Penn Hills Progress category, Page 93
Church Bazaar in Verona expected to close by the end of yearVideo
A longstanding Verona business is expected to close its doors for good by the end of the year. Everything must go at the Church Bazaar near the corner of South Avenue and Allegheny River Boulevard. It might be a tough task, as nearly every square inch of the place is...
Return to classes has different feel this year in Penn Hills
Penn Hills School District welcomed its students back to school buildings for the first day of classes on Sept. 8. This year’s arrival had a bit of a different feel, as staff and students were required to wear masks and have their temperatures checked before entering school buildings. On site...
Noel Roach, Penn Hills eye return to championship game
Noel Roach remembers fondly the run to WPIAL and PIAA Class 5A championship in 2018. He and his Penn Hills teammates hope to renew those feelings this fall. “Every day we just want to go in and work hard to get better,” the senior wide receiver and defensive back said....
WPIAL Class 5A football breakdown: South Fayette, Pine-Richland face new challenges
How long has it been since South Fayette wasn’t a clear conference favorite? That was probably nine years ago, back when the Lions’ senior quarterback would’ve been in third grade. They’ve gone undefeated in the conference every season since, running off a streak of 64 consecutive wins. This year, there...
Eastern-area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 6
Churchill Daniel Gardner sold property at 1914 Hampstead Drive to Kevin and Paige Strasbaugh for $254,000. Delmont James Harry sold property at 324 Abbe Place to Bradley Van Hyning and Courtney Milne for $164,900. Forest Hills Arlene Hayek sold property at 236 Cascade Road to Yevgeniy Shrayber and Vanessa Veltre...
Slide repairs begin on Verona Road in Penn Hills
A portion of Verona Road in Penn Hills closed Monday as crews began working on a slide remediation project, PennDOT announced. The road will be closed all day and night between Lincoln and Coal Hollow roads. Motorists will be detoured by taking Verona Road, Coal Hollow Road and Frankstown Road....
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 30
Churchill Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency sold property at 2400 Greensburg Pike to Ahmed and Arafat Arafat for $82,500. Estate of Marilyn Fredland Lampl sold property at 149 Thornberry Drive to William Fuller Jr. and Cherylie A Blair Fuller for $189,900. Delmont Ronald Glover sold property at 541 Athena Drive to...
Judge rules in favor of apartment complex owner on evictions in Penn Hills
An Allegheny County Common Pleas judge ruled Aug. 26 that the owner of the Valmar Gardens apartment complex in Penn Hills can evict its occupants. The evictions, however, cannot happen before Aug. 31, per Gov. Tom Wolf’s moratorium on evictions because of the coronavirus pandemic. Matthew Feinman, an attorney representing...
Editorial: Journalism’s revolution against big tech
We need our news. Communicating information about what is happening in our world and in our government, around the globe and around the corner, has been critical from the start. The first newspaper in America was printed in Boston in 1690. The Hartford Courant is the oldest newspaper in the...
Assault, DUI cases among those recently handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court – Aug. 25, 2020
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 • Andre Stanton, 39, of Penn Hills on charges of fleeing or attempting...
Allegheny Land Trust preservation project still trying to drum up support from Penn Hills officialsVideo
Before an advocate approached them publicly, Penn Hills Council had no intentions of endorsing Allegheny Land Trust’s preservation plans for the now-vacant 148 acres at the defunct Churchill Valley Country Club. Now, it’s a possibility. With the exception of Deputy Mayor Catherine Sapp, who did not respond to a request...
Penn Hills protest targets officials for lack of action in Valmar Gardens tenants’ plightVideo
Respect. That’s what Andre Mobley, a longtime resident at Valmar Gardens in Penn Hills, demanded on Aug. 21 just outside the municipality’s administration building along with a handful of supporters and other residents. The small protest, organized by Anne Grayson of United Neighborhood Defense Movement, aimed its anger at Penn...
Penn Hills, Verona real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 23
Penn Hills Walter Oliver sold property at 348 Duff Road to Marvin Williams for $110,000. RMBS REO Holdings LLC sold property at 417 Grove Road to Summit Redevelopment Group LLC for $55,119. Persistance Land Co. LLC sold property at 2500 Main St. to Harry Weston for $5,000. Rong Han Li...
