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Pittsburgh east suburban real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 18, 2024
Allegheny County Churchill Katelyn Larue Burns Carmody sold property at 315 Homer Drive to Jack Larkin and Abigail Robeson for $280,000. Antigone Kyros sold property at 105 Kingsdale Road to James Kyros for $250,000. Edgewood George John Haritos sold property at 1108 East End Ave. to PNC Bank NA for...
Increased roster adds to expectations for Gateway girls soccer team
Caleb Kyper understood how lower-than-usual roster numbers coupled with youthful inexperience throughout the lineup conspired to limit the Gateway girls soccer team’s efforts toward qualifying for the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs last year. Only two seniors and one starter graduated from the 2023 squad which went 3-8-1 in Section 3-3A...
Monroeville events: Heritage Day, yard sale, concerts, more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com or bpoole@triblive.com. Historical society hosts Heritage Day on Sept. 28 The Monroeville Historical Society will host its annual Heritage Day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 28. This all-ages event is open to the public. Food, drinks and ice cream...
Parents, students get a look at newly renovated Gateway Middle School
Gateway School District students entering fifth through eighth grade are getting a chance to tour their newly-remodeled — and consolidated — middle school this week. Gateway Middle School in Monroeville opened its doors to incoming students starting Monday, after extensive renovations over the past three years. It will consolidate the...
‘He breathed and lived Gateway’: Scott Williams remembered for community service
Friends recall a favorite saying of the late Scott Williams of Monroeville. “There’s a right way, there’s a wrong way, and then there’s the Gateway.” A paraplegic since the age of 18, Williams, 59, died July 26, 2024, at UPMC Montefiore Hospital in Oakland after a prolonged battle with cancer....
Sunrise School in Monroeville celebrates summer picnics
Sunrise School in Monroeville, part of the Allegheny Intermediate Unit, had a “Picnic Month” theme during recent lessons. The school’s pupils, ages five to 21, are primarily special education students from the eastern part of Allegheny County. Class curriculum is geared toward learning support, life skills, multi-disabilities and autism, as...
New coach hopes to help Gateway girls volleyball build on success
The first time new Gateway girls volleyball coach Erica Bosh expected see her players on the court was Aug. 12 at the first preseason practice at Gateway’s Furrie Sports Complex. The Keystone Oaks and Pitt-Greensburg graduate and volleyball product officially came on board at the beginning of August as the...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Aug. 11, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Wayne Nagle sold property at 232 North Ave. to Heidi Maribel Dubon Corrales for $55,000. Churchill Joseph Zohr sold property at 13 Churchill Road to Isaac and Kelsey Kumar for $605,000. Sadia Sala sold property at 3758 E Rural Court to GMS Global Invests LLC for $113,500....
Steel City Con returns to Monroeville Convention Center
Mardie Baldo of Ross was hoping to just get a high-five and a photo with one of her favorite actors, Thomas Lennon, at the Monroeville Convention Center this weekend. She got a pleasant surprise when the star of “Reno 911” and multiple other shows welcomed her on stage during his...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Aug. 9-11
After a long, rainy week, it’s time to relax and enjoy some downtime. From performances to parties, from celebrity appearances to festivals, Pittsburgh is jumping this weekend. Join in the fun with these events. Idina Menzel at the Benedum Center Broadway legend — and real-life Disney princess — Idina Menzel...
Man’s 19th birthday ends with woman shot dead in Monroeville and a confession
Joselyn Thomas screamed her last words, police said. “A.J., stop, A.J. stop.” It was Wednesday afternoon, and Thomas, 18, of North Versailles, had been arguing with Albert Williams III, a witness told police. Investigators said the witness heard three gunshots inside the bedroom of unit G in the Cambridge Square...
Monroeville: Vendors sought, church yard sale, concerts, more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com or bpoole@triblive.com.. Pitcairn Fall Night Market vendors sought Pitcairn’s Fall Night Market, an all-ages, family friendly event, is slated for 6 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 27 at Broadway street from Dan’s Floral to Dick’s Sports Bar. Sale items may include homemade...
Gateway to follow veteran offensive linemen to success in Class 5A
No matter which quarterback Gateway starts behind center or which running back carries the ball, the Gators know their success is on the line. As in, the offensive line. The Gators have some new faces in the backfield, but all five blockers are returning starters. That experience should be a...
