Monroeville Times Express category, Page 92
Police log: Monroeville police charges filed on Nov. 10, 17
Monroeville police filed the following charges Nov. 10 and 17 with District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted: • Austin Hopkins, 24, of Saltsburg with possession of heroin and possession of drug paraphernalia. Charges were filed Nov. 10 in connection with an incident...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 22
Chalfant Sumedha Misra sold property at 145 Lynnwood Ave. to Jeniece Ward for $199,000. Shane Pollick sold property at 141 Wilkins Ave. to Anthony Parham for $100,000. Churchill Anthony Fallica sold property at 3791 W. Rural Court to Julio and Diana Mariscal for $169,150. Delmont Samuel Cararini sold property at...
Gateway School District to go remote from Nov. 23-Dec. 4
Gateway School District students at all buildings will move to a remote learning model from Nov. 23 through Dec. 4 because of the region’s spike in covid-19 cases, officials announced this week. Superintendent William Short called the increase in confirmed illnesses “significant and alarming.” Specific information on virtual schedules will...
Police log: Monroeville police charges filed Nov. 1, 3
Monroeville police filed the following charges Nov. 1 and Nov. 3 with District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst. Charges were filed by Monroeville police: • Monica Jean Simpson-Jeannet, 56, of Beaver Falls with failing to comply with traffic control devices, reckless driving, causing an accident that involved damage to an attended...
Gateway High School students return to school after 5-day covid-19 closure
Gateway High School students returned to class Monday after a five-day closure for covid-19 concerns. Assistant Superintendent Dennis Chakey alerted families on Nov. 11 that three high school students tested positive for the virus. In a letter posted to the district’s website, Chakey said the students had not been in...
Gateway’s Emma Kennedy commits to Slippery Rock for softball
Emma Kennedy is a rock behind the plate for her high school and club softball teams. Now, the Gateway senior hopes to be rock solid for The Rock at the next level. Kennedy will soon realize a dream of playing college softball. She finalized a commitment last Wednesday to join...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 15
Chalfant John Byron sold property at 250 Elizabeth Ave. to Megan Barker for $181,000. Irwin Jesse Neal sold property at 409 Sixth St. to Allison Karissa Glazar for $122,500. Manor William Hearn sold property at 1235 First St. to Westmoreland Co. Land Bank for $1,840. Katie Oliver sold property at...
Week in review: Top stories from around the Monroeville area for the week of Nov. 9Video
Here’s a brief summary of some of the top stories from around the Monroeville area this past week. • Steel City Con has been postponed a third time amid concerns over the covid-19 pandemic. The rescheduled convention, which is one of the largest in the country and exclusive to the...
Back to the Foodture restaurant expanding to Pittsburgh’s South Side
The “Buggie” is two 8-ounce burgers in between two grilled cheese sandwiches with two layers of egg, bacon, tomato, lettuce and sauce. And an extra slice of bread in between. The signature item on the Back to the Foodture menu in Pitcairn might expand one’s waistline. Sales of the burger...
Overnight Turnpike work tonight may slow traffic between Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh (Monroeville) exits
Motorists may want to allocate extra time when driving along the Turnpike between the Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh exists tonight and tomorrow. Officials said travelers may experience delays due to intermittent, 15-minute traffic paces in both directions from 11 p.m. Thursday to 5 a.m. Friday as crews work to run...
Trump supporters to rally in D.C. against voter fraud; evidence has yet to materialize
Len Young remembers the inspiration he felt a decade ago during a Tea Party rally in Washington, D.C. The Monroeville resident said he hopes to replicate that experience Saturday in the same place, this time in support of President Trump, other state and federal races and “real discovery of fraudulent...
Charity ride through Frick Park raises money for family of mountain biker who died in May
The untimely death of a mountain biker from Pittsburgh hit close to home for Dave Brown. Brown, 47, of Plum started coaching on the Pittsburgh East Composite Mountain Bike Team earlier this year when his 12-year-old son joined the team. The biking team comprises around 40 athletes from school districts...
