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2025 Halloween Trick or Treat times and dates in Beaver County

(File Photo of one year of the New Brighton Halloween Parade)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) As Halloween of 2025 approaches, families and kids in Beaver County will be looking for times and dates to trick-or-treat in their area. According to the Beaver County Times, here are the official 2025 dates and times for trick-or-treat in Beaver County as well as a few spooky events in the area to get you into the Halloween spirit:

Aliquippa: 6-8 p.m. November 1st (changed from October 30th due to weather)

Ambridge: 6-8 p.m. November 1st (changed from October 30th due to weather)

Baden: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Beaver: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Beaver Falls: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Big Beaver: 6-8 p.m. on October 30th

Brighton Township: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Center Township: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Chippewa Township: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Community College of Beaver County (1 Campus Drive, Center Township): 6-7 p.m. October 23rd

Conway: 6-8 p.m. October. 30th

Crescent Township: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Darlington: 4:30-6:30 p.m. on October 31st. (Trunk or treat from 3-7 p.m. October 9th at Legion Park.)

Economy: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Ellport: 6-8 p.m. October 31st

Ellwood City: 6-8 p.m. October 31st

Fallston: 6-7:30 p.m. October 30th

Findlay Township: 6-8 p.m. October 25th

Franklin Township: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Freedom: 6-8 p.m. on October 26th. (From 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., there will be food trucks, crafts and a petting zoo on Main Street. The costume parade lineup begins at 5:15 p.m.)

Hanover Township: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Harmony Township: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Hopewell Township: House to house trick or treat is 6-8 p.m. November 1st. (In addition, the township will host an allergy-friendly Halloween party for all kids this year, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. October 31st at the municipal building. Meet Frankie the Scarecrow and Chrissy Rubino from community outreach, who will hand out peanut and tree-nut-free snacks as well as stickers, toys, glow sticks and other small gifts. Kids are encouraged to wear their costumes.)

Independence Township:- 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Monaca: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Midland: 6-8 p.m. October 29th

Moon Township: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

New Brighton: 6-7:30 p.m. October 30th. (Trunk or treat from 12-4 p.m. Oct. 26 at 2210 Third Avenue)

New Sewickley Township: 5-7 p.m. on October 30th

North Sewickley Township: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Patterson Heights: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Patterson Township: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Potter Township: 5:30-7:30 p.m. October 31st

Raccoon Township: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Rochester: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Rochester Township: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

South Beaver Township: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

South Heights: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Vanport Township: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Wampum: 6-8 p.m. October 31st

White Township: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Trunk or treat in Big Beaver takes place from 3-5:30 p.m. October 26th at the Big Beaver Volunteer Fire Station.

Independence Fire Department‘s Halloween Party takes place from 6-10 p.m. October 25th. Tickets can be purchased at https://square.link/u/cxG9i0eb. Prizes will be awarded for the most original, funniest and scariest costumes.

New Sewickley Township Recreation Trick or Treat Trail is scheduled from 5-7 p.m. October 25 at Green Valley Park.

Southbound Interstate 79 Neville Island Bridge Lane Restriction this Weekend in Allegheny County, weather permitting

(File Photo of Road Work Ahead Sign)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that on Friday, October 10th through Monday, October 13th, weather permitting, a lane restriction on the Interstate 79 Neville Island Bridge in Robinson and Neville townships, and Glenfield Borough of Allegheny County will occur. From 7 p.m. on Friday night continuously through 5 a.m. on Monday morning, southbound I-79 will be reduced to a single-lane of traffic on the Neville Island Bridge as crews from Lindy Paving will conduct concrete patching there.

$20 and a bottle of prescription medication stolen in Lawrence County

(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Car)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Lawrence County, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in New Castle was dispatched on Friday afternoon for a report of theft from a motor vehicle in Lawrence County. On the scene of Evergreen Road in Pulaski Township, an unidentified twenty-five-year-old woman from West Middlesex, Pennsylvania told police that on the night of September 29th, 2025, someone entered her unlocked vehicle that was in her driveway and stole both a bottle of prescription medication and $20 from her. There were negative results of developing any leads for this case after a neighborhood canvas was conducted, and if you have any information on this case, call Pennsylvania State Police New Castle at 724-598-2211.

