Plum Advance Leader category, Page 105
Riverview heads back to class
The first day of classes for students in the Riverview School District was Tuesday, Aug. 27. Tenth Street Elementary Principal David Zolkowski was there to greet students and parents....
New student club available to Riverview middle schoolers
Verona and Oakmont middle schoolers have a new extra-curricular option to express their love of reading. Riverview School District officials recently approved the creation of a middle school book club. The idea was proposed by English literature teacher Liz Morgans in response to a student survey taken last spring. She...
Plum School Board meetings to be videotaped, broadcast this school year
Plum School District families soon can watch school board workshops and voting meetings from the comfort of their own home or mobile device. The school board decided to start videotaping their monthly meetings in-house. The technology department, led by Director Daniel Lauletta, prepared an iPad, microphone and tri-pod setup. Board...
Plum school board meetings to be videotaped, broadcast this school year
Plum School District families soon can observe school board workshops and voting meetings from the comfort of their own home or mobile device. The school board decided to start video recording its monthly meetings in-house. The technology department, led by Daniel Lauletta, prepared an iPAD, microphone and tripod setup. Board...
Oakmont launches emergency text alert initiative
Oakmont officials hope a new text service will increase communication with residents and business about borough emergencies. A post was made on the borough website, www.oakmontborough.com, announcing the program. “We have partnered with Jireh Mobile of Verona as our notification service provider,” borough Manager Scot Fodi said. “We are incorporating...
Spitzer Toyota Monroeville donates to Plum School District
Travelers along Elicker Road in Plum will know they’re in Mustang Country courtesy of a Monroeville car dealership. Plum School District officials accepted a $21,500 donation from Spitzer Toyota Monroeville General Manager Robert Thomasson at Tuesday night’s meeting. The mustang is the district’s mascot. Superintendent Brendan Hyland said funds would...
Injuries reported in multi-vehicle crash in Plum
At least three people were reportedly injured in a multi-vehicle crash in Plum. Allegheny County officials said the incident took place around 11:30 a.m. Monday along the 2000 block of Golden Mile Highway. Plum: 2000 block Golden Mile Highway - multi-vehicle accident with injuries; pumps at gas station leaking fuel—...
Happenings in Oakmont and Plum this week – Aug. 26, 2019
Having trouble finding things to do in Oakmont and Plum this week? Here are some options: Weird Eric & O’Ryan the O’Mazing with bring their family-friendly Back 2 Fools show to the Oaks Theater Friday at 310 Allegheny River Blvd. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the show starting at...
Search for body of missing Plum man continues in Lake Erie
Authorities on Monday started to examine the boat that capsized and caused the disappearance of a Plum man in Lake Erie. Raymond Burns, 58, went missing nine days earlier, on Aug. 17. The 21-foot recreational fishing boat was hit by a squall and swamped by massive waves just before 10...
Riverview band boosters celebrate annual Pie Night with songs and sweets
There were pies and spirits in the sky Aug. 23 at a Riverview Band booster fundraiser. Hundreds of apple, pecan, blueberry and other slices of pastries were served at the seventh annual Pie Night at Riverside Park in Oakmont. “The weather’s perfect,” said Wendy Wilton, band booster president and event...
4 more gas wells planned for Midas well pad in Plum
There are plans to drill four additional unconventional natural gas wells on a pad along Coxcomb Hill Road in Plum, and surrounding landowners have been asked to help. A letter was sent in July to all landowners whose property sits within 1,000 feet of a proposed vertical and horizontal well...
Plum students welcomed back to new school year
The first day of school in the Plum School District was Aug. 21. Faculty and staff were there to greet students and returned on day two with more high fives and fist bumps....
Plum School District plans $5 million in facility improvements this school year
Plum School District officials plan to spend $5 million on building repairs and upgrades this school year. “We’re doing it in phases based on priority, with safety being the top priority,” district business manager John Zahorchak said. “We’re also taking on some of this work on our own (with district...