Gunman in April 2019 Monroeville Mall shooting pleads guilty to aggravated assault
A McKeesport man who was arrested and charged for spraying bullets into the doors of a Monroeville Mall entrance last year pleaded guilty Tuesday before an Allegheny County judge. Brandon Noel, 23, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in connection with a fight that broke out between two McKeesport gangs at...
Police log: Monroeville police charges filed Oct. 21 to 30
Monroeville police filed the following charges Oct. 21 to 30 with District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted: • Adrian Bernard Petty, 25, of Buffalo, N.Y, with five counts of promoting prostitution. Charges were filed Oct. 21 in connection with an incident on...
Steel City Con in Monroeville rescheduled to April because of covid-19 concerns
Steel City Con, one of the largest conventions in the nation and exclusive to the Monroeville Convention Center, has been postponed again due to covid-19 safety concerns. Organizers were hoping to have pop culture and comic book enthusiasts return to 209 Mall Blvd. in December after having to cancel their...
Luke Whisel paces Gateway runners at soggy WPIAL championship race
An unprecedented season for the Gateway cross country teams, altered at every turn because of the coronavirus pandemic, concluded Oct. 30 at the WPIAL championships at White Oak Park. Considering changes to the race format in the weeks leading up to the meet, as well as weather challenges, coach Tom...
Defensive effort guides Gateway in opening-round win
Survive and advance. That is statement often uttered when it comes to WPIAL playoff football. Gateway followed that mantra against Penn Hills in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs Oct. 30 at Antimarino Stadium. While the offense was held below its four-game regular-season average of 40 points, the...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 8
Churchill V & K Investments LLC sold property at 41 Barton Drive to Marjorie Bennett for $156,000. Jason Paul Taylor trustee sold property at 3863 Henley Drive to Shayla Woods for $265,000. Edgewood Nancy Brough trustee sold property at 503 Greendale Ave. to Adam Karpuszka for $265,000. Lynsie Campbell sold...
Campus visit convinces Gateway’s Derrick Davis to pick LSU
Derrick Davis visited Louisiana around the age of 8 for a youth track meet. He finished 17th in the country in the 100-meter dash, an early glimpse of the athleticism that has made him a coveted college football recruit. But even then, he remembers, he really liked the Bayou State....
Peters Township avenges loss to Gateway, returns to WPIAL Class 5A title game
That bad taste Peters Township had had since a one-point loss to Gateway in a WPIAL championship football game a year ago finally is gone. For real, it isn’t there anymore. There’s nothing sweeter for the Indians, now that they’re headed to their second Class 5A championship game following a...
Monroeville Interfaith Ministerium seeking ‘virtual choir’ for annual Thanksgiving celebration
Each year the members of the Monroeville Interfaith Ministerium invite their diverse congregations to attend a service at an unfamiliar house of worship. “Usually, we’re in person and we rotate so we can be in one another’s spaces, and we each offer something from our own tradition,” said Rabbi Barbara...
Steel City Con reschedules December event for April
The Steel City Con planned for December has been rescheduled for April at the Monroeville Convention Center. “Steel City Con has decided it is in the best interests for the health and safety our vendors, staff, celebrities and fans to postpone our December event until April 9-11, 2021,” according to...
WPIAL Class 5A playoff preview: Gateway, Peters Township meet in title game rematch
No. 3 Peters Township (7-0) vs. No. 2 Gateway (5-0) 7 p.m. Friday, Pete Antimarino Stadium at Gateway HS On the air: Video stream at TribHSSN.TribLive.com and on WJPA-FM 95.3 Coaches: T.J. Plack, Peters Township; Don Holl, Gateway Players to watch: Luke Petrarca, Peters Township (Jr., 6-4, 230, TE/LB); Derrick...
Assault, burglary, drug charges among those recently handled by Judge Herbst in Monroeville
Monroeville District Court Judge Jeffrey 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 • Joshua Vincent Piccar, 29, of Greensburg on charges of drug possession, driving with...
Police log: Monroeville police charges filed from Oct. 19-27
Monroeville police filed the following charges Oct. 19 to 27 with District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted: • Santo Lurito, 54, of Monroeville with simple assault and harassment. Charges were filed Oct. 19 in connection with an incident along the 100 block...