Passavant Memorial Homes extends extra pay when state rejects bid for aid
Despite not receiving state aid for hazard pay for frontline workers, a McCandless-based nonprofit will give its employees at 140 community group homes across the region an extra $3 an hour until late October — an initiative that will cost the company about $2 million. Passavant Memorial Homes Family of...
Penn Hills School District to feed online, hybrid learners throughout upcoming school year
Penn Hills School District officials have a plan to ensure students stay fed this school year no matter if they come to class or learn online. The first day of school for the estimated 3,100 students is scheduled for Sept. 8. Students coming to class will be split into two...
Penn Hills School District to spend more than $1 million on new boilers for high school, elementary
The Penn Hills School District plans to spend more than $1 million to replace boilers at the high school and elementary school. District plant manager Bora Caliskan said two of five boilers at the high school and one of three boilers at the elementary school are not working. Boilers have...
Police: Penn Hills woman ran through airport security checkpoint, tossed water on TSA agent
A Penn Hills woman was arrested by county police Aug. 19 after tossing water on a TSA agent and running unchecked past the Pittsburgh International Airport’s security checkpoint. Allegheny County police said Brandi L. Bailey, 32, of Penn Hills, threw water on a TSA agent when asked for her identification...
Penn Hills real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 16
Penn Hills Dennis Quinlisk sold property at 11679 Althea Drive to Shaun Thomas and Kara Jamaun Overby for $175,000. Phyllis Tomashewski sold property at 217 Bryant Drive to Kathleen Muller for $82,400. Brandon Marsico sold property at 1054 Jefferson Road to Angel Boyd for $128,500. NDBS Investments LLC sold property...
Penn Hills School District changes name of cyber academy
Penn Hills School District officials have changed the name of their cyber academy a week after discussing changing the district’s Indians nickname and mascot. The board unanimously approved the switch from CHIEFS Cyber Academy to Penn Hills Cyber Academy at a special meeting Wednesday night. It was the same meeting...
Penn Hills School District hires company partially owned by its solicitor to do health screenings
Penn Hills School District officials hired a Trafford-based company, with ties to the district’s solicitor, to do temperature checks on students coming back to school despite parental opposition and calls from a few board members to delay the vote. The school board voted 6-3 Wednesday night to have Mobile Health...
Penn Hills School District approves reopening plan, moves start date to Sept. 8
Penn Hills School District officials unanimously approved their reopening plan Wednesday night and pushed back the start of the upcoming school year. The reopening plan includes hybrid learning as well as an online option for families not confident just yet with sending their children back into the buildings during the...
Gateway School District considering hiring company owned partially by solicitor
Gateway school board is considering hiring a company owned partially by its solicitor to provide temperature checks to students and staff every day before entering buildings. Board President Mary Beth Cirucci said Trafford-based Mobile Health Services approached Gateway administration to provide the services. The cost to taxpayers would be $88,200...
Penn Hills Cinemas eyes Aug. 21 for reopening; films to be determined
A cinema in Penn Hills has decided to welcome back movie-goers starting on Aug. 21, the owner said Monday. Penn Hills Cinemas, owned and operated by Paul Looker, has been closed since mid-March because of the coronavirus pandemic. He is still unsure what films his four-theater movie house will show,...
Penn Hills, Verona real estate transactions, Aug. 10
Penn Hills Nydia Perez sold property at 11501 Gardenia Drive to RS Holdings 201 LLC for $43,500. Shirley Luck sold property at 313 Orin St. to Mark Dawson for $80,000. Olivinos LLC sold property at 139 Sandy Creek Road to James LTD Mitch for $62,000. Thomas Baker sold property at...
Chief: Leftover embers from backyard campfire damage porch in Penn Hills
A Penn Hills home suffered minimal damage Sunday morning after leftover materials from a campfire burned through a storage container on the back porch, a fire chief said. The fire was reported around 2 a.m. at 252 Springwood Drive. No one was injured. Chief Al Wickline of Penn Hills Station...
