Groundbreaking for Montour Junction Athletic Complex Set for 2013

Work on the project is poised to begin after a final land acquisition in Coraopolis.

With the final parcel of land purchased for the 78-acre Montour Junction athletic complex, work is ready to begin on the long-planned county project.  Construction on the first athletic field will begin later this year, the Post-Gazette reports.  The Allegheny County Redevelopment Authority this month purchased a 1.6 acre tract of Coraopolis land from Trinity Commercial Development for $25,000, according to the report.  That purchase marks the final land acquisition needed for the long-planned project. The site will connect the trail head of the Montour Trail to the rest of the Montour Junction property.  No specific construction date was immediately available.  The sports center is designed to straddle Coraopolis, Robinson and Moon, …

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Sheriff Sales: Robinson, Moon-Area Homes on the Market

Several area properties are listed on Allegheny County's sheriff sale list for Feb. 4.

522 College Park Drive, Moon Township, PA, 15108. Value: $48,770.70. 31 Robin Hill Drive, Robinson, PA, 15136. Value: $158,706.32. 28 Beaver Grade Road, Robinson, PA, 15136. Value: $4,442.39 102 Francis Street, Coraopolis, PA, 15108. Value: $34,461.47.  225 Chestershire Drive, Oakdale, PA, 15071. Value: $146.255.75.

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Coraopolis Man, West Allegheny Coach Charged with Sexually Assaulting Minor

The coach has been suspended from the nearby district, according to reports.

Update: A Coraopolis man and wresting coach for West Allegheny High School has been charged by Allegheny County Police with sexual assault of a minor.  William James Morosetti, 28, was charged Wednesday with six counts of institutional sexual assault of a minor, according to court records. He faces a preliminary hearing Jan. 29 in Robinson.  Morosetti is also charged with furnishing alcohol to minors. The charges stem from an April 2012 incident.  The Post-Gazette reports that Morosetti, who also works as a math teacher at West Allegheny, has been suspended from work in the district. The incident did not involve a current West Allegheny student.  Morosetti is accused of having sex with a girl more than a dozen times at his residence, …

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Local Hockey Players Help Team USA Reach World Junior Championship

Seven players from western Pennsylvania, including one from Washington County, helped the Junior USA hockey team to reach the gold medal game in the World Junior Championship.

Seven players from western Pennsylvania, including one from Washington County, helped the Junior USA hockey team to a 5-1 victory over Canada to reach the gold medal game in the World Junior Championship. Upper St. Clair native Vincent Trocheck scored one goal in USA's 5-1 win over rival Canada in Ufa, Russia. Meanwhile, Whitehall native John Gibson has surrendered just one goal in two playoffs games to help lead Team USA to the Under-20 World Ice Hockey "Junior" Championships. That game will be held on Saturday in Russia at 8 a.m. Eastern time. Riley Barber of Washington has played well in the tournament so far with three goals and two assists through five games in the tournament. Forward J.T. Miller of Coraopolis has two goals and six …

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Sheriff Sales: Five Robinson, Moon-Area Homes on the Market

Several area properties are listed on Allegheny County's sheriff sale list for January.

1432 Forest Green Drive, Condominium 1, Moon Township, PA, 15108. Value: $83,535. 41 Greenview Drive, Robinson Township, PA, 15136. Value: $55,087. 76 West Cortland Drive, Kennedy Township, PA, 15136. Value: $93,288. 625 Sixth Avenue, Coraopolis, PA, 15108. Value: $124,818.89. 852 Bocktown Road, Crescent, PA, 15046. Value: $36,657.82 For more upcoming Allegheny County Sheriff sales, visit the Pittsburgh Legal Journal's website.

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PHOTOS: 'Celebrate Coraopolis' Returns After More Than a Decade

The holiday-season festival, held last in 1997, marks its return Saturday in downtown Coraopolis.

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Nearby: Coraopolis Woman Charged in $20,000 Necklace Theft

Sewickley Heights Police said Jessica Cox of Coraopolis pawned the necklace for $225.

A Coraopolis woman is facing felony theft charges after police said she stole a $20,000 necklace from a Sewickley Heights home where she worked. Jessica Cox, 28, of Ridge Avenue, is charged with felony counts of theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property. Sewickley Heights police were called Nov. 17 to a residence in the 400 block of Scaife Road where the homeowner reported she was missing a necklace valued at $20,000 that she had stored in a purse. Police said the owner had been diligent about monitoring the necklace, described as a gold Aaron Basha necklace with diamonds and charms, because she recently hired a new cleaning lady whom she was aware had a troubled past. Police said Cox had only cleaned there twice. Police said …

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'Celebrate Coraopolis' Places Spotlight on Borough Businesses

The community hopes patrons will eat, shop and celebrate in Coraopolis' downtown district this Saturday.

It's a chance to showcase the Coraopolis business district, said Cara Lindberg Mason, of the Coraopolis Community Development Foundation.  For the first time since 1997, the borough will host "Celebrate Coraopolis"—a daylong festival on Dec. 1 that invites the public to eat, shop and browse in Coraopolis' downtown. Businesses in the community will open their doors to the public for the Christmas celebration, organized by the community foundation. The event takes place from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.  "Our businesses have a lot to offer and this sort of links people in the community to their area businesses," Lindberg Mason said of the event.  The festival will feature children's events at the Coraopolis V.F.W. Keith-Holmes Post, and a breakfast and…

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Child Injured in Coraopolis Blaze

At least one child was hospitalized following a blaze on Fifth Avenue and Main Street Monday afternoon, according to reports