Monroeville Times Express category, Page 30
Monroeville church continues Friday fish fry tradition
St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church in Monroeville is celebrating its 25th year of Lenten fish frys. Hundreds of people from the municipality and surrounding towns flock to the banquet hall from 4-7 p.m. every Friday at 2110 Haymaker Road for baked and fried seafood and sides. Volunteer Beth Stafura said...
Monroeville library to host entrepreneurship program
Monroeville Public Library will host a free entrepreneurship program, a three-part series for anyone interested in starting their own business. In this career development program, presenter Shawn McCune will share his enterprise journey which has developed into several successful businesses, including Enlightened Property Administration, Envisioned Environments and The Castle. According...
Monroeville author pens 4th novel
Longtime Monroeville resident Jill Cullen began writing her first book in 2007. “My sister told me I should write something funny, so that’s what I’d set out to do when I started,” Cullen recalled. “I started and stopped several times over a 15-year period, where it evolved into more than...
Turnpike reopens after fallen wires blocked all lanes
Eastbound and westbound lanes of the Pennsylvania Turnpike I-76 between Pittsburgh and Irwin are now open again, after a crash left electrical and communication lines across the road, blocking traffic. The fallen wires shut down all lanes of traffic Wednesday afternoon starting around 3:20 p.m. The blockage lasted for nearly...
Spring Trivia Night supports Monroeville library’s summer reading programs
The Friends of the Monroeville Public Library will host an after-hours age 21 and older Spring Trivia Night on April 13 at the library. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. Sliders, snacks and drinks are included in the ticket price. There...
Food bank cancels Monroeville distribution scheduled for Wednesday
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank officials announced that their regular distribution date this week in Monroeville has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances, according to a news release. Food bank clients can visit PittsburghFoodBank.org/gethelp or call 412-460-3663 for information on other food resources throughout the Pittsburgh area....
Gateway swimmers find success at WPIAL meet, earn berths to state competition
Gateway sophomore Gunner Raymer briefly faced a measure of adversity right before his 200-yard freestyle swim at the WPIAL Class 3A championships Feb. 29 at Pitt’s Trees Pool. He had a minor equipment failure as his goggles broke. “That kind of gave me an adrenaline rush,” Raymer said. “You obviously...
Gateway bowlers celebrate regional title, look ahead to state competition
When the Gateway boys bowling team wrapped up the Western Regional championship title March 2 at AMF Noble Manor Lanes, coach Joe Bowman got a message from two members of the last Gators team to qualify for the state tournament. “They (Mark Kuehn and Dominic Beau) shared a picture of...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of March 10, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Nick Decaria sold property at 3726 E Rural Ct to Ferdinand Charles Palombo for $165,000. Kurt Borgoyn sold property at 2525 Greensburg Pike Unit 101 to Cheryl Kay and Robert Duwayne Hosken for $197,000. Forest Hills Temitope Olatundun Egbeyemi sold property at 372 E. Avenue to Kathryn...
Monroeville area: Origami workshops, community Easter dinner, Symphony East, more
Email event listings and news briefs to pvarine@ triblive.com or bpoole@triblive.com. Origami workshops The Monroeville Public Library will host a series of origami workshops beginning March 20 with instructor Madonna Yoder. Sessions will be March 20, April 3 and April 17 at the library, 4000 Gateway Campus Blvd. Yoder will...
‘Wall of Caring’ art installation comes to Forbes Hospital
Visitors to Forbes Hospital in Monroeville between now and April 3 may pass by what appears to be a wall of medical scrubs that are awaiting their turn in the laundry. It bears a message of “We See You” in its center, and it is an art installation created with...
Monroeville Library in full swing for mini golf fundraiser
Both floors of the Monroeville Public Library were transformed into a miniature golf course recently for a popular fundraising event. The first part of the day was a family- friendly activity for all ages, from the morning through afternoon. Tickets included one round of golf. The evening’s time slot, for ages...
Behind the Art: Picnic in Monroeville’s McMaster Grove
At Monroeville Public Library, several century-old, framed photographs are on display. One of these intriguing, enlarged black-and-white photos, also featured in a book by Marilyn Grace Truan Chandler, is titled “Picnic in McMaster Grove: Circa 1900.” Below the title, it reads, “Judge Haymaker pictured in light suit with napkin.” Shaded...
