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North Hills real estate transactions for the week of April 28, 2025
Bellevue Adi Balint sold property at 565 Highland Place to Sean Lardo for $360,000. 37 N Bryant Associates LLC sold property at 37 N Bryant Ave. to SP 37 N Bryant LLC for $615,000. Bradford Woods Kimberlee Rhule sold property at 241 Bradford Road to Larry Glenn and Catherine Kerr...
Hampton students, community preparing for annual Talbot Thon benefiting pediatric cancer research
The Hampton School District’s annual Talbot Thon fundraiser will be held from 3:30 to 11 p.m. Saturday at Hampton High School. The high school Student Council partners with the Pitt Dance Marathon to organize the event. This year, they hope to raise $30,000 for UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh’s pediatric...
McCandless Township Sanitary Authority celebrates Earth Day, upgrades to Pine Creek treatment facility
Flushing the potty will never be the same for 7-year-old Aria St. Onge. Aria and her dad, Joseph St. Onge of Richland, were among residents, officials and authority members who celebrated Earth Day on April 22 with a tour of McCandless Township Sanitary Authority’s Pine Creek wastewater treatment facility. “She...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of April 20, 2025
Bellevue Margaret Neely sold property at 272 Dakota Ave. to Glenn and Teres Carey for $150,000. Spadafora Estates LLC sold property at 166-168 Lincoln Ave. to Yury Horbach for $297,500. WAP Properties LLC sold property at 204 Shiloh Ave. to John OMalley for $210,000. Estate of Andrew Bush sold property...
4 seek reelection to Hampton School Board; 1 challenger vying for seat
Four members of the Hampton School Board are seeking reelection this year, with one challenger making the May 20 primary contested. All of the candidates are cross-filed and will appear on the Democratic and Republican ballots for the four-year seats. Denise Balason Age: 56 Political affiliation: Republican, cross-filed Education: Bachelor’s...
New owner of McCandless Floral hopes to keep business blooming for another 50 years
Whether it’s a grandiose bloomy show for a wedding, a stately arrangement for a funeral or just a simple pop of color to brighten mom’s special day, flowers can say just the right thing. “Someone told me last week that flowers are for the emotions of the moment. They’re not...
Knoch teacher accused of striking autistic student
A former Knoch Primary School teacher has been accused of slapping an 8-year-old autistic student in the face. State police charged Carly Miller, 35, of Hampton with simple assault and harassment in relation to a Nov. 26, 2024 incident. According to a criminal complaint filed in the case, the student...
‘Seldom Seen’ guided tour returns to Hartwood Acres Mansion
A once-popular behind-the-scenes tour that ended during the covid shutdown is back at Hartwood Acres Mansion. The Seldom Seen Tour, highlighting areas not shown to visitors during a regular mansion tour, returns April 17. The unique, one-hour tour was occasionally offered during the early 2000s through 2016. Feedback from other...
In brief: Happenings in the Hampton area
Shaffer organizing license plate replacement event State Rep. Jeremy Shaffer, R-Pine, is sponsoring a hard-to-read license plate replacement event from 3 to 5 p.m. April 29 at his district office, 5500 Brooktree Road, Pine. If your license plate is blistered, peeling or discolored, you can fill out the required PennDOT...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of April 13, 2025
Bellevue Metro Developer LLc sold property at 40 Kendall Ave. to Mason and Veronica Bader for $350,000. Laurie Edwards McCaffrey sold property at 650-654 Means Ave. to Gray Owl Invests LLC for $550,000. Richard Stringert sold property at 201 N Sprague Ave. to Christopher Weaver and Mikhaila Stang for $187,000....
Hampton junior McKenna Restori on fast track to hurdles success
Hampton junior McKenna Restori entered this track season hoping to run the 100-meter hurdles in under 18 seconds. That didn’t take long. Restori, who began running track only 2 1/2 years ago, set new personal best times in the 100 hurdles with first-place finishes in each of Hampton’s first two...
Hampton welcomes new girls soccer coach
New Hampton girls soccer coach Chris Garraffa has big plans for a program he believes has underachieved a bit lately. The former boys soccer coach at Lampeter-Strasburg in Lancaster said he sees a Talbots roster with a “ton of quality” that has yet to reach its potential. “I found games...
