Penn Hills Progress category, Page 69
Fans barred from Penn Hills-Woodland Hills football game after hayride shooting
Fans won’t be allowed and security will be increased at the Woodland Hills-Penn Hills high school football game Friday amid concerns about “unresolved feelings and emotions” after one 15-year-old was killed and another was critically wounded at a North Versailles haunted hayride on Saturday. “We believe restricting those allowed onsite...
Riverview’s Mini Cheer Camp culminates in performance at high school football game
A group of young cheerleaders put the cherry on top of some hard work, as they concluded Riverview School District’s fall Mini Cheer Camp by performing skills they learned during the week in front of the entire community Sept. 11 at the Riverview High School football game. Despite Riverview’s loss...
Soxman Funeral Homes in Penn Hills adds bereavement care dog to help families cope
Soxman Funeral Homes welcomed a new “employee” to its ranks last month with the addition of a bereavement care dog. Lilo, a yellow lab, joined the company on Aug. 1, her third birthday. The compassionate pup comes from a litter of eight, all of which are named after Disney characters....
In brief: Class of 1975 reunion, Shade Tree Commission and more in Penn Hills
Class of 1975 reunion The Penn Hills High School Class of 1975 will celebrate its 45/46-year reunion from 6 to 11 p.m. on Sept. 25 at Green Oaks Country Club, 5741 Third St., Verona, PA 15147. The cost is $45 per person or $80 per couple. The reunion will feature...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 12, 2021
Chalfant P & L Investments & Holdings X L.P. sold property on Electric Ave. to TRD Properties LLC for $70,000. Churchill Alec Hanley sold property at 3856 W. Rural Court to Madia & Associates Inc. for $200,000. Delmont Dorothy Catarinella sold property on Dogwood Road to Zachary and Monica Bruno...
Penn Hills girls tennis showing competitive streak
The Penn Hills girls tennis team already has shown an increased acumen for having competitive matches. Indians coach Richard Parks hopes this trend will lead to more victories in individual matches as well as for the team. Penn Hills is off to a 1-3 start, including a 5-0 sweep of...
Win in section opener boosts confidence for Penn Hills boys soccer
The path to the WPIAL Class 3A boys soccer playoffs is a road the Penn Hills boys team is working on paving. The Indians have found ways to avoid letting potholes sink the early part of their schedule. Playing without senior Lenny Duncan, Penn Hills found a way to score...
Gateway bounces back, rolls past Penn Hills
Gateway looked to send a message Friday night. By the end of a 41-13 road win over Penn Hills, it had done just that. Following a 21-16 loss to Thomas Jefferson a week ago, Gateway (2-1) jumped on Penn Hills early to take a 27-0 lead into half. The Gators,...
Long-awaited memorial ceremony held for American Legion members who died during covid pandemic
After being delayed twice, the Plum American Legion Post 980 was finally able to hold its Memorial Dedication Service to honor the member veterans who died within the past two years. It was a chance to recognize the veterans who died during the pandemic but might not have received a...
Revamped 10.7 Marina brings easy river access to locals and tourists in Verona
When the husband-and-wife team of Ray Applebee and Kelly Jane Walker took over the 10.7 Marina in Verona, along with Applebee’s parents Pat and Ed in February of 2020, they knew they were taking on a reclamation project. Although development has looked a little bit different in lieu of the...
Verona consignment store helps empower women through sustainable style
The office-turned-storage-area at Shift, a consignment store in Verona, was piled high with hangers, boxes, racks of clothes and bags of donations waiting to be sorted. While the scene might invoke a shudder from orderly types, the shop is anything but disorganized. The donations in the back room found their...
District Court: Drug, DUI charges among those handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court Aug. 30, 2021
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 • Duane Faulk, 49, of Verona on charges of accident involving damage to...
Long-awaited memorial ceremony held for American Legion members who died during covid pandemic
After being delayed twice, the Plum American Legion Post 980 was finally able to hold its Memorial Dedication Service to honor the member veterans who died within the past two years. It was a chance to recognize the veterans who died during the pandemic but might not have received a...
