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Monroeville resident Craig Rowland will conduct a three-part series at the Monroeville Public Library on growing fruit and permaculture. The term “permaculture” — a combination of permanent agriculture and permanent culture — was coined by Bill Mollison and is “the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystems.” The philosophy...

The title of the workshop was simple and direct: “You Want to Open a Pizzeria? Now What?” If those who attended take the presenter’s lead, they may be onto something. Pine resident Nick Bogacz shared his insight during the 40th International Pizza Expo and Conference in Las Vegas, drawing from...

A year after grabbing the school’s first boys volleyball section championship in 36 years with an 8-0 record in Section 2-2A, the Gateway boys volleyball team fell short of its goals in 2023. “We’ve had a nice run here the last couple years,” said coach Phil Randolph. “It felt, to...

Gateway junior Hunter Raymer capped the swimming season by earning a pair of medals at the PIAA Class 3A championships March 13-14, at Bucknell. He secured an eighth-place finish in the 200-yard IM in a time of 1 minute, 54.10 seconds in the championship heat. Conestoga’s Jake Wang won the...

ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill PA Real Estate Development Inc. sold property at 758 Margaretta St. to Oladipupo Olafiranye for $45,000. Roberta Anderson sold property at 444 Woodland Hills Drive to Elizabeth Hughes for $365,000. Forest Hills Ann Chay sold property at 507 Bevington Road to Evan Niznik and Stephanie Stras for...

A Monroeville man died early Saturday after crashing into construction equipment on William Penn Highway. Michael M. Berkley, 37, died at Forbes Hospital just before 1 a.m. According to Allegheny County officials, witnesses said Berkley was driving at a high rate of speed in the 4200 block of William Penn...

When Sunrise School in Monroeville returned to the classroom after the covid pandemic, middle school support teacher Erica Pavlovic wanted to bring some joy and fun back into the Allegheny Intermediate Unit building. Pavlovic created a March Madness event for students to celebrate the annual NCAA college basketball tournament. “Restrictions...

Last fall, the Monroeville Rotary partnered with Divine Mercy Academy to create the first EarlyAct Club in the school. President-elect Diane Milowicki, along with President John Keating and parent-teacher guild member Tina Cuda, wanted to bring EarlyAct to Divine Mercy Academy and presented the idea to the school. This year,...

Although this is Diane Milow­icki’s first year as Gateway High School’s music director, she has a long history of directing community theater in California, where she spent much of her adult life. She was born in Pennsylvania and returned about four years ago. “I really love working with the kids,”...

Luke Skledar isn’t one to back down from a challenge. He was a skilled hockey player in high school and achieved a second-degree black belt in martial arts. The Monroeville native, 22, took on another challenge after graduating from Gateway High School in 2020 — becoming the first member of...

When Gateway’s season ended in a 60-52 loss against Mechanicsburg in the PIAA Class 5A first round, coach Alvis Rogers told his team not to hang their heads. “I told them they should be proud,” said Rogers. “They did some good things this year and put in a lot of...

Last season did not end the way Gateway baseball expected. After starting hot with a 4-1 record, the Gators lost nine straight before splitting their last six games. They finished 7-13 overall and 3-9 in Section 1-5A and missed the playoffs. The 2024 season starts a new chapter as Luke...

ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill William Saunders sold property at 8 Holland Road to Yousef Herwees for $358,000. Forest Hills Robert Bindas sold property at 515 Halsey Ave. to Paul Dafe Ogagan and Michelene Jeter Ogagan for $210,000. Monroeville Estate of Paul Myers sold property at 513 Lakewood Drive to Central Penn...

Email event listings and news briefs to pvarine@ triblive.com or bpoole@triblive.com. Senior driver class Juniper Village at Forest Hills will host a Seniors for Safe Driving class April 16 that offers participants a chance to receive a discount on their car insurance. Drivers 55 and older can lower their car...

St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church in Monroeville is celebrating its 25th year of Lenten fish frys. Hundreds of people from the municipality and surrounding towns flock to the banquet hall from 4-7 p.m. every Friday at 2110 Haymaker Road for baked and fried seafood and sides. Volunteer Beth Stafura said...

Monroeville Public Library will host a free entrepreneurship program, a three-part series for anyone interested in starting their own business. In this career development program, presenter Shawn McCune will share his enterprise journey which has developed into several successful businesses, including Enlightened Property Administration, Envisioned Environments and The Castle. According...

Longtime Monroeville resident Jill Cullen began writing her first book in 2007. “My sister told me I should write something funny, so that’s what I’d set out to do when I started,” Cullen recalled. “I started and stopped several times over a 15-year period, where it evolved into more than...

Eastbound and westbound lanes of the Pennsylvania Turnpike I-76 between Pittsburgh and Irwin are now open again, after a crash left electrical and communication lines across the road, blocking traffic. The fallen wires shut down all lanes of traffic Wednesday afternoon starting around 3:20 p.m. The blockage lasted for nearly...

The Friends of the Monroeville Public Library will host an after-hours age 21 and older Spring Trivia Night on April 13 at the library. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. Sliders, snacks and drinks are included in the ticket price. There...

Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank officials announced that their regular distribution date this week in Monroeville has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances, according to a news release. Food bank clients can visit PittsburghFoodBank.org/gethelp or call 412-460-3663 for information on other food resources throughout the Pittsburgh area....

Gateway sophomore Gunner Raymer briefly faced a measure of adversity right before his 200-yard freestyle swim at the WPIAL Class 3A championships Feb. 29 at Pitt’s Trees Pool. He had a minor equipment failure as his goggles broke. “That kind of gave me an adrenaline rush,” Raymer said. “You obviously...

When the Gateway boys bowling team wrapped up the Western Regional championship title March 2 at AMF Noble Manor Lanes, coach Joe Bowman got a message from two members of the last Gators team to qualify for the state tournament. “They (Mark Kuehn and Dominic Beau) shared a picture of...

ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Nick Decaria sold property at 3726 E Rural Ct to Ferdinand Charles Palombo for $165,000. Kurt Borgoyn sold property at 2525 Greensburg Pike Unit 101 to Cheryl Kay and Robert Duwayne Hosken for $197,000. Forest Hills Temitope Olatundun Egbeyemi sold property at 372 E. Avenue to Kathryn...

Email event listings and news briefs to pvarine@ triblive.com or bpoole@triblive.com. Origami workshops The Monroeville Public Library will host a series of origami workshops beginning March 20 with instructor Madonna Yoder. Sessions will be March 20, April 3 and April 17 at the library, 4000 Gateway Campus Blvd. Yoder will...

Visitors to Forbes Hospital in Monroeville between now and April 3 may pass by what appears to be a wall of medical scrubs that are awaiting their turn in the laundry. It bears a message of “We See You” in its center, and it is an art installation created with...