Plum Advance Leader category, Page 92
Top-ranked girls volleyball teams keep positions in coaches rankings
WPIAL girls volleyball competition turns to Week 2, and section races are heating up in the four classifications. The top-ranked teams in each class from last week’s preseason Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association top-10 poll — North Allegheny (Class AAAA), Franklin Regional (Class AAA), North Catholic (Class AA) and Bishop...
Plum’s Movies in the Park series ends with additional show
Plum ended this year’s Movies in the Park series with a blue blur. The fourth and final film featured at Larry Mills Park was “Sonic the Hedgehog,” a Jeff Fowler film based on the iconic Sega video game of the same name. More than 240 people were in attendance Sept....
Plum to demolish 3 properties this year, another moved to 2021 demolition list
Plum officials plan to demolish three properties deemed unsafe and eyesores in the borough this year. Vegetation has overtaken structures at 430 Crestview Drive, 4611 Sardis Road and 113 Crystal Drive. At least one has broken windows and cracks in the foundation. All are in a “partially dismantled state,” according...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 20
Churchill Robert Feinberg trustee sold property at 2240 Harmain Road to Dario and Kathy Donatelli for $221,000. Edgewood Maxwell Williams sold property at 504 Greendale Ave. to Aaron Charles Watson and Marisol Edelmira Lalut for $359,500. Forest Hills Dolores Marie Paul trustee sold property at 110 Braddock Road to Aaron...
WPIAL Class 4A roundup: Rodney Gallagher lifts Laurel Highlands past Ringgold
Joe Chambers threw for 187 yards and a touchdown as Laurel Highlands captured a 16-12 victory over Ringgold (0-2, 0-2) in the Class 4A Big Eight Conference on Friday night. Rodney Gallagher caught six passes for 104 yards and ran for a touchdown for Laurel Highlands (1-1, 1-0). Landon Oslowski...
Indiana’s Beckwith, Kiski Area’s Miller claim titles at unique Kiski Cavalier Invitational
Cool and breezy morning weather gave way to comfortable afternoon temperatures as some of the WPIAL’s top runners kicked off their fall seasons Friday at the Gingerbread Man Kiski Cavalier Invitational at Northmoreland Park in Allegheny Township. Because of covid protocols in place limiting the overall number of people permitted...
Plum School District adding another in-person school day to its weekly schedule
Plum School District officials have added another in-person school day to the students’ weekly schedule. The current plan is a hybrid educational model with students in two groups. Students in Group A are in school Monday and Tuesday, and Group B is in school Thursday and Friday. All students are...
Plum’s Movies in the Park series continues this Saturday at Larry Mills Park
Plum officials added another movie to their Movies in the Park series. “Sonic the Hedgehog,” an action-adventure comedy film based on the Sega video game franchise, will be screened at Larry Mills Park on Saturday. Attendees can find their spots starting at 6:30 p.m. The movie starts at dusk. Plum...
Plum officials: Soccer tournament goes off without a hitch
Plum Area Youth Soccer Club hosted a three-day tournament late last month with thousands of players and spectators - all while staying compliant with health department guidelines. The 23rd annual Plum Kick-Off Classic took place Aug. 28-30 with 160 teams each with an average roster of 15 players. Teams used...
Plum appoints a familiar face as its new emergency management coordinator
Plum officials selected a familiar face as the borough’s new emergency management coordinator. Jim Sims, retired Plum police sergeant and current Holiday Park fire chief, was appointed to the position Sept. 14 by a 5-0 vote. Councilmen Mike Doyle and Mike Pastor were absent. Sims takes over for Brian Turpin,...
Water restrictions lifted at Plum’s Oblock Junior High School
Serving bottled water at Oblock Junior High School in Plum is no longer necessary. The school district notified families on Monday that water restrictions at the school have been lifted after tests for Legionella came back negative. Community members and parents in the district were notified through a school district...
Eastern-area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 13
Churchill John James Lescisin sold property at 3300 Longbow Drive to Andrea Carhuaslla for $160,050. Steven Kleman sold property at 205 Thornberry Drive to Michael Baldwin for $260,000. Delmont Edward Cellucci sold property at 17 Delmont Ave. to Carl Pierce Jr. for $10,000. A. William Anderson sold property at 560...
