Monroeville Times Express category, Page 34
Yale University’s Spizzwinks (?) to perform in Oakland, Fox Chapel
They hail from all over the world and gathered in a Monroeville living room on Wednesday night. Representing four continents, their voices blended as they rehearsed songs in Pittsburgh — a city the vast majority of them have never visited. Traveling the globe is one of the beautiful aspects of...
Wilmerding receives funding to demolish 3 blighted properties
Wilmerding code officer and Fire Marshal Al Hussey doesn’t have any specific plans for the property at 109 Middle Ave. But he sure was glad to find out the borough would be able to tear it down in the near future. “It’s literally leaning on Angie’s Restaurant next door,” Hussey...
Pitcairn man sentenced to at least 8 years in prison for attacking elderly neighbor with hammer
A Pitcairn man faces eight to 16 years in prison for beating his 71-year-old neighbor with a hammer last summer. Commons Pleas Judge Beth A. Lazzara imposed the sentence on William Alan Jackson, 43, on Thursday for the Aug. 10 attack, court records show. Jackson had negotiated a guilty plea...
Suspect named in shooting of Monroeville police sergeant
The armed robbery suspect who sprayed a Monroeville police sergeant with gunfire Wednesday night has been identified as 32-year-old Jamal Brooks. Brooks has been charged with striking the officer three times as he sat inside his marked car, according to a criminal complaint. The sergeant — who was not identified...
Monroeville resident named volunteer of year among school retirees
The Pittsburgh Association of School Retirees honored Monroeville resident Susan Frazier DeLaney recently with the Volunteer of the Year Award during a luncheon at Rivers Casino. Almost 200 guests attended, over half of whom were family, friends and members of various organizations and boards on which DeLaney serves. The primary...
Monroeville police officer shot, listed in stable condition; suspect in custody
A Monroeville police officer was shot “multiple times” Wednesday night as he approached an armed robbery suspect, according to Allegheny County Police. The officer was listed in stable condition at an area hospital late Wednesday. Allegheny County Police said in a news release that Monroeville’s emergency dispatching center was notified...
Monroeville library will get mini golf makeover for fundraiser
The Monroeville Public Library will once again be transformed into an 18-hole indoor miniature golf course for two fundraisers on Feb. 24 The first is an all-ages event, and begins at 10 a.m., with the last tee off at 3:45 p.m. Entry is $5 per person, and children age 3...
Monroeville library hosts New Year’s Eve ball drop at the mall
The Monroeville Public Library hosted a New Year’s Eve ball drop - albeit 12 hours early - on Dec. 31. Hundreds of people attended, along with library staff, for this free event, which was held inside Monroeville Mall on the first floor in front of Dick’s Sporting Goods. “It all...
Former Tamburitzans host ensemble’s show at Gateway High School
Four years of performing with the Duquesne University Tamburitzans wasn’t quite enough for Frank Bozicevic. So after he graduated, he remained involved the multicultural song-and-dance ensemble by driving its tour bus. Along the way, he and one of the members at the time started dating, and eventually they married. Today,...
‘New year, new me’: People from Western Pennsylvania make resolutions for 2024
As we say goodbye to 2023, the time has come to set New Year’s resolutions for 2024. But not everyone chooses to set them — and more importantly, not everyone sticks to them. Improved fitness came out as the top 2024 resolution at 48%, according to a Forbes Health/OnePoll survey...
Pedestrian struck Christmas Eve on Route 30 in Hempfield
A Monroeville man was taken to the hospital after he was struck by a car Sunday in Hempfield. State police were called to Route 30 near West Hills Drive just after 6 p.m., after 30-year-old Agusto N. Tojil of Monroeville was struck by a car as he attempted to cross...
Pitcairn police chief surprises Gateway students as The Grinch
Pitcairn Police Chief Scott Farally’s annual undercover assignment is quite a few steps off the beaten path. Each year, Farally can be seen around the borough in December, dressed as everyone’s favorite holiday sour-puss, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. This year, PTO parents at Dr. Cleveland Stewart Jr. Elementary arranged...
