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Plum-Oakmont area happenings, week of Sept. 26, 2022
Plum Area Ladies Society Plum Area Ladies Society will meet at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at Plum Community Center, 499 Center New Texas Road. Mark Serrao, owner of Oakmont Bakery, will speak to the group about the history of the bakery. Annual dues of $25 may be paid. There will...
Excitement building for 1st Plum girls wrestling season
No workouts are yet official, but a number of girls at Plum are meeting in the high school wrestling room twice a week for sessions as excitement continues to build for the first Mustangs girls wrestling season in November. The informal workouts began two weeks ago, and last Monday, eight...
Key early-season wins have Plum boys soccer off to another strong start to season
The Plum boys soccer team is right where it hoped it would to be as it laid out its goals and expectations before the season. But coach Raf Kolankowski said his Mustangs players were nowhere near satisfied despite an 8-0-1 record after a 5-1 win at Penn Hills on Sept....
East suburban real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 25, 2022
Churchill Robert Aul sold property at 2194 Beulah Road to Michael and Stacy Rice for $302,500. William McClung Jr. sold property at 2512 Creekedge Drive to Nathan Andrew Lutz for $250,000. Forest Hills Edward Bursch sold property at 257 Cascade Road to Anthony Calo for $290,000. Nelson Cano Sr sold...
75th Alle-Kiski Valley Marching Band Festival showcases halftime shows in Penn Hills
Hundreds of students from several schools performed at the 75th Alle-Kiski Valley Marching Band Festival on Thursday in Penn Hills. Instrumental tunes of generational hits such as Ike and Tina Turner’s “Proud Mary,” and Hanson’s “MMMBop” to NSYNC’s “Bye Bye Bye” to Backstreet Boys’ “I Want It That Way” and...
Gateway holds off Plum’s big rally
Gateway appeared to have a comfortable halftime lead Friday in a Big East Conference clash with Plum at Gateway’s Antimarino Stadium. But the Mustangs didn’t flinch when facing the 21-point deficit at the break. Plum rallied throughout the second half, recovering a pair of squib kickoffs, blocking a field goal...
Plum receives $73,000 grant for stormwater improvements
State Rep. Tony DeLuca, D-Penn Hills, announced that Plum Borough will receive a $73,203 grant to maintain and repair three existing residential retention ponds. The borough plans to use the funding to award a contract to remove more than 4,400 tons of sediment from the retention ponds, clear overgrown vegetation...
Logans Ferry Road reopens to traffic in Plum
Friday has come early for drivers who use Logans Ferry Road in Plum. “Logans Ferry Road has reopened to traffic,” PennDOT spokesman Steve Cowan said Thursday afternoon. Logans Ferry had been closed between Entrance Drive and Columbia Road, near New Kensington, since Aug. 2 while crews from Plum Contracting worked...
Monroeville’s Divine Mercy Academy hits stride
In 2018, families with children attending the pair of Catholic elementary schools in Monroeville, St. Bernadette and North American Martyrs, learned of their impending merger. Principal Nikole Laubham thinks the combination of the two, Divine Mercy Academy, is hitting its stride with the start of another school year. “With any...
Alle-Kiski Band Festival postponed to Thursday
The annual Alle-Kiski Marching Band Festival will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday at Yuhas McGinley Stadium at Penn Hills High School. The day was changed from Wednesday due to expected inclement weather. Schools participating in the non-competitive event include Apollo-Ridge, Burrell, Deer Lakes, Freeport Area, Highlands, Kiski Area, Leechburg Area,...
Plum girls soccer team gets tough win against Franklin Regional
The Plum and Franklin Regional girls soccer teams met Monday for the first time since 2018 as they battled for a first-place spot atop Section 3-3A. After 80 minutes of competitive action at Plum’s Mustangs Stadium, the first of two matchups this year went the way of the Mustangs, 2-0....
Piper Bay Café plans 2nd location at former Kings in Salem
Jim Fry of Manor has fond memories of stopping at Kings Restaurant when he was younger and getting a slice of hot apple pie with the chain’s trademark cinnamon ice cream. Fry and business partner Preston Gorman of Plum hope to make some new memories, but this time at the...
Logans Ferry Road in Plum anticipated to reopen Friday
Thousands of drivers who regularly use Logans Ferry Road in Plum have another reason to look forward to Friday. The stretch of Logans Ferry between Entrance Drive and Columbia Road, near New Kensington, which has been closed since Aug. 2, is anticipated to reopen Friday, PennDOT spokesman Steve Cowan said...
