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‘Music of the Heart’ showcases nonprofit’s music therapy clients
Katie Harrill has seen what music can do for people’s social and emotional states. As the supervisor of the Creative Arts Program and one of many music therapists at Wesley Family Services, Harrill has extensively worked with clients across various developmental stages. Despite the program’s inception 23 years ago, she...
‘Quiet Epidemic’ delves into chronic Lyme disease
Pennsylvania has had the unfortunate distinction of leading the nation in Lyme disease cases for 11 of the past 13 years. The tick-borne illness can be difficult to diagnose, and the vice president for the PA Lyme Disease Network said multiple mild winters are not going to help. “We continue...
Gateway players lead WPIAL contingent at state tennis
After the first day of the PIAA tennis championships in Hershey on Friday, only the Gateway contingent was left standing. The Gators’ Adam Memije in Class 3A singles and the team of Zidaan Hassan and Logan Memije in Class 3A doubles were the only WPIAL entries to advance to Saturday’s...
Monroeville area: Plant sale, history speaker series, music camp, more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com or bpoole@triblive.com. Plant sale on June 2 The Garden Club of Monroeville will hold its annual plant sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 2. It will be in Pavilion 1 at Monroeville Community Park West, 2399 Tilbrook Road. Annuals, vegetables,...
Gateway School Board proposes 1.2 mill tax increase
Gateway School District property owners will see a 1.2 mill tax increase if next school year’s budget is approved in its current form. School directors approved advertisement of the preliminary budget at their May 20 meeting. The final budget will be adopted June 17. Millage would raise from from 22.8507...
2 new officers join Monroeville police force
Two new police officers are on duty in Monroeville. Mayor Nick Gresock swore in Jason Dembiczak and Robert Wratcher, at the May 14 council meeting. Police Chief Doug Cole introduced the two officers, outlining their educational backgrounds and experience. He mentioned that Wratcher’s mother also had been a Monroeville police...
Forbes Road students take cybersecurity presentation to national business competition
This time last year, Forbes Road Career & Technology Center teacher George Karnbauer was keeping an eye on three of his students as they gave a cybersecurity presentation, making sure to jump in if he felt like something needed clarified or explained. Last month, Karnbauer sat in the audience as...
Gateway student project honors police officers
For Gateway High School’s Spring Impact Project, students of the Chick-fil-A Leader Academy wanted to show their appreciation to local police departments. “We want the officers to know that they are supported and appreciated,” said adviser Marci Klinger, adding that the students believe it’s their duty to give back to...
NEED awards scholarships, honors community members
The 61st annual Negro Emergency Education Drive scholarship awards dinner was held May 3 at the Wyndham Grand in downtown Pittsburgh. This year’s theme was “We Are Our Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams!” The Negro Emergency Education Drive, or NEED, was established in 1963. In addition to scholarships, the nonprofit college access...
Stay cool: Find your pool’s opening day and hours
Swimming pools across the region are set to open soon. Here’s when pools near you will open for the summer season: Allegheny County • Boyce Park Wave Pool, Monroeville: Opens June 1, 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. daily, weather permitting. For more information, visit alleghenycounty.us or call 724-325-4667. • Deer...
Monroeville teen sues Panera over claims that Charged Lemonade caused cardiac arrest
A Monroeville teen is suing Panera over claims that drinking the chain’s highly caffeinated Charged Lemonade caused him to go into cardiac arrest. In the lawsuit filed Monday in federal court in Philadelphia, Luke Adams, a junior at Gateway High School, said he ordered a large Mango Yuzu Citrus Charged...
Gateway’s Dino Nadarevic to compete in shot put, discus at PIAA championships
Dino Nadarevic went from non-WPIAL qualifier to a double PIAA qualifier in the span of 12 months. The Gateway junior put the work in, and last week at Slippery Rock University, he produced a pair of medal-winning performances. Nadarevic said he’s excited for the opportunity to return to his standards...
