In recent news, a school district located in Lawrence County will receive a grant to help promote student development in agriculture, community leadership, vocational training peer fellowship through the Pennsylvania Ag and Youth Grant Program; which Rep. Aaron Bernstine supported. The Perry Lower Intermediate School in Ellwood City was awarded a
$7,482 grant to enhance and extend the Garden at Perry Project, which began three years ago in the back side of the school. The students have augmented this space by constructing a greenhouse and a glass building in which plants are grown that need protection from cold weather, as well as other projects to educate students on the importance of Pennsylvania’s top industry.

“It’s no secret that agriculture is long hours ana lot of hard work,” said Berstine. “Kids who are involved in agriculture learn the value of working hard, doing a quality job and knowing that the day isn’t done until the job is done.”

The Pennsylvania Ag and Youth Program provides direct and matching grants to help fund eligible projects, programs and equipment purchases conducted or made by organizations comprised mainly of youth. The program aims to address the looming 75,00 workforce deficit the industry is expected to face in the next decade.

“Agriculture education is far more important than just an elective curriculum,” said Bernstine. “Our daily needs such as food, clothing and medicine require agriculture. This industry is a significant portion of the Commonwealth’s total direct economic output. I am pleased that the Perry Lower Intermediate School was awarded this grant.”

Hopewell Township Chief of Police Brian Uhrmacher had to assist the Pennsylvania State Police last night with a two vehicle accident on Gringo Road in Hopewell Township. The accident occurred around 5 p.m. and no injuries were reported, says the chief. A report on the accident will be released by the department possibly later today.

Allegheny Health Network is hosting an after school clinic for adults and children 12 and older at the RA Learning and Conference Center in Cranberry Township tomorrow. The AHN Pfizer clinic will run 3 p.m. to 7p.m. Walk-ins will be accepted but appointments are strongly encouraged. AHN is also holding Pfizer clinics across western Pennsylvania including Allegheny General, Allegheny Valley, Canonsburg, Forbes, Grove City, St Vincent, and West Penn, as well as at the Wexford Health + Wellness Pavilion. Many are held after hours and on weekends. To make an appointment to receive that vaccine at any clinic, just visit www.ahn.org/coronavirus/vaccine or call 412-DOCTORS.

Location:
RLA Learning and Conference Center
850 Cranberry  Woods Drive
Cranberry Township 16066

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to 444,000, a new pandemic low and a sign that the job market keeps strengthening as consumers spend freely again, viral infections drop and business restrictions ease. Thursday’s report from the Labor Department showed that applications declined 34,000 from a revised 478,000 a week earlier. The number of weekly jobless claims — a rough measure of the pace of layoffs — has declined steadily since the year began.

(Beaver, Pa.) In the race for Magistrate in District 36-3-04 Brian Rohm will face off in the fall against Felicia Jezewksi Santillan.

Rohm came away as the winner on the Republican ticket getting 28.59% of the vote compared to Marc Bufalini who received 22.67% of the vote.

Jezewski-Santillan received the nod on the Democratic ticket by getting 42.05% of the vote compared to Marc Bufalini who received 22.54% of the vote.

District 36-3-04 encompasses the City of Aliquippa, Independence Township, Hanover Township, Frankfort Springs, Hopewell Township, and South Heights

(Beaver County, Pa.) As more results for the Primary Election in Beaver County have come available after the mail in and absentee ballots were counted. The race for Magistrate in District 36-2-02 came down to the mail-in ballots. on the Democratic Ticket Kate Kelly led William Braslawsce by just four votes. After all ballots but the provisional ones have been counted Braslawsce comes away with the win grabbing 21.62% of the vote. Kelly came in second with 19.91% of the vote.
Braslawsce will face off against Robert Dappenbrook in the General Election in November.
Dappenbrook received 36.12% of the vote on the Republican Ticket compared to second place Ken Stahl who had 22.18% of the Republican vote.
District 36-2-02 encompasses Beaver, Bridgewater, Vanport Township, Brighton Township, Midland, Industry, Ohioville, Glasgow.

Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing gas line work on Route 989 (Dunlap Hill Road) in New Sewickley Township, Beaver County will begin Thursday, May 20 weather permitting.

Single-lane alternating traffic will occur from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays through late June between Freedom Crider Road and Ridgewood Drive. Crews from Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania will conduct the gas line work.

Please use caution if driving 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.

(Beaver Falls, Pa.) It looks like Beaver Falls will have a new mayor as newcomer Kenya Johns has defeated incumbent Mayor George Quay on the Democratic Primary Ticket. Johns has 54.83% of the vote compared to Quay’s 45.04%. Johns has received 392 votes to Quay’s 322 votes.  The numbers reflect all  in-person, mail-in and absentee ballots cast in the county.

John’s is a professional licensed counselor and educator. she is set to become the first first Black woman elected Beaver Falls mayor in the city’s 153-year history. Quay  was appointed Mayor by City Council in 2012 and has held that position since then.

No one filed to run on the Republican ticket but there were 79 write in votes.

Once the Provisional Ballots are counted it is expected that John’s will run un-apposed in the fall.

Trump ‘asked me’ to run for governor, state lawmaker says
By MARC LEVY Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Republican state senator who has talked of possibly running for governor of Pennsylvania in 2022 says former President Donald Trump asked him months ago to run and promised to campaign for him. Sen. Doug Mastriano of Franklin County made the comments during a sit-down interview in the studio of WEEO-FM in Chambersburg while discussing a meeting with Trump in New York City. Mastriano’s statements come just days after Lou Barletta, the Trump-endorsed nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018, said he is running for governor of Pennsylvania.

Flaherty earns ML leading 8th win as Cards beat Pirates 8-5
By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jack Flaherty earned his major league-leading eight win of the season as the St. Louis Cardinals scored five runs in the second inning to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-5. Flaherty (8-0) allowed two runs on four hits and four walks while striking out seven in six innings of work. He is the first Cardinals pitcher to win eight straight starts since John Tudor and Joaquín Andújar each accomplished the feat in 1985. Pirates starter Trevor Cahill (1-5) allowed four runs