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Plum homeowner accused of trying to blow up his house with natural gas
A Plum man’s apparent change of heart might have saved the borough from another house explosion, according to court documents. Neil Andrew Yetsko, 39, is charged with risking a catastrophe by creating a natural gas leak in his home then leaving town with two candles burning inside the home, police...
Plum School District expects to keep property tax increase within state inflation limit
Plum School District will be able to balance its 2025-26 budget without raising property taxes beyond its state-imposed limit of 5.3%, according to the district’s business manager. School districts across Pennsylvania are required by Jan. 30 to declare that they won’t raise taxes beyond their state limit or else make...
Plum School Board slated to move O’Block building project, electric bus purchase forward
The Plum School Board is expected to advance two multimillion-dollar projects this month. The board will vote to approve the next phase of design work for an addition and renovations at O’Block Elementary School and a purchase order agreement for 25 electric buses during its Dec. 17 meeting. The district...
Plum residents to get new annual or quarterly bills for garbage, stormwater fees
Plum residents will pay two fees in a new way in 2025. Starting next year, current and delinquent charges for garbage collection and the borough’s flood prevention or stormwater fee will be billed by Keystone Collections, replacing the Plum Borough Municipal Authority. Keystone also collects the borough’s earned income tax....
Audubon’s annual Christmas Bird Count puts the focus on our feathered friends
Susan Miller is used to spotting birds on her nature walks. That makes the Plum naturalist a perfect candidate for the annual Christmas Bird Count, a worldwide effort to document local bird populations. The survey is the largest citizen science effort held for one day, between Dec. 14 and Jan....
Plum adding dog walk, changing 5 other events for 2025
Plum is adding a new event and changing others for 2025. Borough Council recently approved the “BoroHaps” schedule for next year. It consists of 11 events from April through December. A new 1-mile dog walking activity, “Walking and Wagging,” will be held once, on May 17. Participants will register their...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area news, events for the week of Dec. 2, 2024
Plum JROTC collecting for Toys for Tots The Plum High School Junior ROTC program will hold its 10th annual “Stuff-A-Bus” for Toys for Tots on Dec. 12. Students, staff and other volunteers will be collecting new, unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots from 6 to 8 p.m. at the high...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Dec. 1, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Harry Kuczma sold property at 3 Barton Drive to Elizabeth Anne Lazzaro for $145,000. Donald Robinson sold property at 1931 Hampstead Drive to Alec and Sarah French for $290,000. Natural Home Solutions LLC sold property at 1625 Williamsburg Pl to James and Heather Wilkes for $340,000. Edgewood...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area news, events for the week of Nov. 25, 2024
Plum to host ‘Cinebrunch’ event Plum will host its annual Cinebrunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14 at the municipal center, 2000 Mike Thomas Way. The 2018 animated movie, “The Grinch,” will be shown. The $3 admission per person includes a donut and drink. Registration is limited...
Plum welcomes new class of inductees to sports hall of fame
It was an evening seven years in the making. For the first time since 2017, the Plum High School Sports Hall of Fame celebrated its own with the induction of some of the greatest to ever represent Mustang athletics. Enshrined at a banquet ceremony Nov. 14 at Edgewood Country Club...
Plum girls planning to think fast, play fast to help replace graduated top scorer
Senior Serena Carnahan would like the Plum girls basketball team to be in the best position to make quick decisions. It’s a skill that will come in handy as the Mustangs lost their leading scorer and will have a group looking to blend youth and experience. To cultivate that skill,...
After struggles last season, Plum boys basketball ‘hungry to succeed’
Belief, in and of itself, isn’t going to carry the Plum boys basketball team to the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs for the first time since 2016. But the Mustangs have shown an immense amount of dedication to the sport in the offseason that senior guard Will Beckner believes will produce...
Slides restrict traffic on Milltown Road in Penn Hills
A section of Milltown Road in Penn Hills has been restricted to a single, alternating lane because of two slides. The affected part of the road is located between Newfield Drive, not far from Community Market, and Hulton Road, near JD Auto Body. Traffic is being controlled with temporary traffic...
