Hampton Journal category, Page 5

Millvale Music Festival becoming annual favorite

The annual Millvale Music Festival took place May 11, when a variety of bands performed throughout the borough. Here are scenes from the day....
Eight Hampton students earn rank of Eagle Scout

Troop 17 of Parkwood United Presbyterian Church in Allison Park hosted an Eagle Scout Court of Honor for eight scouts who have earned Boy Scouts’ highest award on May 11. All eight scouts are Hampton high school seniors preparing for graduation. The Eagle Court of Honor took place at Camp...
Hampton Township School Board race draws 6 candidates

The primary will be May 21, and there six candidates — three of whom are presently serving — running for five open seats on the Hampton Township School Board. The candidates discuss why they are running and what they hope to accomplish if elected: Robert Shages Robert Shages has lived...
Shaler commissioner primary race heating up

Shaler commissioner candidates are facing off in the May 21 primary election, with contested races only in Wards 1 and 7. Voters in each ward will cast one vote. Wayne Skelley, a board member since 2016, is battling newcomer Frank Iozzo for a four-year term in Ward 1. Both are...
Open Streets Sharpsburg anticipates record crowd

Organizers of Open Streets Sharpsburg expect this year’s festival to draw record-setting attendance and have opened North Canal Street to accommodate spillover. The street fair, set for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 1, will occupy Main Street from Sixth to Station streets and will expand to North Canal with...
Incumbent Shaler Area school directors uncontested in primary

Five incumbent Shaler Area school directors will face no opposition in the May 21 primary election. Jim Tunstall represents Region 1 and will carry out a two-year term. The following will carry out four-year-terms: Jason Machajewski and Eileen Phillips representing Region 2; and James L. Fisher and Jeanne Petrovich representing...
Shaler Bike Rodeo to teach children bicycle safety

Children may wrangle their bikes through an obstacle course at the 12th annual Bike Rodeo at Glenshaw’s Kiwanis Park. “Our skills course is based off a challenge course from the Cub Scouts,” said Shaler police Officer Dennis Gapsky III. “It contains eight different stations, which are designed to help the...
Shaler, PennDOT need to figure out dangerous bus stop issue

To the editor: At the corner of Elfinwild and Mt. Royal Blvd. is HEARTH, and its transitional housing for homeless/DV women and their children. The bus stop is on the opposite side of the street across a narrow road bridge with no sidewalk and a steep gully on both sides....
Andora’s head chef Matthew Goebert celebrates history of former Cross Keys

Matthew Goebert has admired the Cross Keys building along Dorseyville Road since he worked at the restaurant about a decade ago. He returned this winter to the historic building as the head chef at Andora, the Indiana Township eatery serving American fare and offering outdoor seating overlooking a wooded backdrop....
Hampton Middle named School to Watch

On Thursday, May 9, Hampton Middle School had an assembly to commemorate being named a 2019 School to Watch. The Schools to Watch program, which began in 1999, recognizes schools from across the nation for academic excellence, being developmentally responsive and socially equitable. A presentation was made by Bruce Vosburgh,...
Lane restrictions on Butler Street Bridge in Etna expected to last 5 weeks

Heavy traffic tangles are expected in Etna during a bridge construction project scheduled to begin Monday. Crews from Alison Park Contractors will repair the bridge dam and sidewalk near the Butler Street Bridge over Pine Creek. Cost of the project was not yet released. The work is part of a...
Millvale Music Festival strikes new notes in its third year

The third annual Millvale Music Festival, featuring 200 acts performing on 24 stages throughout the borough, will highlight the harmonious relationship between music and art. On May 10, an all-ages, opening-night concert at 7:30 p.m. will kick off the festival with performances by Adelaide in Autumn, Victoria Morgan, The Summercamp...
Central Elementary students unveil mosaic in school courtyard

Central Elementary School fourth graders unveiled the mosaic in its new permanent home in the Central courtyard on Tuesday, May 7. The mosaic was created in February by fourth graders, with some additional help from students in all grades. Local mosaic artist Laura Jean McLaughlin worked with the students to...
Depreciation Lands Museum Heritage Day offers glimpse of past

The community was introduced to how life was in Western Pennsylvania in the 1800s on May 5 during Depreciation Lands Museum’s Heritage Day on South Pioneer Road in Hampton....
Hampton library proves to be busy spot

With more than 117,000 items checked out in 2018, it shows there is real interest and appreciation for Hampton’s Community Library, said director Suzanna Krispli, who provided her annual overview of the library’s activities to the Hampton Township Council at their April 24 meeting. Furthermore, the eLibrary had 32,405 items...
Road maintenance on track for Hampton

An award of contracts totaling $1,001,792 was approved for the 2019 Road Resurfacing Program at the April 24 Hampton Township Council meeting. These roads are part of the new 10-year pavement maintenance plan implemented for Hampton Township’s 2019 budget that was approved last December. There were four contracts with three...

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