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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...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of March 5, 2023
Churchill Lois Miller sold property at 38 Churchill Road to Kevin and Jamie Hamilton for $310,000. Agate Realty LLC sold property at 3839 Greensburg Pike to Kimberly Kaplan for $200,000. Edgewood Nathaniel Rosi sold property at 182 Gordon St. to Clinton and Lisa Marie Graham for $340,000. Donald Manner sold...
Friends of Jupiter Pet Walk returns to Boyce Park in Plum
A charity dog walk is returning to Boyce Park after being conducted virtually the previous few years because of the covid-19 pandemic. “We were virtual, but I still remained active on social media and people still made donations,” Friends of Jupiter Pet Walk organizer Nicole Orlando said. “I was still...
Gateway welcomes new directors for spring musical, ‘Mamma Mia!’
One is a former Radio City Rockette, as a dancer, director and choreographer. The other has acted alongside the likes of Eddie Murphy and George Lopez. Today, they’re taking on the task of succeeding a legend in local theater. Last spring marked the final Gateway High School production for Larry...
Man gets 1 to 2 years for fatal 2019 crash on Tri-Boro Expressway
The night William Guyaux was killed, he had been grieving the death of a friend. Both he and Edward Wharton, 60, were out drinking the evening of Oct. 20, 2019, in Wilmerding and Monroeville. Both men were drunk, said defense attorney Patrick Thomassey, and it was Guyaux who asked Wharton...
Gateway’s Girls Leadership Academy prepares students for future
Today’s teenagers may have trouble generating a whole lot of optimism about tomorrow. A Gateway High School effort led by counselor Colleen Tortorella could help point a group of students in a positive direction. “When kids have hope, when they see that there is a future, then they’ll work toward...
Monroeville area happenings, week of Feb. 27, 2023
First responder expo Monroeville Convention Center will host the annual Monroeville Fire & EMS Show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 4 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 5 at 209 Mall Blvd. The expo is an opportunity for local departments and related equipment and services vendors to...
Pittsburgh region’s mild winter mitigates some of the misery of ‘pothole season’
Earlier this month, Debbie Bey was looking for someone — anyone — willing to fix a large pothole just off William Penn Highway in Monroeville at the entrance leading to Gabe’s, Sam’s Club and other stores. “I called around to Monroeville, to PennDOT, everywhere, and no one wanted to take...
Gateway’s Hunter Raymer ready to defend gold medal at WPIAL swimming championships
Gateway sophomore Hunter Raymer is the defending WPIAL Class 3A champion in the boys 500-yard freestyle. He raced to the top in a time of 4 minutes, 35.83 seconds last year at Pitt’s Trees Pool. Raymer edged fellow first-year WPIAL competitor, Central Catholic’s Luke Hartman, for the title by two...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Feb. 26, 2023
Chalfant Duane Agate sold property at 126-128 Lynnwood Ave. to 365 Realty LLC for $131,000. Steel Town Properties USA LLC sold property at 141 North Ave. to Pitane LLC for $65,000. Jamie Zawodni sold property at 150 North Ave. to Timothy Nethers for $100,000. Churchill Joan Shaw sold property at...
Peters Township boys oust Gateway from WPIAL playoffs
Doing the little things can decide who wins or loses. That was certainly the case in the WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball semifinal matchup between Peters Township and Gateway. In a game that was tied at half, the No. 1-seed Indians outscored the No. 4 Gators by eight points in...
Shady Side Academy students win art, writing awards
Forty-two Shady Side Academy students in grades 7-12 won 2023 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for 95 original works. The students won 19 Gold Keys, 31 Silver Keys and 45 Honorable Mentions. The Gold Key-winning works will advance to the national Scholastic Art & Writing Awards competition, and national medalists...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Feb. 24-26
It’s the weekend. Here are some ways to spend it. Beer here The Pittsburgh Winter Beerfest is Friday and Saturday at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Downtown. Approximately 400 local, regional and hard-to-find craft beers from more than 130 breweries will be available. There will be live music, a...
Western Pennsylvania fish fries’ supply chain issues vary
Three years after the start of the pandemic that upended supply chains around the world, some local fish fries still are grappling with inventory while others are reporting no problems getting their menu items. On Monday, Land & Sea in Monroeville was packed with cod waiting to be delivered to...
Pittsburgh man charged in connection with shooting at Monroeville hotel
A Pittsburgh man has been charged with assault and various gun violations in connection with a shooting Thursday at a Monroeville hotel. Jamar Reese, 36, remained detained in the Allegheny County Jail on Thursday night after being denied bail. He is charged with aggravated assault, person not to possess guns...
Monroeville woman will present Nancy Drew ‘mystery history’ in Delmont
Tara Rotuna has been solving mysteries alongside Nancy Drew since she was 8 years old. Along the way, she solved some other mysteries, like the truth behind Nancy Drew author Carolyn Keene, and she started collecting Drew books and began attending themed conventions across the country. Rotuna, 52, of Monroeville...
Monroeville EMT accused of faking $30K worth of hours on time card
A Monroeville Fire Department EMT is facing charges that accuse him of marking up his time card with hundreds of fraudulent hours, according to the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office. Samuel Levy, 33, of Monroeville was paid more than $30,000 in undue wages, a criminal complaint claims. He faces charges...
Gateway fights off 4th-quarter rally to stop McKeesport
Because the teams split a pair of section meetings this season, the Gateway boys basketball team knew No. 12 McKeesport was for real way before the Tigers upset No. 5 Moon in the first round of the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs last week. If the Gators needed another reminder, it...
Students inform Gateway School Board of Black Student Union initiatives
For members of the Black Student Union at Gateway High School, each February represents a prime opportunity to promote the club’s objective of focusing on the richness of the school’s ethnic diversity. Several of the members attended the Feb. 21 Gateway School Board meeting to speak about their activities in...
‘Budding & Wilted Roses’: Monroeville resident celebrates book of her poetry
Popular reading material among seventh-graders is likely to be along the lines of, say, teen romances or comic books. But that doesn’t apply across the board. “I was a big fan of Shakespearean sonnets and writing at 12 years old,” Monroeville resident Susan Frazier DeLaney said. “One of my teachers...
Husband, wife identified in Monroeville after apparent murder-suicide
A husband and wife are dead from an apparent murder-suicide in Monroeville on Tuesday, according to police. Allegheny County Police homicide detectives are investigating the shooting incident after Monroeville and Pitcairn police officers responded to a call for gunfire in the 400 block of Ashbury Court in Monroeville. First responders...
Monroeville area happenings, week of Feb. 20, 2023
Library presents ‘How to Make Beer’ Monroeville Public Library will offer an evening of casual conversation discussing the basics of beer and homebrewing from 6 to 8:30 on March 10. Conversation will cover equipment and ingredients, keeping a clean space, temperature, time, fermentation and what to expect when you’re expecting...
