Plum Advance Leader category, Page 90
Police recover money scammed from senior citizen in Plum’s Holiday Park neighborhood
Plum police want to remind residents to be wary of scams after they were able to recover money swindled from a senior citizen in Holiday Park. A woman was contacted via email by scammers Sept. 16 seeking a $199 renewal of firewall protection for her computer, Plum Police Officer Jake...
Glass recycling event planned near Boyce Park soccer field in Plum
PA Resource Council’s traveling glass recycling bin will be parked by the Boyce Park soccer field along Pierson Run Road in Plum from Oct. 24 to 29. Glass bottles, jars and jugs will be accepted. Cut glass, glass bakeware, mirrors, porcelain and ceramics, stemware, light bulbs and TVs will not...
A-K Valley football players to watch for Week 6
Lorenzo Jenkins Fox Chapel, jr., WR/DB In wins over Shaler and Kiski Area after an 0-3 start, Jenkins caught a combined 13 passes for 240 yards and six touchdowns. He is averaging 16 yards a catch this season and owns totals of 24 catches, 383 yards and seven touchdowns. On...
Larry Mills Park in Plum to host a free drive-in Halloween movie night Oct. 24
Plum plans to have a Halloween drive-in movie night a week before the holiday. Movie night is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 24 at Larry Mills Park. The borough presents “The Addams Family,” the 2019 animated version from directors Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan. It is based on the characters created...
Plum officials approve ‘town center’ plans, need state permit before seeking contract bids
Plum officials are seeking developers for a proposed municipal center. The so-called town center would house a police station, municipal offices, gym, a plaza and a community center — essentially an all-in-one government service center — near the public works and EMS buildings along Old Mine Road. The current Plum...
Plum High School remains open after 2 students test positive for covid-19
Plum High School remains open in a hybrid learning model despite two students testing positive for covid-19. District officials said they were notified Wednesday of two students from the same family at the high school having positive cases. Principal Joe Fishell said via letter that the district’s conducted contact tracing...
Freshman lawmaker Brandon Markosek faces John Ritter for 25th State House District seat
First-time Democratic state Rep. Brandon Markosek has a challenger going into the general election in November. John Ritter, 66, a Republican from Monroeville who is a Gateway School Board member, has plans to fill the historically Democratic seat that represents a large chunk of Pittsburgh’s east suburbs. Markosek, 27, cruised...
Assault, drug cases among those recently handled in Judge Zucco’s Plum court
Plum District Court Judge Linda Zucco handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Plum police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Paul McClain, 39, of Strabane on charges of false imprisonment, aggravated assault, unlawful...
Trib HSSN WPIAL boys and girls soccer rankings for Oct. 12, 2020
Here’s a look at this week’s Trib HSSN WPIAL boys and girls soccer rankings. Records are through Saturday’s games. Girls soccer Class 4A Team, record, previous 1. Fox Chapel, 10-1, 1 2. Butler, 8-1, 2 3. Peters Township, 5-1, 3 4. Norwin, 6-2-1, NR 5. North Allegheny, 7-2, 4 Out:...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 11
Churchill Darrell Williams sold property at 1900 Brushcliff Road to Ranada Tamara Almond McCoy for $117,000. Estate of Theresa Morgan sold property at 2400 Collins Road to Mary Truschel for $118,000. Delmont Mark Watkins sold property at 209 Apple Hill Drive to William and April Champion for $259,900. RA Snoznik...
Human skeletal remains found in Boyce Park
A hunter found human skeletal remains Saturday morning in a wooded area at Boyce Park in Plum, officials said. Authorities were alerted to the hunter’s discovery shortly after 9:30 a.m., an Allegheny County 911 shift commander said. Detectives with the Allegheny County Police homicide unit were called to the scene,...
‘Amazing Trail Race’ raises money for Heritage Trail events, maintenanceVideo
Lisa Lotito, vice president at the Level Green Community Women’s Club, was already a big fan of both the Westmoreland Heritage Trail, and CBS show “The Amazing Race.” And when she heard that trail officials were thinking of hosting a trail scavenger hunt for children, it dovetailed perfectly with an...
Plum runners look to finish season strong at postseason invitationals
Livia Paoletti understands she doesn’t have many high school cross country races left. So the Plum senior is taking nothing for granted over the final weeks of her final season. “I am so happy we are able to run, especially with all the uncertainty with covid the past couple of...
