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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Plum grad Magnusen goes into Penn State Behrend Hall of Fame for volleyball accomplishments
Phil Pisano has a photo on the wall of his office at Penn State Behrend, a memento from his time as the school’s women’s volleyball coach. It depicts the team in the aftermath of its victory in the 2013 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference title match. Pisano, now the men’s volleyball...
Behind experienced roster, Plum hockey eyes return trip to playoffs
Plum hockey coach Jon Gratton said his team remained positive despite tough losses to Chartiers Valley and Quaker Valley to start its PIHL Class A season. “Everybody had a good understanding of what we were up against with two really tough opponents right off the bat,” said Gratton, who leads...
Plum woman returns to Arnold roots, turns ice cream stand into new cafe
April Barnes dreamed of owning her own eatery since she was 16, working her first job at a King’s restaurant in Plum. “I worked there and I loved it,” said Barnes, 38. “I loved the hustle and bustle and the running. I missed all the moving around and high-pressure service.”...
Plum controls Fox Chapel for senior night victory
After a back-and-forth first half, it looked like it was shaping up to be a close game Friday night at Mustangs Stadium. However, Plum came out in the second half and excelled in all three phases of the game to win on senior night 49-10 against Fox Chapel in Class...
Plum outlasts Norwin to capture boys soccer section title
Plum seemed to have a lot going against it in the Section 1-4A boys soccer finale. Already dealing with some injuries, the Mustangs had to set up their bench on the opposite sideline of Norwin, so that meant they had to deal with fan noise. Any would-be distractions were not...
Plum School District working to cover costs of adding electric buses to fleet
The Plum School District needs more money for its plan to partially convert its bus fleet to electric vehicles but sees long term savings in the move. The district was one of seven in Allegheny County and 21 statewide to receive a share of federal grant dollars to replace diesel...
2nd runaway sheep found safe, reunited with previously rescued animal on the lam
Storm and Baby are reunited. The runaway sheep from Plum spent three weeks on the lam, creating social media buzz with sightings from Lower Burrell to Tarentum. “It’s been a nightmare,” owner Rick Borowski said. Storm, a 180-pound black-and-white male sheep, was captured Monday in Brackenridge Memorial Park with help...
Plum man to face trial for sexual assault of 14-year-old girl
A Plum man will face trial on charges of sexually assaulting one of two girls he took to his home after encountering them outside a borough bar in June. John Dale Vorous, 61, was shackled and wearing prison garb when he waived his right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday before...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area news, events for the week of Oct. 7, 2024
Flu shot clinic scheduled Flu and covid-19 shots will be available at two upcoming community clinics presented by Giant Eagle Pharmacy in Plum. They will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 17 at Holiday Park Intermediate School and Oct. 24 at Plum High School. Forms will be available...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Oct. 10, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Forest Hills Blackprint Real Estate LLC sold property at 112 Batavia Road to Niloufar Alenjery and Cory Alexander Cwiak for $415,000. Paul Dafe Ogagan sold property at 515 Halsey Ave. to RAS 95 LLC for $210,000. Joseph Readel sold property at 121 Sumner Ave. to Home Indeed Realty...
Plum’s Wes Lorish earns trip to state golf championships
Wes Lorish is in position to go after state gold. The Plum senior capped his run in the WPIAL Class 3A individual playoffs with a sixth-place finish in the two-day, 36-hole championship tournament last Tuesday and Wednesday at Southpointe Golf Club in Canonsburg (first round) and Oakmont Country Club (finals)....
Plum girls soccer riding high ahead of WPIAL postseason
Through its first 11 games, the Plum girls soccer team gave up just three goals and lost just once. But that one loss had a quick response. The Mustangs suffered a 1-0 nonconference setback at Montour on Sept. 19 but came back in its next game four days later and...
Arrest warrant issued in gun beating at Plum motel
An arrest warrant has been issued for a Monroeville man who police say beat a man with a pistol Wednesday at a hotel in Plum. Plum police charged Timothy Eden Bell, 30, on Thursday with two counts of felony aggravated assault. According to a criminal complaint, officers responded to the...
