Monroeville Times Express category, Page 48
Author talk highlights Monroeville Public Library events
Fans of mystery books should be in for a treat when two noted authors participate in an upcoming Monroeville Public Library event. Featured from 6:30 to 8 p.m. April 25 are Ann Cleeves (“The Darkest Evening,” “The Raging Storm”) and Lori Rader-Day (“Death at Greenway”), who will talk about their...
Monroeville Interfaith Ministerium promotes goodwill, helping others
Although only a few people required treatment at the scene of a March 14 fire in Monroeville, dozens suddenly were without a home. In response to the blaze that gutted the Cambridge Square Apartments, a long-established partnership of local faith leaders contributed substantially toward helping residents of the complex recover....
Monroeville area happenings, week of March 27, 2023
Winning ticket sold A Monroeville convenience store is getting a $10,000 bonus after Pennsylvania Lottery officials said it sold a scratch-off ticket that won $3 million. The winning ticket, sold at the Mosside Boulevard Sheetz, was the top prize in a $30 Snow Bank game. The person with the winning...
Hurdler, distance runner among returning standouts for Gateway track team
One of the leading returning competitors in the Gateway track and field program this season is junior hurdler Kierra Pitts. A two-time WPIAL qualifier, Pitts, who is known as Kiki, placed eighth in 17:18 in the girls 100-meter hurdles at last year’s WPIAL Class 3A finals. She also competed in...
Relay team leads Gateway swimmers at WPIAL, PIAA meets
The Gateway girls 400-yard freestyle relay team was handed the fifth seed at the PIAA Class 2A swim championships at Bucknell. As it turned out, the Gators finished fifth with a time of 3:38.79, beating their prelim time (3:41.65) by more than three seconds. The medal-winning relay team consisted of...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of March 30, 2023
Edgewood Mary Leigh Sciulli sold property at 550 Greendale Ave. to Blu Star Orgins Real Estate LLC for $150,000. Forest Hills Marci Scrock Mikesell sold property at 1006 Braddock Road to Kerridwen Parslow and Lyle Seaman for $270,000. Monroeville Robert William Priester III sold property at 125 College Park Drive...
Steel City Con returns to Monroeville with ‘Dexter,’ ‘Walking Dead’ reunions
Thousands of pop culture fans and comic enthusiasts are expected to descend upon the Monroeville Convention Center for the return of Steel City Con. The show is slated for March 31 through April 2 at the convention center, 209 Mall Plaza Blvd. About 35 celebrity guests are on the ticket...
Gateway club readies for regional robotics meet
Who says girls don’t like science? “At a very young age, before I could even walk, I was obsessed with technology: computers, anything,” Gateway High School freshman Bailey Blanton recalled. “That’s all I wanted to do. I would not play with Barbie dolls, nothing. It was all electronics.” So naturally,...
$3M scratch-off lottery ticket sold at Monroeville Sheetz
A Monroeville convenience store is getting a $10,000 bonus after Pennsylvania Lottery officials said it sold a scratch-off ticket that won $3 million. The winning ticket, sold at the Mosside Boulevard Sheetz, was the top prize in a $30 Snow Bank game. The person with the winning ticket claimed the...
Monroeville area happenings, week of March 20, 2023
Farm market moving The Monroeville Lions Farmer’s Market is moving to the Monroeville Mall parking lot between Dick’s Sporting Goods and Best Buy. It will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays from May 13 through Nov. 18. The previous location was Monroeville Community Park West, where traffic and...
Small but mighty: Gateway grad Corrie wins PSAC women’s indoor shot put title
Sarah Corrie likes to think of herself as small but mighty. At 5-foot-4 and with the ability to bench press more than 200 pounds, the senior isn’t likely to get many arguments over that assertion. Yet there were some coaches and a few fellow track and field athletes through the...
Gateway players disappointed in finish but relish ‘amazing performance’ throughout season
It’s not the way the Gateway boys basketball team wanted to end the season. After winning their first two WPIAL Class 5A playoff games against Woodland Hills and McKeesport, the Gators ended the year with three consecutive playoff losses. Gateway dropped a 62-55 decision to Peters Township in the WPIAL...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of March 19, 2023
Churchill Chad Gales sold property at 2424 Greensburg Pike to Troy Hoster and Troy Prather for $230,000. Peter Cnossen sold property at 3709 Greensburg Pike to Kimberly Williams for $312,000. Edgewood Estate of Rolland Ritts sold property at 324 Dewey Ave. to Jacon Edward Johnson and Margo Helena Lynch for...
