Author: Beaver County Radio

Hopewell road project in the works

(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondant Sandy Giordano, Published on October 4th, 2024 at 9:19 A.M.)

Commissioner’s Chairman Rich Bufalini provided an update and clarification on information released by PennDOT  last week. He stated that the road has to be brought up to the township’s specifications in order for the township to take it over, not Penn DOT. 

The section coming off of Mill Street has been Aliquippa’s responsibility to maintain, and a section off to the left on the road is maintained by Center Township, the rest of the road up to Shadow Lakes Boulevard is the township’s portion. 

PennDOT  expects to have everything completed by the end of November, because residents living in the area of Shadow Lakes Boulevard say they aren’t happy about the wait times to enter and exit the road. It is also causing them delays.

Elk season begins in Pennsylvania and some advice for hunters

(Pennsylvania) According to the Pennsylvania Game Commission, elk season begins on Monday, November 4th and goes through Saturday, November 9th. This is one of three elk seasons in Pennsylvania, and hunters can apply online for $11.97 on pgc.pa.gov (can be put on Beaver County Radio website) Hunters need to wear at least two-hundred and fifty square inches on their combined head, chest, and back of daylight fluorescent orange. These tips can also help you during elk season: keep one hundred yards between you and the elk, never feed elk, do not give names to elk, and if you see someone disrupting elk, ask them to stop kindly or report it to the Pennsylvania Game Commission by calling 1-833 PGC WILD. 

Beaver County poll voting preparation and a local polling place changed before Election Day

(Beaver County, PA) Election Day is on Tuesday, November 5th, and Beaver County residents need to be patient if there happens to be a good amount of people at the polls. Beaver County has a total of 117,461 registered voters, and according to local election officials, 80% of those voters are anticipated to participate. The only change to the polling places for the primary election, according to the Beaver County Elections Office is for Economy’s second precinct, which moved to the Economy Fire Department Banquet Hall at 3308 Conway Walrose Road. Voters can call the Beaver County Elections office at 724-770-4440 or visit the Pennsylvania Voters’ Services website to confirm their polling locations. 

Janet M. Primo (Passed on October 31st, 2024)

Janet M. (LoFaso) Primo, 77, a lifelong resident of Monaca, passed away unexpectedly on October 31, 2024, at her residence. She was born in Rochester, the daughter of the late Samuel and Lena (Bonanno) LoFaso. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her grandson, Nicholas. She is survived by her husband of fifty-eight years, Frank Primo, three children, Michelle (Daniel) Cronin, Anthony (Christine) Primo, and Angela Benson, her grandchildren: Emily (Alec) Ingros, Madelyn, Benjamin, and Grace Cronin, Conner and Matthew Benson, Madison, Abigail, and Jacob Primo, two brothers, Sam (Linda) LoFaso and Tom (Anna) LoFaso, along with numerous nieces, nephews, and godchildren.

Janet was a wonderful mother who was always there when she was needed the most, offering support, wisdom, and love in abundance. Professionally, Janet held various roles in catering, food services management, and furniture sales. Janet’s love for her Savior and Lord Jesus was a major influence in how she lived out her life. As a long-time member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Monaca, she found solace and strength in her community of faith. Her commitment to her church extended beyond attendance. She served as a CCD teacher, lector, Eucharistic minister and after the death of her grandson, Janet became a guiding force in the Grief Share program at both St. John’s and later at St Francis Cabrini Catholic Churches. Janet’s understanding and empathy provided a source of comfort, healing, and friendship for those grieving the loss of a loved one. Her ability to listen and her willingness to share her own experiences made Janet a saving grace to many. Her legacy of care and support will be remembered by those she helped during their most challenging times.

Janet’s influence will continue to be felt. Her love for her family, her passion for helping others, and her deep faith have left an indelible mark on the world. The family will now commence to fighting over her recipes for her homemade sauce, meatballs, noodles, and pizzelles.

In accordance with Janet’s wishes, all services will be private. Arrangements have been entrusted to Simpson Funeral and Cremation Services, 1119 Washington Avenue, Monaca.

Hilliary Z. (Lawson) Coe (1974-2024)

Hilliary Z. (Lawson) Coe, 50, passed away on October 30, 2024, surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with breast cancer. She was born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania on January 5, 1974, a daughter of Richard Lawson of Monaca and Deborah Lawson of Zelienople. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her sons Jackson (Sonny) and Samuel Coe, her sisters, Shannon (Steve) Pfeuffer of New Sewickley Township and Summer (Chad) Kirkpatrick of Ellwood City, her lifelong best friend, Joanna Creegan, along with numerous nieces and nephews. 