Emergency fund drive helping to resettle refugees as 90-day federal review nears end
Recently resettled refugees are getting a helping hand through an emergency fund drive created by local nonprofit Thrive. These resettled refugees, who were screened and approved to come to the United States, are usually serviced by appointed resettlement agencies in the Pittsburgh area. Thrive, a 501(c)3 organization under the umbrella...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of April 6, 2025
Bellevue RTOSA Holdings LLC sold property at 516 Division Ave. to Irina and Alexey Tsybina for $105,000. Stephen Mitchell Gillingham sold property at 310 W Riverview Ave. to Blinov Construction LLC for $150,000. Franklin Park William Matz sold property at 2114 Sturbridge Ct to Wei Fei and Lailanie Chen for...
Pa.’s 1st Crispy Cones, featured on ‘Shark Tank,’ set to open with free treats for first responders
A South Buffalo couple will convert their love of the ABC series “Shark Tank” with a new ice cream shop boasting unique cones featured on the show. Mike and Ronna Brestensky will be giving free ice cream to Hampton police, firefighters and emergency medical service personnel from 6 to 9...
Expert: Social Security not meant to be one’s only retirement income, but often becomes that
Not everyone is going to have a viral social media video and a runaway crowdfunding campaign to pay for retirement. An 81-year-old waitress at an Eat’n Park in Ross, known only as Betty, will be able to work and worry less thanks to both of those, brought about by a...
Hampton bringing teen edition of Broadway’s ‘Hadestown’ to high school stage
When it comes to announcing their spring musical, Hampton High School teachers keep the students guessing by floating different possibilities of what it will be, sophomore Lordyn Schomaeker said. Schomaeker, 15, was “very, very excited” when the word finally came down that this year’s production would be the teen edition...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of March 30, 2025
Bellevue Katelynn Pfeil sold property at 200 Dakota Ave. to Patrick and Madeline McDunn for $217,000. Michelle Polaski sold property at 598 Forest Ave. to Stephen Polite and Andria McCourt for $155,000. Trison Realty LLC sold property at 539 Orchard Ave. to Harmony Property Holdings LLC for $312,000. Etna Corbin...
Just a Short Run cancer fundraiser to restrict roads in North Park
Traffic restrictions will start at 7 a.m. Saturday, March 29, in North Park for a fundraiser to benefit a cancer charity, Allegheny County Police announced Friday. A large turnout is expected for the 25th annual Sean T. Smith Just a Short Run that will begin with pre-race ceremonies at 8...
More than 200 students gather for anti-hate summit at Acrisure Stadium
In anticipation of September’s Eradicate Hate Global Summit in Pittsburgh, students from 25 school districts throughout Allegheny County convened March 26 at Acrisure Stadium to discuss their efforts to promote acceptance and counter hate in their communities. The conference, which marked a halfway point between last October’s Eradicate Hate summit...
Event to admire, learn about North Park’s blooming Japanese cherry trees scheduled
The flower buds on North Park’s Japanese cherry trees began to swell in late March, and an event to take in their short-lived beauty is scheduled for the first Saturday in April. The Pittsburgh Sakura Project will host its annual cherry blossom viewing event from 2 to 4 p.m. April...
Longvue Acres Garden Club to mark 75 years with planting of 75 trees in North Park
The Longvue Acres Garden Club is celebrating its 75th anniversary by planting 75 trees from 3 to 6 p.m. April 11 at the North Park horse show ring, 10201 Kummer Road, McCandless. The group is partnering with the Allegheny County Parks Foundation and Tree Pittsburgh for the service project. The...
Muslims at Islamic center in Marshall celebrate Ramadan as holy month nears end
Three times a week, hundreds have gathered around sundown at the Islamic Center of Western Pennsylvania in Marshall to celebrate and break their fasts during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Fasting during Ramadan, which happens to align with the month of March this year, is one of the five...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of March 23, 2025
Bellevue Goldkey Withholdings LLC sold property at 419 Jefferson Ave. to Corinthian Develop LLC for $57,625. Franklin Park Maronda Homes LLC sold property at 1318 Adrian Drive to Ejovwoke Frances and Olajide Dosunmu for $611,820. Donald Ranalli sold property at 1545 Alaqua Drive to Jennifer Lynn Dauria for $1,185,000. Karl...
Ross takes first steps in what could be big changes to township’s fire services
After an extensive study recommended changes last year, Ross is taking the first steps in what likely will result in a yearslong revamp of the township’s fire services. During a meeting earlier this year, the township commissioners tasked Robb Consulting, a Central Pennsylvania public safety consulting firm, with finding a...
