Voters in Plum will have five people to choose from to fill three council seats in November. Those seeking to vote a straight Democratic ticket will elect a Republican. Three seats on the seven-member council are up for election this year. Two incumbents, Dave Vento and Dan Hadley, are not
Peoples natural gas company officials said Wednesday there does not appear to be a common denominator linking last weekend’s fatal house explosion in Plum with four previous blasts in the borough since the mid-1990s. “At this point, there’s not any indication of any relationship,” said spokesman Nick Paradise, adding that
A Plum resident has been making “good progress” toward repairing his home that borough officials previously declared dangerous and sought to tear down, according to the borough manager. Council is scheduled to hold a follow-up hearing on the property at 247 Francis Road at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 14 at the
A Plum patrolman was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after another Plum officer found him asleep behind the wheel of a running vehicle, police said. Ryan E. Schneiderlochner, 51, of Plum is scheduled for a preliminary hearing April 26 on the charge filed Jan. 24, according to
Dollar General has withdrawn its application for a variance related to parking spaces for a proposed new store along Saltsburg Road in Plum, according to a notice from the borough. The borough’s zoning hearing board was scheduled to hold a hearing on the request at its meeting Wednesday, after the