(File Photo of the Beaver Area School District Logo)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Beaver, PA) Beaver Area School District Board member Luke Berardelli has now resigned after he stated that he would not over a social media post that was controversial.
Berardelli put out a Facebook post last week which said things like, “Cover your body. Shut your mouth and you can’t do anything unless man says so.” and “maybe the Islamic faith is the correct way to go considering they give women zero rights at all.”
This post supposedly came in response to the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of fatally strangling her three children on January 24th, 2023 at her family’s home in Duxbury, Massachusetts.
Berardelli resigned yesterday morning and he gave this following message to the Beaver Area School District board: “Nothing is more important to me than the health and safety of my children. Please accept my immediate resignation.”
Berardelli previously responded to an inquiry from KDKA-TV and affirmed that he was using “hyperbole” and sarcasm to make a point about extremism.
(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Congressman Chris Deluzio’s Office)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Carnegie, PA) Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) announced his upcoming three-part October Town Hall Tour across Pennsylvania’s 17th Congressional District yesterday.
These events are where residents from Pennsylvania’s 17th Congressional District can share their opinions with Deluzio and hear directly from their elected voice that is in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Congressman Deluzio regularly participates in open-question town hall events, with over twenty such events during the current congressional session alone, which is in 2025-2026.
This tour will start in Penn Hills on Monday, October 5th, then continue in Carnegie on Tuesday, October 13th at 5:30 P.M. and will finish in Beaver Falls on Saturday, October 17th at 2:00PM.
(Beaver County, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that guide rail repair work on various roads in Allegheny and Beaver counties will occur today, weather permitting.
Lane restrictions and shoulder closures will occur as needed from 10 A.M. to 3 P.M. for guide rail repair work in the following Allegheny and Beaver County locations, according to a release from PennDOT District 11:
Route 65 (Ohio River Boulevard) in the northbound direction at the Western Avenue intersection, in Emsworth Borough, Allegheny County
Route 65 (Ohio River Boulevard) in the southbound direction between McKown Street and Beaver Road, in Glen Osborne Borough, Allegheny County
I-79 in the southbound direction near the I-376 on-ramp in Robinson Township, Allegheny County
I-79 in the southbound direction near the Emsworth/Sewickley (Exit 66) exit in Glenfield Borough, Allegheny County
I-79 in the southbound direction near the Wexford (Exit 73) exit in Franklin Park Borough, Allegheny County
I-279 in each direction between the Bellevue/West View (Exit 7) exit and I-79 split in Allegheny County
Thorn Run Road (Route 3087) in each direction between Old Thorn Run Road and Route 51 (5th Avenue) in Moon Township, Allegheny County
Camp Meeting Road (Route 4043) in the northbound direction at the Rochester Road intersection in Franklin Park Borough, Allegheny County
Route 65 (Ohio River Boulevard) in the northbound between 6th Street and 8th Street in Ambridge Borough, Beaver County
(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of the Beaver County Chamber of Commerce)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Beaver, PA) The Beaver County Chamber of Commerce joined Beaver River Health and Safety LLC with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the company’s launch and commitment to promoting healthier and safer workplaces throughout Beaver County.
It occurred on Monday at 12 noon at 1000 3rd Street in the building’s lower-level conference room.
The event celebrated the work of Beaver River Health and Safety LLC to provide proactive, practical occupational health and safety solutions to local schools, municipalities, employers and their employees.
Beaver River Health and Safety LLC is a occupational health and safety company based in Beaver County that assists employers, municipalities, and schools create healthier and safer workplaces through early injury intervention, employee education, ergonomics, CPR/AED/First Aid training and safety support.
The company provides these solutions which is designed to address concerns early, reduce both lost time and injuries, and support the well-being of employees.
Smashing Pumpkins in October? You bet. Here Come The Mummies, too.
All kinds of cool bands will make tour stops in Pittsburgh this spookiest of seasons, including the Jonas Brothers, Styx, Boyz II Men, Dokken, Daughtry and Dan + Shay.
Pittsburgh’s newest concert venue, Citizens Live at The Wylie, gets rolling, too.
To help you pick a few good shows, here is the concert calendar for October and beyond.
PPG PAINTS ARENA, Pittsburgh
Oct. 1: Red Clay Strays
Oct. 6: Smashing Pumpkins
Oct. 9: Dan + Shay
Oct. 23: Rod Wave
Oct. 26: Jonas Brothers
Oct. 28: “Worlds Collide Concert Tour” featuring stars from the “Descendants,” “ZOMBIES” and “Camp Rock” films
Nov. 7: Jim Gaffigan; Nov. 12: Sombr; Nov. 15: Rush; Nov. 20: Motionless in White; Nov. 21: Pentatonix; Dec. 19: Trans-Siberian Orchestra; Dec. 21: Andre Bocelli.
