Category: News

Where Are The Portable Toilets At Brady’s Run Park??!!

FOLLOWING UP ON A COMPLAINT THAT WAS MADE BY A CALLER DURING YESTERDAY’S ASK THE COMMISSIONERS SEGMENT….THERE WAS A QUESTION AS TO WHY THERE ARE NO PORTABLE TOILETS AT THE WALKING TRAIL AT THE OUTSIDE OF BRADY’S RUN PARK OFF OF ROUTE 51. BEAVER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR DAN COLVILLE TELLS BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWSMAN PAT SEPTAK THAT IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF BAD TIMING…

COLLVILE SAYS THEY ARE IN A TRANSITION FROM ONE VENDOR TO ANOTHER WHERE THE OLD VENDOR HAD TO REMOVE THEIR UNITS SO THAT THE NEW VENDOR COULD BRING THEIRS IN. THE UNITS HAVE BEEN PLACED AT THE WALKING TRAIL. THE NEW VENDOR -TURN 4 TOILETS – IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF PLACING BRAND NEW UNITS THROUGHOUT THEIR LOCATIONS. HE SAYS THE TIMING WAS JUST UNFORTUNATE…

 

Town Hall Meeting In Beaver This Weekend To Address Gun Control

A NEW LOCAL GROUP IS HOSTING A TOWN HALL MEETING TOMORROW TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF GUN CONTROL. THE BEAVER COUNTY VOICE FOR CHANGE WILL HOLD WHAT IS BEING CALLED THE TOWN HALL OF OUR LIVES SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE COMMUNITY ROOM IN THE BEAVER MUNICIPAL BUILDING AT 469 THIRD STREET. IT STARTS AT 1 P-M. THE MEETING COMES AFTER LAST MONTH’S MARCH OF OUR LIVES, WHICH IS STILL GENERATING PUBLIC DEBATE. THE LOCAL GROUP WANTS TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE GUN-CONTROL MEASURES. BOTH DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN ELECTED OFFICIALS AND CANDIDATES HAVE BEEN INVITED TO THE MEETING. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO’S GREG BENEDETTI WILL BE THERE AND WILL HAVE A FULL REPORT FOR US MONDAY MORNING ON AM BEAVER COUNTY BEGINNING AT 6:30.

Center Township Woman Facing Charges For Fortune Telling

A Center Township woman is facing charges for fortune telling. Pennsylvania State Police said they received reports from multiple people in March regarding Psychic and Tarot Card Readings by Sophia in Center Township. Authorities investigated the reports and on Thursday charged 27-year-old Sophey Mills. According to a police report, Mills is accused of scamming two people out of about 32-hundred dollars each through her business. Police say the alleged victims contacted authorities after Mills suggested that they create jars filled with money in order to “rid them of evil spirits”. One of the victims had collected $3,000 in the jar at one point, according to police, and the other had 23-hundreds dollars. Police say when the clients later contacted Mills to have their money returned, Mills refused to return the cash because “the evil was still too strong”. Under Pennsylvania law, fortunetelling for monetary gain is prohibited.

Rain, Snow For Today; Cold Temperatures For The Weekend

WEATHER FORECAST FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 6TH, 2018

TODAY – CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS CHANGING TO
RAIN SHOWERS AS THE DAY PROGRESSES.
HIGH – 53.

TONIGHT – RAIN AND SNOW THIS EVENING THEN
OVERCAST OVERNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
LESS THAN ONE INCH. LOW – 24.

SATURDAY – INTERVALS OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE.
HIGH NEAR 40.

SUNDAY – OVERCAST. HIGH – 37.

 

County Commissioners Address FirstEnergy Closure, Firing Of Ricardo Luckow On Beaver County Radio

On Ask The Commissioners on Beaver County Radio this morning, one of the big topics was the fallout from FirstEnergy’s announcement last week that the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station in Shippingport could be deactivated within three years. One caller wanted to know why the commissioners weren’t doing more to prevent that from happening. Commissioner Sandie Egley responded by saying they do not take this move lightly…

Egley also talked about the working relationship between the commissioners and FirstEnergy…

Another big topic this morning was the recent firing of financial administrator Ricardo Luckow. Tony Amadio was asked this question by a caller…

Egley and Amadio were asked about the status of their search for a replacement, and why they reportedly changed the position of the financial administrator from full-time to part-time…

Commissioners chairman Dan Camp is out sick this week. Ask The Commissioners airs on the first Thursday of each month during Teleforum with Frank Sparks on Beaver County Radio from 9 to 10 am.

