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Police log: Monroeville police charges filed from Oct. 7-15
Monroeville police filed the following charges Oct. 7 to 15 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted: • Andrew Hampton, 26, of Pitcairn with three counts of possession of controlled substances. Charges were filed Oct. 7 in connection with an incident...
News briefs: Drug Take Back Day scheduled near Monroeville; leaf collection set
The Wilkins Elks Lodge will host a Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 24 at its location at 718 Beulah Road in Turtle Creek. People will be able to dispose of old prescription medication in a Drug Enforcement Agency approved Take Back Box. Pills...
Despite shortened schedule Gateway football preparing for run at WPIAL title
The WPIAL last Wednesday revealed a plan to populate the football playoff brackets and deal with unbalanced records and schedules in several of the classifications among a wider announcement of postseason strategies for fall sports. With Gateway expected to finish with four games played in the regular season — it...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 18
Churchill Wayne Chung Wei Chang sold property at 61 Holland Road to Tadd and Jonna Morris for $225,000. Estate of Doris Fabrizi sold property at 762 Margaretta St. to Edward Werner for $8,000. Edgewood Girish Chavan sold property at 322 Dewey Ave. to Jessica Becker and Jacqueline Bialostozky for $355,000....
Gateway shakes off rust, holds off Woodland Hills
After not playing for 28 days, the Gateway Gators returned to action Saturday night and had to hold off a late effort by neighboring Woodland Hills. The No. 2-rated Gators saw their lead reduced to five points with 1 minute, 54 seconds left to play and virtually ran out the...
Week in Review: Some of the top stories from the Monroeville area for the week of Oct. 12Video
Here is a quick review of Monroeville news from the past week: • Monroeville Council faces a $3.1 million deficit in its proposed 2021 spending plan. To fill the gap, Manager Tim Little has proposed using $5.9 million from the fund balance. The money left over will be used to...
Monroeville shooting suspect turns himself in to police
A Braddock man accused of fatally shooting a Monroeville Mall worker outside the retail hub was taken into custody Friday. Lawrence Murphy, 20, turned himself in to Allegheny County Police, according to Monroeville Police Chief Doug Cole. An Allegheny County Police spokesman said that occurred around 5 p.m. Murphy is...
5 things to watch in Week 6: Some WPIAL conferences may crown no champion
Some WPIAL football conferences may have no champion this season. The WPIAL announced this week that no conference champion would be recognized if canceled games could have changed the outcome. In the Class 2A Allegheny for example, Apollo-Ridge and Serra Catholic are both undefeated but their head-to-head matchup was canceled...
Monroeville faces $3.1 million shortfall in 2021 budget, plans are to fill gap without tax hike
Monroeville Council is faced with a $3.1 million shortfall in the municipality’s 2021 spending plan. The upcoming year’s budget stands at $36.5 million, which represents a 1.2% increase from 2020. Manager Tim Little said most communities across the country will experience losses in revenue because of the pandemic. “The good...
Monroeville Public Library board asks council to reinstate 10 part-time employees
The Monroeville Public Library’s board of directors has asked council to reinstate 10 part-time employees to help the full-time employees keep up with a new, covid-19 workload. Board president Dave English and former board president Debbie Iszauk addressed council during its Oct. 13 meeting. They said the new guidelines the...
Freshman lawmaker Brandon Markosek faces John Ritter for 25th State House District seat
First-time Democratic state Rep. Brandon Markosek has a challenger going into the general election in November. John Ritter, 66, a Republican from Monroeville who is a Gateway School Board member, has plans to fill the historically Democratic seat that represents a large chunk of Pittsburgh’s east suburbs. Markosek, 27, cruised...
Monroeville Mall shooting victim remembered as selfless, loving
Saheed Gayle was at work at the Monroeville Mall on Oct. 7 when he was shot and killed. The 20-year-old had last spoken to his mother, Theresa Kallon of Laurel, Md., on the phone the evening before he died. He had called her to get ideas for what to buy...
ATF searching for person who stole guns from Monroeville Dunham’s
Federal and local police are searching for a person who they say stole three guns out of Dunham’s Sports in Monroeville in August. The Philadelphia division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering a $5,000 reward to whoever leads police to an arrest. Police say a...
