tree Commission coordinates planting of more trees on Rodi Road
With fall in full swing, the Rodi Road corridor didn’t exactly get greener on Oct. 28, but it did get 18 new trees through a volunteer effort coordinated by the Penn Hills Shade Tree Commission. Since October of last year, the commission has planted 31 trees along Rodi Road with...
In brief: Veterans Day service, parks closed and more in Penn Hills, Verona
Veteran’s Day service Redeemer Lutheran School will hold its annual Veterans Day service at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 10 at its new high school campus, 121 Dawn Drive in Penn Hills. All who have served and continue to serve in our nation’s military are encouraged to join. After the service, guests...
Penn Hills senior finishes cross country career with fond memories
Sawyer Kinney has been drawn to activities throughout his life that made him feel like he was joining a brotherhood. When the Penn Hills senior thought about what he would like post-college life to be like, he was drawn to a military career the same way he was drawn to...
Penn Hills wins conference title, rivalry trophy to head into playoffs with momentum
The Penn Hills football team was crowned “King of the Hills’ by beating Woodland Hills to end the regular season. The winner of the game being awarded a trophy caught Indians coach Charles Morris off guard. It wasn’t the trophy Penn Hills was ultimately after, but the Indians were happy...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Nov. 5, 2023
Forest Hills Carol Lucas sold property at 3810 Greensburg Pike to Morgan Weyels for $159,900. Monroeville Thomas Cocchi sold property at 759 Cottonwood Drive to Pamela Long and Brad Piazza for $190,000. Estate of Patricia Prucnal sold property at 406 Eden Drive to Kirithigavali Balasubraminiam and Vibisanan Gurumurthi for $242,500....
Big 2nd quarter sparks Penn Hills over Penn-Trafford in WPIAL Class 5A playoffs
They played Thunderstruck, among AC/DC’s most powerful anthems, after another lightning strike by the Penn Hills offense early in the fourth quarter Friday night of the Indians’ 63-28 rout of Penn-Trafford in a WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal football game at Yuhas McGinley Stadium. It was strike after strike as No....
Lower Burrell police accuse 3 people of altering game-of-chance payout slips to inflate winnings
Three people are accused of stealing more than $5,000 from businesses in Lower Burrell and Allegheny Township by using computers to alter the payout slips from games-of-chance machines to a higher amount. Lower Burrell and Westmoreland County detectives said the suspects had computers and a printer in their vehicle so...
