Penn Hills Progress category, Page 48

Penn Hills School District receives boosted grant through state Department of Education

Penn Hills School District officials are working on a plan to use an estimated $1.1 million grant through the state Department of Education. The district was awarded a little more than $850,000 in a Ready to Learn Block Grant earlier this year. Officials announced in November they were able to...
Shotgun-wielding man surrenders to Penn Hills police after officer fires weapon, county police say

A man surrendered to Penn Hills police after an officer discharged his firearm early Tuesday while responding to a domestic violence call on Veronica Drive, Allegheny County Police said. County police said Penn Hills officers went to a residence in the 100 block of Veronica Drive after receiving a call...
Officials: Verona man fatally shot on porch of Wilkinsburg home

Allegheny County police are investigating a shooting Monday afternoon in Wilkinsburg that killed a Verona man. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man as 40-year-old Walter Sloan. First responders who were dispatched shortly after 4:45 p.m. found the man had been shot multiple times on the front porch...
Suspect in Penn Hills homicide extradited to Pa. from Georgia

A man accused of fatally shooting a man at a Penn Hills gas station in September has been extradited to Pennsylvania, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. Michael Wade, 36, was arrested earlier this month in Georgia and charged with homicide in connection with the death of Dante Jones. Wade...
In brief: Leaf and yard composting, holiday events and more in Penn Hills, Verona

Leaf and yard composting program Penn Hills will continue to collect leaves, garden residue (flowers and plants with no roots attached), and small shrubbery and tree trimmings (less than a half inch in diameter, no roots), on Nov. 28 and Dec. 5. Bags must be placed curbside on Sunday evenings....
Penn Hills athletes participate in WPIAL Sportsmanship Summit

Getting a chance to look at the past while keeping an eye on the near future provided Penn Hills junior Hannah Pugliese with an opportunity for reflection. Pugliese was one of six Penn Hills athletes who represented the school at the WPIAL’s 13th annual Summit on Sportsmanship on Nov. 16...
New coach knows progress Penn Hills swim team could make

Taking over as the Penn Hills varsity swimming coach is a fun challenge for Morgan Bush. Bush, a 30-year-old Oakland Catholic graduate, has spent much of her post-college life coaching swimming for clubs and in the summer. One challenge she hasn’t tackled is leading a high school program. After serving...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Nov. 20, 2022

Chalfant Michael Kolesar sold property at 258 Brighton St. to Jennifer Marcoz for $150,000. Good Neighbor Properties LLC sold property at 141 North Ave. to Steel Town Properties USA LLC for $18,000. Churchill Aris Tsouris sold property at 1524 Williamsburg Pl to Chris Tsouris Panos for $120,000. Edgewood Denis Newman...
Penn Hills student news for the week of Nov. 18, 2022

Stephen Byrne, a graduate of Central Catholic High School, is a first-year student in the game design and development program at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He received a partial scholarship to pursue performing arts in technical production. Tashawnie Ormsby of Verona graduated from Troy University during Term 1 of...
New Penn Hills counseling office puts diversity first

Mental health services are increasingly important — and just as important to Saving Sanity founder and licensed professional counselor Courtney Ezzo, is having a diverse array of therapists to counsel those in need. The new Penn Hills office is accepting patients and offers a medley of therapeutic services, including individual...
In brief: Leaf collection, holiday events and more in Penn Hills, Verona

Leaf and yard composting program Penn Hills will continue to collect leaves, garden residue (flowers and plants with no roots attached), and small shrubbery and tree trimmings (less than a half inch in diameter, no roots), on Nov. 21, 28 and Dec. 5. Bags must be placed curbside on Sunday...
Penn Hills senior takes ‘easy to coach’ attitude to college volleyball ranks

Hard-headed wasn’t the word Amiera Smith was searching for. But there was a time the Penn Hills senior felt she could have had a better attitude about playing volleyball. As she prepares to head to Central State in Wilberforce, Ohio, next season, the Indians senior has seen herself morph into...
Penn Hills runner shows progress with showing at WPIAL cross country meet

Lee Zelkowitz could see that Sawyer Kinney’s performance was climbing in the weeks leading up to the WPIAL Class 3A cross country championships. The Penn Hills junior had made major progress this season and seemed to be figuring things out. “He had a lot of good practices and intervals leading...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Nov. 13, 2022

Churchill Mary Lou Kinkella sold property at 1642 Georgetown Pl to Peter Katz for $120,000. Teodora Deitrich sold property at 1644 Georgetown Pl to Jeremy Brandfass and Amanda Gussman for $190,000. Joseph Donaldson sold property at 2403 S. Marbury Court to Donald Minich and Daphne Henry for $500,000. Judith Rubino...
At least 1 hospitalized after incident near Verona bar

At least one person was injured after an incident near Blondie’s in Verona on Thursday night, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. Around 11 p.m., first responders were called to the scene. WPXI reports the police said they found a bullet shell casing, along with a damaged car in the...
Now that the late Tony DeLuca has been re-elected, what happens next?

It was a possibility that tantalized political pundits for the four weeks leading up to the November general election. When state Rep. Tony DeLuca, a Democrat, died on Oct. 9 at the age of 85, after a brief battle with lymphoma, his name remained on the ballot because it was...

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