Author: Beaver County Radio

UWBC welcomes Cornerstone of Beaver County Member Agency List

(Beaver County, Pa) For the first time in years, a new Beaver County non-profit organization has been added to the  United Way of Beaver County’s (UWBC) Member Agency list. The United Way has historically  provided funding to the Women’s Center of Beaver County which assists homeless women and  children but had not funded any organizations in Beaver County that assisted homeless men. With the June 2023 opening of the Men’s Shelter in Vanport, the United Way recognized that it  was time to make a change and Board of Directors voted unanimously at its August meeting to  include The Cornerstone of Beaver County as a UWBC Member Agency.   
 
Executive Director Marie Timpano (pictured on the left in the photo with Mary Lou Harju, UWBC Executive Director)

Cause of Columbia Gas issue in Beaver County revealed

Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published October 16, 2023 8:46 A.M.

(Economy Borough, Pa) Economy Borough Mayor, JoAnn Borato, reported Monday morning that Columbia Gas’s Use Response Team shut gas meters down at every residence affecting about 4,000 customers Sunday night.
She said crews worked throughout the night, and it is expected that the process will take 3-4 days. The cause has been determined, and it was too few BTU’s of gas from one of the suppliers.
Mayor Borato said, “It’s been a long day, and a warming center is being set up at the Conway Borough Building”.

A Grand Reopening Of The East Rochester Shop N’ Save

(Photos and Videos taken by Beaver County Radio Staff)

Story By Frank Sparks, General Manager Beaver County Radio
(East Rochester, Pa.) Saturday was the Re-Grand Opening celebration of the East Rochester Shop N’ Save after the store under went a remodel that saw a total transformation that included adding a True Value Hardware.
Beaver County Radio was on hand to help celebrate the day and to broadcast and stream the Reopening celebration on our social media pages. The opening ceremony emcee was Beaver County Radio’s Mike Romigh. JD Turco, Senior Vice President of St. Barnabas spoke first and talked about the job that was done to make the whole project a success. Turco praised store management, Jarret and Brittany Safran for their role in spearheading the remodel. Dignitaries including officials from True-Value Hardware, Shop N Save, and the Beaver County Commissioners all spoke during the ceremony.

After the ceremony there was a ribbon cutting with all of the above dignitaries participating as Jarrett and Brittany cut the ribbon.

The Fire Department was there handing out hats and water bottles and other public servants were on hand as well. There was a rib-fest later in the day  followed by the Mudslinger band playing live.
The Beaver County Radio Prize Wheel was also on hand giving away Shop N Save gift cards and free groceries. Check out the pictures below of all of the fun.

YANKEE TRADER 10-14-23 Listings

You can email bcr@beavercountyradio.com to add a listing or to let Diane Brosius know if your item has sold. You can also list items on the Website (Beavercountyradio.com) by clicking on the Yankee Trader logo. Snail mail can be sent to WBVP/WMBA 4301 Dutch Ridge Rd. Beaver, PA 15009

 

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10-14-23 LISTINGS

 

Nick (Coraopolis)      412-264-7371

Fiberglass double bowl laundry tub (all one piece) in VERY GOOD condition.   FREE FREE FREE

 

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Howie      724-774-6397  30 unbuilt Classic Car Models.

1/24th & 1/25th scale.  The cars are from the 30’s & 40’s like a 1940 Ford, 1948 Ford, 1937 Chevy.  A few are from the 50’s.  PRICE:  Make an offer

 

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Val      724-513-9390  Costumes-perfect for Halloween

  • A High School graduation cap and Gown.
  • A Soccer Player outfit. Including shin guards.

Any reasonable offer accepted.

 

5 Insulated Styrofoam containers.  15 X 15 X 10.  Keep hot things HOT or cold things COLD.  PRICE:  $10.00 each

 

Large gold framed Victorian Mirror    PRICE: $119.00

Other mirrors available in a variety of shapes & sizes.  Come check ‘em out!

 

Heavy Duty 10X15 slightly used envelopes.

