Monroeville Times Express category, Page 12

To an untrained eye, the five Gateway students working their way around a shooting arc at the Trafford Sportsmen’s Club are simply taking aim and trying their best to target the clay pigeons shooting across their field of vision. But Mike Buvalla, coach of the newly formed Gateway Skeet Club,...

In light of a chilly weather forecast for this weekend, Monroeville’s annual egg hunt will shift venues, from Community Park West to the Monroeville Convention Center. The “Egg-Stravaganza” will take place April 12 at the center, 209 Mall Boulevard, and will start at 10 a.m. Participants will still be grouped...

Gateway senior Dino Nadarevic entered his final high school outdoor track and field season eyeing up a couple of longstanding throwing school records. Work in the offseason and in the indoor season got him ready to go after the top marks in both the discus and shot put. Building his...

The Gateway baseball team won its fifth game of the young season, 3-2 over McKeesport in its Section 4-5A opening series March 25. The Gators, who upped their record to 5-1 with the victory, won four games all of last season. First-year coach Andy Hoover said hard work in practice...

ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Sandra Jenkins sold property at 147 Wilkins Ave. to Jonathan Alden for $91,500. Churchill Chris Allwein trustee sold property at 2013 Beulah Road to Mina Niknam Esfahani for $205,000. Edgewood Owen Vandivier sold property at 220 Dewey St. to Pasadena Partners LLC for $230,000. Tuan Ahn Do...

April 7 is not a day Patrick Yarboro is going to forget anytime soon. It’s the day in 2019 when he woke up in an emergency room — on the way to intensive care — after overdosing on the powerful synthetic opioid carfentanil. It also is his sobriety date. But...

With rain in the forecast, it may be tempting to stay inside and scroll on your phone all weekend. But why do that when there are heaps of (indoor) events to enjoy instead? Here’s a few ideas. Steel City Con If you’re a big pop culture fan, there’s nowhere better...

Skeet-shooting club fundraiser The newly formed Gateway Skeet Club will host an April 10 fundraiser at the Trafford Sportsmen’s Club. Each team member will break clay targets for a cash donation from sponsors, and will be scored on 50 targets. Proceeds will go toward the team’s field costs, safety gear...

Few things are more frustrating for fish fry fans than finding their favorite fundraising site is out of food. Carefully managing inventory is key to ensuring orders are filled and patrons are well fed, while supplies last. St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church in Monroeville has instituted a new item and...

Gateway employees Betty Howard and Carianne Kunich are known for their willingness to go above and beyond for the school community. The pair have helped Gateway Middle School’s girls basketball team for years and found it as a useful outlet to help mentor young girls. Three years ago, they took...

Gateway High School teacher Shawn Whelan highlighted the district’s collaboration with the United Way’s Champion School Initiative, as well as the backpack program and monthly drive-thru food distribution when she addressed the school board last week. Many of the student volunteers for these activities are InterAct Club and National Honor...

A West Deer man was charged with attacking a doctor and nurse last month at Forbes Hospital in Monroeville. Gabriel A. Brewer, 34, of West Deer’s Russellton neighborhood, was taken by ambulance to the hospital on March 14 after he was found unresponsive on a bench in an Allegheny County...

The calendar has turned from March to April, and the leading athletes on the Gateway track and field teams are working to take that next step in their development while others are honing their talents to what they hope is a breakout 2025 season. Veteran coach Tom LaBuff and his...

With a mix of returning talent and newcomers set to make an impact, the Gateway girls flag football team hopes to make waves in its third season in the high school division of the Pittsburgh Girls Flag Football League. “The girls are ready to go. They are excited,” Gators coach...

Monroeville Police are seeking information to help identify a suspect involved in a series of thefts from Ulta Beauty store. Police say the suspect, believed to be a Hispanic man in his late teen or early twenties, has been seen on camera stealing merchandise from multiple stores, including an incident...

ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Mary Wilson sold property at 219 Greenfield Ave. to Midfirst Bank for $25,000. Harry Leeper sold property at 302 Greenfield Ave. to Tri COG Land Bank for $85,896. Churchill Prestige Property Develop LLC sold property at 2162 Garrick Drive to Derek Leung for $368,800. AV Restorations LLC...

Old William Penn Highway will be closed Monday, March 31 between Evergreen Drive and Duff Road as work crews conduct demolition work on the Parkway East bridge that runs over the road. Old William Penn will be closed from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. to accommodate the work. East of...

Mackenzie Livingston played basketball in college, but if flag football had been an option, things might have been different. The nonstop action is something that has always drawn her to the game. “You are constantly doing something — pulling flags or going out for routes — it’s always something,” said...

Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com or bpoole@triblive.com. Pet walk to benefit rescues planned for Boyce Park The Wildflower Pet Walk, formerly the Friends of Jupiter Pet Walk, will be held April 27 at the Tanglewood Shelter on Pierson Run Road at Boyce Park in Plum and Monroeville....

Monroeville added three new officers to its police force this month, including its first officer fluent in Spanish, bringing the department to 49 officers. Grady Fagan, Michael Ragan and Miguel Armijo were sworn in at council’s March 11 meeting. For the past few decades, all of the officers that have...

Karen Junge Luce’s “Challenge Accepted” quilt exhibit will be on display in the Monroeville Public Library Gallery Space from March 28 to April 22. The public is invited to a free opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. March 29. Many of Luce’s quilts will be available for purchase. The...

In anticipation of September’s Eradicate Hate Global Summit in Pittsburgh, students from 25 school districts throughout Allegheny County convened March 26 at Acrisure Stadium to discuss their efforts to promote acceptance and counter hate in their communities. The conference, which marked a halfway point between last October’s Eradicate Hate summit...

Mike Ruminski was drafted into the Army in June 1967 and volunteered to serve on long-range patrols when his unit was shipped to Vietnam. “Usually, we were on patrol for three or four days at the most, and then we’d come back to base and be off for a week...