Monroeville Times Express category, Page 37
All in the family: Brothers open The Coxcomb restaurant in Monroeville
This is the restaurant of brotherly love. Siblings John and Will Patterson and Joey Robl own The Coxcomb, which opened Aug. 22 in the former Bella Luna space in Monroeville, just west of the Murrysville line. “We each have our strengths we bring to the businesses,” said Monroeville resident Will...
Suspect reached 120 mph in Parkway East chase, Monroeville police say
An 18-year-old is headed to court on charges he led Monroeville police on a 120 mph chase on the Parkway East this summer after they tried to arrest him for stealing a car. David George waived his preliminary hearing Monday morning in front of District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst at...
Charges dismissed against man accused of stealing Steelers QB Kenny Pickett’s SUV
Charges were dismissed Monday against a Murrysville man who had been accused by police of taking Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett’s SUV from a car dealership in Monroeville. Court records show charges were dismissed by District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst. Christopher Carter, 60, who had been scheduled for a preliminary...
Gateway School District schools placed on lockdown as police nab Clairton man
Several Gateway School District schools were placed on lockdown Monday morning as Monroeville police chased down a wanted man. Police Chief Doug Cole said officers responded to a domestic incident around 10:25 a.m. at the Cambridge Square Apartments. Officers identified Leonard Robinson III, 22, of Clairton, as part of the...
Music, belly dancing among themes for Monroeville Public Library programs
Offerings this month by Monroeville Public Library, 4000 Gateway Campus Blvd., include: • The History of Pittsburgh’s Steps, 7 p.m. Nov. 2, hybrid event. Did you know Pittsburgh has the largest number of public stairways in the country? Built during the city’s population heyday as a cost-effective measure to move...
Mad Mex donating 100% of sales this evening to Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
For its 30th birthday, Mad Mex is doing the gifting. All food and beverage sales from 5 p.m. to close on Monday at eight Mad Mex restaurants will be donated to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. The ninth, in Erie, will give funds to the Second Harvest Food Bank...
In brief: Monroeville area happenings, week of Oct. 30, 2023
Council schedule change Because of the general election, the next Monroeville Citizen Night and Council Work Session is changed from its regularly scheduled Tuesday to 7 p.m. Nov. 9. Citizen Night is for public questions and comments, and council’s monthly agenda-setting meeting follows. Council’s regular monthly meeting is at 7...
Gateway Sports Hall of Fame to induct Class of 2023
More than 50 years have passed since a group of Gateway long distance runners made their mark on area and region cross country courses. The 1967 Gators boys cross country team capture the Class AAA state title. It was the first state championship for any Gateway team since the school...
After winning Big East title, battle-tested Gateway aims to make postseason run
The Gateway football team left no doubt as to who was the king of the Big East Conference when it rolled to a 48-20 victory over Norwin in the conference finale Oct. 20. The Gators collected 369 total yards. They got 219 yards through the air and touchdown passes from...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Oct. 29, 2023
Churchill Andrew Michael Bell sold property at 1912 Garrick Drive to Hiral Patel for $420,000. Estate of Leonard Hornak sold property at 2525 Greensburg Pike Apt 201 to Francis Tomasic for $192,500. Edgewood Dominic Rugani sold property at 149-151 Race St. to ODUWA Realty LLC for $297,500. Forest Hills Eponymous...
7 candidates seek 5 Gateway School Board seats
Editor’s note: A version of this story ran Oct. 26 with incomplete information. Two Democrats, Donna Burns and incumbent Susan DeLaney, and two Republicans, George Lapcevich and Kelly Matrazzo, and are on the ballot for Gateway School Board in the Nov. 7 election. In addition, incumbents John M. Bova, John...
Monroeville Public Library hosts calligraphy exhibit
People with a penchant for penmanship may think that taking a couple of classes will make them calligraphers. “Then once they try it, they realize, wow. This is going to take a bit more work,” Calligraphy Guild Pittsburgh member Debbie Seman said. She is co-chairing the guild’s exhibit in the...
Youngsters from Monroeville school contribute to greenway reforestation
A group of Moss Side Middle School students learned firsthand that Johnny Appleseed may have faced a tough time back in the day. “I was talking with one girl and she told me, ‘I never planted a tree before. It’s more complicated than I thought it would be,’” Lindsay Dill...
