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Plum girls basketball team excited to earn playoff spot
It was quite the roller-coaster final week of section play for the Plum girls basketball team. A 49-35 loss at Kiski Area last Monday — the Mustangs’ third section setback in a row — put them at 5-6 in the section standings and put a dent in their postseason chances....
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Feb. 12, 2023
Churchill Peter Katz sold property at 1642 Georgetown Pl to Ebony Amoroso for $278,000. Edgewood Anthony Conant sold property at 206 Beech St. to David Scarborough and Amanda Thomas for $485,000. Debra Docherty sold property at 145 Lloyd Ave. to James Sidel and Nicole Brodsky for $285,000. Fifth Ave Capital...
Recovered from neck injury, Plum’s Antonino Walker ready to make run at postseason medals
Plum junior Antonino Walker won 11 of his first 12 wrestling matches this season and hoped to add to it when the Mustangs competed at Saturday’s Pine-Richland Duals. He made it to the 172-pound championship match at the Allegheny County Tournament on Jan. 28 at Fox Chapel before coming up...
Democrats sweep all 3 state House special elections, party to control chamber
The Democrats handily won in all three state House special elections Tuesday night, which will give them a majority in the House for the first time since 2010. The margin of representation would be 102 Democrats to 101 Republicans. According to unofficial returns from the Allegheny County Elections Division, the...
‘You can see the changes’: At Plum event, Veterans attest to value of medical service dogs
As a sufferer of post-traumatic stress disorder, Army veteran Debbie Richey left her house only rarely. That changed with some constant canine companionship. “I finally started to be able to go out in public. At first, I was a little afraid. I wasn’t sure. I never had a dog before,”...
Dollar General withdraws parking variance application in Plum
Dollar General has withdrawn its application for a variance related to parking spaces for a proposed new store along Saltsburg Road in Plum, according to a notice from the borough. The borough’s zoning hearing board was scheduled to hold a hearing on the request at its meeting Wednesday, after the...
Plum Council votes to demolish 2 houses following hearings
Plum Council has voted to tear down two houses the borough’s engineer has declared dangerous, while giving the owner of a third home more time to repair it. During hearings Monday, council voted to tear down houses at 7906 Saltsburg Road and 488 New Texas Road. Council voted to give...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Feb. 5, 2023
Churchill Kara Marie Burgard sold property at 2513 Greensburg Pike to Anthony Costa for $150,000. Mary Clouse trustee sold property at 5 Lewin Ln to John and Sarah Maynard for $330,000. Edgewood David Scarborough sold property at 544 Greendale Ave. to Charles Hadlock for $333,000. Forest Hills John Scott sold...
Plum’s Moore-Watkins, Thomas sign on to continue football careers
Needing 151 yards to become Plum’s all-time leader in career rushing yards, senior tailback Eryck Moore-Watkins exploded in the 2022 season finale against Indiana. In his final varsity game, he rushed 22 times for a career-best 356 yards and six touchdowns as the Mustangs scored a 46-27 victory. Moore-Watkins finished...
After battling injuries, Plum’s Miller relishes chance to finish high school career on the ice
Zach Miller hasn’t taken lightly the opportunity to suit up this year for the Plum varsity ice hockey team. The Mustangs senior captain led the team in goals with 11 through a tough 5-2 loss to Indiana on Jan. 30. The day before, he was one of several area skaters...
Penn Hills girls use strong defense to complete section sweep of Plum
Penn Hills girls basketball coach Robert Cash didn’t tell his team that a win would keep them alive in the postseason race. He didn’t want to put any undue pressure on them and just wanted them to go out and play. “We just talked about going out and getting a...
Turning 20: Plum pizza shop nears two decades in business
For many kids growing up in the Plum area, Somma’s Pizza has been the place to go after a Little League baseball win. Trophies donated from football, baseball and especially hockey teams can be found in a case by the restaurant’s game room. Business cards are near the front door,...
Walker, McAndrew face challenges as they vie to succeed state Rep. Tony DeLuca in special election
Little time and little name recognition are two challenges the Republican candidate for the state House 32nd District sees himself and his Democratic opponent sharing. Clayton Walker figures that helps level the playing field between himself and Joe McAndrew as they vie to succeed a titan of Pennsylvania politics in...
