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East suburban real estate transactions, week of Nov. 12, 2023
Chalfant Karen Curtis sold property at 220 Fairview Ave. to Celeste Rousseau and Lydia Drew for $169,000. Churchill Joseph Sheehan sold property at 811 Margaretta St. to Ranney Lawrence for $152,000. Edgewood Kenneth Bonawitz sold property at 233 Elm St. to Nicholas Kilwein for $141,649. Monroeville Tim Becker sold property...
Riverview girls advance to 1st PIAA semifinal after another win over rival Springdale
In Lola Abraham’s freshman year at Riverview, there weren’t enough girls to field a soccer team, and in her sophomore and junior years, the team didn’t get a win against neighboring rival Springdale. So Saturday’s 3-1 win for the Raiders over the Dynamos in the PIAA Class A quarterfinals at...
Riverview cross country caps season with 2nd-place finish at PIAA meet
An award-winning season for the Riverview boys cross country team ended with silver medals and a runner-up trophy at the PIAA Class A championships Nov. 4 on Hershey’s Parkview course. It was the second podium finish for the Raiders in five years. The 2019 squad, led by Mason Ochs, Gideon...
Neighborhood rivals Riverview, Springdale to battle for 3rd time in PIAA quarterfinals
The Springdale and Riverview girls soccer teams both had to make long trips to earn victories Tuesday in the first round of the PIAA Class A playoffs. The WPIAL runner-up Raiders traveled 84 miles east toward Johnstown and came away with a 5-3 victory in a back-and-forth game against District...
Council members reelected in Verona
Races for Verona Borough Council included an incumbent winning both a two- and four-year seat, according to unofficial Allegheny County election results. Running as a Democrat and Republican for a four-year term, Nancy A. Carpenter received 288 votes to finish third, with three seats up for election Nov. 7. She...
Knights of Columbus donates coats to Plum, Riverview students
Holy Family Knights of Columbus Council 4242 donated 48 new winter coats for elementary students in Plum and Riverview school districts. Coats are being distributed to students through the assistance of the elementary guidance counselors at both school districts. Coats for Kids is one of the many charitable programs that...
More questions than answers in search for man seen jumping from Hulton Bridge
More questions than answers remain as authorities continue to search the Allegheny River for a man witnesses say jumped from the Hulton Bridge between Harmar and Oakmont after crashing his car Tuesday evening. The man remains missing and unidentified publicly, Harmar police Chief Jason Domaratz said Thursday while providing an...
Democrats sweep Riverview School Board races
Democrats swept the races for Riverview School Board, earning five seats for four-year terms and another for a two-year term in the Nov. 7 election, according to unofficial Allegheny County results. Jennifer K. Chaparro, board president, won reelection with a leading total of 1,875 votes. “I am grateful to the...
3 candidates elected to Oakmont Council
Three members have been selected from the six candidates running for Oakmont council. According to Allegheny County Office of Elections unofficial election results, Nancy Ride, Jennifer Paris and Deborah Ormay will each serve four-year terms. Ride has been reelected for a second term on the board with 1,546 votes. She...
Republican Mike Doyle edges to victory for Plum, Oakmont district judge office
A nail-biting night for Mike Doyle ended in his favor Tuesday. Doyle, the Republican president of Plum Council, won the race for the vacant district judge office serving Plum and Oakmont over Democrat Melanie Pallone by less than 100 votes, according to complete but unofficial Allegheny County election results. Doyle...
Riverview girls advance to PIAA Class A quarterfinals, rematch with Springdale
DAVIDSVILLE — Lola Abraham was struck in the face by a kicked ball four minutes into the second half of a PIAA Class A first-round game Tuesday at District 5 champion Conemaugh Township. It took several minutes for her to clear the cobwebs. “It caught her off guard,” Raiders coach...
Rescue crews fail to find man who crashed on, then jumped from Hulton Bridge
Authorities will resume a search Wednesday morning for a man who jumped from the Hulton Bridge into the Allegheny River on Tuesday night. Police responded to reports that a man jumped off the bridge after crashing on it around 6 p.m. Tuesday. The man is believed to be 42 years...
