Firefighters from Plum’s four volunteer departments will be using the former borough building for training exercises beginning next week and running into early June, Holiday Park fire Chief James Sims said Friday. The first sessions at the vacant building on New Texas Road will be held from 6:30 to 10
Repairs to one of the five vehicles at Plum’s Unity Volunteer Fire Department will wipe out the department’s budget for repairs this year, its chief says. Fixing the 25-year-old Freightliner could also eat up most, if not all, of what’s left of the $35,000 the borough budgeted for repairs for
A nearly 40% property tax increase sought in Plum is too much for residents to afford at once, one resident told borough council Monday. But leaders in Plum said the hike is intended to fund the borough for the next five years or more. Brenda Demello called the proposed increase
When Plum’s new council is seated in January, one of its first duties will be to fill a vacancy among its ranks. One of council’s seven seats will be vacant after Mike Doyle, the council’s current and longtime president, won election as district judge in this year’s election. Doyle, a
Plum is rolling out a revamped program through which borough residents can honor family and friends who have served in the military. The new military banner program will launch Oct. 2 on the borough’s website at plumboro.com. The borough is partnering with CHi Signs & Designs of Penn Hills. The