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Riverview boys look to build on solid foundation
While Phil McGivney’s first year at Riverview didn’t produce a playoff berth for the Raiders boys basketball team, the belief is that the future is bright. “I thought it was a productive year,” McGivney said of his team that went 6-16 overall and 2-8 in the section. “We were in...
Happenings in Plum-Oakmont area, week of Nov. 21, 2022
New home for Christmas at Plum Creek Christmas at Plum Creek is scheduled from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Dec. 1 at the new Plum Municipal Complex, 2000 Old Mine Road. The event will feature Santa’s arrival, live reindeer, holiday music, free hot chocolate, food trucks, a Santa Shoppe, and crafts...
DelRosso weighs options for her future after gubernatorial race
Republican state Rep. Carrie Lewis DelRosso wasn’t going to run against veteran Democratic state Rep. Tony DeLuca. Part of that, she says, was a matter of respect between one Italian American and another after redistricting took her home in Oakmont out of her 33rd House District and put it in...
Riverview boroughs ring in holidays
Beyond diversions like a light-up leg lamp and tongue-retaining metal pole, Bob Clark’s “A Christmas Story” enjoys enduring popularity for portraying the holiday season the way it used to be. Well, maybe it never was exactly like Ralphie Parker’s however many decades ago in Hohman, Ind. But enough of the...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Nov. 20, 2022
Chalfant Michael Kolesar sold property at 258 Brighton St. to Jennifer Marcoz for $150,000. Good Neighbor Properties LLC sold property at 141 North Ave. to Steel Town Properties USA LLC for $18,000. Churchill Aris Tsouris sold property at 1524 Williamsburg Pl to Chris Tsouris Panos for $120,000. Edgewood Denis Newman...
Hundreds brave cold to be part of Oakmont’s Hometown Christmas Celebration
Hundreds of parade-goers braved freezing temperatures Saturday evening to kick off the holiday season with street fair in Oakmont. Oakmont’s Hometown Christmas Celebration offered an evening chock full of holiday entertainment, including an elf named Zippy. Sven Drop, 14, likes to dress up as holiday favorites like the...
Oakmont Hometown Christmas celebration set for Nov. 19
Oakmont Borough is kicking off the holiday season on Nov. 19 with the annual Oakmont Hometown Christmas celebration along Allegheny River Boulevard, from 4 to 8 p.m. The event begins with entertainment on the main stage near the clock tower, but it really kicks into high gear with the holiday...
Pitt’s the pick for Riverview scoring sensation Lola Abraham
Riverview junior Lola Abraham has put together an impressive resume of on-field soccer results the past several years with her Pittsburgh Riverhounds Academy club and with her high school teammates. She now hopes that she can do the same thing at Pitt. Abraham has concluded her recruiting process with a...
Plum, Oakmont area happenings, week of Nov. 14, 2022
‘Pack the Rink’ food drive Plum Hockey is holding a “Pack the Rink” food drive, collecting canned goods and other nonperishable items for the Plum Food Pantry. The drop-off location is at Pittsburgh Ice Arena, 700 Craigdell Road, New Kensington. A collection box is in the lobby. The drive will...
Riverview runners finish 5th at PIAA championships
The WPIAL represented itself well in the PIAA Class A boys cross country championship meet in Hershey on Nov. 5. All four qualifying teams, including Riverview, were near the top of the standings. Winchester Thurston was third, followed by Eden Christian, the Raiders in fifth, and Our Lady of the...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Nov. 13, 2022
Churchill Mary Lou Kinkella sold property at 1642 Georgetown Pl to Peter Katz for $120,000. Teodora Deitrich sold property at 1644 Georgetown Pl to Jeremy Brandfass and Amanda Gussman for $190,000. Joseph Donaldson sold property at 2403 S. Marbury Court to Donald Minich and Daphne Henry for $500,000. Judith Rubino...
Patriotic pastry: The Willows in Oakmont honors veterans with special cake
Two team members at The Willows skilled nursing community in Oakmont designed and decorated a particularly patriotic dessert to help celebrate Veterans Day. Michelle Lowes, a cook, and Maria Emili, dining services director, created a three-layer cake featuring seals from all branches of the military. Lowes began cake decorating 12...
Oakmont shines with annual Fall Festival
Oakmont Borough celebrated the Halloween season with the annual Fall Festival that took place in the center of town. The most anticipated part was the Halloween parade, which kicked off the Oct. 29 festivities at 11 a.m. Led by the Riverview High School Marching Band, a group of costumed children...
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...