‘Prophetic Voices’: Monroeville rabbi edits book providing relevance for biblical writings
The rabbi of a Monroeville congregation has taken the initiative to bridge an integral part of the Bible with life in the 21st century. “Prophetic Voices: Renewing and Reimagining Haftarah,” an anthology featuring 179 contributors edited by Rabbi Barbara Symons of Temple David, aims to bring relevance to a longstanding,...
Fire guts Monroeville apartment complex; dozens left homeless
A large fire gutted an apartment complex early Tuesday in Monroeville. The blaze broke out just before 1 a.m. at the Cambridge Square Apartments in the 200 block of Cambridge Square Drive, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. About 36 units were affected. Two people were treated on the scene,...
Monroeville church’s fish fry tradition continues
There are just a few weeks left for folks to tell their priest, deacon or fire chief their fish sandwich could use some extra tartar sauce. The last Lenten fish fry at St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church in Monroeville is on Good Friday. Dozens of volunteers put in countless hours...
Monroeville area happenings, week of March 13, 2023
Mini golf at library fundraiser Join Monroeville Public Library for a custom-designed, 18-hole miniature golf course that will be set up throughout the library during a two-day fundraiser. Friday Fun night for adults 21 and older is scheduled for 5 to 9:30 on April 14. With the purchase of a...
Gateway swimmers hope to finish season strong at PIAA championships
Members of the Gateway boys and girls swim teams are at Bucknell this week competing at the PIAA Class 3A and 2A championships, and they hope to build on strong individual and relay performances from the WPIAL meet at Pitt two weeks ago. “All of the kids are pumped for...
After tough season, Gateway softball seeks improvement in ’23
When the Gateway softball team faced Thomas Jefferson for the first of two Section 2-5A matchups last year, the Jaguars stung the young Gators, 15-0, in three innings. Three weeks later, Gateway took TJ to the full seven innings in a 9-0 loss. To second-year Gators coach Donny Holl, that...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of March 12, 2023
Churchill David Tobin sold property at 2405 Marbury Road to Victor and Tamara Moon Dixon for $345,000. Edgewood Daniel Spencer sold property at 554 Greendale Ave. to American International Relocation Soluti for $335,000. American International Relocation Soluti sold property at 554 Greendale Ave. to Nicholas McClintock and Kimberly Frantz for...
Lions donation helps Monroeville Public Library install new lighting
Monroeville Public Library has a brighter interior and will pay less for power, thanks to the installation of LED bulbs to replace decades-old fluorescent fixtures. Helping to pay for the project is a $5,000 matching grant from the Lions of Pennsylvania Foundation. “We are thrilled with the donation from the...
Big meals come from small Monroeville fish-fry operation
The saying “good things come in small packages” is very applicable to the ladies cooking in the tiny kitchen at Monroeville Fire Department No. 3 social club. Steward Marla Jordan and fellow social club volunteer Paula Fouser make magic for many customers in an estimated 200-square-foot space, less than a...
1,000 and counting: Volunteer with Monroeville-based Bridges Hospice creates ‘memory bears’ for families
They’re made from all kinds of clothing: pajamas, jeans, ties, scarves, socks, even a fur coat. One features a gentleman’s shirt that was a favorite of his grandson. “So he would go to bed with the bear every night, and it was like he had his grandpa with him,” Jeanne...
Gateway boys turn attention to PIAA basketball playoffs
Kaleb Pryor still feels the sting of the Gateway boys basketball team’s loss to top-seeded Peters Township in the WPIAL Class 5A semifinals Feb. 25. “In a playoff atmosphere like that, in the final four or five minutes of the fourth quarter, it comes down to half-court possessions and playing...
Gateway hopes confidence carries over after strong performance in last year’s baseball playoffs
The Gateway baseball team entered last year’s WPIAL Class 5A playoffs as the 15th seed after tying for fourth place in Section 1 with McKeesport at 3-7. But the Gators didn’t let their seed get to them as they took on No. 2 Bethel Park. Gateway took the eventual PIAA...
