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Monroeville Arts Council gears up for summer
The Monroeville Arts Council launched summer activities — late spring, technically — with an Art in the Park event June 10. Youngsters and their families were invited to enjoy a day of hands-on arts and crafts activities in Pavilion #5 at Monroeville Community Park West, exploring a variety of projects...
Monroeville library scores success with ‘Alice in Wonderland’ fundraiser
Monroeville Public Library presented a very important date with an “Alice in Wonderland”-themed tea fundraiser on June 4 in the Lourdes Center at Christ the Divine Shepherd Church, Monroeville Campus. The library welcomed 144 participants. They enjoyed a themed cookie table featuring 32 varieties of sweet treats, along with raffles,...
In brief: Artists sought, summer activities in Monroeville area, week of June 12, 2023
Artists sought for library gallery Friends of Monroeville Public Library seeks artists for exhibits and sales during the 2024-25 season in the library’s Elaine Biondi Gallery Space. Artists interested in participating are invited to submit their work for consideration. On Aug. 12, they are requested to bring three samples of...
No injuries reported in Pitcairn fire
Eight fire companies battled a basement fire that broke out on the 300 block of Third Street in Pitcairn on Sunday morning. Thomas Dick, chief of Pitcairn Hose Company #1, said his department and seven others fought the fire for about 45 minutes before they were able to douse the...
Expectations high for Monroeville Junior Legion this summer
Monroeville Junior Legion coach Rich Otterman saw determination in the eyes of his returning players at the start of the season last month. It is a mission, he said, to go further and reach at least the Western Regional tournament after being eliminated in last year’s Westmoreland County Youth Legion...
Gateway grad Mike Rugh to lead Gators boys soccer team
Mike Rugh joined the Gateway boys soccer coaching staff as an assistant five years ago with the hopes of giving back to his alma mater while remembering all of the good memories he had when putting on the Gators uniform. He, along with head coach Bernie Stiles and fellow assistant...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of June 11, 2023
Churchill CIMREO 2021 NR 1 LLC sold property at 2431 Greensburg Pike to REO Trust 2021 NR 1 for $136,500 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $199,233). Edgewood Kevin Ference sold property at 415 Locust St. to Mikael Stefan and Kaitlyn Elizabeth Ferm for $621,000. Forest Hills John...
Arrest warrant issued for Murrysville man accused of stealing Steelers QB Kenny Pickett’s SUV
An arrest warrant has been issued for the 60-year-old man accused of taking Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett’s SUV from a Monroeville auto dealership in late May. Christopher Carter, 60, of Railroad Lane in Murrysville failed to show up for a preliminary hearing Monday morning in District Judge Jeffrey Herbst’s...
Divine Mercy Academy students present ‘Tangled’ in Monroeville
Divine Mercy Academy students presented their production of “Tangled” on May 30. Based on the 2010 Walt Disney Pictures film, which in turn draws from European fairy tales, “Tangled” follows long-haired heroine Rapunzel on an adventure to leave the tower in which she is held and see a vast array...
In brief: Cheer camp, concert series, other Monroeville happenings, week of June 5, 2023
Divine Mercy hosts cheer camp Divine Mercy Academy cheer camp is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. June 26-29 in the school gym, 245 Azalea Drive, Monroeville. The camp is open to all students entering kindergarten through eighth grade to learn basic cheerleading skills while building school spirit and teamwork....
Gateway notebook: Gators tandem takes 3rd at PIAA doubles championships
Emily Levine wasn’t witness to her Gateway doubles team’s run to third place at the PIAA Class 3A tournament May 27, at the Hershey Racquet Club. Her husband had undergone emergency eye surgery, and she wasn’t able to travel. But the news that traveled back to the Pittsburgh area excited...
Gateway showcases ‘premier baseball and softball complexes’ during WPIAL playoffs
When the baseball and softball fields at the Gateway Sports Complex were still in the construction stage, Gateway athletic director Don Holl gazed into his crystal ball and saw the facility hosting a number of WPIAL playoff games. Hope and optimism turned into reality over a two-week span from May...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of June 4, 2023
Churchill Adam McDowell sold property at 3860 Henley Drive to Elias and Katherine EC Bardis for $315,000. Merle Mermelstein sold property at 2309 Marbury Road to Richard Vanburgess II and Gabriella Alvarez for $540,000. Forest Hills Estate of Regina Zezza sold property at 29 Fairview Road to An Lewis and...
