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Wednesday, January 8, 2021

(New Brighton, Pa.) The New Brighton Are School Board held their annual Reorganization Meeting on Monday, December 6, 2021 and set their meeting dates for 2022. The Board will hold Committee Meetings the 2nd Monday and Voting Meetings the 4th Monday of each month

All meetings will be held in the High School Little Theatre at 7:30 p.m.

On January 3, 2022 their will be the Committee Meeting and a Special Voting meeting for the purpose of, but not limited to, appointment of a School Board Member, immediately followed by the Committee Meeting. There will not be a meeting on January 10, 2021.
There will be no meetings in scheduled in July and the board will hold a special meeting on August 8, 2022 regarding personnel followed by a committee meeting. There will only be one meeting in November and they will hold a reorganization meeting on December 5, 2022.

The voting on the Proposed Final Budget will be on May 23, 2022 and the final vote will be held on June 27, 2022. The budget will be available for public review during regular business hours in the District Administration Office on June 1, 2022.

The Board of Directors has completed a Superintendent Performance Evaluation for Dr. Joseph A. Guarino and his performance rating was proficient or distinguished across all categories.

Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 05:46 AM
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s high court may soon decide whether state law on police use of deadly force during arrests gives officers too much leeway to kill a fleeing suspect. The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments Tuesday. The question arose during the criminal prosecution of former Philadelphia police officer Ryan Pownall for a fatal June 2017 shooting. The 39-year-old former cop is charged with third-degree murder for the death of David Jones after a confrontation over Jones driving a dirt bike on a Philadelphia street. His criminal trial is on hold while the courts sort out a potential jury instruction on the proper standard for deadly force by police in Pennsylvania.

(New Galilee, Pa.) A member of New Galilee’s Borough council resigned last week after a video on an outdoor security camera at someone’s house surfaced on social media showing him intentionally trying to run over a stray cat with his pick-up truck.
Frank Pagani Jr. resigned last week after the incident that took place on the December 1, 2021 was brought to the attention of the borough council.
The Beaver County Humane Society has launched an investigation but no charges have been filed to date.

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Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano
Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 9:54 AM
(Ambridge, Pa.) Ambridge Police Chief John DeLuca issued a press release Tuesday morning in response to a a report of shots fired  at approximately 1:10 p.m. Monday, December 6, 2021, in the area of 45 Economy Village.  When officers approached the scene  they were given information that two male juveniles fled the area. There were no injuries reported.  Through setting up a perimeter with several agencies assisting Ambridge Police they were able to locate two juvenile males hiding neat Locust Street Apartments at  which time they were taken into custody. Upon further investigation charges will be filed against both actors. Due to the males being juveniles, no names will be released.

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Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 7:47 AM
(West Aliquippa, Pa.) Fire broke out inside of a duplex in West Aliquippa shortly before 4:30 AM Tuesday morning, December 7, 2021 on  Erie Avenue.

Aliquippa Fire Captain Joe Trone reported to Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano that the fire is now out. Captain Trone said ‘STRIKE TEAM” assisted at the scene.
The captain said the home is under renovation and the fire started in a bedroom.

No injuries were reported.
Preliminary investigation suggests a person somehow made their way into the building and started the fire to keep warm.

Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 6:56 AM

(Hopewell, Pa.) We are now learning more about the accident that claimed the life of a Beaver man. PA State Police in Beaver reported yesterday that 41-year-old Timothy Baclit of Beaver was pronounced dead after he fell from an overpass on Interstate 376 in Hopewell Twp. early Sunday morning when he stopped to assist a motorist according to a release.
Baclit and another unnamed motorist stopped to help another motorist who had wrecked on Interstate 376 Westbound near Bryson Road. Baclit went around the back side of the vehicle to help extract the individual. He Stood up on the concrete wall and slipped and fell off the bridge
Troopers say the incident happened around 1:10 a.m.
According to a release Baclit suffered critical injuries and was pronounced dead when police found him at the bottom of the hillside.
The incident is still under investigation.

Tuesday December 7,, 2021 at 6:51 AM
(Pittsburgh, Pa.)  The results of a rapid antigen test have shown that two tigers at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium have tested positive for COVID-19. The tigers began displaying clinical signs including occasional coughing and loose stool but have otherwise been in good condition. Voluntary nasal swabs were gathered from the cats, providing the initial results. Additionally, PCR testing of fecal matter has been submitted for analysis. 

Animal care staff continue to provide supportive care to the tigers; the felines are eating normally and are expected to make a full recovery.

“We are taking this situation seriously and are continuing to provide the best care possible to our tigers,” says Dr. Jeremy Goodman, President and CEO. “We do not allow any of our visitors to come within close proximity to any of our cats, so the risk of transmission to our guests is very low.”

All animals have been closely monitored throughout the pandemic and staff continue to follow appropriate biomedical security measures. The infected tigers likely contracted the virus after exposure to an asymptomatic zoo employee. At this time, limited quantities of vaccination have been made available for animals in human care and the Pittsburgh Zoo is currently on the waiting list for the preventative treatment. 

In April of this year, two female lions tested positive for COVID-19 and made a full recovery. There has been no evidence that wild or domestic cats have played a significant role in spreading the virus to humans in the US, nor have there been any domestic fatalities of tigers who have contracted the virus. 

Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 6:43 AM
(North Hills, Pa.) Former U.S. Rep. Melissa Hart a Republican, in an interview on KDKA-TV yesterday said she is running for governor of Pennsylvania next year. There are 12 declared candidates for the Republican nomination for governor.
Now Melissa Hart wants to do what no woman has ever done in Pennsylvania and become governor.
For ten years, Hart represented the North Hills in the state Senate in Harrisburg and then served another six years in Congress.

Hart will make a formal announcement of candidacy in January