When she was 6 years old, Hilliary’s family moved to New Sewickley, Pennsylvania where she lived a majority of her life. She graduated from Freedom Area High School in 1992, then pursued her Associate degree from Robert Morris University. Hilliary worked as a realtor, she enjoyed flipping houses and she was also a bookkeeper for Rock Concrete and O’Connor & Co. Above all else, she was a devoted and loving Mother to her two sons. They were her pride and joy. She was a beloved mother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend to many.

Hilliary was always up for an adventure. From camping, attending rock concerts, to many road trips, she was always on the go, making new friends, connecting with old ones, and gathering with family along the way. She had a strong, determined will and never backed down from any challenges she faced. She loved her family, both near and far, fiercely. Hilliary will lovingly and forever be remembered by all those whose lives she touched with her kind, courageous, adventurous spirit.  

Friends and family are invited to celebrate her life at a viewing on Wednesday, November 6th from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. and Thursday, November 7th from 10 a.m. until the time of funeral service at 11 a.m. at J&J Spratt Funeral Home, 1612 3rd Avenue, New Brighton. 

Interment will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery of Freedom. 

Cora Frances Campbell (Passed on November 1st, 2024)

Cora Frances Campbell, 92, of Center Township passed away on November 1, 2024 at her Center Township home. She was born in Bald Hill of Greene County, Cora was a daughter of the late Walter Leslie and Goldie Mae (Lang) King. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, James Campbell, Sr., a grandson, Donald Campbell Jr., and three siblings, Betty Garrett, Evelyn Seery, and Sonny King.  

She is survived by her brother, Tom King, her daughter Delores (Terry) Malekovic of Center Township and three sons, James (Diane) Campbell of Florida, Richard (Joyce) Campbell of Florida, and Donald (Margaret) Campbell of Potter Township, her eight grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren. 

Cora worked for many years of dedicated service at the dietary department at Aliquippa Hospital. She was a woman of faith and a member of the Methodist community. A sports enthusiast, Cora’s passion for athletics was evident to all who knew her. She reveled in the excitement of baseball seasons and was an ardent supporter of football, cheering on her favorite teams with vigor, and her admiration for Tiger Woods and his skill of golf was evident. 

Friends will be received on Wednesday, November 6th from 5 p.m. until the time of service 7 p.m. at SIMPSON FUNERAL & CREMATION SERVICES, 1119 Washington Avenue , Monaca. Reverend Donald Scandrol will officiate. Private interment will take place on Thursday, November 7th at Woodlawn Cemetery. 

The family has suggested memorial contributions made, if desired to UPMC Children’s Hospital or Special Olympics. 

To share online condolences, add photos, get directions, please visit www.simpsonfuneralome.com 

 

Matzie: $6.2 million secured for Beaver County construction and revitalization projects

AMBRIDGE, Nov. 1 – New funding of $6.2 million from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program will support major Beaver County building construction and revitalization projects, state Rep. Rob Matzie announced today.

“I’m beyond proud to have brought these dollars home,” Matzie said. “When experience and perseverance meet, this is the result. It’s not only about supporting our communities, but also knowing how to go about doing it. Anyone can talk the talk, but not everyone can walk the walk. I’ll always put Beaver County and the communities I represent first, and I will never quit fighting to get our fair share and more.”

Matzie said the funding includes:

  • $1.5 million to Monaca Borough for Phase III construction of the Monaca Civic Center. The project includes site preparation; required infrastructure including parking; and construction of a two-story 27,000-square-foot building for administrative, police and fire needs, plus housing of police and fire vehicles.
  • $1.25 million to Ambridge Borough for Phase 2 (interior) construction of the new Ambridge Senior Center, including framing, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, drywall, carpentry, and other work.
  • $1 million to Aliquippa School District for expansion of the high school’s Aschman Stadium complex, including completion of a state-of-the-art fieldhouse and academic resource center that will serve as an assembly/education space and indoor athletic/activity space.
  • $750,000 to Community College of Beaver County to transform the Beaver County Airport facility into a shared hub for aviation students and professionals by adding classrooms, study spaces, faculty offices, pilot briefing rooms and flight simulation and air traffic control simulation labs.
  • $750,000 to Heritage Valley Health System, Inc. for construction and renovation of patient rooms at HVHS Beaver Hospital to create a modern recovery space.
  • $500,000 to International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union #712 for construction of a new building with offices spaces, a union hall/training/conference center and related spaces.
  • $450,000 to CCBC for critical infrastructure renovations to the Golden Dome arena, including substantial roof repairs and waterproofing, mitigation of water damage, interior lighting upgrades to replace the failing metal halide system, restoration of deteriorating flooring and replacement of manually operated bleachers with automatic ones.

