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Divine Mercy Academy in Monroeville on remote learning due to covid cases, staffing
Divine Mercy Academy in Monroeville switched to remote learning this week due to four positive covid cases and staffing concerns, Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh officials announced Wednesday. All athletic practices and games were also suspended until Monday, when in-person instruction is expected to resume. Officials said school families were notified...
Monroeville Council approves list of roads to be worked on this year
Monroeville Council unanimously approved the municipality’s plan to work on just over 19 miles of roads. The municipality’s $35.7 million budget set aside $1 million for its Road Resurfacing Program. According to the plan council approved March 9, 34 roads are slated for work. Paul Hugus, the municipality’s director of...
Thousands receive covid-19 vaccine at Monroeville Convention CenterVideo
Jeannie Hall-Harris did a lot of praying going into Tuesday’s mass-vaccination event in Monroeville. “I was hesitant at first,” she said, moments after receiving her first dose of Pfizer’s covid-19 vaccine. She was one of 5,100 people who received the shot at the Monroeville Convention Center, which partnered with Allegheny...
DUIs, drugs, firearms violations among charges handled March 1, 2021 by Monroeville judge Jeffrey Herbst
Monroeville District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Ricco Sears, 35, of Pittsburgh on charges of having illegible plates at a...
AHN, Monroeville chamber of commerce teaming up to inoculate 5,100 with covid vaccine
Allegheny Health Network and the Monroeville Area Chamber of Commerce will team up on Tuesday to give 5,100 people covid-19 vaccinations. The clinic will be at the Monroeville Convention Center for people who signed up ahead of time, according to an AHN news release. There will be no walk-in appointments...
Police log: Drug possession, harassment among charges filed in Monroeville for Feb. 18-24, 2021
The following charges were filed Feb. 20-24 with Monroeville District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst. All charges were filed by Monroeville police, unless otherwise noted: • Kaitlyn McDevitt, 31, of Monroeville with two counts each of recklessly endangering another person and simple assault. Charges were filed Feb. 20 in connection with...
In brief: Student news, baseball tryouts and more in Monroeville
Student news • Macy Perry of Monroeville was named to the dean’s list at Wilkes University for the fall semester 2020. To be named to the dean’s list, students must obtain a minimum 3.5 GPA and carry at least 12 credits. • Ryan Mahokey of Monroeville has been placed on...
Gateway boys build confidence after WPIAL playoff victory
Gateway boys basketball coach Alvis Rogers appreciated the spirited atmosphere that an increased number of fans, including student sections, brought to the Gators’ WPIAL Class 5A first-round game against Albert Gallatin last Wednesday at the Furrie Sports Complex. Two days earlier, the Gov. Tom Wolf administration raised gathering limits on...
Up-and-down season provides ‘learning experiences’ for Gateway girls
The Gateway girls basketball team hoped for good things from their WPIAL Class 5A preliminary-round game March 1 at Mars. Despite a spirited effort, which included a rally from a double-digit deficit, the Planets pulled away for a 47-33 victory that ended the Gators’ season at 7-11. “We started off...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of March 7, 2021
Chalfant William Becker sold property at 178 Brighton St. to James and Carol Tessauro for $150,000. Estate of John Boyce sold property at 220 Highland Ave. to PGH Holding LLC for $45,000. Churchill William Dipaolo sold property at 3766 E. Rural Court to Emily Rybinski for $157,000. Delmont Eric Seabury...
Police charge Pitcairn man with rape of 11-year-old girl
Allegheny County Police have charged a 29-year-old Pitcairn man in connection with the rape of an 11-year-old girl. Joshua Davon Austin-Pollard faces multiple felonies, including rape and sexual assault. Police say the events took place at Austin-Pollard’s Third Street home three days after Christmas. The charges also include interference with...
Work on Forbes Road in Monroeville resumes, completion expected next month
Work has again begun on Forbes Road in Monroeville after a four-month delay. Steve Cowan, a Penn DOT spokesman, said the $1.34 million landslide repair project on the Monroeville road resumed March 1. A portion of Forbes Road has been closed since July so that Braddock-based Mele & Mele &...
Neighbor Spotlight: Dr. Tinamarie Estes-Washington punches back against covid-19Video
Editor’s note: Neighbor Spotlight is a monthly feature that aims to let our readers learn more about the people in their communities who are working to make them a better place, who have interesting stories to tell or who the community feels deserve “15 minutes of fame.” If you would...
