Wes Crosby stories, Page 2

Gateway High School will host the 2021 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Marching Band Association (PIMBA) championships on Oct. 23 at Antimarino Stadium. The event will be held after PIMBA’s competitive season was canceled in 2020 because of the covid-19 pandemic. Gateway was the host site for the most recent championships in 2019,...

The fists were flying as Golden Gloves boxing returned to Gloria’s Gym in Monroeville Mall Oct. 2. Eight bouts with weight classes ranging from 70 pounds to 201 pounds-plus were held for the first time since 2019. It was the first live show at the gym since 2019, with two...

The Monroeville Readers Theater held its first performance of the year at Independence Court of Monroeville on Sept. 28. The group, which aims to entertain residents at local care facilities, acted out two plays for 12 residents. It first performed “That Thing” by John Shanahan followed by “Table for Three”...

Things didn’t start the way Steve Campos would’ve liked after replacing Eric Kasperowicz as Pine-Richland’s coach. An 0-3 start to the season had the Rams in an unfamiliar position. That could be changing as Pine-Richland earned a second straight win by defeating No. 2-ranked Gateway, 21-7, in a Class 5A...

Forbes Road Career and Technology Center in Monroeville was one of five schools to recently receive a donation from Community LIFE in an effort to facilitate teenage engagement in the healthcare field. Supplies donated to the school included stress balls, hand sanitizer, colored pencils, loose leaf paper and binders, and...

Gateway School Board members walked off stage before their scheduled meeting Monday night when several people in the audience argued over a mask mandate. Before the meeting, the crowd was reminded of the state mandate to wear a mask in Pennsylvania school buildings. A few in attendance pushed back, with...

Monroeville Public Library will hold a lawn concert celebrating music from Latin America on Sept. 27. “Lawn Concert! Diamete Trìo with Lilly Abreu: Music of Latin America” will begin at 7 p.m. and run through 8:30. Admission will be free to the public with chairs available for seating. Attendees are...

VA Pittsburgh broke ground Thursday on a $92-million outpatient clinic in Monroeville expected to be completed in spring 2023. Under a 20-year lease, the 64,000-square-foot facility will be located outside the Monroeville Mall on Mall Circle Drive near the mall’s Macy’s department store. With the clinic, the VA aims to...

Looking to engage with residents, the Monroeville Readers Theater will perform short plays at local care facilities beginning Sept. 28. The slate of appearances will open with “That Thing” by John Shanahan and “Table for Three” by Carl L. Williams at Independence Court of Monroeville at 2 p.m. Sept. 28....

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,...

The Monroeville Jazz Festival returned to Tall Trees Amphitheater earlier this month after being canceled in 2020 because of the covid-19 pandemic. The 18th annual festival brought music, food, crafts and more to the lawn at Monroeville Community Park West on Sept. 4. A crowd that was expected to surpass...