Gardeners get early, informative start to season at Monroeville seed swap
Take a look at supermarket prices, and you may want to think seriously about alternatives to paying so much for food. If you’re partial to vegetables, a cost-saving measure could be to start a garden or enhance an existing one. And the knowledgeable folks qualifying as Penn State Master Gardeners...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Jan. 29, 2023
Churchill Emily Rybinski sold property at 3766 E. Rural Ct to Shanay Monique Baker for $169,500. William Suiters sold property at 1640 Georgetown Pl to James and Tina Weiland for $380,000. Edgewood Dane Vandenberg sold property at 839 E Hutchinson Ave. to Tyler and Dana Henke for $385,000. Forest Hills...
Children’s use of smartphones subject of ‘Community Connections Night’ in Plum schools
Children’s use of smartphones will be the subject of a presentation Feb. 7 at Plum Middle School. Ryan Klingensmith, founder of “Shape the Sky,” will discuss what children may really be doing on their phones and other electronic devices during Plum School District’s third and final Community Connections Night for...
Murrysville company FlexScreen begins licensing its technology with automated manufacturing line, wins ‘BIG’ awardVideo
Eight years ago, Joe Altieri was in his Plum garage trying to perfect a new, flexible, easy-to-install window screen. Today, he is the owner of FlexScreen, a multimillion-dollar Murrysville company that earned an investment from “Shark Tank” host Lori Greiner. It opened its seventh manufacturing facility last June in New...
Plum School District offering paid training to attract bus drivers
Plum Borough School District is offering paid training as it seeks to fill vacancies among its bus and van drivers. The district, which operates its own fleet with its own employees, needs six bus drivers and two van drivers, business manager Ryan Manzer said. Two bus aides also are needed....
Penn Hills council selects Pittsburgh firm to design VOPP bike/walking trail
A Pittsburgh branch of an engineering and design firm has been tasked with crafting a near 14-mile bike and walking trail. Penn Hills council unanimously voted Jan. 23 to select TranSystems to develop the VOPP Trail – Verona, Oakmont, Penn Hills and Plum. Municipal planning director Chris Blackwell said Penn...
Plum girls mount double-digit 4th-quarter rally to beat Franklin Regional
It’s rare a team wins a basketball game after making one field goal in an entire half. Not every team has Megan Marston, however. After a difficult first half when nothing would fall for anyone, Marston found a rhythm and her Plum teammates followed. And they pulled off an epic...
Plum gymnast Sarah Kvortek suffers season-ending foot injury
Plum senior Sarah Kvortek hoped for one final solid performance at the WPIAL individual gymnastics championships Feb. 11 to close out her high school career. But those hopes came to a sudden halt last Friday at a high school meet at Premier Gym and Cheer in Baldwin. While preparing for...
Plum’s Decheck brothers want to put Gannon men’s swimming on the mapVideo
Being only a year apart, brothers Justin and Joey Decheck have done a lot together. Mostly, they have competed in swimming together: through youth ranks, at Plum High School and now at Gannon. Throughout their time at Plum, they teamed on countless relays, but they never were able to set...
East suburban area real estate transactions, week of Jan. 22, 2023
Chalfant Scott Cole sold property at 212 Wilkins Ave. to Romel Scott for $150,000. Churchill Brad Kluchurosky sold property at 2411 Collins Road to Freddie Delgado for $175,000. Kimberly Payne sold property at 2502 Collins Road to Eighteen North Holdings LLC for $75,000. Joseph Anthony Brescia Jr. sold property at...
Plum swimmers seeing results after ‘intense holiday training’
Plum swim coach Shawn Haupt chuckled when he talked recently about the vibe among the boys and girls team members as some “moaning and groaning” with a lot of tiredness from some heavy-duty practice sessions. “But that happens every year around this time,” he said. “And every year, when I...
Plum gymnast Sarah Kvortek ups degree of difficulty in quest for more success
Sarah Kvortek smiles when she thinks back to last year’s PA Classic state title in the all-around at Moon High School. “It was just a really great moment, almost surreal for me because I never thought I would be a state all-around champion,” said Kvortek, a Plum senior whose 2021-22...
