Plum Advance Leader category, Page 51
Plum girls hold off furious Kiski Area rally to win
With 3 minutes, 41 seconds left in Thursday’s Section 1-5A girls basketball game at Plum, the host Mustangs held a 15-point lead on Kiski Area and hoped to put the game on ice. But the Cavaliers, led by junior Abbie Johns, wouldn’t go away. Johns scored 10 straight points for...
Plum Borough manager says firefighters were never without insurance coverage
Plum’s volunteer firefighters were never without insurance protecting them if they were hurt answering a call, the borough’s manager said Wednesday. Borough Manager Michael Thomas said the borough was late in paying a bill for the annual workers’ compensation insurance covering its four fire departments, but the coverage remained in...
Lapse in insurance coverage knocks Plum fire departments out of service for hours before being restored
Plum’s four volunteer fire departments were out of service for about six hours Tuesday because of a lapse in insurance coverage. The Holiday Park, Logans Ferry, Renton and Unity departments went out of service at 2 p.m., according to Holiday Park Chief Jim Sims and Unity Vice President Morgan McIlrath....
Plum man arrested, charged with assaulting zTrip driver
A Plum man has been arrested and police are seeking two additional suspects after authorities said the trio assaulted a driver with ride-booking service zTrip early Sunday and stole her car. Wayne K. Griffin Jr., 18, of Plum, was charged with motor vehicle robbery, criminal conspiracy, simple assault and receiving...
Drink in style with hand-painted glassware created in Oakmont
A Penn Hills native is pouring her passion for art into her Oakmont business, one glass at a time. Amanda Lee, 42, of Oakmont has been determined to carve out a career in art since she could hold a crayon. But not everyone shared her enthusiasm. “My dad was a...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Jan. 8, 2023
Chalfant Jamie Lynn Kelly sold property at 220 Wilkins Ave. to Loran and Yolanda Dehonney for $107,000. Churchill A & O Homes LLC sold property at 2511 Collins Road to Jens Danielsen and Hannah Wilkinson for $174,900. Estate of Annette Crelli sold property at 2230 Wm Penn Highway to Kimberly...
Plum Council to act on plans for new Sheetz
Plum Council is expected to vote Monday on plans for a new Sheetz on Golden Mile Highway. The convenience store and gas station would be built along Presque Isle Drive at what is today Presque Isle Plaza. A Kings restaurant in the plaza closed in September. The building that housed...
Plum’s girls wrestling team shows improvement in early-season matches
The Plum School District sanctioned girls wrestling in June — the 47th district to do so in Pennsylvania — and since then, the program has made significant strides. Its wrestlers, coach Dave Miller said, are making progress both in the practice room and on the competition mat. “I first saw...
Plum basketball finding its way
Rich Mull saw ups and downs from a youthful Plum girls basketball team in his first season as head coach last year. The Mustangs finished outside of the playoff mix for the first time in six seasons. The still young team, with just forward Dannika Susko and guard Cam Rogers...
Another Dollar General store could be on the way in Plum
Dollar General is considering opening a third store in Plum. The store would be built on vacant land along Saltsburg Road at Clements Road. The borough’s Zoning Hearing Board was scheduled to hold a hearing relating to parking spaces at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the municipal center, 2000 Old Mine...
Young Plum girls team might be finding way in new year
Rich Mull saw ups and downs from a youthful Plum girls basketball team in his first season as coach last year. The Mustangs finished outside of the playoff mix for the first time in six seasons. The still young team, with just forward Dannika Susko and guard Cam Rogers as...
Plum High senior earns Eagle Scout rank
A Plum Senior High School student has achieved the highest rank in Boy Scouts. Cody Chill’s Eagle Scout rank was acknowledged during a Court of Honor ceremony on Dec. 17 at Holiday Park United Methodist Church in Plum. Fewer than 6% of Boy Scouts become Eagles. Special guests speakers at...
Senior driver improvement courses offered in Plum, other areas
Seniors For Safe Driving is offering senior citizen driver improvement courses to help motorists understand how aging affects driving abilities and prove insight about navigating today’s roads. The PennDOT-approved courses are designed for drivers age 55 and older, and include no testing or behind-the-wheel driving. As mandated by Pennsylvania law,...