DUI, theft cases among those recently handled by Judge Zucco in Plum – Aug. 21, 2019
District Judge Linda Zucco recently handled the following cases. Charges were filed by Plum police unless otherwise noted. Waived preliminary hearings • Jason Pickford, 32, of Pittsburgh on charges of improper pass, reckless driving, exceeding maximum speed limits, duties at stop signs, driving with a suspended license, fleeing or attempting...
East Hills DUI Task Force to conduct roving patrols this weekend – Aug. 21, 2019
East Hills DUI Task Force will conduct roving patrols and other educational enforcement activities this weekend. The task force consists of Plum, Monroeville, White Oak, North Versailles Township, Oakmont, Penn Hills and Edgewood police departments. Project director is Plum police Lt. Lanny Conley. The enforcement/educational details will occur within the...
Plum police accuse Penn Hills man of S&T Bank robbery last December
A Penn Hills man already accused of robbing a bank in Unity, Westmoreland County, in January is now accused of threatening to stab a bank clerk during the robbery of the S&T branch along Golden Mile Highway in Plum last December. According to a police affidavit filed Wednesday, Demetriyaiss Lamar...
Police: Penn Hills man dead in Plum swimming pool car crash
A Penn Hills man died Wednesday morning after his car smashed through a fence and plunged into a backyard swimming pool in Plum. The Allegheny County medical examiner identified the man as William Gibson, 49. Police said they pulled Gibson from inside the Chevrolet Cobalt in the deep end of...
Oakmont police adds a new officer
Oakmont police recently welcomed a new officer. Katelyn Goodman, 24, of Carnegie was sworn in by Mayor Christopher Whaley at last week’s council meeting. This is her first police job, having just graduated from the Allegheny County Police Academy in June. Whaley said Goodman was highly recommended by her instructors....
Wife of Plum boater missing in Lake Erie waits for search crews ‘to bring him home’
Ray Burns relished the chance to unwind by fishing ever since learning to cast a rod as a young child alongside his brother and dad. “He always just loved to be able to throw out a rod and relax and wait for a bite,” recalled Marcy Burns, his wife of...
Oakmont Commons flooding solutions still under evaluation
Oakmont officials continue to work with engineers to find solutions to flooding problems in the Oakmont Commons neighborhood. At least 20 borough property owners are still cleaning up after storms late July 21 into July 22. Raising the elevation of the old Plum Creek railroad bed and widening a section...
Happenings in Oakmont and Plum this week – Aug. 19, 2019
Need to find something to do in Plum and Oakmont this week? Here are some suggestions:Riverview High School band boosters will host their annual Pie Night starting at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Riverside Park. Pies will be served next to the concession stands at the field. Cost is $3 per...
Lane restrictions along Hulton Road in Oakmont to begin Monday
Single-lane restrictions are expected to take place along Hulton Road in Oakmont the next few months. PennDOT officials said M&B Services will install Americans with Disabilities Act compliant curb cut ramps on the state road between Allegheny Avenue and Twelfth Street in the borough Monday through late October. Work will...
Plum adds police officer, new technology
A new website, app, police officer, facilities director and assistant superintendent are just some of the new additions at Plum School District. Officials also rolled out a digital backpack complete with 2019-20 school year welcome letters and related information from administrators of each school. “We warmly encourage each of our...
Riverview staffers ready for Oakmont and Verona students to return
Riverview School District officials have placed an emphasis on professional development to go along with student achievement this coming school year. High schoolers and Oakmont and Verona elementary students will enter their respective schools Aug. 27. A new collective bargaining agreement with the Riverview Education Association extended the working calendar...
Plum cleanup efforts continue after July floods
Cleanup efforts continue in Plum after several July storms left feet of water in residents homes and washed away vehicles. “I’m physically, mentally and emotionally exhausted from all of this,” resident Linda Garlitz said Monday. “I had four feet of water in house.” The U.S. Small Business Administration declared a...
