Monroeville Times Express category, Page 27
Monroeville area: Food pantry dates, free summer concerts, convention center events, more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com or bpoole@triblive.com. Food pantry distribution The Garden City Food Pantry will host a series of food distribution days beginning in June. The food pantry is open from 9-11 a.m. and 6-7 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month. Food distribution days...
Monroeville native serving with U.S. Navy security force
A Monroeville native serving with a U.S. Navy security force credits her family support with helping her succeed in a career in the military. “I love seeing how my family feels about me serving in the Navy,” Petty Officer First Class Melinda Moore said in a Navy community outreach article....
Eagle Scout candidate plans to revamp Gateway food pantry
Keegan Parady, a high school freshman and Boy Scout with Troop 220 in Pitcairn, plans to revamp the busy food pantry area at Monroeville’s Gateway High School for his Eagle Scout project. Parady volunteers with the food pantry, helping with donations and distribution from a busy room located at the...
Gateway holds annual skilled trades, career fair
Gateway High School in Monroeville hosted its fourth annual Skilled Trades and Career Fair May 1, giving students a chance to meet with representatives from post-secondary skilled trades programs, apprenticeships and employers. School counselor Colleen Tortorella, who organizes several field trips for students each year, said the school has wonderful...
Portion of Parkway East to be single lane in both directions this weekend
A section of the Parkway East will be reduced to a single lane in each direction starting Friday night through early Monday, PennDOT announced Tuesday. From 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, crews will restrict I-376 between the Monroeville/Business Route 22 Exit 80 interchange and the bridge over Old...
Gateway notebook: Track and field athletes prepare for WPIAL meet
Coming down the stretch to the WPIAL Class 3A track and field championships at Slippery Rock, there were several qualifying locks among the Gateway boys and girls teams. There also were a few on the bubble hoping to make the championship meet as the WPIAL takes the top 24 in...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of May 12, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Dennis Syska sold property at 301 Greenfield Ave. to Aviedaleen Rozina Carden Miller and Maleena Matilda Escalera for $164,000. Churchill Jessica Buitrago sold property at 3310 Longbow Drive to Daniel Mankin and Kyrnan Matthias for $352,500. Mary Ann McClain sold property at 3318 Scathelocke Drive to Finnbarr...
North Allegheny returns to top in WPIAL Class 3A team tennis; Sewickley Academy wins 25th title
North Allegheny dethroned defending champion Gateway, 3-2, on Wednesday, winning its first WPIAL Class 3A boys tennis team title since 2009. The doubles teams got things going early as North Allegheny’s Shi Telang and Sri Thirumala landed the first punch, defeating Gateway’s Matthew Bonds and Zane Almoukamal. The brother tandem...
Gateway’s Dino Nadarevic, Kenny Lewis closing in on school records
Dino Nadarevic didn’t know what the South Fayette Invitational boys meet record was for the shot put before he competed in the event April 27. He does now. The Gateway junior took down the previous record with a top successful attempt of 57 feet, 6 inches. “I was super excited...
Gateway flag football team continues unbeaten run
After Week 3 of the high school girls flag football season on April 28, Gateway stood tall in the East division at 6-0. The Gators scored 108 points in those six games, an average of 18 per game while giving up just 14 points. “We knew that we had the...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of May 5, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Jaron James McClain sold property at 292 Brighton St. to Jeffrey O’Kelly and Gwen Elizabeth Pearson for $115,000. Mary Renwick sold property at 303 Lynnwood Ave. to DN Team Holdings 1 LLC for $5,000. Edgewood Karla Cepeda sold property at 129 W Swissvale Ave. to Keldin Sergheyev...
Monroeville area: Cheer camp, golf outing, farmers’ market and more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com or bpoole@triblive.com. Sabers Cheer Camp Registration is open for Sabers Cheer Camp at Divine Mercy Academy this summer. Any student - girl or boy - going into kindergarten through 8th grade this fall is welcome. Cheer camp is an opportunity to see...
Gateway school board considers event to mark the opening of new school
Gateway school board members are planning a fundraising event to mark the opening of the updated $35 million middle school in Monroeville. Board President Robin Mungo suggested that the district hold a fundraising event to celebrate the school, which is set to reopen at the start of the 2024-25 academic...
