POLICE IN MONACA BOROUGH ARE INVESTIGATING AN INCIDENT MONDAY IN WHICH THE WINDOWS ON THREE VEHICLES AND ONE BUSINESS IN THE BOROUGH WERE SHOT OUT. WE SPOKE WITH MONACA POLICE CHIEF DAVID PIURI FOR THE DETAILS…
CHIEF PIURI TELLS US THERE WERE NO INJURIES…AND THEY HAVE NO SUSPECTS AT THIS TIME. POLICE ARE ASKING ANYONE WHO HAS ANY INFORMATION ON THE CASE TO GIVE THEM A CALL AT (724) 775-9614.
Tune into a special edition of the Notes on Local Entertainment with Frank Sparks and Scott Tady Thursday March 8, 2018 for the Neon Oranges appearing on The Beaver County Radio Soundstage at 11 am. The performance will also be streamed live on Facebook. Notes on Local Entertainment is brought each and every week by Wooley Bully’s in New Brighton.
FREE CLOTHES…New Items Each Month
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SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 2018 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
SUMMER & WINTER ITEMS & HOUSEHOLD ITEMS
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An uncomfortable conversation: HUMAN TRAFFICKING: It’s Closer than you Think.
Wednesday March 14th 6:30-8:30 pm in the Meeting Room at the Carnegie Library of Beaver Falls.
On March 14,2018 the Carnegie Free Library of Beaver Falls (CFLBF) will begin hosting the “Uncomfortable Conversations Speaker Series”. These are not easy topics. The series will create forums to help initiate conversations about topics that can affect our children, our families, our friends and our communities. Each of the programs will be designed to provide the opportunity to become aware of community issues, begin a discussion, share what you know so others can learn, and when possible, they will be empowered to take appropriate action.
6:30- 7:15 pm Concurrent Sessions
Tweens and Teens Session: Discussion led by Brenda Lutz from Shared Hope
Adult Session: Discussion led by Sister Jeanette Bussen, Co-Chair, Beaver County Human Trafficking Coalition.
7:15 – 7:30 pm Short Break
7:30 – 8:30 pm Panel Discussion and Questions
All age groups will be together in a wrap-up session that will provide a panel discussion including additional community experts Det Bonnie Sedlacek, Det. Anthony Berosh, Ann Lewis representing A Child’s Place, and Andrea Cotton-Anderson from Standing in the Gap.
NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED
NHL
Tuesday’s Scores
Columbus 4, Vegas 1
New Jersey 6, Montreal 4
Tampa Bay 5, Florida 4 (OT)
Winnipeg 3, NY Rangers 0
Boston 6, Detroit 5 (OT)
Minnesota 6, Carolina 2
Chicago 2, Colorado 1 (OT)
Nashville 2, Dallas 0
Anaheim 4, Washington 0
7:30pm
Calgary at Buffalo
8:00pm
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia
10:00pm
Arizona at Vancouver
NBA
Tuesday’s Scores
Minnesota 9, Baltimore 8
Houston (SS) 10, Washington 5
St. Louis 4, Miami 4
NY Yankees 7, Detroit 2
Boston 9, Tampa Bay 1
NY Mets 9, Houston (SS) 5
Atlanta 5, Toronto 1
Oakland 5, Texas 3
Chi. White Sox 6, Milwaukee 4
Cincinnati 7, Cleveland 6
San Diego 5, Kansas City 4
Chi. Cubs 9, LA Dodgers 5
Colorado 3, Seattle 2
Arizona 5, LA Angels 4
1:05pm
Miami at Houston
Minnesota at Boston (SS)
Washington at St. Louis
Toronto (SS) at Detroit
Baltimore at Tampa Bay
Boston (SS) at Philadelphia
1:07pm
Pittsburgh at Toronto (SS)
1:10pm
NY Yankees at NY Mets
3:05pm
Milwaukee at Kansas City
Cincinnati at Chi. White Sox
San Diego at San Francisco
3:10pm
Texas at Colorado
LA Dodgers at LA Angels
8:05pm
Chi. Cubs at Cleveland
8:40pm
Oakland at Seattle
NBA
Tuesday’s Scores
Toronto 106, Atlanta 90
Philadelphia 128, Charlotte 114
Houston 122, Oklahoma City 112
Washington 117, Miami 113 (OT)
Portland 111, New York 87
Dallas 118, Denver 107
New Orleans 121, LA Clippers 116
Golden State 114, Brooklyn 101
7:00pm
Utah at Indiana
8:00pm
Houston at Milwaukee
Toronto at Detroit
Memphis at Chicago
10:00pm
New Orleans at Sacramento
10:30pm
Cleveland at Denver
Orlando at LA Lakers
WEATHER FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7TH, 2018
TODAY – CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS THIS
MORNING…CHANGING TO MOSTLY RAIN
SHOWERS FOR THE AFTERNOON. HIGH – 43.
