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Advance Leader area real estate transactions for the week of July 12
Plum NVR Inc. sold property at 420 September Drive to Deo Raj and Laxmi Maya Bhandari for $302,870. Real estate transactions provided by RealSTATs. Contact RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit www.RealSTATs.net....
Natrona man survives near-drowning on Allegheny River in Plum
Cliff Jones isn’t second-guessing his decision to buy a kayak on Friday. What he does regret is nearly drowning Saturday on the Allegheny River and throwing a scare into the people who came to his rescue. Jones, a 55-year-old property manager from the Natrona neighborhood of Harrison, took his new...
Oakmont adds email option to alert system
Oakmont officials recently added an email option to the borough’s alert system in an effort to reach more residents. The borough last year launched a free mobile phone text alert notification to provide emergency and nonemergency communications to residents and businesses. Borough Manager Scot Fodi said they added another option...
Riverview High’s second graduation event canceled due to Allegheny County covid-19 restrictions
Riverview School District officials have canceled another graduation celebration because of covid-19 restrictions. The Allegheny County Health Department recently instituted regulations limiting gatherings of people indoors to 25 and outdoors to 50 as a result of increased coronavirus cases the past week or so. School district administrators had hoped to...
Riverview High School students teach youngsters worldly lessons before graduating
Four Riverview High School graduates were able to leave their international mark on school district youngsters before leaving to take on the world. Marina Pietz, Francesca Lio, Mikaela Colins and Emily Pietragallo each earned a Global Scholars Certificate through the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia this past school year. They...
Preliminary hearings continued to Sept. 4 for defendants in death of Oakmont toddler
The preliminary hearings for three Oakmont residents accused of the physical and psychological torture, and eventual death, of a toddler have been continued to September, according to court records. Jose Salazar-Ortiz Sr., 29, and Laura Ramriez, 27, were charged June 24 with homicide, criminal conspiracy, aggravated assault of a child,...
Possible solutions for Oakmont Commons flooding to come out soon
Solutions for flooding problems in the Oakmont Commons neighborhood are expected to be announced in the coming months. Senate Engineering submitted plans and models earlier this year to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for review in order to determine the next course of action in alleviating concerns of dozens...
Trash collection problems discussed in Oakmont
Missed pickups, scattered rubbish and other issues with Oakmont’s garbage collector have borough officials talking trash. “There’s an issue with trash, and on Wednesdays I talk trash all day,” said Phyllis Anderson, assistant to the borough manager, at Monday night’s council workshop meeting. “There’s things that County Hauling should address...
Plum man sentenced to 12-24 years on child porn charges
A Plum man was sentenced to 12-to-24 years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to child pornography charges in Westmoreland County. Antonio R. Pampena, 37, pleaded guilty before Westmoreland Judge Meagan Bilik-DeFazio to two counts of disseminating photos of child sex acts, 35 counts of possessing child pornography and one...
Oakmont officials keep business district parking restrictions in place
Oakmont officials announced the borough’s three-hour parking restriction along Allegheny River Boulevard will remain and will be enforced. The issue came up at a July 6 workshop in response to social media chatter about borough police ticketing employees and owners near their shops in the business district. “The complaints (we’re)...
Oakmont, Plum real estate transactions, July 6
Oakmont Brooks & Blair Waterfront Properties L.P. sold property at 15 Allegheny Ave. to Ana Maria Gomez for $684,900. Plum Marvin Zalevsky sold property at 7712 Aspen Drive to Azizbek Khatamov for $222,000. Joshua Hansen sold property at 725 Blue Ridge Road to Adam Cosley and Daniella Dibernardo for $198,000....
Umpire comes through with keepsake after Plum Little League trip to Cooperstown was canceled
As winter turned to spring, Noah Rhoades looked to the upcoming Plum baseball season with excitement. Getting back on the field and playing with his friends gave him a renewed energy. Plans also included a trip to New York this summer as part of this year’s Plum Cooperstown team. But...
Custody case for Bella Seachrist found father’s Oakmont home suitable
Bella Seachrist was a month shy of her first birthday when she was taken to live with her father and his longtime partner. In June 2017, an Allegheny County Common Pleas judge found the Oakmont home where Jose Salazar-Ortiz Sr. and Laura Ramriez lived to be proper and suitable for...