Steel City Con postponed again, this time to June
Maybe the third time will be the charm for the Steel City Con. The pop culture convention, originally scheduled for December, had been rescheduled for April. But now it’s been postponed again, this time until June 11-13 at the Monroeville Convention Center. Organizers cited the state’s current indoor capacity of...
Duquesne Light Company starts construction on transmission line spanning Plum, Monroeville, Penn Hills
Duquesne Light Company has started construction on an electric transmission line spanning five miles through Plum, Monroeville and Penn Hills. The project, dubbed the Universal-Plum Reliability Project, was split into four areas, and construction began the first week of January, according to a website dedicated to the endeavor. The Pennsylvania...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 28, 2021
Chalfant Federal National Mortgage Assn. sold property at 314 Highland Ave. to Jonathan Dietz for $154,900. Bridgett Bothell sold property at 1010 Pin Oak Court to Maciej Skrzypczak for $98,000. Delmont Shawn Kelley sold property at 23 W Pine St. to Shawn Kelley and Traci Peters for $1 (state deed...
Police log: Theft, careless driving among charges filed in Monroeville for Feb. 18-23, 2021
The following charges were filed Feb. 18-23 with Monroeville District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst. All charges were filed by Monroeville police, unless otherwise noted: • Robert Michael Hanna, 26, of Monroeville with careless driving, driving on the wrong side of the road and three DUIs. Charges were filed by Pennsylvania...
Endangering children, simple assault among charges handled recently by Monroeville judge Jeffrey Herbst
Monroeville District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Monroeville police. Held for court • Dante Joshua Gist, 30, of New Kensington on charges of illegal possession of a firearm, carrying...
News briefs: Women’s Business Network meetings set for March; baseball tryouts on tap
The Monroeville Chapter of the Women’s Business Network will meet from 8:15 to 9:30 a.m. March 13 and 24. Contact Susan Patchin, the chapter’s representative, at 724-261-7871. All professional women are welcome to attend as a guest at the meeting for no charge. At the time of publication, many chapters...
Gateway swimmers take aim at WPIAL success
Gateway boys and girls swimmers are making final preparations for Sunday’s WPIAL Class AAA championships at Upper St. Clair. After a month and a half of meets and numerous qualifying attempts, the Gators found out last week where they would be situated for both individual and relay events. A number...
Gateway’s Holl looks forward to coaching in East-West all-star game
For the first time in the nearly two decades of the Pennsylvania State Football Coaches Association’s East-West Classic, there will be two games celebrating many of the state’s top players. One game will involve the smaller schools — Classes A-3A — with the other featuring talent from Classes 4A-6A. Gateway...
Woodland Hills hosts summit on tough topics with Western Pa. high schools
Mental health. Racial injustice. Student grief and loss. Economic hardships. Self-care in a pandemic. Cultural discrepancies. Misrepresentation in media. These were topics explored by Western Pa. high schoolers on Thursday. A virtual Student Summit organized by students at Woodland Hills High School included peers from Aliquippa, Mt. Lebanon, Hampton, Gateway,...
Sunrise School students in Monroeville get surprise visit from Penguins’ Iceburgh, Chick-fil-A cowVideo
The winter doldrums were disrupted for a time Wednesday when students at Sunrise School in Monroeville got a surprise visit from some familiar faces. Iceburgh, the mascot for the Pittsburgh Penguins, and Chick-fil-A’s “Eat mor Chikin” cow joined the school’s eagle mascot in the school’s playground yard to, simply put,...
Geneva Silverio celebrates 100th birthday with family from Monroeville, PlumVideo
Geneva Silverio said the secret to living to see 100 is being happy. “That’s important,” she said, smiling Feb. 24 on her 100th birthday. She said staying away from smoking, drinking and staying active through exercise and her faith helped, too. Silverio, originally from St. Augustine, Fla., now lives at...
Gateway’s teacher union considers strike during stalled negotiations
Gateway’s teacher union has authorized going on strike if it can’t come to an agreement with the school board and administration, its president said in a Feb. 23 news release. The Gateway Education Association, comprising 266 teachers, counselors and nurses, voted to authorize the use of a strike at a...
