Category: News

Local Attorney Sponsors Legal Segment on WBVP and WMBA

(Beaver County, PA)   Beaver County Radio has announced a new partnership with local Pittsburgh area lawyer, Michele P. Conti, Esquire.   Ms. Conti , through her firm, Conti Law, LLC, will sponsor the popular “Legal Minute” vignette, which airs at 7:50 A.M. as part of the weekday morning show “A.M. Beaver County”.   The Legal Minute is hosted by national known legal expert  Amy E. Feldman.

Michele Conti focuses on elder law and tax issues.  Recently, she moved to Beaver County and is looking forward to lending her expertise in those areas to local residents.

Michele P. Conti, Esquire  can be contacted at 724-203-0163.

Wpial High School Basketball Playoffs 2/23/2017

 

 

FREEPORT GIRLS – 44
BLACKHAWK – 67

BEAVER GIRLS- 44
KEYSTONE OAKS 45

SETON- LASALLE – 70
LINCOLN PARK – 71

AMBRIDGE GIRLS-57
SOUTHPARK- 64

CENTRAL VALLEY- 45
CWNC- 51

ALIQUIPPA – 27
WASHINGTON- 42

RIVERSIDE 27
CWNC – 55

BRENTWOOD- 47
GCC- 61

LEECHBURG- 44
CHARTIERS-HOUSTON-60

SOUTHMORELAND- 37
SSA- 40

UNION-60
CLAIRTON 54

OLSH GIRLS- 49
CALIFORNIA- 39

WASHINGTON GIRLS- 30
VINCENTIAN- 59

Beaver County Commissioners’ Work Session Centers On Creating Another Source Of Income For County

Beaver County weights and measures manager Ron Zuccarro met with the commissioners for specifics on a new registration fee for scales and fuel pumps. According to Beaver County Radio’s Greg Benedetti, Zuccarro says there are 60 fuel stations in the county with 1,248 dispensers for gasoline grades. The new county fee will be 35 dollars per dispenser. Zuccarro says there are 84 stores with 461 scales in the county and the new registration fee will be 30 dollars per scale. Zuccarro will do the billing and collections. The commissioners have to adopt a resolution setting the fee schedule.

Bridgewater Council Approves Docking Fee

It will cost boaters an extra 25 dollars to park at a Bridgewater borough dock starting in January 2018. The vote was unanimous. Borough council approved the controversial docking fee last night by a vote of four-nothing. About 50 boaters and residents showed up in council chambers during the beginning of last night’s meeting in protest.

Aliquippa Brush Fire and Power Outage Under Investigation

A cell phone caller alerted Aliquippa Fire Department of a brush fire between 1st Ave. and the hillside behind St. Titus Church at 1:30 p.m., according to Fire Capt. Bill Brucker. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano reports that a  blown transformer knocked out power on Franklin Ave.Brucker said the brush fire could have been responsible. Capt. Brucker said the fire was put out quickly, the cause is undetermined.

New Development In Hopewell Twp.

Hopewell township Zoning Hearing Board approved a request from Kelar Properties LLC   owners of Washington Street Apartments  last night   for variances to build 6 townhouses on the existing property. this year.  According to Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano, the units will  have 2 bedrooms and 1/12 baths Zoning board, co owner Phil Laird told the board .chairman Dan Maravich  said that residents have 30 days to appeal the decision if they aren’t in favor of the development.    The owners Phil Laird and Ed Keller told the board that they plan to build 18 more units in the future. Mr. Laird said   2 18 unit apartments are located  on the 3.3 acre site.  The men purchased the site last year from Glen Wells of Pittsburgh..

Man Killed In Car Crash In Hanover Twp

Another fatal accident in Beaver County. Police say a Hookstown man was killed Monday when the car he was driving through the intersection of Kendall Road and State Route 168 in Hanover Township….struck an embankment. State police in Beaver say 56-year-old Michael Stroud died at the scene of the accident. Police are investigating what caused the crash.

AMBRIDGE MAN FACING CHILD LURING CHARGES

A man is facing charges for allegedly trying to lure young girls into his car in Ambridge. Kurtis Netherland was arrested over the weekend and is accused of approaching two girls, ages 11 and 12,  and asking if they wanted to get in his vehicle and make some money. Netherland is a delivery driver and was at Economy Village on company time when the alleged incident was caught on security cameras. Netherland later confessed but claims he was just joking around with the girls.