Plum boys lacrosse team taking big strides; program’s future looking bright
Ben Keller came to Plum in October to take over a boys lacrosse program seeking direction. The team was youthful but also rife with potential and talent ready to make strides and grow together in the five months before the start of this season. The Mustangs weathered the expected ups...
2nd phase of multimillion-dollar renovations at Plum Middle School to begin soon
More renovation work is set to begin at Plum Middle School after the district’s school board approved a slate of contracts totaling $3.4 million. It’s the second phase of work at the school, after the initial chunk of renovations began last summer, according to Plum Finance and Operations Director John...
Luke Williams’ presence on basepaths helps Franklin Regional edge Plum in Section 1-5A baseball
A Section 1-5A baseball game turned into a chess match after top-ranked Plum rallied to tie Franklin Regional in the top of an adventurous seventh inning. As usual, the king piece on the board was Franklin Regional speedster Luke Williams. Williams gave another opponent something to think about and another...
Plum baseball edges Franklin Regional in section showdown, improves to 14-1Video
The Franklin Regional and Plum baseball teams have engaged in some close matchups over the course of their storied neighboring rivalry. Tuesday’s Section 1-5A clash at Plum High School was no exception. With close plays on the basepaths, clutch hitting and the pitching and defense from both teams to back...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of April 26, 2026
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Forest Hills Mark McDonough sold property at 146 Avenue G to Benjamin Stahl for $310,000. Nathan Culp sold property at 127 Fairfax Road to David and Rachel Ann Fix for $315,000. Daniel Starr sold property at 203 Washington Road to Peter and Mary Belechak for $301,000. Monroeville Tejas...
Plum School Board votes to replace sections of leaky high school roof
Repairs on Plum High School’s leaky roof will start in a little more than a week, after the district’s school board voted to approve the emergency $250,000 bill Tuesday. Plum Director of Facilities and Grounds Shelley Shaffer previously told TribLive repairs would begin May 1 and last about three weeks....
‘Persistent’ Plum adds on runs in shutout win over Kiski Area
Plum’s Braden Kemmerer was in control on the mound, the defense behind him played clean and the offense was equal parts potent and patient Thursday in a 10-0, five-inning Section 1-5A victory over Kiski Area at a sunny-but-chilly Plum High School. Kemmerer tossed a two-hitter with nine strikeouts, and the...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of April 19, 2026
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Forest Hills Mark Clemente sold property at 224 Cascade Road to William Peters and Isabel Tashima for $325,000. Heather Jacobs sold property at 1987 Centurion Drive Apt 505 to Jewish Family & Community Services GDN for $62,000. Monroeville Estate of Gary Devene Saylor sold property at 636 Dahlia...
Leaky roof at Plum High School requires emergency repairs
Plum School District seems poised to replace sections of its high school roof after recent leaks into the building. “It’s 30 years old, it’s beyond repair, it’s out of warranty,” Superintendent Rick Walsh told school board members at a planning meeting Tuesday. The emergency repairs, set to be completed by...
Tri-City daytime volunteer fire crew clears more hurdles toward completion
The Tri-City Duty Crew, a daytime volunteer fire cooperative, is heading into its last phase before completion, though a start-up date remains undetermined. The joint effort will create a daytime workforce of volunteers from the fire departments of New Kensington, Arnold and Lower Burrell to be deployed in unison to...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of April 12, 2026
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Edgewood Troy Colondrea sold property at 100 Race St. to Hannah Daugherty for $430,000. Forest Hills Lewisbrothers 0412 LLC sold property at 344 Woodside Road to Samuel and Marion Passalinqua for $320,000. Monroeville Albert Petrush sold property at 609 Beatty Road to Hugo Gasca for $20,300. Maxanna Properties...
Plum moves up in section with win over Fox Chapel
O’HARA TOWNSHIP — Plum didn’t let Fox Chapel break out the brooms in a Section 1-5A softball clash Friday afternoon at Fox Chapel High School. Senior Riley Stephans allowed two hits and struck out eight, and the Mustangs had six hits of their own in a 6-1 victory that pushed...
