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Happenings around Plum, Oakmont and Verona, week of Nov. 7, 2022
Military charity collecting candy Local nonprofit Military Connections will have collection bins for leftover Halloween candy that will be donated to troops stationed overseas. Collection points are located at: • Military Connections, 313 Tionesta Drive, New Kensington • Tomlinson Insurance Agency, 506 Allegheny River Blvd., Oakmont • Oakmont Realty, 630...
‘Do not talk during shows’: Hampton venue promotes respect for performers
Say you’re a musician who has poured the proverbial heart and soul into a writing a song, one that you’re proud to perform in front of a live audience. But a glance at the crowd shows eyes focused on cellphones and mouths jabbering away, as if you didn’t really exist....
Steady ground game helps Riverview football continue to improve
The Riverview football team took a step forward in 2022 as it captured four victories in a season for the first time since 2015. Third-year coach Trevor George said the 4-6 overall record was the work of a total team effort to get better in practice each week and on...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Nov. 6, 2022
Churchill Martin Winkler trustee sold property at 2006 Garrick Drive to David George and Sandeed Scotto Turner for $295,000. Russell Wright sold property at 764 Margaretta St. to Edward Erickson and Elaine Franke for $299,000. Jeremy Royer sold property at 3478 Ridgewood Drive to Heather Lindsay McCrory for $336,000. Dorothy...
Reschenthaler urges feds to declare Oakmont teacher jailed in Russia as ‘wrongfully detained’
An Oakmont teacher who has been held in a Moscow detention center for more than a year should be designated as “wrongfully detained,” U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Peters, said in a resolution introduced Thursday in Congress. Marc Fogel, 61, was detained at Sheremetyevo International Airport on Aug. 14, 2021, after...
Plum, Oakmont, Verona happenings, week of Oct. 31, 2022
‘Sounds of Christmas’ set for Nov. 6 The traditional Latshaw Pops Orchestra show “The Sounds of Christmas” is scheduled for 7 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Oaks Theater, 310 Allegheny River Blvd., Oakmont. “The Sounds of Christmas” is a 90-minute musical celebration featuring a 22-piece orchestra conducted by Maestro Bruce...
East suburban real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 30, 2022
Chalfant Ashley Winston sold property at 238 Lynnwood Ave. to Douglas Nuhfer for $135,000. Churchill Benjamin Wise sold property at 2331 Forest Drive to Wesley Thorne II for $138,000. Edgewood Lucas McChesnet sold property at 103 W Hutchinson Ave. to George Christopher and Rhonda Apessos for $360,000. Jonathan Auxier sold...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Plum’s Kaitlyn Killinger, Riverview’s Amberson Bauer
Kaitlyn Killinger Class: Senior School: Plum Sport: Soccer Report card: Killinger scored three times in a 9-0 victory over Kiski Area on Monday and then added a goal and assist Thursday as No. 3-seeded Plum defeated No. 11 Montour in the WPIAL Class 3A girls soccer quarterfinals. The senior Pitt...
102-year-old former bank building on market in Verona
In the market for a building with serious pillar presence? A former bank in downtown Verona that towers above its neighboring buildings along Allegheny River Boulevard is listed for sale at $424,900. The property was previously a PNC bank and most recently the Verona Variety Store. It originally listed for...
‘It’s a huge turnout’: Organizers pleased with Verona’s Trunk or Treat
Verona kicked off the borough’s Halloween celebration with its second annual Trunk or Treat event, which took place Oct. 27 at Railroad Park alongside the Verona Farmers Market. Riverview School Board member Stefanie Garibay helped organize the event and said the goal was to help bring more awareness to the...
Oakmont to get new electric vehicle charging stations by the end of the year
Oakmont officials are working with Duquesne Light Co. to bring three electric vehicle charging stations to the borough. The plan is to have the dual-port stations in the Third Street parking lot by Riverside Park. Assistant borough manager Phyllis Anderson said they are being supplied by ChargePoint, an electric vehicle...
Oakmont, Plum, Verona happenings, week of Oct. 24, 2022
Halloween events scheduled Verona Chamber of Commerce’s annual Halloween Parade begins at 11 a.m. Oct. 29 at Railroad Park. The same day, a fall festival organized by the Oakmont Chamber of Commerce is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Allegheny River Boulevard in Oakmont, rain or shine. A...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Oct. 23, 2022
Churchill Gregory Rudolph sold property at 3466 Ridgewood Drive to Angel Mangual for $430,000. Edgewood HSBC BANK USA NA trustee sold property at 221 Elm St. to GKR LLC for $112,000. Scott Johnson sold property at 8005 Westmoreland Ave. to Kelly Filiak for $235,000. Forest Hills Elliot Niznik sold property...
