Pennsylvania’s first law of 2019 expands the list of crimes that would result in a convicted public official or government employee being stripped of their public pension. Gov. Tom Wolf signed the bill Thursday. Its passage was spurred by the case of a former Democratic state senator who was able to keep his $246,000-a-year pension after a 2012 guilty plea to a federal conspiracy charge for using Senate staff to work on political campaigns.
The first Emerson Poll of 2019 in Pennsylvania shows former Vice President Joe Biden with a strong lead in the Democratic primary with 39% support. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is in second with 20%, followed by Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren with 11%, and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg with 6%.
State Rep. Jim Marshall (R-Beaver/Butler) has announced that a grant has been approved to assist with road and sidewalk repair in Midland Borough. In an interview with Beaver County Radio newsman Pat Septak, Marshall says Midland Borough was approved to receive a $650,000 state grant to assist with road resurfacing and sidewalk restoration…
Marshall says the funding will support Midland Borough’s plans to restore sidewalks and resurface roadways in Midland Heights and other areas of the borough…
Marshall says he was getting complaints from constituents regarding the poor conditions of the borough’s roads and sidewalks…
Marshall says he’s hopeful that construction will begin soon…
The funding comes from the Commonwealth Financing Authority’s Multimodal Transportation Fund, which provides grants to encourage economic development and provide safe, reliable transportation for Pennsylvania residents.
A recent poll suggests a majority of Pennsylvanians support legalizing recreational marijuana. The Franklin-And-Marshall College poll out yesterday says it found 59-percent of registered voters are okay with legalizing pot in PA. That number is up 36-percent from a May 2006 poll that had only 22-percent in favor. The polling data found voters who identified as independent or Democrat were more likely to be in support compared to Republicans. The support declined with the age of the respondent.
THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE LAST YEAR FOR THE ECONOMY BOROUGH FIRE DEPARTMENT’S LENTEN FISH FRIES…BUT ACCORDING TO BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO, THEY’RE NOT PULLING THE PLUG JUST YET:
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WEATHER FORECAST FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 29TH, 2019
TODAY – A STEADY RAIN THIS MORNING. SHOWERS
CONTINUING THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH NEAR 60.
TONIGHT – CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT. LOW – 53.
SATURDAY – SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, BECOMING A
STEADY RAIN LATER IN THE DAY. HIGH – 64.
SUNDAY – CLOUDY SKIES. MUCH COOLER. TEMPS NEARLY
STEADY IN THE MID-30‘S.
New-look Reds rally for 5-3 win over Pirates on Dietrich HR
By JOE KAY AP Sports Writer
CINCINNATI (AP) — Derek Dietrich’s three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning rallied the new-look Reds to a 5-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday, an encouraging start for a Cincinnati team looking to escape last place.
Playing their first game under manager David Bell , the Reds got starring performances from two players signed for backup roles last month. They also ended the game with a relief pitcher playing center field, a sign of Bell’s openness to new ideas.
Two players who joined the organization last month on minor league deals became part of Cincinnati’s opening day lore.
Shortstop Jose Iglesias doubled twice and drove in a run. After Jose Peraza’s homer off Jameson Taillon (0-1) tied it in the seventh, Dietrich put the Reds up 5-2 with his pinch-hit homer off Richard Rodriguez . Dietrich got a curtain call from the crowd of 44,049, the largest for a regular season game at Great American Ball Park.
Newcomer Zach Duke (1-0) retired the two batters he faced. Closer Raisel Iglesias came on in the eighth and gave up a solo homer by Corey Dickerson. Bell replaced him with two on in the ninth — another unconventional move. David Hernandez loaded the bases with a walk to Pablo Reyes before retiring Dickerson on a grounder to end it, getting his first save since 2017.
Reliever Michael Lorenzen got into the game as a pinch runner in the seventh and played the last two innings in center field. He didn’t have a ball hit his way.
The win opened a notable season for the Reds. Commissioner Rob Manfred was grand marshal of the pregame parade that kicked off baseball’s 150th anniversary celebration of the first all-professional team, the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings.
The Reds gave themselves an offseason makeover with three trades, including the addition of Yasiel Puig from the Dodgers. The right fielder got one of the loudest cheers — fans chanting “PUUUUIIIIIIG!”— during pregame introductions and went 0 for 4 with a pair of strikeouts.
Pittsburgh’s Jung Ho Kang singled home a pair of runs in the sixth, an early return on the $3 million, one-year deal he signed last November.
