Hampton Journal category, Page 73
Move to Class 4A feels like perfect fit for Hampton
Dawson Dietz says it’s a perfect fit. After several seasons competing as one of the smallest teams in Class 5A, Hampton dropped down to Class 4A, and it landed among similar programs in terms of both size and geography. “Mars Week 1, that’s going to be the most exciting game...
Hampton Journal real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 30
Hampton Debra DiFatta sold property at 2410 Delo Drive to James and Dolores Hughes for $365,000. D’NA Custom Home Builders Inc. sold property at 3079 Haberlein Road to Sciulli Classic Homes & Contract Inc. for $60,000. G. Theodore Lorch Jr. sold property at 2124 Legendary Ln to Shophouse Home LLC...
New McCandless ethics policy holds employees, volunteers to same standards as elected officials
McCandless council is putting its employees and volunteers on notice that the positions are not to be used for personal gain. Council on Aug. 24 unanimously passed a resolution establishing a code of ethics that covers elected officials, volunteers, employees and people who are appointed to the town’s various boards...
McCandless officials agree to explore imposing term limits on council seats
McCandless officials are exploring the possibility of amending the town’s home rule charter to impose term limits on members of council. The idea was floated at the Aug. 24 council meeting by Councilwoman Angela Woods, who represents Ward 5. Woods said her interest in term limits for council was piqued...
Hampton graduate on track to serve on Navy submarine
For the longest time, Alex Werth of Hampton dreamed of someday becoming a military fighter pilot. But when he discovered a love for chemistry while attending high school, he decided to take a path better suited to his talents — serving on a Navy nuclear submarine. “My grandfather was in...
Retired Allegheny County, state judge praises Donald Trump in Tuesday’s RNC broadcast
Retired Superior Court Judge Cheryl Allen of Hampton was among a half dozen “ordinary Americans” who offered testimonials to President Donald Trump during Tuesday night’s Republican National Convention. A portion of a video that featured conversations with Vice President Mike Pence included Allen. The segment also included testimonials from five...
McCandless setting design standards, rules for new 5G cell antennas
McCandless Council held a public hearing Monday night for new rules proposed for cellular telephone service providers seeking to erect antennas for the new “5th Generation,” or 5G, networks. Manager Bob Grimm said the town’s ordinance regulating cell antennas needs to be updated to be in compliance with new rules...
McCandless OKs new rules for signs along roads in time for upcoming election
Let the electioneering begin in McCandless — but keep that yard sign away from the edge of the road. Temporary signs like the ones used for political campaigns or to advertise yard sales and other services will now have to be at least 5 feet from the side of the...
Technical schools grapple with hands-on learning as classes resume during pandemic
As traditional schools weed through reopening plans that largely include at least some online learning, career and technical centers across the region grapple with how to maintain predominately hands-on classes while keeping students and staff safe. Several of the 16 career and technical centers that cater to high school students...
Couple attacked by dog at North Park when defending their dog
A man and a woman were injured while trying to defend their dog at an Allegheny County dog park on Saturday. Allegheny County spokeswoman Amie Downs said police and medics were called to North Park Dog Park because of a dog fight and reported bites shortly after 10:15 a.m. Saturday....
Hampton Township real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 23
Taylor Marie Thompson sold property at 4818 Andrews Drive to Cochran Concepts LLC for $45,000. NVR Inc. sold property at 5151 Hampton Place Drive to Vishal and Minal Vyas for $785,500. NVR Inc. sold property at 5176 Hampton Place Drive to John and Tina Lekas for $568,865. Estate of John...
Depreciation Lands Museum open for the season
The Depreciation Lands Museum in Hampton Township opened for the season on Aug. 16. It will remain open from 1-4 p.m. each Sunday through the end of October. Jonathan Klemens, vice president of the museum, said that the buildings and exhibits are roped off to ensure social distancing and that...
