Hampton Journal category, Page 74
Murrysville, McCandless ranked among safest towns by security company
Murrysville and McCandless are among the top 50 safest cities in the U.S., according to the latest rankings from home security and safety advisory company SafeWise. Pennsylvania makes the list several times, with seven towns among SafeWise’s top 50 including Buckingham Township (11), Upper Saucon Township (27), Upper Allen Township...
AMS club swimmers earn All-American status
Allegheny Mountain Swimming recently announced its swimmers who earned scholastic All-American honors for the 2018-19 academic year based on requirements set by USA Swimming. The All-American recognition combines the swimmer’s accomplishments in the pool for his or her club programs as well as achievements in the classroom. To make the...
Hampton real estate transactions, July 26
Hampton 1900 Capital Trust 2 sold property at 3922 Ash Drive to Daniel Robert and Lauretta Metzinger for $280,000. Helga Freymark sold property at 4554 Bucktail Drive to Jaime Tracktenberg and Cheri Ritz for $242,500. Paula Selvaggio sold property at 4662 Hidden Pond Drive to Angela Schandelmeier for $338,500. James...
Hampton OKs request to hold trade shows, private events at North Park Sports Complex
The North Park Sports Complex along Wildwood Road in Hampton has received the go-ahead to rent part of its domed structure for trade shows and other events. The Light Industrial zoning district in which the venue is located only permits groups of two or more businesses on one site with...
Fresh produce, specialty items featured at Hampton’s weekly farmers market
Hampton Township’s weekly farmer’s market offers a variety of fresh fruit and produce as well as specialty items including local honey, flowers and wine. The July 22 market also featured a visit from two food trucks to feed hungry shoppers and park patrons. The rain-or-shine market is set up in...
Backpack giveaway coming to Western Pennsylvania
The annual School Rocks Backpack Giveaway is set to donate 140,000 backpacks full of school supplies this weekend. Round Room LLC, a Verizon Wireless retailer, announced its TCC and Wireless Zone stores will give away school supplies at over 800 locations nationwide. This year will mark more than 1 million...
Hampton real estate transactions, July 20
Hampton NVR Inc. sold property at 5158 Hampton Place Drive 300 to Michael Talotta and Nikki Antoszewski for $582,380. Brookfield Relocation Inc. sold property at 4912 Meadow Crest Drive to Mathis Pfaendler and Holly Rosenblatt for $300,000. Cary Montgomery sold property at 3972 Middle Road to Derek and Lexington Rykaczewski...
Reopening of Depreciation Lands Museum in Hampton delayed
The Depreciation Lands Museum in Hampton Township has canceled plans to reopen after the state-mandated shutdown because of renewed concerns about the need to slow the spread of coronavirus. The board of directors nixed the July 12 reopening and plan to discuss when the Colonial-era living history museum will resume...
Hampton pool launches junior lifeguard program
Hampton Community Pool will host its first junior lifeguarding program. The purpose of the program, according to the municipality’s website, is to promote skills associated with being a lifeguard, including lifesaving techniques. This is a one-day program with two sessions, from 9 a.m. to noon either Aug. 1 or Aug....
Former Pirates manager Clint Hurdle puts Hampton home for sale for $1.8 million
The Pirates fired manager Clint Hurdle last September after his team finished at the bottom of the NL Central with a record of 69-93. Now, the longtime baseball coach and manager has put his Pittsburgh home on the market. Hurdle, 62, who now resides in Florida, lived in the 9,120-square...
Hampton Township real estate transactions for the week of July 5
Donald Simms sold property at 4809 Au Sable Drive to Berchman Grinage Jr. and Maria Twichell for $625,000. Keith Bordonaro sold property at 4077 Branding Pl to Jorge S Padron Rivero and Adelbis Padron for $270,000. Hartwood Realty Partn. L.P. sold property at 3181 Harts Run Road to Heirloom Nursery...
Hampton Township manufacturer adds clear-front masks to PPE products
In April, business owner Rose Morris began taking the medical-grade fabric her company, Abram’s Nation, typically uses to create safety beds and began using it to create machine-washable fabric masks. The Hampton Township company ended up donating more than 1,000 of the masks to local nonprofits, groups and businesses. But...
