Hampton Journal category, Page 22
Hampton hosts Allegheny Valley Honors Band Festival
Hampton Township School District is hosting the 70th annual Allegheny Valley Honors Band Festival on Jan. 4 and 5. The festival features senior high and junior high honors bands, culminating in a 7 p.m. concert Friday in the Hampton High School Auditorium. Tickets are $5 for adults, and $3 for...
Hampton students nominated for drama awards
Nominees for Prime Stage Theatre’s fourth annual High School Drama Awards include students in Hampton’s fall production of “Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic.” The awards event is scheduled for Jan. 29 at the New Hazlett Theater, 6 Allegheny Square East, North...
Conservation leader from Hampton finishes master’s studies
Hampton resident Jamie DeHart has been applying the tools of science, education and conservation to become a leader in the conservation community. In December, DeHart concluded his master’s course of study with a degree in biology from Miami (Ohio) University through Project Dragonfly. Since joining the Advanced Inquiry master’s program...
Hampton Public Library hosts variety of programs
Programs scheduled at Hampton Community Library include: • “It’s a Winter Wonder World” drop-in story time, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays starting Jan. 9. Times are subject to going longer or shorter. Stay for all activities or for a few. The schedule is stories and songs,...
Fast start leads Hampton past Highlands in key section clash
Sometimes games are decided by a fourth-quarter run, but Hampton showed Tuesday that the first few minutes can be just as crucial. Hampton scored the game’s first 11 points, built an early lead and then relied on its defense for a 49-41 victory over Highlands in a low-scoring section opener...
Hampton Eat’n Park celebrates reopening
On a sunny, unseasonably mild Friday morning, Eat’n Park lived up to its longstanding name. Empty spaces for vehicles were few and far between in the lot, and the folks inside seemed to enjoy partaking of the menu items. For patrons of the Eat’n Park on Route 8 in Hampton,...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Dec. 21, 2023
Bellevue King Streit LLC sold property at 411 Lincoln Ave. to Dayo Enterprise LLC for $350,000. Emily Moll sold property at 74 Longmore Ave. to ABCEZ Moving Co. Inc. et al. for $68,500. Peanut Capital LLC sold property at 451 Orchard Ave. to Claude and Alison Broussard for $460,000. Etna...
Roster numbers down but excitement remains high for Hampton boys swim season
Hampton swimming coach Morgan Zweygardt can count on two hands the number of boys on her roster this season. Two years removed from winning back-to-back WPIAL Class 2A titles, the Talbots are in rebuilding mode with just nine swimmers. It is the leanest roster in Zweygardt’s eight seasons, and it...
No tax increase, other good news announced by Hampton Council
There was good news all around at the Hampton Council meeting on Dec. 13. Council approved a real estate tax rate for 2024 at 2.9241 mills, representing no increase. Additionally, community leaders awarded former council member Martha J. Hunkele with a plaque that will stand at her namesake playground at...
Nativity scene heralds presence of Nativity Lutheran Church in Hampton
Nativity Lutheran Church in Hampton is recognized by its 8-foot-tall figures of Mary and Joseph behind a manger, surrounded by three wise men and shepherds. There is an ox, a camel, some sheep and a manger as part of the display on the grass in front. The Nativity, which portrays...
Santa, cookies kick off Christmas Eve 5K in North Park
Work off those inevitable Christmas cookie calories by racing in the Christmas Eve 5K Run/Walk in North Park. The event, sponsored by Wolf Creek Race Management, starts at 10 a.m. Dec. 24 near the lake at the North Park Swimming Pool on South Ridge Drive in Allison Park. Volunteers from...
Al’s Bike Drive donates nearly 600 bikes to Toys for Tots
Sixteen years ago, Gibsonia resident Al Todd attended an annual corporate luncheon supporting Toys for Tots. Little did he know at the time how much his simple act of kindness would impact families across Western Pennsylvania. “I brought a toy and as I was helping a Marine load his van...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Dec. 10, 2023
Bradford Woods Daniel Magee sold property at 57 Marblehead Hbr to Marianne Christine Plant for $390,000. Etna David Merlo sold property at 7 Greeley Ave. to J & M Estates LLC for $21,000. Franklin Park Lei Li sold property at 2526 Elkridge Drive to Adam Justin Points and Pimpicha Nichpakdee...
