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Stocking stuffer rivalry between Riverview, Springdale school districts benefits the homeless
A rivalry is brewing between Riverview and Springdale students, but this time it’s a race to get on Santa’s nice list. The school districts are dueling to help the region’s homeless community by collecting small, stuffed stockings to deliver to shelters this holiday season. “There is no greater gift than...
Hundreds of toys gathered at Plum’s sixth Stuff-A-Bus eventVideo
Awesome. It was the only word Shari Klein could find as she participated in Plum Borough School District’s sixth annual Stuff-A-Bus event Dec. 9. “There’s no other word for it, except awesome,” she said. She was one of several teachers and staff who helped transfer the donated toys from vehicles...
Church members, community contribute to Plum Food Pantry with ‘Christmas bags’
The covid-19 pandemic has altered traditions, but in some cases, perhaps it has created new ones. Plum Creek Presbyterian Church had to change plans for its 17th annual Christmas nativity walk-through event. Initially the event was changed to a drive-thru but Gaye Mallisee, a congregant and member of the church’s...
Plum area coronavirus numbers among highest in eastern suburbs
As coronavirus cases continue to surge in Allegheny County and across the country, the Plum area’s numbers remain among the highest in the eastern suburbs. As of Dec. 8, there have been 828 total cases of the novel coronavirus in Plum since March, according to the latest information provided by...
News briefs: Plum Borough School District launches school-by-school covid tracker
Plum Borough School District has released a covid-19 case tracker. The webpage tracks the total number of cases the school district has had since the start of the year. It also tracks active cases and ogoing and ended quarantines among staff and students. Visit the district’s website to find the...
Trib HSSN 2020-21 WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball preseason breakdown
This will surely be a boys basketball season like no other. WPIAL teams are set to tip off Friday and embark on a masked journey through a schedule likely to change many times as the year progresses. Teams all have hopes of hoisting a WPIAL championship trophy in March, much...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 6
Churchill Daniel Seaman sold property at 1909 Beulah Road to Bryan Weiss for $140,000. Robert Nicholas Willocks sold property at 15 Churchill Road to Jason Spider and Leena Ahmad Matthews for $492,000. Lowell Mark Mate trustee sold property at 27 Churchill Road to David Andrew Marr and Lauren Ashley Pawling...
Plum Municipal Authority water, sewage rates going up next year
Plum homeowners should not expect to see their real estate tax rates go up next year, but their water and sewage bills will increase slightly. Letters were to be sent out this month to Plum Borough Municipal Authority customers informing them of the rate hike, which will be reflected in...
Plum High School toy drive going drive-thru, no students this year
Plum High School’s sixth annual Stuff-a-Bus toy drive will be in a different format this year due to the covid-19 pandemic. The event is still set for 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday in the high school parking lot at 900 Elicker Road. However, there will be no hot chocolate...
Plum girls looking to take next step with experienced, talented roster
The Plum girls basketball team was on the brink of the first section title in school history last season but fell a game short. After a loss in the first round of the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs to Penn Hills, the Mustangs finished their season 14-7. It was their first...
Plum boys looking to develop consistency, return to playoffs
The Plum boys basketball team just missed out on a playoff appearance last season. The Mustangs were hovering between fourth and fifth place in Section 3-5A and needed crucial wins down the stretch to secure their first playoff berth since the 2015-16 season. They dropped three of their final five...
Trib HSSN WPIAL girls soccer all-stars: Ellie Coffield led Mars to new heights
Player of the year Ellie Coffield Mars, Sr., MF With both arms raised high, Ellie Coffield stretched the PIAA championship trophy toward the sky, her face framed in pure joy on a cold November night in Hershey. The Mars senior standout and her teammates reveled in winning another state title,...
Plum School Board maintains current president, vice president
Mike Devine and Michael Caliguiri will remain Plum School Board president and vice president, respectively. The board voted to keep both men in the top leadership roles at its Dec. 1 reorganization meeting. Devine was reappointed by a 5-4 vote while Caliguiri received unanimous support. “I’m happy that the majority...
