Aliquippa City Council met last night and the city’s financial situation was the highlight of the meeting. According to Beaver County Radio news correspondent Sandy Giordano, Mayor Dwan Walker said they have exhausted all avenues and that that they’re going to have to be more aggressive in 2016. Walker said that because of the city’s current Act 47 status they have to go after $429,000 in uncollected trash bills. Berkheimer and Associates will be collecting all unpaid trash bills in 2016. Councilman Don Walker said anyone owing $500 or more, their names will be published, but if they can pay at least $100 their name won’t get turned in to collections.
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Nuke Plant Worker Ordered Held For Trial For Porn Found On Work Computer
A former Beaver County nuclear plant worker has been ordered to stand trial on charges he downloaded child pornography pictures on his work computer because he was bored. 60-year-old Raymond Fischer Jr. of Harmony will stand trial in May, now that he waived a preliminary hearing last week. FirstEnergy Corp. says the company promptly reported the images when they were found in October 2013, and fired Fischer from the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station three days later. The state police Bureau of Criminal Investigation says 51 printed images of children ages 10 to 16 were found in Fischer’s locker and hundreds more on his work computer.
Three Injured in Crash In Chippewa Township
Three people were injured this morning in a two-vehicle crash in Chippewa. It happened just before 10:00 this morning on Route 51 at Chippewa Town Center. Police say the vehicles collided when one was making a left onto Route 51 and the other was making a left into the Walmart parking lot. The three victims – a woman in her 70’s, and the drivers of both vehicles involved – were taked to local hospitals. Their names and conditions have not been released. However, officials say none of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening.
W.P.I.A.L. Champs are celebrated at Coaches Corner
(Bridgewater, PA) Aliquippa Head Football Coach Coach Mike Zmijanac and a number of his W.P.I.A.L. Champion Aliquippa Quips players were the featured guests on the weekly sports talk show “Coaches Corner” on 1230 WBVP and 1460 WMBA. With their victory over South Fayette this past Saturday at Heinz Field, The Quips earned the right to be invited to “Coaches Corner” at Robert’s Roadside Inn yet another time. Continue reading →
Royal Dutch Shell Closing Franklin Park Office Next Summer
Royal Dutch Shell is closing an office near Pittsburgh next summer, but that won’t affect a pending decision on whether to build a major petrochemical plant in Beaver County. Shell spokeswoman Kimberly Windon tells the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that most of the 180 workers at its Franklin Park office who are involved in gas and oil drilling will be moved to Houston, the company’s U.S. headquarters. She says the decision won’t affect ongoing efforts to redevelop a former zinc plant for possible use as a petrochemical cracker plant in Potter Township. Shell hasn’t formally committed to the project, but has spent millions on the site.
Pennsylvania Turnpike Implements Non-Stop Highway Speed Toll
The Pennsylvania Turnpike is implementing a cashless tolling system for motorists crossing the Delaware River Bridge from New Jersey into Pennsylvania on Interstate 276. Here’s how it works: A camera will snap a photo of your license plate and then mail a bill to your home. The system is the first-ever cashless tolling point in the state. It’s called “Toll By Plate” and is for non-E-Z-Pass customers. An invoice for the toll of $6.75 will be mailed to the registered vehicle owner’s home. Toll By Plate is only available at the new tolling point at the turnpike’s Delaware River Bridge. The second cashless tolling pilot project is planned for the Beaver Valley Expressway in mid to late 2016.
Seneca Valley To Test ‘Flexible Instruction Day’ Concept
A local school district has been selected by the Pennsylvania Department of Education to test out a new teaching concept to prevent snow days from piling up. Seneca Valley School District will turn to technology to test out a flexible instruction day (FID). On Friday, February 12th, students will stay home from school, but it is not a day off. Instead, students will be taught over the internet. If the test goes well, the district could implement more flexible instructional days in the future during inclement weather.
Sales Tax Focus of State Budget Negotiations
Pennsylvania’s sales tax is the focus of budget negotiators as they try to end the five-month-old state budget impasse. House Majority Leader Dave Reed says lawmakers are considering broadening the sales tax to more goods and services.
Several Beaver County Police Departments Recognized For Traffic Safety Efforts
Several Beaver County police departments have been recognized by AAA for traffic safety efforts, several of which received platinum awards. AAA East Central Safety Adviser J.J. Miller tells Beaver County Radio’s Pat Septak that the local departments receiving the platinum award are: Beaver, New Brighton Area, New Sewickley Township, Moon Township and Cranberry Township. The Rochester police department received a gold award from AAA. Silver award recipients are: Aliquippa, Beaver Falls, Conway and Hopewell Township police departments.
Fallen Tree On Wires Knocks Beaver County Radio Off The Air During Noonday Report
Some Beaver Falls businesses and residents were without power for a short time Monday after a tree that someone was cutting down along 15th street fell onto some power lines. Duquesne Light crews worked during the early afternoon hours to repair the problem. The WBVP and WMBA studios were among those affected by the outage, knocking both stations off the air, which delayed the Noonday Report by an hour. The very popular Yankee Trader show was cancelled for the day.