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In brief: Events around Oakmont, Plum, week of Aug. 15, 2022
RCAC hosts ‘Rags to Riches’ Riverview Community Action Corp. is hosting an informative program, “From Rags to Riches,” at 7 p.m. Sept. 13 at 501 Second St., Oakmont. The entrance is on Delaware Avenue. Author, historian, and presenter Debra Sandoe McCauslin will discuss Jessie Mathews Vann, wife of Robert Vann,...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 18, 2022
Churchill Thomas Foster sold property at 1068 Black Forest Drive to Joshua and Rachel Clay for $187,000. Clarence Gillcrese sold property at 2039 Hampstead Drive to Michele Boyd for $192,000. Michael Connors sold property at 2200 William Penn Highway to Vusala Snyder for $265,000. Forest Hills Barbara Bridge sold property...
Verona Presbyterian Church sets date for its final service
Verona Presbyterian Church will soon shut its doors for good. Church leaders said its membership has dwindled over the years from more than 400 to just 31 people, and about 10 come to Sunday services religiously. The pandemic also had a tremendous impact in cutting programs and stopped in-person services...
Riverview School Board has vacancy following resignation
Riverview School Board vice president Tara Jean Schaaf has resigned. Her departure was effective Aug. 1. The Verona parent cited a new job as her reason for leaving the board. “I loved my time on the board and was sad to have to resign, but I had to make decisions...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 7, 2022
Chalfant Estate of John Yesko sold property at 123 Lynnwood Ave. to Irina Voytsekhova for $85,000. Edgewood Kathleen Conley sold property at 30 McKelvey Ave. to Timothy Savisky for $115,000. John Wilson sold property at 149 Pennwood Ave. to Ryan Dammerman for $475,000. Forest Hills John Michael Omalley sold property...
Pa. congressional members lobby Secretary of State to help Oakmont teacher in Russian prison
Eleven members of Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation on Wednesday sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging him to include an Oakmont teacher being detained in Russia for possessing medical marijuana in any possible prisoner exchange. “Although he may not carry the notoriety of a celebrity WNBA athlete,...
Penn Hills, Verona businesses among those selected for Comcast RISE grants
Penn Hills resident Renee Galloway opened a business in 2011, making ready-to-order treats for clients. The self-taught baker operates Sweet Inspirations at her home and locally delivers her treats but makes some exceptions to ship them to customers. She looks forward to finding a storefront for her business after being...
Verona hosts wrestling Battle in the Borough 4
Professional wrestling returns to Verona on Aug. 20 when the Keystone State Wrestling Alliance will be in town for the Battle in the Borough 4. Taking place at Cribbs Field, 700 Second St., and hosted by the Lower Valley Athletic Foundation and Verona Parks and Recreation Board, the extravaganza will...
Long-running Oakmont Street Sale continues to impress
Oakmont had one of its longest-running events on July 30 when the borough put on the Oakmont Street Sale. A local tradition since the 1960s, the Street Sale had a carnival-like atmosphere and featured a wide array of businesses and performers both from the Oakmont-Verona area and the Pittsburgh region...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of July 31, 2022
Churchill Jeremy Matthews sold property at 2309 Forest Drive to Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc. for $215,000. Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc. sold property at 2309 Forest Drive to George Mallard III and Christina Fike for $215,000. Estate of George Buerger Jr. sold property at 166 Kings Dale Road to Zachary Roda...
Families enjoy activities, booths at Oakmont Chamber of Commerce Street Sale
Young Alexandra Lindner tipped her pink plastic firefighter’s hat toward the ground, grabbed some chalk and went to work making Oakmont a better place Saturday afternoon. Alexandra, 4, of Oakmont was one of many children who colored the bricks of Allegheny River Boulevard as part of the Oakmont Chamber of...
Allegheny Township police charge Oakmont man with assaulting, raping teen
An Oakmont man is accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl multiple times before raping her late last year. Allegheny Township police charged Jeffrey Thomas McMeekin, 60, of California Avenue on Thursday with one count of rape, three counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, two counts of aggravated indecent assault...
Family seeks release of Oakmont teacher being held in Russian prison
Marc Fogel has lived in six countries and taught overseas for 35 years, including stints in Mexico, Malaysia, Colombia, Oman and Venezuela. Last summer, Fogel and his wife, Jane, were about to start their 10th and final year teaching at the Anglo American School in Moscow. But, when they arrived...