Morning Roundup: Fire damages Monroeville home; Code Orange alert issued in Mon Valley
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, Dec. 21: Fire damages home in Monroeville A fire severely damaged a home in Monroeville on Wednesday evening. The fire started at a home in the 700 block of Green Garden Drive around 5:30 p.m., according to TribLive...
Pitcairn emergency management coordinator wants ‘eye-watering’ odor addressed
There are times when Nick Turner of Pitcairn sits in his recliner, and his eyes begin to water from the odor. He doesn’t know for certain where the smell is coming from. But it has been happening for a long time and reached a level on Friday that caused one...
In brief: Monroeville area happenings, week of Dec. 18, 2023
Christmas community dinner Christ the Divine Shepherd Parish will host a free Christmas community dinner on Dec. 25 in the Lourdes Center at 245 Azalea Drive, Monroeville. Dinner will be served from 12:30 to 3 p.m., or until the food is gone. Ballot security presentation At the regular monthly meeting...
Forbes Road students to receive state recognition for cybersecurity program
Matthew Goss, 17, of Monroeville was part of a group of Forbes Road Career & Technology students who developed a presentation educating people on cybersecurity and recognizing online scams. But scammers are good. So good, they almost got Goss. “I had an Amazon package that hadn’t arrived yet, and I...
Gateway sports year in review: Boys tennis team makes program history
Paced by singles standouts in sophomores Adam Memije and Zidan Hassan and freshman Logan Memije, the Gateway boys tennis team captured the program’s first WPIAL team title in 35 years with a victory over North Allegheny in the Class 3A finals May 10 at Washington & Jefferson College. The No....
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Dec. 21, 2023
Chalfant AYT Assets LLC sold property at 236 Highland Ave. to Lucia Alexandra Giamanco for $95,000. Edgewood Richard Bereznak sold property at 109 Harlow St. to Leah Valtin Erwin and Forrest James Jackson for $308,000. Forest Hills Kathleen Kyle sold property at 135 Avenue L to Angie Jolicoeur for $160,500....
Ohio man indicted on sex-trafficking charges involving Monroeville hotel
An Ohio man was indicted by a federal grand jury Friday on charges that he transported a minor to a Monroeville hotel to engage in “commercial” sex acts, U.S. Attorney Eric Olshan said in a news release. Donte Lashawn Cole, 39, of Euclid, an Ohio suburb of Cleveland, allegedly used...
Monroeville plans to hire new municipal manager
Retirement has arrived for Timothy Little, who attended his final council meeting as Monroeville’s municipal manager on Dec. 12. Council voted unanimously to advertise an ordinance appointing his successor, Alexander Graziani, with a vote on his approval expected in January. The ordinance includes approval of a contract that establishes the...
Conditional use approval helps cause for digital billboard in Monroeville
A billboard with rotating digital images may be coming to Business Route 22 in Monroeville. On Dec. 12, municipal council voted 3-2 to grant a request by Wolfgate Devco LLC for a conditional use as permitted in a municipal C-2 commercial district, paving the way for what is proposed as...
Monroeville treats families to Winter Wonderland
The line of vehicles stretching through part of Monroeville Community Park West often was at a standstill, but no one was complaining. As cars, trucks and SUVs inched along on the morning of Nov. 9, the folks inside were greeted by a series of festively costumed volunteers offering gifts, treats...
Generosity makes Pitcairn’s community Christmas party a success
Pitcairn’s Borough Park Building was the site of the inaugural community Christmas party on Dec. 9. The free event was open to the public and included a spaghetti dinner and cookies, Christmas carols, crafts and games for kids, and information about community resources. “The borough allowed us to have this...
Monroeville area happenings, week of Dec. 11, 2023
Christmas cookie walk Monroeville United Methodist Church Youth Group is hosting a Christmas cookie walk for the community from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 16, or until the cookies run out. There will be a large variety made by the youth and church members. Cookies are $10 per pound....
Gateway grad Will Kromka steps into starting lineup for Pitt-Johnstown
Will Kromka was somewhat behind the 8-ball when he began his collegiate basketball career in the fall of 2022. The Pitt-Johnstown sophomore guard and Gateway graduate suffered an ankle injury in the spring that required significant surgery. That put him on the shelf for several months and slowed his growth....
