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New Brighton To Honor Class Of 2020 With Graduation “Cruise” On June 3

With the pandemic providing uncertainty to most aspects of life, many high school graduates were left wondering if there was to be any closure to their grade school careers.

Well for the New Brighton Class of 2020, such a finale is going to happen.

The New Brighton Area School District, in conjunction with Beaver County Radio, will be hosting an outdoor graduation “cruise” in the high school main parking lot beginning at 6:00pm on June 3. The ceremony, while somewhat unorthodox and unprecedented, looks to stay true to the traditional format of awarding these young men and women their diplomas.

New Brighton Superintendent Dr. Joe Guarino & HS Principal Ryan Yates joined Matt Drzik on A.M. Beaver County to preview the festivities, which will be broadcast on Beaver County Radio at 6:00pm, on the dial, app, and at beavercountyradio.com. The ceremony will also be streamed live on the Beaver County Radio Facebook page.

Dr. Guarino and Prinicpal Yates also talked about the format of the proceedings, the emotions that the students and faculty have been feeling during the pandemic, the possibilities for the 2020-21 school year, and the parade celebration following the graduation ceremony on Wedensday.

To hear the full interview, click on the player below!

State police: 2-year-old fatally shot at Pennsylvania home

State police: 2-year-old fatally shot at Pennsylvania home
EAST PENN, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania state police say a 2-year-old boy was shot and killed at a Carbon County home. The shooting occurred Sunday afternoon in East Penn. The child was taken to a hospital but died there a short time later. No other injuries were reported in the shooting, but authorities declined further comment. The child’s name has not been released. No charges have been filed so far, but the shooting remains under investigation.

Flags to Honor Heroes on Display in Hopewell

Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano 

(Hopewell, Pa.) Hopewell Twp. honored veterans past and present with a display of Flags at the new memorial that was dedicated late last year. The flags honoring the fallen at Hopewell were visible from the road and many stopped to see the tribute  on Memorial Day. The new memorial debuted on November 4, 2019 for past and present heroes and loved ones  that served our country. The display is sponsored by the Hopewell Commissioners, WesBanco, State Rep. Robert F. Matzie, State Senator Camera Bartolotta, and  private donors. You can purchase a flag to honor your loved one or friend at a  Cost of  $50, and a portion of the funds goes to the Wounded Warrior Program. Contact njanicki@hopewelltwp.com or call 724-378-1460 ex. 100.

Check out the photos below:

 

WHO warns that 1st wave of pandemic not over; dampens hopes

WHO warns that 1st wave of pandemic not over; dampens hopes
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press
BANGKOK (AP) — As Brazil and India struggle with surging coronavirus cases, a top health expert is warning that the world is still smack in the middle of the pandemic. Those comments from Dr. Mike Ryan of the World Health Organization are dampening hopes for a speedy global economic rebound. A U.S. travel ban takes effect Tuesday for foreigners coming from Brazil. On top of that, the South American country got a warning from the U.N. health agency not to reopen its economy before it can perform enough tests to control the spread of the coronavirus. India reported a record single-day jump in new infections for the seventh straight day and Russia had a record number of daily coronavirus deaths.

Stormy weather puts damper on SpaceX’s 1st astronaut launch

Stormy weather puts damper on SpaceX’s 1st astronaut launch
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Stormy weather is threatening to delay SpaceX’s first astronaut launch. A SpaceX rocket is scheduled to blast off Wednesday from Florida, carrying a Dragon capsule with NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to the International Space Station. It will be the first time astronauts launch from the U.S. in nine years and a first for a private company. Forecasters put the odds of acceptable weather at 40%. But that doesn’t include the need for favorable conditions all the way up the U.S. and Canadian coasts and across the sea to Ireland. The Dragon’s emergency escape system can kick in, if necessary, all the way to orbit.

