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East suburban real estate transactions, week of July 7, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Estate of Robert Perkoski sold property at 1541 Williamsburg Pl to 2669 LLC for $103,000. Edgewood Steven Crandell sold property at 300 Beech St. to Kirk Brown and Wendy Rondeau for $440,000. Jeffrey Weiss sold property at 180 Gordon St. to Ryan Bernier and Sandra Bernier Yu...
Here are 5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: July 5-7
Still want to keep the party going after all of the Independence Day fireworks? Here are some ways to make the best of your post-holiday weekend around town. Carnegie Independence Day Celebration For those who could still use some more fireworks and red, white and blue spangled decorations, Carnegie Borough...
Oakmont’s vegetation-control goats back to work after escape
Phyllis Anderson has jokingly referred to herself as “the GOAT,” (Greatest of All Time) since Oakmont brought in working goats two years ago to clear brush along the Allegheny River. But the assistant borough manager wants residents to know that the goats’ escape from their enclosure this week was no...
Oakmont Country Club work could produce harmless natural gas odor
If residents near Oakmont Country Club catch a whiff of natural gas this summer, it’s probably nothing to worry about. The club, which will host the 2025 U.S Open golf tournament next June, has construction underway, including some projects involving natural gas work. The club insists members and nearby residents...
Jeannette resident makes most of new musical directionsVideo
So, you find yourself thinking about what it would be like to make a new start. For someone who actually followed through, meet Jeannette resident Mick Francis. As lead vocalist and primary handler of details for the up-and-coming Pittsburgh pop-punk band Lotus Kid, he seemed to be headed in what...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area events, week of July 1, 2024
Plum school board considering drone policy The Plum School Board is considering a new policy governing the use of drones on district property. Under the proposed policy, the use of any non-district owned or operated drones for any purpose would be prohibited on district property. School employees and students may...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of June 30, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Nedsem Investments LLC sold property at 224 Lynnwood Ave. to EdibertoSepulveda Caraballo for $55,000. Edgewood Estate of Pamela Walker sold property at 107 Lacrosse St. to Lori Ann Heiles and Tara Yaney for $154,000. Justin Meenan sold property at 29 McKelvey Ave. to Mariam Sanogo for $310,000....
‘It just keeps expanding’: Oakmont Greek Food Festival celebrates 50th anniversary
Frank and Karen Sansosti have been married for 50 years, as long as the Oakmont Greek Food Festival has been around, and almost as many as they’ve attended it. The allure is simple for the North Huntingdon couple. “The food,” Frank Sansosti said. “You don’t get lamb every day.” Whether...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area events, week of June 24, 2024
Plum hires teachers Three teachers are among new hires the Plum School Board approved at its June 18 meeting. Gretchen Weber was hired as a business, computer and information technology teacher at the high school with an annual salary of $56,000. Megan Walters will be paid $54,300 to teach social...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of June 23, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Edgewood Edwin Leach sold property at 321 Dewey St. to Tyler Klein and Jane Alise Myhers for $440,000. Estate of Francis Garcia sold property at 8007 Westmoreland Ave. to Jacob and Meghan Linsenbigler for $134,000. Forest Hills Forest Hills Borough sold property at 444 Ave. D to Oliver...
Riverview’s Lola Abraham selected Gatorade Pennsylvania Girls Soccer Player of the Year
Lola Abraham enjoyed one of the most prolific high school careers in WPIAL girls soccer history, and that included a 2023 senior season when she scored 77 goals and added 20 assists to help lead the Riverview girls soccer team to the WPIAL and PIAA title games. A bevy of...
Verona Council makes moves to increase police presence in borough
Verona Council members have been seeing returns on their efforts to enhance recruitment and retention of police officers. Borough officials have had struggles staffing the police department after its chief, Ron McLemore, was assaulted during a domestic violence call in November, leaving him unable to work. Sgt. Jerry Frankos was...
‘We’re on our knees’: Family continues to push government to help bring Marc Fogel home
The family now has three goals, and each one leads to the next. Force those in power to say Marc Fogel’s name. Have the U.S. State Department designate him as wrongfully detained. Bring the Oakmont teacher home from Russia, where he has been held for nearly three years. “We don’t...
