Monroeville Times Express category, Page 109

The former president of two family-teacher organizations in the Gateway School District has been charged with stealing nearly $11,000 from fundraisers and debit card purchases made for her personal use. Jennifer Murawski, 38, of Monroeville was president of the FTO at Mosside Middle School from 2017 to 2019 and the...

The Penn Hills and Monroeville police departments will hold a joint Fall Citizens Academy starting Sept. 11. The eight-week course will be the second offered this year. The first was held in the spring. Topics include an introduction to the criminal justice system, use of force, driving a skid car,...

Gateway administration has recommended renovating a middle school instead of selling it and using the profits to construct a new building. The recommendation was presented to board members during an Aug. 13 buildings and grounds committee meeting following a months-long feasibility study conducted by Architectural Innovations, a firm hired earlier...

Monroeville’s 17th annual Jazz Festival took Monroeville Community Park West by storm as more than 3,000 people served as the audience for several musicians who played the venue throughout the day. “Even with the rain that came in at the tail end,” said Debbie Iszauk, event manager for Monroeville Foundation,...

A truck containing two handguns was stolen in Monroeville and recovered a day later in Pitcairn, Monroeville police Chief Doug Cole said. Cole said the theft’s “M.O.” fits the pattern of juveniles ransacking unlocked vehicles and sometimes stealing them if keys are available. He said the black Chevy, four-door crew...

The Gateway school board wants to refund a bond issued in 2012. During a meeting on Aug. 20, the board hired Piper Jaffray, a Pittsburgh investment banking firm, to secure a favorable interest rate to bring savings to the district on a yearly basis over the lifetime of the existing...

Monroeville police filed the following charges Aug. 12-13 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office: • Donald Albitz, 34, of Penn Hills with intimidation of witnesses or victims, terroristic threats, harassment and simple assault. Charges were filed Aug. 12 in connection with an incident along the 4300 block of Old...

Monroeville District Court Judge Jeffrey Herbst handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Christopher Cooper, 28, of Monroeville on charges of possession of firearm prohibited, firearms...

Families looking to save money on back to school shopping, or possibly make money through consignment, can do both this week at the Monroeville Convention Center. Just Between Friends brings its consignment sale back to 209 Mall Blvd. It’s open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 9 a.m....

The county’s annual March for Parks event has surpassed the $1 million fundraising mark, as residents, businesses and organizations have come together since 2003 to raise money for improvements at places like the Westmoreland Heritage Trail, Mammoth Park and Cedar Creek Park. The 17th annual March for Parks this past...

Gateway School District’s first day of school is Aug. 22. The district’s orientation programs help new students get acquainted with their classrooms and teachers, while summer camps and practice programs prepare athletes and band members for a new season....

Monroeville police filed the following charges Aug. 7-12 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office: • Samuel Heinz, 41, of Penn Hills with receiving stolen property, driving with a suspended license and three counts of retail theft. Charges were filed Aug. 12 in connection with an incident along the 4000...

Monroeville District Court Judge Jeffrey Herbst handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Melody Finch, 40, of Pitcairn on charges of resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, public...

Soon, Pittsburgh-area residents will have a chance to sharpen their axe-throwing skills close to home as one outfit looks to expand. Lumberjaxes, with locations already in Millvale and Mt. Lebanon, will open sites in Monroeville and Cranberry on Oct. 1, said owner Corey Deasy. He said business is booming as...

A Monroeville family and a number of animals have been displaced following a house fire on Vanderbilt Drive on Aug. 15. Debbie Bolette said she has lived in the home at 719 Vanderbilt for 25 years. She said three of her four dogs survived the fire and were being cared...

Delmont Councilman Bill Marx is not happy about signing a consent agreement with no sense of how much it might someday cost the borough. “I’m going to be honest, it’s a bitter pill to swallow to be told that we have to sign onto this without knowing what it’s going...

Unfavorable weather conditions and unforeseen issues have extended the Center Road project in Monroeville, a Monroeville Municipal Authority (MMA) official said. Jim Hunter, authority general manager, said the project will stretch into September. Road base repair work is scheduled to begin Aug. 19. Also starting Aug. 19, Center Road will...

Diane Lindsay will go to the movies this weekend to try and spot some old, vintage books. The books, which used to belong to the Friends of the Monroeville Library, might show up in “Where’d You Go Bernadette,” a movie about a woman (Cate Blanchett) who disappears before a family...

Three Monroeville police officers were sworn in before a borough council meeting on Aug. 8. James Monkelis, Adam Condioto and Jeffrey Vertullo bring the municipality’s police force to 44, police Chief Doug Cole said. The department is authorized to have 47 officers on its force, said Cole, who expects to...

Who will fill a Gateway school board seat up for a special election come November remains unknown as no candidates have formally applied to fill it — and the person who currently holds the position doesn’t plan to. Dawn Neilly, 56, of Monroeville was nominated by the Gateway school board...

Monroeville District Court Judge Jeffrey Herbst handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Neko Haas, 19, of McKeesport on charges of possession of firearm with altered...

Monroeville police filed the following charges July 30 to Aug. 6 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office: • Eric Edwards, 50, of Pitcairn with retail theft and receiving stolen property. Charges were filed July 30 in connection with an incident along the 4000 block of Monroeville Boulevard. • Anthony...

Monroeville police said an incorrect digit typed while filing a report is to blame for an Aliquippa man mistakenly being charged with driving under the influence in a recent incident. “This was an inadvertent clerical error and (it) was immediately corrected upon being made aware of the error,” police Chief...

Catriona Kirk is the third generation of her family to be involved in art, following in the footsteps of her father and grandmother. Largely self-taught, Kirk has drawn inspiration from her travels to countries like India and France, and the many people — and animals — she’s met along the...