Hampton Township has recorded 29 positive cases of coronavirus to date
As positive cases of coronavirus continue to rise sharply in Allegheny County, Hampton Township has recorded just 29 positive cases of covid-19 since March, according to the latest information on a map published by Allegheny County. According to the same map, 608 tests have been conducted in the township. One...
The Clarks to play Sunday, kick off virtual Allegheny County Parks Summer Concert Series
It might not be that much-missed concert in the park, but Allegheny County Department of Parks kicks off its Summer Concert Series with The Clarks at 7 p.m. Sunday on Pittsburgh’s CW television station. “Although the pandemic is limiting our ability to gather in large groups, Allegheny County is honoring...
Hampton Township real estate transactions for the week of June 28
Janice Zacherl sold property at 2972 Chessman St. to Michael and Rebecca Girty for $340,000. Mark Vogel sold property at 4978 Meadow Crest Drive to John Wang and Kara Elizabeth Zang for $339,950. Real estate transactions provided by RealSTATs. Contact RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit www.RealSTATs.net....
3rd McCandless council member resigns in as many months
A third member of McCandless Town Council has resigned in as many months. First-term Councilman Chuck Mazur, who represents Ward 3, announced that he is stepping down for health reasons. Mazur, a Republican, won the seat in November by defeating Democrat Deawna Marie Alfonsie, who ran unopposed for her party’s...
Hampton officials amend reopening plan to allow facility usage by athletic clubs
Hampton youth swimmers will be allowed to have organized activities at the township pool as officials have amended their covid-19 reopening and future operations plan. Hampton Athletic Association ball players will also be on township fields a little earlier than expected as council voted 4-0 Wednesday night to adopt a...
Hampton debuting ‘new look’ farmers market with added safety precautions
Hampton Township’s annual farmers market is scheduled to return July 1 with a new layout that promotes social distancing and other precautions to protect patrons and vendors. The rain-or-shine market is set up in Hampton Community Park from 3 to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays through the middle of October. The...
Hampton Township School District graduates 231 students
Hampton Township School District’s class of 2020 commencement took place at Fridley Field on June 5. To comply with social distancing guidelines, families were limited to one car, masks were worn and the class of 231 students was divided into three separate groups to further limit the number of people...
Back on the trail: Group hikes restart in Western Pa.
It’s safe to go hiking in groups again, at least for some groups. State restrictions for the prevention of covid-19 on group activities have prohibited group hikes since mid-March. However, with Allegheny and surrounding counties moving into the green phase allowing a number of public activities, local groups are offering...
Music in the air during McCandless Crossing concert series
McCandless Crossing is once again hosting a free Monday night summer concert series on the Town Green. The live concerts are held from 6 to 8 p.m. with the series concluding Sept. 5 with a Summer Sendoff concert. Due to social-distancing guidelines, attendance is limited to 250 people and masks...
Speaker Turzai formally resigns, district office in McCandless to remain open
The district office of state Rep. Mike Turzai, who formally resigned Monday from the House of Representatives, will remain open until a successor is elected in November, according to a top-ranking member of the legislature. Turzai, who served as Speaker of the House, creates a vacancy in the 28th House...
Depreciation Lands Museum reopening after pandemic shutdown
Beginning July 12, the Depreciation Lands Museum in Allison Park will once again offer visitors a chance to experience life during the Colonial era. The museum at 4743 South Pioneer Road in Hampton will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. every Sunday through October, with several fall events already...
Plans for a new Eat’n Park in Hampton moving forward
Plans to level an old Eat’n Park to make room for a new one in Hampton are moving forward. Council held a public hearing June 10 to discuss the company’s conditional use application for the proposed restaurant at 5143 Route 8. It went pretty quick with no council members or...
Hampton real estate transactions for the week of June 14
Jamie Danner sold property at 4965 Field Acres Drive to Jamie Danner and Christopher Edwards for $90,886. Dean Parent sold property at 4433 Laurel Oak Drive to Kenneth Greb for $172,328. Brent Hepner sold property at 2625 Middle Road to William and Elizabeth Lenthe for $377,000. Hampton Development Co. LLC...
