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Plum School Board meetings may be broadcast on public access and YouTube again
Plum School Board meetings may be recorded and broadcasted once again. High school television production class students recorded board meetings for about a decade under the direction of teacher Rick Berrott. That stopped this past school year as teacher contract negotiations heated up. The revived broadcasts would be aired on...
East Hills DUI Task Force to conduct roving patrols this weekend – Jul. 3, 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...
Driver guilty in Plum crash that killed junior firefighter, woman
A Saltsburg man will serve at least six years in prison for causing a crash in Plum that killed a junior firefighter from Tarentum and his girlfriend’s mother. Edward Leonard Cass III, 27, was convicted on all charges, including two counts of homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence....
Penn Hills JROTC cadets could finish military studies in Plum
Penn Hills School District’s Navy Junior ROTC cadets may have a chance to finish out their military studies in a new district and new branch of service. Superintendent Nancy Hines said the board is considering a one-year agreement with the Plum School District that would allow for about 14 students...
Decades old gas lamps in Oakmont to be converted to LED lights
Gas lamps along Allegheny River Boulevard in Oakmont may be going out as a borough committee seeks state funding for replacements. Oakmont Boulevard Project members have been working on converting the lamps across from the businesses along the cobblestone road into LED lights for years. Some were converted in 2015...
Plum offers first farmers market
Plum Borough is sponsoring the first farmers market at Plum Creek Park on July 8. The event will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. and will feature produce from Bridge’s Farm and Greenhouses, a local establishment that will sell a variety of fruits and vegetables. Other vendors include Pappy’s...
Line painting scheduled on several east suburb roads
PennDOT crews will paint lines on various roads in eastern suburban communities through July 6. The painting is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day on the following roads: • Route 286 in Monroeville and Plum; • Routes 130, 30, 48 in various communities; • Route 2073, also...
Annual Greek Food Festival continues this weekend in Oakmont
The annual Greek Food Festival at the Dormition of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Church in Oakmont is less about the food and more about fellowship for the volunteers. Around 200 people prepare, serve, cleanup and perform in the three-day celebration along Washington Avenue. It’s running through Sunday. The festival is...
Half-mile section of Hulton Road near Plum, Penn Hills set for longterm closure
A half-mile section of Hulton Road near the Plum and Penn Hills border will close until mid-November to allow crews to repair damaged by a landslide, PennDOT said Friday. Work on the $3.4 million project between Iowa Street and Michael Drive will start at 9 a.m. on July 1, depending...
Pivik Elementary parents help provide the Plum school with new technology
Pivik Elementary students should see some new technology in the coming school year thanks to their parents. The Plum school’s PTA pulled about $16,000 together toward a new “maker space lending library.” The equipment is expected to be ordered throughout the summer and ready for rollout in the fall. Proposed...
East Hills DUI Task Force to conduct roving patrols this weekend – Jun. 27, 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 students create elementary school garden
Around 15 Plum students got their hands dirty on a hot, summery day as they transplanted vegetables into a new elementary school garden. Center Elementary secured a grant from Grow Pittsburgh to construct 12 raised beds, a crushed limestone surface, seats and a shade structure as part of its latest...
Raccoon in Plum tests positive for rabies
A raccoon caught on Mt. Hood Drive in Plum has tested positive for rabies, making it the 16th rabid animal in Allegheny County since the start of the year. The Allegheny County Health Department announced the raccoon’s positive results for rabies Thursday. So far in 2019, there have been 13...
Plum Air Force JROTC cadets honored by borough vet for recent performance
Vietnam veteran and Mayor Harry Schlegel thanked a group of recruits for their serving in leading a military celebration. He presented members of the Plum School District’s Air Force Junior ROTC program with a proclamation at a recent school board meeting for their performance in the Oakmont/Verona Memorial Day parade....
No program cuts, furloughs or tax hike in Plum School District in coming school year
Plum School District property owners will not have to pay more in real estate taxes, and students will have the same programs in the coming school year. The school directors voted 6-3 Tuesday night to pass a $64.7 million spending plan. Board President Scott Coulson and Directors Sue Caldwell, Angela...
No program cuts, furloughs or tax hike in Plum School District’s 2019-20 budget
Plum School District property owners will not have to pay more in real estate taxes, and students will have the same programs next school year as a result of the final 2019-20 budget. School directors voted 6-3 Tuesday night to adopt their $64.7 million spending plan. Board President Scott Coulson...
New layout, more carnival rides and sunshine draws largest crowd to Plum’s Summerfest
More carnival rides and no rain resulted in the largest crowd ever at Plum’s Summerfest. The borough’s annual community days was rebranded as a festival last year. It had rained profusely the past few installments. There was nothing but sun shining down upon Larry Mills Park on Fontana Drive this...
Holiday Park Elementary in Plum to host free summer food program for youths
Children in Plum and surrounding communities can get free meals this summer at Holiday Park Elementary. The school at 313 Holiday Park Drive is one of the host sites for the Summer Food Service Program. Children ages 18 and younger can get free meals from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m....
Plum’s Frank Furko, best remembered as Pudgie Wudgie’s owner, dead at 85
Frank J. Furko’s claim to national fame was being the owner of a 20-pound tabby cat named Pudgie Wudgie — a famed feline in the 1990s. But Furko was more than that to people who knew him in the Oakmont and Plum areas. Furko of Plum’s East Oakmont neighborhood died...
Oakmont Greek Food Festival set to return
Thousands of hungry folks are expected to flock to Oakmont for the annual Greek Food Festival. The 45th installment for the Dormition of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Church is set for noon-11 p.m. June 28-30 at 12 Washington Ave. Andy Gavrilos has been involved with the festival for more than...
‘Hurting’ for volunteers, Plum department holds junior fire academy
Teens from Plum and surrounding communities had an opportunity to experience life as a firefighter. Holiday Park Volunteer Fire Department hosted its second annual Junior Fire Academy this month. Fire Chief Jim Sims said more than 20 cadets learned about vehicle extractions, fire investigations, equipment use and more during the...
Brick restoration to begin along Allegheny River Boulevard in Oakmont
Allegheny River Boulevard in Oakmont between Terrace Place and Virginia Avenue is expected to be closed late next month as part of a brick repair project. Council awarded the nearly $197,800 job to Apollo-based Kishmo Concrete Contractors at a meeting June 17. “They’ve done previous work for us, and they...
Assault, drug cases among those recently handled by Judge Zucco in Plum – Jun. 20, 2019
District Judge Linda Zucco recently handled the following cases. Charges were filed by Plum police unless otherwise noted. Held for courtJames Jones Jr., 36, of Pittsburgh on charges of terroristic threats, simple assault, harassment and criminal mischief. Charges were filed Sept. 23. Ethan Duvall, 22, of New Kensington on charges...
Truck fire near Plum-Monroeville border causes road closure
A tri-axle landscaping truck carrying mulch caught fire Wednesday afternoon near the Plum and Monroeville border. Holiday Park Volunteer Fire Department Chief Jim Sims said the fire took place around 12:40 p.m. at the intersection of Old Frankstown and Hochberg roads. There were no injuries reported. Sims said the intersection...
Oakmont looks to control vacation rentals in town
Oakmont officials want to adopt some new regulations so borough property owners think twice before turning their homes into hotels. Council approved advertising a short-term rental ordinance June 17 and could vote on it next month. According to the proposed ordinance, a property being rented out must be the permanent...
