Monroeville Times Express category, Page 46
Gateway’s Kefimba Cisse rounds into form ahead of WPIAL championships
Kefimba Cisse is in the home stretch of preparation for the WPIAL Class 3A track and field championships May 17 at Slippery Rock. The Gateway junior distance standout is ramping up his training as he hopes to cut times in his events. As a practicing Muslim, Cisse had his season...
Gateway snaps skid but falls short of playoff berth
The Gateway baseball team hoped for positive results as it closed out the Section 1-5A slate with series against Penn-Trafford and Penn Hills. The Gators came into the week seeking to build off a 15-0 victory over Woodland Hills on April 28 which snapped a slide that reached nine games...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of May 7, 2023
Churchill Estate of Eric Velazquez sold property at 3460 Ridgewood Drive to Jeffrey Samuels for $320,000. Edgewood Maureen Smith sold property at 528 Greendale Ave. to Kaitlin Kirkpatrick Heimke for $265,000. Kevin Haworth sold property at 120 Oakview Ave. to Ian McIntyre and Richelle Szypulski for $220,000. Forest Hills Lisa...
Out & About: Mental health advocates honored at ‘Innovations’ dinner
Dr. Lisa Issac said she was “honored, humbled, shocked and overjoyed” to receive the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award from Mental Health America of Southwestern PA, but her resume speaks for itself. A Monroeville resident and former chief of medical services at Torrance State Hospital, Issac continues to serve various organizations...
‘Not just one size fits all’: Autism Employment Network provides opportunities in Monroeville, other locations
For anyone who thinks people stopped taking pride in their work, meet Robert Hester. “You happen to have popped in on me at the same time I’m going to make my 100th package,” he told a recent visitor to his Monroeville Mall workplace, as Hester and a colleague placed a...
Early dismissal at Gateway High School following bomb threat
Gateway High School dismissed students early Friday morning after a bomb threat was reported, school officials said. The school received a Safe2Say Something alert Friday morning indicating that a threatening social media post has been circulating in Western Pennsylvania. The threat didn’t specify a school district or school, according to...
Willi’s Ski & Snowboard Shops founder was successful athlete, teacher and businessman
His name is well-known, appearing on signs for the winter sports shops he owned around the region and for the earworm of a yodel that popped up on local radio for years with a sing-songy “WI-EEE-LIs.” Wilhelm “Willi” Klein was an athlete, teacher and businessman who founded Willi’s Ski &...
Pool of 9 candidates running for Gateway ballot spots
Editor’s note: The Times Express is publishing primary election previews with candidate interviews for contested races only. In the race for Gateway School Board, nine candidates are running for spots on the November ballot for five open seats. Four of them are for four-year terms, and one for a two-year...
Skills on display at Monroeville martial arts tournament
The 47th annual National All Martial Arts Championship was hosted April 29 at the Monroeville Convention Center. Athletes of all ages completed in Tang Soo Do, Tae Kwon Do, Kung Fu and Karate. More than 1,200 trophies were awarded in about 345 divisions, from white belt to grand champions. Events...
Hundreds help clean up Monroeville
Although the pavilions at Monroeville’s Community Park West have no doors, plenty of door prizes were at one for the taking, some with a renewed degree of popularity. “We always get a lot of donations from the Pittsburgh Pirates. We usually don’t call them right off the bat, but this...
Monroeville area happenings, week of May 1, 2023
Scottish Heritage celebration Bagpiper Matt Peterson, Scottish dancer Katie Janeiro and vocalist Bridget Steele highlight Hillcrest United Presbyterian Church’s Scottish Heritage Day celebration on May 7 at 1622 James St., Monroeville. The 11 a.m. worship service will remember the 1560 origins of the Presbyterian Church in Scotland. Shortbread, scones, Scottish...
Gateway’s Gratton sisters face off on softball field for respective college teams
When Kayla and Deanna Gratton shared the softball diamond growing up, they always did it on the same team. But on April 8, the Monroeville sisters and Gateway High School graduates found themselves on opposite sides for the first time. Kayla, a junior captain for Waynesburg, and Deanna, a freshman...
