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East suburban real estate transactions, week of Dec. 18, 2022
Churchill Anthony Weakland sold property at 3770 E. Rural Ct to Nelson Bernardo for $159,900. Edgewood Laura Bowman sold property at 503 Allenby Ave. to Maple Chen for $335,500. Kimberley Ziner sold property at 563 Allenby Ave. to Matthew Welles and Samantha Somers for $277,000. Antoni Stelmaszczyk sold property at...
Jackpot-winning Match 6 lotto ticket sold in Monroeville
A jackpot-winning Match 6 Lotto ticket worth $770,000 was sold in Monroeville, the Pennsylvania Lottery announced. The ticket was the only one to match all six winning numbers — 3, 18, 20, 26, 39, 48 — in the Wednesday drawing. The ticket was sold at the Giant Eagle store at...
Gateway students volunteer at Children’s Home of Pittsburgh
Students in the Gateway High School Chick-fil-A Leader Academy participated in their “Do Good December” project on Dec. 14. They traveled to the Children’s Home of Pittsburgh and Mario Lemieux Family Center in Bloomfield to volunteer for the day. The students raised funds and donated numerous items to the Child’s...
Monroeville Council approves budget with no tax increase
Monroeville’s real estate tax rate remains at 4 mills for 2023. On Dec. 13, municipal council approved an ordinance setting the rate, which means property owners will continue to pay $400 per $100,000 of assessed value. Earned income, business privilege and mercantile taxes also remain the same. Council also voted...
Monroeville company hosts Sunrise School students for 30th Christmas celebration
A long-standing tradition continued this holiday season when students at Sunrise School in Monroeville were treated to festivities at a local business. “This is the 30th year of the Christmas celebration,” Dan Biondi, president of Biondi Motor Co., said as he welcomed his guests. “They look forward to it all...
Breakfast With Santa returns to Forbes Regional Hospital in Monroeville
Instead of sleeping in, 19 Gateway High School students spent a recent Saturday morning volunteering. “They were here on time, ready to go, ready to work,” Rotary Club of Monroeville member Sue Cox said. “We love partnering with them, teaching them the value of community service at a relatively young...
Gateway educator named Junior Achievement Teacher of Year
The announcement of Junior Achievement of Western Pennsylvania’s Teacher of the Year came as a surprise, as intended, for the winner. “I’m shaking,” Emily Levine said as she greeted a multipurpose room full of cheering students in Monroeville. “This is just unbelievable. I never imagined something like this would happen.”...
Monroeville area happenings, week of Dec. 12, 2022
Church’s youth host cookie walk The youth of Monroeville United Methodist Church, 219 Center Road, are hosting a cookie walk on Dec. 17. Choose from an assortment of homemade cookies. The cost is $8 a pound. The walk begins at 10 a.m. and will last until 2 p.m. or when...
Gateway grad Courtney Jackson leaves Syracuse, enters transfer portal
Gateway graduate Courtney Jackson recently announced that he is entering the NCAA Transfer Portal and has concluded his playing career at Syracuse. The graduate student, with two years of eligibility remaining, made the announcement Nov. 29 on Twitter. The wide receiver said a lot of prayer and consultation with those...
Alex Keeling-Oliver leads Gateway bowlers into 2022 season
Alex Keeling-Oliver finished seventh in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Bowling League’s East section last year with a 184.03 average with a high game of 242 and a top series of 644. The Gateway junior used those totals to earn a trip to the WPIBL and Western Regional singles tournaments. Keeling-Oliver,...
Malls’ best days may be long gone, but memories remain strong, particularly at Christmastime
There was a time when holiday gift buying involved — and in many cases required — a pilgrimage to the nearest mall. Many malls are still there, but shoppers aren’t crowding into them like they once did. And while going to the mall isn’t the experience it once was, nostalgic...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Dec. 11, 2022
Chalfant Ronald Harmon sold property at 212 Highland Ave. to Jeffrey Harmon for $138,000. Edgewood Estate of Luther Shay sold property at 331 Dewey Ave. to Shane and Sara McCombs for $330,000. Courtney Kern sold property at 228 Elm St. to Luis Alberto and Linda Chow Chu for $250,000. Renee...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Dec. 9-11Video
Pop culture, vinyl records, artisan gift wares and holiday music take the stage this weekend in the Pittsburgh area. Comics and more Doors open at 10 a.m. Friday for Steel City Con, Pittsburgh’s premier comic book and pop culture convention, at the Monroeville Convention Center, 209 Mall Blvd. The convention...
