Monroeville Times Express category, Page 23
Divine Mercy Academy students, teachers excited for new year
Aug. 22 marked the beginning of a new school year for the students at Divine Mercy Academy, and students and teachers had a variety of answers to the question “What are you looking forward to this school year?” The school teaches students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. Art and STREAM...
Monroeville area: Zentangle class, eagle presentation, debate watch party, more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com or bpoole@triblive.com. International Women meeting The International Women group will meet at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 6 at Cross Roads Presbyterian Church, 2310 Haymaker Road, Monroeville. The program will feature member Sharon Battle, a local travel agent who will offer highlights from recent...
Monroeville library Fun Fest brings community together
The sixth annual Monroeville Public Library Fun Fest was held Aug. 24 with community and vendor booths, food, games and music. Activities included balloon artists, hair tinsel station, bounce house and inflatable obstacle course, basket raffle, a magician and ceramic animal painting. Country Flair Farm was on site with a...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Sept. 1, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Darrell Rubin sold property at 2407 Marbury Road to Joseph and Morgan Friedly for $465,000. Brad Ward sold property at 2271 McCrea Road to David Scott McGill for $425,000. Edgewood Ashutosh Nanda sold property at 133 Dewey St. to Kaleab and Alyssa Abebe for $712,000. Nicholas Akinkuoye...
1 dead, 3 hurt in 3-vehicle crash on Mosside Boulevard in Monroeville
A woman died after a three-vehicle crash in Monroeville Friday morning, Allegheny County Police said. The crash involving a tractor-trailer with an oversized load, a car and a minivan was reported shortly after 9 a.m. in the 2100 block of Mosside Boulevard. According to county police, the tractor-trailer and car...
Gateway discusses establishment of clay target shooting club
Gateway School Board tabled a request this week to form a student clay target shooting club. Parent Christine Sterner spoke to the school board this week and was accompanied by her husband, their two sons and one of their friends who are interested in starting a club at the Monroeville...
Federal charges added for Pittsburgh man accused of fleeing Monroeville traffic stop
A Pittsburgh man faces local and federal charges after police say he fled a Monroeville traffic stop in late May, leaving behind a trail of weapons and drugs. Alvin J. McGhie, 36, of Pittsburgh, was charged this week with drug possession with intent to distribute, illegal possession of a firearm...
Led by LoCoco brothers, Gateway boys soccer chasing 5th straight WPIAL playoff berth
The Gateway boys soccer team is on a mission this fall to add to an already record-setting streak for the program. With a move up to Class 4A, the Gators are shooting for a fifth straight trip to the WPIAL playoffs, and with what head coach Mike Rugh feels is...
Lancaster native Andy Hoover takes reins of Gateway baseball program
Andy Hoover owns an extensive baseball playing and coaching background at various levels, and he hopes to use his knowledge of the game to make a difference at Gateway. The Lancaster County native officially was hired as the Gators’ baseball coach at a school board meeting Aug. 19. A meeting...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Aug. 25, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Gina Stephens sold property at 2307 Marbury Road to Chase Ryan and Miranda Johnston for $497,000. Randall Russell trustee sold property at 1515 Old Beulah Road to Erin Winstanley for $530,000. Edgewood Estate of Robert Kellerman sold property at 112 Gordon St. to JBS Rental Associates LLC...
Monroeville area: Charity golf outing, Gateway musical showcase, history heritage day, more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com or bpoole@triblive.com. Presidential debate watch party The Monroeville Republican Committee is hosting a presidential debate watch party at 8 p.m. on Sept. 10 at the Monroeville Volunteer Fire Company No. 4 Gateway Hall, 4370 Northern Pike. The event is open to all,...
PennDOT will continue Route 22 signal upgrades through Monroeville
After upgrading and coordinating traffic signals along several miles of Route 22 in Murrysville a little less than a decade ago, state transportation officials will continue the project west through Monroeville. Monroeville will receive more than $800,000 for traffic signal upgrades through the state’s “Green Light-Go” initiative. It is among...