Sidney Crosby Scores Twice as Penguins edge Ducks 2-1 in overtime to end 6-game losing streak

 

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored his second goal of the game 2:35 into overtime as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Anaheim Ducks 2-1 on Thursday night to end a six-game losing streak.
Crosby found himself in alone on Lukas Dostal and hit the brakes before roofing the puck over the Ducks’ goaltender for the 93rd game-winning goal of his career.
Alex Nedeljkovic made 22 saves for Pittsburgh, which outshot Anaheim 46-23. Dostal stopped 44 shots to keep the Ducks in it, but it still wasn’t enough.
Alex Killorn picked up his second goal of the season for the Ducks, who ended a four-game East Coast trip with a 1-2-1 mark.
Anaheim led going into the third period before Crosby tied it with a redirect off a point shot from Matt Grzelcyk 1:47 into the final frame.
Takeaways
Ducks: The 24-year-old Dostal has built off his strong finish to last season. He remained steady while facing near-relentless pressure from the Penguins while finishing with 40+ saves for the third time in six starts.
Penguins: Pittsburgh needed something positive to happen at the end of a miserable October and responded with a win in front of one of the smallest crowds in the history of PPG Paints Arena.
Key moment
Nedeljkovic made three big saves down the stretch. He turned aside Trevor Zegras with the help of defenseman Marcus Pettersson with 4:25 to go, stoned Cutter Gauthier on a breakaway moments later and stopped a redirect by Pavel Mintyukov in the final seconds to force overtime.
Key stat
85-12-5 — Pittsburgh’s record during Crosby’s career when their longtime captain scores at least twice.
Up next
The Ducks begin a six-game homestand on Sunday against the Blackhawks, while the Penguins host the Canadiens on Saturday.
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Mike Tomlin Isn’t Settling for Merely Being Good During the Steelers’ 6-2 Start. Neither is His Team

