Monroeville Times Express
Fellowship and food are pillars of Christ the Divine Shepherd Parish’s fish fry
Ron Morra knows where he and dozens of his friends will be nearly every Friday during Lent. That is in the kitchen and dining hall of Christ the Divine Shepherd Parish in Monroeville, serving food and fellowship to families. “You give back to the parish,” said Morra, who is in...
Freezin’ for a reason: Gateway Middle School mentorship group raises money for Special Olympics
As the Gateway Middle School girls mentorship group racked their brains to determine their yearly community service project, they came up with an ingenious idea: raising money for a good cause, while also getting to dump ice cold water on their teachers and principals. On Feb. 13, that idea came...
Flipped truck closes stretch of Golden Mile Highway in Plum
A short stretch of Golden Mile Highway in Plum has reopened after a tri-axle truck flipped on its side Thursday morning. PennDOT reopened the section of the road between Old Frankstown and New Texas roads just before 2:30 p.m., Holiday Park VFD Jim Sims said the accident, which took place...
Author and retired professor leads discussion on inequity, shares life experiences as a Black woman
Detroit native Beverly Harris-Schenz planned to become a doctor. But once in college, she turned her attention to education, specifically teaching German. After attending the University of Michigan, Harris-Schenz studied in Germany, then earned her master’s degree and doctorate at Stanford University. The professor began her career in 1974 at...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of March 1, 2026
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Peachtree Associates LLC sold property at 218 Fairview Ave. to Thompson 1 Properties LLC for $637,000. Forest Hills Daniel Tal sold property at 638 Cascade Road to Glenconon Properties LLC for $175,000. Christine Walls sold property at 1987 Centurion Drive Apt 202 to James Frechione trustee for...
Monroeville area: Project Prom shop, cash bash benefit, career center open house and more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. Project Prom Shop opens in March Allegheny County will hold its annual Project Prom event on March 14, 17, 19 and 21 at the Project Prom Shop, 10700 Frankstown Road, Penn Hills. Through the generosity of donations and participating retailers, Project Prom...
Gateway School Board lauds essay winner, mentoring program for girls in middle school
During Gateway School Board’s regular session Feb. 23, members heard from Gabriela Rossetti and high school English teacher Eve Dudek. Rossetti won third place for her essay on civil rights activist Ella Baker. She was presented with a trophy during the eighth annual Black History Month Summit at the Soldiers...
4th annual mini-golf fundraiser draws hundreds to Monroeville Public Library
Monroeville Public Library’s fourth annual mini-golf fundraiser — with its custom 19-hole course — was in full swing Feb. 21. At the first mini-golf fundraiser, the library rented a course. In subsequent years, library officials decided to build and use their own, which they’ve rented on occasion to other libraries....
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 22, 2026
Allegheny County Forest Hills John Hershey sold property at 356 Sharon Drive to Nicholas and Nicole Cooksey for $287,000. Richard Fosbrink sold property at 338 Woodside Road to Dylan Michael Jurick for $265,000. Monroeville Marlynn Love sold property at 218 Mallard Drive to Sean and Marylynn Love for $13,400. Oakmont...
Free throws, defense play key role for Moon in 5A quarterfinal win over Gateway
Defense and free throws proved to be a winning recipe for Moon on Friday night. The fourth-seeded Tigers forced 20 turnovers in defeating No. 5 Gateway, 57-43, in the WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball quarterfinals at North Allegheny’s UPMC Court. The Tigers (20-3) used the free-throw line to their advantage...
Monroeville man sentenced to prison for robbery of guns, cash from Unity home
A Monroeville man was sentenced Friday to serve at least six years in prison for the robbery of guns and cash from a Unity home more than two years ago. Myles F. Kacin, 20, pleaded guilty in September to felony counts of robbery, conspiracy, aggravated assault and connected offenses in...
Police say N.J. man exposed himself, made ethnic threats at Forbes Hospital
A New Jersey man is accused of threatening and exposing himself to staff on Valentine’s Day at a Monroeville hospital and damaging equipment in an examination room. Matthew Doherty, 32, was charged with indecent assault, making terroristic and ethnic threats, disorderly conduct and criminal mischief in connection with the Feb....
