Center Township Road chairman Richard George said that catch basins will be part of the road department’s upgrade of 10-15 roads in the township. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano reports that the engineering firm of Lennon, Smith, and Souleret went over the bids, and $1.3 million is budgeted for the roads.
The Center Twp. Board of Supervisors has authorized solicitor Nick Urick to investigate who owns a vacant home at 113 Cherry Lane in the township. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano reports that a resident living in the general area said the property is not kept up.
A 2013 law that increased gas taxes and motorist fees is helping 109 Pennsylvania municipalities – including one here in Beaver County – improve their traffic signals. The Wolf administration says it is distributing 12-million dollars in grants for PennDOT’s Green Light-Go program. Ambridge borough will receive more than 16-hundred dollars to replace L-E-D’s at the intersection of Route 989 (Eighth Street) and Duss Avenue.
Francisco Cervelli and the Pittsburgh Pirates came to terms on Tuesday to a three-year deal, which reportidly is worth $31 million.
The 30-year-old catcher hit .295 with 17 doubles, five triples and seven home runs in 2015 to help the Pirates advance to the postseason for the third straight season. He started 124 games behind the plate, a career high and most by a Bucs catcher since Jason Kendall started 145 in ’04.
Cervelli is a .284/.360/.382 career hitter in parts of nine Major League seasons with the Yankees and Pirates.
Photo courtesy of Frank Sparks
Boaters this morning discovered the body of a man in the Ohio River, according to Ohio Township authorities. Police say the body was found near Neville Island between Haysville and Glenfield. Neville Island firefighters retrieved the body shortly after 11:30 a.m., turning it over to state police in Moon for an investigation. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office also responded to the scene. No other details are available at this time.
Police are looking for the driver who allegedly hit a man and kept going in Lawrence County. The hit-and-run was captured on security video showing a dark-colored sedan striking the victim then taking off. According to police, the incident took place around 10:30 Saturday night on Route 65 in Shenango Township. The victim suffered broken bones and other internal injuries. Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call police.
Crews worked to put out a fire at the Pittsburgh International Race Complex in Big Beaver yesterday afternoon. The fire possibly involved two cars and a fence. No injuries were reported. No word on how the fire started.
Pennsylvania lawmakers still fatigued from a record budget standoff with Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf may not get much of a break before the fiscal year begins July 1. Lawmakers return to Harrisburg today, with six weeks before the deadline for Wolf and House and Senate Republican majorities to iron out sharp difficulties over taxes and spending.
The First Annual Bridgewater Arts Festival was held on Saturday May 14, 2016. The off and on Wind and rain didn’t deter people from coming out to see the events of the day. Saturday Sports Slam hosts Frank Sparks and Greg Benedetti were broadcasting live from the festival. The Arts Festival was also the long awaited debut of the brand new WBVP/WMBA personality prize wheel. Check out the photos of all the fun!!!
If you’re on your way to do some banking this afternoon at the Huntington Bank in Chippewa Township, you’re going to have to use the drive-thru. Witnesses tell Beaver County Radio newsman Pat Septak that someone crashed their vehicle into the entrance at the bank. Beaver County Radio’s Al Goehring drove by the scene today and said it was a mess. There’s didn’t appear to be any injuries. So if you need to do banking there today, you’ll need to use the drive-thru. No other information has been released at this time.