Plum dog trainer featured on Bloomberg TV’s ‘World’s Greatest!’
If you look at the logo of Say It Once Dog Training, you will see a friendly, well-trained canine. You may not see it for what it has become, a shrine to a man’s best friend. Vinnie Somma adopted Trigger, the dog the logo is based on, 11 years ago....
Knights of Columbus donates coats for Plum, Riverview students
Holy Family Knights of Columbus Council 4242 is donating 48 new winter coats for students at elementary schools in the Plum and Riverview school districts. Coats are being distributed to students through the assistance of the elementary guidance counselors at both school districts. Coats for Kids is one of the...
Bethel Park girls basketball team beats short-handed Plum
Bethel Park came into Latrobe’s two-day holiday girls basketball tournament having won just once in its first seven games. The Black Hawks came away with a pair of victories to stretch their winning streak to three after the latest success Thursday, a 41-36 decision over short-handed Plum. The Mustangs, who...
Faces of the Valley: Plum Community Center’s new activities coordinator well-suited for job
Diana Kelly’s father says she can strike up a conversation and make friends with anyone, anywhere. “My father says I’m a people person because I love to talk with people,” she said. So Kelly’s father, Paul Nye, 82, thought it was great when she took a job as the activities...
Plum telethon raises more than $57,000 for Make-A-Wish Foundation
Everyone involved with Plum Borough School District’s 22nd annual Make-A-Wish Telethon figured the 2021 event would be a tough act to follow. After a year’s hiatus, the 2021 telethon returned to an enthusiastic response that took its cumulative fundraising total over the $1 million mark. Donors’ generosity continued in 2022,...
North Catholic runs away from Plum in victory
Max Hurray and North Catholic got off to a sizzling start and didn’t slow down. Hurray, a junior, scored 14 points in the first quarter with a trio of 3-pointers and helped the Trojans build an 18-point lead on their way to an 89-47 win over Plum in a nonsection...
Second-half surge powers Plum girls past Franklin Regional
With 2 minutes, 2 seconds left in the third quarter Monday night, the Franklin Regional girls basketball team held a three-point lead over Section 1-5A rival Plum and hoped to extend its advantage. But the Mustangs then went on a 14-0 run that lasted until two minutes were left in...
2 firefighters among 3 injured in Plum house fire
Two firefighters and one other person were injured as the result of a fire that broke out early Monday morning in Plum. The firefighters were outside the home when the rear of the dwelling partially collapsed, Tribune-Review news partner WPXI reports. Unity Fire Chief PJ Mudar told the station the...
Big things ahead for Plum bowling team
Mareana Pilyih stands head and shoulders above the girls East section in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Bowling League after four games. The Plum junior, last year’s Western Regional champion and state qualifier, rolled games of 211, 211 and 226 for a 648 series Dec. 14 in her team’s 7-0 victory...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Dec. 18, 2022
Churchill Anthony Weakland sold property at 3770 E. Rural Ct to Nelson Bernardo for $159,900. Edgewood Laura Bowman sold property at 503 Allenby Ave. to Maple Chen for $335,500. Kimberley Ziner sold property at 563 Allenby Ave. to Matthew Welles and Samantha Somers for $277,000. Antoni Stelmaszczyk sold property at...
Army soldier charged with murdering sergeant from Plum
FORT STEWART, Ga. — The Army has charged a 28-year-old soldier with murder in the fatal shooting of a sergeant at a Georgia base. Officials at Fort Stewart identified the suspected gunman Friday as Spc. Shay A. Wilson of Cambria Heights, New York. He has been charged in a military...
Plum’s annual telethon for Make-A-Wish returning after reaching $1M goal in 2021
After shooting for, reaching and exceeding a $1 million lifetime goal last year, Plum School District’s annual telethon for Make-A-Wish is going into its 22nd year without such a milestone in mind. The telethon, started in 1999, was held annually until missing 2020 because of the pandemic. It returned in...