Doctor’s work in Nigeria supported by Monroeville Rotary
After her mother passed away in 2016 from colorectal cancer, Dr. Abi Fapohunda wanted to use her education and background to focus on early detection. “I knew I had to give back, to do something,” said Fapohunda, an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health. Fapohunda...
North Versailles woman found slain in Monroeville apartment, Wilkinsburg man arrested
A Wilkinsburg man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after a woman police had been searching for was found shot dead at a Monroeville apartment complex, Allegheny County Police reported. Monroeville police were dispatched at about 3:15 p.m. for a reported homicide at the Cambridge Square Apartments. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s...
Cocaine kingpin busted in Monroeville gets life for East Coast drug trafficking
A drug lord operating in Pittsburgh who initially turned down a proposed plea deal calling for him to serve 15 years in federal prison for cocaine trafficking instead will serve life. Racoco Williams, 43, was sentenced Tuesday at the federal courthouse Downtown. He was found guilty at trial before U.S....
Monroeville: Middle school opening, local concerts, history speaker series, more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com or bpoole@triblive.com.. School hosts community night Gateway School District will host an open house and community night Aug. 20 at the newly renovated Gateway Middle School, 4450 Old William Penn Highway. A ribbon cutting ceremony will begin at 5 p.m. with Mayor...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Aug. 4, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Wilmington Savings Fund Soc FSB Tr sold property at 2331 Marbury Road to Ambunga Brigitte Mbembo for $265,000. Forest Hills Corner Lot Homes LLC sold property at 109 Bevington Road to Mary Duffy Rooney for $400,000. Amagu Homes Flips LLC sold property at 125 LeGrande Drive to...
Monroeville Junior Legion team caps season at state tournament
For the second summer in a row, the Monroeville Gators Junior Legion baseball team concluded its season in the state playoffs. It wasn’t the finish the players or coaches had hoped for — Monroeville lost both games in the tournament the weekend of July 28 in Homer City — but...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of July 28, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Forest Hills Daniel Martin sold property at 473 Atlantic Ave. to Barbara Gamrat for $255,000. John JD Demars sold property at 319 Castlegate Road to Stephen Guevara for $305,000. Cynthia Baca sold property at 3758 Greensburg Pike to Bryson and Christine O’Donnell for $163,000. Gary Craig sold property...
Monroeville area: Concert and speaker series, backpack giveaway, 5K run/walk, more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com or bpoole@triblive.com. Monroeville Arts Council concerts Monroeville Arts Council will host a series of concerts at the Community College of Allegheny County’s Boyce Auditorium. Concerts will be from 4-6 p.m. They include: • Aug. 4 – East Winds Symphonic Band • Aug....
Photographer’s love of architecture featured at Monroeville library
Murrysville native Sam Wasilak’s fascination with photography and architecture will come to life on the walls of the Monroeville Public Library beginning this week. Now a Monroeville resident, Wasilak’s exhibit “Untitled Architecture,” sponsored by the Friends of the Monroeville Public Library, will kick off with a reception from 6 to...
Feds: Drug raid yields more than 100 kilos of cocaine plus heroin, fentanyl from McKeesport, Monroeville, Penn Hills
A federal drug investigation has led to charges for four men who police said were in possession of 116 kilograms of cocaine. That amount is equivalent to more than 250 pounds. Federal officials investigating drug activity in Western Pennsylvania executed sealed search warrants for homes and vehicles in McKeesport, Monroeville,...
Monroeville drug warrant uncovers marijuana, psychedelic mushrooms
Two Monroeville men were arrested Monday after agents from the Allegheny County District Attorney Narcotics Enforcement Team, Pennsylvania Attorney General and Monroeville police executed a search warrant at their apartment. Mehki Manor, 20, and Steven Robbins, 18, were taken into custody after a traffic stop and a subsequent vehicle search...
Grace Life Church says it plans to purchase former DoubleTree in Monroeville
A former hotel may be transformed into a house of worship in Monroeville. The shuttered DoubleTree hotel near the mall in Monroeville abruptly closed on Feb. 28 on the heels of the news of the closure of the Monroeville Convention Center. The hotel has remained closed, and a video was...
