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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Oct. 23, 2022
Churchill Gregory Rudolph sold property at 3466 Ridgewood Drive to Angel Mangual for $430,000. Edgewood HSBC BANK USA NA trustee sold property at 221 Elm St. to GKR LLC for $112,000. Scott Johnson sold property at 8005 Westmoreland Ave. to Kelly Filiak for $235,000. Forest Hills Elliot Niznik sold property...
‘Books and Brews’: Plum library program addresses one of America’s best-loved beverages
That ice-cold beer you’re sipping had its share of searing temperatures on its way to your taste buds. “Boiling, perhaps surprisingly to some folks, is extremely important in the brewing process,” Hunter Bedford told an inquisitive group gathered at Plum Borough Community Library. The professional brewer, happily plying his trade...
Unique observatory in O’Hara opens galaxy of opportunity
Patients at the H.J. Heinz III campus of the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System are defying physical limitations to study the mysteries of the skies thanks to the opening of an observatory at the O’Hara campus. The Sky Shed Observatory is the first of its kind in VA systems across the...
Plum girls soccer wins at home to clinch section crown
The Plum girls soccer team controlled its own destiny Monday to finish off its fourth straight section championship. The Mustangs didn’t let the visiting Penn-Trafford Warriors play the role of spoiler. Seniors Cam Rogers and Kaitlyn Killinger each scored a goal and provided an assist in the first half as...
Plum school, police focusing on safety for National School Bus Safety Week
The Plum School District and borough police will be putting an extra focus on safety at bus stops this week as part of their observation of National School Bus Safety Week and Operation Safe Stop. Schools Superintendent Brendan Hyland and police Chief Lanny Conley visited a bus stop in the...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Oct. 16, 2022
Edgewood Panagiotis Benos sold property at 314 Dewey Ave. to Ying Zhang for $485,000. Harold Niebanck sold property at 1440 Walnut St. to Anthony Rosato and Daniel Davis for $640,000. Forest Hills Antonio Lodovico sold property at 2211 Ardmore Blvd. to JDS Ardmore Holdings LLC for $325,000. Andrew Soltis sold...
Plum boys soccer team ready for postseason
It’s time for a postseason rumble, and the Plum boys soccer team is ready, coach Raf Kolankowski said. The Mustangs again are a favorite to challenge for the WPIAL title in Class 3A, but Kolankowski said they will be entering a bracket with a stacked field. “Obviously, it’s not going...
Plum girls aim to make another long run in WPIAL soccer playoffs
The Plum girls soccer team is no stranger to postseason pressure and opportunity, and the Mustangs will get a chance in the coming days to prove it. Plum coach Jamie Stewart said his team, which expected to garner one of the top seeds among the likes of defending WPIAL and...
Penn-Trafford football team rebounds to beat Plum
The Penn-Trafford football team got that winning feeling back Friday after last week’s tough loss to rival Gateway. The Warriors churned out 377 yards on the ground, compiled 499 yards of total offense and produced a 35-21 victory over Plum in a Big East Conference Class 5A game at Warrior...
What happens if former state Rep. Tony DeLuca wins his election race posthumously?
State Rep. Tony DeLuca’s name will remain on the Nov. 8 ballot despite his death Sunday after a brief battle with lymphoma. The late DeLuca, a Democrat from Penn Hills who was the longest-­serving member of the state House, is matched up against Queonia “Zarah” Livingston of the Green Party....
School spirit flourishes at Plum Homecoming event
Plum residents know how to fill a high school parking lot. Nearly 1,000 members of the community arrived on Oct. 6 to show their support for the Mustangs football team and several other school groups. The occasion was a Homecoming extravaganza featuring food trucks, performances and a massive bonfire to...
Plum High School buys bikes for physical education classes, cycling club
Plum High School students have new bicycles to ride in physical education classes that will also be used for a new cycling club. The district recently bought 38 Giant Talon 2 mountain bikes from The Bike Lab, a bicycle shop in Plum. The total cost was $20,345, money for which...