Legislation Led by Representative Marla Brown to Aid Grandfamilies Passes House Committee

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives attend a session at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Thursday, June 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to a release from Representative Marla Brown’s office in Harrisburg yesterday, legislation co-prime sponsored by Brown that would provide targeted support for grandparents raising grandchildren across Pennsylvania, unanimously passed the House Aging and Older Services Committee. The bill is called House Bill 1528, and it would direct opioid settlement funds to local Area Agencies on Aging so they can help grandfamilies with emergency needs such as personal care, clothing and other necessities for the children in their care. This bill moves to the full House of Representatives for consideration.

Pennsylvania Lottery ticket worth $675,000 sold at Sheetz in Ross Township

(File Photo of the Pennsylvania Lottery Logo and a Television Broadcast from a Pennsylvania Lottery drawing)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) A Sheetz store in Western Pennsylvania recently sold a winning Pennsylvania Lottery ticket that hit the jackpot of $675,000 from the drawing on Saturday. According to Pennsylvania Lottery officials, a winning Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket was sold at the Sheetz store at 3025 Babcock Boulevard in Ross Township of Allegheny County, and that store will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling that winning ticket. It is unclear at this time about who in Pennsylvania won the ticket, but that person matched the numbers of 6, 30, 38, 41 and 43. 

Dorothy (Eckroate) Zagorski (1933-2025)

Dorothy (Eckroate) Zagorski, 91, formerly of Beaver, passed away on October 6th, 2025 at Franciscan Manor in Patterson Township.

She was born in Beaver Falls on November 25th, 1933, a daughter of the late Edward P. and Marie C. (Willenbacher) Eckroate. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph, her sister, Mary Augusta, her sister and brother-in-law, Phyllis and John Majcher, her sister and brother-in-law, Shirley and Edward Grundza, her sister-in-law, Yvonne Eckroate and a daughter-in-law, Lisa Zagorski. She is survived are her 6 children and their spouses; Joseph M. Zagorski of South Beaver Township, James (Rose Mary) Zagorski of Center Township, Paula (Stephen) Miller of Grove City, Keith (Liz) Zagorski of Beaver, Jon (Cindy) Zagorski of Beaver and Aimee (Frank) Palakovich of Freedom; as well as eleven grandchildren: Tricia (Ben) Holland, Mike (Lydia) Zagorski , Emily (Nick) Morelli, Ryan (Bekah) and Chelsea Zagorski, Katie Miller, Megan Zagorski, Breanna and Kayleigh Zagorski, Jessica (David) McKenna and Sydney Palakovich; along with seven great-grandchildren, her brother, Edward Eckroate of Montgomery, Alabama, her sister-in-law, Veronica Stante of Tampa Bay, Florida, as well as many nieces and nephews.

Dorothy was a former secretary at Babcock & Wilcox of Beaver Falls. Her greatest accomplishments were tied to her marriage and the life she built raising her family with Joseph, her husband of 64 years. Her best times were wrapped around her husband, kids, grandchildren and great grandchildren and school events, life events, holidays, vacations at the beach were all opportunities to be with her family. She loved reading, traveling with Joseph, her monthly card club with friends in Center Township and occasional day trips to the casino with her sisters, Phyllis and Shirley. She was also member of Our Lady of the Valley Parish and Saints Peter and Paul Church of Beaver.

There will be a Mass of Christian burial on Friday, October 10th at 11 A.M. at Saints Peter and Paul Church, 200 Third Street, Beaver. Interment will follow at Beaver Cemetery, Buffalo Street, Beaver. Professional arrangements have been entrusted to the Noll Funeral Home Inc., 333 Third Street, Beaver.

Online condolences may be shared at nollfuneral.com.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you donate to the Beaver Area Memorial Library, 100 College Avenue, Beaver PA 15009 or Our Lady of the Valley (St. Vincent DePaul) Food Pantry in memory of Dorothy.

To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Dorothy E. Zagorski, please visit the flower store of the Noll Funeral Home, Inc. by clicking here.

