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Girls basketball preview: Gateway has firepower to contend in loaded section
The Gateway girls basketball team opened its season with a practice Nov. 20, the first day winter sports teams were permitted to do so in the WPIAL and throughout Pennsylvania. Then things came to a halt as Gateway suspended all athletic activities for two weeks — through Friday — as...
Gateway School Board elects new president, vice president
The Gateway School Board of Directors elected a new board president and vice president during its Dec. 1 reorganizational meeting. Brian Goppman will serve as the board’s president. He replaces Mary Beth Cirucci, who held the position for two years. Valerie Warning will serve as vice president, replacing Rick McIntyre....
Gateway School District moves to full-remote learning through Jan. 4
Gateway schools will remain in remote learning through Jan. 4. The announcement came through a letter to district parents authored by Superintendent Bill Short. It was posted to the district’s website Dec. 2. “Based on the metrics and data associated with significant increases in covid-19 cases and positivity percentages, Allegheny...
Covid-friendly menorah lighting event to be held in Monroeville Community Park
The Chabad Jewish Center of Monroeville will host its fourth-annual menorah-lighting event in a covid-friendly fashion on Dec. 13. Typically, the synagogue’s “Light Up the Night” event draws several dozen people to the Miracle Mile Shopping Center along Route 22 for singing, dancing and hot latke eating. This year, the...
Police log: Monroeville police charges filed over past 2 weeks
Monroeville police filed the following charges Nov. 17, 19 and Dec. 1 with District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted: • April Lynn Miles, 57, of Pittsburgh with failing to wear a seat belt, possession of drug paraphernalia, failing to use proper turning...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 29
Churchill Matthew Sass sold property at 2407 Collins Road to Laura Fusco for $166,000. Edgewood Brendan Kelley sold property at 318 Locust St. to Matthew Suffoletto and Kathleen McGinnis for $647,500. Forest Hills Glasgow Assoc. sold property at 257-259 Avenue B to Joshua Vincent Loccisano for $130,000. Glasgow Assoc. sold...
Port Authority bus crashes into light post in Monroeville Mall parking lot
The driver of a Port Authority of Allegheny County bus was not injured after colliding with a light pole in a Monroeville Mall parking lot the morning of Nov. 30. Adam Brandolph, a Port Authority spokesman, said the situation is under investigation by Port Authority police. The bus driver was...
News briefs: New daily bus route to include stops at Forbes Hospital in Monroevillle
Forbes Hospital on bus route The Port Authority of Allegheny County has added regular daily bus service connecting Forbes Hospital to surrounding communities. Forbes Hospital now serves as a stop to the P68 Braddock Flyer route. It will be located between the hospital’s visitor entrance C and professional building 2....
Gateway hockey program focused on development
Gateway hockey coach Shawn Jesih sees a lot of potential in the freshmen and sophomores who make up the majority of the roster. So much so that before the season, he bumped the Gators up from the PIHL’s Tier 3 JV league to Tier 2 knowing it would be a...
Holiday baking traditions survive changing times amid growing coronavirus casesVideo
Large family gatherings might be out for some because of covid-19, but many in the region aren’t giving up on baking and other holiday food traditions. Pat Frye, 75, of Monroeville, sitting with a friend over a coffee at Oakmont Bakery, said she and her daughter will still get together...
Forbes Road tech students build unorthodox snowmen for inaugural contest
How many different ways can you build a snowman? Students at Forbes Road Career and Technology Center have pushed the envelope on what defines a snowman in the school’s inaugural “Snowman Snow Down” competition. Each program’s students had the opportunity to compete in the schoolwide contest for the most Facebook...
Revamped Gateway Middle School on the horizon, but no date set for construction
Gateway School District is moving along on a multimillion-dollar renovation project that is expected to lead to a hike in property taxes. Plans aimed at addressing an ever-decreasing student enrollment have for years landed the administration on two buildings: Gateway Middle School and Moss Side Middle School. Ideas have included...
