news

Board considers discount for residents who pay bill
Plum Borough School Board's 2008-09 budget will not include a tax increase and it probably won't include a tax decrease either.

Extra rules apply for transient vendors
Plum Borough Council agreed this week to put a few extra teeth into existing rules for transient vendors and traveling solicitors.

Local YMCA expanding to serve a growing community
The East Suburban Family YMCA plans to expand and improve its facility along Route 286.

Plum robotics team captures national awards
Plum High School's robotics team brought home second- and third-place awards from a trip to a national competition in Miami this month.

Plum earns three nominations
Plum High School's performance of "Singin' in the Rain" has earned three nominations for the 2008 Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater.

Plum graduate to perform at annual folk festival
When feet start tapping at the 52nd annual Pittsburgh Folk Festival, a Plum High School graduate will be on stage.

Summer Blast sign-ups begin
Unity Community Church is holding its annual Summer Blast for three weeks in July.

First memorial golf outing planned
The first Tracy McGuire Memorial Golf Outing will be June 14 at Meadowlink Golf Course.

Turkey lunch served with potatoes and a roll

sports

Plum baseball earns bye into quartefinals
Plum varsity head baseball coach Carl Vollmer expects his team to play its first WPIAL Quad A playoff game Monday or Tuesday.

Love Lines: WPIAL Sports Hall of Fame honors greats
On Tuesday, the WPIAL Sports Hall of Fame announced the Class of 2008 at the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum, Strip District.

Mustangs volleyball draws Butler in first round
The Plum varsity boys volleyball team opens the WPIAL Class AAA tonight (Thursday) at home against Butler.

Plum athletes ready to battle at WPIALs
Two dozen members of the Plum varsity track and field teams are taking part in the WPIAL Class AAA championships today (Thursday) at Baldwin High School.

Tedesco earns two golds at PSACs
Plum 2007 graduate Tiffany Tedesco fared well in her first year as a member of the Slippery Rock University women's track and field team.

Close losses frustrating for Plum softball
The Plum varsity girls softball team finished 7-8 in Section 2-AAA, one game behind Gateway (8-7) for the third and final playoff spot.

opinion

Commuters have big stake in Mon-Fayette
If you sit in Parkway East traffic that moves like frozen sludge, whether the Mon-Fayette Expressway is completed matters to you.

obituaries

Obituaries for May 15, 2008

people

Local students achieve academic success
Emily Erhard, a 2004 Plum High School graduate, has graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a bachelor's degree in neuroscience

Plum resident appointed assistant vice president
Wayne Suprano Jr., of Plum, has joined AmeriServ Financial as assistant vice president and business banker for the business lending and commercial loan department.

focus

Park welcomes guests to Ghostwood Estates
Aside from a new ride, Ghostwood Estates, Kennywood Park is offering new entertainment and food.

Roadway planning continues with town meeting
With funding still up in the air, the proposed Mon/Fayette Expressway is still years from getting off the ground in the East Suburbs.

Gateway staffers win Golden Quill Awards
Gateway Newspapers won three Golden Quill Awards for journalistic excellence Monday night at the Hilton Pittsburgh in the 44th annual competition sponsored by The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania.