Hampton Journal category, Page 46
You need to declutter: Learn how at Hampton library program
Most of us need to declutter at one point or another, and an expert will show the way during “The Organizing Myth!” at 6:30 p.m. May 17, sponsored by Hampton Community Library. The presentation is free and will be held in Activity Room 2 of the Hampton Community Center, 3101...
Plenty of programs offered at Hampton Community Library
Hampton Community Library will be closed May 14 for Recycle Rama, the township event scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon in the Hampton Community Park and community center parking lot. The library’s programs include: • The Organizing Myth, 6:30 p.m. May 17. Join Stephanie Smith from A Space for Home...
Hampton schools celebrate ‘Hues and Harmony’
Hampton Township School District is celebrating “Hues and Harmony,” an exhibition of musical and visual arts, throughout May. An art reception was scheduled for May 11 at Hampton Middle School to celebrate the unveiling of select secondary-level artwork. The reception will feature an art sale and interactive print studio experience...
Real estate company announces new Hampton sales director
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services announces Jennifer Luzik as the new sales director at the company’s Hampton office. Luzik has been a full-time Realtor since 2011 and the sales director at Howard Hanna’s Monroeville office since May 2019. “Jennifer Luzik has been a proven producer and strong leader within our...
Hampton 3-sport star Matt DeMatteo to run track at Duquesne
Hampton three-sport athlete Matt DeMatteo has committed to attend Duquesne on a track scholarship. The senior was also considering Penn State (track) and James Madison (football). DeMatteo is a two-time all-conference selection in football and a two-time all-section pick in basketball, but his best offers were for track and field....
Westmoreland Symphony names Natalie Ann Kasievich as new executive director
Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra has named Natalie Ann Kasievich as its new executive director. Kasievich comes to the Greensburg-based symphony from a position as an engagement leader for Thrivent Financial. She lives in the Gibsonia neighborhood that straddles Pine and Richland townships in Allegheny County. She also is the former board...
Police investigate Hampton bank robbery
Police in Hampton Township are investigating a bank robbery that took place Monday afternoon. Allegheny County emergency officials said police were dispatched to the First Commonwealth Bank on Route 8 at 3:50 p.m. Additional information was not immediately available....
Solicitation hours extended in Hampton
Solicitors have an extra two hours each day to visit Hampton residences and businesses that do not opt out of such activities. Hampton Council on April 27 approved an amendment to the township’s peddling and solicitation ordinance, establishing permissible hours between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. The change came about...
Hampton ranks in top 2.2% of Pennsylvania high schools
Hampton High School has been ranked 15th out of 676 high schools in Pennsylvania in the 2022 Best High Schools rankings released April 26 by U.S. News & World Report. The high school also ranked fourth in the Pittsburgh region out of 132 high schools. In this year’s rankings, Hampton...
Hampton embarks on Phase 2 of community trail
Hampton Community Trail’s Phase 2 has begun, with unanimous approval of the engineering proposal during municipal council’s April 27 meeting. The first phase of the project has been completed, connecting the Rachel Carson Trail at Community Park’s northernmost end with the center of the park, next to its playground. Phase...
3rd location for Mineo’s Pizza House opens in Hampton
The black-and-white photo of a man wearing a white apron with his right hand about to open a pizza oven is the first image guests see as they enter. It’s more than a picture. The image is of Giovanni Mineo Sr., who founded the family business — Mineo’s Pizza House...
Happenings for week of May 2, 2022: Hampton Presbyterian Church Big Band dance, Lions spaghetti dinner
Hampton Presbyterian Church Big Band hosts event The Hampton Presbyterian Church Big Band is hosting a dance event from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. May 13. Free dance lessons will be given by Matthew Lawther from 6:30 to 7:30, and the band will perform live music afterward. Tickets are $10 each,...
Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week for May 1, 2022
Last year, Hampton finished in fourth place in Section 2-5A with an overall record of 7-11. It qualified for the playoffs, but it was a short and not so sweet postseason experience as the team lost to West Allegheny in the opening round 14-1. Those struggles are a distant memory,...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of May 1, 2022
Bellevue M & I Properties LLC sold property at 39 S Howard Ave. to Paul Stephen Minyo for $176,000. Franklin Park Chase Karsman sold property at 1700 Thistle Ct to Michael and Christine Packard for $575,000. Hampton Devin Davies sold property at 3896 Ash Drive to Michael and Jean Dulina...
Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh elects new bishop
The Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh has a new bishop. The Rev. Alex Cameron will oversee 41 congregations in the western region of Pennsylvania, along with six other churches in Illinois, Colorado and Tennessee. He will lead nearly 6,500 parishioners in his new role, including those from churches in Greensburg, Ligonier,...
Hampton soccer standout thrives in return to diamond
When Luke Staggers picked up a baseball bat for the first time in five years, what happened was just about what anyone would expect. Not much of anything. “I don’t think I touched a ball at all in the first workout,” the Hampton senior said. “I was worried after my...
Hobbled Hampton senior stays positive, hopes to return for lacrosse playoffs
Hampton’s Rachel Dolan rode a stationary bike on the track at Fridley Field during girls lacrosse practice in mid-April. Wearing a large black walking boot on her left foot, she wasn’t moving anywhere, but she is hoping to get somewhere soon. “I’m just trying to stay positive that I will...
Hampton Community Pool gets ready with more lounge chairs, seeks lifeguards
The good news: Help is on the way with providing a sufficient number of lifeguards for Hampton Community Pool. But first, some help from Mother Nature is needed. “If this weather continues, we’re going to have trouble opening,” municipal manager Chris Lochner said about work that needs to be completed...
Sock hop rings in spring at Hampton’s Poff Elementary School
Hampton’s Poff Elementary School rang in the spring — at least, according to what the calendar said — with a sock hop-themed All-School Dance in early April, highlighted by a bevy of fine food and beverages. Food trucks from BRGR and Kona Ice were on site, and Dave & Buster’s...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of April 24, 2022
Bellevue Karen Lynne Kasarda sold property at 154 N Balph Ave. to Anthony Profio and Madeleine Sheinfeld for $160,000. Mary Beth Krupski sold property at 27-29 S Balph Ave. to RKS Investments LLC for $180,000. Adrienne Greshock sold property at 548 Teece Ave. to Yanlai Wu for $249,900. Etna Frank...
Hampton sophomore skates to national hockey championship
Hampton sophomore Sean Sullivan felt a range of emotions after the Steel City Ice Renegades won a 2022 USA Hockey 16U national championship earlier this month. “It was crazy,” he said. “It was awesome.” Sullivan was part of the Harmarville-based travel team that topped the Chicago Hawks, 2-0, in the...
Pair of Hampton standouts win WPIAL scholar-athlete awards
A banner year for Hampton athletics just got even more special. Hampton volleyball standout Kai Herchenroether and state champion swimmer Will Retsch were among 20 WPIAL student-athletes to be named James Collins Scholar-Athlete award winners April 13. The seniors were selected from a pool of 142 nominees from 80 schools,...
‘Clean-Up Day was a huge success’ in Hampton
They like their community to be spick and span. More than 100 Hampton residents turned out for the municipality’s annual Clean-Up Day in April, including the young and old, individuals and families. The crowd gathered at the Hampton Community Center on McCully Road early on a Saturday morning, enjoying doughnuts...
Gibsonia native advocates for bone marrow donations
Many Slippery Rock University students have interesting life experiences encountering both adversity and advocacy. One such example is Madalyn Mote, a junior early childhood education major from Gibsonia. In 2016, Mote’s younger brother, Nicholas, was diagnosed with aplastic anemia, a disease in which the body fails to produce blood cells,...
Police in North Park host National Prescription Drug Take Back Day site
The North Park Police Station, 700 West Ridge Drive, will serve as a site for Allegheny County police’s participation in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 30, area residents can drop off any over-the-counter, controlled substance or prescription-required drugs. Tablets, capsules, ointments, creams,...
