Monroeville Times Express category, Page 17

Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com or bpoole@triblive.com. Free Christmas dinner in Monroeville Christ the Divine Church, 245 Azalea Drive, Monroeville, will host a free Christmas Day dinner in their Lourdes Center this year. Dinner begins at 12:30 and will continue until 3 p.m., or until the supply...

The city is simply having a wonderful pre-holiday weekend, with some warm and cheerful events to get you in the spirit of the season. Experience music, movies and more with these ideas. Skate with Santa It’s going to be pretty chilly this weekend, which makes it the perfect opportunity to...

Every December, members of Gateway High School’s Chick-fil-A Leader Academy decide on a service project where they can positively impact the community. This year, for “Do Good December,” the group of 25 students collected nonperishable foods for the school’s backpack program and monthly food pantry. “The students decorated and dropped...

Larry Cervi began East End Kids, a nonprofit professional teen song and dance ensemble, to showcase student talent several times a year while giving back to the community. “I found it ridiculous that the dance students (from other organizations) were only performing one show at the end of the season,”...

The Monroeville Mall could have a new owner soon. Tennessee-based owner CBL Properties is marketing the two-level shopping complex and surrounding storefronts for sale through real estate company JLL without naming a price. The 187-acre property includes the main building, an adjacent strip mall, the streetscape expansion near the front...

Jordan Edwards, a key member of the Gateway girls basketball team’s surge to the top, including helping the Gators win the WPIAL Class 5A title in 2018, is in her first season as an assistant coach for the Princeton women’s basketball team. She arrived on the Princeton campus after one...

Bailey Steele has her sights set on qualifying for the PIAA Class 3A diving championships in her final varsity season. The Gateway senior was 13th at the Class 2A meet last year and missed out on a trip to states. With the Gators moving up as part of the latest...

ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill GMS Global Investments LLC sold property at 3758 E Rural Ct to Femi and Lola Kolawole for $153,000. David Lippock sold property at 2146 Garrick Drive to Moktar Abdou Kerime for $299,900. Edgewood Thomas Lockner trustee sold property at 507 Greendale Ave. to MB Trade LLC for...

The fourth quarter greeted Latrobe with less than ideal circumstances. Three starters had four fouls, another had three and Gateway had a seven-point lead in the Section 1-5A boys basketball opener. Mass disqualifications seemed inevitable. “A lot of teams would have packed it in there. They wouldn’t think they had...

Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com or bpoole@triblive.com. Free Christmas dinner in Monroeville Christ the Divine Church, 245 Azalea Drive, Monroeville, will host a free Christmas Day dinner in their Lourdes Center this year. Dinner begins at 12:30 and will continue until 3 p.m., or until the supply...

New Year’s ball drop at noon For those who who don’t want to stay up until midnight, the Monroeville Public Library will host a ball drop at noon on Dec. 31 inside the Monroeville Mall, 200 Mall Circle Drive. This free, all-ages New Year’s Eve celebration will be held on...

Monroeville Council reduced an anticipated 2-mill tax hike to 1.5 mills in passing its 2025 municipal budget on Tuesday. Council voted 5-2 to raise property taxes from the current 4 mills to 5.5 mills. Councilmen Bill Krut and Mike Adams voted no. The $41.3 million budget does not change the...

Gateway senior Amari Gans and junior Shawn Moorefield Jr. were recognized recently with selection to the Class 5A Big East all-conference first team. Gans was an at-large selection as an athlete, while Moorefield was picked as a wide receiver. The Gators also had four players picked to the second team...

ALLEGHENY COUNTY Edgewood Jeremy Hopkins sold property at 1115 E End Ave. to Juris and Madeleine Pukinskis for $610,000. Forest Hills Mark Fallone sold property at 238 Cascade Road to David and Kelsey Peart for $317,500. Vincent Bongiorno sold property at 141 Cherry Valley Road to Autumn Rose Williams and...

Monroeville resident Shadia Garvin came up with the idea for her “Weekly Reflection Journal” when her youngest son, Ronnie III, was having open heart surgery. The mother of two recalled not sleeping for eight days. “Parents, and people in general, go through so many emotions when they’re watching a loved...

“This time of the year is for faith, family and friends,” said Master of Ceremonies Mike Wargo as he kicked off the 55th annual tree lighting and holiday concert Nov. 26 at the Old Stone Church in Monroeville. Wargo, a financial adviser and previous master of ceremonies, went on to...

Gateway School Board has a new president and vice president after a reorganization meeting on Monday. With five votes, Director Leslie McBride was selected as the new president for 2025. Robin Mungo, current president, received four votes. Valerie Warning was nominated as vice president, receiving five votes from board members....

Emily Mannion hoped to make the most of a new opportunity this fall on the IUP women’s soccer team. The Gateway graduate and Crimson Hawks sophomore midfielder, who transferred from Clarion after one season, got her chance to shine, and she took full advantage. She scored four goals, one in...

After falling short in the state championship a season ago, the Gateway boys bowling team has some unfinished business with the majority of the team returning. The Gators finished fourth at the Pennsylvania state championship in March at Leisure Lanes in Lancaster. Gateway was swept in their best-of-three quarterfinal matchup...

ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Harry Kuczma sold property at 3 Barton Drive to Elizabeth Anne Lazzaro for $145,000. Donald Robinson sold property at 1931 Hampstead Drive to Alec and Sarah French for $290,000. Natural Home Solutions LLC sold property at 1625 Williamsburg Pl to James and Heather Wilkes for $340,000. Edgewood...

Plum AARP meeting, luncheon on tap Plum AARP will celebrate Christmas with a luncheon buffet at Palmieri’s Restaurant, 951 Old Frankstown Road, Plum, at 11:30 a.m. on Dec. 10. The entertainment will be Kathy Zang, who will perform holiday songs. Plum AARP is a social organization open to residents of...

For Erin and Frank Bozicevic, performing with the Pittsburgh-based Tamburitzans is a family affair. The Monroeville residents met at Duquesne University, and started dating while performing in the group. Decades later, Frank still volunteers by driving the tour bus and creating musical arrangements. He’s also on the board of directors...