Registered nurses from Heritage Valley Beaver and the Family Medicine Center had a one day strike yesterday against hospital management.
A series of events were held yesterday beginning with a morning picket line outside Heritage Valley Beaver Hospital in Brighton Twp.. A solidarity rally with other labor officials at noon, followed by a community rally and dinner at Irvine Park in downtown Beaver
About 500 nurses are in the bargaining unit.
The Blackhawk School Board appointed Susan Smith of South Beaver Township to fill a vacant seat in the District’s Region 1.
The vote was split 4-2, with Board members Ken Yonkee and Marian Jones dissenting.
Smith, a veterinarian whose two children graduated from Blackhawk High School, will fill a spot initially vacated by former director Clint Berchtold, who resigned in June for personal reasons.
Nurses at Heritage Valley Beaver are on strike today. The nurse’s union and Heritage Valley management have been unable to agree on a new contract. The strike is for one day only.
The board of trustees of Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School in Midland has accepted the resignation of chief executive officer Michael Conti. No reason was given for the resignation. Chief operating officer Nicole Granito was named acting ceo.
A correctional officer and an inmate are dead following a brief altercation at Luzerne County Correctional Facility in Wilkes-Barre last night. Luzerne county manager David Pedri confirmed the deaths but did not comment on how the two died. Officials have identified the dead inmate as 27-year-old Tracy Gilliam. They have not released the name of the correctional officer.
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump says he’s going to win big. Trump made a brief appearance at the Republican National Convention last night after remarks by his wife. The first day of rallies outside the convention featured angry rhetoric, armed attendees and an arrest, but police avoided the sort of violence they feel could still flare up.
(Beaver County, PA) Beaver County Children and Youth Services and Beaver County Radio, 1230 WBVP and 1460 WMBA, are partnering together to “Foster Fun In Your Community” this summer”. Listen for your chance this week to answer Pirates trivia questions and get registered in a family four pack of bucco tickets giveaway for the upcoming Pirates-Mariners game at PNC Park on July 27, 2016. the winner will be announced and notified during the Saturday Morning Sports Slam this Saturday between 8 A.M. and 10 A.M. on WBVP and WMBA. Upcoming “Beaver County Bucco Believer” ticket Give-a-ways of family four packs of Pirates tickets include:
August 9 vs. The San Diego Padres
August 22 vs. The Houston Astros
Dr. Peter A. Carbone acting superintendent in the Aliquippa School District announced that grief counselors will be available from 11 A.M. to 5 P.M. today at the junior-senior high school. The action is taking place because a student died unexpectedly on Saturday.
A woman was arrested after shooting a man in the stomach in the parking lot of a food mart in New Castle.
Staicy Fusco is facing multiple charges including aggravated assault and reckless endangerment after she told police that she shot the man in the stomach because she felt threatened.
The victim told police he got into an argument with Fusco and her boyfriend at the Market 24 Food Mart on East Washington Street.
The victim was air lifted to a Pittsburgh hospital. His condition has not been released.
Cigarette taxes are on the way up in Pennsylvania.
Starting Aug. 1, Pennsylvania’s newly enacted budget package means that the per-pack tax on cigarettes will rise by $1 to $2.60.
That means Pennsylvania’s cigarette tax will go from tied for the nation’s 23rd highest with Ohio and Delaware to the nation’s 10th highest cigarette tax.
The tax is supposed to generate about $430 million dollars to help balance the state’s budget.