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Monroeville Readers Theatre group spreads good cheer
The Monroeville Readers Theatre Group provided a great deal of entertainment on March 3 for the memory care residents of Monroeville Juniper Village, along with several songs for sing-along time. “The residents found great joy in the two plays presented while laughing and singing as they interacted with the Readers...
Buy Good As New books at Monroeville UM sale
The 26th annual Good As New Used Book Sale is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 22 at Monroeville United Methodist Church, 219 Center Road. Following the book sale, a $5 bag sale is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 23 and 9 a.m. to 11...
Monroeville Public Library celebrates National Library Week
In celebration of National Library Week, Monroeville Public Library is hosting several activities from April 4-9. The week kicks off with a “Take and Make Puzzles” event on April 4 and wrap up April 9 as the library presents with “Coffee Discovery with the Friends of the Monroeville Public Library.”...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of March 27, 2022
Forest Hills Debra Jean Demarco sold property at Unknown Address to Bryan Demarco and Antonina Ermakova for $80,000. Victor Callahan Jr. sold property at 232 Avenue F to Omar Matthie and Naomi Johnson for $162,000. Gary Lobaugh Jr. sold property at 334 Barclay Ave. to Karen Gregoire for $232,000. Edward...
East suburbs mountain biking team seeks new members as 2022 season approaches
When Becket Pottinger of Murrysville advanced to the U.S. Ski & Snowboard U14 Eastern Ski Championships this month, his father credited his training — both on and off the slopes. “He was beating kids by three and four seconds, and honestly a lot of that has to do with biking,”...
Dominant Pro Day shows what Gateway grad Jaquan Brisker can do
STATE COLLEGE — It didn’t really hit him until he sat down in his seat on the plane, closed his eyes, and couldn’t focus on the place he’d be landing. Jaquan Brisker could only focus on where he had been. In a few hours, he’d be training for the NFL...
Gateway brings back musical originally planned for 2020
In 2020, Gateway band director James Hoeltje was in the middle of rehearsing a song from the musical “The Drowsy Chaperone,” called “Toledo Surprise,” when the cast got its own surprise. They were sent home, at first for two weeks and then for the remainder of the school year as...
Larry Cervi caps his career with Gateway’s ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’
A decorated career spanning 64 years will come to an end the first week of April, when Larry Cervi directs his final musical at Gateway High School. From April 1-9, 36 students directed by Cervi will help put on “The Drowsy Chaperone.” Cervi had led productions at local high schools...
Grant allows Pitcairn police to purchase new patrol vehicle
Pitcairn Borough Police Department has been awarded a $42,000 grant to purchase a new patrol vehicle, allowing the department to address an expanded role more effectively. The grant was administered by the state Department of Community and Economic Development, which aims to enhance investment opportunities for businesses. “Pitcairn Borough police...
Police: Shooting outside Monroeville Olive Garden sparked by robbery
Monroeville police on Monday charged a Turtle Creek man as a suspect in a robbery-turned-shooting outside an Olive Garden restaurant. Accorie Wilder-Mack, 22, is charged with assault, robbery, conspiracy, carrying a firearm without a license and several misdemeanors in connection with the March 12 shooting. A criminal complaint filed in...
Man accused of leading police on 5-mile chase on Parkway East, crashing into another vehicle
A Jeannette man is free on his own recognizance after state police said he led them on a chase through Monroeville before crashing in Wilkinsburg. Brett R. Birch, 19, is charged with fleeing from police, failure to stop and several other traffic violations. Troopers said they were checking drivers’ speed...
Pittsburgh eastern suburban real estate transactions for the week of March 20, 2022
Chalfant Christopher Sylves sold property at 228 Highland Ave. to Joshua Earle for $110,000. Churchill Edward Nelson sold property at 1403 Beulah Road to William and Perryn A Epps Smith for $298,000. Estate of Robert Averback sold property at 2000 Garrick Drive to Anthony Russell and Chimene Beatty for $260,000....
Mike Wells shakes off sore elbow, leads New Castle to 1st PIAA finals since ’14
Mike Wells’ elbow was still hurting him, but that didn’t hide his happiness as New Castle fans rained Hershey’s Kisses on the Red Hurricanes’ postgame celebration. A day after falling hard at practice, Wells shook off the shooting-arm injury and scored a game-high 26 points Friday night with four 3-pointers...