In brief: Tree planting, class reunion, Women’s Business Network and more in Penn Hills
Plum Creek restoration project The Penn Hills Shade Tree Commission’s third and final planting along Plum Creek in Penn Hills Community Park, will be Sept. 25 at 10 am (rain date Sept. 26). Join the group as they plant 30-35 native trees and shrubs, fence them from the deer and...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 5, 2021
Chalfant Nicholas Nulf sold property at 907 Greensburg Pike to Kelsey Kerr for $135,000. Churchill Walter Kerin sold property at 2522 Collins Road to Ryan Dickerhoff and Eliana Kille for $135,135. Delmont Chad Butler sold property at 95 Barrington Ridge to Tara Pierce for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate...
Resilient Penn Hills girls volleyball team working to achieve goals
Taylor Slaughter has inspiration every time she heads into the Penn Hills girls volleyball team’s locker room. Before the season, Indians coach Jay Mitlo had the members of the team write their goals on sticky notes and they all put them up on the wall. For what Milto describes as...
Penn Hills junior motivated to return to WPIAL girls golf finals
Playing at Oakmont Country Club was more than enough to keep Penn Hills junior Lucy Brayton motivated. Brayton became the first Penn Hills girls golfer to qualify for WPIALs in 14 years last season and spent the time since fine-tuning her game. Now that Brayton set a new standard for...
Central Catholic rights ship with blowout of Penn Hills
Last week, Central Catholic coach Terry Totten felt his defense bent a lot. This week, it corrected course and held Penn Hills to 66 yards in a 48-7 win Friday. The Vikings (1-1) used that defense and pass rush to create offense by winning the field-position battle. Nine Central Catholic...
Some Verona residents upset over presence of armed ‘militia’ at Hula Bar
Several Verona residents and business owners expressed concern for their safety and the well-being of the borough after they saw suspected militia members at the Hula Bar, a popular bar and restaurant. “Verona is a small, family-oriented community,” said Jeanine Hurt-Robinson, a resident and vice president of the Riverview School...
Man gets house arrest for fatal 2019 Penn Hills DUI crash
A Penn Hills man will serve two years of house arrest for the 2019 death of another man in a drunken driving crash on Frankstown Road. Theamon Jemal Hicks, 49, pleaded guilty in May to homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter and driving under the influence before Allegheny County Common Pleas...
Verona’s new borough secretary formally introduced at council workshop
Verona officials have tapped a former physics teacher and solutions analyst as their new borough secretary. Christine DeRunk of Shaler was formally introduced as the administrative head at Tuesday night’s council meeting. She was selected out of 12 candidates earlier this year to replace former borough manager and finance director...
Penn Hills School District hosts vaccine clinic at Linton Middle School
The Penn Hills School District recently hosted a vaccine clinic at Linton Middle School as part of its ongoing effort to provide people ages 12 and older the chance to get vaccinated. Superintendent Nancy Hines said eight people received a Pfizer shot Friday via partnership with UPMC Children’s Hospital of...
District Court: Drug, DUI charges among those handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court Aug. 16 and 23, 2021
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 • Chaz Cox, 35, of Pittsburgh on charges of unauthorized use of motor...
In brief: Women’s Business Network, Class of 1975 Reunion and more in Penn Hills
Women’s Business Network Women’s Business Network is an award-winning business association that supports the success and growth of women in business. WBN provides members with the tools to be successful. All professional women are welcome to attend as a guest at a meeting for no cost. Some meetings are being...
Person extricated from vehicle after 2-vehicle crash in Penn Hills
One person had to be extricated from their vehicle after a two-vehicle crash Sunday in Penn Hills, according to an Allegheny County dispatch supervisor. The crash occurred about 8:55 a.m. along the 200 block of Stotler Road. Fire crews extricated one person from one of the vehicles that had rolled...
