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News Briefs: Fee to fix flooding, college visits, fish fry time, art show, summer jobs and more in Hampton
Bills for new stormwater fee mailed Jordan Tax Service, which collects taxes for Hampton Township, recently sent out bills for the new Stormwater Management Fee being levied to help pay for state and federally mandated work to control flooding and reduce water pollution. In January, Hampton residents were notified by...
Hampton area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 14, 2021
Hampton Win Plus Management LLC sold property at 4830 Andrews Road to Ryan Michael Sergent and Mallory Lauren Bistrican for $259,000. John Aguiar sold property at 3035 Apache Court to Justin and Tasia Gray for $425,000. Jennifer Powell sold property at 3141 Camberly Drive to Thomas and Kathy Ward for...
Allison Park attorney seeks to become Allegheny County judge
An attorney with Allegheny County Child Protection Services (CPS) is seeking to become an Allegheny County judge. Alyssa Cowan, an Allison Park resident and assistant county solicitor for CPS, made the announcement Saturday. “I’ve decided to throw my name in this race, not to chase political fame or boost my...
Hampton eager to compete in open WPIAL basketball playoffs
WPIAL Hall of Fame basketball coach Joe Lafko’s 25th season at Hampton has been like no others. After dealing with the consequences of the covid-19 pandemic, the Talbots, playoff qualifiers for 16 consecutive years, ended January with just one win. But because of the unique circumstances surrounding this season, the...
Hampton boys head into WPIAL swim championships with great expectations
It’s official. The WPIAL swim finals will take place March 6-7. Hampton’s boys swim team has the dates circled on its calendar. “Everything is gearing up for us to have a great showing at WPIALs,” coach Morgan Zweygardt said. “Now that the date has been confirmed, the boys are even...
Crews make quick work of installing new pedestrian bridge to Marshall Island in North ParkVideo
It took decades for the wooden bridge leading to Marshall Island in North Park to become so creaky that it was shut down to the public. On Friday, crews from Pugliano Construction and Alvarez steel fabricating took just a few hours to put up a new one. Using a 166-foot...
McCandless updates zoning law to limit location of fracking wells, reduce drilling nuisances
There aren’t any applications in the pipeline from drillers who want to extract natural gas from deep underground in McCandless. But if such an application is filed in the future, drillers will be limited to a few select spots in the town and must adhere to strict rules to prevent...
In brief: Art center winter show, ashes to go, summer jobs, church dinner and more in Hampton
The annual Winter Show at the North Hills Art Center runs through Feb. 26 and will include a “virtual” display of pieces for people who want to avoid in-person gatherings. The show titled “Where Love Dwells” benefits the nonprofit group Hello Neighbor, which helps refugee families with children settle in...
Tiny Aquinas Academy showing it belongs among WPIAL girls basketball contenders
The second-smallest school in WPIAL girls basketball is eyeing bigger things this season. One year after making school history, Aquinas Academy is seeking its first section title and another postseason run. “We don’t want to stop,” junior forward Elizabeth Russell said. “We want to keep going.” The first-place Crusaders were...
Led by scoring sensation Vinnie Cugini, Aquinas Academy boys seek playoff success
Aquinas Academy star guard Vinnie Cugini knows the Crusaders will make the WPIAL Class A playoffs this season for the first time in program history. But the WPIAL’s leading scorer has greater ambition than a mere appearance in the league’s first “open” tournament since 1984. “I’m really excited,” the sophomore...
Hampton area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 7, 2021
Hampton George Hagerty sold property at 2579 Wickline Road to Steven Denham and William Stock for $220,000. McCandless Milton Napper sold property at 609 Calais Drive to Brian Bence for $110,000. Judy McGinnis sold property at 8838 Memorial Drive to Regis Wiktorzewski for $245,500. Harry Sawyer sold property at 308...
Allison Park man celebrates 100th birthday with reverse drive-by
Kevin Harpur of Allison Park celebrated his 100th birthday Jan. 30 with family members in a unique way. Though Kevin is a lifelong bachelor, his family of nephews and nieces, along with their families, celebrated his milestone birthday with a reverse drive-by. His nieces, Judy McDowell Daniels and Maura McDowell...
