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Gateway’s Holmes siblings look forward to WPIAL championships
Andrew Holmes has his sights set on more WPIAL gold at Pitt’s Trees Pool in a couple weeks as he hopes to add to last year’s WPIAL title in the 200-yard freestyle. But the versatile Gateway senior also is ready to dive into swimming at the next level as he...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 13, 2022
Etna Housing & Urban Development sold property at 52 Greeley Ave. to Christopher and Amy Leya for $78,000. Robert Alt sold property at 163 Vista St. to Kyle Marcus Kowalewski for $135,000. Harmar Diana Biordi sold property at 509 White Birch Ct to Robert Paul and Mary Jill Brannigan for...
Pittsburgh eastern suburban real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 13, 2022
Chalfant Steven Lapata sold property at 112 Wilkins Ave. to Jason Hall for $130,000. Churchill Patrick Campbell sold property at 2021 Garrick Drive to Robert Lee Albro III for $285,000. Edgewood Mitchell Brourman sold property at 141 Race St. to Nice Properties LLC for $190,650. Forest Hills James Dodson sold...
Police identify body discovered on Monroeville hillside
Allegheny County Police homicide detectives are investigating the death of a Turtle Creek woman whose body was found on a hillside in Monroeville on Saturday afternoon. Shortly after noon, emergency officials were called to the 500 block of Rosecrest Drive in Monroeville, where they discovered the body of Christina Spicuzza,...
No injuries reported in Monroeville house fire
No one was injured following a fire Saturday morning near Monroeville’s Monroe Heights neighborhood. Multiple fire companies responded to the 2500 block of Haymaker Road, near the end of Kayser Drive, for a report of a working house fire shortly after 8 a.m. Firefighters at the scene said no one...
Gateway boys knock Franklin Regional out of playoffs
Gateway came to Murrysville on Friday night and spoiled Franklin Regional’s night on multiple levels. The Gators ruined the Panthers’ senior night and knocked them out of the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs for the first time in seven years with a 57-36 victory in a Section 3-5A game. Franklin Regional...
Gateway’s Engleka to join Division III powerhouse
The University of Mt. Union has been the standard for football success in NCAA Division III for the past three decades. The Raiders have won 13 national titles since 1993 with the most recent one coming in 2017. Undefeated records have accompanied several of those championships. Carsen Engleka hopes to...
Central Catholic’s Brown to join longtime friend at Mt. Union
Monroeville resident Jaden Brown reached out to longtime friend Jaired Lehman, a Gateway graduate, as he went through his college baseball recruiting process. Brown, a senior at Central Catholic who attended Gateway through eighth grade, was exploring Division III stalwart Mt. Union, and Lehman, a sophomore outfielder with the Raiders,...
Needs vary this time of year at Western Pa. charity thrift stores
At the Goodwill store in the Hollywood Square shopping plaza just off Route 22 in Salem, things have been busy the past few months. “We have way more business here than we did in the Murrysville location,” said assistant manager Jenny Desport. Part of it, she said, is due to...
Eastern area communities real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 6, 2022
Forest Hills James Cinque sold property at 102 Fall Run Road to Michael Sable and Terrie Griffin for $215,500. Michael Mann sold property at 135 Fieldcrest Drive to Barbara Price for $197,000. Brian Mitcham sold property at 709 Lenox Ave. to Cary Morgan for $160,000. Monroeville SFR3 000 LLC sold...
The Brewery at Luciano’s offering signature pizzas, craft beer
After nearly a two-year wait, The Brewery at Luciano’s is expected to open mid-February in Monroeville. The new brewery and restaurant is located at 312 Center Road, former site of the Rivertowne Pour House. As part of a chain of local eateries, it will seat approximately 200 patrons, serving several...
Wilkins baby born with perfect timing — ‘2’ perfect — at Forbes Hospital
A Wilkins couple had their first child at the perfect time. Amanda and Ryan Liscio welcomed their daughter, Freya, at Forbes Hospital in Monroeville on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022 at 2:22 p.m. After battling some complications that morning, Freya was born naturally at 6 lbs. 9 oz. and was 21...