Plum-Oakmont-Verona happenings, week of Sept. 19, 2022
Toy drive starts Lower Valley Athletic Foundation’s Christmas Toy Drive begins Oct. 1 and ends the first week of December. There will be donation boxes in Verona at the borough building and Inner Groove Brewing, both along East Railroad Avenue. Organizers are looking for new, unopened toys for children of...
Plum girls volleyball aims to ‘seize the opportunity’ again
The Plum girls volleyball team faced a measure of déjà vu this past offseason as it looked to transition after losing seven seniors from the 2021 season. Seventh-year Mustangs coach Kelsey Bonk entered this season optimistic because of what happened last year. Eight seniors moved on from the 2020 team,...
Real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 18, 2022
Chalfant Ashley Winston sold property at 238 Lynnwood Ave. to Douglas Nuhfer for $135,000. Churchill Benjamin Wise sold property at 2331 Forest Drive to Wesley Thorne II for $138,000. Edgewood Lucas McChesnet sold property at 103 W Hutchinson Ave. to George Christopher and Rhonda Apessos for $360,000. Jonathan Auxier sold...
Plum Distinguished Alumni Committee honors 2020 inductees
Because of the covid-19 pandemic, the Plum Distinguished Alumni Committee made the decision to postpone the induction banquet for the Class of 2020. The committee, which recognizes select Plum High School graduates for their exemplary accomplishments, announces that the inductees will be honored at a banquet on Oct. 6 at...
Double bubbles: Plum artist’s work featured on cans from pair of breweries
Move over, Andy Warhol. You’re familiar with his Campbell’s Soup Cans, the paintings that rocked the art world when he unveiled them — wow! — 60 years ago. Today, quite a few artists are rocking a different type of can, one that may be even more popular than soup: Beer....
Mutt Strut: Pittsburgh event benefits group that provides service dogs to veterans
After a two-year hiatus, Pittsburgh’s Community Mutt Strut returned for an in-person day of fun for four-legged friends and their people pals, all for a good cause. The event, held virtually during the covid-19 pandemic, benefits Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs Inc., a Florida-based nonprofit that rescues, raises and trains...
With a painting and pickup, these 2 veterans bring heightened awareness to military members’ suicide
David Williams and Heather Allen’s visit to Western Pennsylvania lasted only a few hours, but their message is one they hope endures. “The main message is, you are not alone,” Allen said, referring to military veterans and their families who have been affected by suicide. “There are so many people...
Medical examiner lists cause of death in infant’s fall from Plum window
A 1-year-old boy who fell from a Plum window on Aug. 30 died of blunt force head trauma, according to an updated report from the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Henry Witucki’s death was an accident, the medical examiner indicated. The boy fell from the window around 6:30 p.m. along...
Oakmont-Plum area happenings, week of Sept. 12, 2022
Touch a Truck in Oakmont Oakmont Lions Club has partnered with the Oakmont Carnegie Library to present the 2022 Fred Favo Memorial Touch a Truck from noon to 3 p.m. Sept. 25. The event is expected to have more than 20 different types of trucks — from police, fire and...
Plum runners off to strong start after performance at Gateway Invitational
Plum’s Connor Pivirotto and Riverview’s Christopher Barnes were next to each other down the final straightaway to the finish line in the boys varsity race at the Gateway Invitational cross country meet Sept. 3 at Boyce Park. Barnes edged Pivirotto by less than a second for fourth place overall. Pivirotto...
East suburbs real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 11, 2022
Chalfant Karl Kutz sold property at 113 Parkway Ave. to Duque Management Group LLC for $85,000. Edgewood Casey Totten sold property at 1115 E End Ave. to Jeremy and Katherine Hopkins for $495,000. James Michael sold property at 1128 E End Ave. to Thomas Hircock and Trinity Sprague for $394,500....
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Plum’s Annabel Arhin, Freeport’s Garrett Risch
Annabel Arhin Class: Senior School: Plum Sport: Soccer Report card: Arhin had two goals and an assist to help Class 3A No. 3-ranked Plum (3-0, 3-0 Section 3) to a 4-2 win over No. 4 Latrobe on Wednesday. The Mercyhurst recruit scored 11 goals last season in helping the Mustangs...