Gateway singles, doubles players look ahead to PIAA tournament
It’s been more than a month since Adam Memije punched his ticket to the PIAA Class 3A boys tennis singles tournament at the Hershey Racquet Club. It is, in a way, a redemption story for the Gateway junior after he fell short of making it to states last year. “That...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of May 19, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Jessalynn Oliver sold property at 3725 E. Rural Ct to Brenda Gregg for $130,000. Edgewood Estate of Carol Richards sold property at 300 Dewey Ave. to Karina Steren for $330,000. Forest Hills Estate of Josephine Pasquarelli sold property at 27 Greenwood Road to Tyler Mock and Madeline...
Ashante Josey’s artistic journey celebrates the beauty and resilience of locs
Artist Ashanté Josey is transforming the narrative of natural hair through her series focused on the journeys of people who wear their hair in locs. Combining her passion for portraiture with deep, personal storytelling, Josey takes oral histories of each subject before she begins painting. Her work, celebrated in the...
Monroeville area: Food pantry dates, free summer concerts, convention center events, more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com or bpoole@triblive.com. Food pantry distribution The Garden City Food Pantry will host a series of food distribution days beginning in June. The food pantry is open from 9-11 a.m. and 6-7 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month. Food distribution days...
Monroeville native serving with U.S. Navy security force
A Monroeville native serving with a U.S. Navy security force credits her family support with helping her succeed in a career in the military. “I love seeing how my family feels about me serving in the Navy,” Petty Officer First Class Melinda Moore said in a Navy community outreach article....
Eagle Scout candidate plans to revamp Gateway food pantry
Keegan Parady, a high school freshman and Boy Scout with Troop 220 in Pitcairn, plans to revamp the busy food pantry area at Monroeville’s Gateway High School for his Eagle Scout project. Parady volunteers with the food pantry, helping with donations and distribution from a busy room located at the...
Gateway holds annual skilled trades, career fair
Gateway High School in Monroeville hosted its fourth annual Skilled Trades and Career Fair May 1, giving students a chance to meet with representatives from post-secondary skilled trades programs, apprenticeships and employers. School counselor Colleen Tortorella, who organizes several field trips for students each year, said the school has wonderful...
Portion of Parkway East to be single lane in both directions this weekend
A section of the Parkway East will be reduced to a single lane in each direction starting Friday night through early Monday, PennDOT announced Tuesday. From 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, crews will restrict I-376 between the Monroeville/Business Route 22 Exit 80 interchange and the bridge over Old...
Gateway notebook: Track and field athletes prepare for WPIAL meet
Coming down the stretch to the WPIAL Class 3A track and field championships at Slippery Rock, there were several qualifying locks among the Gateway boys and girls teams. There also were a few on the bubble hoping to make the championship meet as the WPIAL takes the top 24 in...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of May 12, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Dennis Syska sold property at 301 Greenfield Ave. to Aviedaleen Rozina Carden Miller and Maleena Matilda Escalera for $164,000. Churchill Jessica Buitrago sold property at 3310 Longbow Drive to Daniel Mankin and Kyrnan Matthias for $352,500. Mary Ann McClain sold property at 3318 Scathelocke Drive to Finnbarr...
North Allegheny returns to top in WPIAL Class 3A team tennis; Sewickley Academy wins 25th title
North Allegheny dethroned defending champion Gateway, 3-2, on Wednesday, winning its first WPIAL Class 3A boys tennis team title since 2009. The doubles teams got things going early as North Allegheny’s Shi Telang and Sri Thirumala landed the first punch, defeating Gateway’s Matthew Bonds and Zane Almoukamal. The brother tandem...
Gateway’s Dino Nadarevic, Kenny Lewis closing in on school records
Dino Nadarevic didn’t know what the South Fayette Invitational boys meet record was for the shot put before he competed in the event April 27. He does now. The Gateway junior took down the previous record with a top successful attempt of 57 feet, 6 inches. “I was super excited...
Gateway flag football team continues unbeaten run
After Week 3 of the high school girls flag football season on April 28, Gateway stood tall in the East division at 6-0. The Gators scored 108 points in those six games, an average of 18 per game while giving up just 14 points. “We knew that we had the...
