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Newly elected Gateway school director will not serve due to health issues stemming from covid-19
The recently elected James Lomeo does not intend to serve on the Gateway School Board of Directors because of lingering covid issues. Lomeo won one of four contested seats during a Nov. 2 election, leading a pool of six candidates with 4,209 votes. Shortly after being treated at a hospital,...
AHN opens latest Healthy Food Center at Forbes Hospital
Allegheny Health Network (AHN) has opened its latest Healthy Food Center — at Forbes Hospital. This marks another milestone for this one-of-a-kind program in the western Pennsylvania region, and increasing access to nutritious food for residents of Pittsburgh’s east suburbs and surrounding area. The Healthy Food Center acts as a...
Monroeville church hosting Service of Light for those in grief
Monroeville United Methodist Church is holding a Service of Light for those who are grieving a loss. The service will be held at the church, 219 Center Road, Monroeville, at 7 p.m. Dec. 15. Christmas can be a painful time of year for those missing a loved one who has...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 5, 2021
Forest Hills Glenn Andrews sold property at 114 Ashley Court to Vanessa Donley for $500,000. Laura Michelle Hansen sold property at 110 Cherry Valley Road to Paul Wozniak and Maurenn Hart for $329,000. Will L.P. Forest sold property at 524 Halsey Ave. to James McCoy for $100,000. Ryan Brashear sold...
Gateway boys aim to challenge for Section 3-5A title
Gateway boys basketball coach Alvis Rogers said he has a lot to be excited about with his team as it is on the cusp of a new season in Monroeville. Four starters are back for the Gators who hope to challenge for the Section 3-5A title and make a deep...
Steel City Con coming to Monroeville for final show of the year
Monroeville Convention Center’s last pop culture event of the year is fast approaching. Steel City Con is scheduled for Dec. 10-12 at 209 Mall Plaza Blvd. Thousands are expected to attend over the three days. The final con of 2021 is packed with familiar faces of the silver and small...
Readers Theatre Group entertains Beatty Point Village residents
The Readers Theater Group gave another presentation of two short plays for 35 residents of Beatty Pointe Village last month. The performers for the plays included John Shea, Joan Marz, Beverly Siciliano and Lorraine Kaelin. Kaelin is new to the group and acted as narrator for the performances. Renee Becktold...
Visit Santa, eat breakfast and enjoy a show by East End Kids
The East End Kids will host a Santa breakfast and holiday show Dec. 18. Tickets are available for 8:30 and 11:30 a.m. seatings. A 10 a.m. show is sold out. The event will be held in Mother of Sorrows School cafeteria, 3264 Evergreen Drive, Murrysville. There’ll be musical performances by...
Gateway girls basketball players adjusting to new roles
The Gateway girls basketball team didn’t start out the way it had hoped last year amidst the atmosphere of overall uncertainty in the wake of the covid pandemic. The Gators were 0-6 before defeating Section 4-5A foe Greensburg Salem. They righted the ship and went 7-4 over the final 11...
In brief: Women’s Business Network sets December meetings
Women to meet Women’s Business Network provides members with the tools to be successful, including networking, mastermind groups and ongoing professional education while expanding her circle of influence in the marketplace. All professional women are welcome to attend as a guest at the meeting for no cost. To learn more,...
Monroeville bike shop will reopen in new location following devastating fireVideo
A Monroeville bike shop, devastated by a four-alarm fire in May that destroyed more than 300 bicycles and closed the business, will host a grand reopening at a new location Dec. 10-12. Multiple fire companies responded May 25, 2021, to Pro Bike+Run on Route 22 after a utility-closet fire sparked...
Hit the Monroeville library after hours during inaugural Winter Walk
Just in time for the holidays, The Friends of the Monroeville Public Library will hold a Winter Walk event for adults over the age of 21 Dec. 4. The walk will be part of the Blanket the Library PLUS fundraising event, which began Nov. 15 and will run through Dec....
Teen claimed fatal shooting of Gateway student in Pittsburgh was accidental
The weekend shooting that left one teenager dead and another facing homicide charges could have been accidental, according to charges filed by Pittsburgh police. Aliah Johnson, 17, a Gateway High School student, was pronounced dead Saturday night at a home in the city’s Point Breeze North neighborhood. A criminal complaint...
