Monroeville Times Express category, Page 69

Organizers of Steel City Con, a pop culture convention at the Monroeville Convention Center, announced new celebrity guests and artists for its upcoming show. Hollywood legend William Shatner tops the list of more than 25 guests scheduled for June 11-13 at 209 Mall Plaza Blvd. The Emmy award-winning actor, writer...

Gateway School District superintendent William Short used his time for remarks at the district’s school board meeting Wednesday night to ask for patience and understanding from students, families and residents with a potential teachers’ strike looming. The teachers’ union informed Short on Tuesday that a strike will begin on May...

After the votes were tabulated in the May 18 primary election, it appears voters in the November general election will see all newcomers vying for open Monroeville Council seats in Wards 1, 3, 5 and 7. This after the only incumbent, Greg Erosenko, who is also a former two-term Monroeville...

Six candidates will face off for four available seats on Gateway School District’s school board in the fall. According to unofficial results from the Allegheny County Office of Elections, all six nominees received enough votes in the May 18 primary election to secure a spot on the November ballot. Leslie...

Voting took place for the May 18 primary election. Polls in Monroeville opened at 7 a.m. closed at 8 p.m. Anyone in line at 8 p.m. was allowed to vote. Masks were required. The Times Express will update readers on election results throughout the day and coming days as voting...

Gateway School District’s teachers’ union has threatened to go on strike beginning May 24, according to union officials. The Gateway Education Association notified Superintendent William Short on Tuesday morning that a strike will begin next Monday if a tentative agreement has not been reached. The district and association have been...

The following charges were filed April 30 through May 7, 2021, with Monroeville District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst. All charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted: • Darrell Carr, 31, of Pitcairn with burglary, criminal trespass, stalking, criminal mischief and loitering, and prowling at night. Pitcairn police filed...

Monroeville District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst handled these cases May 10. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. All charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Anthony Watkins, 43, of Pittsburgh on charges of retail theft and...

Monroeville Fire and EMS Show The Monroeville Fire and EMS Show, formerly known as the Pittsburgh Fire and EMS Expo, will be June 5 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and June 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Monroeville Convention Center. Admission is $6, and children younger...

Allegheny Health Network will be offering first and second doses of the Pfizer vaccine today at Next Tier Connect, 4350 Northern Pike, in Monroeville. The first dose will be available to those ages 12 and older. Second doses are being given to those who received their first dose April 26....

A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh has indicted a New York man on a charge of child trafficking, prosecutors said. Adrian Petty, 26, of Buffalo is the sole defendant in the grand jury’s recently unsealed indictment, Acting U.S. Attorney Stephen Kaufman said. According to the indictment, Petty was charged for...

The Gateway track and field spring season was one of growth and discovery for a number of athletes breaking into varsity competition for the first time. Only a few of the Gators had experience at meets from the 2019 season before spring 2020 was wiped out because of the covid...

The Gateway baseball team went through a lot during the regular season with a roller coaster of game results while overcoming a midseason covid pause. But the Gators came through on the right side and earned a spot in the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs. Coach Mark Wardzinski said he was...

Monroeville Council approved a rezoning request that may lead to the development of a senior independent living facility and other housing along Logan’s Ferry Road on property that houses Harold Brown Memorial Field, a private airport. New York-based Clover Development asked the municipality to rezone a 58-acre parcel into two...

After a four-month delay and a restart of the project in March, Forbes Road will reopen on Thursday following a $1.34 million landslide repair project, PennDOT officials said Tuesday. The road was expected to reopen today, Wednesday, but PennDOT Spokesman Steve Cowan said paving equipment issues forced a brief delay....

The following charges were filed April 22 and 29, 2021 with Monroeville District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst. Charges were filed by Monroe­ville police, unless otherwise noted: • William Edward Montgomery, 59, of Arnold with failure to comply with registration requirements. The charge was filed by the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office...

Monroeville District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst handled these cases May 3. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Held for court • Nathaniel Aaron L. Green, 22, of Pittsburgh on charges of criminal mischief and disorderly conduct. Charges were filed Sept. 5. •...

Twenty years ago this month, a jury in Western Pennsylvania had an important question to answer: should Richard Baumhammers be put to death for what he did? “Sentencing someone to death, that’s not an easy decision,” said Ron Frew on a recent rainy day in May. Frew, 67, lives in...

Farmers market The Monroeville Lions farmers market is open every Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Monroeville Community Park, 2399 Tilbrook Road. For more information, visit monroevillefarmersmarket.com. Plant sale The Monroeville Garden Club will hold its annual plant sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 22 at...

Churchill Estate of Claraine King sold property at 436 Woodland Hills Drive to Kevin Alfaro for $258,000. Edgewood Robert Spagiare sold property at 109 Dewey St. to Eric and Angela Holtzman for $480,000. Forest Hills Thomas Murphy Jr. sold property at 311 Barclay Ave. to HD Acquisitions LLC for $90,000....

Jayson Jenkins is known in athletic circles at Gateway as a talented place kicker who will head to Robert Morris in August and join the Colonials football team. But this spring, the Gators senior is making strides one leap at a time as one of the WPIAL’s top hurdlers. He...

Although we are still in the grip of the covid pandemic, we need to thank the 452 volunteers who donated their time to clean Monroeville’s roadways and parks for the 26th Annual Jack Sedlak Memorial Clean Up Day. The volunteers picked up more than 1,000 bags of litter, 40 tires,...

Editor’s note: The Times Express is only spotlighting contested races in the primary election. Monroeville residents will have seven people to choose from in the upcoming primary election for three available seats on council. Deputy Mayor Greg Erosenko is the only incumbent. Council members Ron Harvey, Linda Gaydos and Tom...

Penn Hills Women’s Classic, a 32-woman bowling league, plays at Nesbit’s Lanes in Plum on Wednesday evenings. Bowlers from Penn Hills, Monroeville, Murrysville, Oakmont and surrounding communities compete on four teams. Some teams consists of mother-daughter pairs, such as Rose Catullo of Oakmont and her daughter, Christy Myers of Verona....