Rush returns to Pittsburgh. (Richard Sibbald)
STAGE AE, Pittsburgh
Oct. 4: Soul Dive release show
Oct. 6: Interpol
Oct. 10: Sugar
Oct. 14: Brand New
Oct. 17: Women Who Rock with Taylor Dayne and The Vindys
Oct. 20: Jesse Welles
Oct. 27: Sleeping With Sirens
Nov. 13: Lupe Fiasco and Gym Class Heroes; Nov. 18: Beartooth; Feb. 6: Braxton Keith.
Taylor Dayne headlines the Women Who Rock concert at Pittsburgh’s Stage AE. (Sequoia Emmanuelle Photography)
JERGEL’S RHYTHM GRILLE, Warrendale
Oct. 2: Fastball
Oct. 4: Stryper
Oct. 7: Dokken
Oct. 8: Here Come The Mummies
Oct. 10: George Birge
Oct. 14: Tab Benoit
Nov. 6: Max Weinberg’s Jukebox; Nov. 7: AJ McLean of Backstreet Boys; Nov. 27-28: The Clarks; Dec. 5: Eddie 9V; Feb. 4: The Lemonheads.
CITIZENS LIVE AT THE WYLIE, Pittsburgh
Oct. 1: Role Model
Oct. 2: Wiz Khalifa
Oct. 3: Styx
Oct. 4: Foster The People
Oct. 6: Two Door Cinema
Oct. 7: Freya Skye
Oct. 8: Matt Matthews
Oct. 9: Chelsea Handler
Oct. 10: Modest Mouse
Oct. 11: Chance The Rapper
Oct. 16: Boyz II Men
Oct. 20: Tedeschi Trucks
Oct. 21: The Story So Far
Oct. 23: Smokey Robinson
Oct. 25: Little Big Town
Oct. 30: Charles Godwin and Dylan Gossett
Oct. 31: Aries Spears
Nov. 2: Glorilla; Nov. 6-7: Sting; Nov. 12: Jack White; Nov. 12: Skillet; Nov. 15: Wyatt Flores; Nov. 19-20: Goose; Dec. 2: Steven Wilson Jr.; Dec. 3: Sabaton.
Citizens Live @ The Wylie is a new 5,000-capacity concert venue across the street from PPG Paints Arena. (Photo: Live Nation Pittsburgh)
PALACE THEATRE, Greensburg
Oct. 2: Robin Trower
Oct. 15: Micky Dolenz
Oct. 26: Daughtry
Nov. 29: Bret Michaels; Dec. 2: Stray Cats; April 10: Jimmy Failla; May 16: Vicki Lawrence & Mama.
ROXIAN THEATRE @ CITIZENS, McKees Rocks
Oct. 2: Michael Franti
Oct. 7: Soccer Mommy and Snail Mail
Oct. 14: Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Oct. 16: Wheeler Walker
Oct. 22: Candlebox
Oct. 23: All Them Witches
Oct. 31: Dweezil Zappa
Nov. 5: Lauren Alaina; Nov. 17: Whitechapel; Nov. 28: Punchline; Dec. 6: GWAR; April 14: The Interruptors.
PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER, Pittsburgh
Oct. 9: Johnny Blue Skies
Nov. 15: The Rock Orchestra “Arena of Fire”; April 16: Third Day; April 17: Brit Floyd.
CITY WINERY PITTSBURGH
Oct. 18: Lacey Sturm
Oct. 19: Chris Botti
Nov. 3-4: Boney James; Nov. 14: Joshua Radin; Nov. 24: Cassadee Pope; Dec. 2: O-Town; Dec. 7: Over The Rhine; Dec. 8: Mickey Guyton; Dec. 27-28 and 30: Musiq Soulchild; March 19: Valerie June.
THUNDERBIRD CAFE, Pittsburgh
Oct. 1: Maggie Rose
Oct. 18: The Jayhawks
Nov. 14: Michigander
Dec. 6: Death From Above 1975; Dec. 10: Angela Autumn
CARNEGIE OF HOMESTEAD MUSIC HALL, Munhall
Oct. 9: Marc Maron
Oct. 13: Bruce Hornsby
Oct. 31: “Rocky” in concert
Nov. 4: Judy Collins
Nov. 19-21: Greg Warren live taping; Dec. 4: Garrison Keillor; Dec. 7: Bela Fleck; March 20: Brandy Clark; April 30: Psychedelic Furs and Living Colour.
HEINZ HALL, Pittsburgh
Oct. 6: Jeff Goldblum & the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra
Oct. 13: Penn & Teller
Dec. 8: Leslie Odom Jr.; Dec. 22: A B.E. Taylor Christmas
BYHAM THEATER, Pittsburgh
Oct. 8: Fred Armisan
Oct. 17: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Nov. 28: Jim Brinkman; Feb. 6: Jessica Kirson; Feb. 20: Rhiannon Giddens; March 26: George A. Romero’s “A Night at The Symphony”
(Brighton Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported yesterday that thirty-nine-year-old Jason Keefer of Derry, Pennsylvania was charged after a two-vehicle crash occurred in Brighton Township on September 6th.