Oakmont Bakery parking lot plan aims to ease traffic near busy sweet shop
Oakmont officials are considering vacating land along Cedar Way to make room for Oakmont Bakery to build a new parking lot. According to bakery owner Marc Serrao, the idea for the lot came as a solution for the consistent traffic on Third Street. “We are trying to keep people from...
Market begins heating up for 2025 U.S. Open rental properties in and around Oakmont
A rental frenzy is underway in Oakmont and surrounding communities in anticipation of the 2025 U.S. Open Championship. Some homeowners already are looking to cash in, potentially raking in big bucks, by renting out their homes to golf fans, who will be flocking to the borough for the June 12...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area events, week of June 17, 2024
Plum approves GAMA Sports Training development Plum Council has approved plans for the expansion of a sports training facility in the borough. At its June 10 meeting, council unanimously approved the project proposed by GAMA Sports Training for its $2.5 million development on Sheena Drive. That included approval of a...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of June 16, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Ernestine Cratsley sold property at 3752 Margate Road to Susan Helene Goodis and Matthew Brian Mathis for $155,000. 3608 McCrady Road Trust sold property at 3608 McCrady Road to Pittsburgh Protestant Reformed Church In for $289,900. Edgewood Roger Dale Anderson sold property at 215 Race St. to...
Oakmont prepares for 50th Greek food festival
Andy Gavrilos has seen it all during his time as co-chair of the Oakmont Greek Food Festival. From tornadoes, thunderstorms and fires, to a power outage that caused volunteers and parishioners of the Dormition of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Church to cook by candlelight. “At the end of the day,...
Downpours make for memorable Riverview graduation; double rainbow at end delights
This year’s graduating class at Riverview High School battled some intermittent downpours to get their diplomas, but no spirits were dampened. By the end of the ceremony, the newly minted graduates were able to throw their caps in the air under a double rainbow. “This is an extraordinary group of...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area events, week of June 10, 2024
Volunteers sought to help Plum fire departments Volunteers are being sought to help Plum’s four fire departments. Councilwoman Vicki Roessler said she has started “Friends of the Plum Fire Departments” to help the Holiday Park, Logans Ferry, Renton and Unity volunteer fire departments. They would do things such as selling...
Oakmont presents Dark Hollow Woods master plan, looking for volunteers
Last July, Oakmont Council set in motion a plan to restore Dark Hollow Woods, a 40-acre nature reserve that has fallen victim to erosion and invasive species. A year later, Assistant Borough Manager Phyllis Anderson and other members of the master plan’s committee have introduced the Dark Hollow Woods Restoration...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of June 9, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. sold property at 2504 Churchill Road to Chang He Lin and Xiuying Jiang for $121,000. Zachary Brannan sold property at 335 Churchill Road to Patrick and Charissa Murray for $153,000. Robyn Coffman sold property at 1711 Jamestown Pl to Justin Kovach for...
John McIntire comedy talk show in Oakmont dedicated to Dr. Cyril Wecht
The world’s on fire — and John McIntire is here to make everyone laugh about it. Since 2007, McIntire has been hosting a comedy talk show with a panel of guests — often local political figures, sometimes comedians. The former host of PCNC’s “Night Talk” and KDKA radio voice has...
U.S. Senate calls on Russia to release Oakmont teacher Marc Fogel
The U.S. Senate is officially calling for the release of Marc Fogel, an Oakmont teacher arrested nearly three years ago by Russian authorities for possessing medical marijuana. The Senate unanimously passed a resolution June 4 calling for Fogel’s release and declaring that the Russian government gave him a disproportionate criminal...
Riverview football standout Carlo Buzzatto excited to compete on global stage
Carlo Buzzatto graduates Thursday with the Riverview Class of 2024. It closes one chapter of his life before he makes the transition to St. Francis (Pa.). But before he heads to the Loretto campus and joins the Red Flash football team, he will get the chance to represent the United...
