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Plum’s Owen Proskin wins national title in pentathlon, looks forward to outdoor track season
Track and field has a wide range of events in which people can specialize. From short-distance running, such as the 100- and 200-meter sprints, to field events in shot put, javelin and others, the competition is always tough. But when it comes to the granddaddy of track and field events,...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area news, events for the week of March 17, 2025
Plum police officer promoted Plum Council promoted police patrolman Nicholas Iachini to corporal at its March 10 meeting. Iachini was hired in December 2010. He is the department’s third corporal and fills a vacant position, police spokesman Det. Joe Little said. “The department is grateful to have such a well...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban deed transfers for the week of March 16, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Jones Property LLC sold property at 134 Parkway Ave. to Anise Petite for $18,000. Monroeville Yvonne Morrison sold property at 1372 Hillsdale Drive to Joseph Vincent Jabeir and Christina Anne Lauver for $299,000. Cupola Homes 27 LLC sold property at 1165 La Salle Road to Samah Alhajia...
ESPN’s Pat McAfee, a Plum native, sells out PPG Paints Arena
It will be a homecoming for Plum native Pat McAfee when he hosts his “Big Night AHT” show at Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena next month. A sold-out homecoming, at that. Tickets for the April 9 event went on sale Thursday and sold out in less than two hours. On hearing...
Plum School District eyeing 2.5% property tax increase as district moves to annual changes
A 2.5% property tax increase is included in the working draft of the Plum School District’s 2025-26 school year budget, Business Manager Ryan Manzer told the board Tuesday. That’s less than half of the 6.2% increase that district property owners were hit with for the current school year, and reflects...
Fish fry tradition continues at Logans Ferry Heights VFD in Plum
Hundreds of folks packed the Logans Ferry Heights Volunteer Fire Department social hall for the start of fish fry season on March 7. Department treasurer Justin Irwin said they went through a surprise inspection by the Allegheny County Health Department shortly before the start of the event. Everything met department...
Plum Middle School team takes top honors in K’Nex competition
A team of Plum Middle School students took top honors in a K’Nex competition last month at Woodland Hills High School. Plum was among seven schools that participated in the Feb. 18 event hosted by the Eastern Suburbs Special Program Association. The Plum team consisted of Dylan McIntosh, Charlie Myers,...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area news, events for the week of March 10, 2025
Plum shortens Winterfest to 1 day Plum’s newly named WinterFest will be one day this year instead of two days, as previously contemplated, borough Manager David Soboslay said. WinterFest is the new name for Christmas at Plum Creek, following the naming scheme for the borough’s SummerFest and FallFest. The borough...
Plum notebook: Mustangs swimmers advance to PIAA championships
Members of the Plum girls swim team fared well at the WPIAL swim championships Feb. 27-28 at Pitt’s Trees Pool and earned berths in five events to the PIAA championships at Bucknell University. The Class 3A state meet starts Friday morning and concludes Saturday evening. The girls 200-yard medley relay...
Pittsburgh eastern suburban real estate transactions for the week of March 9, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill 2669 LLC sold property at 1541 Williamsburg Pl to Edward Macey for $260,000. Edgewood David Davis sold property at 501 Greendale Ave. to Michael John Hay and Nicholas Robert Wehner for $315,000. Jonathan Maher sold property at 607 Greendale Ave. to Noah Jemison and Christine Syvertson for...
Joe Ionta remembered for inspiring athletes, love of Plum track, cross country programs
Dan Casarcia was eager to help coach. When Casarcia joined the Plum track and field coaching staff in 1997, he was given a clipboard and told by Mustangs head coach Joe Ionta to write down each runner’s splits at the 1-mile mark. But when Casarcia reached the mile marker, he...
Company’s proposed move from New Kensington to Plum includes large office building
A New Kensington company didn’t want to look too far away for a new home where it could bring its operations together. In addition to a proposal to build a storage yard and maintenance facility at 1450 Greensburg Road in Plum, once the location of Golf Oasis, Geo-Solutions also plans...
Plum residents raise objections to 2nd proposed injection well
The Plum Zoning Hearing Board will reconvene on March 31 as the borough and environmental advocacy group Protect PT expect to wrap up testimony in their case against allowing development of a second injection well at a site along Old Leechburg Road. The board continued the hearing for a third...