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson (3) throws a pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin could have played it safe. Could have stuck with Justin Fields. Could have settled for the weekly rock fights that have been the Pittsburgh Steelers ‘ trademark for a half-decade and counting.
The NFL’s longest-tenured coach, however, knew he hadn’t seen enough. Not from Fields or the rest of the offense, either.
So Tomlin pulled Fields aside a few days after a relatively easy 19-point win over Las Vegas on Oct. 13 that boosted Pittsburgh’s record to 4-2 and told Fields it was time to see if Russell Wilson, now fully recovered from a calf injury, could still cook.
Asked if it was a tough discussion considering Fields had accounted for 10 touchdowns against one turnover, Tomlin shrugged.
“I don’t worry about the difficulty of conversations,” he said at the time. “It’s about whether or not they’re necessary. We’re pursuing big business here. Comfort is not a component of what we’re chasing.”
Neither, it seems, is complacency.
The NFL’s most stable franchise is evolving, working with a type of urgency it has perhaps lacked at times during a playoff victory drought that’s at seven years and counting.
It’s why the Steelers blew up the quarterback room during the offseason and why Tomlin turned to Wilson in mid-October and essentially said, “Let’s see what you got.”
Turns out, more gas in the tank than Wilson’s abrupt exit in Denver would have people believe.
The 35-year-old has thrown for 542 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions in wins over the New York Jets and New York Giants. The offense topped 400 yards in both games, something the Steelers hadn’t done in consecutive weeks since 2018.
It’s a promising start, though Wilson acknowledged it’s just that — a start.
“We have great confidence (but) we haven’t done everything yet,” Wilson said. “We’re obviously sitting here at 6-2, which is a great thing, but it doesn’t mean anything.”
Reaching the playoffs hasn’t been the issue for Pittsburgh, which has made it to the postseason in three of the last four years. The problem has been that the Steelers often look overmatched once they get there, lacking the firepower to keep up with teams like the Bills and Chiefs.
That may be changing in 2024. Pittsburgh has reached 20 points in five of its last six games, something it hasn’t done since its 11-0 start in 2020, taking some of the pressure off a defense that has spent the last three years well aware that it could ill afford to get into a shootout.
While cornerback Joey Porter Jr. downplayed the idea that the defense has more wiggle room than usual — trotting out a variation of Tomlin’s “the standard is the standard” motto — Pittsburgh’s ability to score more often has allowed defensive coordinator Teryl Austin to be even more aggressive.
The Steelers are tied for second in the NFL with 15 takeaways, many of them momentum-changers like T.J. Watt’s strip-sack of Daniel Jones and Beanie Bishop’s clinching interception in the fourth quarter against the Giants, part of what outside linebackers coach Denzel Martin describes as a turnover “culture.”
There’s even T-shirts to match. Coaches will hand them out after Saturday walkthroughs. They come with their own color code. Get one, it’s a white shirt. Get two, it’s a gray shirt. Get three, it’s a black shirt. Watt and Bishop are racking them up with increasing frequency.
Yet all is not perfect. The Giants gashed the Steelers for 157 yards rushing, not the best indicator for a team whose second-half schedule includes four games combined with Baltimore, Washington and Philadelphia, three of the most productive running teams in the league.
New York’s productivity on the ground was a sobering and in some ways welcome reminder of the considerable work that lies ahead.
“I think that’s good to be able to win ‘in spite of’ sometimes,” Austin said. “And so I’m real confident in our group coming back and working our tail off to be better when we line up and play next.”
It’s a methodology that trickles from the top down.
Tomlin’s message when he switched quarterbacks was simple: Good is no longer good enough. While Watt and defensive end Cam Heyward — now the longest-tenured defensive player in team history — are building resumes worthy of Hall of Fame consideration, neither has reached a Super Bowl. Watt, in fact, is still waiting for his first playoff victory.
“We can’t get comfortable because we know that we just got to, we got a lot of tough, tough games, a lot of tough ball ahead of us,” outside linebacker Alex Highsmith said. “And so we know our ultimate goal. And so we know we just got to always want to get better and have that championship detail.”
Something Wilson knows a little bit about. He arrived in Pittsburgh in March eager to resurrect his career after two underwhelming seasons with the Broncos. It’s early — very early — but his play so far has validated Tomlin’s decision to shake up the status quo and maybe set Pittsburgh on a path that’s been a slippery slope since reaching the AFC championship in 2016.
“You want to be on the rise as you go,” Wilson said. “I think we’re on that journey right now. We’re on that train of just continuing to grow. I think that’s an exciting thing for this football team, what we’re doing, how we’re doing it.”
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Matzie: $6.2 million secured for Beaver County construction and revitalization projects

(File Photo)

AMBRIDGE, Nov. 1 – New funding of $6.2 million from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program will support major Beaver County building construction and revitalization projects, state Rep. Rob Matzie announced today.

“I’m beyond proud to have brought these dollars home,” Matzie said. “When experience and perseverance meet, this is the result. It’s not only about supporting our communities, but also knowing how to go about doing it. Anyone can talk the talk, but not everyone can walk the walk. I’ll always put Beaver County and the communities I represent first, and I will never quit fighting to get our fair share and more.”

Matzie said the funding includes:

  • $1.5 million to Monaca Borough for Phase III construction of the Monaca Civic Center. The project includes site preparation; required infrastructure including parking; and construction of a two-story 27,000-square-foot building for administrative, police and fire needs, plus housing of police and fire vehicles.
  • $1.25 million to Ambridge Borough for Phase 2 (interior) construction of the new Ambridge Senior Center, including framing, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, drywall, carpentry, and other work.
  • $1 million to Aliquippa School District for expansion of the high school’s Aschman Stadium complex, including completion of a state-of-the-art fieldhouse and academic resource center that will serve as an assembly/education space and indoor athletic/activity space.
  • $750,000 to Community College of Beaver County to transform the Beaver County Airport facility into a shared hub for aviation students and professionals by adding classrooms, study spaces, faculty offices, pilot briefing rooms and flight simulation and air traffic control simulation labs.
  • $750,000 to Heritage Valley Health System, Inc. for construction and renovation of patient rooms at HVHS Beaver Hospital to create a modern recovery space.
  • $500,000 to International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union #712 for construction of a new building with offices spaces, a union hall/training/conference center and related spaces.
  • $450,000 to CCBC for critical infrastructure renovations to the Golden Dome arena, including substantial roof repairs and waterproofing, mitigation of water damage, interior lighting upgrades to replace the failing metal halide system, restoration of deteriorating flooring and replacement of manually operated bleachers with automatic ones.

RACP funds design, acquisition, and construction of regional economic, cultural, civic, recreational and historical improvement projects that have a regional impact and generate substantial increases or maintain current levels of employment, tax revenues, or other measures of economic activity.