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New Jersey Town Vows To Continue Playing Kate Smith Recording Despite Racist Lyrics Controversy

WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — The mayor of a New Jersey shore town says they keep playing Kate Smith’s recording of “God Bless America” on its boardwalk despite allegations of racism against the singer.
Wildwood has traditionally started each day by playing the song.
“It’s an Irving Berlin patriotic song that has nothing to do with anything but America,” Mayor Ernie Troiano said. “We have no intention of removing it, and it’s not a statement that we don’t understand what’s going on or we’re ignorant to the history, we understand the history.”
Troiano said he plans to speak with his cabinet to make sure they all feel as passionate about the issue as he does.
The mayor’s comments come as some sports teams, including the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Flyers, have stopped playing Smith’s version of the song amid conflicting claims about several of her tunes, including her 1939 hit “That’s Why the Darkies Were Born.”
The tune originated in the 1931 Broadway revue “George White’s Scandals,” and was considered satire at the time. Smith’s likeness also appears in a 1939 ad that heavily uses the mammy caricature, one of the most well-known racist depictions of black women.
Besides taking out Smith’s “God Bless America” recording from their library, the Flyers have removed a bronze statue of her that had long stood outside their arena. The statue was removed Sunday, and its whereabouts have not been disclosed.
Smith’s connection with the Flyers started in 1969 when a team executive ordered her version of “God Bless America” to be played instead of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” That led to her performing the song several times before games in the 1970s. A year after her 1986 death, the team erected the statue.

400-Year-Old Geneva Bible Stolen From Carnegie Library In Pittsburgh Found In Netherlands

PITTSBURGH (AP) — One of the hundreds of rare books stolen from a Pittsburgh library in a 20-year scheme has been recovered in the Netherlands. The FBI will return the 400-year-old Geneva Bible on Thursday. The Bible was among more than 300 rare books, maps, plate books, atlases and more that were discovered missing from the Carnegie Library last year. The FBI says the Bible published in 1615 was traced to the American Pilgrim Museum in Leiden. The Bible will be returned to the Carnegie Library.

Graham Spanier Still Trying To Get His Conviction Thrown Out In Sandusky Case

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge will consider former Penn State president Graham Spanier’s argument that his conviction should be thrown out, a week before he’s due to report to jail. The hearing Thursday concerns Spanier’s argument that he was wrongly convicted in Pennsylvania state court for mishandling a 2001 complaint about Jerry Sandusky under a version of the law that wasn’t in place at that time.

Aliquippa School Board Member To Receive Distinguished Service Award Tonight In Beaver

AN ALIQUIPPA SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER WILL RECEIVE THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD TONIGHT IN BEAVER. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

Two CCBC Students Charged With Bomb Threat Back On Campus After Issuing An Apology

TWO BASKETBALL PLAYERS FOR CCBC WHO ARE FACING FELONY CHARGES AFTER AN ALLEGED BOMB THREAT ARE BACK ON CAMPUS COMPLETING THEIR SPRING SEMESTER STUDIES…AFTER WRITING A LETTER OF APOLOGY TO THE CCBC COMMUNITY. 21-YEAR-OLD NASIR CAMPBELL OF PHILADELPHIA AND 19-YEAR-OLD TYREE CORBETT OF CENTER TOWNSHIP ARE CHARGED WITH FELONY COUNTS OF RISKING CATASTROPHE AND MAKING TERRORISTC THREATS. BOTH MEN ARE SCHEDULED TO HAVE PRELIMINARY HEARINGS AT 10:30 TOMORROW MORNING BEFORE DISTRICT JUDGE JOHN ARMOUR.

Periods Of Rain Over The Next Two Days In Beaver County

WEATHER FORECAST FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 25TH, 2019

 

TODAY – CLOUDY WITH PERIODS OF RAIN. HIGH – 63.

TONIGHT – RAIN LIKELY. LOW – 58.