The Pirates open the season with a depleted outfield. Right fielder Gregory Polanco is recovering from shoulder surgery, and fill-in Lonnie Chisenhall went on the injury list pregame with a broken right index finger. Adding to the problems, center fielder Starling Marte was a late scratch from the lineup because of a migraine.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Pirates: In addition to Chisenhall, the Pirates put fifth-starter Jordan Lyles (sore right side), C Elias Diaz (virus), RH Dovydas Neverauskas (oblique) and OF Jose Osuna (neck) on the injury list. They also moved RH Edgar Santana (Tommy John surgery) to the 60-day list.
Reds: Put INF Alex Blandino, 2B Scooter Gennett and LH Alex Wood on the 10-day injury list.
UP NEXT
Pirates: After an off-day Friday, Trevor Williams (14-10) tried to build upon his second-half success last season. His 1.38 ERA after the All-Star break was second-best in the majors behind Tampa Bay’s Blake Snell (1.17).
Reds: Sonny Gray (11-9) makes his third career against the Pirates. The Reds got him in a trade with the Yankees on Jan. 21 after he agreed to add three years to his deal worth $30.5 million through 2022.
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(Beaver Falls Pa.) The Best of Beaver County is easy to discover; it’s right on your radio! Tune in this and every Thursday from 11 to 11:30 am for “the Best of Beaver County”, on WBVP and WMBA presented by St. Barnabas. The show is hosted by Jim Roddey and is dedicated to shining light on the great things going on right here in your neighborhood, and the people that are making it happen. This week , Thursday March 28, 2019, Jim’s guest’s were Rob Pratte a local broadcasting legend who began his career at WBVP and WMBA in the 1970’s before landing at his current position as a regular talk show host on KDKA radio, where he continues to thrive and Bryan Dehart who as Township Manager in Brighton Township.
In the first segment of the show Jim talked with his longtime friend and local broadcasting legend and hometown product Rob Pratte. Pratte told Roddey about his humble upbringing and being from New Brighton and his career in the radio industry that started right here at Beaver County Radio. Pratte praised current Station Manager and Owner Mark Peterson for his hard work in making the stations successful and one of the corner stones of Beaver County. Pratte also told Roddey about his love for Beaver County and the great things that are going on in the county specifically what St. Barnabas is doing in Brighton Twp and that he feels that Brighton Twp is one of the hidden gems of the county and Roddey explained St. Barnabas feels that way also that is why they are investing so much in the community and the surrounding area. In wrapping up Pratte told Roddey that he loves Beaver County and plans on living the rest of his life in Beaver County saying “I plan on living here till they put me in the ground”.
In segment two Mr. Roddey interviewed Bryan Dehart who is the Manager of Brighton Twp. . Dehart talked about him being raised in the area and graduating from Laurel High School. After graduation he attended Slippery Rock University where he first beacame interested in government when he took a public administration class. Dehart then moved to Florida after graduation with his then fiance and love of his life, Jill. The two eventually married and are now the proud parents of two adult daughters that they are very proud of. In 1985 Dehart secured employment in Brevard County Florida while he was in grad school. Dehart told Roddey he had never heard of Brighton Twp. when the job opening was posted. He talked with his Dad who told him it was a great community. Bryan had always wanted to move back to Western Pa. and this was the perfect opportunity.
Finally the guys talked about St. Barnabas and their growth in Brighton Twp and specifically growth in general in Brighton Twp. and the exciting things that are going on in Beaver County.
You can watch the entire interview as it streamed live on WBVP/WMBA’s Facebook Page by pressing the play button below……..
The radio broadcast will be replayed each week from 11:30 am to Noon on Sundays on Beaver County Radio. Tune in next week at 11:00 a.m. as Jim will be welcoming in two more of the “Best in Beaver County” guests presented by St. Barnabas.
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Michelle Obama’s smash book, “Becoming” might be the most successful memoir in history, reports The Wall Street Journal. The former first lady’s book has sold nearly 10 million copies around the world since its November release, publisher Penguin Random House said Tuesday. The book was an immediate success, climbing to No. 1 in the United States, Germany, Greece and the United Kingdom in its first 15 days. It sold two million copies in that time span to become the bestselling book of 2018. Michelle Obama’s book explores her childhood, her work, motherhood and her time in the White House. She reveals difficulties in her marriage with Barack Obama and how the couple suffered a miscarriage. She is in the middle of the second leg of her popular book tour.
Sunoco is cutting ties with a Pennsylvania gas station owner after his billboard flashed a racial slur and praised the acquittal of a white police officer in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen. Officer Michael Rosfeld was acquitted of a homicide charge last week. After the jury’s verdict, a billboard in Worthington displayed photos of Rosfeld and 17-year-old Antwon Rose II. The message branded Rose a “criminal” and said, “Justice Served.” A separate message used a racial slur.