Monroeville Times Express category, Page 97
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 30
Churchill Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency sold property at 2400 Greensburg Pike to Ahmed and Arafat Arafat for $82,500. Estate of Marilyn Fredland Lampl sold property at 149 Thornberry Drive to William Fuller Jr. and Cherylie A Blair Fuller for $189,900. Delmont Ronald Glover sold property at 541 Athena Drive to...
Monroeville police log: Aug. 24-28
Monroeville police filed the following charges Aug. 24-28 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted: • Antwain Washington, 47, of Pittsburgh’s Homewood West neighborhood with retail theft. The charge was filed Aug. 28 in connection with an incident along the 4000...
Bankruptcy looming for parent company of Westmoreland, Monroeville malls
After months of struggling to regain lost revenues after foot traffic was essentially choked off at malls across the country, mall owner CBL Properties announced a restructuring plan that could lead to a bankruptcy filing in the coming months. The Chattanooga, Tenn.-based company, which owns Monroeville and Westmoreland malls, is...
Lawsuit: Monroeville nursing home fired administrator for whistleblowing false covid-19 numbers
The former administrator of a Monroeville nursing home, which shares the same owners of Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center in Beaver County, said in a civil lawsuit filed this week he was fired for pushing back against false covid-19 reporting to state and county health officials. Ron Berlingo, 45, of...
Grants will cover cost of fixes for recurring flooding problems on Monroeville street
The Monroeville Municipal Authority received grants that will cover the costs of a project aimed at fixing ongoing flooding problems along Woodhaven Drive. The Commonwealth Financing Authority issued two separate grants totaling $722,675 on Aug. 17. Both grants require matches, bringing the total funds available for the $1.3 million project...
DUI, drug cases among those recently handled by Judge Herbst in Monroeville – Aug. 25, 2020
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 • Deshe Thomas, 34, of Rankin on charges of driving under the influence, driving...
Monroeville woman accused of burning 7-year-old with cigarette lighter
A Monroeville woman will face trial on charges that she abused a 7-year-old boy by beating and burning him with a cigarette lighter. Jennifer Dale O’Keefe, 31, is being held in the Allegheny County Jail on $25,000 bail, charged with aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of children and reckless endangerment....
Monroeville real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 23
Monroeville Pnc Bank National Association sold property at 410 A St. to Frank Perri and James Yauch for $29,900. American Int Relocation Solution LLC sold property at 703 Hawkeye Drive to Leanne Marie Thomas for $179,900. Vivian Byrne sold property at 1240 Old Concord Road to Brian and Ashlee Geesaman...
Passavant Memorial Homes extends extra pay when state rejects bid for aid
Despite not receiving state aid for hazard pay for frontline workers, a McCandless-based nonprofit will give its employees at 140 community group homes across the region an extra $3 an hour until late October — an initiative that will cost the company about $2 million. Passavant Memorial Homes Family of...
Monroeville restaurants struggle with covid restrictions
Layoffs, sickness and changing rules — it’s all part of the game right now if you own a restaurant or bar. In Monroeville, these types of businesses have been hurting. For some, it’s been tempting to scrap the ever-changing rules and regulations to follow their own. But most have chosen...
UPMC East emergency department doubling capacity
UPMC East in Monroeville said Friday it is expanding its emergency department and doubling its capacity to accommodate patients. The hospital will begin using the new space on Aug. 24. The $24 million emergency department expansion adds 30,000 square feet to UPMC East. With the renovation, the number of private...
Gateway votes against hiring Mobile Health Services for daily temperature checks of students, staff
The Gateway school board decided Tuesday against doing business with a company its solicitor partially owns that would have provided temperature checks to students and staff every day before entering buildings. The 7-1 vote, with one abstention, came after discussions about whether temperature checks are necessary. Board member Paul Caliari...
District court: Judge Jeffrey Herbst handles drug, weapons charges
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. Held for court • Zachary Arthur Coffey, 30, of Mt. Oliver on charges of possession of a controlled substance and...