Keefer was driving on I-376 East at 3:32 p.m. and made an illegal U-turn into the eastbound lanes.
Keefer hit the motorcycle driven by nineteen-year-old Christian Fazzolare of Vanport.
According to police, Fazzolare’s helmet was used improperly, he could not stop the motorcycle and he laid down his vehicle.
Fazzolare was transported to a hospital because he suffered a suspected minor injury from the crash.
(Brighton Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported that seventy-four-year-old Christine Kubala of Beaver was charged after a two-vehicle crash occurred in Brighton Township yesterday.
Kubala was driving on I-376 East at 9:37 a.m.
According to police, she approached the point of a merge and tried to go into the left lane without clearance and hit the vehicle driven by thirty-year-old John Malley, Jr. of Ford City, Pennsylvania.
(Credit for Photo: Photo Illustration by Peter Hamlin.; Caption for Photo: VIRUS OUTBREAK VIRAL QUESTIONS RESTAURANTS)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Beaver County, PA) The American Association of University Women (AAUW), Beaver Valley Branch, will host its 25th Annual Kitchen Tour and Tasting on Saturday, October 3rd from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., and it features four homes in Beaver and Brighton Township that attendees can tour.
Guests can enjoy tasting foods that are prepared by local chefs at each site.
The event will be kicked off at the Market Place located in the IBEW, Local Union 712 Hall at 217 Sassafrass Lane in Vanport Township where guests will present their tickets and receive a tour book which includes the locations of the homes and the details about the chefs.
The Market Place offers a lot of activities from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., which includes door prizes, a complimentary recipe booklet, chances on baskets for auction and homemade baked goods that are prepared by AAUW members.
Attendees can look at bargains on gently used accessories, jewelry and purses, shop 11 specialty vendor boutiques that offer baskets, biscotti, candles, fine wines, jewelry, macarons, note cards, perfume, soaps, wreaths, as well as Hummingbird Booktique and some coming attractions at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center.
There will be special raffles on a gas grill and an estate planning package which is provided by attorney Michael Nalli.
A book signing will also occur with local author Fran Tunno, who features her book “Mary, Come on Down,” which is about her mother’s story of appearing on “The Price is Right.”
The Beans and Batter, LLV food truck will be on-site from 9 a.m. to noon offering coffee, tea and pastries.
Advance kitchen tour tickets are worth $20 at Blackbird Market or the Shirley Shoppe in Beaver. Same day tickets are worth $25 at the Market Place at IBEW. You can get more information by calling 724-846-4260, visit the Facebook page @BeaverValleyAAUW or go to this website https://beavervalley-pa.aauw.net/kitchentour (click here.)
(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Sean Simmers, Caption for Photo: Skill games at SkillGame Kingdom June 10, 2025. Sean Simmers of PennLive Patriot News)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Harrisburg, PA) Attorney General Dave Sunday is offering guidance for Pennsylvania businesses with terminals for “skill games,” and he advises those business owners to take steps of compliance by October 14th or risk law enforcement action on their premises.
Video game devices that are not housed at licensed casinos or licensed truck stops in Pennsylvania can be seized by law enforcement officials under the law.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court made a ruling on June 15th, 2026 and it found that those alleged “skill games” are slot machines as defined by the State of Pennsylvania’s Gaming Act.
Distributors, vendors and manufacturers that refuse to remove their slot machines from businesses are reminded of the potential for criminal charges if they continue to maintain devices for operation.
Powering off or unplugging these machines is not sufficient to comply with the law, so it is suggested for business owners to contact their distributors and vendors and demand the removal of these devices from their premises to avoid law action from law enforcement.
A slot machine also does not stop being a slot machine if it has been turned off simply, unplugged, or disabled temporarily, which allows it to be readily operated.
(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of the Wayne Theatre, Posted on Facebook on September 22nd, 2026)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Beaver Falls, PA) A Band Called Honalee will perform live to kick off the Beaver Valley Community Concert Association’s 2026-2027 concert season.
The band will perform at Beaver Falls Middle School at 7 p.m. tonight and it is sponsored by Live On Stage Inc. and the Beaver Valley Community Concert Association (BVCCA).
A Band Called Honalee is inspired by the legacy and music of Peter, Paul and Mary, and they are a modern-day folk trio.
They will perform some of the hits from Peter, Paul and Mary, like “Blowing in the Wind,” Leaving On A Jet Plane,” and “Puff the Magic Dragon.”
According to Rhonda Ficca, the BVCCA president, concert season tickets will be sold in the lobby at Beaver Falls Middle School for all four shows for $70 for adults and $10 for students or individual tickets for $25 adults and $5 students.