WPIAL Class A roundup: Rochester rolls past Northgate
Denny Robinson rushed for 169 yards and three touchdowns to lead Rochester to a 47-6 win at Northgate (0-1, 0-1) in the Class A Big Seven Conference opener Friday night. Rashawn Reid tacked on 93 rushing yards and one touchdown while teammate J.D. Azulay scored on a 34-yard run and...
Plum keeps Greensburg Salem from reaching 700-win plateau
For Greensburg Salem, football victory No. 700 will have to wait for at least another week. The Golden Lions were bidding to become just the fifth WPIAL school to reach that lofty plateau Friday night, but Plum had another idea. “We talked about it all week,” Plum coach Matt Morgan...
3 Plum School District administrators get new 5-year contracts early
Plum School District officials approved new five-year deals with three top administrators who each had at least one year left on their contracts. The board voted 6-1 at a special meeting Tuesday to keep Superintendent Brendan Hyland, Deputy Superintendent Rick Walsh and Chief Financial Officer John Zahorchak through June 2025....
Riverview runners chasing WPIAL, PIAA gold
When Mason Ochs broke the tape at the finish line at last year’s WPIAL Class A cross country championships at Cal (Pa.), he realized his dream of becoming a WPIAL champion. The Riverview senior also had a smile on his face knowing he, along with fourth-place individual finisher and fellow...
The Birdie happy to be back watching football in the A-K Valley
“It’s here! It’s here! It’s finally here!” The Birdie came into the Valley News Dispatch office Tuesday screaming at the top of his lungs and threw a Labor Day weekend’s worth of notes into the air in celebration. At least that was what he said he did. He forgot no...
Appeals court upholds conviction of former state trooper from Plum
A former Pennsylvania State Police trooper’s appeal of his conviction for assaulting and threatening his wife was denied Thursday. A three-judge panel of the state’s Superior Court upheld the guilty verdicts issued by an Allegheny County judge against Scott Richard Mang, 34, on charges of simple assault and making terroristic...
Letter to the editor: Plum library happy to welcome back public
Dear Editor and Neighbors, What a year it has been thus far! The covid-19 news has impacted all of us with many changes as to how we conduct our daily lives. The Plum Community Library is working hard to address the many challenges we are experiencing, while providing the best...
Updated town center plans to be revealed at Plum planning commission meeting Sept. 21
Updated plans for a proposed Plum municipal center are expected to be revealed this month. Borough Manager Michael Thomas said there will be a presentation of the Plum Town Center to the planning commission at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 21 at the borough building, 4757 New Texas Road. The commission...
Plum School District employee quarantined after testing positive for covid-19
A Plum Borough School District employee has tested positive for covid-19, according to district officials. The employee, who has not been at work since Sept. 3, tested positive for the virus on Sept. 4, according to a notice sent to parents from Lisa Pace, a registered nurse who serves as...
Church Bazaar in Verona expected to close by the end of yearVideo
A longstanding Verona business is expected to close its doors for good by the end of the year. Everything must go at the Church Bazaar near the corner of South Avenue and Allegheny River Boulevard. It might be a tough task, as nearly every square inch of the place is...
A-K Valley high school football players to watch for Week 1
Dylan Cook Leechburg, sr., QB The veteran quarterback hopes for many opportunities in the Blue Devils’ new “air raid” offense. Cook returns after throwing for 949 yards and eight touchdowns last season as Leechburg went 5-5 overall and 3-3 in the Eastern Conference. Sophomore wideout Braylon Lovelace and senior tight...
DUI, drug cases among those recently handled by Judge Zucco in Plum – Sep. 9, 2020
District Judge Linda Zucco recently handled the following cases. Charges were filed by Plum police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Christopher Fetterman, 45, of Ford City on charges of receiving stolen property, two counts of theft by unlawful taking and two counts of possession of controlled substances. Oakmont...
A little fun in the sun at the O’Block Playground in Plum
Like it or not, warm, sunny days won’t be lasting much longer. That’s why Bryiana Jackson of Monroeville took her daughter, Lyric, 6, to the O’Block Playground on Monroeville Trestle Road in Plum for a little exercise and some fun on Wednesday. The playground is always a hit with younger...
