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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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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 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 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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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 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...

Plum celebrated its first undefeated regular season since 1977, an accomplishment that was rewarded in the all-conference voting by Greater Allegheny coaches. The Mustangs had 10 players earn first-team honors, and Matt Morgan was named the conference’s top coach. Plum’s list of first-team players included Rocco Caprara, Evan Azzara, Ryan...

McCandless has unveiled a preliminary budget that holds the line on property taxes by cutting spending to make up for an expected drop in revenue because of the coronavirus pandemic. The proposed $16.3 million general fund budget for 2021 anticipates even less revenue than was anticipated in May, when this...