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Jerry Lee Lewis, Outrageous Rock ‘n’ Roll Star, Dies at 87

FILE – Jerry Lee Lewis props his foot on the piano as he lays back and acknowledges the applause of fans during the fifth annual Rock ‘n’ Roll Revival at New York’s Madison Square Garden on March 14, 1975. (AP Photo/Rene Perez, File)
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer
The untamable and often outrageous rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis has died at 87. Spokesperson Zach Farnum said Lewis died Friday morning at his Mississippi home near Memphis. Of all the greats to emerge in the 1950s after Elvis Presley, no one personified every parent’s fear of the dangers of rock ‘n roll more than Lewis, with his leering tenor and cocky sneer. His talent, energy and ego collided into piano-pumping perfection on hits like “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On.” Lewis’ infamous private life included a marriage to his 13-year-old cousin who later alleged physical and mental cruelty.

Tom Brady, Gisele Bündchen announce divorce after 13 years

FILE – Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen attend The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala on May 7, 2018, in New York. The couple announced Friday they have finalized their divorce, ending their 13-year marriage. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
By LEANNE ITALIE and FRED GOODALL Associated Press
Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen have announced their divorce. The superstars who respectively reached the pinnacles of football and fashion each posted statements to Instagram on Friday saying they had finalized the end of their 13-year marriage. The announcement landed in the midst of Brady’s 23rd NFL season and just months after the seven-time Super Bowl champion changed his mind about retirement. Brady had long expressed a desire to spend more time with Bündchen and his three children, but later said he had “unfinished business” with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Records show the couple filed to end their marriage Glades County, Florida, a rural location near Lake Okeechobee.

Dr. Emil Fernando Joins Jim Roddey On This Week’s “Heroes”, Carnegie Medal Series Continues

Allegheny Health Network breast surgeon Dr. Emil Fernando joins host Jim Roddey on this week’s episode of “Heroes” to talk about his practice and his career journey. Also, Eric Zahren (president) of the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission joins Jim to continue their 10-part series on winners of the Carnegie Medal.

“Heroes” is presented by Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield and the Allegheny Health Network, airing Saturdays at 10:00 AM and Sundays at 12:30 PM on Beaver County Radio. Archived editions of “Heroes” can be heard at the Beaver County Radio Podcast Library.

Victim Identified in Fatal Wednesday Night Three Car Accident in Industry

(File Photo)

Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio News
(Industry , Pa.)  Beaver County Coroner David Gabauer said Friday afternoon that 19-year-old Mariah Sambol  was killed in a three-vehicle crash that happened just after 10 PM on Midland Beaver Road in Industry Wednesday night. Two other people were also injured in the accident and their condition is not known.
Gabauer said via release that Sambol died from blunt force trauma to the head, neck, and trunk and ruled her death accidental.
The accident happened near the intersection with Barclay Hill Road.
Beaver Police are continuing to investigate into what caused the crash.

Matzie: $7 million secured to boost Beaver County projects in Ambridge, Hopewell and Aliquippa 

(AMBRIDGE, Pa.) New funding of $7 million secured from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program will support major projects in Ambridge, Hopewell and Aliquippa, state Rep. Rob Matzie announced today.

Matzie, D-Beaver, said the funding includes $4.5 million to Centria Enterprises LLC for Phase I work on the Ambridge Community Center Sports Complex; $1.75 million to G&B Development Hopewell LLC to add major public improvements to the Hopewell Business Park; and $750,000 to the Beaver County Industrial Development Authority site preparation and construction of new housing in Aliquippa.

“Bringing tax dollars home is one of, if not the most, important facets of serving as a state legislator,” Matzie said. “RACP funds are competitive and come from a limited pool of dollars. They are not randomly allocated. If a project meets the set criteria, it is up to the individual legislators, through experience and expertise, to champion those projects and secure the funding. I am proud to have done so for these worthy ventures.

“Phase I of the Ambridge Community Center Sports Complex will begin to turn the Centria Steel Mill into a multi-use sports complex.

“The Hopewell Business Park funding will allow for the completion of vitally needed public improvements, setting the state for further growth and development.

“Finally, the grant to Beaver County will support work on The Bricks site in Aliquippa to develop the brownfield site and construct affordable houses there.

“Jobs. Places to live. Places to play. This is a big win for Beaver County.”

