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Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of May 29, 2022
Churchill Valerie Cooper sold property at 2512 Collins Road to Frank Slaughter for $222,000. John Robinson sold property at 315 Homer Drive to Alexander Carmody and Katelyn Larue Burns for $237,500. Keith Clark sold property at 3325 Longbow Drive to Corey Hoffman and Sierra Nannini for $366,000. Forest Hills Estate...
Missed opportunities prove costly for Plum baseball team
The Plum baseball team was no stranger to a close game even before it played its WPIAL Class 5A first-round playoff game against No. 6 Shaler on May 17 at North Allegheny. The 11th-seeded Mustangs battled to keep their season alive, but the Titans were just that much better in...
Strong finish helped Plum cap season in WPIAL playoffs
The Penn-Trafford softball team will play for a WPIAL Class 5A title against Armstrong on Thursday at Cal (Pa.). The Warriors were dominant in the regular season, losing just a pair of one-run games, and as the No. 2 seed, they were favored to make a deep postseason run. Plum...
Teacher, Friends of Rachel recognized in Plum
Nathan Pfeiffer, a teacher at Holiday Park Elementary School, was recognized by Plum Borough School Board as being one of 50 teachers selected for the Disney Imagination Campus Celebration. “I’ve been lucky enough to have great support from teaching these amazing students at Plum,” Pfeiffer said at the board’s May...
High school principal, middle school assistant approved in Plum
With the May 24 approvals by Plum Borough School Board, two administrators are ready to start July 1 in their new positions. Heather Hibner takes over as principal at Plum Senior High School, and Scott Lazzaro as Oblock Junior High assistant principal. Hibner comes to Plum with 18 years of...
Plum School Board selects new student representative
Plum Borough School Board introduced the high school’s new student representative to the board for 2022-23. Lauren Price officially starts the role in August. She replaces Hailey Drapcho, who has served as representative during the current school year. “Lauren is the perfect pick,” Drapcho said. “I think she’ll do very...
Plum High School seniors celebrate graduation on the field of Mustang Stadium
Plum Senior High School 12th-graders said goodbye to their borough classrooms and hello to the next chapter of life Wednesday night. Nearly 300 graduates celebrated commencement on the field of Mustang Stadium in front of hundreds of family members and friends. The high school band played “Pomp and Circumstance” as...
Plum High School Class of 2022 graduates
Here is the Plum High School Class of 2022: Lindsey Adams, Hira Adeel, Kenyah Adonai, Beau Aiello, Dylan Akut, Elizabeth Amen, Sydney Anderson, Alexander Arelt, Tyler Atkinson, Trystn Auth, Macey Barritt, Madison Beard, Caleb Bedillion, Jake Bell, Emma Bennethum. Mark Berezanich, Dominic Bergamasco, Amanda Beyer, Kriti Bhandari, Angelo Borrelli, Sofia...
Painting and Piano: Night of creativity kicks off Plum library reading program
Visitors to Plum Borough Community Library will notice new artwork on display, thanks to the talents of some patrons. To kick off the summer reading program, which has the seasonally appropriate theme Oceans of Possibilities, the library hosted Painting and Piano on the Patio, during which participants completed a variety...
Parade celebrates Plum Class of 2022
The streets of Plum were alive with the sound of celebration. On the evening before Plum Senior High School’s 2022 commencement, many of the seniors participated in a parade, traveling the borough and receiving plenty of applause as their convoy passed well-wishers. Members of the graduating class are: Lindsey Adams,...
Boyce Park, other county pools scheduled to open June 4
Allegheny County’s Boyce Park Wave Pool in Plum, North Park Swimming Pool in McCandless and Settlers Cabin Park Wave Pool in Robinson will open for the season June 4. Daily hours of operation are 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., weather and conditions permitting. Admission varies by age and county residency....
Young volunteers help make for successful Monroeville Lions Farmers Market
The Monroeville Lions Club is getting a little help from some friends. Students from Gateway and Plum Senior high schools are volunteering to assist with the Saturday morning farmers’ market that the club has been running for 40 years. Plum junior Lauren Price started lending a hand last year at...