WPIAL Class 4A roundup: No. 4 Plum stays unbeaten with win over Hampton
Ryan Hubner threw for 178 yards and a 62-yard touchdown pass to Reed Martin as No. 4 Plum scored a 20-7 victory over Hampton (3-2, 3-2) in the Class 5A Greater Allegheny Conference on Friday night. Martin caught five passes for 105 yards for the Mustangs (5-0, 5-0). Logan Brooks...
Gateway, Plum athletic directors adapt to covid-19 roller coaster
Athletic directors have had it rough this year. Planners at heart, many of those plans have been scrapped, reworked, canceled and reworked again, said Josh Shoop, the Athletic Director at Plum Borough School District. “It’s been very, very hard,” Shoop said. “I think I’ve lost a couple years during these...
Local mountain bike team experiences growth during covid-19 uncertainty
The covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on many areas of life — but it has served as a boon for the Pittsburgh East Composite Mountain Bike Team, according to head coach Jim Pottinger. “We’ve almost doubled our athletes and coaches,” said Pottinger of Murrysville, who works as a teacher at...
Oakmont Chamber of Commerce to host Halloween event Oct. 29
Oakmont Chamber of Commerce and borough businesses want to do their part to ensure children have a safe and spooky Halloween. The chamber is hosting a trick-or-treat event from 5-7 p.m. Oct. 29 along Allegheny River Boulevard. Many shops from College to Pennsylvania avenues will have candy for children, and...
Murrysville FlexScreen owner enters equity partnership with ‘Shark Tank’ investorVideo
When Joe Altieri was in his Plum garage working on a prototype for a flexible window screen, his vision was to build a successful business. Getting that business, FlexScreen, to the point where he could garner rapid interest from multiple investors on ABC’s “Shark Tank” turned out to be icing...
Work on turnpike bridge to close Unity Trestle Road in Plum for 4 weeks
Another road in Plum will be closed because of work on a new bridge over the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Unity Trestle Road will be closed between Universal Road and Old Leechburg Road/Millers Lane from Oct. 19 until Nov. 15, Jeff Ronosky, a project manager with Mosites Construction, said Wednesday. Work will...
Family-owned Willow Golf Range in Plum is in its 60th year in businessVideo
Frank and Rose Marie Borkovich had a vision to build a driving range, mini-golf course and ice cream shop. He was a golf pro and Florida State amateur golf champion. She was a nurse anesthetist. The Plum couple made their dream a reality in their neighborhood in 1960. Willow Golf...
DUI, drug cases among those recently handled by Judge Zucco in Plum – Oct. 5, 2020
District Judge Linda Zucco recently handled the following cases. Charges were filed by Plum police unless otherwise noted. Waived preliminary hearings • Nicole Spadaro, 39, of Murrysville on charges of driving under the influence. Charges were filed June 22. • Daniel Amodeo, 51, of Plum on charges of simple assault,...
Third annual Fall Fest at Plum Creek Park a hit with families, vendorsVideo
Beau Ciufo scanned the hay bales, weighed his options and picked up the biggest pumpkin his little hands could carry. The boy, 1, was among about 500 children who went through the pumpkin patch at Plum’s third annual Fall Fest at Plum Creek Park. Beau’s parents, Amy and Jason Ciufo...
News briefs: Plum announces its 2020 Homecoming Court
The Plum High School Homecoming Court was announced during halftime of the Mustangs’ football game against Highlands High School on Oct. 2. It features Francesca Beighley, Emmalee Karns, Keegan McLean, Julia Vargo, Mia Pampena and Abby Lewis. GOP event planned A GOP Get Out the Vote gathering is set for...
Versatile Reed Martin helps Plum to unbeaten start
In Plum football’s Greater Allegheny Conference game against Mars on Sept. 25, Reed Martin never left the field. The Mustangs senior lined up at wide receiver and running back on offense and at cornerback on defense. He punted, kicked off, converted extra points and returned kicks in the 49-21 triumph....
Eastern-area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 4
Churchill David Buehner sold property at 764 Beulah Road to Lauren Friday and Nicolette Corey for $95,000. Evan Frazier sold property at 1912 Garrick Drive to Andrew Michael Bell for $210,000. Delmont John Swartz sold property at 215 Valley Stream Drive to Kimberly Daugherty for $165,000. Edgewood David Cinciripini sold...
