In brief: Happenings throughout the Penn Hills area
Black bear sightings reported in township Penn Hills officials are alerting residents about sightings of a black bear in the township. In an alert posted June 2 to the township’s website at pennhillspa.gov, residents were warned about sightings around the Ross Street Park area and Runette Street between Lincoln and...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of June 7, 2026
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Forest Hills Anna Arlotta Guerrero sold property at 310 Edgewood Road to Fatima Ahmed for $324,000. Estate of George Wayne Zwahlen sold property at 440 Pacific Ave. to Christopher Sandberg for $306,000. Monroeville Estate of John Anthony Adipotti sold property at 2707 Fourth St. to Kevin Richard Adipotti...
Oakmont Greek Food Festival is equal parts fellowship, fundraising and food
Organizers of the Oakmont Greek Food Festival always have three goals in mind when preparing for the annual three-day event: to share faith and culture, to build relationships while celebrating heritage, and to raise funds for the church. It’s what drives the folks at Dormition of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox...
Penn Hills notebook: Runner finishes just shy of trip to states
Tymere Alston won his heat during the WPIAL Class 3A track championships at Slippery Rock University, but it wasn’t enough to help the Penn Hills track team extend its streak of having athletes at the state championships. Alston finished in fifth place in the 800-meter run with a time of...
Facing multiple challenges, Penn Hills struggles to find, keep coaches
Lee Zelkowitz’s first desire after hip surgery is to walk pain free. The 71-year-old Penn Hills coach hopes he may get back to running on occasion. But Zelkowitz, who took over as head coach of the Indians track and field team in 2005, plans to take some time this summer...
Splash pad reopens at Turner-Friendship Park
The splash pad in Turner-Friendship Park is back in service — and just in time for Friday’s warm weather. The popular cool-off spot in Penn Hills had been closed since May 19 because of maintenance work tied to a nearby water pump system. According to officials, the shutdown was issued...
Negotiations continue between Penn Hills School District and education support staff union
Negotiations between the Penn Hills School District and the Penn Hills Education Support Professionals Association are continuing after the school board rejected a fact-finder report and proposal during the May 27 school board meeting. According to Chrissy Cortazzo, the UniServe representative for Penn Hills, union members’ contract expired in July...
Penn Hills Library employees vote to unionize amid management changes
Nearly two dozen Penn Hills Library employees voted to unionize on May 21. The decision, according to employees, was to ensure the security of their current benefits and work environment in a time of transition at the library. Dakota Kuhn, a part-time public service associate at the library, led the...
Western Pa. students, parents react to proposed school cellphone ban
Mt. Pleasant Township parent Nicholas Molitor doesn’t let his 10-year-old daughter, Sadie, take her cellphone to school. Molitor purchased the device three years ago for his daughter — who finished her fifth grade year at Mt. Pleasant Area’s Ramsay Elementary last week — to use in emergencies. But during the...
Facility upgrades, more youth-focused programming in works for Penn Hills Library
Big things are in the works for Penn Hills Library. The facility received two sizeable grants to help with physical repairs and programming expansion. Megan Bettenhausen, interim library director, said the library received an approximately $280,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency through the Violence Intervention and...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of May 31, 2026
Edgewood Matthew Hensley sold property at 198 Dewey St. to Anirban Ganguli and Laurelelizabeth Thompson for $515,000. Forest Hills Myrna Stein sold property at 1914 Ardmore Blvd. to William Grab for $200,000. Monroeville Randall Sheetz sold property at 4685 Old Wm Penn Highway to Sheetz Inc. for $315,000. John Larkin...
Busy offseason helps prep pools for summer
Pool season is finally underway after a being stalled by Mother Nature, and, for some, the extra time was necessary to prepare facilities for summertime fun. Major renovations and routine maintenance made for a busy offseason for pool crews from Vandergrift to Penn Hills to Murrysville. Sia Fouse, pool manager...
