Plum Advance Leader category, Page 94
Slow-pitch softball league planning ‘full bore’ for upcoming season
The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League’s 15th fall season is scheduled to begin Labor Day weekend. League officials are planning to start on time, but they also are monitoring upcoming announcements from the PIAA and other possible rulings from school districts and local and state government officials that might throw...
Eastern region real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 16
Churchill Katelyn Butler sold property at 2331 Forest Drive to Benjamin Wise and Kathryn Straatmann for $102,000. Delmont David Huczko sold property at 524 Athena Drive to Scott and Jessica Gordon for $228,500. Joseph Sesti sold property at 319 E. Pittsburgh St. to Robert Cole II and Kerri Rae Cole...
Pandemic quashed Plum girl’s dream trip, so Make-A-Wish built her backyard pool, firefighters filled itVideo
Call Haley Delo pool happy. The Plum youth who suffers from a severe form of epilepsy was one of the rare beneficiaries of Make-A-Wish Foundation at a time when many wishes don’t come true. The covid-19 pandemic has complicated everything in life, even delivering wishes to critically ill children. Since...
Attempt to censure Plum school director for Facebook post fails
An attempt to censure Plum School Board member Amy Wetmore for a controversial Facebook post has failed. School Director Scott Kolar made a motion at a special meeting Aug. 12 to draft a resolution to censure Wetmore’s actions and condemn her statements absolving the district of any connection to her...
Saltsburg Road in Plum reopens as Turnpike bridge project nears completion
At any other time, a nearly monthlong closure of Saltsburg Road for work on a new bridge over the Pennsylvania Turnpike would have hit American Legion Post 980 in Plum pretty hard. But covid-19, and the shutdowns and restrictions it has wrought, had done a good enough job of that...
Palmer Jackson, Sean Knapp fall short at USGA Amateur
Palmer Jackson and Sean Knapp fell short of advancing to the United States Golf Association’s Amateur Match Play round of 64. Tough Day 1 performances were too much for them to overcome Tuesday at Bandon Dunes Resort in Oregon. Jackson, a Murrysville native and Notre Dame sophomore, followed 9-over-par 80...
Plum’s stormwater task force gets new member, public meeting in the works
Plum’s stormwater task force has a new member and may have its first public meeting soon. Council appointed resident Bill Chapla on Monday night to fill one of the two vacancies on the committee that was created to address flooding issues. “I was affected by last year’s flooding on Pine...
Plum School District officials approve later start date, opening with hybrid model
Plum School District officials have pushed back the first day of classes and plan to start in-person schooling with half the students at a time. The school board approved the changes at a special meeting Tuesday night. Opening day has been moved from Aug. 19 to Wednesday, Sept. 2. Superintendent...
Plum native Bjorn Fratangelo eyes return to pro tennis competition
Whether it has been because of injury recovery or lack of match opportunities through the entirety of the coronavirus pandemic, Bjorn Fratangelo has missed competitive tennis. But the Plum native is refocusing his efforts toward a couple of tournaments next month as he hopes to get back in a professional...
Some Plum residents push for borough to form a diversity committeeVideo
Members of a social justice social media group want Plum officials to form a diversity and equity committee in response to community concerns and comments from elected leaders. Resident Amy Badali, founder of the Facebook page Black Lives Matter In Plum Boro, brought up the idea at Monday night’s council...
Oakmont Carnegie Library in-person visits now available by appointment
People can patronize the Oakmont Carnegie Library in person by appointment during the covid-19 pandemic. Library Director Beth Mellor said they started letting people in by appointment last week after enough plexiglass shields were in place. Appointments can be made either through the library’s website or by calling 412-828-9532. Up...
Eastern area real estate transactions, Aug. 10
Edgewood Jeremiah Lott sold property at 124 Dewey St. to Gretchen Snell Zelinsky for $245,000. Thomas Vandyke Schmaus sold property at 109 Ivy St. to Cory Francis Hayes and Alexa Donner for $183,000. Forest Hills MO Rentals Inc. sold property at 530 Atlantic Ave. to Erich Raymond Hulse for $78,500....
