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The coronavirus pandemic has forced communities to abandon traditional public events such as tree lighting ceremonies and concerts for the holidays. But communities in the North Hills are still working to spread a little holiday cheer with safe activities for families. McCandless is hosting a two-part event dubbed “Make McCandless...

Three public libraries serving the North Hills are temporarily suspending in-person services in response to the county health department’s stay-at-home advisory to help reduce the spread of coronavirus. A third library plans to close for two weeks starting Dec. 24. Allegheny County has been experiencing a sharp increase in the...

Hampton Robert Stoltz sold property at 3142 Camberly Drive to James and Elizabeth English for $146,000. Jospeh Schafer sold property at 3984 Cole Ave. to Gilbert Ackerman for $141,500. Joseph Kiewra sold property at 4727 Hidden Pond Drive to Devon Schenker for $329,600. Estate of Dorothy Arlene Wise sold property...

The Hampton girls basketball team is going small in the hopes of something big. Coach Tony Howard is installing a fast-paced, guard-oriented lineup as the undersized Talbots try to return to the playoffs after a two-year absence. With the 2020-21 season scheduled to start Dec. 11 against McDowell, the Talbots...

There are a lot of new faces on the Hampton boys basketball team, even if coach Joe Lafko can’t quite see them right now. “This year is so different from any year that I’ve experienced,” said Lafko, a WPIAL Hall of Famer entering his 25th season at Hampton, “and it’s...

Mayté Losada has always had a dark side yearning to break free from the confines of life in the modern world. Enthralled as a child by the vivid “other” worlds depicted in Greek mythology, the Harry Potter novels and later, Hunger Games and Game of Thrones, the Hampton Township woman...

Members of the public are invited to summon their artistic creativity to help adorn the new hospital Allegheny Health Network is building in Pine by submitting artwork for a mosaic mural dubbed “Caring for the Community.” “Since announcing our plans to build a hospital in Wexford, the community has welcomed...

The Hampton Township School District will shift to remote learning for 10 days to address concerns raised by health officials that people traveling during the Thanksgiving break could cause covid cases to spike. Students will return to online instruction from Dec. 1 to 10, school officials announced in a letter...

The annual Community of Music event sponsored by North Hills Cares will be switched to a virtual performance this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. The live streamed concert from the Block Northway in Ross will be performed from 7:30 to 10 p.m. on Dec. 4. The concert will feature...

Families can have a personalized letter sent to their children from Santa Claus at a cost of $5 with proceeds benefiting the Operation Santa Clause charity. The letters feature a child’s name, references to items they put on their Christmas wish list and a special “PS” from Santa. The letter...

Hampton Marylou Kerestury sold property at 3410 Cramlington Drive to Ryan Christy and Anna Bridgens for $275,000. Jean Moore trustee sold property at 3942 Farmview Drive to Brianna Kaitlin Watt for $235,000. Harry Hunter sold property at 2490 Mae Drive to Matthew Thomas Julius for $145,001. Kyle Cunningham sold property...

The Hampton bowling team is turning to a familiar face for a season the likes of which it has never seen before. Coach Glenn Thomas, who started the program five years ago, returns to the helm after last year’s coach, Bob Wallace, stepped away because of covid-19 concerns for his...

The Hampton hockey team last season needed three months to reach two wins. This season the Talbots did it in eight days. “Honestly, we are a completely different team,” junior defenseman Owen Cirlingione said. “There is not a bad player on this team.” Hampton opened the delayed 2020-21 season with...

A fundraising drive is underway to help the victims of a Nov. 3 house fire in Hampton. Multiple fire departments were dispatched to the home along Cramlington Drive, which was destroyed by flames and explosions that caused the interior of the structure to collapse. Nobody was injured in the blaze....

Hampton Arthur Chapman sold property at 2130 Coventry Drive to Ricardo Hayden Jr. and Merissa Hayden for $325,000. Bernard Ignacic sold property at 2360 Saddle Drive to Bernard Ignacic trustee and Darla Gerlach trustee for $188,100. Real estate transactions provided by RealSTATs. Contact RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit RealSTATs.net....

Bill Cardone was sitting in the parking lot at Pittsburgh International Airport on Aug. 21, waiting to pick up his wife, when he got the news. The longtime Hampton athletic director learned the PIAA had approved the return of high school fall sports amid the covid-19 pandemic. “I felt really...

Hampton reached the WPIAL football playoffs for the first time in five years this season, and a lot more help is on the way. The Talbots junior varsity program posted a 7-0 record, including four shutouts, and outscored its opponents 243-58. “Nobody can remember any of our JV teams going...

Four local libraries received a helping hand in their renovation efforts thanks to $2.2 million in collective grants from the state Department of Education. “We’re just so excited about this grant, we’re over the moon,” said Jamie Falo, executive director of Greensburg Hempfield Area Library, which received $748,145. The money...

A Hampton graduate is in the running to be crowned Best Buddies Pennsylvania Champion of the Year. Abby Molinaro is competing in a fundraising campaign to grow awareness for the Best Buddies program, which she enjoyed for three years as a student at Hampton High School. Best Buddies was founded...

Hosanna Industries is playing host to its 9th Annual Festival of Trees on Nov. 20 and 21. The event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 20, during which Santa is scheduled to make an appearance. The hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Nov. 21....

Hampton Rosemary Kanith sold property at 4807 Andrews Drive to TAF Capital LLC for $121,500. Katherine Simon sold property at 3171 Cheltenham Court to Ryan Kocak for $150,000. James Sullivan trustee sold property at 3293 Long Meadow Drive to William and Nancy Newbrander for $607,500. Estate of Alfred Hamel sold...

Hampton senior Corey Scherer needed some time to ease the sting of a 1-0 double-overtime playoff loss to nemesis Mars. “We all gave it our best,” he said. “We just happened to come up short.” When Mars’ Dane Beller scored in the 107th minute of their WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal...

Hampton senior lineman Dawson Dietz stood along a chainlink fence at Aliquippa’s Carl Aschman Stadium, wearing a muddy uniform and a smile. “It was so exciting to go from two wins for the last three years (to the playoffs),” he said. “It’s crazy to be able to be here and...