FOLLOW-UP: Local Fallout Continues With First-Energy Set For Retirement In 2021

THE FALLOUT CONTINUES FROM FIRST-ENERGY’S ANNOUNCEMENT LAST WEEK THAT THE BEAVER VALLEY NUCLEAR POWER STATION IN SHIPPINGPORT COULD BE DEACTIVATED WITHIN THREE YEARS. LOCAL AGENCIES ARE PLANNING FOR POSSIBLE LAYOFFS. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

 

Aliquippa City Council Meets To Discuss Opoids, Police Hiring, Demolition Project, Delinquent Garbage Bills

ALIQUIPPA CITY COUNCIL MET LAST NIGHT…AMONG THE TOPICS ARE ON THE AGENDA WERE THE SALE AND MARKETING OF OPIODS FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES…AND THE HIRING OF A FULL-TIME POLICE OFFICER, A DEMOLITION PROJECT SET FOR NEXT WEEK…AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT DELINQUENT GARBAGE BILLS . BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO WAS THERE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s two reports…

Part 1…

Part 2…

Cloudy Skies Today With Peeks Of Sunshine; Chilly Weekend Ahead

WEATHER FORECAST FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 5TH, 2018

TODAY – CLOUDY THIS MORNING…WITH PEEKS OF
SUNSHINE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGH – 45.

TONIGHT – MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT.
LOW – 35.

FRIDAY – CLOUDY. HIGH – 53.

SATURDAY – MORNING CLOUDS. AFTERNOON SUNSHINE.
HIGH – 38.

SUNDAY – SUNSHINE AND CLOUDS MIXED. HIGH – 41.

70th Anniversary Moments – Syl “The Pill” Sergi and Gene DeSimone.

This year commemorates the 70th anniversary of when Beaver County’s first radio station, WBVP, was heard over the airwaves for the the first time on May 25, 1948.  To mark the historical event, each week, another “70th Anniversary Moment” will be showcased on the airwaves and published on the station’s online feeds

One of the craziest air personalities to ever work at WBVP was a guy named Sylvester Sergi, or “Syl” as he was nicknamed, became part of the staff in 1955 and made an immediate impact with his flamboyant on air routine.  Sergi referred to  himself as “Syl the Pill”.  Kenneth Britten wrote  about Sergi in his publication “Local Radio”, published in  in 1990. “Syl Sergi was hired as an announcer and following in the tradition of  (WBVP morning show host) Arnold Fletcher, (he) would soon establish himself as another unique individualist. Syl developed a style of speech that was years ahead of its time and appealed to the youngsters of that rock ‘n roll age. He was a flower child before they existed. He was also notorious for his trademark opening comment, ‘This is Syl the pill, from College Hill, to give all the girls a thrill.’ Sergi also became famous for challenging car drivers to beep their horns if they were tuned in to him and inviting everyone to a wiener roast the night his home caught on fire.”  While he was only on the air at WBVP a few years, the stories that circulate around about Syl Sergi are quite numerous and he continues to be one of the more recognizable names from the early  days of the radio station.

Gene DeSimone and Syl Sergi in May of 1998 at a WBVP 50th Anniversary reunion show.

Sergi was heard in the evenings on WBVP, from six until sign off at midnight.  In those days, WBVP was not on the air 24 hours a day as it is now, so some  of the duties of the evening announcer would have been to air the National Anthem and then power off the transmitting equipment.  Often times, Sergi and another popular Beaver Falls youngster who would make quite a name for himself in the radio world, Jim Reynolds, would alternate days on the evening shift after Reynolds’ hiring in 1960.

Sergi moved on in 1961, but came back to make a guest appearance during the 50th anniversary celebration of WBVP in 1998.  Joining Syl on that day was yet another local broadcaster, Gene DeSimone.  DeSimone was also from Beaver Falls and worked at WBVP, but also hosted an air shift for a while in the 1950’s at WRYO in Rochester.  WRYO was on the air from 1949 to 1953 and was heard on the dial at 1050 A.M.

“70th Anniversary Moments” is presented by  Abbey Carpet and Floor,  Albert’s Heating, Cooling and Plumbing,  Aliquippa Giant Eagle, The Beaver Falls Municipal Authority, Beaver Valley Auto Mall, Beaver Valley Sheet Metal, Castlebrook Development, The Community College Of Beaver County,  Freedom United Federal Credit Union, Hank’s Frozen Custard and Mexican food, Kitchen City, Laughlin Insurance Agency,  Rochester Manor and Villa and Young’s Jewelry and Coins.