Monroeville Times Express category, Page 115
Cases brought before Judge Herbst include theft
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 • Donna J. Jackson, 53, of Wall on charges of giving a materially false...
Gateway goes to prom
Gateway High School’s prom was held May 10 at Edgewood Country Club. A promenade at the high school preceded the dance....
Monroeville wine and beer fest rescheduled
A wine and beer festival that was set for May 18 has been rescheduled. The seventh annual Rockin’ Wine and Beer Festival will include two sessions, from 1 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 10 p.m., June 1 at the Monroeville Convention Center. The festival allows guests to sample more...
New mural shares Monroeville Mall memories through 50 years
The Monroeville Mall became one of the country’s largest shopping centers of its time 50 years ago. Staff, elected officials and residents gathered Monday to celebrate, reminisce and tout the mall’s successes over the years. A mural that included photos of the mall under construction in 1968, the old ice...
PAN coin show keeps rolling at the Monroeville Convention Center
Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists’ spring coin show keeps rolling at the Monroeville Convention Center this weekend. More than 100 dealers and collectors have set up shop in the center. Some are from West Virginia, Ohio and Maryland. Doors open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at 209 Mall Blvd. There...
Monroeville pool likely to have final season
A Monroeville pool could become another casualty of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission’s Interstate 76 widening project. The pool at Bel-Aire Park, also known as Monroeville Community Pool along Abers Creek Road, could see its last of 45 seasons by the end of the 2019 swimming season. Monroeville council will consider...
Guns, theft cases recently handled by Judge Herbst in Monroeville
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 courtPaul Kulasa, 52, of Belle Vernon on charges of retail theft. Charges were filed March...
Drug, theft cases among recent Monroeville police investigations – May 9, 2019
Monroeville police filed the following charges April 30 - May 5 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office:Shane Mains, 24, of Turtle Creek with criminal conspiracy, retail theft, forged or counterfeit documents and driving with a suspended license. Charges were filed May 4 in connection with an incident along the...
Gateway superintendent’s salary higher than state average, lower than county
Allegheny County school district superintendents made nearly $10,000 more than the Pennsylvania average, according to state Department of Education data from the 2017-18 school year. William Short, Gateway’s superintendent, made $143,500 during that school year, which was $500 more than the state’s average of $142,964. However, Short made around $8,900...
Monroeville Mall celebrates anniversary
The Monroeville Mall will host a 50th anniversary celebration May 18. The free event will be held from noon to 6 p.m., with vendors set up from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. The mall produced a mural filled with historical photos of the shopping center for the special event. It...
Year-long road work in Monroeville to include ‘numerous’ restrictions
Work that will last a little over a year on one of Monroeville’s busiest roads will start Friday. The nearly $11 million project includes replacing traffic lights, repaving, drainage improvements and structure work on the bridge connecting Route 22 to Route 286, said Steve Cowan, a PennDOT spokesman. Cowan said...
Proposed Gateway budget includes new positions, tax hike
Gateway School District will lose some teachers and supplemental contract workers through attrition, but could gain additional teachers, according to the district’s latest proposed budget. The district’s staffing projections were presented during a May 2 budget and finance committee meeting by Patricia Crump, the district’s director of human resources. Crump...
Portion of Hochberg Road to be closed for time Monday
A section of Hochberg Road will be closed for a time Monday as crews work to replace a light pole, a Monroeville alert said. The road will be closed between Old Frankstown Road and Noel Drive. Officials expect the closure to last until around 3 p.m. A crew from Duquesne...
Week-long ‘Camp Invention’ returns for 5th year at Gateway High School
Gateway High School will offer a week-long program in July through the National Inventors Hall of Fame, and is seeking students entering kindergarten through sixth grade to sign up. The program, Camp Invention, is in its fifth year at Gateway and this year will focus on creating solutions to real-world...
Monroeville business park, county courthouse to be filmed for ‘Manhunt’
Monroeville is getting back into show biz. But this time, instead of filming zombies at the sprawling Monroeville Mall, a site on the 172-acre Tech One Business Park will be transformed into a scene from “Manhunt: Lone Wolf,” the second season of an American true-crime miniseries. Pittsburgh Film Office Director...
Turtle Creek Valley COG recognized for work on blight
The Turtle Creek Valley Council of Governments received an award from Gov. Tom Wolf’s office for work to reduce blight in the area. The council of governments, which includes 20 communities east of Pittsburgh including Monroeville and Penn Hills, received the nod on April 24 from Wolf’s Office for Local...
Monroeville Clean Up Day honors former councilman
Monroeville’s 24th annual Jack Sedlak Memorial Clean Up Day was a sweeping success as more than 500 people showed up to pick up trash throughout the municipality, the event’s organizer said. The event, held April 27, netted 578 bags of litter, 36 tires and seven televisions, said Joe Sedlak, Monroeville’s...
Pittsburgh diocese to dedicate Monroeville veterans memorial
A military veterans memorial at a Monroeville cemetery will be dedicated May 18. The Catholic Cemeteries Association of the Diocese of Pittsburgh will dedicate the veterans memorial starting at 1 p.m. at a Good Shepherd Cemetery plot, located at 733 Patton St. Members of the public are invited to attend...
Cavitt Road in Monroeville still closed, officials determining scope of work
Officials in Monroeville are trying to determine the scope of work needed to reopen a municipal road that was closed almost 50 days ago. In an announcement posted to the borough website Monday, officials said they are looking into whether the issues that have caused Cavitt Road to be closed...
Three new faces, one incumbent, in Monroeville council race
Only one incumbent will seek re-election for Monroeville council while three new faces will vie for two available seats. All of the candidates are running as Democrats. Eric Poach is running for re-election after being appointed to fill a vacancy when former Ward 2 Councilman Nick Gresock became mayor. Steven...
Four incumbents, 3 challengers vie for Gateway School Board
Four Gateway School Board incumbents will run for re-election while three new faces have thrown their hats in the ring. The new candidates include Janette Beighel, Susan Delaney and the Rev. Scott Gallagher. The incumbents are Mary Beth Cirucci, George Lapcevich, John Ritter and Valerie Warning. Each candidate has cross...
DUI, drug cases recently handled by Judge Herbst in Monroeville – Apr. 25, 2019
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 courtQuenton McCoy, 33, of Pittsburgh on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia, driving without a...
Drug, theft cases among recent Monroeville police investigations – Apr. 25, 2019
Monroeville police filed the following charges April 15-23 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office: • Michael Rose, 27, of Duquesne with carrying firearm without a license, person not to possess firearms, resisting arrest, escape, possession of a small amount of marijuana, three counts of possession of controlled substances and...
Monroeville spelling bee winner advances to district
A Monroeville student will move on to a district spelling bee after correctly spelling the winning word “comrades.” Pierre DeFelice, a third grader at Divine Mercy Academy, received $300 for spelling the winning word correctly. He will move on to the Rotary District 7300 Spelling Bee at Seven Springs Mountain...
St. Paul Meals on Wheels offers Mother’s Day incentive
St. Paul’s Meals on Wheels will offer new members a free meal on Mother’s Day – May 12 – when they purchase a week’s worth of meals for $25. The group delivers to about 50 elderly residents of Pitcairn, Wall, Wilmerding, Trafford, Level Green and parts of Monroeville. About 700,000...