FRIDAY – PERIODS OF RAIN WITH HIGHER WIND GUSTS.
HIGH – 61.

SATURDAY – OVERCAST. HIGH – 58.

SUNDAY – SHOWERS IN THE MORNING…THEN PARTLY
CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH – 53.

Pirates lose fourth straight falling to Arizona 11-2.

Marte homers twice, D-Backs win 9th straight at Pittsburgh
By WES CROSBY Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) — There was no stopping Ketel Marte and the Diamondbacks — especially not in Pittsburgh.
Marte homered from both sides of the plate, and Arizona won at PNC Park for the ninth straight time, beating the Pirates 11-2 on Wednesday night.
Marte batted lefty while extending Arizona’s lead to 5-1 with a solo shot in the fifth inning before going righty and driving a three-run shot, his sixth homer this season, into the left-field bleachers in the eighth. It was the third multi-homer game of his career and second this season.
“He has so much offensive capability,” Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. “It’s just nice to see him putting it together and making tonight very special. You hit home runs from both sides of the plate as a switch-hitter, it’s like a dream come true. You work extremely hard. It means you’re locked in.”
Arizona’s nine-game winning streak at Pittsburgh is its longest in an opponent’s stadium, surpassing its eight straight at Philadelphia from June 17, 2016-April 24, 2018. The Diamondbacks have not lost in Pittsburgh since May 29, 2017, when Andrew McCutchen homered in the ninth of a 4-3 win for the Pirates.
Eduardo Escobar, who was 3 for 4 with a walk, tripled in the first, and the Diamondbacks hit three straight singles to take a 2-0 lead. Nick Ahmed homered to lead off the second before Escobar doubled in Caleb Joseph for a 4-0 lead.
“When you win, everybody’s happy,” Escobar said. “I think what’s important is working hard every day. Come to the field and play hard.”
After Marte’s first homer, the Diamondbacks added three runs on back-to-back two-out doubles from David Peralta and Christian Walker, extending the lead to 8-2 in the seventh.
The Pirates have been outscored 25-7 in the first three games of the four-game series.
“We’re just not clicking consistently as an offense,” manager Clint Hurdle said. “We’re not bunching at-bats together. We’re shown some spurts at times, but the overall opportunities, we’re still kind of short with runners at third and less than two outs. Happened to us again tonight. … You own your at-bat. The guys know it.”
Merrill Kelly (2-2) gave up two runs on six hits in seven innings, walking two and striking out five. The runs came on homers from Josh Bell in the fourth and Jung Ho Kang in the sixth.
“Any time the offense puts runs on the board, it just allows you to be a little more aggressive,” Kelly said. “With the risk of taking the solo home runs like I did tonight, but I knew that they weren’t going to hurt me.”
Bell’s home run was his fifth in 22 games after hitting 12 in 148 games last season.
Jordan Lyles (2-1) lasted five innings, allowing five runs (four earned) on eight hits with three strikeouts. He gave up one run on 10 hits in 17 innings through his first three starts.
“There’s not much room in their lineup to take a breath,” Lyles said. “They scored early and often. That’s what good offenses do.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Pirates: OF Bryan Reynolds did not play because of left quadriceps muscle discomfort he experienced during Tuesday’s game. He took batting practice Wednesday. … SS Erik Gonzalez will have surgery Thursday to repair a broken collarbone. He was injured while colliding with OF Starling Marte last Friday. … OF Gregory Polanco was given the day off after having two hits in each of his first two games of the season. He had shoulder surgery last Sept. 12.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: RHP Zack Greinke (3-1, 4.60 ERA) takes the mound in the series finale. He is 3-0 in his past four starts. Arizona will finish its 10-game trip after winning seven of the first nine games.
Pirates: RHP Jameson Taillon (1-2, 3.12) will look to end Pittsburgh’s four-game skid. On Saturday, Taillon allowed one run on four hits in five innings of a rain-shortened 3-1 win over the San Francisco Giants.
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Dr. Jane Bovalino joins Frank Sparks on Teleforum to discuss 2019 Summer High School Student Choral and Instrumental Academy

(Beaver Falls, Pa.) Dr. Jane Bovalino, Superintendent of Rochester School District, joined Frank Sparks on Teleforum in the 10 o’clock hour Wednesday April 24, 2019 to talk about the 2019 Summer  High School student Choral and instrumental Academy that will be taking place at the Rochester Area School District June 17-22, 2019.

