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Monroeville businessman inducted into Space Technology Hall of Fame
A technology developed by a Monroeville businessman was inducted Thursday into the Space Technology Hall of Fame. Giorgio Coraluppi, 87, of Pittsburgh accepted the honor during a pre-recorded conference for his company’s invention of the technology behind the digital teleconference call. Coraluppi is the founder and president of Compunetix, Compunetics...
Gateway covid cases rise by 10, parents respond to the virus’ spread
Gateway School District now has a total of 23 confirmed cases of covid-19 among staff and students at two buildings, according to its latest communication with parents. The new cases were announced Tuesday by the district’s pandemic coordinator, Dennis Chakey, in a letter addressed to parents. The letter was also...
Quaker Valley High School baseball team pays tribute to Owen ‘the World’ Galluzzo
The Quaker Valley High School baseball team did something recently that would have meant the world to a boy from Sewickley. The boy was 9-years-old when he died. At that point, Owen “the World” Galluzzo’s joys in life were music, Star Wars and playing baseball with his buddies from school....
Local mountain bike team experiences growth during covid-19 uncertainty
The covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on many areas of life — but it has served as a boon for the Pittsburgh East Composite Mountain Bike Team, according to head coach Jim Pottinger. “We’ve almost doubled our athletes and coaches,” said Pottinger of Murrysville, who works as a teacher at...
Shave the Beard: Baldwin teacher competing to become Best Buddies champion
A Baldwin High School special education teacher is competing to become the statewide champion for Best Buddies by promising a student a chance to shave his long beard. Eric Jankoski, 38, of Scott, helped launch a chapter of Best Buddies – a global organization that focuses on inclusion for people...
Sweetwater’s annual MAVUNO Festival being held virtually and outdoors
The Sweetwater Center for the Arts is taking its annual festival that showcases Black art and culture online and outside. The center’s 24th annual MAVUNO Festival of African American Arts and Culture, which runs from Oct. 10 to Nov. 7, will offer a self-guided walking tour of African Americans’ role...
Monroeville police log: Oct. 1-2
Monroeville police filed the following charges Oct. 1 and 2 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted: • Julius L. Carrington, 45, of Pitcairn with disorderly conduct and defiant trespassing. Charges were filed Oct. 2 by Pitcairn police in connection with...
Labriola’s Italian Store in Penn Hills to remain closed; site will be used as kitchen for other locations
The Penn Hills landmark Labriola’s Italian Store will stay closed to the public and instead be used as a storage facility and kitchen, the owner announced on social media Oct. 5. “We explored renovated space and new services, but in the end, we decided that the store will remain closed...
Top stories from the Penn Hills area for the week of Sept. 28Video
Here’s a roundup of the news that happened in Penn Hills this week. • Bill Fralic was posthumously named as a distinguished alumni of Penn Hills High School. He won a WPIAL wrestling title and helped the football team win three PIAA championships before graduating in 1981. He died in...
Michael Lynch’s family will remember Monroeville’s ‘first mayor’ as a great father
Monroeville’s “first mayor” was actually first and foremost a father and a husband. Michael Lynch served as the first mayor for Monroeville as a Home Rule charter municipality, having succeeded Ronald Droske in 1978, according to the Monroeville Historical Society. “He wasn’t always around, but he was there for us...
Gateway’s covid-19 cases climb to 13; 2 schools closed through Oct. 9
Gateway School District now has a total of 13 cases of covid-19, which has moved officials to shut down two school buildings through Oct. 9. In a letter addressed to parents Tuesday, the district’s pandemic coordinator, Dennis Chakey, said there were seven more cases at Gateway High School and two...
AHN partners with Innovation Works to create ‘innovation hub’ for region’s life sciences sector
Allegheny Health Network has partnered with a business accelerator that will be headquartered at Bellevue’s Allegheny General Hospital Suburban campus. They are accepting applications for six startups to join the inaugural cohort. AlphaLab Health, powered by Pittsburgh investment firm Innovation Works, will serve as an “innovation hub” for the region’s...