No tax increase, program cuts included in Plum School District’s 2020-21 budget
Plum property owners will not have to pay more in real estate taxes, and all student programs remain in place as part of the school district’s 2020-21 budget. School directors unanimously approved next school year’s spending plan Tuesday night. Projected revenues were listed at about $63.44 million and expenses at...
Plum School District recognized by Pittsburgh food bank for its breakfast, student nutrition efforts
The Plum School District has made great strides the past year or two in student nutrition. It launched a Summer Food Service Program at Holiday Park Elementary and served 70 children Mondays through Thursdays from July 15 through Aug. 1. District Food Services Director Jessica Griggle also brought in Second...
Oakmont, Plum real estate transactions, June 29
Oakmont Estate of Susan Pernice Farrell sold property at 640 Fifth St. Unit 207 to Megan Farrell for $145,000. Stuart Epstein sold property at 220 College Ave. to Sandor Katz and Esther Haguel for $467,500. Sandor Katz sold property at 302 College Ave. to Wendy Youell for $427,500. Edgewater Properties...
‘Bubbles for Bella’ vigil pays homage to 3-year-old Oakmont girl who died from abuse
In some ways, the scene Sunday afternoon in Verona looked like a child’s birthday party. A picnic table wrapped in pink plastic was crowded with family and members of the community, surrounded by coolers of water and soda. There were decorations of butterfly wings and pop hits playing on a...
Plum, Oakmont, Verona churches re-open after parishioner tests negative for covid-19
In-person Mass at Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh parishes in Plum, Oakmont and Verona resumed Sunday after a parishioner tested negative for the coronavirus. Diocesan officials last week warned parishioners who attended Mass on June 22 at St. Januarius in Plum that they might have been exposed to covid-19. According to...
Oakmont Greek Food Festival continues this weekend with drive-thru format, same recipesVideo
Just about everything has changed but the recipes at the Oakmont Greek Food Festival this year. Gone are the lines for honey balls and the honey balls themselves as organizers went with a limited menu and drive-thru operations due to the covid-19 pandemic. Traditional music and dancing in the parking...
St. Januarius parishioners in Plum warned of possible coronavirus exposure
Parishioners who attended June 22 services at St. Januarius Church in Plum may have been exposed to covid-19, diocesan officials said. A parishioner who attended the service that day is being tested for the virus after a relative contracted it, said Ellen Mady, Diocese of Pittsburgh chancellor. Precautionary measures are...
Plum pizza shop debuts waffle lunch specialVideo
Plum resident Paytn McCune’s creativity spreads like sauce on pizza dough. It’s one reason the Lelulo’s Pizzeria owner came up with a new take on a breakfast item to make lunch the most important meal of the day. She debuted a waffle pizza Thursday afternoon made with fresh tomatoes, spinach...
Details from Oakmont girl’s death resemble physical, psychological torture
Nothing happens along 10th Street in Oakmont. “That’s why I live here. I have two children,” said resident Melissa Kwiatkowski. “This just makes you want to hold them a little closer.” Kwiatkowski, 52, was expressing shock Thursday over the death of 3-year-old Bella Seachrist, who lived in the same block...
Police: Oakmont family charged with death of 3-year-old girl
A third person wanted in connection with the death of a 3-year-old girl in Oakmont turned herself into Allegheny County Police headquarters Thursday morning. Police had issued a warrant for Alexis Herrera, 20, after charging her, along with the victim’s father, Jose Salazar-Ortiz Sr., 29, and stepmother, Laura Ramriez, 27,...
Plum ends fight against injection well project
After losing three legal battles and about $32,000, Plum is giving up the fight against an injection well project. Further conflicts with Penneco Environmental Solutions could be extremely expensive and likely futile, according to borough officials. “We were advised as to our risks and outcomes by our solicitor,” Councilman Mike...
Verona woman struck and killed by a train in Homestead
A Verona woman was struck and killed by a train in Homestead Tuesday afternoon, according to Allegheny County Police. The victim was identified as Angela M. Martin, according to the county Medical Examiner’s office. Witnesses told police that Martin, 65, was attempting to cross the road near the corner of...