North Hills the week of Feb. 1, 2021: North Park expansion, covid vaccination clinic and moreVideo
Here are some recent Tribune-Review news stories and features from the North Hills during the week of Jan. 31 to Feb. 6, 2021. For more details on these and other stories, follow the links below or find more news at TribLIVE.com. • Land donation from conservation group increases size of...
Fox Chapel girls top Hampton, complete section series sweep
The Fox Chapel girls basketball team came into Friday’s Section 2-5A matchup with Hampton winners of three straight. The Foxes added a victory to that streak in emphatic fashion with a 62-39 victory over the Talbots to sweep the home-and-home section series. “I am really pleased with the team effort...
Neighbor Spotlight: Hampton grad’s book chronicles journey through brain surgery and recoveryVideo
Editor’s note: Neighbor Spotlight is a monthly feature that aims to let our readers learn more about the people in their communities who are working to make them a better place, who have interesting stories to tell or who the community feels deserve “15 minutes of fame.” If you would...
Coronavirus case rates continue slowing in Hampton as of Feb. 3, 2021, but McCandless sees 14 deaths in past week
As coronavirus cases have begun to rise at a slower rate in Allegheny County and across the country, case rates have also slowed in the Hampton Journal area. While that’s the good news, the bad news is the number of covid-19 deaths in McCandless jumped by 14 during the past...
Land donation from conservation group increases size of Hampton portion of North ParkVideo
About 20 acres of woodlands consisting of three plots is being added to the section of North Park in Hampton Township through a donation by the Allegheny Land Trust, according to officials with the nonprofit conservation group. The land being added to the park was purchased by the Land Trust...
Icy stream along Wildwood Road in Hampton fits the bill for birds seeking food, fun
A gaggle of geese congregated in a shallow tributary of Pine Creek along Wildwood Road in Hampton on Tuesday, Feb. 2. Many of the geese were busy dipping their bills into the partially frozen stream in search of food while others were content to spend the morning bathing and splashing...
WPIAL posts latest swimming and diving performance lists
The WPIAL on Monday morning released its latest swimming and diving performance lists. They are for times and point totals recorded at meets through Saturday (Jan. 30). Seneca Valley junior Daniel Simoes, North Hills senior Joshua Bogniard, North Allegheny sophomore Alexa Sundgren, Neshannock senior Conner McBeth, Quaker Valley junior Isabel...
In brief: Block party to go, free tax prep help, women’s business network, library programs and more in Hampton
Block Party To Go charity fundraiser Participants in North Hills Community Outreach’s annual block party fundraiser won’t be able to gather in person this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. But the North Hills charity and social service agency is still planning to party. Have fun at home with a...
What to watch in WPIAL sports Feb. 1, 2021: Key girls basketball games
The final month of the regular season in WPIAL girls basketball tips off with several marvelous matchups Monday. In Section 2-6A, three girls basketball teams are unbeaten in section play and have been ranked in the HSSN Top 5 all season. The thing is none of them have played each...
Hampton area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 31
Hampton Estate of Kenneth Fernstrom sold property at 4855 Josephine Drive to W David Mancuso for $335,000. Joseph Kirby sold property at 5174 Polo Fields Drive to Dennis and Linda Fischer for $209,900. Alan Breedlove sold property at 2119 S Villa Drive to Stephen and Anna Crucitt for $700,000. Christine...
Hampton girls off to red-hot start after adopting up-tempo style
Not even a pandemic — or having to run pregame drills in the school cafeteria — can slow down the Hampton girls basketball team. Coming off back-to-back losing seasons, the Talbots have sprinted to one of their best starts in at least two decades. A 71-27 victory over Central Valley...
Hampton competitive spirit squad adapting to all-new calendar
The Hampton competitive spirit team still hasn’t started its 2020-21 season, when in any other year it would almost be over. Covid restrictions pushed back the WPIAL championships from early January to mid-March, and the PIAA and national championships — at which Hampton is a regular qualifier — were moved...
Hampton area coronavirus cases following national trend
As coronavirus cases begin to rise more slowly in Allegheny County and across the country, communities in the Hampton Journal area are also seeing their numbers rise less sharply. As of Jan. 27, there have been 973 cases of the novel coronavirus in Hampton since March, according to the latest...