Senator Elder Vogel’s efforts were also crucial in securing funding for the above projects in the amounts of $500,000 for Ambridge, $250,000 for Hopewell and $250,000 for Aliquippa.

“These grants are focused on helping communities, be it for economic development, improved housing access or promoting local tourism,” said Vogel.

The Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program is administered by the Office of the Budget for acquisition and construction of regional economic, cultural, civic, recreational and historical improvement projects.

State Representatives Urge Audit of Entities Backing PNC Park, Citizens Bank Park

PITTSBURGH – Reps. Jim Gregory (R-Blair) and Tim Bonner (R-Mercer/Butler) today called for an audit and Independent Fiscal Office review of the rental payments being made by the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies under an agreement linked to state funding. Additionally, they urged that information be collected about the credits used by the teams to reduce or eliminate their rental payments.

Gregory and Bonner are seeking co-sponsors for legislation that calls for a two-pronged approach to the sports entities’ finances –

  • an audit by the Pennsylvania Office of the Auditor General of the financial calculations made by the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles.
  • an additional study from the Independent Fiscal Office of the regional economic benefits resulting from the taxpayer-funded baseball parks for the Pirates and Phillies.

“As we enter the 20th anniversary of this funding, we are mindful the original intent was the possible negative economic impact of a major league team leaving the state. The teams have stayed and benefited from taxpayers’ investments. It is important we review the increased tax revenues, the production of jobs and collateral spending that has resulted from these two ballparks being in our state,” Gregory said, saying there needs to be accountability for the direct impact as well as the patronage of area restaurants, hotels and other hospitality-related businesses.

Together, Pennsylvania’s Office of the Budget and the Department of Revenue are required to file a financial report with the General Assembly every 10 years. That report is meant to be based upon financial information received from the ball clubs as to whether any rental payments are owed from the professional sports teams.

The first report was made to the General Assembly in 2012, and the next report is due this year.

Under the Capital Facilities Debt Enabling Act of 1999, the stadium entities were each required to make rental payments of $25 million every 10 years, minus certain allowable deductions based on the amount of additional tax revenue generated by the stadiums. From 2002-2006, the state contributed $320 million in capital funding toward four new stadiums in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. The justification for the initial legislation was the anticipated increase in tax revenue and economic growth for the regions.

“We need to ensure that the deductions specified in the law against the rental obligations for the use of PNC Park and Citizens Bank Park are financially accurate, as well as determine the economic impact of the baseball clubs on each of their respective economic regions,” Bonner said.

Bonner said the Legislature, on behalf of taxpayers, entrusted the baseball clubs with being good stewards of the baseball stadiums and making smart decisions about how best to strengthen regional economic development through professional sports.

Because the 2022-23 Legislative Session ends Nov. 30, Gregory and Bonner plan to gather support for the proposal and introduce a bill early in the new term to require the audit.

 

 

 

VIDEO: Rocco Cozza Is The Founder Of Cozza Law Group & Co-Host Of “The Entrepreneur Life” On Beaver County Radio

(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

“When I look back at how we do the show on Saturdays, and we kind of bounce all over the place…that is truly the mind of an entrepreneur.”

That “show” is called The Entrepreneur Life, which airs 10:30 to 12:30 Saturdays on Beaver County Radio. Rocco Cozza co-hosts the show along with Eric McKenna, and Cozza dropped by the BCR Studios to preview Saturday’s show with Matt Drzik on the October 29 edition of A.M. Beaver County.

Rocco is the founder of Cozza Law Group, which focuses on business law and entertainment law in the Pittsburgh area. He officially launched it in July 2019, and received a boost in growing his business because of the fallout of the pandemic. “I was a small law firm at the time. These larger law firms were starting to play defense,” Cozza said. “They were basically getting rid of their associates. They were hoarding all the work at the partner level…so I just saw an opportunity and went and attacked the marketplace, and through the pandemic we grew exponentially. I just played offense.”

Cozza has lent his entrepreneurship experience and business law knowledge to Beaver County Radio starting this past April, when The Entrepreneur Life premiered on Saturdays. Rocco talks for two hours about the situations and mental states that separates successful entrepreneurs from struggling DIYers and self-made bosses who may still be stuck with an employee mentality.