‘Always our dream’: Gateway robotics advances to world championship after winning regionally
They say everything is bigger in Texas, and that applies to convention centers. Picture the one in Monroeville, which seems sizable enough at 100,000 square feet. Now multiply that by 18 and try to visualize the scope of Houston’s George R. Brown Convention Center. Gateway High School student Prince Sadam...
VA set to open $92 million multi-specialty outpatient clinic in Monroeville
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic behind Monroeville Mall won’t just provide a nearby medical facility for the eastern suburbs — the region of Western Pennsylvania with the highest concentration of veterans. It also will clear congestion on “Cardiac Hill” in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood, where VA officials soon...
Monroeville observes Memorial Day
Commander of American Legion Post 820 Regis J. Dugan served as the master of ceremony for the Monroeville Memorial Day remembrance at Old Stone Church Cemetery on May 29. Deacon Mike Kelly of Christ the Divine Shepherd Parish opened the ceremony with an invocation. Gateway High School student Jayla Chase...
Grads’ speeches inspire at Gateway commencement
Midway through her Gateway High School Commencement welcome address, Juliana Guido had to pause. “I didn’t think I was going to cry,” she said. But the subject matter merited tears. “I think it’s appropriate to take a moment to remind all of my fellow classmates on this field with me...
Young Monroeville author discusses book
Fourteen-year-old Kasia Cunningham, a local author and Gateway student, led a discussion on her book, “Growing Up Divided,” at Monroeville Public Library on May 25. The book chronicles her early life, raised in two conflicting households and educated in two distinct school districts. Despite experiences with bullying and discrimination, she...
Author dedicates book to former instructor at Forbes Road Career and Technology Center in Monroeville
Forbes Road Career and Technology Center alumna Dorothy Andreas dedicated her third book, “Build a Million Dollar Beauty Business: Proven Strategies to Streamline Your Success,” to a former Forbes teacher. Val Zola, a retired instructor and former head teacher for the cosmetology department at Forbes the Monroeville trade school, is...
In brief: Juneteenth program, Family Summer Fest and more, week of May 29, 2023
Juneteenth program at Monroeville library Monroeville Public Library is partnering with the Gateway High School Black Student Union to host a Juneteenth story time at 10:30 a.m. June 3. Juneteenth, a celebration of Black culture, commemorates the enslaved people of Galveston Bay, Texas, receiving news of the Emancipation Proclamation on...
Gateway boys volleyball uses playoff defeat as learning moment
On the road and down a set in its WPIAL Class 2A first-round match against No. 7 Montour on May 16, the No. 10 Gateway boys volleyball team punched back and scored a win in set two to even things up. “It was nothing short of awesome to see us...
Gateway boys tennis team caps special season in PIAA semifinals
The Gateway boys tennis team surged to the top of WPIAL Class 3A this season and made its mark with a run at the PIAA tournament. First-year coach Emily Levine said it was a special feeling to be a part of it all with her players and to see the...
5 athletes, coach, cross country team to join Gateway Sports Hall of Fame in class of 2023
The Gateway Sports Hall of Fame will induct its next class of Gators athletic greats this fall, and the first class since 2019 has been selected. The group includes five athletes, a teacher/coach and one team. Robert Kalkstein (Class of 2010) was 41-9 as Gateway’s starting quarterback and played in...
Brick Fest Live returns to Monroeville this fall
When Carlajane Donovan and other organizers for the Lego Brick Fest Live event were looking to make a return to in-person events following covid restrictions in 2021, they turned to Monroeville. “We only did nine shows from September 2021 through the end of the year, and the very first one...
East suburban real estate transactions week of May 28, 2023
Churchill Jessica Binder sold property at 3826 W. Rural Ct to Dennis Buffone for $235,000. Edgewood Maryanne Silverstein sold property at 224 Elm St. to Colin Deppen and Katie Weidenboerner for $355,000. Aaron Smith sold property at 414 W Hutchinson Ave. to Allyson and Cat rico Morris for $275,000. Forest...