Monroeville native honored in W.Va. college’s first-ever ‘graduation tour’
Almost everything about a Monroeville native’s graduation ceremony from a West Virginia college was non-traditional this year. The date, the place and the size were different. But the in-person aspect was intact. Julia Hancock, who now lives in Wooster, Ohio, graduated from Davis & Elkins College during its first-time “graduation...
Meet the Bee Lady: Penn Hills widow bringing levity to a heavy time
Darlene Kuszyk likes waving at people — it makes her feel better. The 68-year-old widow from Penn Hills doesn’t sleep much through the night. She takes anti-depressant medication and hasn’t gone to the gym as often as she’d like. She’s unable to volunteer at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium...
Collier Eagle Scout candidate requests to build gaga ball pit at township parkVideo
An Eagle Scout candidate from Collier wants to build a gaga ball pit at a township park. “There’s no pit anywhere around here, so I need to build one so I can go down and play — or so other people can go play,” said Mark Humbert, chuckling. Humbert, 17,...
Trick-or-treating to take place in Penn Hills, along with covid-friendly event in community park
Penn Hills is ready for Halloween. The traditional trick-or-treating activity will go on throughout the municipality from 6 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 31, said Mayor Pauline Calabrese. She recommends that those participating follow guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which advises mask wearing and distancing of...
Collier receives $200,000 grant for park improvements
Collier is gearing up for some projects at its parks after receiving a $200,000 grant from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The money will allow the township to make equipment upgrades to Kelly and Hilltop parks and install a digital sign in front of the Collier Community Center....
Pittsburgh Garbage Olympics picks up volunteers, 1,129 bags of trashVideo
The Pittsburgh Garbage Olympics exceeded expectations over the weekend, with more volunteers picking up more trash than ever, according to a city official. “We believed this was going to be the year the Garbage Olympics got smaller because of covid-19,” said Christopher B. Mitchell, Anti Litter Specialist with Pittsburgh’s Department...
Penn Hills Council votes to take proposals from potential tenants for William McKinley Community Center
Penn Hills is seeking a tenant – or, under the right circumstances, a buyer – for the municipal-owned William McKinley Community Center on Center Avenue. Penn Hills has owned the property since 1989. For more than 30 years, the building has been leased free of charge to a nonprofit called...
Penn Hills fugitive arrested, remanded to Indiana County Jail
A Penn Hills woman wanted for allegedly stealing a car from a man who offered her a place to sleep in February was arrested Sept. 18 in Wilkinsburg. Rachelle Raye Hamilton, 32, was charged with theft of a vehicle and unauthorized used of a vehicle on May 6 by Pennsylvania...
Monroeville plans to move forward with trick-or-treating plans, despite CDC warnings
Monroeville plans to have door-to-door trick-or-treating during Halloween this year, despite recent recommendations against the traditional activity from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In an open letter addressed to Monroeville residents, Mayor Nick Gresock said trick-or-treating will occur from 6 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 31. “Being an...
Staff member of Gateway’s Mosside Middle School tests positive for covid-19
A staff member at Gateway School District has tested positive for covid-19. A letter addressed to parents Sept. 23 said the staff member is part of Mosside Middle School. Dennis Chakey, assistant superintendent and the district’s pandemic coordinator, said in the letter the district was notified of the positive test...
Sewickley Heights hires full-time police officer, bringing force to 4
Sewickley Heights council officially welcomed the borough’s fourth full-time officer to the police force during its Monday meeting. Kayla Pavicic, 25, of Oakdale, will work full-time with the borough’s force. Council unanimously approved the hire. Her salary is set at $72,362. After four years, she will earn the force’s top...
Penn Hills to float $5.5 million to refinance existing debt from 2014
Penn Hills Council voted unanimously to take out a bond that will refinance existing debt from 2014. According to the ordinance, the bond allows the municipality to float as much as $5.5 million from underwriter Piper Sandler and Co. The money will not create new debt. Rather, it will refinance...
Drug, fraud, theft cases among those recently handled in Judge Jeffrey Herbst’s Monroeville court
Monroeville District Court Judge Jeffrey Herbst handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Held for court • Kimberly Noiler, 31, of Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood on charges of retail theft and flight to avoid apprehension. Charges were filed March 16....
