Below is a list of closings and Delays for Friday 12/23/22 in the Beaver County Area:
Beaver Falls Meals on Wheels- Closed Friday 12/23/22
Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium- Closed Friday 12/23/22
Slippery Rock University- Closed Friday 12/23/22
Southside Beaver School District – Closed Friday 12/23/22
Zelienople-Evans City Meals on Wheels- Closed Friday 12/23/22
(Photo of Casanova and the Divas from Beaver Light Up Night in 2018)
(Beaver Falls, Pa.) The Beaver County Radio 4th Annual Christmas Show returns on Thursday morning after a two year hiatus due to the pandemic.
This three hour extravaganza is being presented by East Rochester and Tusca Shop N Saves and gets underway at 9AM. You’re hosts will be Eddy Crow and Mike Romigh from Beaver County Radio and Scott Tady, Entertainment Editor for the Beaver County Times. Scheduled to perform all of your Christmas favorites are Beaver County’s own Mickey Cherico and the Divas, Casanova, Better Think Twice, The Beaver Valley Choral Society, the Pittsburgh CLO, and Donna Groom.
The show will be on Beaver County Radio 95.7 and 99.3 FM, 1230 WBVP, 1460 WMBA, beavercountyradio.com, and on Facebook Live.
Click below to be directed to our Facebook Page at show time:
Includes funding for Aliquippa streetscaping, Monaca business facade improvements
(AMBRIDGE, Pa.) Nearly $200,000 in new funding from the state Department of Community and Economic Development will fund streetscape improvements for the city of Aliquippa and storefront renovations in Monaca, among other improvements, state Rep. Rob Matzie announced today.
Matzie, D-Beaver, said the grants awarded under the Keystone Communities Program include $100,000 to the Aliquippa Economic Development Corp. for the Clean and Safe Franklin Avenue project and $45,000 to the Monaca Community Development Corp. for the Façade Grant Program.
“The new funding will bring fresh changes to the Aliquippa and Monaca downtown areas,” Matzie said. “The grant to Aliquippa Economic Development Corporation will fund streetscape improvements to the Franklin Avenue corridor, supporting the city’s efforts to make real substantive change to the downtown’s appearance.”
“Likewise, the funding to the Monaca Community Development Corporation will support work to restore building facades in the downtown area, which will draw more pedestrian traffic and boost area stores.”
Matzie said that in addition to the Aliquippa and Monaca funding in his district, the Beaver Falls Community Development Corp. was awarded $43,500 to renovate a home through the Jubilee Housing Project.
Keystone community grants are administered through the Department of Community and Economic Development for projects such as business facades, accessible housing, public infrastructure and other community-strengthening projects.
The grants are part of a package of funding for 51 projects statewide. More information is available at: https://www.governor.pa.gov/newsroom/gov-wolf-announces-nearly-8-million-in-new-funding-to-support-51-community-improvement-projects-across-pennsylvania/.
FILE – Pittsburgh Steelers’ Franco Harris (32) eludes a tackle by Oakland Raiders’ Jimmy Warren as he runs 42-yards for a touchdown after catching a deflected pass during an AFC Divisional NFL football playoff game in Pittsburgh, Dec. 23, 1972. Harris’ scoop of a deflected pass and subsequent run for the winning touchdown — forever known as the “Immaculate Reception” — has been voted the greatest play in NFL history. On the 50th anniversary of the “Immaculate Reception” — Friday, Dec. 23, 2022 — Pittsburghers recall how it boosted morale during the collapse of the steel industry and has served as a cultural rallying point ever since. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck, File)
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris has died. He was 72. Harris’ heads-up thinking authored “The Immaculate Reception.” It is considered the most iconic play in NFL history. Harris ran for 12,120 yards and won four Super Bowl rings with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1970s. The team’s dynasty began in earnest when Harris decided to keep running during a last-second heave by Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw in a playoff game against Oakland in 1972. His catch and run off a deflected pass gave the Steelers their first-ever playoff win and is forever immortalized as the “Immaculate Reception.”
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(Pittsburgh Pa.) Officials have made two additional arrests in a contraband investigation that lead to a former Allegheny County Jail corrections officer being charged.
Officials say that police obtained arrest warrants for 42-year-old Lamar Castile, an inmate of the jail, and 33-year-old William Gilliam. They were both charged with contraband, criminal conspiracy and other related offenses.
Castile was served with an arrest warrant Monday night and he is still in jail and is awaiting arraignment.
Gilliam was arrested at the Pittsburgh Municipal Courts building on yesterday afternoon and was taken to jail and is awaiting arraignment.
Castile and Gilliam were identified as the individuals receiving the contraband from Raymond Toomey a former corrections officer who is also a former Pittsburgh police officer who had previously been charged.
Toomey is accused of selling K-2, which is synthetic marijuana, to an inmate.
Toomey was released on a non-monetary bond. He is awaiting his preliminary hearing in January.
(Beaver, Pa.) The Beaver County Board of Commissioners’ Work Session Meetings scheduled for Wednesday, December 21 and 28, 2022 have been canceled. The next Work Session Meeting will be held Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at 10:00am in the Commissioners’ Public Meeting Room.
(File Photo) A crane is in place as part of clean up efforts at the Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh that collapsed Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Story by Beaver County Radio Staff
(Pittsburgh, Pa.) The Fern Hollow Bridge is set to reopen today less than one year after it collapsed into a Frick Park ravine
The bridge was rebuilt in what is considered rapid time, partially thanks to $25 million in federal funding.
A ceremonial ribbon-cutting will be held today with Governor Tom Wolf and Mayor Ed Gainey in attendance.
Ten people were injured in total when the bridge collapsed, with four of them taken to the hospital. Thankfully, no one was killed.
It was a good evening for a boys high school basketball game! The game took place in New Brighton and hosted Beaver falls. The first half started out with the game within 2 points, rideled with fouls and turnovers, the points spread out throughout the game as it progressed.
Into the 2nd half, the, the game points ended up spreading out as time went on.
A fast moving contest, the lead spread out to beyond a 10 point lead. The game had then progressed to over a ten point lead. Beaver Falls ended u with a final of 71 points pover New Brighton which had 55.
New Brighton Trevon Phillips
Beaver Falls Isiah Aeschbacher
Tuesday’s Teleforum talk program begins with Tom Young from 1st Consultants, the 2nd hour is Jeff Bost , co-host of the Living Well program, and the 3rd hour is expected to be a great wailing and gnashing of political teeth.(subject to change) Teleforum is on the air every weekday from 9 till noon on am1230, am1460, fm99.3, and fm95.7-all presented by St. Barnabas.