‘This is a lot worse’: Red Cross volunteers bring experience to help Helene victims
Dennis Bayne and Paul Stillitano have no idea what they’ll be getting into for the next two weeks. The American Red Cross volunteers deployed Thursday morning in an emergency response vehicle from Pittsburgh, headed to North Carolina to help the victims of Hurricane Helene. They won’t know their specific assignments...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area news, events for the week of Sept. 30, 2024
Fire hydrant flushing underway in Plum The Plum Borough Municipal Authority will be flushing fire hydrants through Dec. 13, the authority announced. No work will be done on weekends. Flushing is required to check the operation of hydrants and to clean distribution lines, the authority said. Water may become discolored...
Faces of the Valley: Plum boy organizes effort, rallies support to display U.S. flags in Plum
Some Plum residents see the businesses along Route 22 in Murrysville and wonder why they can’t have some of them in the borough. When 11-year-old Ethan Nesbit saw the “Flags over Murrysville” display, he didn’t just have the same question, he did something about it. Calling his idea “Patriotic in...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Sept. 29, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Forest Hills Blackprint Real Estate LLC sold property at 112 Batavia Road to Niloufar Alenjery and Cory Alexander Cwiak for $415,000. Paul Dafe Ogagan sold property at 515 Halsey Ave. to RAS 95 LLC for $210,000. Joseph Readel sold property at 121 Sumner Ave. to Home Indeed Realty...
Plum Midget Football Association teams relish competition in return to Big East Youth Football League
The Plum Midget Football Association was on the move after the 2023 season. Playing in the Allegheny Youth Football League for the past several years, the PMFA board and coaches felt it was in the best interest of the organization to move back to the Big East Youth Football League...
Despite bump up to Class 4A, Plum boys soccer again among title contenders
With only three returning starters and a move up from Class 3A to 4A, it was a bit unknown coming into the season how the Plum boys soccer team would adjust. Through the first half of section play, it’s gone pretty well. The Mustangs have built on their recent history...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area news, events for the week of Sept. 23, 2024
Plum schedules annual Fall Fest Plum will hold its annual Fall Fest from noon to 8 p.m. on Sept. 28 at Plum Creek Park, 1040 Ross Hollow Road. Parking will be available on the grounds of the former borough building across New Texas Road, borough Manager David Soboslay said. While...
Plum outlasts Franklin Regional in girls soccer clash
Plum hadn’t allowed a goal in seven games before Montour tallied the only score in a nonsection victory over the Mustangs last Thursday. Determined to get back in the win column Monday in a Section 4-3A clash with rival Franklin Regional, Plum had to withstand a charge from an upset-minded...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Sept. 22, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Estate of Kevin Scott Burger sold property at 2162 Garrick Drive to Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Tr et al. for $200,000. Estate of Dale James Demor sold property at 2525 Greensburg Pike Unit 502 to Antanina Perricone for $289,750. Edgewood Amelia Lucisano sold property at 117 Linden...
Plum runners use Kiski Invite to prepare for section championship race
The Plum boys and girls cross country teams have run three meets so far in the 2024 season, and coach Brent Kennedy and his coaching staff have seen good things from the mix of returning runners and those new to varsity and junior varsity competition. The Mustangs put their skills...
Plum looks to build on victory in conference opener
Plum senior wide receiver and linebacker Darian Nelson said that despite the tough start to the season, with losses to Franklin Regional, Latrobe and Gateway, he and his Mustangs teammates had to concentrate on going 1-0 when they faced Shaler in their Northeast Conference opener on Sept. 13 at Mustangs...
Plum fends off Norwin in spirited battle for section top spot
Round one goes to Plum. In a physical and spirited battle for first place in Section 1-4A, the Mustangs scored three first-half goals, which stood up through a Norwin second-half rally in a 3-2 win Thursday evening at Mustangs Stadium. Plum, ranked No. 3 in WPIAL Class 4A by Trib...


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