Sheetz ties for second place in 2025 American Customer Satisfaction Index convenience store study

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Ann Arbor, MI) A ranking recently came out from the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) in their 2025 convenience store study, which shows Sheetz is tied with Wawa in second place with a customer satisfaction score of 82. This study from the ACSI is based on over 8,000 surveys, and that index confirms customers were picked at random by email between October of 2024 and September of 2025 to participate in it to rank successful convenience stores. The Altoona, Pennsylvania based Sheetz has improved in this study 4% each year they have been ranked in it.

Car accident occurs near the 7/11 store in Beaver

(File Photo of a Police Siren Light)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver, PA) A driving accident occurred yesterday morning close to the 7/11 store in Beaver. The crash happened at around 5:25 a.m. that morning and a vehicle hit a telephone pole on the passenger side. Eastbound traffic was diverted. The conditions of both the driver and potential passenger is unknown at this time. 

Shawn Thomas Ratkovich (1974-2025)

Shawn Thomas Ratkovich, 50, formerly of Industry, passed away unexpectedly on September 4th, 2025.

He was born in Rochester on October 16th, 1974, he was the beloved son of Marcietta Ratkovich of Zephyrhills, Florida. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Marko Sr. and Sueanne Ratkovich and his uncles, Marko Ratkovich and Matthew Ratkovich. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his aunt, Susan (John) Minehart of Industry, his cousins: Chelsea (Kevin) Kester, Jace, Wyatt, Avery Kester of New Brighton, Mallory (Bobby) VranJes of Calcutta, Ohio, Nicole White, Landon & McKenzie Wilkonson of Midland, his companion, Pam Presutti of Baden, his god-parents, Nick Ratkovich Sr and Rose Young and many other family and friends.

Shawn graduated from Western Beaver High School and then went on to get his commercial driver’s license to drive over the road. He was known for his kindness, dedication, laughter and his light touched everyone he met. Shawn was also very giving and his world was caring about his mom; they had a very close bond. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Noll Funeral Home, Inc., 333 Third Street, Beaver. Online condolences may be shared at nollfuneral.com.

To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Shawn Thomas Ratkovich, please visit the flower store of the Noll Funeral Home, Inc. by clicking here.

Penguins beat Mike Sullivan’s Rangers 3-0 in coach Dan Muse’s debut

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Caleb Jones (82) clears the puck in front of goaltender Arturs Silovs (37) in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Brazeau scored twice, Arturs Silovs stopped all 25 shots he faced for his first regular-season NHL shutout, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 3-0 on Tuesday night in each team’s opener.

Dan Muse won his debut as Penguins coach with his predecessor, Mike Sullivan, on the other bench running his first game with the Rangers. Sullivan guided Pittsburgh to back-to-back Stanley Cup titles in 2016 and ’17 as part of a nearly decade-long run there before parting ways in April.

Brazeau and Silovs were also playing for the Penguins for the first time. Brazeau signed as a free agent, while Silovs joined in a trade from Vancouver.

Evgeni Malkin led off his 20th season in the league by setting up Brazeau’s goal. Malkin beat Vincent Trocheck on an offensive zone faceoff to get the puck to Brazeau, who was alone in front and roofed a backhander past Igor Shesterkin.

Brazeau’s first goal with 32 seconds remaining in the first came near the end of a period that Pittsburgh controlled the play for much of the time. Silovs blockered away a shot from Alexis Lafrenière in the final seconds of an early Rangers power play but did not have to make too many other spectacular saves to get the win.

With Shesterkin pulled for an extra attacker, Brazeau had an empty-netter with 2:12 left, and Blake Lizotte sealed it with another 20 seconds later.

Mika Zibanejad, who Sullivan put on new captain J.T. Miller’s right wing to start the season, was one of the most noticeable players for New York. Zibanejad missed the net on a couple of scoring chances but also had a game-high seven shots on goal.

Defeating the Rangers gave the Penguins something to celebrate on opening night as Malkin, Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang made some history. They became the first trio in the four major North American men’s professional sports leagues to play 20 seasons together with the same team.