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Verona, Oakmont host holiday events the same day
Holiday events in Verona and Oakmont brought thousands of area residents to both boroughs to celebrate the season. Activities began in Verona for its third annual Jolly Jamboree Nov. 18. There were performances by students of the Western Pennsylvania Center for the Arts under the direction of Bonnie Myers-Toward. Youths...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area happenings, week of Dec. 11, 2023
Make-A-Wish Telethon Plum High School’s annual Make-A-Wish Telethon will be held Dec. 21. Donations can be made that day by calling 412-471-WISH. The public can watch the livestream of the telethon on , and then it will be replayed over the holiday break on Comcast’s Channel 98 and Verizon’s Channel...
East suburban real estate, week of Dec. 10. 2023
Churchill Estate of John Patterson sold property at 2525 Greensburg Pike Unit 102 to Antonette Fairbanks and Miroya Monsour for $190,000. Tarek Abulleil sold property at 3306 Scathelocke Road to Gerald Daniel and Janet Bednarz for $329,000. Lori Jean Putnam trustee sold property at 1625 Williamsburg Pl to Natural Home...
Supporters start Christmas card campaign for Oakmont man imprisoned in Russia
Friends and family of an Oakmont native imprisoned in Russia on marijuana charges hope the holiday spirit can boost attention to his case and get the State Department to help bring him home. Marc Fogel has been detained in Russia for more than two years after he was arrested at...
Riverview caps tax increase
The Riverview School Board approved a resolution limiting the impact of a real estate tax increase while welcoming four new members. During the board’s Dec. 4 reorganization meeting, election winners Leanne Jacobs-Rohan, Roger Pogoda, Erin Shuetz and Bridget Seery were sworn in, as were incumbents Jennifer Chaparro and Antonio Paris....
Oakland Catholic students host Longwood at Oakmont’s Winter Wonderland Formal
When Longwood at Oakmont hired Emma Winkler, the retirement community in Plum gained more than simply a part-time dining server. The Cheswick resident took the initiative to help organize Dancing Through the Decades, a spring prom for the residents. “Witnessing the sheer happiness the prom brought to the residents —...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area happenings, week of Dec. 4, 2023
Benefit event at Plum High School Plum Senior High School and Rachel’s Challenge will host the ninth annual Stuff-a-Bus toy drive from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7 at the high school bus lot. Students, school staff and other volunteers will be collecting new, unwrapped toys for Toys for...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Dec. 7, 2023
Edgewood Joshua Sayre sold property at 420 W Swissvale Ave. to Donald Page for $355,000. Forest Hills Megan Oravec sold property at 623 Cascade Road to Rachel Ally Beck for $270,525. Ranjeet Kalsi sold property at 101 Fall Run Road to Claire Berkley for $256,000. Estate of Cheryl Forcucci sold...
Riverview boys basketball rolls past Valley in opener behind Jack Loughren’s 18 points
Jack Loughren missed all of last year’s basketball season with a leg injury. The Riverview senior guard felt good in his return to game action Friday at the Freeport Tip-Off at Freeport Middle School. Loughren scored 18 points and added eight rebounds to help pace a balanced effort as the...
East Hills man gets 25 years for armed robbery spree
An East Hills man who went on a nine-day armed robbery spree in the east suburbs last year has been sentenced to 25 years in prison, federal officials said. Eric Jones, 34, of Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood was sentenced Wednesday, according to U.S. District Attorney Eric Olshan. He had pleaded...
In brief: Cinebrunch with ‘Grinch,’ other Plum and Oakmont area happenings, week of Nov. 27, 2023
Cinebrunch features ‘The Grinch’ Plum’s family-friendly Cinebrunch event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 9 in the banquet hall at the borough building, 2000 Old Mine Road. Featured is a showing of “The Grinch.” Hot chocolate, coffee and donuts will be provided. Please register at www.plumboro.com/home/news/cinebrunch. PALS...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Nov. 26, 2023
Edgewood Mary Przybysz sold property at 1029 Savannah Ave. to Peter and Laurine Weisskopf for $601,000. Forest Hills Richard Kotler sold property at 10 Bevington Road to Anna Marie Lawn for $300,000. Monroeville Bryan Shirtliff sold property at 136 Armour Drive to Terry and Junnie Mendelowski for $425,000. Pamela Ann...