Family seeks release of Oakmont teacher being held in Russian prison
Marc Fogel has lived in six countries and taught overseas for 35 years, including stints in Mexico, Malaysia, Colombia, Oman and Venezuela. Last summer, Fogel and his wife, Jane, were about to start their 10th and final year teaching at the Anglo American School in Moscow. But when they arrived...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of July 24, 2022
Churchill Michael Glabicki sold property at 2280 Elmhill Road to Carl and Carlanne Herzog trustee for $435,000. Louis Levine sold property at 2305 Marbury Road to Shadaya Hall for $288,000. Forest Hills Avissarim LLC sold property at 340 Avenue A to Adam Joseph Vandivier for $190,000. James Frechione trustee sold...
Sewer rates rise in Oakmont
Effective this billing cycle, Oakmont Borough is raising sewage rates for all Oakmont Water Authority customers from $7.29 per 1,000 gallons to $9.50. The minimum charge for 6,000 gallons will rise from $43.74 to $57. The increase comes directly from the borough and not from the water authority. This marks...
Another closing of Logans Ferry Road in Plum to detour thousands for up to 3 months
Work to repair a landslide will close a section of Logans Ferry Road in Plum for up to three months. The stretch between Entrance Drive and Columbia Road, near the border of Plum and New Kensington, tentatively is scheduled to close beginning Aug. 2. PennDOT spokesman Steve Cowan said, if...
Oakmont Farmer’s Market open Saturdays, presented by The Oakmont Experience
The parking lot of a former dry cleaning business in Oakmont is transformed into a farmer’s market Saturdays through October. People can get fresh produce from Ohioville-based Haffey Family Farm, oils and other products from Oakmont Olive Oil Co., soaps and bathing materials from Iron Alley Soap and the Refillery...
In brief: Library programs, volunteers sought in Plum, Oakmont, week of July 18, 2022
PAWS to Read at Plum library includes therapy dogs Plum Borough Community Library will host PAWS to Read, a storytime for students in first through fourth grades with therapy dogs from Westmoreland County Obedience Training Club, at 10 a.m. July 26 at 445 Center-New Texas Road. Participants can read to...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of July 17, 2022
Churchill Mark Huggins sold property at 2324 Marbury Road to Jeffrey Achezinksi and Rachel Hartman for $598,000. Edgewood Patrick Loughney sold property at 334 Dewey Ave. to Michael Parker and Sara Werner for $330,000. Jembact Inc. sold property at 173 Pennwood Ave. to Allegheny BC Four L.P. for $748,750. Monroeville...
Plum craft show will benefit multiple sclerosis nonprofits
Alex Ley of Plum is no stranger to multiple sclerosis. Her mother, Tina, was diagnosed with MS more than two decades ago. And she’s also no stranger to fundraising for several nonprofits that fund MS research and treatment. Ley has organized craft show this Sunday, July 17 in Plum. Part...
Kerr Memorial Museum in Oakmont marks 20 years
A building at the corner of Oakmont’s Delaware Avenue and Fourth Street holds special memories for borough resident Jane Foster. “I had Virginia Kerr as a seventh- and eighth-grade teacher,” she said about the woman who lived there her entire life. “She was a friend of our family, because my...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of July 10, 2022
Churchill Maureen Haynes sold property at 13 Barton Drive to Caroline Michelle Sinclair for $165,000. Walter Czekanski sold property at 2516 Creekedge Drive to Sonja McCreary for $299,000. Edgewood IJB Rentals LLC sold property at 122 Oakview Ave. to Barry Joel Bookheimer Jr. and Cordelia Hope Brazile for $294,500. Raphael...
Riverview clarifies use of district logo
A statement regarding the unauthorized use of Riverview School District’s logo has been released to the public: “The Riverview School District is a public entity serving a diverse population of students, staff, parents and community members. As such, the district holds no political affiliation. Additionally, the use of all district...
Escape the ordinary with Puzzle Room, Primal Pigment in Verona
Mix Jackson Pollock with Jimi Hendrix, plus a touch of Peter Max and Pink Floyd, and you get the general idea of what Jessica Dancisin calls “Pittsburgh’s one-of-a-kind blacklight splatter-paint experience.” Actually, the music pumped into Primal Pigment is customers’ choice. But the glow of the gobs of liquid that...