Greensburg Central Catholic football runs over Riverview
Greensburg Central Catholic’s offense was the model of efficiency Saturday afternoon at Riverview. The Centurions only needed eight plays from scrimmage in the first half to build a huge lead and clinch at least as share of their first conference title since 2010 with a 48-0 victory. Greensburg Central, sitting...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Riverview’s Lola Abraham, Deer Lakes’ Ryan Hanes
Lola Abraham Class: Junior School: Riverview Sport: Soccer Report card: Abraham scored 18 goals in a two-day span to help Riverview (8-7, 5-7) advance to the WPIAL Class A playoffs as the fourth-place team in Section 1. She had four goals Monday in a loss to Springdale, then scored five...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Oct. 16, 2022
Edgewood Panagiotis Benos sold property at 314 Dewey Ave. to Ying Zhang for $485,000. Harold Niebanck sold property at 1440 Walnut St. to Anthony Rosato and Daniel Davis for $640,000. Forest Hills Antonio Lodovico sold property at 2211 Ardmore Blvd. to JDS Ardmore Holdings LLC for $325,000. Andrew Soltis sold...
What happens if former state Rep. Tony DeLuca wins his election race posthumously?
State Rep. Tony DeLuca’s name will remain on the Nov. 8 ballot despite his death Sunday after a brief battle with lymphoma. The late DeLuca, a Democrat from Penn Hills who was the longest-serving member of the state House, is matched up against Queonia “Zarah” Livingston of the Green Party....
Oakmont TV host, cartoonist wins Mid-Atlantic Emmys
An Oakmont resident is among this year’s winners at the Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards, held Oct. 1 in Philadelphia. Joe Wos took home the statue in two categories: Host/Moderator and Educational Content Short Form. He is the host of “Cartoon Academy,” a TV program that teaches the art of cartooning. The...
Oakmont Paranormal Society partners with Munhall library for ghost hunt
This Halloween season, the Oakmont Paranormal Society again is partnering with the Carnegie Library of Homestead to offer something spooky, historical and fun. From 7 p.m. to midnight Oct. 29, visitors will be able to take a guided ghost tour of the reportedly haunted library location in Munhall. The library...
Plum-Oakmont area happenings, week of Oct. 10, 2022
Line dancing in Oakmont Join Riverview Community Action Corp., the senior center in Oakmont, for line dancing every Friday morning. Beginners Line Dancing starts at 9:15, followed by a class for more experienced dancers at 10 o’clock at the Riverside Park Pavilion. Cost is $1 per class. No registration is...
East suburban real estate, week of Oct. 9, 2022
Churchill Stephanie Jablon sold property at 2003 Beulah Road to Wilson Desousa for $190,000. James Weston III sold property at 766 Beulah Road to Rotondo and Miracle Smith for $140,000. Chase Aaron Robins sold property at 2303 Forest Drive to Justin Gaffur for $353,000. Jack Harris sold property at 3828...
Riverview runners shine at McQuaid Invitational in New York
Each year, the Riverview cross country teams venture beyond the borders of Pennsylvania to test themselves at a high-level meet. This year, the Raiders took part in the 57th annual McQuaid Invitational on Oct. 1 in Rochester, N.Y. The event attracts more than 200 teams each year. The Riverview boys...
‘What Oakmont is all about’: Chamber organizes fall festival
The Oakmont Chamber of Commerce is coordinating a day of Halloween-themed activities for the whole family in presenting the Oakmont Fall Festival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 29. “I have owned a business here for 22 years, and each and every year we do this, it’s such a...
Grant awarded for design of bike trail through Verona, Oakmont, Penn Hills and Plum
Penn Hills was recently granted a $1.173 million grant through the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County’s Trail Development Fund to design and engineer a multi-municipality bike and walking trail. The project, dubbed the VOPP Trail – Verona, Oakmont, Penn Hills and Plum - is a proposed 13.4 mile stretch with...
Oakmont man detained in Russia to be moved to hard-labor penal colony
Oakmont native Marc Fogel, who has been held in a Moscow detention center for 14 months on a marijuana-related conviction, is being moved to a Russian hard-labor penal colony, his family said. The move to the new facility — located a four- to five-hour train ride away from the detention...
