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Crosby Scores, gets Support, Penguins Beat Hurricanes 4-2

(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brian Boyle, Danton Heinen and Zach Aston-Reese scored to take some of the pressure off Sidney Crosby, Tristan Jarry stopped 41 shots and the Pittsburgh Penguins edged the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2. Crosby scored an empty-netter to reach the 20-goal plateau for the 14th time as the Penguins beat the Metropolitan Division-leading Hurricanes for the first time in three tries. Brett Pesce scored his fifth of the season and Sebastian Aho added his 27th but Carolina lost in regulation for just the second time in its last 12 games.

Freedom Girls defeat Greenville 56-28!


Freedom kicked this game off scoring points early and gaining a lead.  Greenville struggled to keep up with the Lady Bulldogs and trailed at the half 25-8.  Freedom kept their momentum in the second half while Greenville also managed to get more points on the board.  The mercy rule was kicked in late in the half and the Freedom Lady Bulldogs finished things off with a 56-28 win to move on to the next round of PIAA playoffs.
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CCBC Players of the Game 3/11/22


Freedom: Shaye Bailey
Greenville: Anna Harpst
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Freedom @ Greenville Girls Basketball Score Updates!!!


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VIDEO: Aliquippa Mayor Dwan Walker Sees Change, Wants Change

(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

“This is not gonna be your mom and pop’s Aliquippa.”

Those words, from Aliquippa mayor Dwan B. Walker, exemplified the vision of the town as he wants to see it over the next several years…a stark contrast to previous iterations of Aliquippa. He shared these thoughts with Matt Drzik on the March 11 edition of A.M. Beaver County, his first visit to the Beaver County Radio studios.

Mayor Walker feels that the best changes are yet to come for the city, but that significant progress has been made: “We are moving the city forward, and I’m grateful for that. It’s time to move the city forward. It’s time for it not to be always talked about in the news about different things…yes, different things happen in Aliquippa, but not to the rate that when we do something wrong it’s always ‘everyone is set back it happened in Aliquippa.’ Get out of that mentality.”

Walker, who has been mayor of the city since 2012, touted the improvements that have been made during his decade in office: “Downtown is getting better. We’ve got more entrepreneurs investing in Aliquippa downtown…we need more entrepreneurs, and we need more people with that spirit of ‘want to’ rather than ‘gimme’ to come in and help us out.”

To watch the full interview with Mayor Walker, click on the Facebook feed below!

Duquesne Light to Clear Hazardous Vegetation Along Power Lines

(File Photo taken by Frank Sparks in 2021)
Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio News Correspondent
(Pittsburgh, Pa.) Duquesne Light announced last week that they will be clearing  potentially hazardous vegetation along 1,300 miles of power lines in 2022, according to  a press release . the release stated that  work has begun to clear overgrown trees, shrubs and brush  around the company’s transmission  distribution lines  in Beaver and Allegheny counties, that includes 50,000 trees , because dense vegetation is a leading cause of power outages. The yearly efforts enable the company to continue safe and reliable service to its  customers, according to  Ashley Macik, Associate Manager of External Communications.

VIDEO: Beaver Falls Seeks To Bring People To The Table In City’s Steps Forward

(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

The city of Beaver Falls has gone through several changes to its political personnel and the system in which they operate during the start of 2022, but the goal remains the same–get citizens involved to help the city continue to move forward.

Two ladies at the heart of this whirlwind of change–Kenya Johns and Bethany Williams–joined Matt Drzik on the March 11 edition of A.M. Beaver County to provide updates on the city’s progress.

Johns became mayor of Beaver Falls in 2022, the same year that the city adopted a home-rule charter for its government. Williams, who had previously been the Director for Community Development, announced her departure earlier this week at Beaver Falls’ city council meeting, creating another personnel change. Despite the changes though, both showcased optimism in the direction that Beaver Falls was heading.

“What we’ve really invested here in Beaver Falls is making sure there’s a place for everyone at the table,” Williams said during the conversation; a conversation that revealed that the city will soon have a new and updated website to post events and reach out to its citizens. “Our website is going to be instrumental for the future of the city,” Mayor Johns added, “and the biggest thing is that if people want to get involved, just come have a conversation. Talk to me, talk to city manager Charles “Mick” Jones…I want all of the community to be a part of this.”

To watch the FULL interview with Matt, Kenya, and Bethany, click on the Facebook feed below!