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Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 10
Churchill LSF9 Master Participation Trust sold property at 43 Bowstone Road to Jonathan Miller and Kala Markel for $289,000. Anthony Amendola sold property at 3404 McCrady Road to Robert and Jamie Fritz for $262,500. Delmont Paul Lapcevic sold property at 37 Terrace Drive to Kevin and Gia Edwards for $48,000....
Plum wrestlers look forward to competition in Section 1B
After more starts and stops to the season than he cares to remember, Plum wrestling coach Mike Supak said he’s anxious to see his team begin competition this week. The Mustangs, who had conducted only a couple of practices before Gov. Tom Wolf’s shutdown orders Dec. 10 as part of...
Plum bowlers happy to be back in action after layoff
The Plum varsity bowling teams didn’t have a lot of time between the return to practice Jan. 4 from the three-week state-government imposed shutdown of high school activities and Monday’s scheduled start of the season. But coach Darryl Pilyih said the dozen combined bowlers on the boys and girls rosters...
Plum Council voting meetings to be livestreamed on YouTube later this year
Plum officials are considering livestreaming council voting meetings via the borough’s YouTube channel. Several officials are enthusiastic about the idea, but at least one councilman said council has not discussed it. Voting meetings are held at the borough building at 7 p.m. on the second Monday of the month. The...
Limited offseason workouts impacts winter sports coaches, athletes
The winter sports offseason is when players and teams can use their extra time to improve for the following season. They get together, play in fall leagues, hold open gyms and attend summer team camps in order to become more of a team. The time is important as players learn...
Plum woman rescued from her burning home by police and neighbor
A 77-year-old Plum woman was taken to a hospital for evaluation Thursday afternoon after being rescued from her burning home by her neighbor and borough police. Resident Butch Bankert said he was going back and forth between his house and shed along the 200 block of Frontenac Road when he...
Starting 5: A guide to the 2020-21 A-K Valley high school basketball season
WPIAL basketball season resumes Friday following a three-week pause initiated by Gov. Tom Wolf. Here is a look at the top storylines, teams and players to watch around the A-K Valley. Boys 5 Storylines Moving on up: Highlands won its first WPIAL title since 1995 last season and now the...
Plum School District recognized by Google for its strides in educational technology
Plum School District was recently recognized for its use of technology to benefit its students’ education. It was named a Google for Education Reference District, which is a distinction held by schools that demonstrate excellence and leadership through use of Google products, such as G Suite for Education and Chromebooks,...
Plum wrestler Vinny Citrano eager to take first steps on road to Hershey
For Vinny Citrano, the return to the Plum wrestling room this week was a welcome change. The Plum junior is using his work on the mat to move past any frustrations born of the recent shutdown of high school athletic activities ordered by Gov. Tom Wolf. “It was tough because...
Plum Community Library has a new director, online programs
Plum Community Library enters the new year with a new director and more virtual programming. Pam Calfo of Pittsburgh’s North Side has taken over for Marilyn Klingensmith, who retired as director little more than a month ago. Calfo was welcomed to the library in November and formally took the reins...
Plum property owners seek to create agriculture security areas in the borough
More than a dozen Plum property owners want to establish agriculture security areas (ASAs) in the borough. Resident Dori Tompa, one of the applicants in support of the ASAs, came before council at its Jan. 4 work session to ask for the borough’s help. She is in the process of...
Pa. Republicans to delay Sen. Brewster’s oath of office for ‘time to digest’ Ziccarrelli’s election dispute
Pennsylvania’s top Republican in the Senate called Monday night for holding off on swearing in Democratic state Sen. Jim Brewster, spurring staunch criticism from Democrats who argue doing so defies state-certified election results and multiple court rulings. Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman, a Centre County Republican, defended his decision...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 3
Delmont Steven Smith sold property at 5 W White Oak Drive to Michael Daverio for $180,000. Export Kim Eberman sold property at 2797 Italy Road to Robert McGrath for $79,700. Christopher Schmader sold property at 5829 Madison Ave. to Farbarik Enterprises LLC for $27,000. Ken Blunkosky sold property at 5928...
