BRIDGEWATER – Thousands of fun-seekers turned out for the Beaver County Boom on The Bridge event Saturday, enjoying live music, local food vendors, craft beer, a kids’ fun zone and a pro wrestling demonstration.
Here’s a look back at the Bridgewater festivities that led up to the spectacular Zambelli fireworks show:
(Photo Courtesy of the Distinguished Young Women of Pennsylvania and Beaver County Program Chairperson Mackenzie Longo)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Mobile, AL) A local teenager is in the top eight finalists in the Distinguished Young Women in America national competition. Aubrey Bowman competed on Saturday and was a preliminary award winner of this competition in Mobile, Alabama at the Saenger Theatre. Bowman has won more than $10,000 in scholarships and is eligible for many others, including some full offers in tuition. Bowman also won honors in the state of Pennsylvania as the representative of the state from the Distinguished Young Women of Pennsylvania and also won the Distinguished Young Woman of Beaver County.
(Photo Courtesy of Mt. Carmel Evangelical Presbyterian Church)
(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano)
(Aliquippa, PA) Grammy-nominated band Honor & Glory will be having a free concert in Aliquippa on July 31st, 2025. This will occur at Mt. Carmel Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Aliquippa with the doors opening at 6 p.m. and the concert happening at 7 p.m. There are also donations that are suggested of $15 as well as the free admission. The special guests for the Honor and Glory Concert in Aliquippa on July 31st will be Seek 1st.
(FIle Photo: Source for Photo: In this April 4, 2020, photo, a youth baseball field sits empty at Monroeville Park in Monroeville, Pa. The Monroeville Baseball Association is among thousands of youth baseball leagues across the country that are in danger of having their seasons cancelled as part of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Will Graves)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Baltimore, MD) A Hopewell High School graduate made his Major League Baseball debut with the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday. Left-handed pitcher Joe Rock contributed to the 11-3 win for the Rays that day against the Baltimore Orioles. Rock was called up previously in the day ahead of the afternoon matinee for the Rays against the Orioles. He got a ranking of the number 21 prospect in the system for the Rays. Rock appeared in the bottom of the eighth inning and lasted two innings. Rock had four strikeouts and allowed four hits. A two-run home run for the Orioles in the bottom of the ninth inning was the reason for the only two runs that Rock gave up. Rock got a 3-5 record this season at Triple-A Durham, getting 14 starts and getting 63 strikeouts through throwing 73 innings with a 4.81 ERA. Rock was a junior at Hopewell when he earned all-section honors there as a junior with an 8-3 record and a 1.30 ERA with 108 strikeouts. The left-handed pitcher was ranked the No. 9 pitcher in the state ahead of his high-school graduation. He then pitched for Ohio University concluding his collegiate career with the Bobcats with a 3.47 ERA, 158 strikeouts and held opponents with a batting average of just .239. He has pitched in the system for the Rays for the past two years after being with the Colorado Rockies for the first years of his professional career. The Rockies picked Rock in the 2021 MLB Draft as the 68th overall pick.
(Photo Courtesy of the Boys and Girls Club of Western Pennsylvania and Aliquippa Clubhouse Director Ginny Householder)
(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano)
(Aliquippa, PA) The Aliquippa Clubhouse with the Boys and Girls Club of Western Pennsylvania is conducting Summer Camp for 26 students in grades K-8 for 9 weeks. According to a news release, the camp is focused on providing engaging activities that support summer learning and unique experiences. The field trips include: Carnegie Science Center, the Children’s museum, the Cinemark Movie Theater, the greater Pittsburgh Sports Complex, the Pittsburgh Zoo and the Razzaine. The camp hosted Vision to Learn and UPMC’s Mobile Care Clinic to provide wellness support. Students are bussed to and from the program daily. Sixteen students ages fourteen through eighteen are registered in the Artificial Intelligence Pathways Institute. According to a release, this program teaches teens the fundamentals of AI and leverages the expertise of the PPG Global IT team to provide mentoring and career pathway insight. The program culminated with a hands- on project where they presented how AI can be a tool to address a community challenge. Chris Watts, President and CEO of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania, said all this wouldn’t have been possible without the tremendous support of the Greater Aliquippa Advisory Committee. Watts said the committee provided partnerships, connections, funding, and insights on the formation and strategy for the club.
(File Photo of Police Siren Lights)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Howland Township, OH) On Sunday morning, a small plane crashed in northeastern Ohio and six people are dead as a result of it. This crash that is still under investigation occurred two miles away from the conclusion of the runway at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport in Howland Township. According to the National Transportation Safety Board, a Cessna 441 twin-engine, was carrying two crew members and four passengers and crashed just seven minutes after taking off. The cause of this crash is still being investigated and the two companies that are leading the investigation into the cause of this crash are the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.
(File Photo of Background with some money with the word Counterfeit in front of it: Caption for Photo: bogus-money)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Ross Township, PA) A check washing scheme investigation is currently underway, with all of the cases coming back to the McKnight Road post office outdoor drop boxes in Allegheny County. According to the Ross Township Police Department, it’s taken several reports from residents who have had checks cashed for larger amounts of money than what they were written for. If you have personal items or checks with sensitive information, use the inside drop boxes. Contact 911 to file a police report if you think you may be a victim of check washing.
(File Photo of Handcuffs)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) A female driver was apprehended on Sunday and has multiple charges after allegedly hitting one person and hitting another at the OpenStreets PGH event and breaking through a barricade there. According to Pittsburgh Police, a female driver, later identified as Arielle Scipione, allegedly hit an adult male cyclist with her vehicle’s sideview mirror. This occurred at the Hamilton Avenue and North Braddock Avenue intersection. The man did not want to have medical evaluation, but did tell authorities that he was hit and knocked down during the incident by the mirror. Scipione also hit a female cyclist near the Brushton Avenue and Thomas Boulevard intersection. EMS personnel evaluated the female victim, but she did not get taken to a hospital. Deputies from the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office, who were assigned to patrol the event, apprehended Scipione after the second incident. Scipione has charges including resisting arrest, aggravated assault, reckless driving and recklessly endangering another person.
(File Photo: Caption for Photo: police car lights at night in city with selective focus and bokeh background blur) Credit for Photo: Courtesy of Getty Images/iStockphoto/z1b)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) According to officials, a male convenience store employee was stabbed in Downtown Pittsburgh while trying to stop a man from stealing merchandise on Friday afternoon. This occurred at a 7-Eleven on 600 Liberty Avenue and officers discovered that the unidentified employee got stabbed in the ribs. According to Pittsburgh Public Safety, the employee was conscious, alert and speaking with officers and medics and the charges for the suspect are pending. The victim is in stable condition after getting taken to a hospital. The suspect was taken to the hospital he ran to the North Shore after being caught on cameras near PNC Park on a river trail. He will be taken to the Allegheny County Jail once he is cleared medically. At this time, the identity of the suspect has not yet been released.
(File Photo of a Police Siren Light)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) A man was shot several times inside a house in the East Hills neighborhood of Pittsburgh on Sunday. The detectives of the Violent Crime Unit of the bureau of Pittsburgh Police are investigating the incident. According to police, officers from Zone 5 were called to the area of East Hills Drive just before 11 p.m. on Sunday and found a man that was shot in both his back and his upper left arm and the man was conscious, alert and speaking with officers and medics before he was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Police also confirm that both the witnesses in the area and the victim who got shot were not cooperative with the officers that were at the scene and that no arrests were made as of early this morning.