Plum earns 10 all-conference picks after undefeated record in Greater Allegheny
Plum celebrated its first undefeated regular season since 1977, an accomplishment that was rewarded in the all-conference voting by Greater Allegheny coaches. The Mustangs had 10 players earn first-team honors, and Matt Morgan was named the conference’s top coach. Plum’s list of first-team players included Rocco Caprara, Evan Azzara, Ryan...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 29
Churchill Matthew Sass sold property at 2407 Collins Road to Laura Fusco for $166,000. Edgewood Brendan Kelley sold property at 318 Locust St. to Matthew Suffoletto and Kathleen McGinnis for $647,500. Forest Hills Glasgow Assoc. sold property at 257-259 Avenue B to Joshua Vincent Loccisano for $130,000. Glasgow Assoc. sold...
Plum swim teams ready to navigate season
Anticipation for the Plum boys and girls swim teams always is at a high level this time of the year. The swimmers, coach Shawn Haupt said, ramp up training efforts to meet team and individual goals and expectation. Covid safety concerns delayed the start of Plum’s winter athletic seasons —...
Deer Lakes’ Michael Sullivan chosen Valley News Dispatch Boys Soccer Player of the Year
Valley News Dispatch Boys Soccer Player of the Year Michael Sullivan Sr., F, Deer Lakes When Deer Lakes senior Mike Sullivan stepped onto a soccer field, he typically drew the attention of two or three defenders. Anytime an opposing coach revealed a gameplan, either going into a game or afterward,...
Plum’s Proviano named Valley News Dispatch Girls Soccer Player of the Year
Valley News Dispatch Girls Soccer Player of the Year Gina Proviano Sr., MF, Plum Gina Proviano remained hopeful there would be a fall high school sports season amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but the Plum senior girls soccer standout knew nothing was for sure as many athletic teams throughout the...
Plum School District moves to all online classes due to rising covid cases
Plum School District will move to all remote learning through Jan. 4, district officials announced Wednesday. It is one of several districts in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties to make the change this month from hybrid in-person classes to virtual schooling due to surging covid-19 cases. “We will continue to monitor...
A-K Valley cross country all-star teams announced
After a fall season like no other, area cross country coaches came together recently to celebrate the athletes who competed on some of the biggest stages in the WPIAL and beyond with the sixth edition of the Alle-Kiski cross country all-star teams. The coaches review selection criteria such as performances...
Forbes Road tech students build unorthodox snowmen for inaugural contest
How many different ways can you build a snowman? Students at Forbes Road Career and Technology Center have pushed the envelope on what defines a snowman in the school’s inaugural “Snowman Snow Down” competition. Each program’s students had the opportunity to compete in the schoolwide contest for the most Facebook...
DUI cases among those recently handled in Judge Zucco’s Plum court
Plum District Court Judge Linda Zucco handled these cases recently in her courtroom. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Plum police: Waived preliminary hearings • Carmen Namie, 33, of Rostraver on charges of driving under the influence and...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 22
Chalfant Sumedha Misra sold property at 145 Lynnwood Ave. to Jeniece Ward for $199,000. Shane Pollick sold property at 141 Wilkins Ave. to Anthony Parham for $100,000. Churchill Anthony Fallica sold property at 3791 W. Rural Court to Julio and Diana Mariscal for $169,150. Delmont Samuel Cararini sold property at...
Plum volleyball team savors remarkable turnaround season
Plum entered this season with the expressed goal of reaching the WPIAL Class 3A girls volleyball playoffs. Wait. The playoffs? Plum went 3-21 in Class 4A section play the previous two years, including 0-12 in 2018. Turns out the Mustangs sold themselves short. Led by All-American middle hitter Makayla Jackson,...
Plum’s Pivik Elementary closed through November after positive covid-19 cases
Plum Borough School District officials have closed Pivik Elementary School and have directed students there to participate in online learning through Nov. 30. In a letter sent to parents Thursday, the district said the decision was made after one teacher and one student at the school tested positive for covid-19....