Monroeville man charged after woman is shot in road-rage incident on Pa. Turnpike
A Monroeville man who police say shot a woman Sunday during a road-rage incident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike attempted to thwart investigators by hiding a 9 mm handgun in the trunk of his car. Andrew Michael Skinner, 30, shot the woman after investigators say she accidentally drifted into his lane...
In brief: Collecting clothing for Torrance State Hospital patients
PALS to meet Plum Area Ladies Society (PALS) will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 1 at Plum Community Center at 499 Center-New Texas Road. Members are asked to bring a $15 wrapped gift for the gift exchange, and cookies for refreshments. Punch will be served. For their...
Gateway grad, John Paul Kromka off to fast start this season for Pitt-Johnstown
Two seasons ago, as a sophomore on the Pitt-Johnstown men’s basketball team, Gateway graduate John Paul Kromka averaged 15 points and 8 rebounds a game as the Mountain Cats went 22-9 overall, 15-7 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, and made it to the quarterfinals of the conference tournament. Kromka...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 21, 2021
Forest Hills AAA Properties Inc. sold property at 109 Avenue A to Scott Peterson for $75,000. Tri COG Land Bank sold property at 418 Avenue D to Jamal McDonald for $30,000. Dana Patterson sold property at 538 Windsor Ave. to Stephen Thomas Deschon Jr. and Jena Lynn Braill for $98,000....
Penn State safety Jaquan Brisker holds up his end in decision to return for extra year
Jaquan Brisker and several other players will take the field Saturday for a Senior Day game as seniors with Penn State football — for a second time. The senior is one of many who took advantage of an NCAA ruling that didn’t count the 2020 season toward players’ eligibility and...
Monroeville native’s debut book tops Amazon charts
When Monroeville native Kelley McNeil was driving along a rural road with her daughter in the car, she had an idea pop into her head. “I thought what if we got into an accident and when we woke up, (my daughter) had disappeared,” she said. McNeil would explore that idea...
2 Penn State defensive standouts accept invites to Senior Bowl
STATE COLLEGE — Two top Penn State defensive players accepted invitations to the Reese’s Senior Bowl, which means they’ll have the chance to receive extra evaluation from NFL teams during the pre-draft process next year. Nittany Lions safety Jaquan Brisker and defensive end/linebacker Jesse Luketa accepted their invites, the Senior...
Gateway’s Sundin caps high school cross country career at PIAA championships
Brady Sundin capped his high school cross country career on the state’s biggest stage. The Gateway senior joined the top runners in Hershey on Nov. 6 for the PIAA championships, and he placed 141st overall in the Class 3A boys race with a time of 17 minutes, 53.9 seconds. “He...
Gateway hockey team snaps early skid
The Gateway junior varsity ice hockey team continues to navigate through the fall portion of its 2021-22 season, and the Gators added a point to its place in the standings with a 2-2 tie against North Hills on Nov. 8. Gateway rallied from an early 1-0 deficit to the Indians...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 14, 2021
Monroeville Maplecrest LLC sold property at 112 Armour Drive to NVR Inc. for $83,300. James Cole sold property at 228 Brinton St. to Mary Rita Craddock for $89,000. Nianzu Liang sold property at 232 Clover Drive to Mark Noel and Julie Luu for $200,000. David Cawley sold property at 764...
Play from deep in playbook helps Penn Hills get past Gateway
With less than a minute remaining and facing third-and-goal, Penn Hills quarterback Julian Dugger was sent off the field for a play because of an equipment issue, so the Indians had to dial up something they hadn’t done all season. They went to the wildcat with Amir Key. “I just...
Wilmerding’s Westinghouse Castle coming back to life with new purposeVideo
The lights were back on in the old “Westinghouse Castle” in Wilmerding Wednesday night. A few of the folks who gathered on the lawn in front of the stately Romanesque/Renaissance Revival building probably swore they saw George Westinghouse waving from his old office. The property of the General Office or...
