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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Suspect arrested in McKees Rocks double shooting in May
A Penn Hills man accused of shooting two people in McKees Rocks on May 29 was arrested Tuesday afternoon in Plum, Allegheny County Police said. The suspect, Taelaun Claybourne, 21, as taken into custody in the 500 block of Unity-Trestle Road in Plum around 3 p.m. Police are accusing Claybourne...
Plum student goes for Girl Scout Gold
While they’re not quite like Olympic medals, Girl Scouts of the USA does have its Gold, Silver and Bronze awards. And Mackenzie Kmonk is about to wrap up the trifecta. Prior to entering 11th grade at Plum Senior High School, Mackenzie has spent part of her summer conducting a free...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of July 24, 2022
Churchill Michael Glabicki sold property at 2280 Elmhill Road to Carl and Carlanne Herzog trustee for $435,000. Louis Levine sold property at 2305 Marbury Road to Shadaya Hall for $288,000. Forest Hills Avissarim LLC sold property at 340 Avenue A to Adam Joseph Vandivier for $190,000. James Frechione trustee sold...
Another closing of Logans Ferry Road in Plum to detour thousands for up to 3 months
Work to repair a landslide will close a section of Logans Ferry Road in Plum for up to three months. The stretch between Entrance Drive and Columbia Road, near the border of Plum and New Kensington, tentatively is scheduled to close beginning Aug. 2. PennDOT spokesman Steve Cowan said, if...
In brief: Library programs, volunteers sought in Plum, Oakmont, week of July 18, 2022
PAWS to Read at Plum library includes therapy dogs Plum Borough Community Library will host PAWS to Read, a storytime for students in first through fourth grades with therapy dogs from Westmoreland County Obedience Training Club, at 10 a.m. July 26 at 445 Center-New Texas Road. Participants can read to...
Excitement builds as Plum joins growing girls wrestling movement
When it became official last month that Plum will sanction a girls wrestling program, Saphia Davis was excited, but she was not 100% sure of the validity of the news. “When my dad told me the news, I was like, ‘Are you joking with me?’ But he was being serious,...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of July 17, 2022
Churchill Mark Huggins sold property at 2324 Marbury Road to Jeffrey Achezinksi and Rachel Hartman for $598,000. Edgewood Patrick Loughney sold property at 334 Dewey Ave. to Michael Parker and Sara Werner for $330,000. Jembact Inc. sold property at 173 Pennwood Ave. to Allegheny BC Four L.P. for $748,750. Monroeville...
Penn State Extension will host master-gardener open house in Hempfield
On the “Pittsburgh Gardeners, Homesteaders and Farmers” Facebook page, people are regularly soliciting advice for issues ranging from blossom end rot on their tomatoes, to moles and voles digging holes in their strawberry patches. Natalie Sciulli, 24, of Plum, is thinking about planting garlic next fall. “I grow tomatoes, peppers,...
Plum craft show will benefit multiple sclerosis nonprofits
Alex Ley of Plum is no stranger to multiple sclerosis. Her mother, Tina, was diagnosed with MS more than two decades ago. And she’s also no stranger to fundraising for several nonprofits that fund MS research and treatment. Ley has organized craft show this Sunday, July 17 in Plum. Part...
Baked With Love: Plum resident sells her goods in Monroeville
When it comes to creative business names, Plum resident Nickole Love Nader chose a good one for hers: Baked With Love. And with her shop in Monroeville, Nader hopes to make baking her full-time occupation. She has been doing so for much of her life, starting as a cake decorator...
Plum library program focuses on Bogart, Bacall
Among the true-life love stories that emerged from Hollywood was the unlikely pairing of a married actor in his mid-40s with a teenager making her first movie. Yet Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall worked as a couple. “Even though their ages were so different and their time together was really...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of July 10, 2022
Churchill Maureen Haynes sold property at 13 Barton Drive to Caroline Michelle Sinclair for $165,000. Walter Czekanski sold property at 2516 Creekedge Drive to Sonja McCreary for $299,000. Edgewood IJB Rentals LLC sold property at 122 Oakview Ave. to Barry Joel Bookheimer Jr. and Cordelia Hope Brazile for $294,500. Raphael...
