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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....
Sewickley woman sentenced to more than 5 years in federal prison for wire fraud, false income tax returns
A Sewickley woman who pleaded guilty to embezzling about $8.7 million from her employer has been sentenced in federal court to five years and four months in prison for wire fraud and filing false income tax returns. Authorities said Sue O’Neill, 55, stole millions starting in 2009 from Marco Contractors...
Police: 2 Allegheny County plumbing inspectors fudged their reports
Two Allegheny County plumbing inspectors have been arrested and charged with multiple felony counts of tampering with public records. Michael O’Toole, 57, of Pittsburgh and Timothy Chelosky, 53, of McKeesport were taken into custody and taken to the Allegheny County Jail on Thursday, Allegheny County Police reported. The arrests are...
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...
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...
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...
Halloween parade in Sewickley canceled due to covid-19 restrictions
Quaker Valley Rotary Club’s annual Halloween parade in Sewickley has officially gone the way of most recreational events this year — canceled. Rotary officials went before borough council Tuesday night to discuss their options during the covid-19 pandemic. Scott Zahner, the club’s president elect, said the Rotary has had a...
Sewickley to continue police services for Glen Osborne
Sewickley and Glen Osborne borough officials are in talks to renew a police contract. The current five-year deal expires at the end of the year. Sewickley officers have patrolled Glen Osborne streets for at least eight years. Police respond to emergency calls and do safety patrols around the Osborne Elementary...
Plans to move a Pittsburgh business to Sewickley clears a hurdle
Sewickley officials have cleared a hurdle for a Pittsburgh-based company to move its headquarters to the borough. Council unanimously voted Sept. 8 to approve a conditional/mixed use application for 418 Beaver St. AE Works, a building/consulting and design firm founded by Sewickley resident Michael Cherock, will be relocating its main...
Plum stormwater task force to host first public meeting Sept. 12
Plum’s stormwater task force is set to have its first public meeting since being formed in January. Residents will have an opportunity to voice their flooding concerns and talk with task force members on Saturday. The meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m. to noon at the borough building, 4575 New...
Whitehall police to get body cameras by the end of the year
Whitehall police may soon add another piece of technology to the department. Deputy Chief Jason Gagorik said the department is in the process of acquiring 20 WatchGuard Video body cameras for its 20 officers, including Gagorik and Chief Keith Henderson. The department already has car cameras from the Texas-based company....
Sewickley council appoints Ed Green to fill vacancy
Sewickley council members have pulled from the borough planning commission to fill a vacancy. Councilman Hendrik van der Vaart of Ward 2 resigned from his elected post last month. He’s moved out of state. His term expires at the end of 2023. Planning commissioner Ed Green was unanimously appointed Thursday...
A Pittsburgh business plans to relocate to Sewickley
A Pittsburgh-based business consulting firm plans to move its headquarters to Sewickley. AE Works, founded by Sewickley resident Michael Cherock, wants to relocate from Sandusky Street in the city to 418 Beaver St. in the borough. The building in question is the former Explore Sewickley office, a nonprofit dedicated to...
Shaler Scout hopes to make Eagle with food pantry for hometown libraryVideo
Folks in need of food can find some for free at the Shaler North Hills Library courtesy of an Eagle Scout hopeful. Xander Hill, 16, of Shaler developed a food pantry for the facility at 1822 Mt. Royal Blvd. The roughly 6-foot-tall cabinet was stocked Sept. 2 with canned goods,...
Pittsburgh police seek hit-and-run driver in Lawrenceville incident, victim stable
A man was hospitalized in stable condition after being struck by a vehicle in Lawrenceville. Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said city police responded to the hit-and-run of a pedestrian around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of 40th Street and Penn Avenue. Cruz said officers found the victim...
Dormont bank robbery suspect identified, arrested
Allegheny County Police have identified a man accused of robbing a Dollar Bank in Dormont. Angelo Koupas, 51, of Carnegie was apprehended Tuesday on two counts of robbery and one count each of theft, receiving stolen property and terroristic threats. Charges stem from an incident at about 6:40 p.m. Aug....
Baldwin Township welcomes new officer, hopes for more recreation
Baldwin Township officials welcomed a new officer to their police force. The commissioners recently hired Joshua Keach as a full-time patrolman. Keach was formally introduced via the commissioners’ Zoom meeting Tuesday. Police Chief Terrence O’Brien said Keach will start Wednesday. “I’m really looking forward to start work,” Keach said. “I’m...
Plum EMS to host free car seat safety checks
Plum EMS and police want to make sure a family’s precious cargo is safe and secure when traveling. That’s why the borough’s first responders are hosting a car seat safety check from 3 to 6 p.m. Sept. 10 at the ambulance station at 1990 Old Mine Road. “It’s for the...
Pittsburgh police: man robbed at gunpoint in Lincoln-Lemington
A man was robbed at gunpoint early Tuesday by multiple individuals at a home in Pittsburgh’s Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood, according to city police. Public Safety spokesman Chris Togneri said officers responded to the robbery report near Lincoln and Lemington avenues around 1 a.m. Tuesday. When officers went to the home, they...
Plum EMS earns silver award from American Heart Association
Plum EMS recently received recognition from the American Heart Association for its efforts to improve the treatment of patients with severe heart attacks. The ambulance company was given the AHA’s Mission: Lifeline EMS Silver Plus Award. The program is designed to showcase EMS organizations across the nation for excellent STEMI...
Pittsburgh police seek help finding man missing since early July
Pittsburgh police seek public help finding a man missing for more than a month. Authorities said Bryan Kisiel, 41, was last scene in Squirrel Hill North on July 6. He’s described as a white man standing 6 feet 3 inches tall, weighing around 180 pounds with brown hair and brown...
Pittsburgh police looking for driver of a Ford Mustang that hit pregnant pedestrian
A pregnant pedestrian was struck by a car along East End Avenue in Pittsburgh on Wednesday afternoon, according to police. Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said the woman was walking on the sidewalk around 4:20 p.m. and was waiting to cross the street at a crosswalk at Tuscarora Street when...
Police: Suspected Pittsburgh drug dealer arrested in Spring Hill
A suspected Pittsburgh drug dealer out on state parole was arrested Wednesday after Allegheny County detectives discovered narcotics at his Spring Hill home. Vaughn Malone, 33, was taken into custody as part of an ongoing investigation by city and county police, Allegheny County Police Inspector Michael Peairs reported. Officers executed...
Sewickley’s End of Summer Sidewalk Sale to boost borough businesses this week
Sewickley Chamber of Commerce officials hope a new event will give borough businesses a boost this week. The inaugural End of Summer Sidewalk Sale along Beaver Street kicks off Wednesday and runs through Saturday. Chamber President Diana Kauffman said 21 businesses are slated to participate, and are offering various sales...
A new beer distributor may be coming to Heidelberg, car dealership expanding services
A new beer distributor may be coming to a familiar spot in Heidelberg, while a car dealership in the borough plans to add detailing bays. The planning commission Tuesday night approved recommending to council a conditional use request for a beer distributor license at 1906 E. Railroad Street. The vote...
