Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio News Correspondent

(Hopewell Twp., Pa.) Firefighters were called to Bright Machine Shop at 11:39 AM Thursday, February 10, 2022. When crews arrived they found the framed office building was on fire. Hopewell Township Fire Chief Mike New said the building  sustained extensive damage, but the  metal shop attached to the building only sustained smoke and water damage.  Chief New said the fire was  out just after 1:30 PM.  Aliquippa was the first department on scene, the chief said and several other departments assisted.

(Darlington Twp., Pa.) The Darlington Twp. Fire Department is reporting on their Facebook page that they responded Thursday morning, February 10, 2022, at 10:40 AM to reports of an accident at the Danzer Veneer Americas facility in Darlington Township.

The post said an overhead crane fell on a worker’s head, knocking them unconscious. EMS and fire crews advised dispatch to have air medical on standby. Crews arrived on the scene and assisted EMS personnel with patient care. EMS personnel then advised dispatch that they did need air medical and to have them land at the St. Monica Church on Route 51 .

The unnamed victim was then air lifted to a local hospital. There is no word on their condition at this time.

(Center Twp., Pa.) Center Twp. Police Department via a post on their Facebook Page is asking citizens to be aware of a current fraud in Center / Potter Twp being investigated by Det Sgt Gonczi:
The Current scam is targeting elderly subjects: A Person calls the potential victim, saying they are with Xfinity/Comcast technical support, giving them a false employee number making their pitch more credible. They tell the victim(s) they have identified their Xfinity/Comcast account as being charged by scammers who are buying bitcoin online. They say Xfinity/Comcast owes the victim money back and request the victim give them credit card and/or a bank account information so they can reimburse their account for the money owed by Xfinity. The scammer then asks for a photo of the victim’s driver’s license or photo ID for an added step of security. The scammer requests the victim not make any purchases or utilize their credit card or bank accounts for a few days until they complete their reimbursement which gives the suspects time to make online purchases with their credit card account and/or bank account. The scammers have full access to the victim’s bank account and/or credit card account. They make online purchases of gift cards using victims’ Amazon account to facilitate the purchases. The gift cards are then shipped to other victims.
The victims that the gift cards are shipped to are being told Xfinity/Comcast cannot reimburse their credit card account and/or bank account and they are sending them gift cards in the mail for the reimbursements to further the scam.
If this happens to you immediately hang up and report to your local police.

The featured image above shows the meeting taking place at Blackhawk High School

Story by Curtis Walsh – Beaver County Radio News Correspondent. Published February 10, 2022 10:55 P.M.

(Chippewa Township, PA) The Blackhawk School Board met Thursday evening for a work session.  A large amount of community members attended the meeting to voice their opinions on how the board is currently handling employee contracts.  Many expressed disappointment and concerns over recent personnel decisions made by the board. One community member said, “All I see is nonsense, and it’s an embarrassment”.  Board Chairman, Frank Makoczy, responded that contracts made by a previous board can be terminated if they determine that they will disrupt governmental function.  The board also discussed a potential newsletter that will detail news going on in the district.  A new soccer coach is expected to be hired soon as well.