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Trib’s new eCommerce program helps generate sales while supporting local nonprofits
Trib Total Media has launched a new eCommerce marketplace for businesses and nonprofits looking to increase sales while also supporting the community. The Trib introduced the EverybodyShops.com platform this week in connection with its growing list of Neighborhood News Network sites, which provide hyper-local news to 31 Pittsburgh-area neighborhoods, according...
Letter to the editor: Other countries need our help
In times like these, it is hard to think about much else other than the ways that covid-19 continues to change our daily lives. Our normal has become watching our families and friends lose their jobs, our favorite restaurants and small businesses shutting down for good, and having to wear...
Hampton real estate transactions for the week of June 7
Cochran Concepts LLC sold property at 3960 Parkview Ln to Michael Pavolko and Taylor Snyder for $300,500. Real estate transactions provided by RealSTATs. Contact RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit www.RealSTATs.net....
5 Western Pa. UPMC hospitals given covid-19 drug
Five Pittsburgh-area UPMC hospitals have received shipments of the antiviral medication remdesivir to treat hospital patients with covid-19, the Pennsylvania Health Department said. UMPC Presbyterian, Mercy, Shadyside and St. Margaret, all in Pittsburgh; and Passavant in McCandless were among the 73 hospitals in the state to receive a total of...
Hampton in brief: plant sale, student accolades and more
Plant sale The Ingomar Garden Club will hold its annual fundraiser plant sale 10 a.m.-2 p.m. June 13 at the corner of Route 19 and Ingomar Road in front of Bruster’s Real Ice Cream in McCandless. A wide variety of perennials from members’ gardens, as well as garden-related crafts and...
Allegheny County to offer music on TV, online and movies in the park
To hear the music of the Allegheny County Summer Concert Series, tune into Pittsburgh’s CW. The entertainment usually heard at South Park and Hartwood Acres Park amphitheaters has moved to television because of the pandemic, the county announced. Presented by BNY Mellon, performances by local musicians and artists will be...
Rob Mercuri in line for GOP nod to seek House Speaker Mike Turzai’s seat
A Republican from Pine held a wide lead late Tuesday in a three-way race for the GOP nomination to seek the seat of retiring House Speaker Mike Turzai, according to unofficial election returns. As of around 6 a.m. Wednesday, Rob Mercuri had collected 60% of the votes counted in the...
Hampton student’s art selected for permanent display
A self-portrait drawn by a Hampton High School senior, depicted in a graduation cap and gown, and mask, was selected as part of the school’s permanent collection. “I had the thought, ‘What if I don’t graduate? And if I do, what is it going to look like?’” Katelyn Januck said...
Hampton council schedules executive session
Hampton Township council will hold an executive session at 10 a.m. Saturday in Township Community Center Great Room A, located at 3101 McCully Road, Allison Park. The executive session is closed to the public. According to a township email blast, the purpose of the meeting is to discuss legal and...
Hampton delays community pool opening until green phase
Hampton Township has announced that the Community Outdoor Pool Complex will be closed until the state enters the green phase of reopening. According to a post on their Facebook page, the township plans to open the pool in mid-June, depending upon guidelines. Township officials previously said they would open when...
Hampton cancels Memorial Day ceremony
The Memorial Day Public Ceremony held at the Hampton Veterans Memorial has been canceled due to state distancing guidelines. According to the township’s website, though the official ceremony will not take place, members of the Hampton American Legion will gather Monday for a brief salute at the Hampton Community Center...
Hampton teacher 1 of 12 finalists for Pennsylvania’s Teacher of the Year award
A longtime educator with the Hampton Township School District is among the dozen finalists for the 2021 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year award, Gov. Tom Wolf announced today. Mathematics teacher Kathleen Dickensheets, who has been with the district for 33 years, is one of three teachers from western Pennsylvania selected...
