Monroeville Times Express category, Page 47
Paper, not plastic: Students decorate Earth Day bags for Monroeville, Pitcairn stores
After unpacking their groceries, certain shoppers in Gateway School District may want to save the bags as keepsakes. Students at Dr. Cleveland Steward Jr. Elementary School spent an afternoon using their artistic abilities to decorate 500 brown paper bags with environmentally friendly images and messages. The bags will be delivered...
Assault at Monroeville hotel over extramarital affair leaves victim with severe facial injuries
A New Jersey man remains jailed after police say he attacked his wife’s former paramour at a Monroeville hotel last week. Vincent Serzan, 46, is charged with felony aggravated assault and related charges after police say he attacked the man and knocked him unconscious — causing severe facial injuries —...
Former Bella Luna space to reopen as The Coxcomb
As he stood behind what will soon be a finished bar top, Will Patterson of Monroeville heard someone driving past the open door of the former Bella Luna restaurant at the Murrysville/Monroeville border. “Are you open?” the woman asked through her passenger side window. “Early June, hopefully!” Patterson shouted before...
TV Talk: Pinhead actor from ‘Hellraiser’ lives in Pittsburgh, guest stars on ‘Gotham Knights’
Doug Bradley, the British actor who made Pinhead a horror icon in the “Hellraiser” films that began in 1987, now resides in Pittsburgh. And this month, Bradley gets introduced as Joe Chill on The CW’s “Gotham Knights.” Chill is in prison for the murders of Bruce Wayne’s parents. Bradley, 68,...
Monroeville area happenings, week of April 17, 2023
‘200 Years of Brewing’ program Monroeville Public Library welcomes Richard Ober, lead author of “200 Years of Brewing in Allegheny County,” for a program scheduled from 6:30 to 8 p.m. May 5. The Ober Brewery featured on the book’s cover is Richard’s family business and one of many German breweries...
Gateway’s Arontay Heningcamp ready to take next step in wrestling career
Shane Valko knows the Pitt-Johnstown wrestling program and its traditions inside and out. A 2010 Division II national champion with the Mountain Cats, Valko, who works with the Young Guns wrestling program, later served as an assistant coach at UPJ under legendary coach Pat Pecora. It was that knowledge and...
Gateway baseball team looks to bounce back in Section 1-5A
The Gateway baseball team got a daily double April 3 with some timely offense and strong pitching and defense in a 3-1 victory over Franklin Regional at the newly refurbished field at the Gateway Sports Complex. Senior Nate Demchak tripled home three runs in the bottom of the fourth, while...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of April 16, 2023
Chalfant Greater Pioneer Trust 10140 sold property at 140 Greenfield Ave. to Elizabeth Wilson for $33,000. Churchill Jack Marshall sold property at 2302 Marbury Road to Rybee Two LLC for $182,000. Edgewood Wayne Obitz sold property at 1305 S Braddock Ave. to Yingjian Li and Oiong Wang for $149,000. Forest...
St. Nicholas Serbian Tamburitzans celebrate 60th anniversary with show in McKeesport
A performance six decades in the making will soon take place at McKeesport Area High School. This month marks the 60th anniversary of the St. Nicholas Serbian Tamburitzans. Current members and alumni will take the stage at 1960 Eden Park Blvd. around 3 p.m. April 22. The show features songs...
New toys provided for Monroeville fire victims
Santa Claus arrived either eight months early or four months late, depending on your point of view. Actually, representatives of Allegheny Valley Marine Corps League Detachment 827 and the American Red Cross played the role of St. Nick in delivering toys on April 10. The gifts were for young victims...
Gateway students prepare for ‘Mamma Mia!’
Dance, jive, and have the time of your life with the Gateway High School students. On April 27, 28, and 29, high schoolers will perform “Mamma Mia!,” the 1999 musical that became the 2008 hit film. The story follows bride-to-be Sophie as she tries to uncover the identity of her...
Monroeville works on updating 39-year-old zoning ordinance
Monroeville has functioned under the same zoning ordinance since 1984. Although it has been amended substantially since, officials are pursuing a consolidated update that contains an abundance of details and addresses various situations that have cropped up during the past 39 years. “Our current ordinance is under a hundred pages....
