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Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio News
(Aliquippa, Pa.) Aliquippa School Board accepted the resignation of high special education teacher Joie M. Dusold effective October 31, 2022 or until a replacement is found. Angela Kane was hired as a pre-k instructional aide. She’ll be paid $14 an hour.

The board approved co and extracurricular sponsors  for the 2022-23 school year.  An agreement was ratified with Carrier Service  for van transportation  services to the district.

Highmark Healthy Kids program director Diana Kobus and Todd DePastino–executive director of the Veterans Breakfast Club–talk about their latest projects and career journeys with host Jim Roddey on this week’s episode of “Heroes.”

“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.

Pastor Dave Grove dives into the stories that take place in the Second Book of Chronicles–and what modern-day lessons can be learned and taught–this week on “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.

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(Harrisburg, Pa.) Pa State Senator Wayne Fontana announced yesterday that a $220,000 grant was awarded to Neville Twp. for a for Riverfront Project by the Commonwealth Finance Authority .
Fontana said in a release that he is “happy to see state funding allocated to an important project in Neville Township. Supporting infrastructure in Allegheny County includes investing in the maintenance and creation of outdoor spaces and waterways. Our communities are at their best when we have high quality and functioning greenways and recreation areas that complement the hard infrastructure that supports transportation and businesses.”
The Borough of Green Tree, Castle Shannon Borough, and Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy also received funding.

(Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf greeting Representative Robert Matzie. Governor Tom Wolf today joined students, educators and elected officials in the Aliquippa School District in Beaver County to celebrate the administration’s historic $3.7 billion investment in public education over the past eight years.) (Photos Courtesy of Pa Commonwealth Media Services) 

(Aliquippa, Pa.) Governor Tom Wolf today joined students, educators and elected officials in the Aliquippa School District in Beaver County to celebrate the administration’s historic $3.7 billion investment in public education over the past eight years.
“While this record amount of education funding is a necessary step forward and one worthy of celebration, we still have a long way to go before education in Pennsylvania is fully and fairly funded” Governor Wolf said. “Let’s use this as a stepping stone to continue our fight for full, fair funding for all schools in Pennsylvania.”
This year’s budget alone includes a record $1.8 billion in education investments.
Speaking at Aliquippa High School’s Black Box Theater today, Governor Wolf recalled that proper funding for education was his top priority when he took office in 2015. This year, that priority resulted in:
• $525 million increase through the Fair Funding Formula. On average Pennsylvania
schools will see their funding increase by 8 percent.
• $225 million increase for Level Up to provide targeted support to the 100 most in-need school districts, ensuring that every child in Pennsylvania has the opportunity to thrive and succeed through equal access to a high-quality education no matter their zip code.
• $100 million increase for Special Education.
• $79 million increase for Early Education through Pre-K Counts and Head Start.
• $220 million for public higher education.
The investment in education includes $850 million in recurring funding to allow school districts to invest in student learning while simultaneously cutting local property taxes.
“Whether in Beaver County or across the commonwealth, the governor’s commitment to funding education has been unwavering,” state Rep. Robert Matzie said. “I am proud to stand with him, and even more proud to have worked with him, in support of his unprecedented investments in our children.”
Over the eight-year course of the administration, funding for pre-K through 12th grade has increased $2.7 billion, including:
• Basic education: $1.86 billion
• Special education: $290 million
• Educational access: $23 million
• Early childhood education: $254 million, including $49 million for Head Start and $205 million for Pre-K Counts.
• Early intervention (PDE): $109 million
• Career and technical education: $46 million
In addition to historic funding investments in new and existing education programs, the Wolf administration has:
• Modernized standards for science education.
• Invested more than $130 million in School Safety Grants to make schools and school
communities safer.
• Reduced the age when students must start school to 6 and raised the high school
dropout age to 18.
• Launched the first-of-its-kind “It’s On Us PA” Campus Sexual Assault Prevention
initiative to combat sexual assault and make colleges and universities safer.
Gov. Wolf has served for two terms as a leader consistently at work for the
people of Pennsylvania.

(Beaver Falls, Pa.) On this week’s episode of Living Well on Beaver County Radio at 8:30 AM Saturday morning Dr. Joseph Maroon and Jeff Bost, PAC, will present part one of a three parts series highlighting Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease.

The series that gets under way this Saturday, September, 24, 2022, will include the history of dementia related disease, typical symptoms, causes, risk factors, prevention and much more.

Dr. Joseph Maroon is a world renown neurosurgeon with extensive experience in neurosurgery. He specializes in minimally invasive surgery to speed recovery for his patients. He is a sports medicine expert and innovator in concussion management, personal fitness and nutrition. Dr. Maroon is also the Pittsburgh Steelers team doctor.

Jeff Bost  is a consultant to the St. Barnabas Health System. Bost is also a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Neurosurgery at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, a consultant to the WWE, and Clinical Assistant Professor at Chatham University. He has a special interest in minimally invasive spine and brain surgery and have collaborated on scores of scientific medical papers and books in these areas. Over the last 15 years he has researched, lectured and written on the use of alternative treatment for pain control.

Bost, along with Dr. Joseph Maroon have authored two books on the use of omega-3 fish oil, including: Fish Oil: The Natural Anti-Inflammatory, currently in its forth printing with over 75,000 copies sold and recently, Why You Need Fish Oil. He has given over 100 invited lectures, 24 national posters and oral presentations, 29 coordinated research projects, five workshops presentations, 35 scientific articles and 10 book chapters.

You can rune into “Living Well” every Saturday morning at 8:30 on 95.7 and 99.3 FM, 1230 WBVP, 1460 WMBA, and beavercountyradio.com.

You can also listen to all previous episodes of “Living Well” by going to beavercountyradio.com clicking on the Listen Live Button, Then chose Beaver County Radio and click on Podcasts in the upper right hand corner.

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FILE—In this file photo from Dec. 16, 2021, a proposed map is displayed during a meeting of the Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission at the Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. Democrats who have long blamed their party’s legislative minorities on Republican gerrymandering will find out in November whether more friendly district maps will edge them closer to retaking control of the House and Senate. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrats in Pennsylvania who’ve long blamed their party’s legislative minorities on Republican gerrymandering are about to find out whether friendlier district maps will edge them closer to retaking control of the House and Senate. Nearly 400 state legislative candidates will appear on ballots Nov. 8. The new district boundaries, along with dozens of retirements and primary election defeats, will certainly bring change to the Capitol. But even the most ardent Democrats aren’t predicting they’ll swing enough seats to dictate when bills are voted on or if they even get a vote. Republicans currently hold majorities of 29-21 in the Senate and 113-90 in the House.