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4 winning Powerball tickets sold in Allegheny County
Four winning Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball tickets were sold in Allegheny County on Saturday. One ticket is worth $1 million, and the three others are worth $150,000. The tickets were sold at the following convenience stores:$1 million ticket: Get Go, 998 Hayden Blvd., Elizabeth$150,000 ticket: 7-Eleven, 4775 McKnight Road, Pittsburgh$150,000 ticket:...
Monroeville area happenings, week of Nov. 7, 2022
Library program features filmmaker Join filmmaker Tony Buba for a showing and discussion of his 1988 documentary “Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy” from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 5 in Johna’s Room at Monroeville Public Library, 4000 Gateway Campus Blvd. Buba’s first full-length feature chronicles the decline of Braddock,...
Gateway grad Brady Sundin named PAC Newcomer of the Year for Saint Vincent cross country
The Saint Vincent men’s cross country team collected a pair of top-10 finishes and three in the top 20 to finish fourth at the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championships Oct. 29 on its home course near campus in Latrobe. One of those top-10 finishes came from Gateway graduate Brady Sundin, who...
Gateway rides strong finish into postseason
The Gateway football team transitioned from a wild and hectic regular season to the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs Friday as it was slated to host Upper St. Clair in the first round at Antimarino Stadium. The Gators earned one of the two automatic postseason berths from the Big East Conference...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Nov. 6, 2022
Churchill Martin Winkler trustee sold property at 2006 Garrick Drive to David George and Sandeed Scotto Turner for $295,000. Russell Wright sold property at 764 Margaretta St. to Edward Erickson and Elaine Franke for $299,000. Jeremy Royer sold property at 3478 Ridgewood Drive to Heather Lindsay McCrory for $336,000. Dorothy...
‘Queen Nefertiti’ teaches Monroeville students about Egypt
When students at Evergreen Elementary School entered their school’s library to find Susan DeLaney dressed as Egypt’s Queen Nefertiti, they let out sounds of awe and excitement as they took in her costume, plus the bags of candy she’d brought for a Halloween afternoon reading. “I love celebrating the characters...
Upper St. Clair stuns Gateway in WPIAL playoffs behind ‘resilient’ QB who’d lost starting job
Upper St. Clair quarterback Julian Dahlem lost his starting job last month and hadn’t attempted a pass in weeks, yet the sophomore threw a season-saving touchdown Friday night. With the offense needing a late spark, Dahlem was inserted at quarterback in the fourth quarter and led the Panthers on an...
Forbes Hospital adds hospice, palliative care wing in Monroeville
As the health system that would become Forbes Hospital began growing in the 1970s, following the merger of Wilkinsburg’s Columbia Hospital and Pittsburgh Hospital in the city’s East Liberty neighborhood, it had a dedicated hospice facility. “Over the years, that shifted to a floor at West Penn Hospital, and eventually...
No tax increase expected in Monroeville
Monroeville’s proposed 2023 budget calls for no changes in municipal tax rates. If adopted by council as scheduled on Dec. 13, the spending plan maintains the property tax rate at 4 mills, meaning property owners will continue to pay $400 per $100,000 of assessed value. Earned income, business privilege and...
Monroeville Parks and Recreation brings back Trail of Treats following hiatus
For the first time in three years, Monroeville Parks and Recreation Department was able to host its annual Trail of Treats event. “I love seeing community members back out in the community and being able to gather together, especially because we’re outdoors,” said Danielle Cole, program and events coordinator for...
Shady Side Academy in Fox Chapel presents fall play, ‘Puffs’
Shady Side Academy Senior School will present five performances of its fall play, “Puffs (One Act Edition for Young Wizards)” on Nov. 10-13, 2022. Show times are Thursday, Nov. 10, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 11, at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 12, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday,...
Monroeville area happenings, week of Oct. 31, 2022
Gateway cheerleaders donate The 2022-23 Gateway High School cheerleaders made a donation to the Susan G. Komen nonprofit, which addresses breast cancer on multiple fronts in order to make the biggest impact against the disease. The students raised $250 toward the cause through the sale of pink T-shirts, in recognition...
Gateway volleyball says goodbye to senior class after playoff loss
The Gateway and Laurel Highlands girls volleyball teams were paired up as the No. 16 and No. 17 seeds in a WPIAL Class 3A preliminary-round game Oct. 24 at Hempfield High School. And the match played out as close as the seedings set it up to be. Each of the...