Study identifies potential east suburb path to connect Westmoreland, Allegheny trails
Allegheny County officials on Friday released a feasibility study for a project connecting the Westmoreland Heritage Trail to the Great Allegheny Passage by way of the Turtle Creek Valley, which runs through Pittsburgh’s east suburbs. Several proposed routes could serve to link the Westmoreland Heritage Trail from its western terminus...
Police: Man entered Gateway elementary school, recorded child in girls’ bathroom
A man lied his way into Ramsey Elementary School in Monroeville on Tuesday and recorded a child on his cellphone as she used the girls’ restroom, according to charges filed by Monroeville police. Brian Mintmier, 26, is charged with possessing an instrument of crime, possessing an instrument of crime on...
Gateway stuns Laurel Highlands, earns 1st appearance in state basketball semifinals
There will be a WPIAL rematch in the state semifinals, but Laurel Highlands won’t be there. The previously undefeated WPIAL champions were stunned Tuesday night by a determined Gateway team that dominated on the glass, piled up second-chance points and celebrated a 55-52 victory in a PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal...
Monroeville police investigating shooting in Olive Garden parking lot
Monroeville police are investigating a shooting that sent an Olive Garden employee to a hospital. Police Chief Doug Cole said the worker, a 19-year-old man, was treated and released from Forbes Hospital after being shot in the leg Saturday around 9:30 p.m. in the restaurant’s parking lot along Mall Plaza...
Volunteers bring therapy dogs to AIU’s Sunrise School in Monroeville
Talk about feeling welcome. “We usually come here one Friday a month,” Gloria Frick said, “and they always tell us, you can come every Friday.” As a volunteer for the Alliance of Therapy Dogs, Frick leads groups of four-legged friends to various locales, including the special-education Sunrise School in Monroeville....
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week: March 13, 2022
Through six games, the Gateway boys basketball team didn’t look like a district final four team or a state elite eight squad. The Gators were 3-3 and spinning their wheels. After an early January loss to Penn Hills, Gateway found traction and ripped off six consecutive wins. Since that loss...
Gateway wrestlers cap season at WPIAL championships
Arontay Heningcamp’s debut match at the WPIAL/Southwest Regional Class 3A wrestling tournament didn’t exactly go the way he had hoped. The Gateway junior suffered an 8-0 major decision loss to Chartiers Valley junior Brady Joling in the first round. But instead of folding his tent, Heningcamp bounced back and scored...
Gateway’s Hunter Raymer swims to WPIAL gold medal, eyes success at PIAA meet
Hunter Raymer was no stranger to big swim meets before the WPIAL Class 3A championships March 3 and 4 at Pitt’s Trees Pool. But the Gateway freshman still marveled at the spectacle that is the WPIAL meet, with its packed pool deck, boisterous spectator section and intense races over the...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of March 13, 2022
Edgewood Eric Holtzman sold property at 430 Greendale Ave. to Harvey and Roberta Lyn Borovetz for $319,000. Forest Hills Curtis Cunningham sold property at 401 Woodside Road to Mary Joyce Connors for $171,000. Monroeville JCMR Properties LLC sold property at 1206 Bowling Green Drive to Michael and Melanie Hampton for...
Spring Fever Festival returns to Monroeville
The 23rd annual Pittsburgh Arts & Crafts Spring Fever Festival is scheduled from March 18-20 at the Monroeville Convention Center. Festival hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Exhibitors from 11 states will have 165 booths set up, offering a variety...
Allegheny Health Network’s Monroeville surgery center earns patient safety award
Allegheny Health Network’s Monroeville Ambulatory Surgery Center has been recognized with a 2022 safety award by the Patient Safety Authority, an independent state agency which collects reports of patient safety events from Pennsylvania health care facilities. Pennsylvania is the only state that requires health care facilities to report all incidents...
Caliente Pizza looks to add another award to its collection at International Pizza ExpoVideo
When Nick Bogacz of Pine Township returned from his first trip to the International Pizza Expo in Parma, Italy in 2015, he was reinvigorated. “I saw how culinary-inspired it was,” said Bogacz, owner of the Caliente Pizza chain in the Pittsburgh area. “When I came back, I managed to convince...