The Academy is a joint venture of the Beaver Valley Choral Society and Rochester High School. The Academy is open to students grades 8-12 from any school district. If you are interested in applying for the academy go to https://www.rasd.org

Dr. Bovalino told the listeners how the academy came about  in August, 2016, the Rochester Area School District and the Beaver Valley Choral Society entered
into a unique partnership. Through collective planning and collaboration, the Choral Society and the school district shared a vision to support the arts in Beaver County. To realize this vision, they have collaborated to provide many events. The high school student summer music academy is a unique and prominent part of their partnership.

She also talked about the events of the week at the academy and how it will all culminate  with  the Academy’s  performance that will be held on Saturday
evening, June 22, 2019 at 7:30 pm. At Rochester High School Auditorium. The performance is free and the public is welcome to attend.

Want to learn about Developing? Don’t miss “The Best of Beaver County” Thursday April 25, 2019

(Beaver County, 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 A.M.  for “The Best of Beaver County”, an innovative radio program 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 local neighborhoods, and the people that are making it happen.  Find out what all the buzz is about by joining “The Best Of Beaver County”. This week’s guests are Pat Nardelli, Developer form Beaver County and Chris Heck, President/CEO of the Airport area Chamber of Commerce.

Pat Nardelli-Castlebrook Development

 

Chris Heck-President/CEO of the Airport area Chamber of Commerce.

A live video stream of this week’s edition of  “The Best Of Beaver County” can be viewed on the WBVP-WMBA Facebook page, plus the radio broadcast will be replayed each Sunday from 11:30 am to Noon on Beaver County Radio.

 

NCAA: Replay official can overturn close targeting calls

NCAA: Replay official can overturn close targeting calls
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel adjusted the targeting rule in college football, allowing video review officials to overturn calls if any element of the penalty cannot be confirmed.
The adjustment to the rule announced Tuesday means there will be no option for letting the call on the field “stand” during a targeting review. It must either be confirmed or overturned.
The panel also approved instituting a progressive penalty for targeting. Players who commit three targeting fouls in the same season are subject to a one-game suspension.
Overtime rules also were tweaked. If a game reaches a fifth overtime, teams will run alternating 2-point plays instead of starting another drive at the opponent’s 25-yard line. The change was made to limit the number of plays from scrimmage and to bring the game to a conclusion.
Targeting, or illegal hits above the shoulders, would still result in a 15-yard penalty and ejection of the player who committed the foul. Players ejected in the second half would still be required to sit out the first half of the following game.
The goal of the rule adjustment is to call targeting more accurately and have fewer players ejected for borderline calls. The option to let a call on the field “stand” meant that the video review official didn’t find enough evidence to reverse the call, so the 15-yard penalty and player ejection remained in effect. The rule adjustment puts the onus on the replay official to make a definitive call.
The overtime rule change was proposed after LSU and Texas A&M matched a record by playing seven overtimes in their regular-season finale last year. The Tigers and Aggies combined to run 207 offensive plays.
On average, 37 Bowl Subdivision games have gone to overtime over the past four seasons. Most end after one round of possessions. Only six games per season have gone past two overtimes, but the concern was those rare marathons came with increased injury risk for players.
The panel also approved the elimination of the two-man wedge formation on kickoffs that result in sprinting players running into double-team blocks. Also, it is now illegal to block an opponent with forcible contact on the blind side. It will be a personal foul with a 15-yard penalty. If the block also includes elements of targeting, it will be a blind-side block with targeting.
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