Gateway boys soccer season comes to close in WPIAL 1st round
The Gateway boys soccer team went toe-to-toe with No. 5 Kiski Area into the second half of a WPIAL Class 3A first-round game Oct. 22 at Kiski Area before the Cavaliers netted a pair of goals to score a 2-0 victory. Despite the setback, Gateway coach Bernie Stiles was pleased...
East suburban real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 30, 2022
Chalfant Ashley Winston sold property at 238 Lynnwood Ave. to Douglas Nuhfer for $135,000. Churchill Benjamin Wise sold property at 2331 Forest Drive to Wesley Thorne II for $138,000. Edgewood Lucas McChesnet sold property at 103 W Hutchinson Ave. to George Christopher and Rhonda Apessos for $360,000. Jonathan Auxier sold...
Temple David in Monroeville honors Tree of Life victims
Temple David in Monroeville hosted a celebration of life in remembrance of the 2018 Tree of Life shooting on Oct. 27, the fourth anniversary of the attack that claimed 11 lives at the Squirrel Hill synagogue. Each year since the tragedy, Temple David’s congregation has thought of new ways to...
Friends of Monroeville Public Library makes donation toward energy savings
Friends of the Monroeville Public Library has donated $5,000 toward updating the library’s 58-year old lighting system to help save energy costs and maintenance hours. The donation helps the library take advantage of a program from Duquesne Light Co., which offers a discount for energy-efficient bulbs and equipment. Friends members...
Family STEAM Night returns to Gateway’s Ramsey Elementary in Monroeville
Move over, Steph Curry. When it comes to basketball-shooting accuracy, Sally may have your number. Sally, named after the late astronaut Sally Ride, is a robot constructed by members of Gateway High School’s Quasics Robotics Club. And during Family STEAM Night at Gateway’s Ramsey Elementary, Sally put on a heck...
Gateway marching band scores hit at championships
Gateway scored a hit with “Headphones On.” That’s the title of the show presented by the high school marching band this season, and it impressed judges at the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Marching Band Association Championships to the tune of an 87.575 score out of 100, good for sixth place among 17...
Police: Turtle Creek motorist shoots another motorist
A Turtle Creek man was arrested after shooting a fellow motorist in the shoulder while driving, Allegheny County Police said Monday. Matthew Alfaro, 23, was charged with aggravated assault, carrying a firearm without a license, and recklessly endangering another person. He was taken to Allegheny County Jail for arraignment. Around...
Gateway School District works to combat bus driver shortage
On Oct. 18, Gateway School Board members addressed the district’s bus driver shortage after a resident asked for an update on the situation. The Moss Side Middle School parent claimed that the bus had been late to pick up her child and caused the student to be late to school....
Monroeville area happenings, week of Oct. 24, 2022
Diamante Trìo performs at library The Diamante Trìo with vocalist Lilly Abreu will perform from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 1 in the Gallery Space at Monroeville Public Library, 4000 Gateway Campus Blvd. Members of the trio are Mary Beth Malek (clarinet), Paula Tuttle (cello) and Juan Jaramillo (violin), with...
Gateway grad Brady Walker, Saint Vincent look to finish season strong
Against Geneva College on Oct. 10, Brady Walker threw for 221 yards and three touchdowns to help Saint Vincent post a 41-25 Presidents’ Athletic Conference victory. Both were season highs for the Gateway graduate and Bearcats senior. The effort marked the fifth time in Walker’s collegiate career that he threw...
Solid finish sends Gateway girls soccer team’s seniors out on high note
Gateway girls soccer coach Caleb Kyper wanted to see fight and determination from his team in the Section 3-3A and season finale at Latrobe on Oct. 18. That is what his players gave him, he said, as they battled the playoff-bound and section-runner up Wildcats before falling 2-0 to finish...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Oct. 23, 2022
Churchill Gregory Rudolph sold property at 3466 Ridgewood Drive to Angel Mangual for $430,000. Edgewood HSBC BANK USA NA trustee sold property at 221 Elm St. to GKR LLC for $112,000. Scott Johnson sold property at 8005 Westmoreland Ave. to Kelly Filiak for $235,000. Forest Hills Elliot Niznik sold property...
