Krista Harmotto Dietzen Day was observed in the Hopewell Area School District today. According to Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano, all students were asked to wear blue and gold to honor Dietzen, a Hopewell grad and 2016 Silver Medal Volleyball champ. Dietzen was honored in August with a parade and event held at Dorsett Stadium.
The Ambridge Area School Board held its monthly work session last night , and according to Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano, after comments and questions from residents they told the group that the Trump rally went well, and the district was paid $750 deposit prior to Monday’s event, and will be paid $4,333.10 from the campaign for the event that attracted about 5,000 people. Another resident questioned how the search for a new superintendent was going and was told that a committee has been formed to do a search . Any information concerning the search should be available on the district’s website within the next 2 weeks. Dr. Joseph Dimperio has been filling in since the sick leave, and later the resignation of Dr. Cynthia Zurchin. The board’s regular meeting is next Wednesday at 7 p.m.
The office of Beaver County Commissioners Chairwoman Sandie Egley is being renovated this week while she’s away on vacation, which begs the question…with the county’s financial situation in crisis mode, where’s the money coming from? No one – including the other two commissioners (Tony Amadio and Dan Camp) seem to know the answer to that question. Camp told Mike Romigh on Teleforum on Beaver County Radio this morning that renovating offices should not be a priority right now, especially at a time when every department in the county is being asked to make cuts because of the budget deficit. Egley returns to work Friday morning.
Hopewell Township police are investigating an attempted armed burglary at the Arby’s restaurant on Brodhead Road. Police say a suspect armed with a handgun entered the restaurant just before 10 p.m. Tuesday…and exited a rear door of the restaurant, and was last seen on foot. Nothing was taken, according to police. The suspect is described as a black man, about 35 years old, 5-foot-5, wearing baggy jeans, a baggy dark-colored hooded sweatshirt, and a blue and white bandana partially covering his face. Hopewell police are asking anyone with information to call them at (724) 378-0557.
(Center Township, PA) Hundreds of area senior citizens visited the Beaver Valley Mall as The Beaver County Office on Aging hosted Senior Day at the Mall on Wednesday, Matt Drzik and Al Goehring hosted the festivities live on the air on WBVP and WMBA.
Pictures from Senior Day At The Mall:
Commissioner Dan Camp said the commissioners, the solicitor and the law department will meet with the Nottingham Group, the company that did the audit of Friendship Ridge, on Friday. According to Beaver County Radio’s Greg Benedetti, the commissioners are going to review the audit with the Nottingham group and will begin to determine a course of action. According to the audit, Comprehensive
Healthcare still owes the county 1.3 million dollars.
Ambridge borough council met last night and president Mike Mikulich commended the police, and fire, departments and all other involved, including the boro manager and his staff in connection with Donald Trump’s rally on Monday. According to Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano, Tina Iorfido Miller said that the school district didn’t heed Chief James Mann or State Rep. Rob Matzie’s recommendation to close the schools, instead there was early dismissal. The event was held at the high school’s field house.
Alexic Korol and Lexi Palombo had nowhere to walk their dogs in town and with public support built a dog park in Walter Panek Park. They presented the borough with a check for $2,441 for the park.
STRIVE is Aliquippa School District’s positive behavior program according to high school teacher Joie Dusold . Mrs. Dusold said that elementary principal A’frica T. Sheppard came up with the slogan. Mrs. Dusold is a member of the team , and students , according to the program are to stay focused, take responsibilty, respect everyone, inspire others, value education, and expect success. Mrs. Dusold teaches learning support and math.The program is for the elementary and junior-senior high school.
(Beaver Falls, PA) Here is a video from this past Saturday’s “Your Personal Realtor with Eric McKenna from Howard Hanna Real Estate” . The library of past shows can be seen here. Tune in this and every Saturday at 11 A.M. for the new weekly radio show about real estate on Beaver County Radio.
Content and sponsorship for “Your Personal Realtor with Eric McKenna from Howard Hanna Real Estate” is provided by Eric McKenna.
( Beaver County, PA) Letting go of fear can be very hard in any situation, but especially for single mothers. That is why host Tega Swann will be discussing the topic of letting go of fear this Saturday on “God’s Grace For Single Mothers” from 10:30 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. on Beaver County Radio, 1230 WBVP and 1460 WMBA. Call 724-774-1888 or 724-843-18888 to join in the conversation. God’s grace for single mothers is presented by Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, A Graduate School of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. Call PIttsburgh Theological Seminary at 412-362-5610.
Content and sponsorship for God’s Grace for Single Mothers is provided by Rev. Tega Swann of Refreshing Springs Ministries in Aliquippa, PA.