Monroeville area happenings, week of April 10, 2023
‘Good As New’ book sale set The 27th annual “Good As New” used book sale will be held April 21-23 at Monroeville United Methodist Church, 219 Center Road. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 9 to 11 a.m. Sunday. A variety of fiction, nonfiction and...
Gateway grad Kiyara Sawyers hitting stride at Point Park
Kiyara Sawyers is making the most of her freshman season on the Point Park women’s track and field team. At the Tim Weaver Invitational at West Liberty State (W.Va.) on April 1, the 2022 Gateway graduate placed fourth overall in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 5 minutes, 25...
Gateway’s Kiki Pitts, Daniella Gardner taking on hurdles together
Kiki Pitts and Daniella Gardner form a formidable 1-2 hurdles punch for the Gateway girls track and field team, and both hope to make an impact over the next several weeks leading up to the WPIAL Class 3A championship meet. Both say the support and push each gives the other...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of April 9, 2023
Chalfant Greater Pioneer Trust 10140 sold property at 140 Greenfield Ave. to Elizabeth Wilson for $33,000. Churchill Jack Marshall sold property at 2302 Marbury Road to Rybee Two LLC for $182,000. Edgewood Wayne Obitz sold property at 1305 S Braddock Ave. to Yingjian Li and Oiong Wang for $149,000. Forest...
Pittsburgh’s Caliente earns gold at International Pizza Expo
At the three-day International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas, Caliente Pizza & Draft House took home its fourth World Championship award plus several other award titles across various competition categories. Matt Hickey, general manager of Caliente’s commissary location, earned the team’s gold medal World Championship title in the Expo’s triathlon...
Monroeville musician selected for All-State Jazz Ensemble
Four Shady Side Academy Senior School students have reached the highest level a high school musician can achieve by earning places in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association All-State Festival ensembles. Among them is Monroeville resident Hari Viswanathan, a Shady Side Academy junior who will play piano in the PMEA All-State...
Annual Jack Sedlak Community Clean-Up set for April 29 in Monroeville
Last year, Joe Sedlak said he couldn’t remember when the roadside litter in Monroeville was so bad. And while winter in the Pittsburgh area has been mild in temperature and precipitation, the wind has been another story. “A lot of people seem to think the wind we’ve had the last...
Monroeville addresses proposed zoning ordinance
While the draft form of a revised and updated zoning ordinance in Monroeville contains more than 400 pages, parts of the document addressing a particular topic are drawing practically all the public’s attention. Residents and property owners in Monroeville and nearby communities oppose provisions that would allow for extraction of...
Franklin Regional baseball bounces back to rout Gateway
Franklin Regional did not have much time to dwell on its first loss of the WPIAL baseball season. After a night game against neighboring Gateway — just a few miles up Route 22 — the Panthers welcomed the Gators for an after-school Section 1-5A rematch Tuesday. Swiftly and soundly, the...
Monroeville area happenings, week of April 3, 2023
Holy Week prayer vigil A Holy Week prayer vigil will take place from the conclusion of Good Friday worship through Easter morning at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 4503 Old William Penn Highway, Monroeville. Pastor Bob Schaefer invites members of the community to spend time in the peaceful surroundings of the...
Expectations high for Gateway boys volleyball team following section title
The Gateway boys volleyball team accomplished big things last spring with the program’s first section title since 1986 and also getting to within an eyelash of making the WPIAL Class 2A semifinals. The Gators led 10-time WPIAL champion Ambridge 2-1 in their quarterfinal contest at North Allegheny. But the Bridgers...
After finishing 1-2 at singles tournament, Gateway tennis eyes section team title
Gateway ruled the bracket for the WPIAL Section 1-3A singles tournament last week at Franklin Regional High School. Sophomores Adam Memije and Zidaan Hassan are no strangers to tennis tournament competition, having grown up in the sport for the better part of the past decade. But both are new to...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of April 2, 2023
Edgewood Mary Leigh Sciulli sold property at 550 Greendale Ave. to Blu Star Orgins Real Estate LLC for $150,000. Forest Hills Marci Scrock Mikesell sold property at 1006 Braddock Road to Kerridwen Parslow and Lyle Seaman for $270,000. Monroeville Robert William Priester III sold property at 125 College Park Drive...