Proposed Monroeville budget holds tax line
Despite an anticipated 2.4% increase in expenditures, Monroeville’s proposed 2024 general fund budget maintains a real estate tax rate of 4 mills. If council adopts the final budget as proposed, the owner of a property valued at $110,600 — the municipal median, according to Allegheny County — will continue to...
In brief: Monroeville budget hearings, veterans honored, week of Oct. 23, 2023
Monroeville budget hearings set Public hearings for Monroeville’s 2024 proposed budget are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Oct. 26 and Nov. 2 in council chambers at the municipal building, 2700 Monroeville Blvd. The final budget is subject to council approval. To view the proposed budget, visit www.monroeville.pa.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=66. Trick-or-treat times Monroeville Halloween...
Gateway notebook: Gators to cap regular season against Central Catholic
Gateway’s football team is winless in four nonconference games in 2023 and will cap the regular season with another nonconference matchup against Class 6A power Central Catholic on Friday at Antimarino Stadium. But where it has counted in the race for a spot in the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs, the...
With 10 starters returning, Gateway girls soccer looks toward promising future
The Gateway girls soccer team finished eight points out of a playoff spot in Section 3-3A. The Gators ended up 3-8-1 in the section. However, looking within the record, coach Caleb Kyper noted the strong and competitive play from his team throughout the season, especially in a couple of games...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Oct. 22, 2023
Edgewood John Cresswell sold property at 144 Washington St. to Ryan Prendergast and Robert Ramirez for $540,000. Forest Hills Central Penn Capital Management LLC sold property at 1010 Braddock Road to Heather Fries and Catherine Jane Lachman for $300,000. Matthew Stein sold property at 1265 Brinton Road to Ian Glasgow...
Pitcairn Council candidates focus on revitalization
Pitcairn voters will choose council member for three 4-year terms and one 2-year term in November’s general election, and the candidates’ focus was largely on revitalizing the Turtle Creek Valley borough. Former councilman George Burkhardt, 66, will go up against a fellow Democrat in William Kornrumph, who earned a spot...
In harmony: Members of religious choirs join voices for performance of ‘Jubilate Deo’Video
On a Sunday night in September, beautiful music filled the empty church. A group of singers had gathered. They came from several local choirs for one common reason: to share their voices in song inside St. Maurice Church of St. Joseph the Worker Parish in Forest Hills, which encompasses the...
Opponents in 2 wards square off for Monroeville Council
Voters in Monroeville will cast their ballots for three open seats on the municipal council in the general election, and candidates are focused primarily on public safety concerns and keeping the town a vibrant place for business. The municipality is split into wards. In Ward 2, Democratic candidate and incumbent...
Monroeville church hosts pumpkin sales to help fund youth retreat
Each year, church leaders at Monroeville United Methodist Church send about 15 members of their youth group to “Current,” a religious retreat organized by the Western Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church. And this year, community members can help raise money to send them while picking their Halloween pumpkins...
Patton’s Pickers seeks volunteers to help clean Monroeville roadsides
Stacie Murrer couldn’t believe it when she heard that the Monroeville Rotary Club regularly does trash pickup along Mosside Boulevard between Route 22 and MacBeth Drive. “They deserve a lot more recognition for that,” she said. To do her part, Murrer is organizing Patton’s Pickers, a group that will continue...
In brief: Concerts, Halloween events and more in Monroeville, week of Oct. 16, 2023
Monroeville Arts concerts scheduled The Monroeville Arts Council Concert Series continues with a performance by the Pittsburgh Belairs on Oct. 22. Larry Cervi’s East End Kids will perform Dec. 3. Concerts are from 4 to 6 p.m. in the CCAC Boyce Campus auditorium, 595 Beatty Road, and are presented by...
Gateway’s Kefimba Cisse sets sights on returning to PIAA championships
Kefimba Cisse likes to run at White Oak Park. The Gateway senior won the Class 3A boys division at the 45-team Bald Eagle Invitational there Oct. 7 with a time of 16 minutes, 14.11 seconds. He was fourth overall with three boys from Class 2A and Class A schools as...