Faith, financial and community leaders unite for Pittsburgh’s affordable housing roadshow
Community leaders and affordable lending experts are taking their knowledge on location Saturday in an effort to reach people most in need. Pittsburgh’s Affordable Housing Roadshow kicks off at 11 a.m. at Petra International Ministries in Penn Hills, bringing together lenders, faith groups and other community organizations to connect residents...
Splash pad closure at Turner-Friendship Park tied to maintenance work on nearby water pump
The Turner-Friendship Park splash pad in Turner-Friendship Park remains temporarily closed as municipal officials continue monitoring the effects of maintenance work tied to a nearby water pump system. Penn Hills first alerted residents May 19 that the splash pad is closed because of “an issue at a nearby water treatment...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of May 24, 2026
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Forest Hills Lars Gilbertson sold property at 21 Bryn Mawr Road to Harper Holt Gibson and Caroline Marie Kaufmann for $279,900. James Wilkins sold property at 57 Marwood Ave. to Big Cat Management 10 LLC for $10,000. Monroeville Lori Ann Stevens sold property at 140 Donley Drive to...
Penn Hills beginning search for new football coach
The Penn Hills School District is beginning the search for a new football coach in the wake of Charles Morris’ resignation. In a letter from Dr. Bernard Taylor Jr., principal at Penn Hills High School, sent Thursday, the district stressed that it is doing its best to provide the players...
Security guard at Ballers Hookah Lounge in Penn Hills gets 10 years for fatal shootingVideo
Christine Bailey said she can’t get the image out of her mind. Displayed on the projection screen in the courtroom, it showed her daughter lying on the floor of an after-hours club in Penn Hills after she had been shot to death by a security guard. On Wednesday, Bailey told...
Parking restrictions scheduled for Allegheny River Boulevard
Parking along Allegheny River Boulevard in Verona will be restricted on May 26. According the borough’s police department, the roadway’s markings and parking lines will be repainted from the area of the GetGo gas station to Wildwood Avenue, through Verona’s business district. Originally scheduled for Thursday, inclement weather caused the...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of May 17, 2026
Chalfant DLG Management LLC sold property at 205 Highland Ave. to Stephanie Thompson trustee for $45,000. Churchill Steven Wray sold property at 47 Churchill Road to Barbara Townsend for $390,000. Estate of Herbert White Jr. sold property at 2516 Collins Road to Shay McGowan for $255,000. Edgewood Lewisbrothers 0412 LLC...
Verona rowing club prepares for regional championships in Ohio
On the Allegheny River in Verona, a thin boat cuts through the water as members of Steel City Rowing Club practice sculling, a rowing discipline where each athlete uses two oars to propel the boat. Working in unison, a single rower and teams of two or four power the boat,...
Verona Farmers Market taking a hiatus this summer
The Verona Farmers Market is taking a hiatus this year. According to Thomas Dessell, borough police chief and president of the Verona Chamber of Commerce, the market won’t be happening this year because the chamber member who normally spearheads the project stepped down from the organization due to other commitments....
Morning Roundup: Police seek driver who killed dog with car in West Homestead; 3-month road closures in Penn Hills to start
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, May 13: West Homestead police search for a driver that fatally struck a dog West Homestead police have turned to the public for help after a dog was struck and killed by a car Monday evening. In a...
Here are some upcoming events 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....
Sri Venkateswara Temple in Penn Hills celebrating 50 years
Sri Venkateswara Temple, one of the first Hindu temples in North America, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Ground was broken for the temple along McCully Drive in Penn Hills in June 1976, and work was completed in 1977. Devotees began coming to the temple in 1976 to worship...
In brief: Happenings throughout the Penn Hills area
Milkweed giveaway set at community garden The Penn Hills Monarch and Milkweed Project plant giveaway will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 13 at the Penn Hills Community Garden, 1162 Jefferson Road. In an effort to help reverse the decline of the monarch butterfly population in North...
