Story by Sandy Giordano

(Center Twp., Pa)  At a brief  school board meeting Thursday night  The Central Valley school board  approved  winter sports coaches for boys and girls basketball, wrestling, gymnastics, and  a swim team.

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Story by Beaver County Radio Staff
(Meadville, Pa.) Pa State police have a arrested 30 -year-old Joshua Andrews a former Blackhawk School District substitute teacher and track coach, on child pornography charges.
State Police started investigating Andrews in early June when they got a tip from Internet Crimes Against Children regarding someone uploading child porn using a Yahoo account.
Andrews was arrested by State Police on Monday after their investigation allegedly revealed 2,345 images of child pornography.
According to the criminal complaint, Andrews who is from Beaver Falls is being charged with 200 felony counts of possessing and disseminating child pornography, including photos and videos of child sex acts. The charges are from incidents that occurred from 2014 through July 19 of this year.
The Blackhawk School District posted on their media outlets that:
“It’s come to our attention today that a former substitute teacher and track (cross coach was charged with multiple counts related to child pornography. We have been advised by law enforcement that none of these charges involved Blackhawk school district, it’s students or staff.”
After his arrest Andrews was freed on $250,00 Dollars Bond.

(Photo by Curtis Walsh, Beaver County Radio News)

Story by Curtis Walsh and Sandy Giordano
(New Brighton, Pa.) Power was knocked out to over 150 people in New Brighton’s Oak Hill neighborhood after a single vehicle accident occurred along Penn Ave. New Brighton Police Chief Ron Walton reported Friday morning that 41-year-old Sara Nielson, of Ellwood City, was driving on Penn Avenue in Oak Hill around 8:40 PM Thursday night when she struck a utility pole at 6th Street and Penn Avenue, across the street from where Kennywood School was. The area was without power due to the accident, and Duquesne Light was called and had  to replace the utility pole. Power was restored shortly before midnight.
Beaver County  Radio’s Curtis Walsh reported that Nielson was taken into custody at the scene by New Brighton Police Officers. Chief Walton said this morning that Nielsen is being investigated for involvement with alcohol.
You can see a video from the scene below taken by Curtis Walsh:

The photo above shows the car impacted into the pole.
Story by Curtis Walsh – Beaver County Radio. Published October 20, 2022. 9:40 P.M.

(New Brighton, PA) At approximately 8:40 P.M. Thursday evening, a vehicle collided with a telephone pole on Oak Hill in New Brighton. The accident took place near the intersection of Penn Avenue and 5th Street. A female was seen being taken into police custody by New Brighton Police. The cause or if there were any injuries is not yet known.

(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

In front of a full audience, the New Brighton Borough Council ran through the gambit of emotions, from the positive determination of a new business owner seeking approval from the council to the frustration of citizens having to take the law into their own hands.

The Council held two public hearings to begin the October 20 meeting; the first of which regarded a Conditional Use Application to operate an indoor amusement parlor at 310 10th Street in New Brighton by Straw Hat, LLC. The facility would have up to 20 “skill game” machines, would not serve alcohol, and would operate no later than 10:00 PM on evenings according to Adam Pritchard–who was there as the proprietary representative of Straw Hat.

“We’re in this for the long haul,” Pritchard stated. “We’re not trying to come in and leave. We fought this hard for two and a half years. I believe ourselves and PA Skill Games are the only two legal games in the state of Pennsylvania.” Pritchard, who was joined by his legal counsel–Corey Leon of Stoner Law Group–emphasized that he hopes that his business helps generate revenue for the community and that his establishment will provide legal entertainment with firm ground rules regarding the distribution of winnings by those who use the games at the new facility.

The council unanimously approved Straw Hat LLC’s Conditional Use Application, as well as Ordinance 1267, which would establish a Joint Regional Planning Commission between New Brighton Borough, Fallston Borough, Daugherty Township, and Pulaski Township. The individual planning commissions in each municipality would be dissolved once the ordinance is adopted by all involved.

A unanimous dis-approval (of one) was brought on by borough citizen Dennis DeSimone, who heavily criticized the council for their lackluster response to the usage of portable basketball hoops being placed in the street for public usage. DeSimone claimed that the indecency presented by the youth–“pre-teens”, as described by DeSimone–was so much that he had to take matters into his own hands by asking the parents of the portable hoop to take it down.

“We came down here to ask for our inalienable right to peace and happiness, and all you’ve done is talk about it,” scoffed DeSimone. Council President Robert Hartwick and New Brighton Mayor Tom Albanese inferred that Mr. DeSimone contact Police Chief Ron Walton in order to quell any further disputes.

The Council approved PennDOT to begin developing 88 curb ramps along Route 65 from 5th Avenue to the Daugherty Township Line, and they approved road closures on 3rd Street for the Fire & Ice festival on December 10 and the Veteran’s Day Parade on November 11. The Council also approved a $1,000 donation to the American Legion Post 19 in conjunction with the Veteran’s Day Parade.

(Photo of President Biden speaking at the Fern Hollow Bridge, in Pittsburgh, courtesy of Pa Commonwealth Media Services)
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) — President Joe Biden has checked out the repair work underway at a Pennsylvania bridge that became a symbol of the nation’s troubled infrastructure when it collapsed nine months ago. Biden visited Pittsburgh’s Fern Hollow Bridge on Thursday to showcase his administration’s efforts to revitalize the nation’s roadways. Administration officials say the repair job, expected to be finished by December, was accelerated by passage of a bipartisan infrastructure law that Biden signed late last year. Biden will also hold an evening fundraiser in Philadelphia for U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman with the midterm elections less than three weeks away.

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Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio News
(Aliquippa, Pa.) The Aliquippa School Board met on Wednesday night and approved Dr. Robert Motte’s resignation from  his position as the elementary principal. His last day on the job will be November 18, 2022 He has been with the district for 3 years. He was hired as superintendent in the Monessen School District. His replacement will be announced at the board’s November meeting.

By MARC LEVY and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, John Fetterman, has released a doctor’s note saying he’s recovering well from a stroke in May. The release Wednesday comes in the closing weeks of the campaign as Fetterman’s Republican rival, Dr. Mehmet Oz, has questioned Fetterman’s fitness to serve. The doctor’s letter says Fetterman continues to endure effects of the stroke that involve speech and the ability to quickly respond. But the doctor says Fetterman exhibited no effects on his cognitive ability and says Fetterman is healthy enough to “work full duty in public office.” Oz is a heart surgeon who has treated stroke patients, and he has suggested the stroke has left Fetterman unequipped to serve effectively in the Senate.