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(Beaver, Pa.) Beaver County Commissioners’ Work Session scheduled for Wednesday, October 14, 2020 has been cancelled. The next work session will be next Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at 10:00AM.
How long can I expect a COVID-19 illness to last?
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Most coronavirus patients have mild to moderate illness and recover quickly. Illness generally lasts for about two weeks, but that can vary widely. Older, sicker patients tend to take longer to recover. That includes those with high blood pressure and other chronic diseases. One U.S. study found that almost half of non-hospitalized patients over age 50 still had symptoms at least two weeks after becoming ill. Among those sick enough to be hospitalized, a study in Italy found that 87% of patients still had symptoms two months after getting sick. Lingering symptoms included fatigue and shortness of breath.
Resuming campaign travel, Trump to return to Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to travel to Johnstown, his first visit to Pennsylvania following his positive coronavirus test a few days after he was last in the battleground state. Tuesday evening’s rally is at John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport, in a coal and steel county that delivered a 37 percentage-point victory for Trump in the 2016 election. Trump’s stop in Johnstown follows Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s visit there on September 30. Biden was also in Erie on Saturday and will attend an ABC News town hall in Philadelphia on Thursday. Trump won Pennsylvania narrowly in 2016 and Democrats hope Biden’s outreach to the middle class will yield results in places like Cambria County, which used to turn out for Democrats.
Holiday shopping gets early start with October Prime Day
By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Halloween is still weeks away, but retailers are hoping you’ll start your holiday shopping now. The big push is coming from Amazon, which is holding its annual Prime Day sales event Tuesday and Wednesday. It’s the first time Prime Day has been held in the fall, after Amazon postponed it from July due to pandemic. Walmart, Best Buy and Target are also offering online deals on TVs, toys and other items over the same two days. There’s good reason for the early start. Retailers are worried that a rush of online orders could lead to shipping delays in November and December. And stores want to avoid big crowds inside their stores during the pandemic.
The Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center will, in partnership with Broadway On Demand, be presenting “Alfred Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play” on October 18 & 19 at 7:30pm.
And that’s not all.
Justin Fortunato, who serves as the Artistic Producing Director at Lincoln Park, spoke with Matt Drzik on A.M. Beaver County about this weekend’s upcoming show; the second in a series of four shows following the “War Of The Worlds” show back in September.
Fortunato also talked about the two upcoming Holiday shows that will follow this weekend’s dive into mystery, and also provided an update on the student-run shows that will soon be streaming for free to Lincoln Park’s social media platforms.
For more information on the upcoming shows click here. To listen to the full interview with Matt and Justin, click on the player below!
Gov. Wolf: More Pennsylvanians to Benefit from Rental and Mortgage Relief Programs
Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf announced today the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency is improving the COVID Relief Mortgage and Rental Assistance Grant Program to help more renters and homeowners remain in their homes. Effective Oct. 17, landlords and mortgagees will have a new option to reach agreements with renters and homeowners for repayment of rent and mortgage payments above the program’s $750 monthly cap. The program previously required them to forgive the balance of the payment.
Earlier this week the governor signed an executive order extending the application deadline to Nov. 4.
“We cannot allow thousands of families to become homeless because of the pandemic,” said Gov. Wolf. “Improving the program and giving people more time to apply will help families to stay in their homes. That will reduce the strain on social services and help landlords to pay their mortgages.
“These are positive steps, but we still need a larger solution. I continue to urge the legislature to fix the program’s other flaws so more struggling families have a place to live.”
The program has been helping fewer renters and homeowners than intended. Under the new guidance, landlords can still forgive the balance of rent and mortgage payment above $750, but creating the option to enter into repayment agreements with tenants and homeowners, and therefore recoup balance of payments, should encourage more participation in the relief program.
The federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, passed by Congress in March, provided $3.9 billion for Pennsylvania. As part of Pennsylvanian’s response to the pandemic, the governor signed legislation in May directing $175 million of the CARES funds to PHFA to provide $150 million for rental assistance and $25 million for mortgage assistance.
Governor Tom Wolf has repeatedly urged the General Assembly to remove the barriers so more Pennsylvanians can qualify.
The governor’s proposal would:
“Program changes are still needed to keep people in their homes, but in the meantime, these changes will let more people get rental assistance and avoid eviction,” said Gov. Wolf. “I continue to urge the General Assembly to make changes to allow more affected residents to qualify because, now more than ever, all Pennsylvanians need and deserve an affordable and safe place to live.”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention halted some rental evictions nationwide until Dec. 31; however, some tenants and all homeowners are still at risk.
Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano
(Chippewa Twp., Pa.) Chippewa Township Police said the owner of Bolland Machine Shop in the township reported the theft of some TRUMP/PENCE , Senator Elder Vogel, State Representative Jim Marshall , and Sean Parnell signs. According to Chippewa Police this is the first report of signs being stolen in the twp..
(Hopewell Twp., Pa.) Hopewell School Board approved the annual salary for high school assistant principal Robert Kartychak at last night’s meeting. He will receive $91,491.00.
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Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano
(Hopewell, Twp.) Dr. Michelle Miller sent a letter to parents/guardians of district students that the district became aware over the weekend that an 11th grader tested positive for COVID-19 The student was last at the high school on Tuesday, October 6,2020. As the district continued to investigate she said they were notified that 4 students in the same family, grades, 11, 8, 6, and 4 tested positive. The 4th grader attends Hopewell Elementary, the others attend the junior and senior high school. The students were last in the buildings on Thursday, October 8, 2020..