Police issue arrest warrant, file charges in fatal shooting at Monroeville Mall
Allegheny County Police have issued a warrant for the arrest of a man believed to have shot and killed a 20-year-old at the Monroeville Mall. Lawrence Mark Murphy, who police believe is from the Braddock area, is believed to have shot Saheed Gayle, 20, in the torso just outside the...
Gateway runners turn focus to postseason invitational success
The Gateway boys and girls cross country teams are in the stretch run to the WPIAL championships in two weeks, and the Gators hope to take advantage of both practices and competition to sharpen their focus. “The kids have the potential to do well,” an optimistic Gateway coach Tom LaBuff...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 11
Churchill Darrell Williams sold property at 1900 Brushcliff Road to Ranada Tamara Almond McCoy for $117,000. Estate of Theresa Morgan sold property at 2400 Collins Road to Mary Truschel for $118,000. Delmont Mark Watkins sold property at 209 Apple Hill Drive to William and April Champion for $259,900. RA Snoznik...
Virtual 5K draws awareness for World Mental Health DayVideo
Every year the National Alliance on Mental Illness’ Keystone Pennsylvania chapter raises awareness about mental health issues and raises money to address them through its NAMIWalks 5K. This year, the event will be virtual, with participants choosing their own activities, rather than the traditional 5K walk at Monroeville Community Park....
Gateway, Plum athletic directors adapt to covid-19 roller coaster
Athletic directors have had it rough this year. Planners at heart, many of those plans have been scrapped, reworked, canceled and reworked again, said Josh Shoop, the Athletic Director at Plum Borough School District. “It’s been very, very hard,” Shoop said. “I think I’ve lost a couple years during these...
Covid cases force Penn-Trafford to cancel game with Gateway
It doesn’t seem like Penn-Trafford and Gateway are meant to play football against each other this season. Their Class 5A Big East Conference first-place showdown, which was rescheduled to be played Sunday night in Monroeville, has been canceled because Penn-Trafford has shut down over covid-19 cases. The game will not...
5 things to watch in Week 5: Gateway returns to ‘normal’
After a two-week coronavirus hiatus, Gateway’s football team is getting back to normal. Or as close to normal as possible in a week that starts on Wednesday and ends with a game Sunday night. “It’s not normal but nothing’s been normal, right?” Gateway coach Don Holl said. “We’re just going...
Monroeville businessman inducted into Space Technology Hall of Fame
A technology developed by a Monroeville businessman was inducted Thursday into the Space Technology Hall of Fame. Giorgio Coraluppi, 87, of Pittsburgh accepted the honor during a pre-recorded conference for his company’s invention of the technology behind the digital teleconference call. Coraluppi is the founder and president of Compunetix, Compunetics...
Gateway covid cases rise by 10, parents respond to the virus’ spread
Gateway School District now has a total of 23 confirmed cases of covid-19 among staff and students at two buildings, according to its latest communication with parents. The new cases were announced Tuesday by the district’s pandemic coordinator, Dennis Chakey, in a letter addressed to parents. The letter was also...
Local mountain bike team experiences growth during covid-19 uncertainty
The covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on many areas of life — but it has served as a boon for the Pittsburgh East Composite Mountain Bike Team, according to head coach Jim Pottinger. “We’ve almost doubled our athletes and coaches,” said Pottinger of Murrysville, who works as a teacher at...
Chick’s Picks: Basking in fantasy football glory, prognosticator gives out winning predictions
It was the week Chick’s Picks had been waiting for — the week when she faced off against The Boss in a friendly game of fantasy football. Chick’s Picks did her usual due diligence in preparation for the week, studying player potential and keeping abreast of this season’s ever-changing player...
Police investigating fatal shooting at Monroeville Mall, victim identified
A 20-year-old man was shot and killed Wednesday after an argument outside of the Monroeville Mall, police said. Monroeville Police Chief Doug Cole said the shooting occurred at 1:24 p.m. in a mall parking lot near the entrance of Party City and JCPenney. A suspect remains at large. The man,...