Plum native Pat McAfee signs extension with WWE
Pat McAfee continues to expand his post-NFL resume. The 2005 Plum grad and former punter for the Indianapolis Colts has developed a loyal following for the Pat McAfee Show, which has nearly 2 million subscribers on YouTube. On Thursday, he signed a multiyear extension with WWE. BREAKING NEWS: @PatMcAfeeShow has...
Plum alumnus McAfee donates $230k worth of athletic supplies
Plum Borough School District has accepted more than $230,000 worth of athletic equipment and supplies donated by alumnus Pat McAfee. “Pat has been a tremendous friend to our athletic programs, both on and off the playing surface,” according to a statement issued by the district. “His willingness to remain connected...
Plum hires new high school assistant principal
Plum Borough School Board announces the appointment of Melanie Rush as Plum Senior High School assistant principal. Rush joins the district with more than 19 years of experience as a classroom teacher with Trinity Area School District, and she served as an interim assistant principal there during the 2018-19 school...
Building the Valley: From wooden to fiber barrels, family-owned Plum company recycles for over a century
In an era when recycling wasn’t common, Penn Barrel Inc., established in 1908, built its business reconditioning wooden barrels. Now the company, based in Plum, reconditions and recycles 55-gallon steel, plastic and fiber barrels for use in environmental cleanups and other applications in the region. “We’re a small company, but...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of July 3, 2022
Chalfant CIM REO 2021 - NR1 LLC sold property at 264 Brighton St. to Edward Doheny for $88,000. Churchill Mary Louise Penisch sold property at 820 Beulah Road to Arthur and Keesha Sheffey for $200,000. Marlene Linden sold property at 2286 Elmhill Road to Ryan and Autumn Hadbavny for $165,000....
Justin Walther brings competitive fire to Plum boys basketball program
The Plum Mustangs made the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs seven times in the nine-year span from 2008-16 — but only once since. Plum would like to get back to that scenario as quickly as possible. The school board earlier this week hired Justin Walther, coach at Winchester Thurston the past...
Plum school taxes rise
Plum Borough School Board voted 6-3 to adopt the district’s 2022-23 general fund budget, totaling $68.77 million, with an accompanying 4.5% increase in the real estate tax rate. Voting against were Ronald Sakolsky, Devin Adams and Megan Chuderewicz, who cited the tax increase and a lack of committed funding for...
Plum resident earns special funeral practitioner certification
Anna Zvirman-Nesbit of Plum has qualified for the designation of certified funeral service practitioner by the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice. A number of professions grant special recognition to members on completion of specified academic and professional programs, and CFSP is the funeral service’s national individual recognition. To initially...
Sight On Scene: Plum firm’s software enhances school safety
Essential to handling an emergency is accounting for everyone involved. Thanks to a Plum software development firm, responsible parties have a new tool to do so in a particularly effective manner. B-Three Solutions’ Sight On Scene application — yes, the acronym is SOS — offers an array of features with...
Plum Senior High School prom
Plum Senior High School’s prom took place May 13 at the Omni William Penn in Pittsburgh. Members of the prom court are, from left, Maeryn Brooks, Victoria Cecchetti, Nina Kite, Kaley Sinai, Madison Wunschel, Emily Bologna, Ashley Harchick (queen), Thomas Zummo (king), Griffin Oresic, Zach Miller, Zach Wycich, Brady Dojonovic,...
1 injured in single car crash over hillside in Plum
One person was injured when their vehicle went over a hillside in Plum early Wednesday morning, according to an Allegheny County 911 dispatcher. No other vehicles were involved in the accident, in which the car landed on its roof. The crash occurred in the 4300 block of Sardis Road just...
Plum hires Justin Walther as boys basketball coach
Plum has hired Justin Walther as its new boys basketball coach, the school announced Tuesday. Walther coached at Winchester Thurston the last two seasons, compiling a 20-14 record and making the WPIAL playoffs twice. Before that, he coached four seasons at Serra Catholic, going 58-36, including a 21-5 season in...
Several thousand people participate in Plum’s SummerFest at Larry Mills Park late June
Plum’s annual SummerFest returned to its pre-pandemic power with games and rides, a community section packed with nonprofits and organizations, and a firefighter obstacle course. The three-day festival took place June 23-25, with thousands of people visiting Larry Mills Park. C&L Shows had about half the park for its carnival...


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