Monroeville family has warm Christmas after receiving free furnace
It was a warm Christmas for Doug Gaworski of Monroeville, his wife and nearly 2-year-old daughter. The Gaworski family received a free furnace from a Plum heating and cooling company just two days before Christmas. Gaworski, 29, said the family moved to the house in 2017. The move meant inheriting...
Penn Hills JROTC students to continue program at Plum High School
Plum Air Force JROTC students from Penn Hills will be able to continue their journey this school year after a new agreement was approved by officials from both districts. Penn Hills’ Navy Junior ROTC program was eliminated in 2019 due to a lack of cadets and money. Both districts had...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 27
Churchill Norene K D’Amico Ficery sold property at 306 Surrey Place to Julian Toker for $299,000. Edgewood Estate of Eugene Stern sold property at 520 Locust St. to Lawrence Connelly III and Carla Rosemarino for $266,849. Forest Hills Anna Geanous sold property at 245 Avenue B to Peachpit LLC for...
Plum School District accepts corporate donations for facility upgrades
Plum Borough School District recently received more than $60,000 in two corporate donations for facility improvements. Spitzer Toyota gifted $30,000 and artificial grass manufacturer Act Global gave $32,000 to the district. Superintendent Brendan Hyland and officials from both companies talked about the contributions at Tuesday night’s workshop meeting. The board...
Thomas Jefferson trio earns all-state honors in Class 4A
The Thomas Jefferson football team added to an already crowded trophy case this season by capturing WPIAL and PIAA championships. A trio of Jaguars who anchored the offensive attack were recognized for their efforts Wednesday. Seniors Jake Pugh, Ian Hansen and Preston Zandier guided the Jaguars all the way to...
Plum School District students to return to hybrid class schedule Jan. 11
Plum School District officials plan to welcome students back to school in a hybrid class schedule in a few weeks. Administrators had previously slated the first Monday in January as a return date for students and staff after being moved to all virtual learning due to rising covid cases both...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 20
Churchill Arlene Siegel sold property at 120 Thornberry Drive to Paul Rutherford and James Reese for $195,000. Delmont Sharon McGinnis sold property at 1114 Volek Court to Jack and Barbara Lyman for $335,000. Edgewood Dino DeFlavio sold property at 619 Greendale Ave. to Vane Investments Ltd. for $225,000. Michelle Gil...
Pittsburgh-based Rycon Construction to build new $12 million Plum municipal center
Plum officials have taken the next step in developing a new municipal center. Council approved a $16.5 million contract from Rycon Construction Thursday night. The Pittsburgh company was the lowest of 11 bidders. The so-called town center would house a police station, municipal offices, gym, a plaza and a community...
Plum holds the line on taxes with 2021 budget, park upgrades included
Plum homeowners will pay the same real estate tax rate in 2021 they have been for the fourth straight year. Plum Council unanimously voted Dec. 17 to pass a $13.7 million budget and maintain the tax rate at 4.78 mills. The vote was conducted at a virtual meeting broadcast on...
Perfect timing: Boyce Park ski slopes, snow tubing opens Saturday
Just days following a 9-inch snowfall, the Boyce Park ski slopes and snow tubing area will open for the season on 10 a.m. Saturday. Restrictions will be in place to comply with Pennsylvania’s temporary covid-19 protection measures. Only 50 skiers and 50 snow tubers will be permitted during each session....
No injuries as SUV goes over hillside near Murrysville-Plum borderVideo
Roads continued to prove slippery in the wake of heavy snowfall across the region, but no one was injured when an SUV went over an embankment near the Murrysville-Plum border on Thursday evening. Murrysville police said the SUV’s driver went off the roadway near the intersection of Saltsburg Road (Route...
Lower Burrell says recent Right-to-Know requests are excessive and ‘vexatious’
Lower Burrell plans to send a cease-and-desist letter to a Plum man whose Right-to-Know Law requests have, officials claim, become excessive and “vexatious.” Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know Law entitles the public and media to secure most records from public agencies in the state within five days of a request. Dave Bayne, 73,...