Ex-Pirates infielder Kang banned 1 year by Korean league

Ex-Pirates infielder Kang banned 1 year by Korean league
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Korean Baseball Organization has suspended ex-Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang for a year and ordered him to perform 300 hours of community service over a series of historical drunk driving cases. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reports the suspension for Kang will come into effect when he joins a KBO team. He applied to come off the voluntarily retired list last week in a bid to return to the Korean league. Yonhap said the 33-year-old Kang was in the U.S. and didn’t attend Monday’s KBO disciplinary committee hearing. Kang was the first position player to jump directly from the KBO to the majors when he signed with Pittsburgh in 2015.

President myTrump honors war dead in events colored by pandemic’s threat

Trump honors war dead in events colored by pandemic’s threat
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press
BALTIMORE (AP) — President Donald Trump honored America’s war dead in back-to-back Memorial Day appearances colored by an epic struggle off the battlefield, against the coronavirus. He’s eager to demonstrate national revival from the pandemic, and so he doubled up on his public schedule Monday. He appeared both at Arlington National Cemetery and at Fort McHenry in Baltimore. Trump also threatened to pull the Republican National Convention out of Charlotte in August unless North Carolina’s Democratic governor gives a quick green light to the party’s plans to assemble en masse. The U.S. death toll from the pandemic is close to 100,000.

Beaver County Commissioners Issue Statement on Courthouse Employee that tested positive for COVID-19

(Beaver,Pa.) The Beaver County Commissioners released a Statment on an employee in the Assessment office who tested positive for the COVID-19 and the controversial circumstances surrounding it below is the the press release from the Commissioners.

On May 24th County Officials were informed an employee at the Courthouse has tested positive
for COVID-19. Officials have spent the last two days attempting to confirm the results of the
test and are reviewing video in an attempt to identify anyone this employee has come in close
contact with.
The employee was at work the week of May 11th through May 15th. The employee did not
come into work May 18th, May 19th, or May 20th. On May 21 they came into work, but left
halfway through the day. They did not work on May 22nd. We are being told a test was
administered on May 22nd and the results obtained on May 24th. Prior to May 24t,  County
Officials were not aware this individual was being tested or was ill. Over the last 10 days, this
employee has physically been in the Courthouse approximately 4 hours.
Beginning tomorrow, County Officials will be doing temperature checks of employees in that
department where this employee worked. We have been in contact with the Department of
Health and awaiting further instruction from them.
It is disappointing knowing for months we have consistently emphasized to our employees that
if you are sick, stay home. We have allowed liberal use of our time off policies for that very
reason. We want to reinforce to our employees and to the public in general now that the the court house is open, when in doubt, don’t put others at risk, stay home.

16 New Cases Of COVID-19 In Beaver County, Reports Dept. Of Health

Department of Health Provides Update on COVID-19, 473 Positives Bring Statewide Total to 68,186

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., May 25, that there are 473 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 68,186. All 67 counties in Pennsylvania have cases of COVID-19.

There are 5,139 total deaths attributed to COVID-19, an increase of 15 new deaths. 

Locally in Beaver County we are at 568 positive cases of COVID-19, up 14 from yesterday. 3,406 people have tested Negative, and the county reports 72 deaths, no increase from yesterday.

There are 334,928 patients who have tested negative to date.

Of the patients who have tested positive to date the age breakdown is as follows:

  • Nearly 1% are ages 0-4;
  • Nearly 1% are ages 5-12;
  • Nearly 2% are ages 13-18;
  • Nearly 6% are ages 19-24;
  • Nearly 37% are ages 25-49;
  • 25% are ages 50-64; and
  • Nearly 29% are ages 65 or older.

Most of the patients hospitalized are ages 65 or older, and most of the deaths have occurred in patients 65 or older. More data is available here.

In nursing and personal care homes, there are 14,690 resident cases of COVID-19, and 2,471 cases among employees, for a total of 17,161 at 594 distinct facilities in 44 counties. Out of our total deaths, 3,379 have occurred in residents from nursing or personal care facilities. A county breakdown can be found here.

Approximately 5,140 of our total cases are in health care workers.