Western Pennsylvanians venture out as curbside liquor pickup expandsVideo
Cars, SUVs and pickups pulled up to a Fine Wines & Good Spirits store in Penn Hills on Monday as residents scrambled to purchase liquor with the opening of most state stores across Pennsylvania for curbside delivery. Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board spokesman Shawn Kelly said the agency last week opened...
Hampton council plans discussion on proposal to let residents raise chickensVideo
Barbara Ann McMonigal has fond memories of keeping chickens as pets while growing up in California and later while living in Colorado. So it was a bit discouraging when she moved to Hampton Township five years ago and inquired about raising chickens at her home. “I was told that we...
North Hills charity collecting, distributing free food to families struggling amid shutdown
North Hills Community Outreach will distribute free food to residents in several communities Thursday. People living in the 15202 zip code who are struggling due to the mandated shutdown can pick up food from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the North Boroughs Food Pantry located at Greenstone Methodist Church,...
Losing face: The rise of the mask, and what’s lost behind it
On Saturday afternoons, the Strip District neighborhood of Pittsburgh becomes a jam-packed hub of old-fashioned shopping. People stride along Penn Avenue, hopping from greengrocer to butcher to fishmonger to Italian market, smiling and gesturing and jabbering as they go. Not this weekend. As strange, spaced-out lines formed outside favorite establishments,...
Signs of encouragement appear in windows across Western Pa.
It’s a sign of the times. People hunkered down in their homes waiting for the coronavirus pandemic to recede can’t help sending messages to the outside world. While many are dispatching to a broad audience via social media, others are taking a rather analog approach. Messages of support and encouragement...
Displaced marathoners hope to reach their goals virtually
In Erin Donahue’s mind, 2020 was the year it would happen. She had been training diligently. She felt good. She would reach her goal to complete the Pittsburgh Marathon in under four hours. Donahue, a distance runner since her days at Blackhawk, had been running at least 30 hours a...
Winchester Thurston closing North Campus, merging to Shadyside
Operations at Winchester Thurston’s Allison Park campus will merge this fall with the school’s sister facility in Pittsburgh’s Shadyside neighborhood. The board of directors voted to unite the two campuses to provide a more integrated learning experience for its 715 students, according to Scott D. Fech, head of school. “A...
Depreciation Lands Museum draws connections between current events and Colonial times
Looking for creative and educational ways for your family to pass the time at home? Depreciation Lands Museum director Karen Parsons realized that there are a number of similarities between our current coronavirus quarantine and Colonial times. So, the museum has begun posting Colonial recipes, activities and games to its...
Painted rocks bring cheer to Hampton neighborhood
It started as an idea to entertain her two children under the age of 5. Liz Saraceno, 36, of Hampton went to the grocery store back in mid-March to stock up on supplies for her family as the nation grappled with containing the spread of covid-19. As she gathered essentials,...
Virtual ‘porch concerts’ bring Hampton band students, families togetherVideo
Hampton Township School District organized “porch concerts” across its municipalities Tuesday night, in which band students — along with their families — performed songs of their choosing for neighbors and passersby. Students across the district played a variety of songs — the Star Wars theme song, “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star,”...
Hampton business adds medical masks to its manufacturing listVideo
Rose Morris got a call over the weekend from a friend whose husband owns a Pittsburgh-area hospice. “He was at a point where he was running out of his protective medical equipment and was not able to find more to purchase,” Morris said. Morris owns Abram’s Nation in Hampton ....
Hampton Middle School print studio promotes teamwork, charity
Once they return to school, students at Hampton Middle School use the in-house print studio to collaborate, create and raise money for a good cause. The middle school opened an art print studio two years ago for students to utilize for classes or for enrichment, according to HMS Principal Dr....
Real estate sales in Hampton the week of March 22
Hampton Benjamin Hines sold property at 3228 Camberly Drive to Alexandru and Violeta Stoica for $145,000. The Hamptons L.P. sold property at 5158 Hampton Place Drive to NVR Inc. for $172,172. NVR Inc. sold property at 5169 Hampton Place Drive to Benjamin Charles and Jamie Christine Noll for $570,480. Elizabeth...