Estimated building project cost comes in $10M over Plum School District’s borrowing ability
An addition and renovations at two schools are expected to cost the Plum School District nearly $10 million more than officials have said the district can borrow. The total estimated cost of the work is about $39.6 million, representatives of HDG Architects reported this month to the school board. The...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area news, events for the week of Nov. 18, 2024
Plum pizzeria plans Thanksgiving gathering Lelulo’s Pizzeria in Plum will open its doors on Thanksgiving to anyone in need of friends, family, company and food, owner Patyn McCune said. The “pay what you can” gathering will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, at the pizzeria,...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Nov. 17, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Forest Hills Ryan Lynn sold property at 508 Sherwood Road to Daniel Geary for $310,000. Monroeville Ryan Williams sold property at 350 Coleman Drive to Mason Mauldin and Maria Daugherty for $249,900. Ryan Wierzchowski sold property at 573 Firethorn Drive to James and Daniel Boden for $125,000. Pascal...
Pittsburgh Eastern suburban real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 17, 2024
Churchill Matthew McHugh sold property at 63 Garden Ter to Shawn Busche and Matthew Fisch for $230,000. Luke Widich sold property at 108 Merrie Woode Drive to Keith and Nina Parish for $435,000. Forest Hills Estate of Matthew Hall sold property at 507 Atlantic Ave. to CDPGH 1 LLC for...
Plum boys soccer players have ‘nothing to hang their heads about’
The Plum boys soccer team wanted to make waves in the PIAA Class 4A playoffs. It started out well for the Mustangs as they advanced past the first round Nov. 5 with a dramatic penalty-kick shootout win at District 10 champion McDowell. But they were not able to continue the...
13-month-old Plum boy suffers skull fracture, mother charged with abuse
A Plum woman is accused of abusing a 13-month-old boy after the child was diagnosed with a skull fracture. Borough police said Sofia Eve Udavcak, 19, at first claimed her son had suffered the injuries in a number of falls, but later admitted to not seeking medical attention for him...
Plum tandem to continue football careers at St. Francis
With the emotions of his final high school football game — a loss to rival Penn Hills on Oct. 25 — still fresh in his mind, Plum senior Darian Slaughter decided to commit to where he will play football for the next four years. “That night, I called (St. Francis,...
Veterans honored, remembered at student-planned Plum High School tribute
Jennifer Killmeyer doesn’t fit into her Army uniform anymore, but her daughter does. Madison Killmeyer, 16, a junior at Plum High School, wore her mother’s uniform Monday in a showcase of military uniforms that was part of her school’s Veterans Day tribute. “I really like it. It’s cool we’re the...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area news, events for the week of Nov. 11, 2024
Grant to fund roof work at Plum High School The Plum School District has received a $500,000 state grant that will be used for roof work at the district’s high school. The district has identified about 30,000 square feet of the high school’s 152,000-square-foot roof that needs to be repaired...
Alle-Kiski Valley athletes of the week: Fox Chapel’s Maddie Grimsley, Plum’s Chase Eber
Maddie Grimsley School: Fox Chapel Class: Senior Sport: Soccer Claim to fame: Grimsley had a goal and an assist in Fox Chapel’s PIAA first-round 5-1 win over Hollidaysburg on Tuesday night. She was tough to defend on one-on-ones and had a hand in each of the Foxes’ five goals, whether...
Plum girls soccer team reflects on another rewarding season
The Mars and Plum girls soccer teams met to decide the WPIAL Class 3A championship three straight years from 2019-21. The Fightin’ Planets won all three meetings, two at Highmark Stadium and a third at North Allegheny. The teams reunited at North Allegheny on Oct. 31 to decide this year’s...
Alle-Kiski Valley PIAA soccer preview capsules for Nov. 9, 2024
PIAA soccer playoffs Boys Class 4A Quarterfinals Warwick (18-3) vs. Fox Chapel (13-4-2) 1 p.m. Saturday, Trojan Stadium, Chambersburg District seeds: Warwick 3-2; Fox Chapel 7-1 Winner plays: Winner of 7-2 Plum (17-1-3)/3-1 Cumberland Valley (19-1-1) on Tuesday in semifinals (time, site TBD) First round: Warwick 3, Conestoga 2; Fox...