Plum-Oakmont area happenings, week of Oct. 10, 2022
Line dancing in Oakmont Join Riverview Community Action Corp., the senior center in Oakmont, for line dancing every Friday morning. Beginners Line Dancing starts at 9:15, followed by a class for more experienced dancers at 10 o’clock at the Riverside Park Pavilion. Cost is $1 per class. No registration is...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Springdale’s Brianna Ross, Plum’s TJ Schrecengost
Briana Ross Class: Sophomore School: Springdale Sport: Soccer Report card: Springdale sophomore forward Briana Ross netted two goals Wednesday to help the Dynamos beat Serra Catholic, 4-0. An all-section selection last year, Ross has 14 goals and seven assists this season for Springdale (9-2, 8-1), which rebounded from a 5-1...
East suburban real estate, week of Oct. 9, 2022
Churchill Stephanie Jablon sold property at 2003 Beulah Road to Wilson Desousa for $190,000. James Weston III sold property at 766 Beulah Road to Rotondo and Miracle Smith for $140,000. Chase Aaron Robins sold property at 2303 Forest Drive to Justin Gaffur for $353,000. Jack Harris sold property at 3828...
Plum runners battle at Section 4 championships
The Plum boys cross country team challenged the top teams in Division I, Section 4 at the league championships at Northmoreland Park on Oct. 5, and the Mustangs rallied together for third place. Under sunny skies and warm temperatures in the mid 60s, Plum placed three in the top 10,...
A-K Valley football players to watch in 2022 Week 6
Nick Odom Plum, so., RB/DB Odom is second to Eryck Moore with more than 40 carries and 350 rushing yards through six games. His 4-yard TD run in the second quarter last week at Franklin Regional was his seventh of the season. He also has made his presence felt on...
Remember When: Plum native William D. Boyce was founder of Boy Scouts of America
William D. Boyce was a school teacher, outdoorsman, lumberjack, coal miner and an enterprising publisher. But he is best known as a founder of the Boy Scouts of America. William Dickson Boyce was born on a farm in the New Texas section of Plum Township — later to become Plum...
What’s in a name? GOP congressional candidate Mike Doyle shares name with retiring Democrat, sowing confusion
A candidate’s name in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District race is turning out to be a key issue in the campaign. Mike Doyle, the Republican nominee in the race, has the same name as the man who represented the area for the past 28 years in Congress. Democrat Mike Doyle is...
No change in Plum fireworks rules in wake of new state law
The lighting of what Pennsylvania law deems as consumer fireworks will continue to be permitted in Plum. During their Oct. 3 work session, members of borough council agreed to maintain existing local regulations in the wake of a new state law that became effective in September. “The changes aren’t so...
Volunteers beautify with blooms along the boulevard in Oakmont
A group of volunteers has major flower power in Oakmont. The Oakmont in Bloom committee from The Garden Club of Oakmont plants and maintains 27 flower beds, 12 hanging baskets, nine urns, three hay baskets and three planters along Allegheny River Boulevard in Oakmont. The boulevard project bloomed a decade...
In brief: AARP meeting, books and brews event and more in Plum, Oakmont
AARP Plum AARP will hold its monthly meeting on Oct. 11 at Unity Community Church, 215 Unity Trestle Road, beginning at noon. Free hot dogs will be served with chips, cake and beverage. The entertainment for the meeting will be Quatrewaul, a barbershop quartet. Information about the Christmas party will...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 2, 2022
Chalfant Estate of Joanne Baburich sold property at 213 Wilkins Ave. to Jess Lambert for $65,000. Churchill Christopher John Watkins sold property at 1533 Williamsburg Pl to Jillian Cardwell for $139,000. Forest Hills Todd Phillips sold property at 18 Greenwood Road to Michael Clemm Jr. and Tunisha Smith for $366,000....
Plum building toward run at WPIAL playoffs
It’s three down and two to go for the Plum football team in Big East Conference play in its quest to qualify for the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs. “To beat any teams left on our schedule, we have to keep up the intensity for four quarters and play a complete...
Franklin Regional rides big 2nd half past Plum
Franklin Regional suffered a disappointing loss last Saturday in double overtime to Shaler. After the first half Friday in Murrysville, it looked like the Panthers may have been on their way to another disappointment. But special teams play changed the momentum for Franklin Regional and led it to 31-28 victory...


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