(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondant Sandy Giordano, Published on November 11th, 2024 at 10:10 A.M.)

Beauty and the Beast, Jr. will be performed by Hopewell Junior High School. Chad Toporski, music director and teacher at the junior high school announced the showtimes for the production will be at 7 p.m., on Friday, November 22nd and Saturday, November 23rd, at 2 p.m. and at 7 p.m., The Cost is $10 for adults, $6 for students, and $6 for Senior citizens. 

Toporski is also leaving the Hopewell Are School District in January because he has accepted a similar position in the Quaker Valley School District. 

The 2024-2025 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program or LIHEAP, for short, was announced by the Shapiro administration on Friday, November 1st.  Dr. Valerie Arkoosh delivered a message that Pennsylvanians who are qualified can get their heating bills paid from this program. LIHEAP is a program that is federally funded to assist both homeowners along with renters to pay their heating bills as the cold winter months approach.

On Friday, a statement was released by UPMC spokesperson Paul Wood which confirmed that about one hundred employees from UPMC are being laid off. UPMC will also remove about two hundred positions that are unfilled. According to Wood, these actions were made to both work on being efficient within the organization as well as reducing being redundant. The positions that are being laid off have not yet been determined.  

(Reported by Danielle Smith of Keystone News Service)

The FBI says Pennsylvania saw more than three thousand scam victims last year, with reported losses of more than $118 million. The Federal Trade Commission says fraudsters use weather disasters, such as the recent hurricanes, to lure unsuspecting Pennsylvanians to shell out dollars to a fake charity. Con artists are also using technology to trick voters into donating to a bogus political cause or to spread false information. FTC attorney Matt Schiltz says imposter scams are the most frequently reported type of fraud. 

A video was released by Beaver County police in which a man was seen putting a skimming device on the credit card reader of the Shop N Save in Rochester. Rochester Police are on the case to identify the suspect who police confirm placed the device on the machine to read credit cards on October 31st at 1:30 p.m. and an employee realized the following morning what had happened and according to police officer Andrew Krawchyk, just about two seconds were passed after the credit card machine took the skimming device to purchase what the man bought. Police are urging customers of the Rochester Shop N Save to check the statements on their credit cards, and if you have any information on the suspect, call local police.

Local politicians announced this week that grants totaling $2.86 million are being made to several Beaver County schools, thanks to the Commonwealth Financing Authority’s Public School Facility Improvement Grant Program. Provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, these grants will help fix leaks and problems involving drainage flow. According to State Representative Rob Matzie, issues on the roofs of several school districts have lead to not only drainage and leak issues, but also the rise of mold, mildew, and deterioration. The grants include $1.15 million to the Hopewell Area School District, $1 million to the Aliquippa School District, and $713,777 to the Rochester Area School District.

The unofficial results to the United States Senator vote are now official as Republican Dave McCormick has defeated Democrat Bob Casey, two days after Election Day. However, according to a statement from Casey, he will not concede as over one hundred thousand votes still need to be counted. The 59-year-old McCormick gives Republicans control of the Senate after winning the position. With votes still being counted, McCormick led Casey by about 31,000 votes, or half a percentage point. It was McCormick’s second time running, this time with a clear primary and with President Trump’s endorsement, after he lost narrowly to the President Trump-endorsed Dr. Mehmet Oz in 2022’s expensive seven-way primary. McCormick was also an Army veteran and the former CEO of the world’s largest hedge fund.

Source for Photo: Republican candidate for Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Dave McCormick talks to supporters as returns show a close race during his returns watch party in the Pennsylvania primary election, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Beaver will be hosting the Beaver County Veteran’s Day Parade on Veteran’s Day, Monday, November 11th. The parade will take place on Third Street at 10:30 a.m. Veteran’s Day is a federal holiday, so that means that regular mail service will not happen, as well as the closing of both courthouse and government offices.

(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano, Published on November 8th, 2024 at 8:56 A.M.)

From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.  in the main corridor entrance to Ambridge and the Historic District  from Ohio River Boulevard to Merchant Street. According to a press release issued this morning, the borough plans to augment the new outdoor gym, across from the Henning Street Splash Pad area, with tree planting and is requesting community support for the initiative. Borough workers will dig the holes and volunteers will plant the trees. Water will be provided by the fire department for the trees as well as both pre and post planting. This initiative is being brought forth by the Ambridge Historic District Development Board.

As winter gets closer, the administration of Governor Josh Shapiro urges Pennsylvanians to get vaccinated, especially for respiratory diseases. Secretary of Health Debra Bogen gave a message at Taylor Community Center in Lackawanna County to encourage all Pennsylvanians to keep up on their yearly vaccinations to protect against flu, COVID-19, and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) leading up to the holiday season.

Source for Photo: FILE – Prepared Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine syringes for children ages 5 to 11 and adults are displayed on a table at Northwest Community Church in Chicago, Dec. 11, 2021. The Biden administration said Thursday, June 2, 2022, that children under 5 may be able to get their first COVID-19 vaccination doses as soon as June 21, if federal regulators authorize shots for the age group, as expected. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)