Shoppers forgo the internet, fill Oakmont business district for Small Business Saturday
When Mystery Lovers Bookshop opened in 1990 on Oakmont’s brick-lined Allegheny River Boulevard, it didn’t contend with online shopping. There was no Amazon Prime service, no Target app, no click-n-ship from Walmart.com. But co-owner Tara Goldberg-DeLeo said the quaint bookstore, with its checkerboard floors and the smell of fresh paper...
Riverview boys put focus on winning close games in Section 3-2A
Riverview boys basketball’s fortunes came down to a few possessions last year. Tight losses to Clairton, Serra Catholic, Jeannette and Leechburg left the Raiders on the outside looking in when it came to the postseason. The goal for this season is to flip the results of those tight games while...
Oakmont celebrates 60th annual Hometown Christmas and Parade
The weather forecast called for no precipitation on Nov. 18, and the temperatures would be mild, too. On that front, everything was good news for the organizers of the 60th annual Oakmont Hometown Christmas and Parade, following a decidedly chilly 59th event last fall. This year, the parade took its...
Oakmont Council to host hearing on proposed brewery
Oakmont Borough Council will be hosting a public hearing on Dec. 18 to discuss the conditional use of the proposed site for Local Remedy Brewing. If approved, the microbrewery will take the previous site of the Oakmont Bakery on Allegheny Avenue. According to borough solicitor Kate Diersen, conditional use is...
No tax increase in Oakmont proposed budget
Oakmont’s proposed 2024 budget calls for no tax raises. The budget includes over $5.4 million in expenditures with about $5.1 million in revenue. according to information presented at council’s Nov. 20 meeting. The proposal calls for the borough’s real estate tax rate to stay at 3.73 mills, with residents owning...
Oakmont business owner opens 2nd location in Penn Hills
Penn Hills will welcome a new gift shop just in time for holiday shopping. Teresa Stitt of Oakmont is opening a second storefront for her gift shop Embroidery From the Heart. Stitt and her husband have lived in Oakmont for 38 years, and she has run her business there for...
In brief: Oakmont, Plum area happenings, week of Nov. 20, 2023
Church hosts Christmas bazaar Oakmont Presbyterian Church will host its annual Christmas bazaar from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 2. Featured will be a luncheon, bake sale, holiday crafts and attic treasures. The church is at Fifth Street and Maryland Avenue in Oakmont. For more information, call 412-849-6834 or...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Nov. 19, 2023
Churchill Kyle Joseph Watson sold property at 2405 Collins Road to Joseph Podnar and Elizabeth Shelly for $237,000. Enterprise Bank sold property at 3779 Greensburg Pike to Harold Shekels for $168,000. Edward Fischer trustee sold property at 2072 Hampstead Drive to J & M Development for $180,299. Edgewood Michael Kostek...
Riverview settles for silver after falling to Dock Mennonite in PIAA Class A girls soccer final
MECHANICSBURG — The Riverview girls soccer team’s history-making postseason run ended one win short of PIAA gold. District 1 champion Dock Mennonite (21-1-2) scored twice in the in the first half and three more times over the final 40 minutes to finish off a 5-1 victory in the Class A...
Friends mourn the loss of 2 men found in region’s rivers
The recent deaths of two men from the Lower Valley have stunned the people who knew and cared about them. Sean Dugan, 58, of Springdale was found dead Tuesday in the Allegheny River. He had been missing since Oct. 30. The body of Jeremy Gilroy, 42, of Verona was recovered...
Riverview girls soccer team ready for ‘last hurrah’ in PIAA championship game
Of the 140 PIAA schools to sponsor girls soccer at the Class A level, only two are left standing. Riverview is one of those two, and the Raiders are one win away from adding the final golden chapter to an already history-making story. Playing in its first state championship game,...
Riverview keeper Brun used trip to Belgium to expand her game, help Raiders reach state final
Chiara Brun spent last season taking classes and playing club soccer in Belgium. She would keep tabs on her Riverview soccer teammates, following their path through the section games to the WPIAL Class A playoffs. When she came back to Riverview for her junior year and her second season with...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area happenings, week of Nov. 16, 2023
Christmas show at Oaks Theater “Sounds of Christmas” featuring the Latshaw Pops Orchestra is scheduled for 7 p.m. Nov. 25 at the Oaks Theater, 310 Allegheny River Blvd., Oakmont. At more than 30 years, the Latshaw Pops Orchestra stages the longest-running Christmas show in the area. The variety show features...
