Got to Category

Monroeville Times Express category, Page 52

Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of May 15, 2022
Chalfant Futures Properties LLC sold property at 246 Highland Ave. to RP Homes 2 LLC for $104,000. Forest Hills Marquette Espy sold property at 352 Barclay Ave. to Thomas Kempen and Stephanie Carmichael for $289,000. Dwight Helfrich sold property at 539 Pacific Ave. to Timothy Daughtery and Jessica Au for...
Former Gateway gymnast Olivia Miller sets high bar athletically, academically at Pitt
Olivia Miller went from misfortune to good fortune this spring as her collegiate academic and athletic tenure at the University of Pittsburgh came to a close. The Gateway graduate saw her 17-year gymnastics career come to a sudden end at the Eastern Atlantic Gymnastics League championships March 19 at George...
Alternative to Florida works well for Gateway High School band trip
The schedule for the Gateway High School marching band usually calls for a trip to central Florida every other year. While 2022 was supposed to be one of them, the lingering effects of the covid-19 pandemic prompted some caution among the powers that be for one of Orlando’s premier destinations....
Gateway graduate earns Allegheny College degree
Savannah Plaskon, daughter of Juanita and Michael Plaskon of Monroeville, has graduated summa cum laude from Allegheny College. A 2018 graduate of Gateway High School, Paskon received a bachelor of arts degree from Allegheny with a double major in political science and women and gender studies. To fulfill requirements for...
Walk to Cure Arthritis May 22 at Boyce Park in Plum
While the debilitating effects of arthritis most commonly are associated with aging, consider what happened to Allie McGinnis when she was just 5. “I fell at a bowling alley, and my arm, it was stuck at a 90-degree angle. It wouldn’t move. My joints were so stiff that my arm...
Walk in Schenley Park raises money toward ending breast cancer
Adrienne Scarano of Monroeville, a two-time cancer survivor, was among the participants in the 2022 Susan G. Komen West Pennsylvania More than Pink Walk. Replacing the annual Race for the Cure event, the walk took place on Mother’s Day in Pittsburgh’s Schenley Park. The walk has raised nearly $400,000 toward...
Members of Monroeville church’s ministry deliver lunches to first responders
One of the objectives of the Men’s Ministry at Monroeville Christian Church is to perform community service. To honor those who protect and serve the community, members of the group honored Monroeville police, firefights and emergency medical services personnel by delivering lunches to them on April 19. The ministry offers...
Happenings for week of May 9, 2022, in Monroeville and nearby
Hard-to-Recycle Collection scheduled for Monroeville A Monroeville site is on the schedule for Pennsylvania Resources Council’s 2022 Hard-to-Recycle Collection campaign. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 30 at Next Tier Connect @ Pittsburgh East, 4350 Northern Pike, Suite 220. Held in partnership with the...
Former Gateway soccer standout Sam Alexander set to cheer on Nittany Lions
Sam Alexander fashioned one of the top varsity careers in the history of Gateway boys soccer as a lockdown goalkeeper who earned numerous all-star honors for his play. His athletic endeavors continue at Penn State but in a slightly different direction. Last month, Alexander, a freshman on the University Park...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of May 8, 2022
Churchill Hawre Jalal sold property at 42A Churchill Road to Richard and Phyllis Bender for $389,000. Edgewood Donna Tamres sold property at 520 Greendale Ave. to Alan Schlossberg and Loretta Hurley for $219,900. Corwin Parker sold property at 1026 Savannah Ave. to Nicholas and Katherine Burton for $630,000. Robert Vanwassen...
Letter to the editor: Thanks for Monroeville cleanup efforts
Dear Monroeville residents and Clean Up Day volunteers: All of Monroeville needs to thank the 425 volunteers who donated their time to clean Monroeville’s roadways and parks for the 27th annual Jack Sedlak Memorial Clean Up Day. The volunteers picked up 907 bags of litter, 44 tires, six televisions and...
Real estate company announces new Hampton sales director
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services announces Jennifer Luzik as the new sales director at the company’s Hampton office. Luzik has been a full-time Realtor since 2011 and the sales director at Howard Hanna’s Monroeville office since May 2019. “Jennifer Luzik has been a proven producer and strong leader within our...
Give it a try: Monroeville Public Library’s maker lab offers high-tech resources
Make before you buy. That’s a major consideration with regard to the maker lab at Monroeville Public Library, where a variety of state-of-the-art software and equipment is available for use. “What we’re focusing on is providing resources that people don’t necessarily have on their own but want to try out,”...