Victory over Derry helps bolster Gateway boys volleyball team’s resume
The Gateway boys volleyball team toppled Armstrong and Deer Lakes to open Section 2-2A play, but consecutive section setbacks to Latrobe and Mars left the Gators at .500 in section and seeking a return to the win column. The Gators got that in the form of a 3-1 win over...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of April 30, 2023
Churchill Estate of Lamar Kinghorn sold property at 2148 Beulah Road to James Burke Sr for $165,000. William Levin sold property at 3710 Henley Drive to Toby and Danielle Weaver for $190,000. Monroeville Dorothy Sciotti Henry sold property at 406 Center Road to Cindy Vulgris for $50,000. Tri COG Land...
Route 22 road work set to start Monday in Churchill, Wilkins and Monroeville
PennDOT will have long-term single-lane restrictions in place starting May 1 as road work begins on William Penn Highway through Monroeville, Churchill and Wilkins. Beginning at midnight on Monday, westbound traffic will cross over to the eastbound lanes at the bridge over Lower Rodi Road. Single-lane traffic in both directions...
Monroeville concert marks finale for Masterworks chorale director
May 6 marks Snezana Lazich’s last performance with the Masterworks Concert Chorale, taking place at Crossroads Presbyterian Church in Monroeville. She has served as the director of the chorale since 2013, succeeding her father, Milutin Lazich, who founded Masterworks in 2003. Music was always present in the Lazich household. Snezana’s...
Favorites from Gateway, underdogs from Chartiers Valley claim WPIAL doubles titles
Super sophomores Adam Memije and Zidaan Hassan of Gateway met little resistance on the first day of the 2023 WPIAL boys doubles championships as the top seeds rolled to three convincing wins, losing only two games in reaching the Class 3A finals. So when the duo did meet a challenge...
Monroeville conservation project among Allegheny Land Trust’s 30th-anniversary efforts
Allegheny Land Trust is marking its 30th anniversary by continuing to increase the amount of regional area dedicated to remaining green. The Sewickley-based nonprofit’s efforts include the Gateway Woods Conservation Project, which seeks to conserve 124 acres of forested land in Monroeville on a permanent basis. “It will connect with...
Monroeville area happenings, week of April 24, 2023
Collection period ends For the victims of the Cambridge Square fire in Monroeville, items and gift cards are no longer being collected. Checks will be distributed to the families after the collection period, which ends April 30. Please make the checks payable to “Gateway School District” and note in the...
Gateway boys tennis captures long-awaited section championship
The last time the Gateway boys tennis team captured a section title, Bill Clinton was ramping up his campaign to become President of the United States, Duke has just routed Michigan to win the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament, and “Jump” by the hip-hop duo Kris Kross was moving...
Gateway lacrosse eyes improvement, progress in 2nd half of season
The Gateway boys lacrosse team last made the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs in 2019. The Gators that year defeated Sewickley Academy in the first round before falling to No. 2 Hampton in the quarterfinals. Gateway’s momentum was stunted the next year as the covid pandemic wiped out the entire spring...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of April 23, 2023
Chalfant Estate of James Minnaji sold property at 1115 Electric Ave. to Gregory and Lucille Dinardo for $1,500. Churchill Joel Carrick sold property at 116 Merrie Woode Drive to Daniel and Tracy Ann Marsh for $249,000. Edgewood Joanna Camarda Webb sold property at 430 W Swissvale Ave. to Giancarlo Scuderi...
Monroeville resident helps others through philanthropy, publishing company
In Kenya’s capital city is a school named after Monroeville resident John Stanko. “The African way is they do that to honor you,” he explained. “I don’t own it. I don’t have any say in it. But I’ve said, ‘If my name can help you, use it.’” Over the past...
‘Hole lot of fun’ at Monroeville library
An event with the theme “A Hole Lot of Fun” converted Monroeville Public Library into a miniature golf course for a two-day fundraiser. The custom custom-designed, 18-hole course offered plenty of fun for the 21-and-older crowd during an evening session on April 14 that featured food and libations. All-ages play...
Basketball team celebrated at Divine Mercy Academy in Monroeville
The Divine Mercy Academy gymnasium was alive with the sounds of cheering. Part of it, naturally, was prompted by the Monroeville school’s cheerleaders, young and not-so-young. At other times, the folks sitting in the bleachers rooted for classmates, teachers and even Principal Nikole (with a “k”) Laubham as they participated...