TONIGHT – MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH A FEW SNOW
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW – 23.
THURSDAY – CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING
DURING THE AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATION
LESS THAN ONE INCH. HIGH – 34.
In a report you first saw on Beaver County Radio last night, the Riverside School Board voted unanimously to hire John Ludwig as an armed officer for the school district. The hiring comes on the heels of a national gun safety debate sparked by the Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting that took place in Parkland, FL back on February 14.
One citizen, Brian Cooper, was adamant that the school got the decision correct:
While not necessarily in disagreement, one citizen, Ashton Ray, spoke about his concerns about the training that the staff at the school had when it came to emergency situations:
On Tuesday, March 6, the Riverside School Board, in their public agenda meeting held at the Middle School Library, voted unanimously to hire John Ludwig as an armed officer to patrol the Riverside School District. The school also voted to pay Ludwig $20 per hour upon his hiring. The move to approve was declared by school board president Shawn Plassmeyer and then agreed upon in this announcement:
For more on this story, tune into Beaver County Radio tomorrow morning at 6:30 for news with Pat Septak.
Steelers place franchise tag on Le’Veon Bell for second time
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have put the franchise tag on All-Pro running back Le’Veon Bell for a second straight spring, putting his long-term status with the club up in the air.
Bell, a three-time Pro Bowler, accounted for 1,946 total yards and 11 touchdowns for the AFC North champions in 2017. Both Bell and Steelers management said after the season they hoped to get a contract extension done quickly, but failed to do so by Tuesday’s deadline for teams to use the franchise tag.
Bell is scheduled to make $14.54 million in 2018 if he signs the franchise tender and the two sides are unable to reach an agreement on a new deal by the 2018 opener. He opted to skip offseason workouts and training camp last summer before signing the tender on the eve of the regular season.
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PennDOT on Monday announced it intends to spend $52 million on 16 projects in Beaver County this year. Those projects will include the rehabilitation of 13 bridges and the repaving and resurfacing of 25 miles of roadway.
Some of the work will be a continuation from years’ past. For instance, minor work still remains on the Vanport Bridge rehabilitation project that will require single-lane restrictions in the spring. Despite that, the nearly-$16 million project is slated to end this year.
Another significant layover from last year is the ongoing Freedom Road improvement project, which started in 2016 and won’t be complete until next year. Work for this year includes the completion of two new bridges, asphalt paving, excavation work, guiderail updates and drainage improvements in the area.
Roadway resurfacing will take place on Route 65 from March through May, work that will require long-term lane restrictions between Baden and Conway. The multi-year paving project is expected to be complete this year.
Repaving work will continue on Interstate 376 from the Chippewa exit to the Allegheny County line, while the $27.5 million Koppel Bridge replacement project will continue throughout the year as it nears a completion date of summer 2019.
PennDOT also announced Monday that 10 new projects will start this year.
Milling and resurfacing of Route 18 and Old Brodhead Road in Monaca and Center Township. The project is expected to begin in June and will last until late next year.
Work on Route 18 will occur between the Rochester-Monaca Bridge and the Monaca/Shippingport exit on Interstate 376. In addition, paving work will occur on a section of Pennsylvania Avenue in Monaca. PennDOT said single-lane restrictions and alternating traffic patterns will be needed for the project.
Also a roadway resurfacing program on Route 18 between Fifth Avenue in New Brighton and the Veterans Memorial Bridge in Rochester Township. The project is expected to start in June and will include full reconstruction of the road as well as drainage and signage improvements.