Happenings for week of May 23, 2022: SummerFest scheduled, Memorial Day events
Plum Borough SummerFest scheduled Plum Borough’s SummerFest 2022 is scheduled from June 23-25 at Larry Mills Park, Fontana Drive. Hours are 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday, 5 to 10 p.m. Friday and 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday. The festival features food trucks, games plus fireworks on Saturday. Free round-trip shuttle...
Plum’s Brooks, Domke earn WPIAL track and field medals
The Plum boys and girls track and field teams were well represented at the WPIAL Class 3A track and field championships last week at Slippery Rock University. A pair of Mustangs — senior Logan Brooks and junior Connor Domke — brought home top-eight medals from the meet which was contested...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of May 22, 2022
Churchill Tuan Le sold property at 110 Fenwick Drive to Ruben Williams for $244,000. Thing Of Ours Limited sold property at 2340 Greensburg Pike to Callawe Bey for $5,000. Terri Nuyianes sold property at 3783 Greensburg Pike to Donald Justin White for $124,000. Edgewood Kay Masten sold property at 236...
Special Olympics event hosted by Plum Borough School District
Plum Borough School District hosted its first multi-district Special Olympics event on May 19 at the high school stadium. Special Olympics Pennsylvania provides year-round athletic training and competition in 21 sports for individuals with intellectual disabilities, providing them with continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness skills, express courage, and participate...
‘Come and have a good time’ at free-membership Plum Community Center
With his Fender Stratocaster strapped to his shoulder and plugged into his amplifier, Dennis Cunningham is carrying on a tuneful tradition. “Plum Community Center has had volunteers playing music with guitars and singing for 20 years,” he said. “It started with older guys. They retired.” Apparently, the founders of the...
Plum area happenings for week of May 16, 2022: Memorial Day, library activities
Parade, memorial service set in Oakmont, Verona The Oakmont-Verona Memorial Day Parade and Memorial Service is scheduled for May 30. The parade starts at 9:30 a.m. along James Street by the Fraternal Order of Eagles lodge in Verona. The route travels along Allegheny River Boulevard to Pennsylvania Avenue in Oakmont,...
Plum notebook: Softball team grabs final berth, earns trip to Class 5A playoffs
It has been an up and down season for the Plum softball team, but last Tuesday against Penn Hills, the Mustangs were able to enjoy a victory which clinched a spot in the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs. Plum controlled its own destiny for the fourth and final spot from Section...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of May 15, 2022
Chalfant Futures Properties LLC sold property at 246 Highland Ave. to RP Homes 2 LLC for $104,000. Forest Hills Marquette Espy sold property at 352 Barclay Ave. to Thomas Kempen and Stephanie Carmichael for $289,000. Dwight Helfrich sold property at 539 Pacific Ave. to Timothy Daughtery and Jessica Au for...
Plum principal swaps ‘interim’ for official title
Since November, the principal of Plum’s Pivik Elementary School had been working with “interim” as part of his title. With the school board’s approval, Michael Gauntner now is the lead administrator minus the temporary connotation. “Really, I didn’t really think about that. The title doesn’t mean anything. It’s just having...
Athletes honored by Plum Borough School Board
Thirty-Eight athletes were honored at the April Plum Borough School Board meeting for their achievements during the winter sports season. The students participated on the high school’s air rifle, basketball, bowling team, gymnastics, swimming and wrestling teams. Alaina Claassen of the junior high’s wrestling team was also honored as Pennsylvania...
Walk to Cure Arthritis May 22 at Boyce Park in Plum
While the debilitating effects of arthritis most commonly are associated with aging, consider what happened to Allie McGinnis when she was just 5. “I fell at a bowling alley, and my arm, it was stuck at a 90-degree angle. It wouldn’t move. My joints were so stiff that my arm...
Happenings for week on May 9, 2022: Touch A Truck, line dancing
Touch A Truck at Plum High School The Plum Chamber of Commerce is holding a Touch A Truck event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 14 at Plum Senior High School. More than 20 vehicles will be on site, along with attractions including food and snack trucks, and children’s...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of May 8, 2022
Churchill Hawre Jalal sold property at 42A Churchill Road to Richard and Phyllis Bender for $389,000. Edgewood Donna Tamres sold property at 520 Greendale Ave. to Alan Schlossberg and Loretta Hurley for $219,900. Corwin Parker sold property at 1026 Savannah Ave. to Nicholas and Katherine Burton for $630,000. Robert Vanwassen...
