(File Photo of the Beaver County Courthouse)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver, PA) Several topics were discussed at this morning’s Beaver County Commissioners’ work session at the County Courthouse.

One of them was regarding one of the resolutions scheduled for tomorrow that were mentioned by County Solicitor Garen Fedeles about a new bike park at Brady’s Run Park.

Commissioner Jack Manning and County Recreation and Tourism Director Tony Caltury have been working on this project.

Commissioner Manning noted during the solicitors’ report of the session that he and Caltury have been working on “for a couple of years” and it will be located in the back of the park, “underneath the overpass at 376 (Interstate 376) next to the dog park.” He thinks it will get people to come into Beaver County and Brady’s Run Park and he stated that this project for the new bike park is an investment into parks and recreation.

Fedeles also went through some of the other resolutions that are scheduled for tomorrow, which include work for the County Courthouse’s backup generators and backup power and exonerations for various properties in Ambridge which that borough is using for exercise equipment or to update the area where the 911 center is.

Other resolutions Fedeles mentioned for tomorrow are for things like Brighton Township’s officers to participate in an emergency services unit team from an agreement of the county, agreements for necessary items to assist in the winter season like road salt and other deicing materials, replacement of heat pumps at the County Jail and landscape work at the county 911 center.

Fedeles also mentioned that “nothing is really changing” in terms of mail ballots to go out normally for the upcoming election in Pennsylvania, even after the Supreme Court opened a path Monday for possible implementation of President Donald Trump’s executive order that restricts mail-in voting.

Caltury also mentioned during the department head report of the session that the Brady’s Run Ice Arena opened back up yesterday. The times for the arena will be on Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. “for the next couple of weeks,” and then after Labor Day, the ice arena will open seven days a week.

This is to make sure the the ice is good during a trial period.

Caltury also noted that there will be a slight closure this Sunday from 6 a.m. until about 8:30 a.m. on Brady’s Run Road because of an NCAA Division I girls triathlon at Brady’s Run Park.

60 to 70 women will compete and these colleges are among those that will be represented in this race: Arizona, Delaware, Duquesne, La Salle, Northern Kentucky, and the Naval Academy.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – Tim Curry attends the Museum of the Moving Image salute to Alec Baldwin in New York on Feb. 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File)

(LOS ANGELES, CA- AP) Tim Curry, a character actor who created a gallery of delicious, very loony villains for stage and screen, including Dr. Frank-N-Furter in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and the smug concierge in “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York,” has died. He was 80.

Curry, who suffered a stroke in 2012 that put him in a wheelchair, died Tuesday night at his home in Los Angeles, according to his longtime manager and friend Marcia Hurwitz. No cause was disclosed.

Known for his arch humor, a putty-like face and gift with voices, Curry earned three Tony nominations — for “Spamalot,” “My Favorite Year” and “Amadeus” — and an Emmy nod in 1994.

“I like playing the more curious corners of the human mind and human behavior, partly because they’re a tad more interesting,” Curry told The Associated Press in 1993.

Curry burst onto the scene as the Transylvanian Frank-N-Furter in the sci-fi, cross-dressing rock musical “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” which premiered in 1973 at the Royal Court Theatre in London. He went with it to Broadway and then starred in the 1975 cult-classic movie alongside Barry Bostwick, Meat Loaf and Susan Sarandon.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: People talk near a Meta sign outside of the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., March 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) Attorney General Dave Sunday recently announced that Pennsylvania, as part of a multistate coalition, has reached a settlement with Meta that assures the social media company will implement sweeping changes to existing age assurance framework, limit children’s time on their platforms, and cut kids’ access to harmful content.

This settlement involves up to $17.1 billion in national remediation payments and is the largest-ever settlement that involves a big tech company.

That total is contingent on other major social media companies that agreed to the same sweeping changes.

The state of Pennsylvania is expected to receive $516 million over a period of years and up to $729 million as a result of this settlement.

The multistate group reached the settlement amid a civil trial that is happening in California regarding the alleged failures of Meta to protect young users.

(Credit for Photo: Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of the Community College of Beaver County)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Monaca, PA) The Community College of Beaver County (CCBC) recently named Dr. Eugene Whitfield Harris as Dean of the James M. Johnson School of Aviation Sciences.

