Monday’s Teleforum program with Eddy Crow will include conversations on freedom of the press, the right of the public’s access to information about public officials, and the lunacy of imposed equality in education. Probably some other stuff too.
Teleforum holds forth every weekday from 9:10 till noon on 1230WBVP, 1460WMBA, 99.3FM presented by St. Barnabas, and on livesteam at Beavercountyradio.com
Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing work to inspect the Vanport Bridge, which carries I-376 (Beaver Valley Expressway) over the Ohio River in Potter and Vanport townships, Beaver County, will begin Monday, October 18 weather permitting.
Single-lane closures in each direction will occur from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays through Friday, October 22. Restrictions will not occur in both directions simultaneously. Crews from the Larson Design Group will conduct the inspection activities. At least one lane of traffic will remain open in each direction at all times.
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.
New name, same assistance.
PA MEDI, formerly the Apprise program, is being offered once again by the Beaver County Office On Aging starting on October 15, running through the end of Medicare open enrollment on December 7. New plans and renewals will then begin in earnest on January 1, 2022.
The coordinator for PA MEDI for the BCOA, Joanne McDermitt, joined Matt Drzik to talk about the new season for open enrollment on A.M. Beaver County. She spoke about how to enroll, how anyone from out-of-state can change plans, what plans are covered in Medicare enrollment, and what one may do if they decide to obtain or rescind an Advantage Plan.
For the full interview, click on the player below!
08:00 AM
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A prominent Bill Cosby accuser has filed suit Thursday against the actor over a 1990 hotel room encounter in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Lili Bernard’s lawsuit comes just before the state’s two-year window to file older sexual assault claims expires. Bernard tells The Associated Press she was prompted in part by Cosby’s recent release from prison. The 84-year-old Cosby has been free since June, when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his 2018 conviction in another case. Bernard says Cosby drugged and raped her when she was 26. A Cosby spokesperson says that so-called “look-back” windows violate a person’s due process rights.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The former head of a county welfare agency in northeastern Pennsylvania is guilty of endangering children by concealing abuse allegations to clear a backlog of cases. Joanne Van Saun pleaded guilty Tuesday before a county judge in Harrisburg to endangering the welfare of children and two counts of obstruction. Sentencing is set for December. She resigned as Luzerne County’s director of the Department of Children and Youth Services in Luzerne County after her arrest in July. Her attorney, Patrick A. Casey, declined comment. The 58-year-old Van Saun was accused of setting up a team led by three senior aides to address a backlog of nearly 1,400 cases.
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07:54 AM
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A judge is refusing to seal records and proceedings in the ongoing custody battle involving Sean Parnell, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania. The judge, in his Thursday ruling, also rejected Parnell’s request to bar his wife from talking about past restraining orders she had sought against him. Parnell had made the requests after a rival for the Republican nomination, Jeff Bartos, and an associated super PAC attacked Parnell over the matter, calling him “unelectable.” Parnell’s campaign has disputed the notion that the restraining orders sought by Laurie Parnell in the contentious divorce case were evidence of any wrongdoing. Neither lasted more than a matter of days.
7:52 AM
By LOU KESTEN Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — A spokesman for Bill Clinton says the former president is being treated in a Southern California hospital for a non-COVID-related infection. Spokesman Angel Ureña says Clinton was admitted to the University of California Irvine Medical Center on Tuesday evening. Ureña says Clinton “is on the mend, in good spirits and is incredibly thankful to the doctors, nurses, and staff providing him with excellent care.” Clinton’s physicians say he is “responding to antibiotics well,” adding, “We hope to have him go home soon.”
by Frank Sparks News/Program Director
07:49 AM
(Harrisburg, Pa.) Pa. Attorney General Josh Shapiro has filed a motion yesterday, October 14, 2021, calling on the Commonwealth Court to strike down a subpoena seeking Pennsylvania voters’ personal information.
The subpoena was issued by State Senators Cris Dush and Jake Corman and is part of some senators’ efforts to look into a possible 2020 election audit.
Shapiro alleges that Pennsylvania voters’ information would be “turned over to an unidentified third party” and that the subpoena would breach “basic security protocols.”
by Frank Sparks, News/Program Director
07:28 AM
(Economy, Pa.) The Ambridge Area school district is announcing that the Economy Elementary has recently opened a second Pre-K classroom. Applications are being accepted for Ambridge Area residents for three and four year old students for immediate entry into the program.
The Pre-K program runs Monday Thru Friday from 8:30 to 2:30 PM. Breakfast, Lunch and Transportation are provided.
You must meet income guidelines to be accepted into the program.
To see if your child is eligible and to register you can contact Cathy Hopkins at 724-266-2833, Ext. 1273 or chopkins@ambridge.k12.pa.us
PennDOT District 11 is announcing single-lane restrictions on Interstate 79 in Glenfield Borough and Aleppo Township, Allegheny County will occur Friday and Saturday, October 15-16 weather permitting.
Lane restrictions will occur in both directions of I-79 between the bridges over Glenfield Road and the bridges over Deer Run Road. Restrictions will occur from 7 p.m. Friday night continuously through 11 a.m. Saturday morning. Crews will conduct crossover work.
Future improvements include four bridge deck replacements, one bridge preservation, milling and resurfacing, preservation work on seven sign structures, installation of five new ITS signs, guide rail improvements, signage updates, and pavement marking installation. Crossovers will occur on I-79 in 2022 and 2023 for bridge deck replacement work. The majority of the project will conclude in the fall of 2023.
The prime contractor on this $26.49 million project is the Joseph B. Fay Company. Work on this project will be coordinated with other projects in the area.
To help keep motorists informed as work progresses, PennDOT has created an email distribution list for the I-79 Neville Island Bridge rehabilitation including traffic advisories and construction updates. Enroll by sending email addresses to stcowan@pa.gov. Please write “Subscribe – I-79” in the subject line.
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.