Category: News

Aliquippa Receives Act 47 Report

ALIQUIPPA CITY COUNCIL RECEIVED SOME GOOD ECONOMIC NEWS LAST NIGHT…IN THE FORM OF THE LATEST ACT 47 REPORT. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO WAS THERE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

 

Aliquippa City Council Approves Hiring Of Two Police Officers

ALIQUIPPA COUNCIL HAS APPROVED THE HIRING OF TWO CITY POLICE OFFICERS. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

PA Turnpike Officials Say Holiday Traffic To Be Heavy During Christmas Week

Pennsylvania turnpike officials say they expect 6.3 million vehicles to travel the turnpike during the holiday period beginning Thursday until Tuesday, Jan. 1. The turnpike commission says Thursday and Friday of this week are expected to be the most heavily traveled days, with 675,000 vehicles on the roadway each day. The lightest travel days on the turnpike are expected to be Dec. 29 with about 350,000 vehicles and Dec. 25 and Dec. 30 with about 410,000 vehicles each day.

Is It Time To Legalize Marijuana In Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania’s governor says it it’s time for the state to consider whether to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf made the comment Wednesday  while answering questions from the public on Twitter. Wolf says “more and more states are successfully implementing marijuana legalization,” and Pennsylvania should learn from their efforts.

Brighton Township Woman Accused Of Animal Cruelty

A Brighton Township woman is accused of animal cruelty after her malnourished dog was found running free. Stephanie Brooks is accused of mistreating the Great Dane named Mister Clyde after police were called to a home on Valley Drive where the dog was running loose on December 8th. Officials say the dog looked as if it had been mistreated for some time.

Aliquippa Approved For Year 2 Of The Neighborhood Assistance Program Funding

THE CITY OF ALIQUIPPA HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR YEAR TWO OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANT PROGRAM FUNDING. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

Rain Moves Into Area With More Mild Temps

WEATHER FORECAST FOR THURSDAY, DEC. 20TH, 2018

 

TODAY – PARTLY CLOUDY WITH PERIODS OF RAIN THIS
AFTERNOON. HIGH NEAR 50.

TONIGHT – PERIODS OF RAIN. LOW – 45.

FRIDAY – SHOWERS IN THE MORNING BECOMING A STEADY
RAIN LATER IN THE DAY. HIGH – 48.

SATURDAY – OVERCAST. A FEW FLURRIES OR SNOW
SHOWERS POSSIBLE. TEMPS NEARLY STEADY
IN THE MID-30‘S.

SUNDAY – MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH NEAR 40.

Bevy Of Subjects Surface During Final Work Session Of 2018

A larger-than-usual crowd descended upon the Commissioners’ weekly work session on December 19, the final session of the calendar year of 2018.

The county was one day removed from learning that the repeal request toward property value reassessment was denied. Now the county has a 30-day window in order to appeal once more or go ahead with the first reassessment in over three decades, so says County Solicitor Garen Fedeles:

 

Both Fedeles and Commissioner Sandie Egley confirmed that the reassessment would be discussed during the executive session.

Meanwhile, District Attorney David Lozier talked about the push for a new joint operation with the Federal Government in order to create a Federal Drug Task Force:

 

The Commissioners’ final meeting for 2018 will be the public meeting on Thursday,  December 27. The office will be closed on December 25 & 26.