“The biggest piece of advice I can give people,” Rocco stated, “is if you really feel a passion for what you’re doing in your heart and in your mind, just keep going. You’re going to have bumps in the road. If you just keep pushing forward and make adjustments, you’ll eventually reach success…but you gotta weather the storm.”

To watch the full interview with Rocco and Matt, click on the Facebook feed below!

The Commands Of Holiness Explored With Pastor Dave Grove On Saturday’s “Wake Up Beaver Valley”

Pastor Dave goes into the Old Testament book of Leviticus to discuss what God commands for his people to live with holiness in this Saturday’s edition of “Wake Up Beaver Valley”.

“Wake Up Beaver Valley” airs every Saturday morning from 9 AM to 10 AM on Beaver County Radio and is presented by the Church of The Redeemed of Beaver Valley. Archived editions of “Wake Up Beaver Valley” can be heard at the Beaver County Radio Podcast Library.

Route 65 Lane Restrictions Today, Monday in Baden

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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing lane restrictions on Route 65 in Baden Borough, Beaver County will continue Friday, October 28 and Monday, October 31 weather permitting.

Single-lane restrictions will occur in both directions on Route 65 between Johnson Avenue and State Street from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.  Crews from AECOM will conduct inspection work on the Pinney Street Bridge.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Allegheny, Beaver, and Lawrence counties at www.penndot.gov/District11.

Information about infrastructure in District 11, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.gov/D11Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.

Follow PennDOT on Twitter at www.twitter.com/PennDOTNews and like the department on Facebook at www.facebook.com/PennsylvaniaDepartmentofTransportation and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/pennsylvaniadot/.

The Final Week Of The Regular Season Features Two Undefeated Teams Battling For The Parkway Title

(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

After weeks of speculation, anticipation, and the games won in order for this to happen…the matchup spoken about all year long has finally become a reality.

The Aliquippa Quips (8-0) will host the Central Valley Warriors (9-0) at Bulldog Stadium in Week 9 action, with the winner remaining undefeated, winning the Parkway Conference title in Class 4A, and likely receiving the top seed in the upcoming WPIAL playoffs. Both teams are defending WPIAL and PIAA champions from last season (with the Warriors playing in Class 3A for 2021), and both enter the game on long winning streaks. Aliquippa has won 20 in a row, with their last loss coming in September 2021. The team that defeated them 21-12 in that game was Central Valley, who have won 36 games in a row since losing the 2019 PIAA Championship.

Mike Azadian and John Perrotto will have the call from Bulldog Stadium in Freedom, with coverage on 95.7 FM, 1460 WMBA and the Trib Live High School Sports Network beginning with pregame at 6:30 PM, and kickoff set for 7:00 PM.

On 99.3 FM, 1230 WBVP, Facebook Live and Trib Live HSSN, two of the top teams in the Midwestern Athletic Conference gear up for their playoff runs as Beaver Falls (8-1) hosts Western Beaver (7-2) for their regular season finale. The Golden Beavers are 4-2 in the MAC and looking to rebound following a 22-8 loss to Mohawk in Week 8, while the Tigers are 6-0 in the conference and are coming off of a 28-8 win over Freedom. This is the third consecutive year that these two teams will play each other, with the prior two taking place in the postseason–Beaver Falls has defeated Western Beaver in the first round of each of the prior two WPIAL playoffs.

Bruce Frey and Eddy Crow will have the call from Reeves Field on College Hill in Beaver Falls, with coverage on 99.3 FM, 1230 WBVP, Facebook Live and Trib Live  beginning with pregame at 6:30 PM, and kickoff set for 7:00 PM.

Here’s a full list of tonight’s Week 9 matchups featuring local teams:

7:00 PM
Western Beaver at Beaver Falls (99.3 FM/WBVP)
Central Valley at Aliquippa (95.7/WMBA)*
South Side Beaver at Rochester
Riverside at Ellwood City
New Castle at Blackhawk
Freedom at New Brighton
Chartiers Valley at Ambridge
Quaker Valley at Avonworth
Cornell at OLSH
Montour at West Allegheny
Moon at Baldwin

7:30 PM
Hopewell at Beaver

*-game played at Freedom High School

After all the games are over, make sure to tune in to the Falconi’s Moon Township Ford Wrap-Up Show up until 11:00 PM, followed by the Trib Live HSSN Scoreboard show from 11 until Midnight.