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Covid cases continue at schools in North Hills as changes to instructional models approach
School districts in northern Allegheny County continue to report new active covid-19 cases among students and as they prepare to transition from all-remote learning in the coming weeks. North Hills The North Hills School District reported 15 new cases between Dec. 16 and Jan. 3. Four students and a staff...
Cinemark theaters set to reopen, showing new and classic filmsVideo
Cinemark will reopen its Pennsylvania theaters on Friday, including these Southwestern Pennsylvania locations, in accordance with updated local covid mandates: • Cinemark Monroeville Mall and XD, 600 Mall Circle Drive • Cinemark North Hills and XD, 851 Providence Blvd., McCandless • Cinemark Robinson Township and XD, 2100 Settlers Ridge Center...
Hampton area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 3
Hampton Estate of William Harnett sold property at an unknown address to Farrell and Stephanie Frank for $165,000. Michael Watson sold property at 3088 Camberly Drive to Daryl and Andrea Nowacki for $310,000. National Transfer Services LLC sold property at 2615 Carriage House Drive to Joseph Totten III and Jennifer...
In brief: Christmas tree recycling, charity blood drive, road paving bids and more in Hampton
Hampton sets schedule for Christmas tree pickup Waste Management will collect and dispose of Christmas trees that are placed at the curb in January and February on the same day as trash and recyclables are picked up. Trees must be cut to 6 feet or less and have all ornaments...
Volunteers gathering at Bradford Woods Reserve for Audubon’s annual bird count
For the seventh consecutive year, the Bradford Woods Conservancy is seeking nature lovers interested in participating in the Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count on Jan. 2. A small team of conservancy members and volunteers is scheduled to be in the Bradford Woods Reserve at 10 a.m. “looking, listening and...
Hampton area real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 27
Hampton Estate of Dennis David Stebler sold property at 3825 Arizona Drive to Jared Schwartzbauer for $234,000. Ida Douglas sold property at 2186 Battenkill Lane to Donald Parks and Aimee Marie Dorsten for $327,486. Jeffrey Corcoran sold property at 3174 Camberly Drive to Chelsea Cross for $170,000. Estate of Carolyn...
Aquinas’ John Griffith builds Marian grotto to earn Eagle Scout
A wooden Marian grotto now graces the hillside overlooking Dolan Field at Aquinas Academy in Gibsonia. The simple shrine to the Virgin Mary was built by junior John Griffith, 17, who worked for six weeks on the project to earn his rank as Eagle Scout – the highest achievement in...
In brief: Covid changes at North Park rink, school board reorganization and more in Hampton
Change made at North Park skating rink to slow covid spread The Allegheny County Parks Department has made several changes at the North Park skating rink that will be in effect through Jan. 3 to comply with the state’s efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus. All buildings will...
Hampton area real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 20
Hampton Meenakshi Mehta sold property at 2737 Bristol Court to Forrest and Hillary Smith for $375,000. John Bishop sold property at 3843 Meyers Lane to Aaron Lee and Casey Nichole Evelsizor for $475,000. Nicholas Kelly sold property at 3121 Raintree Drive to Dominque Baleno for $288,000. Patrick Wolf sold property...
High school basketball teams appreciate, take lessons from pre-shutdown games
Last Friday, 71 WPIAL and City League boys and girls basketball teams kicked off their 2020-21 seasons in the shadow of a looming shutdown that will extend through the first couple of days of the New Year. In the climate of covid uncertainties, the games were a chance for those...
Latest covid-19 numbers for Hampton, McCandless as of Dec. 16
As coronavirus cases continue to surge in Allegheny County and across the country, the communities within the Hampton Journal area have varying numbers of both positive cases and deaths. As of Dec. 16, there have been 637 total cases of the novel coronavirus in Hampton since March, according to the...
McCandless OKs list of firefighters eligible for income-tax credit
McCandless council has approved a list of residents belonging to its three volunteer fire departments who are eligible to receive a $500 credit next year on the earned income tax they pay to the town. Council also is considering extending the tax credit program it established in 2017 to emergency...