Riverview, Springdale girls soccer teams hit reset button for PIAAs; rematch could await
The Riverview and Springdale girls soccer teams could meet for a third time this season Saturday afternoon, provided they take care of business against district-champion opponents in their PIAA Class A first-round matches Tuesday. Raiders coach Sean Abraham and Dynamos coach Marc Bentley said their teams are not looking ahead...
Candidates vie for Verona Council seats
Two Democrats and a Republican, all incumbents, are running for a pair of four-year seats on Verona Council in the Nov. 7 election. Incumbent Nancy Carpenter won both the Democrat and Republican nominations for a four-year seat and is unopposed on the ballot for two-year seat on council. Candidates were...
Riverview grad Arden Fisher lends her volleyball experience, insights to coaching staff of Chatham women’s team
Arden Fisher always has found her happy place on the volleyball court. The Riverview grad had a standout career at Robert Morris that included four All-Northeast Conference honors — first team as a senior — more than 1,200 kills, 1,800-plus digs and a conference championship. She played professionally for a...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area happenings, week of Nov. 6, 2023
Service dog program at AARP meeting Plum AARP will meet at noon Nov. 14 at Unity Community Church. The program will be William Jeffcoat of Life Changing Service Dogs for Veterans, accompanied by a veteran and a service dog, explaining the mission of his organization. Members can donate to the...
Sophomore’s clutch goal lifts Freedom past Riverview in tense Class A title game
In the lone matchup of top two seeds in the WPIAL girls soccer championships this season, No. 1 Riverview and No. 2 Freedom were locked in a scoreless stalemate for more than 70 minutes Friday evening. Sophomore Mackenzie Mohrbacher’s goal at the 71:40 mark lifted the Bulldogs to back-to-back Class...
Riverview girls soccer team has chance to make history
Georgia Tsambis had a feeling. The senior captain and defender on the No. 1 Riverview girls soccer team said the pieces were in place to make some noise and affect the WPIAL landscape in Class A. “We knew we had some talented freshmen coming up, and the potential was there...
Customers flock to Castle Toys and Games for retirement sale in Oakmont
Castle Toys and Games, a store that has stood in Oakmont for five years, attracted a lot of attention after starting a sale when co-owners Jeff and Linda Lyden announced their plans to retire at the end of 2023. The fate of the toy store is unknown. The store is...
Lola Abraham’s 5 goals against South Allegheny propel Riverview to 1st WPIAL title match
Lola Abraham had five shots in the first half of a WPIAL Class A semifinal against South Allegheny on Tuesday at North Allegheny. The attempts by the Riverview senior were solid, but the Gladiators defense was marking her closely and keeping her from getting the Raiders on the board. South...
Police say man escaped serious injury after car went off road, down hillside in Plum
The driver of a vehicle escaped serious injury Monday after he went off the road and down a hillside along Coxcomb Hill Road in Plum. The crash near the intersection of Kerr Road was reported around noon, according to Plum police Detective Joe Little. Initial reports from emergency dispatchers said...
Families, kids and pets enjoy Halloween-themed fall fest in Oakmont
There were kids in costumes, adults in costumes and pets in costumes at a Halloween-themed fall festival Saturday along Allegheny River Boulevard in Oakmont. The street was jammed with visitors from around the area who enjoyed a morning parade, food booths, pumpkin decorating, train rides for kids, a DJ and...
Riverview boys soccer team cites growth, improvement during ’23 season
Two years ago, the Riverview boys soccer team went winless in its return to the field after low numbers had put the program in a one-year hiatus. Last year, the Raiders won one game. This year, a youthful Riverview team with no seniors on the roster won five games, including...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Oct. 29, 2023
Churchill Andrew Michael Bell sold property at 1912 Garrick Drive to Hiral Patel for $420,000. Estate of Leonard Hornak sold property at 2525 Greensburg Pike Apt 201 to Francis Tomasic for $192,500. Edgewood Dominic Rugani sold property at 149-151 Race St. to ODUWA Realty LLC for $297,500. Forest Hills Eponymous...
Trick-or-treaters get early start on candy collection at the Verona Farmers Market
Dozens of families from multiple communities flocked to Verona for its third annual Trunk-or-Treat event. The Halloween-themed activity was part of the Verona Farmers Market at Railroad Park Oct. 26. Borough police and fire departments, along with local organizations such as the Lower Valley Athletic Foundation participated. There were multiple...