Monroeville couple continue toy-collecting tradition
This Santa Claus is about as real as it gets. Pete Colangelo might not have a flying sleigh or workshop full of elves. And instead of the North Pole, he lives in Monroeville. But each year, and he and his wife, Carol, make deliveries that put plenty of smiles on...
Monroeville Arts Council hosts 2nd show of Comeback Concert Series
On Dec. 4, Community College of Allegheny County Boyce Campus’ auditorium filled with music, laughter and dancing during a concert hosted by the Monroeville Arts Council. The show was the second in the council’s Comeback Concert Series of 2022, named so because of its return following a pandemic-related hiatus. The...
Monroeville area happenings, week of Dec. 5, 2022
Convention center hosts celebrities Steel City Con is returnining to the Monroeville Convention Center Dec. 9-11 at 209 Mall Blvd. Featured guests include Mark William Calaway, who went by The Undertaker as a professional wrestler; WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler; All Elite Wrestling champion Jon Moxley; actors...
Gateway wrestlers aim for postseason success
Arontay Heningcamp broke out last year for the Gateway wrestling team. After winning just five of 11 matches as a sophomore, he rose to the occasion and went 25-11 at 113 pounds and qualified for WPIALs where he produced a 2-2 mark. Now, as a new season ramps up, the...
Gateway’s Hunter Raymer ready to defend WPIAL swimming title
Hunter Raymer entered his high school freshman season last December already experienced in a number of high-level club swim meets. So when it came time to deliver at the WPIAL championships in early March, he was ready. And he was golden. Raymer, also a prominent member of the local Racer-X...
‘Generational changing’ investments poised to remake Western Pa.’s trails system
Described as “generational changing,” recently awarded investments in rails-to-trails will help connect more than 100 miles of recreational trails in Western Pennsylvania, opening previously unrealized pathways to communities poised to benefit economically. Murrysville to Rankin. O’Hara to East Deer. Aspinwall to Homewood. Plans are underway to grow and connect mostly...
90-year-old man, left on Pittsburgh doorstep as newborn, meets the family he never knew
A 12-day-old baby boy left in a basket on a Garfield doorstep in 1932, has found his long-lost Pittsburgh family. Jim Scott wrote a “Christmas wish” to connect with his birth family in 2016. And for the past six years, he’s been putting together the pieces of what most of...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Dec. 4, 2022
Chalfant Jamie Lynn Kelly sold property at 220 Wilkins Ave. to Loran and Yolanda Dehonney for $107,000. Churchill A & O Homes LLC sold property at 2511 Collins Road to Jens Danielsen and Hannah Wilkinson for $174,900. Rushi Homes LLC sold property at 2505 Greensburg Pike to Joseph Chilcott and...
Nothing Bundt Cake’s Benefit Day benefits Monroeville Public Library
Nothing Bundt Cakes, 3740 William Penn Highway, celebrated its grand opening in a sweet way recently with a multi-day celebration. Following a ribbon cutting with the Monroeville Area Chamber of Commerce, Nothing Bundt Cakes held a Monroeville Public Library Benefit Day during which 20% of the sales were donated to...
Pittsburgh man sentenced to life for 2019 slaying of Monroeville woman
One of two men found guilty of first-degree murder after they killed a Monroeville woman and stole her car more than three years ago was sentenced on Tuesday to spend the rest of his life in prison. Ramonta Yancey, 29, of Pittsburgh was also ordered by Allegheny County Common Pleas...
Monroeville Historical Society hosts 53rd Tree Lighting
Guests enjoyed music, dancing and holiday spirit at Monroeville’s 53rd Tree Lighting. The Monroeville Historical Society hosted the two-hour event at Old Stone Church on Nov. 27. Attendees gathered in the pews of the historical building to watch performances from the Opus 2 Orchestra and Larry Cervi’s East End Kids....
North Versailles man pleads guilty to 2019 fatal crash on Tri-Boro Expressway
A North Versailles man whose blood alcohol was nearly three times the legal limit when he crashed his car on the Tri-Boro Expressway, killing his passenger, pleaded guilty to criminal charges on Monday. Edward Wharton, 60, will be sentenced on charges of homicide by vehicle, driving under the influence and...