Still no hearing months after man was charged in Plum homicide
It’s been nearly five months since police charged Shawn Higgins with beating a woman to death in Plum, but he still hasn’t had a preliminary hearing. A preliminary hearing, during which a judge determines if there is enough evidence a crime has been committed to continue, is one of the...
3rd-ranked Plum baseball no-hits Penn-Trafford, remains unbeaten on season
Home runs, efficiency on the basepaths, crisp defense and dialed-in pitching. Undefeated Plum had all that and more, and that was just in the first two innings. The third-ranked Mustangs are starting to assert their dominance in Section 1-5A baseball, and a near-perfect effort Wednesday in a 10-0, run-ruled win...
Man accused of blowing up Plum home with family inside headed for court
Witnesses told a district judge that Jacob Rabb admitted multiple times to blowing up his Plum home in 2022 with his partner and his four children inside. Charges against Rabb, 41, including four counts of attempted homicide, were held for court Wednesday after a preliminary hearing before District Judge Mike...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area news, events for the week of April 6, 2026
A Taste of Two Towns returns to Oakmont library A Taste of Two Towns will once again transform the Oakmont Carnegie Library into a vibrant, buzzing bistro of sorts. The 13th annual tasting and sipping event is from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, May 3 at the library, 700 Allegheny...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of April 5, 2026
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Estate of Frank Balogh sold property at 338 Elizabeth Ave. to Riley Assalone for $130,000. Churchill Kevin Gdn Ryan sold property at 29 Barton Drive to JD Home Plus LLC for $128,000. Joyline Hardy sold property at 26 Churchill Road to Sean Murphy and David Strell for...
Plum/Riverview sports notebook: Mustangs baseball starts strong
The Plum baseball team traditionally starts its season strong, and this spring is no exception. After a trio of convincing victories in their annual Florida trip, the Mustangs were 7-0 overall through a 3-0 nonsection victory at North Allegheny on March 30. Plum outscored its first seven opponents by a...
Plum softball chasing elusive playoff victory
The Plum softball team is a perennial playoff qualifier in Class 3A. That consistency is what drives each class that puts on a Mustangs uniform. But recent games in the playoffs have proved to be frustrating. Plum has reached the WPIAL playoffs six times since 2019, but first-round exits each...
Plum baseball looks to carry sizzling start into heart of season
The Plum baseball team is no stranger to hot starts to a spring season. The Mustangs found themselves in that spot after seven wins in seven March games with a dominant three-game Florida trip, a victory over Class 6A power Seneca Valley, a sweep of Armstrong to open Section 1-5A...
Almost 100 communities need new road salt supplier after vendor ends contract with council of governments
A lot of Allegheny County communities need a new road salt supplier. The South Hills Area Council of Governments (SHACOG), which runs a purchasing alliance for road salt, learned this month its salt vendor will not renew its contract with SHACOG for the coming winter. According to an April 1...
Plum High School prepares for spring musical ‘Seussical’
More than 100 Plum High School students are preparing for a spring musical that’s a remix of classic Dr. Seuss tales. Plum’s production of “Seussical” is set to hit the stage for three shows April 16 to 18. The show weaves together several familiar tales into a new story as...
Plum teen’s flawless NCAA bracket journey concludes after 48 correct picks
The last remaining perfect March Madness bracket is no more. Otto Schellhammer’s predictions held until the first game of the NCAA Women’s Sweet 16 on Friday, when Notre Dame defeated Vanderbilt, 67-64. “I’m not too sad about it,” Otto said Tuesday. “It would have been cool to have gone further.”...
Pivik Elementary students — with help from donation — raise more than $27K for heart association
Plum’s Pivik Elementary School sat high on a leaderboard of state schools after students helped to raise more than $27,000 for an annual drive benefiting the American Heart Association. The school ranked fifth in Pennsylvania and the highest in the region by far for the association’s Kids Heart Challenge Fundraiser....
Alle-Kiski Valley athletes of the week: Plum’s Tamia West, Highlands’ Jah’mar Wright
Tamia West School: Plum Class: Junior Sport: Flag Football Claim to fame: On Monday, West caught eight passes for 101 yards and a pair of touchdowns as Plum won a nonsection contest against Kiski Area. The next day, West again scored two touchdowns and had a pick-6 in a 35-6...