Police log: Monroeville police charges filed Nov. 17, 19
Monroeville police filed the following charges Nov. 17 and 19 with District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst. Charges were filed by Monroeville police: • Judith Cremone, 54, of Turtle Creek with retail theft. The charge was filed Nov. 17 in connection with an incident along the 4200 block of William Penn...
Monroeville’s Divine Mercy Academy closes for 2 weeks after 3 test positive for covid-19
A Catholic school in Monroeville will move to remote learning for two weeks after learning three people there have tested positive for covid-19. Divine Mercy Academy, located on Azalea Drive, announced the changes in a Monday news release. The move became effective Nov. 24. Students will return to in-person learning...
Assault, drug charges among those recently handled by Judge Herbst in Monroeville
Monroeville District Court Judge Jeffrey Herbst handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted: Held for court • Rufus Gray, 30, of Pittsburgh on charges of aggravated assault, making terroristic threats,...
Trespassing, DUIs, drug charges among those recently handled by Judge Herbst in Monroeville
Monroeville District Court Judge Jeffrey Herbst handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Joseph M. Hart, 37, of Monroeville on charges of receiving stolen property, unauthorized...
Police log: Monroeville police charges filed on Nov. 10, 17
Monroeville police filed the following charges Nov. 10 and 17 with District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted: • Austin Hopkins, 24, of Saltsburg with possession of heroin and possession of drug paraphernalia. Charges were filed Nov. 10 in connection with an incident...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 22
Chalfant Sumedha Misra sold property at 145 Lynnwood Ave. to Jeniece Ward for $199,000. Shane Pollick sold property at 141 Wilkins Ave. to Anthony Parham for $100,000. Churchill Anthony Fallica sold property at 3791 W. Rural Court to Julio and Diana Mariscal for $169,150. Delmont Samuel Cararini sold property at...
Gateway School District to go remote from Nov. 23-Dec. 4
Gateway School District students at all buildings will move to a remote learning model from Nov. 23 through Dec. 4 because of the region’s spike in covid-19 cases, officials announced this week. Superintendent William Short called the increase in confirmed illnesses “significant and alarming.” Specific information on virtual schedules will...
Police log: Monroeville police charges filed Nov. 1, 3
Monroeville police filed the following charges Nov. 1 and Nov. 3 with District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst. Charges were filed by Monroeville police: • Monica Jean Simpson-Jeannet, 56, of Beaver Falls with failing to comply with traffic control devices, reckless driving, causing an accident that involved damage to an attended...
Gateway High School students return to school after 5-day covid-19 closure
Gateway High School students returned to class Monday after a five-day closure for covid-19 concerns. Assistant Superintendent Dennis Chakey alerted families on Nov. 11 that three high school students tested positive for the virus. In a letter posted to the district’s website, Chakey said the students had not been in...
Gateway’s Emma Kennedy commits to Slippery Rock for softball
Emma Kennedy is a rock behind the plate for her high school and club softball teams. Now, the Gateway senior hopes to be rock solid for The Rock at the next level. Kennedy will soon realize a dream of playing college softball. She finalized a commitment last Wednesday to join...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 15
Chalfant John Byron sold property at 250 Elizabeth Ave. to Megan Barker for $181,000. Irwin Jesse Neal sold property at 409 Sixth St. to Allison Karissa Glazar for $122,500. Manor William Hearn sold property at 1235 First St. to Westmoreland Co. Land Bank for $1,840. Katie Oliver sold property at...
Week in review: Top stories from around the Monroeville area for the week of Nov. 9Video
Here’s a brief summary of some of the top stories from around the Monroeville area this past week. • Steel City Con has been postponed a third time amid concerns over the covid-19 pandemic. The rescheduled convention, which is one of the largest in the country and exclusive to the...
Back to the Foodture restaurant expanding to Pittsburgh’s South Side
The “Buggie” is two 8-ounce burgers in between two grilled cheese sandwiches with two layers of egg, bacon, tomato, lettuce and sauce. And an extra slice of bread in between. The signature item on the Back to the Foodture menu in Pitcairn might expand one’s waistline. Sales of the burger...