Morning Roundup: Station Square fatal shooting victim ID’d; Monroeville police officer struck by vehicle in Penn Hills
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, March 6. Victim identified in fatal shooting Friday in Station Square The Allegheny County Medical Examiner has identified the 25-year-old man fatally shot Friday night in Station Square. According to Pittsburgh Public Safety, police responded to reports of...
Monroeville Convention Center not closing after all, officials say
The Monroeville Convention Center won’t be closing after all. Monroeville officials said Tuesday afternoon the national arts and crafts retailer Hobby Lobby and Pittsburgh-based Oxford Development, which owns the convention center, have “mutually agreed to pursue termination of their lease agreement.” That agreement, announced in mid-February, would have terminated the...
‘Freaky Heart’: Pine author’s new book continues her promotion of acceptance
In her latest book, Pine resident Lori M. Jones writes about a teenager who bears a scar from a series of surgeries. “Cracked wide open, actually,” the main character, Annalise, muses. “Like a clamshell.” And so begins “Freaky Heart,” a journey through the mind of a young woman who was...
Gateway grads Sarah Corrie, Shelly Jones take top 2 spots in PSAC shot put competition
Sarah Corrie came close to securing a spot at the NCAA Division II indoor track and field championships. The Slippery Rock graduate student captured the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference shot put title Feb. 19 at Lehigh and helped her team win its seventh PSAC team title. Her season-best of 14.21...
Gateway boys earn berth to PIAA tournament
The Gateway boys basketball team faced a do-or-die scenario for a trip to the PIAA playoffs. After a loss to No. 2 Franklin Regional in the WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinals and then a close setback at home to Bethel Park in the fifth-place consolation semifinals, the Gators were still alive...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of March 3, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Monroeville PJN Properties L.P. sold property at 1620 Golden Mile Highway to TIBA LLC for $1,442,000. Rudy Shimonovich sold property at 2226 Grandview Ave. to Rebecca Black for $160,000. Martin Clancy sold property at 424 Hochberg Road to Kenway Homes Easy 5 LLC for $80,000. Raelamar Brooks sold...
Community meetings will help shape future trail through Turtle Creek Valley towns
Trails have played an important role in connecting communities — in a physical sense, through use of the trails, but also in an economic sense, attracting people who are looking to grab a bite to eat or just check out a new area. The nonprofit Friends of the Riverfront group...
Monroeville area: Black female leaders talk, light bulb sales, Irish trivia night
Email event listings and news briefs to pvarine@triblive.com or bpoole@triblive.com. Upcoming Monroeville library programs The Monroeville Public Library will host the following programs: • March 9: Death Cafe discussion group meets at 1:30 p.m. regarding all things death and dying. Attendees are asked to arrive around 1 p.m. • March...
‘Black Firsts’ program highlights African American pioneers
People might not know that Phillis Wheatley was the first African American author of a published book of poetry in 1773. Or that Mary Fields was the first African American female mail carrier in 1895. Retired Penn State professor Anthony Mitchell highlighted the work of these women and other African...
Well Corp. partners with local churches to provide resources
Helping to ensure people are fed, clothed and spiritually educated is the goal of The Well Corp. Of Pennsylvania, a street ministry that provides community outreach, information and resources to the public. The nonprofit group formed in 2018 and collaborates with 17 churches in the Monroeville, Pitcairn and Trafford areas....
‘Are you sitting down?’: Couple loses wedding reception venue after Monroeville DoubleTree closure
AJ Denne’s grandmother called her Tuesday afternoon, prefacing the call with the question: “Are you sitting down?” She automatically assumed her grandma, who lives in Wilkins, had won the lottery. No such luck. Instead, Denne, 28, of Jacksonville, Fla., was about to receive news that would upend her upcoming wedding...
Efforts to save Monroeville Convention Center reach lieutenant governor’s office
Monroeville Mayor Nick Gresock said efforts to save the Monroeville Convention Center have reached all the way to the highest levels of state government. Gresock said he was joined by Lt. Gov. Austin Davis, state Sens. Jay Costa and Jim Brewster, state Rep. Brandon Markosek, a representative from the Allegheny...