New Crumbl franchise set to open in Monroeville’s Miracle Mile
If Cambria Zebley has her way, it’ll be a sweet time at the Miracle Mile Shopping Center. Zebley is the franchise owner of the Monroeville branch of cookie company Crumbl, which has opened at 4158 William Penn Highway. “I worked for Crumbl’s corporate office in Utah, and when my parents...
‘Like a complete makeover’: New playground opens at Monroeville school
Not so long ago, the area behind Dr. Cleveland Steward Jr. Elementary School looked nothing like it does today. “We had blacktop and we had grass,” third-grade teacher Emily Levine said. “So that’s why we wanted this playground so badly. It’s like a complete makeover, and we couldn’t feel more...
Happenings for week of May 2, 2022: Monroeville Public Library programs, women’s gatherings
Libraries, nursery collaborate on garden program Soil Sisters Nursery, the Braddock Carnegie Library Association and the Monroeville Public Library invite families to visit and explore the Home Plate Garden located next to Hamilton Park, 115 Hamilton Ave., Turtle Creek. The local collaboration aims to increase garden members and volunteers at...
Forbes Road students bring home state championship in 3D animation 
Students from Forbes Road Career & Technology School have the skills to join the Future Business Leaders of America, the world’s largest career and technical student organization and one that helps them develop leadership skills. Those skills were on full display from April 11 to 13, when three Forbes Road...
Will Kromka aims to cap family’s legacy at Gateway with volleyball success
The Gateway Gators have adopted many of the principles of the “Kromka-way.” Will Kromka, a 6-foot-4 senior outside/middle hitter on the Gateway boys volleyball team, led the Gators to a 4-0 section record at the halfway point of their schedule. “As the season plays out, I expect Will to do...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of May 1, 2022
Chalfant Ronald Rocco sold property at 141 Greenfield Ave. to PGH Holding LLC for $60,000. Churchill Estate of Harold Schall sold property at 225 Thornberry Drive to Richard Allen Radvansky Jr. and Elizabeth Ann Radvansky for $306,150. Edgewood Jaime Guerrero sold property at 185 Gordon St. to Andrew Letourneau and...
Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh elects new bishop
The Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh has a new bishop. The Rev. Alex Cameron will oversee 41 congregations in the western region of Pennsylvania, along with six other churches in Illinois, Colorado and Tennessee. He will lead nearly 6,500 parishioners in his new role, including those from churches in Greensburg, Ligonier,...
‘They were so excited’: Gateway students host prom for classmates
The group of Gateway High School students who stepped outside on a chilly but sunny Wednesday afternoon had the surprise of their lives. In front of the school’s main entrance were two bus-sized limousines, ready to transport them for an excursion around the greater Gateway campus. “The limo ride was...
‘Our little miracle’: Pitcairn couple celebrates 1st Mother’s Day after long wait
The image captures vials, needles and medicine bottles in the shape of a heart surrounding a photo of a baby’s sonogram and a onesie. It’s a photo that shows the depth of her parents’ love for baby Everly Journey. Her mom and dad waited more than a decade to hear...
Prosecutors to seek death penalty against man accused of killing Uber driver in Monroeville
The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office filed notice Thursday that it will seek the death penalty against a man accused of killing an Uber driver after she picked him up for a fare. Calvin Crew, 23, of Pitcairn, is accused of shooting Christi Spicuzza, 38, in a wooded area off...
Monroeville Rotary, Gateway Interact Club sponsor Peace Walk and Rally for Ukraine
The Rotary Club of Monroeville and Gateway High School Interact Club are jointly sponsoring a Peace Walk and Rally for Ukraine from noon to 1:30 p.m. May 7 at Monroeville Community Park West, 2399 Tilbrook Road. All are encouraged to come and join the approximately one-mile walk through the park,...
From Gateway water boy to Penn State star, Jaquan Brisker ready for the NFL
Sometimes, Jaquan Brisker inserted himself into practice drills at Gateway High School, inching as close to the varsity football team — and his brothers — as a 12-year-old boy could get. Other times, he was quick to provide relief, producing a cold drink of water for the tired and thirsty...


Editor's Picks

Front Porch Theatricals’ musical ‘Baby’ is a labor of love

Washington townhouse on the market for $1,225,000
Folk legend Bruce Cockburn gives uplifting performance at City Winery
‘Champagne & Chapeaux’: Westmoreland Symphony’s annual soiree for a good cause
Jimmy Stewart’s P-51 Mustang stops in hometown for museum anniversary
More Editor's Picks >