Monroeville 17-year-old finishes high school, community college, master’s degree in 8 years
About this time, most 17-year-olds are looking forward to the end of another year of high school and a little summer vacation. R.J. Krishnaswamy of Monroeville was graduating from the University of Pittsburgh. Again. Krishnaswamy graduated from community college at 13 and earned his bachelor’s degree in computer science from...
Monroeville Chick-Fil-A proposes updates to traffic configuration
The Chick-Fil-A on Route 22 is looking to be a better neighbor to nearby businesses. Owners of the Miracle Mile restaurant received approval recommendation from Monroeville planners to reconfigure its existing parking lot and install an underground stormwater detention tank. Michael Takacs of Bohler Engineering said large-scale changes in the...
Gateway teacher receives Hunt award
Gateway School District teacher Emily Levine was presented the Roy A. Hunt Foundation Award on April 24 during a ceremony at The Frick Pittsburgh. Levine is the 25th educator to receive the honor. “Since 1999, The Frick Pittsburgh has annually recognized a teacher with the Roy A. Hunt Foundation Award...
May artist at Monroeville library prefers unconventional pieces
Morgan Anders doesn’t like to paint on typical canvases. “I find random objects to paint on, such as irons, cabinet doors and church pews,” said Anders, who signs all of her pieces as Morganza Paisley. In particular, she is drawn to discarded and unwanted items. The Friends of the Monroeville...
Former Ringling Bros. clown will perform 1-man show at New Hazlett Theater
Mike Perry just wanted to have fun when he was growing up in Buffalo. He found a unicycle and taught himself to ride it at the age of 12. Later, a friend taught him how to juggle, and he thought that was fun, too. He couldn’t have guessed that it...
Gateway tennis again finds success in WPIAL doubles tournament
When Gateway junior Adam Memije advanced to the WPIAL Class 3A singles championship match April 10 and qualified for the PIAA tournament, and fellow Gators junior Zidaan Hassan lost in the semifinals, Hassan knew immediately that to win a second straight WPIAL doubles title, he would have to do it...
Gateway baseball coach, players remain positive after narrow losses
One win in 12 games to start a season might cause one to speculate about how the team is developing over the course of time from the start to its current standing. But first-year coach Luke Padezan said his Gateway baseball team, which sported that 1-11 record after a tough...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of April 28, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Brian Polinsky sold property at 53 Garden Ter to 53 Garden LLC for $87,000. Samuel Mussmann sold property at 2184 Garrick Drive to Sean and Jena Billock for $318,500. Edgewood Joseph Grabowski sold property at 1027 East End Ave. to Joseph Bowers and Amanda Hinton for $525,450....
5 things to do in Pittsburgh: April 26-28
Rain or shine, it’s a good weekend to get out and about. Here are some things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend. August Wilson Birthday Celebration Block Party Legendary Pittsburgh playwright August Wilson will be celebrated with a birthday block party this Saturday. Held at the August Wilson House, 1727...
East Suburban Sports Medicine Center helped Olympic wrestler Spencer Lee, countless others over 4 decades
When Franklin Regional’s Spencer Lee was pursuing his fourth state wrestling title, he tore the anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, in his right knee, and his doctor said there simply wasn’t time to try and repair it before the state championships got underway. During the championships, Lee’s ACL popped again....
Monroeville area: Farmers market, Scottish Heritage Sunday, more
Email news briefs to pvarine@triblive.com or bpoole@triblive.com. Farmers market begins The Monroeville Farmers Market will kick off its 2024 season from 9 a.m. to noon May 11 at the Monroeville Mall between Dick’s and Best Buy, 501 Mall Circle Drive. It will take place weekly through mid-November on Saturdays. For...
American Legion Honor Guard commander ends run after 27 years of funerals in W.Pa., beyond
Joseph Paradise has given military funeral honors to more than 3,000 veterans in Western Pennsylvania and beyond, no matter the weather. At 93, the Penn Hills resident is finally ready to retire, save for his work as a school crossing guard at Long Road and Datura Drive. He’s stepping away...