Holiday Park VFD life member remembered as loving volunteer
Holiday Park Volunteer Fire Department is mourning the loss of life member and staple at its Plum social hall. Annabell Ratner was someone firefighters could count on while recovering from a big emergency call. “Ann was always the person who was here when we came back from a fire and...
Holiday Park VFD starts fish fry season with Ash Wednesday lunch
The Holiday Park Volunteer Fire Department kicked off its fish fry season with lunch on Ash Wednesday. About 20 volunteers operated multiple stations and served more than 200 pieces of fish at the start of the Lent fundraiser at the Tuttle Social Hall off Old Abers Creek Road. Josh Scalamogna,...
Murrysville mobile home park residents left without consistent water since January
Betty Pusateri has taken just one shower in her home since Jan. 20. Melanie Leggens has been able to take three. “My sister lives in Delmont, but I’m not driving out there every day to take a shower,” Leggens said. “I have a bucket of water and a bar of...
Porch pirate steals packages in Greensburg, Fox Chapel, Plum; Indiana County man charged
An Indiana County man is accused by state police of taking packages delivered to porches in Greensburg, Fox Chapel and Plum and then putting the stolen goods up for sale on Facebook Marketplace. Troopers said they found numerous stolen packages at John D. Manning’s home in Armstrong Township, just outside...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area news, events for the week of March 3, 2025
Plum fire department fish fries The Holiday Park, Logans Ferry and Renton volunteer fire departments will have fish fries on Fridays during Lent, from March 7 to Good Friday, April 18. Holiday Park will have lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., dinner from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. and will...
Plum’s Sarah Kvortek turns from gymnastics to bodybuilding to fuel competitive fire
Plum graduate Sarah Kvortek made a name for herself in gymnastics at both the club level with Ultimate Gymnastics in Delmont and representing Plum at championship meets, including WPIALs. While the possibility of continuing her gymnastics career in college was there, she opted to attend Slippery Rock and concentrate on...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of March 2, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Daniel Breitkreutz sold property at 134 Greenfield Ave. to Brittany Rose Leaper for $114,000. Churchill Matthew James Ziolkowski sold property at 2 Lear Drive to Ryan and Jessica Kanner for $343,000. Andrew Glover sold property at 1707 Yorktown Pl to Kaleigh Conners and Lauren Jones for $355,000....
Geo-Solutions proposing move from New Kensington to Plum
A New Kensington construction services company specializing in solving problems with soil and groundwater is planning a move to Plum. Geo-Solutions is proposing to develop a storage yard and maintenance facility at 1450 Greensburg Road, once the location of Golf Oasis and near the Plum School District bus garage. Plum...
Morning Roundup: No injuries reported in early morning Plum fire
Here are a few news items for Friday, Feb. 28: No injuries reported in Plum fire No injuries were reported in a fire early Friday morning in Plum’s Renton neighborhood. Four fire companies responded to a home on the 200 block of Plum Street at 3:48 a.m., according to Renton...
Monroeville woman stole $21K from 7-Eleven at Turnpike plaza in Plum, police say
A Monroeville woman is accused of stealing nearly $21,000 from a 7-Eleven convenience store on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Plum. State police charged Leigh Ann Wentzel, 49, on Wednesday with a single count of second-degree felony theft. There was an active warrant for her arrest on Thursday, according to Plum...
Plum Creek watershed project aims to address flooding, pollution concerns
Conservation officials hope a project to manage stormwater in the uppermost area of the Plum Creek watershed will help reduce downstream flooding and pollution into the creek. The nearly 21-square-mile Plum Creek watershed covers parts of Plum, Penn Hills, Oakmont and Verona, according to the Allegheny County Conservation District. A...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area news, events for the week of Feb. 24, 2025
Plum launches 2025 military banner program Plum is launching its 2025 military banner program to honor those who have served in the military or who are currently serving. Orders include a single-sided, 2-foot by 3-foot, 18-ounce vinyl banner to be displayed along Mike Thomas Way from Memorial Day through Veterans...