Eastern region real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 16
Churchill Katelyn Butler sold property at 2331 Forest Drive to Benjamin Wise and Kathryn Straatmann for $102,000. Delmont David Huczko sold property at 524 Athena Drive to Scott and Jessica Gordon for $228,500. Joseph Sesti sold property at 319 E. Pittsburgh St. to Robert Cole II and Kerri Rae Cole...
Gateway School District considering hiring company owned partially by solicitor
Gateway school board is considering hiring a company owned partially by its solicitor to provide temperature checks to students and staff every day before entering buildings. Board President Mary Beth Cirucci said Trafford-based Mobile Health Services approached Gateway administration to provide the services. The cost to taxpayers would be $88,200...
Gateway School Board allows Grace Life Church to continue services at high school despite concerns
The Gateway School Board narrowly voted down an administrative recommendation Tuesday to place a temporary moratorium on all facility rentals amid ongoing concerns of spreading covid-19. The vote, 5-4, means outside groups can continue to rent school district buildings throughout the school year. Those in favor of stopping facility rentals...
Monroeville nursing home reports 47 covid-19 cases, after reporting zero last week
A Monroeville nursing home has reported 47 cases of covid-19 to state health officials, after reporting none a week ago. Long-term care facility data from the state’s Department of Health shows that Monroeville Rehabilitation & Wellness Center reported zero cases of covid-19. In numbers updated on Tuesday, the center reported...
District court: Judge Jeffrey Herbst handles DUI, theft, assault, other cases
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. Waived for court • Ryan Turner, 39, of Homer City on a charge of retail theft. The...
Police log: Monroeville police file charges in July incidents
Monroeville police filed the following charges July 1-29 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted: • Richard Ray, 65, of Pitcairn with two DUIs and failure to drive on the right side of the roadway. Charges were filed July 29 in...
Eastern area real estate transactions, Aug. 10
Edgewood Jeremiah Lott sold property at 124 Dewey St. to Gretchen Snell Zelinsky for $245,000. Thomas Vandyke Schmaus sold property at 109 Ivy St. to Cory Francis Hayes and Alexa Donner for $183,000. Forest Hills MO Rentals Inc. sold property at 530 Atlantic Ave. to Erich Raymond Hulse for $78,500....
Police: Monroeville man accused of exposing himself, trying to lure 2 girls in McKeesport
A Monroeville man remained in jail Sunday for allegedly exposing himself to and trying to lure two girls in McKeesport, court records show. Carlos Levy, 30, was allegedly parked on Ross Street late in the afternoon on Aug. 2, according to the criminal complaint filed against him. Two girls, ages...
Monroeville woman makes masks for any family who needs them
With masks being required to go into many businesses, and students and teachers mandated to wear face coverings when coming back to school during the covid-19 pandemic, many people are doing their part to ensure those needs are covered. Valerie Corbin and her Monroeville family are no exception. Corbin, who...
Test your knowledge in Poor Yorick’s Players’ Virtual Shakespeare Challenge
Poor Yorick’s Players, a nonprofit Shakespeare company based out of the Tall Trees Amphitheater in Monroeville, is presenting its first Virtual Shakespeare Challenge from Aug. 14-20. Clues will be posted on the theater company’s website nightly at 8. Participants’ scores in the trivia contest will be based on correctness and...
Hospital construction boom unaffected by pandemic in Western Pa.
Western Pennsylvania’s top hospital systems are pushing ahead with major construction projects despite the economic downturn brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. In Harmar, crews are working on the final touches of Allegheny Health Network’s newest neighborhood hospital. The 23,000-square-foot “mini-hospital” under construction at Freeport and Guys Run roads will...
Monroeville real estate transactions, Aug. 2
Monroeville Lori Hughes sold property at 428 Franklin Heights Drive to Ronald Scott and Sandra Harnish for $227,000. Paul Hacker sold property at 128 Hidden Valley Road to Christopher and Jessyca McCarl for $410,500. Penn Pioneer Enterprises LLC sold property at 2413 Mt. Pleasant Drive to TPL Income Property Corp....