Chick-Fil-A to be built on former Circuit City site in Wilkins
The former Circuit City property in Wilkins will be home to a new Chick-Fil-A in the near future. Benderson Development of Buffalo, N.Y., received approval from township commissioners to redevelop the former tech store, located on 12.75 acres on the Wilkins-Monroeville border. Developer James Boglioli said Benderson plans to build...
Gateway looks to hire additional nurses, changes volunteer requirements
Gateway School Board may raise the salary for school nurses in an attempt to hire more staff for the Monroeville district. During the board meeting Monday, directors learned there are five nursing vacancies in the district. “Part of our hope is that after we looked at the data regarding compensation...
Windber woman killed in Monroeville crash
A woman was killed in a crash Tuesday afternoon in Monroeville. Jamie Piper, 44, of Windber was killed in a wreck near the intersection of Interstate 376 and Route 22 just after 4 p.m., according to the Allegheny County medical examiner. Piper’s vehicle struck a tree, according to the medical...
Danger below: Divers detail perils of scouring Western Pa.’s rivers for remains
Darrick Gerano says scuba diving in the Allegheny River ranges from unpleasant to downright harrowing. The water is cold and murky. Vision often is limited to just a few feet. Tree branches and junk dumped into the river pose a constant threat of entanglement. And then there are the dead...
Pittsburgh east suburban real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 18, 2024
Allegheny County Churchill Katelyn Larue Burns Carmody sold property at 315 Homer Drive to Jack Larkin and Abigail Robeson for $280,000. Antigone Kyros sold property at 105 Kingsdale Road to James Kyros for $250,000. Edgewood George John Haritos sold property at 1108 East End Ave. to PNC Bank NA for...
Increased roster adds to expectations for Gateway girls soccer team
Caleb Kyper understood how lower-than-usual roster numbers coupled with youthful inexperience throughout the lineup conspired to limit the Gateway girls soccer team’s efforts toward qualifying for the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs last year. Only two seniors and one starter graduated from the 2023 squad which went 3-8-1 in Section 3-3A...
Monroeville events: Heritage Day, yard sale, concerts, more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com or bpoole@triblive.com. Historical society hosts Heritage Day on Sept. 28 The Monroeville Historical Society will host its annual Heritage Day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 28. This all-ages event is open to the public. Food, drinks and ice cream...
Parents, students get a look at newly renovated Gateway Middle School
Gateway School District students entering fifth through eighth grade are getting a chance to tour their newly-remodeled — and consolidated — middle school this week. Gateway Middle School in Monroeville opened its doors to incoming students starting Monday, after extensive renovations over the past three years. It will consolidate the...
‘He breathed and lived Gateway’: Scott Williams remembered for community service
Friends recall a favorite saying of the late Scott Williams of Monroeville. “There’s a right way, there’s a wrong way, and then there’s the Gateway.” A paraplegic since the age of 18, Williams, 59, died July 26, 2024, at UPMC Montefiore Hospital in Oakland after a prolonged battle with cancer....
Sunrise School in Monroeville celebrates summer picnics
Sunrise School in Monroeville, part of the Allegheny Intermediate Unit, had a “Picnic Month” theme during recent lessons. The school’s pupils, ages five to 21, are primarily special education students from the eastern part of Allegheny County. Class curriculum is geared toward learning support, life skills, multi-disabilities and autism, as...
New coach hopes to help Gateway girls volleyball build on success
The first time new Gateway girls volleyball coach Erica Bosh expected see her players on the court was Aug. 12 at the first preseason practice at Gateway’s Furrie Sports Complex. The Keystone Oaks and Pitt-Greensburg graduate and volleyball product officially came on board at the beginning of August as the...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Aug. 11, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Wayne Nagle sold property at 232 North Ave. to Heidi Maribel Dubon Corrales for $55,000. Churchill Joseph Zohr sold property at 13 Churchill Road to Isaac and Kelsey Kumar for $605,000. Sadia Sala sold property at 3758 E Rural Court to GMS Global Invests LLC for $113,500....
Steel City Con returns to Monroeville Convention Center
Mardie Baldo of Ross was hoping to just get a high-five and a photo with one of her favorite actors, Thomas Lennon, at the Monroeville Convention Center this weekend. She got a pleasant surprise when the star of “Reno 911” and multiple other shows welcomed her on stage during his...