Hampton Eat’n Park reopening
The Eat’n Park on Route 8 in Hampton is celebrating its grand reopening with a new look and pickup window following the restaurant’s most extensive remodeling since it opened in 1981. In addition to the new window, guests can experience added seating with more options for larger parties; a more...
Aquinas Academy students commended
The National Merit Scholarship Competition presented three seniors at Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh in Hampton with letters of commendation for their performance in the 2024 competition. Anne Marie Austin, Benjamin Everson and Chase Harrison rank among approximately 34,000 commended students nationwide who are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise....
Hampton kicks off holiday season
Sirens blared as a parade of fire trucks and first responder vehicles from Hampton and North Hampton volunteer fire departments guided Santa Claus and Rudolph to the Hampton Community Center on Thursday evening. Fireworks kicked off the annual holiday extravaganza, and then visitors gathered in the community center parking lot...
Bell ringers critical to Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign, ringing opportunities exist in Pittsburgh’s North Suburbs
This updated version corrects the addresses of the Walmart and Kuhn’s stores where bell ringers can sign up for a shift. Back in the 1800s, when Salvation Army Captain Joseph McFee was a sailor back in Liverpool, England, there was a big iron kettle called “The Simpson’s Pot” where passersby...
Hampton Township School Board caps tax increase
A 1.15-mill real estate tax increase will be the maximum in Hampton Township School District for 2024-25, and early projections have the number slightly lower. The school board on Dec. 4 approved a resolution not to raise the rate by more than 5.3% over the current year, a figure that...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Dec. 3, 2023
Bellevue JR1 Holdings LLC sold property at 648-650 Maryland Ave. to William Simmons Jr. for $215,500. Franklin Park Maronda Homes LLC sold property at 1330 Adrian Drive to Mark Anthony Brentley Jr. and Cassandra Brentley for $669,805. Mark Stevens sold property at 2659 Hunters Point Drive to Andrew and Julia...
Behind 7 returning WPIAL qualifiers, Hampton wrestlers determined to snap playoff drought
The Hampton wrestling team’s season-ending banquet last March was more about eyeing the future than remembering the past. Returning seven WPIAL qualifiers from last season’s senior-less roster, the Talbots turned their focus to ending a three-year playoff drought and contending for the Section 5-2A team title. “We didn’t have any...
Meghan Murray-led Hampton girls basketball team a work in progress
Hampton star point guard Meghan Murray is being realistic when she expects the Talbots to start slow this season. With two-fifths of their starting lineup playing deep into November for the school’s WPIAL champion and PIAA finalist volleyball team, the Talbots girls basketball team got a late start to cohesive...
Hampton schools present Winter Concert Series
If the recent cold snap isn’t enough to usher in the holiday season, there will be no shortage of festive concerts at Hampton schools. The Hampton Township School District Music Department proudly presents its 2023 Winter Concert Series, showcasing the talents of nearly 1,000 students in fourth through 12th grades....
‘Don’t Stop’: No-Shave November philanthropy continues for Hampton police
No-Shave November is extending into “Don’t Stop December, January and February” for Hampton police officers. Members of the department are participating in the annual effort to raise awareness about cancer while raising money for charity by letting facial hair take its natural course. “Our department policy, when it comes to...
In brief: Hampton area happenings, week of Nov. 27, 2023
Basketball boosters host Wizards The Hampton Boys Basketball Boosters Club will host the Harlem Wizards for a fun-filled fundraising event. The appearance is scheduled for Dec. 4 at Hampton High School. Doors open at 6 p.m., and festivities begin at 7. Formed in 1962, the Wizards have played more than...
Talented senior class ushered in golden era for Hampton volleyball
The journey began innocently enough, at a spring-time middle school volleyball tournament at Montour. A team of seventh-grade Hampton girls, competing together for the first time, surprised everyone by winning the title. “We were brand new to volleyball,” said senior Avery Koontz, who would develop into an all-WPIAL libero. “I...