‘It’s cool to see what we can become’: Gateway’s 1st-year girls wrestlers look forward to WPIAL championships
Savannah and Sienna Boden sparred at a recent practice in the wrestling room at Gateway’s Furrie Sports Complex. Just a few feet away, names of their father, Rich, and uncles Dan and Jim, are embossed on the wall with accomplishments as Gators competitors more than two decades ago. They both...
Mayor’s ‘State of Monroeville’ lays out goals for town’s 75th anniversary year
Monroeville Mayor Dennis Biondo gave his first “State of Monroeville” address at council’s February voting meeting, laying out goals and plans for 2026. The main focus was a 2026 capital budget built from the municipality’s five-year capital improvement plan — its first such plan in a decade, according to Biondo....
Monroeville to file appeal after convention center is denied tax-exempt status
Monroeville officials will file an appeal after Allegheny County denied their application to exempt the Monroeville Convention Center from property taxation. “The original convention center was a profit-making enterprise, and so it paid property taxes,” said Monroeville solicitor Robert Wratcher. “The municipality, which owns it now, doesn’t pay property taxes,...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 15, 2026
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Forest Hills Diandre Wright sold property at 413 Atlantic Ave. to Mary Ruth Long Flores for $217,000. Gerald Gleba sold property at 303 Barclay Ave. to Alyson Dodaro for $218,000. John Domino sold property at 405 Edgewood Road to Louis Albert Wheeler IV and Haley Abigail Cirka for...
Gateway School Board hears presentations on student activities, proposed scoreboard
During Gateway School Board’s study session Feb. 9, student representative Taylor Roberts shared recent happenings at the high school. Events included Homecoming, Turkey Trot and a Model UN at the University of Pittsburgh. Some students also were able to observe a triple bypass procedure at Allegheny General Hospital while learning...
‘There’s glory in your story’: Monroeville man reflects on life during Black History Month presentation at library
Joe Hines has had a lot of firsts. And he was happy to share them with a full house during a presentation Feb. 10 in the Gallery Space of Monroeville Public Library. He was the first Black student council president at Plainfield High School in New Jersey. The school would...
Forbes Road Career & Technology Center to continue remote learning due to water main break
Forbes Road Career & Technology Center will remain closed through Friday because of ongoing service issues and repairs within the building. The school has been operating on a remote learning schedule since Jan. 26. A water main break on the Monroeville campus resulted in the loss of water, power and...
Monroeville area: Convention center events, kindergarten signups, baby shower and more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. Convention center events lined up The Monroeville Convention Center, 209 Mall Blvd., will host the following upcoming shows: • Feb. 13-15: ID Dance Competition. Details: IDdancecomp.com. • Feb. 17: 72.5 Productions Wrestling Tournament • Feb. 20-22: Pittsburgh Golf & Travel Show. Details:...
Gateway wrestlers prepare for postseason tournaments
Members of the Gateway wrestling team didn’t wait around until right before the start of the season to prepare for matches and tournaments. Coach Ryan Sula said work began months in advance with close to three dozen wrestlers, including some in junior high, coming to the wrestling room to work...
After securing section title, Gateway boys turn focus to WPIAL playoffs
Gateway’s boys basketball team captured a section championship in 2023, and it didn’t wait long to add to the section-title banner that hangs in the gym at the Furrie Sports Complex. The Gators started the season as one of the favorites to claim the Section 1-5A title, and they turned...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 8, 2026
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Estate of Gertrude Burkett sold property at 2505 Hollywood Drive to Mark Prelich and William Copley for $430,000. Forest Hills Bronwen Walters sold property at 101 Avenue K to Nathaniel Eliazar and Brooke Eliazar Macke for $175,000. Dolce V Investments Co. LLC sold property at 619 Barclay...
WPIAL investigating brawl between Penn Hills, Gateway girls basketball teams
The WPIAL spent part of Friday reviewing information and video of an on-court fight during the fourth quarter of Thursday’s Section 2-5A girls basketball game between rivals Gateway and Penn Hills at Gateway’s Furrie Sports Complex. WPIAL executive director Vince Sortino said he had no direct comment on the fight...
Autism advocacy groups to host open-mic karaoke at Monroeville MallVideo
Band Together Pittsburgh, a nonprofit that provides music-related programming and opportunities for people on the autism spectrum, is expanding its open-mic karaoke events into Allegheny County on Feb. 21 at the Monroeville Mall. “We have not just performers but also DJs who are on the autism spectrum,” said Lisa Hnath,...