Hampton area real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 13
Hampton Estate of Anna Rickette sold property at 2354 Ferguson Road to Michael and Marie Haller for $85,000. Roselda Hastings sold property at 3148 Mohawk Drive to Terry Pol and Emily Morgan for $350,000. James Foley sold property at 3073 W. Swansea Cres to Patrick and Melinda Dougherty for $525,000....
In brief: Live-stream Christmas Eve services, virtual Tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, Presents from Police, and more
Christmas Eve services live streaming at Hampton church Hampton Presbyterian Church will celebrate four Christmas Eve services Dec. 24 and broadcast a virtual service on its website hamptonpresbyterian.net and YouTube channel. The 3:30 and the 6 p.m. services are geared toward families and conclude with candle lighting during the singing...
Hampton girls swimmers get up to speed quickly in preseason
With most swimming pools shut down for much of the offseason, Hampton coach Morgan Zweygardt was unsure what to expect from her girls team when practices began. To her pleasant surprise, they’ve made a big splash. “I had no real expectations for this year,” she said. “I just wanted to...
Hampton boys swimmers a WPIAL title threat in Class AA
The Hampton boys swimming team is looking forward to picking on someone its own size. Coming off a memorable season in which Hampton placed third at the WPIAL Class AAA swimming and diving championships, the Talbots are dropping into Class AA, where they are expected to be a serious title...
Police: Duo drives to West Deer nursing home, beats up woman and steals her phone
A Hampton woman is accused of driving a man and two girls to a West Deer nursing home and beating up an employee who was on her break, according to a criminal complaint. West Deer police said the victim called the police station Nov. 17 to report an assault that...
Fox Chapel gets a win over Hampton before three-week shutdown
Before his team met Hampton on Friday for its only game in the next three weeks, Fox Chapel boys basketball coach Zach Skrinjar wrote a message on the whiteboard. It was a simple question mark. Big and bold. “We always have a last word before the game, and our last...
Latest covid-19 numbers for Hampton, McCandless
As coronavirus cases continue to surge in Allegheny County and across the country, the communities within the Hampton Journal area have varying numbers of both positive cases and deaths. As of Dec. 8, there have been 502 total cases of the novel coronavirus in Hampton since March, according to the...
Charges withdrawn against woman accused of sexually abusing 2 children in West Deer
Criminal charges were withdrawn against a Hampton woman Allegheny County Police accused of sexually abusing two children in West Deer. The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office withdrew 10 charges, including rape and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, filed against Iris Schmidt, 21, late last year, according to online court records. The...
In brief: Trib journalism scholarships, Presents from Police, Operation Santa Claus and more
Trib scholarships Trib Total Media is accepting applications for both the Scholarship for Diversity in Media and the Jim Borden Memorial Scholarship. The Scholarship for Diversity in Media is open to high school seniors who are culturally, ethnically or racially diverse and are planning to study journalism, communication or English...
Hampton area real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 6
Hampton Adelina Zottola sold property on Big Rock Road to Allegheny Land Trust for $2,000. Elif Sonel sold property at 2615 Carriage House Drive to National Transfer Services LLC for $865,000. Steven Seel sold property at 4025 Grand Ave. to Charles Carlyle for $436,950. Billie Marie Harlan sold property at...
Hampton athletes earn postseason honors after historic fall season
The most challenging, unusual sports season in WPIAL history included something else that has never been seen before. This fall marked the first time that Hampton’s football, boys soccer, girls soccer and girls volleyball teams all reached the WPIAL playoffs in the same season. “With everything that went on (with...
Led by state qualifiers, Hampton wrestling looks strong in upper weights
If Hampton senior Justin Hart ever says “uncle” in the wrestling room, it will have nothing to do with giving up. Hart, the nephew of Talbots wrestling coach Chris Hart, is one of the top 189-pounders in the WPIAL Class 3A and joins fellow state qualifier Dawson Dietz in another...
Hampton’s 2021 budget mirrors current spending plan, no tax hike proposed
Hampton Township’s preliminary budget for 2021 features few surprises — the tax rate for property owners will remain the same and no significant spending cuts are planned. In addition to maintaining services, the township plans to “be aggressive” with its road paving program by spending about $1 million to resurface...