PRICE: .40 each

 

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Kenny      724-843-5819

2014 Suzuki Berkman Motor Scooter.  Will get up to 95 or a hundred MPH.  Gets about 60 MPG.  Silver color.  Has approximately 5,000 miles on it.  (new: $8,000)   Has lots of storage under the seat.  You do not have to throw your leg over anything, just step right on.  Automatic transmission-NO SHIFTING GEARS!

PRICE: $3,000

 

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Betsy      724-843-0774

Wood Lathe   PRICE: $250.00 OBO

 

Pipe Stand and Pipe Threader  PRICE: $250.00 OBO

Biden is talking about green energy and jobs in Pennsylvania again. Will his message break through?

President Joe Biden speaks during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House, Oct. 11, 2023, in Washington. Biden is returning to Pennsylvania to use the critical battleground state again as a backdrop for some of his favorite political themes, championing steep increases in public works spending and detailing how bolstering green energy can spur U.S. manufacturing. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is going to Pennsylvania again. On Friday, he’s championing steep increases in federal public works spending and detailing how promoting green energy can bolster U.S. manufacturing. In Philadelphia, he will announce that the city will be one of the regional hubs selected to produce and deliver hydrogen fuel that can run factories, ports and other facilities. But much has changed since Biden made his last trip to a familiar place to hit on a familiar theme. The war between Israel and Hamas has scrambled geopolitics and potentially reshuffled the 2024 presidential race. So there’s a question whether a familiar economic message in a place the president visits frequently will really get noticed.

Route 2004 Freedom Crider Road Realignment Work Continues in Beaver County

Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing realignment work requiring long-term detours on Freedom Crider Road continues in New Sewickley Township, Beaver County.

Freedom Crider Road (Route 2004) will remain closed to through traffic between Wolf Run Road and Baker Road continuously through August of 2024. Only local traffic will be permitted on the closed section of Freedom Crider Road. All other traffic will be detoured.

Posted Detour

West of the Closure

  • From Freedom Crider Road, take Crows Run Road westbound
  • Turn left onto southbound Route 65
  • Turn left onto 11th Street
  • 11th Street becomes 7th Avenue
  • 7th Avenue becomes 13th Street
  • 13th Street becomes Conway Wallrose Road
  • Turn left onto Route 989
  • Follow Route 989 back to Freedom Crider Road
  • End detour

East of the Closure

  • Same detour in the opposite direction

Work in this phase includes the realignment of Freedom Crider Road, excavation, box culvert installation, and the reconstruction of the Freedom Crider Road/Wolf Run Road intersection.

The work is part of the final phase of the Freedom Road Upgrade project which began in November 2021 and will cover several construction seasons, ending in the fall of 2024. The $21.75 million project located between Park Quarry Road and Route 989 includes realignment of the roadway, culvert replacements, roadway reconstruction and widening, new shoulders, guide rail updates, drainage improvements, additional turn-lanes, a roundabout installation, and utility relocations. Motorists will see detours, single-lane restrictions, lane narrowing, and alternating traffic during different stages of construction.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Allegheny, Beaver, and Lawrence counties at www.penndot.gov/District11.

Information about infrastructure in District 11, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.gov/D11Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.

Follow PennDOT on Twitter at www.twitter.com/PennDOTNewsand like the department on Facebook at www.facebook.com/PennsylvaniaDepartmentofTransportationand Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/pennsylvaniadot/.

Route 4019 Park Road Slide Remediation Starts Monday in Brighton Township

Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing the closure of a portion of Park Road (Route 4019) in Brighton Township, Beaver County, will begin Monday, October 16 weather permitting.

Slide repair work on Park Road between Bradys Run Road and Achortown Road will occur from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. Slide repair and pavement restoration work will occur through late October.  Temporary traffic signals will be installed.

Crews from Liberoni Contractors will conduct the work.

Please use caution when traveling in this area.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

Aliquippa native serves aboard Navy warship in Norfolk

By Alvin Plexico, Navy Office of Community Outreach. Photo by Alvin Plexico, Navy Office of Community Outreach
NORFOLK, Va. – Petty Officer 2nd Class Neal Eichler, a native of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, serves aboard a U.S. Navy warship operating out of Norfolk, Virginia.

Eichler graduated in 2016 from Hopewell High School.