Pa. lawsuit alleges Chipotle keeping the change with cash-paying customers
A lawsuit seeking class-action status contends that Chipotle stores in Pennsylvania are not giving proper change to customers and instead are lining their pockets with it. The complaint, filed Thursday in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court, alleges hundreds of thousands — if not millions — of dollars in consumer losses....
Hampton Shaler Water customers asked to conserve after main break at plant
Customers of the Hampton Shaler Water Authority could be asked to conserve water for a couple of days, the authority’s executive director said Wednesday. A break in a 16-inch pumping main leaving the water plant was discovered around 4 a.m. Wednesday, Sam Scarfone said. It’s been isolated, but the plant...
Hampton real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 16
Hampton Thomas Oconnor Jr. sold property at 3312 Stag Drive to Jeffrey and Kristen Ninehouser for $210,000. Real Estate Transactions are provided by RealSTATs. Contact RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit www.RealSTATs.net....
Hampton graduate takes top honor in congressional art competition
A recent Hampton Township High School graduate took top honors in an art competition for residents of the 17th Congressional District. Katelyn Januck’s pencil drawing titled “Class of…” won first place in the 2020 Congressional Art Competition for the district represented by U.S. Rep. Connor Lamb, D-Mt. Lebanon. “Although the...
McCandless tweaking law to keep roadside signs farther from streets, driver sightlines
McCandless Council is poised to change a law it passed last year that was supposed to prevent temporary signs placed along roadways from becoming traffic hazards and litter. At issue is the barrage of political campaign signs candidates place in the right of way along busy roads, intersections and interchanges...
Sheetz’s new store on Perry Highway in McCandless opening Thursday
Sheetz’s plan to build a new convenience store across the street from its current location on a cramped triangle of land at the junction of Old Perry Highway and Perry Highway has come to fruition after nearly two and a half years. Company officials announced that the new store will...
Northland Public Library reopening with restrictions, virus safety protocols
Northland Public Library is reopening Aug. 17 — with restrictions and at a reduced capacity — after in-person visits have been prohibited for the past several months because of the coronavirus pandemic. We’re elated to welcome back our patrons and the community to the library building,” said Amy Steele, the...
Hampton real estate transactions, Aug. 10
Hampton Estate of Doris Bauer Hartwell sold property at 2436 Victoria Drive to Carrie Super for $85,000. Real Estate Transactions are provided by RealSTATs. Contact RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit www.RealSTATs.net....
Blessed Trinity Academy in Glenshaw outlines return-to-school plans
A Catholic school in Glenshaw will return to in-person instruction for all students and staff later this month, officials said. Blessed Trinity Academy – of the North Hills Regional Catholic Elementary Schools, a group of five schools within the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh – will allow its 160 students in...
Hampton police arrest mother, daughter on felony drug charges
A woman and her daughter are facing drug charges after Hampton Township police say they saw one of them visiting the home of a known narcotics dealer, according to authorities. Hampton police detective Robert Grondwalski was working an undercover detail on July 27 when he said he spotted Ember Alt,...
Hampton police charge 3 North Carolina residents with forging checks
Hampton Township police have charged three North Carolina residents with forgery after they tried to cash an altered check at a local bank branch. The investigation began July 30 with a call to police from an employee of Citizens Bank. The employee reported that a woman using the drive-thru service...
Hampton real estate transactions, Aug. 2
Hampton Antoinette Lupone sold property at 3866 Ash Drive to Jonathan Loritz for $311,000. Real estate transactions provided by RealSTATs. Contact RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit www.RealSTATs.net....
Bridge work will close Pa. Turnpike between Allegheny Valley, Pittsburgh exits early Sunday
The placement of beams for the Unity-Trestle Road bridge in Plum will require a five-hour closure of the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s eastbound lanes beginning late Saturday night. The Turnpike will be closed between the Allegheny Valley (Exit 48) in Harmar and Pittsburgh (Exit 57) exit in Monroeville, from 11:49 p.m. on...