Plum’s Max Matolcsy verbally commits to Penn
Max Matolcsy wanted to wait until his birthday to announce his college decision. The Plum senior football standout followed through with his wish Saturday morning as he posted to Twitter a verbal commitment to Penn in the Ivy League. Matolcsy said Penn was there from the start of the recruiting...
DUI, drug cases among those recently handled by Judge Zucco in Plum – Aug. 7, 2020
District Judge Linda Zucco recently handled the following cases. Charges were filed by Plum police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Patrick McAndrew, 23, of Oakmont on charges of simple assault, harassment and receiving stolen property. Oakmont police filed the charges Feb. 14. Waived preliminary hearings • Matthew Plance,...
Food Truck Fridays lineup offers delicious dining options in Plum
Plum Borough officials announced the lineup for their Food Truck Fridays events for the month of August. The events take place in two of Plum’s parks each week, with a variety of options from which to choose. Today’s offerings include Pgh Crepes and Main Squeeze Juice 412 at Larry Mills...
Oakmont to host 12-day glass recycling event
Oakmont and its trash collector, County Hauling, are hosting a 12-day glass recycling event in three borough locations. Recycling dumpsters will be at the parking lot at Fifth Street and Virginia Avenue, the Second Street parking lot at Riverside Park and the Creekside Parking lot from Aug. 10 to 21....
Newly repaired track at Riverside Park in Oakmont ready for competition
Riverview High School track and field athletes may have home meets for the first time in several seasons. The track in the lower section of Riverside Park in Oakmont is ready for competition after New York-based Nagle Athletic Surfaces completed its replacement project. Repairs were completed in June, and the...
Off-leash dogs and cyclists may be permanently allowed in Oakmont’s Dark Hollow Woods
Cycling and dogs running off-leash might be a permanent fixture in Dark Hollow Woods in Oakmont as the recreation board pushes for a change in borough policy. What was to be a six-month trial period to test the activities in the publicly owned park near Crystal Drive has now lasted...
Advance Leader-area real estate transactions, Aug. 2
Oakmont Arturo Barraza sold property at 1525 Pinehurst Lane to Cayla Meinert for $224,250. Plum Edward Klein sold property at 109 Carriage Drive to Arun and Krimeen Lama for $284,900. Estate of Gary Edward Price sold property at 110 Dinwiddie Drive to Demetrius Kokales and Madison Long for $178,000. Peter...
Bridge work will close Pa. Turnpike between Allegheny Valley, Pittsburgh exits early Sunday
The placement of beams for the Unity-Trestle Road bridge in Plum will require a five-hour closure of the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s eastbound lanes beginning late Saturday night. The Turnpike will be closed between the Allegheny Valley (Exit 48) in Harmar and Pittsburgh (Exit 57) exit in Monroeville, from 11:49 p.m. on...
Plum 12U Cooperstown team earns runner-up finish at Cal Ripken tournament
When one door closed, another opened for the Plum 12U Cooperstown baseball team. When the team found out its spring Cooperstown, N.Y., tournament trip was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, it hoped to find other opportunities to compete. One opportunity came in the form of a tournament at the...
Plum School District officials push back start of upcoming school year to Sept. 2
Plum School District officials have delayed the start of the upcoming school year due to covid-19 concerns. Superintendent Brendan Hyland announced the change in a letter to parents, which was also posted on the front page of the district’s website Tuesday. Plum classes for the 2020-21 school year will start...
Riverview students to start 1st 9 weeks of new school year online
Riverview School District students will spend their first nine weeks of the new school year learning online. It’s part of the reopening plan school board members unanimously approved Monday night. Incoming Superintendent Neil English said the administration has heard from parents, staff and Allegheny County health officials the past two...
Plum real estate transactions, July 27
Plum Boyce Park Development Corp. sold property on Darlan Hill Drive to Michael Ricciuti and Melissa Marie Webb for $7,192. Vadim Reshetnyak sold property at 559 Deborah Jane Drive to Brianne Smail for $185,000. James Gaston III sold property at 1050 Locharron Court to Ryan and Lindsay Ondo for $389,746....
Riverview School District presents reopening plan
Oakmont and Verona families will have the option of their students returning to schools or continuing online learning as part of Riverview School District’s reopening plan. “We know family circumstances can change, student health can change at any time,” Verner Elementary Principal Tina Monroe said at a virtual town hall...