The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in Aliquippa.
“I learned from my father and grandfather the importance of a strong work ethic,” said Eichler. “Being able to learn from my whole family and having a strong support system back home are the biggest factors to me being able to keep a level head and a strong mind when it comes to stress and happiness in life.”
Eichler joined the Navy seven years ago. Today, Eichler serves as an aircrew survival equipmentman aboard USS Kearsarge.
“I joined the Navy because I didn’t have much direction after high school,” said Eichler. “I wasn’t sure about college or any specific trade.”
Kearsarge’s crew is made up of approximately 1,200 crewmembers and can accommodate up to 1,800 Marines. Amphibious assault ships transfer Marines, equipment and supplies, and can support helicopters or other aircraft. Kearsarge is the third ship in the Wasp class of multipurpose amphibious assault ships and is the fourth Navy vessel to bear the name of Mount Kearsarge in New Hampshire.
Serving in the Navy means Eichler is part of a team that is taking on new importance in America’s focus on rebuilding military readiness, strengthening alliances and reforming business practices in support of the National Defense Strategy.
“The Navy supports national defense by continually showing support and presence in peacetime, offering a visible force around the world,” said Eichler.
With 90% of global commerce traveling by sea and access to the internet relying on the security of undersea fiber optic cables, Navy officials continue to emphasize that the prosperity of the United States is directly linked to trained sailors and a strong Navy.
Eichler has many opportunities to achieve accomplishments during military service.
“My proudest Navy accomplishment is learning from hard situations and coming out a better person, leader and sailor,” said Eichler.
As Eichler and other sailors continue to train and perform missions, they take pride in serving their country in the U.S. Navy.
“Serving in the Navy helps me understand other people and continue to look out for those I lead,” said Eichler.

PUC Commissioner Zerfuss Named Co-Vice Chair of NARUC’s New Natural Gas Resource Planning Task Force

HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Commissioner Kathryn L. Zerfuss has been named as co-vice chair of a new Task Force on Natural Gas Resource Planning established by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC).

 

Launched this summer, the new national task force will assist state regulators in developing their own planning roadmaps related to gas distribution infrastructure planning and future technology investment options to achieve utility decarbonization in the coming decades.

 

“It is an honor to be named co-vice chair of the Task Force on Natural Gas Resource Planning,” Commissioner Zerfuss said.  “Many states are facing new and complex challenges, and this type of collaboration and cooperation among state regulatory commissions can be a tremendous benefit as we explore potential solutions and investment options surrounding gas infrastructure planning.

 

“I look forward to working with my fellow commissioners from across the country to facilitate the development of roadmaps focused on state planning approaches.”

 

Commissioner Zerfuss added that over the next two years, the task force will move through a two-phase effort to develop and provide technical and policy guidance along with the needed tools to assist regulators – including, but not limited to, a toolkit with strategic and tactical resources that can be immediately used by state commissions.  The first meeting of the task force is scheduled for November 12, 2023.

 

The Task Force of Natural Gas Resource Planning is chaired by Commissioner Fitz Johnson (GA) with Commissioner Tammy Cordova (NV) joining Commissioner Zerfuss as co-vice chair.  Other task force members include the following state commissioners:  Megan Gilman (CO), Emile Thompson (District of Columbia), Gabriella Passidomo (FL), Stacey Paradis (IL), Wesley Bennett (IN), Josh Byrnes (IA), Eric Skrmetta (LA), James Van Nostrand (MA), Alessandra Carreon (MI), Valerie Means (MN), James Ellison (NM), Diane Burman (NY), Kim David (OK), Lawrence Friedeman (OH), Abigail Anthony (RI), Milt Doumit (WA) and Rebecca Valcq (WI).

Beaver County Times to discontinue home delivery, switching to mail

Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published October 12, 2023 1:44 P.M.

(Hopewell Township, Pa) Beginning, November 6, 2023, Beaver County Times subscribers will receive their newspapers by mail. A letter to customers states that they will try to have the Sunday edition in the Saturday mail delivery. The reimagined edition is supposed to have enhanced news coverage. Due to using mail delievery, there is a possibility that the paper may not arrive the day it is published.