Dr. Harris has served in leadership and instructional roles across aviation training and higher education, and these roles include Aviation Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor of Aviation at Mercer County Community College, Gold Seal FAA-certified flight instructor with Air-Mods Flight Academy and longtime adjunct professor at Saint Peter’s University.

The James M. Johnson School of Aviation Sciences prepares students for aviation careers through workforce-focused education, hands-on training and industry partnerships.

(Caption and Credit for Photo: Professor Francis Maxin has taught microbiology at Community College of Allegheny County for 60 years, since the school opened in 1966. (Shane Dunlap/ Trib Live))

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) A biology professor at the Community College of Allegheny County has now achieved the Guinness World Record for the longest-career for a male science instructor.  

Francis Maxin was recently surprised by college faculty and administrators with the news of this designation during CCAC’s “All College Day” fall semester launch program.  

Maxin had served 59 years and 245 days at CCAC’s Main Campus in the Steel City at the time of the official Guinness World Records designation in May.   

He has been employed as a biology instructor at the college since September of 1966, which is when it opened, and he is still a full-time faculty member who is entering his 233rd semester of teaching this fall.  

Maxin graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Gannon University in 1964 and later earned a Master of Science in Biology from Duquesne University and a Master of Public Health from the University of Pittsburgh.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – This undated image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Feb. 4, 2015, shows an electron microscope image of a measles virus particle. (Cynthia Goldsmith/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, via AP, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Butler County, PA) A case of measles has now been confirmed in Butler County amid an outbreak of measles that killed two people from Lancaster County. 

Dr. Michael Fiorina, the chief medical officer at Independence Health System, confirmed to WTAE that an unvaccinated patient was seen at a FasterCare urgent care center operated by Independence in the South Pike Square mall, just off South Pike Road on Thursday. 

That person was seen at the Buffalo Township urgent care center before testing confirmed the measles diagnosis yesterday. 

According to officials, this is the first laboratory-confirmed case of measles in Butler County. 

The patient is from Western Pennsylvania and that person is isolating at home. 

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of the Brighton Township Volunteer Fire Department, Station 63, Posted on Facebook on August 25th, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Brighton Township, PA) The Brighton Township Police Department now has a new chief of police. Chief Joshua Curtaccio was sworn in to this position on August 10th.

He replaces Howard Blinn, who is retiring after over 35 years of service to Brighton Township.  

Chief Curtaccio served in the United States Air Force Security Forces and he started his career with the Brighton Township Police Department as a full-time patrolman in April of 2006.

He advanced to the rank of Captain before becoming the Chief of Police.

He was also a Junior Firefighter. 

The members of the Brighton Township Volunteer Fire Department were among those who congratulated Chief Curtaccio on this achievement.  

(File Photo of a Road Work Ahead Sign)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced pavement marking installation work on Freedom Crider Road (Route 2004) in New Sewickley Township will occur today, weather permitting. 

From 8 A.M. to 3 P.M., single-lane alternating traffic restrictions will occur on Freedom Crider Road between Route 989 and Park Quarry Road as work will be conducted by crews from PLP Company. 

(File Photo of the Snapchat Logo)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday recently announced the filing of a lawsuit against Snap, Inc., the owner-operators of Snapchat, regarding the failures of the social media giant to warn users of platform addictiveness and protect children from compulsive use.

The Office of Attorney General seeks honesty from Snapchat in how its platform appears in app stores, and demands that the company take steps to protect child users from becoming addicted to the app in a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief which was filed this week in Philadelphia County Court.

This complaint alleges that Snapchat lies about how often adult-themed material, such as drug use, sexual content and nudity and suicidal ideation, appears on its platform to achieve an app rating in App Stores that is age-13+.

The lawsuit cites platform designs unique to Snapchat that make it highly addictive, including SnapStreak features as well as an ephemeral component that is particularly attractive to teens.

According to Pew Research Center, Snapchat is one of the most popular apps for teens, with about half of teens (ages 13-17) being daily users of the app, and about 13 percent of teens report being on it “almost constantly.”