Hampton Township News

Gov. Ed Rendell's assertion that school property taxes would go up if the Legislature doesn't approve an income-tax increase is based on "faulty assumptions" that overlook substantial boosts for school districts - even in the Senate's bare-bones budget, Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi said Wednesday.

Hampton Township School District administrators may ask some incoming elementary students to enter Central Elementary because of increased enrollment at Poff and Wyland elementary schools.

The Hampton Township School District administration continues to look at its school visitors policy to ensure the confidentiality and safety of the students.

The students at Central Elementary are discovering their thumbs are green. With the grand opening of the Central greenhouse last week, students in kindergarten through fifth-grade christened the structure by planting seeds in pots they decorated and placing them inside the greenhouse to grow.

The Hampton Township School District mascot has a new look -- pretty good for a dog that has been extinct since the 16th century.

It has been a difficult weekend for the residents of a troubled personal care home.

Pine-Richland wants to give Beattie a boost. The school board on May 18 approved A.W. Beattie Career Center's $7.6 million budget and pledged to do a better job promoting the facility's educational opportunities.

Starting next school year, the Hampton Township School District will have a new look for their logo and Talbot mascot.

Hampton Township residents may see a slight increase in their taxes next year after the Hampton Township School District School Board approved the 2009-10 proposed final budget with a 0.44-mill tax increase The $40.3 million budget has a $523,118 deficit, which the school board approved in a 6-3 vote with Larry Vasko, Jonathan Ritz and Alma Kolkman ...

The students at Wyland Elementary took a trip around the world last week without ever leaving Hampton Township or their school.

Submitted by bhofstetter on May 20, 2009 - 1:18pm. Tags: After yesterday's primary election determined the Republican and Democratic parties nominations, candidates are preparing for the general election in November.

Sherry Anthony, her husband Eric, son Logan, and daughter Kayla live in Anchor Cove, a newer subdivision located in Hampton Township.

For the fourth straight year, Upper St. Clair School District topped the Pittsburgh Business Times Honor Roll rank of the region's top school districts based on state standardized test scores.

A care home owner is charged with forgery for allegedly cashing a $22,000 check from the patient's account to cover the facility's payroll and other expenses in Hampton Township.

When almost 2,000 men join to sing 'Holy God We Praise Thy Name' you take note. It's a beautiful sound.

A Cumberland County judge this morning ordered 24 months probation for a man whose 3-year-old son found his pistol and shot the man's wife at their Hampden Township home in March 2008.

Emotions ran high in Bay County last week during three public hearings on an air permit for a new coal-fired power plant.

Do you support the effort to build a new coal-fired power plant in Bay County's Hampton Township? Let us know.

The Bay County Health Department, in cooperation with Do-All Inc., will host a free electronic waste collection day on April 18.

Jean Carrier of Hampton Township removed her glasses and pulled a tissue to her eye as she listened to a Bible passage depicting the death of Jesus.