PITTSBURGH (AP) — Buffalo Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams is getting an up-close look at the rebuilding job on his hands. Adams served as the team’s head coach against Pittsburgh after interim head coach Don Granato and Matt Ellis were placed in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol. The Sabres are riding a 15-game winless streak, the longest in the NHL since 2004.
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US jobless claims fall to 684,000, fewest since pandemic
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to 684,000, the fewest since the pandemic erupted a year ago and a sign the economy is improving. Thursday’s report from the Labor Department showed that jobless claims fell from 781,000 the week before. It is the first time that weekly applications for jobless aid have fallen below 700,000 since mid-March of 2020. Before the pandemic tore through the economy, applications had never topped that level.
Gas drilling firms defeat Pennsylvania’s antitrust lawsuit
By MARC LEVY Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court has delivered a victory for natural gas exploration firms by ruling that the state attorney general’s office doesn’t have authority to sue them on antitrust grounds over their mineral rights-leasing practices. The state Supreme Court said in a 6-1 decision late Wednesday that state consumer protection law doesn’t allow sellers to take action against buyers. The attorney general’s office sued in 2015. It accused Anadarko Petroleum of Texas and Chesapeake Energy of Oklahoma City of eliminating competition and shortchanging landowners of signing bonuses and royalties. Anadarko had argued that it wasn’t selling services, but rather buying mineral rights in land leases.
Senior citizens in Beaver County have the right to a fulfilling life, and as it turns out, those who take care of them may not have to break the bank in order to assist them.
Tesi from the Beaver County Office on Aging talked with Matt Drzik about the Caregiver Support program that reimburses certain expenses for caregivers for senior citizens as well as grandparents who are taking care of their grandchildren. Tesi explained the ins and outs of the program, about how much and when those in the program can get reimbursed, and the educational opportunities that the program provides for grandchildren in schools.
To contact the BCOA about the Caregiver Support Program, you can call them at 724-847-2262 or email csp@bcoa.us for more information.
To listen to the full interview, click on the player below!
On Friday’s Teleforum program Eddy Crow welcomes Larry Kelly from the law group Luxenberg, Garbett, Kelly and George. The rest of Teleforum will be spent trying not to get blown away by the high winds and trying to keep Eddy from singing. Teleforum on Beaver County Radio happens every Monday through Friday from 9 till noon. am1230, am1460, and fm99.3 presented by St. Barnabas.
(Rochester, Pa.) The Rochester Police Department is reporting via their Facebook Page that Street sweeping will begin in the Borough on Monday April 5, 2021.
During that week they state they will issue courtesy warning tags and
parking tickets will be issued starting on Monday April 12, 2021. Police are asking residents to please refer to the street signs on your block to know which morning your street will be cleaned. If there are no signs or they are unreadable, please contact the borough office at 724-775-1200.
HARRISBURG – Veterans, reservists and members of the National Guard who own their own business could have a valuable new marketing tool under a bill approved by the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee this week.
Senate Bill 455, sponsored by Senator Camera Bartolotta (R-46), would authorize the creation of special logos to promote veteran-owned businesses. The proposal mirrors a successful program currently being utilized in the state of Wisconsin.
Bartolotta said the bill would help create new opportunities for members of Pennsylvania communities to support the brave men and women who have served in the military at a time when that support is desperately needed.
“There is an eagerness in our communities to support the businesses our heroes create when they return to civilian life,” Bartolotta said. “Nurturing the entrepreneurial spirit of our veterans and servicemembers not only shows our thanks, but also helps the economy by supporting new jobs and business opportunities at a time when they are needed most.”
The bill also includes protections against using the logo fraudulently to ensure that an individual who falsely holds him or herself out to be a veteran for the purpose of obtaining this designation would be held accountable.
The bill was sent to the full Senate for consideration.
(Butler, Pa.) Pa State Police are looking for a Slippery Rock Women who has been missing since she left her Slippery Rock Residence around 6 pm last Saturday, March 20, 2021.
Troopers said Regina “Jeanne” Fornadley is approximately 5’04” tall and weighs approximately 180 pounds. She has brown wavy hair, and brown eyes.
The release said that Regina may become combative and she is believed to have left on her own. She drives a 2016 Honda CR-V, dark in color, with PA registration: LLW7985. She may be heading to the North Carolina. Anyone with information is asked to Contact PSP Butler at 724-284-8100
Child sex abuse lawsuit ‘window’ amendment clears Pa. House
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania lawmakers are done with a new first round of approvals for a constitutional amendment giving victims of child sexual abuse the power to file what would otherwise be outdated claims. After passage in the state House by a wide margin on Wednesday, the soonest the proposed amendment could take effect is early 2023. Supporters say a two-year “window” to file lawsuits over older claims of abuse is needed to give victims a path to justice, taking into account more recent revelations about molestation by Roman Catholic clergy or involving other institutions. Many victims lost the right to sue when they turned 18 or were young adults, depending on Pennsylvania state law at the time.