Arden Courts resident in Monroeville celebrates 100th birthday
Clara Hendy has her good days and bad days. Like other residents at Arden Courts assisted living facility in Monroeville, her memory is not what it used to be. Her son Neel had to remind her that Thursday is her birthday. Not just that, though — it is her 100th...
Gateway grad Olivia Miller helping to lead Pitt gymnastics in final year of competition
Olivia Miller knew Pitt was it during her sophomore year at Gateway High School. The standout gymnast made her mark at the club level for Gymkhana in Plum before joining the Panthers program for her freshman season in 2019. Now in her fourth and final year of competition with Pitt,...
Gateway freshman Raymer hunting gold at WPIAL championship meet
There were high expectations for Hunter Raymer as he entered his freshman swim season at Gateway a couple of months ago. A distance specialist who has shown his versatility in events up and down the lineup, Raymer is meeting those expectations, and he also is hoping to exceed them with...
Eastern area real estate transfers for the week of Jan. 30, 2022
Churchill Richard Elliot sold property at 49 Churchill Road to Leon Ford for $210,000. Estate of James Hickey sold property at 1730 Williamsburg Pl to Brittany Lee Calderon for $207,000. Forest Hills Kathryn Rogulin sold property at 301 Avenue A to Vincent Donofrio for $60,000. Matthew Junker sold property at...
Pitcairn Hose. Co. No. 1 obtains state grant for waterline replacement
A water main break in late June outside the entrance of Pitcairn Hose. Co. No. 1 shot water up like a geyser and flooded part of the fire hall and station. The 4-inch line served the sprinkler system and the everyday water supply of the fire company along South Center...
Kiski Area boys make late run to get past Gateway in Section 3-5A
With four minutes left in Friday’s Section 3-5A boys basketball matchup between Gateway and Kiski Area, the visiting Gators held a one-point advantage and hoped to make a run to put the game on ice. But the Cavaliers wanted none of that. Kiski Area outscored Gateway, 15-6, down the stretch...
Women’s Business Network sets February meetings
Women’s Business Network sets February meetings Women’s Business Network is an award-winning business association that supports the success and growth of women in business. WBN provides members with the tools to be successful, including networking, mastermind groups, and ongoing professional education, while expanding her circle of influence in the marketplace....
Rotary scholarship application process underway
The Bob Williams Rotary Memorial Scholarship Program is pleased to announce the availability of scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic year. In recent years, the program has awarded at least eight scholarships at $5,000 each. High school seniors in Allegheny and Beaver counties are eligible to apply. Those attending New Kensington-Arnold,...
Captains McKenna, Heningcamp help spark growth for Gateway wrestling
Floyd McKenna entered his junior season hoping to make his mark on the mat for the Gateway wrestling team. The junior 172-pounder won 15 matches combined the past two seasons. This year, McKenna owned 16 victories against just seven losses through a Section 1 dual match with Plum on Jan....
After year absence, Gateway alumni reunite for annual Black/White hockey game
Stefan Biancaniello surveyed the landscape at Palmer Imaging Ice Arena in Delmont on Dec. 26, and his heart was warmed. After covid canceled Gateway hockey’s 2020 alumni gathering, Biancaniello hoped things would return to the way they were. With more than 40 alumni in attendance for a kickoff event to...
Club news: PALS making Valentine’s Day cards
PALS making Valentine’s Day cards Plum Area Ladies Society (PALS) will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 2 at Plum Community Center, 499 Center New Texas Road in Plum. The service project for the month will be to construct valentines for residents of Ridgewood-Concordia Assisted Living Residence. Members...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 23, 2022
Chalfant Tri Cog Land Bank sold property at 224 Highland Ave. to Yassir McKee for $32,508. Churchill Tiffany Parker sold property at 2505 Greensburg Pike to Rushi Homes LLC for $119,000. Richard Otterman sold property at 1530 Williamsburg Pl to Andrew Burk and Deirdre McDonagh for $126,000. Edgewood Kathy June...
Monroeville-based Corvette Club sends relief supplies to Kentucky tornado victims
It was a small gesture that turned into a bigger generosity for a Manor man who was just looking to help. Mike Weber felt compelled to do something after seeing the news on the deadly tornado that stormed through Kentucky in December. The tornado killed more than 70 people and...
