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Category: News
Trading In Resolutions For Habits With Chris Cosky Of B-Well Nation
(Published by Matt Drzik)
“New year, new me.”
That phrase, being uttered by several thousand Americans per year, is usually paired with the desire to lose weight and become a “new” person. But as Chris Cosky stated on A.M. Beaver County, “with such a big change comes many, many little changes that aren’t thought out…and if you don’t have that blueprint, you quit.”
Cosky, the owner & operator of B-Well Nation in Patterson Township, joined Matt Drzik to debunk the supercharged nature of “new year, new me” and instead focus on starting small and building up a regular, consistent, and positively reinforced exercise training and daily routines. She also talked about the crucial element of finding motivation and balancing the workload in order to maintain a regular routine.
“You have to have that backup plan,” Coski said. “No matter how passionate you feel today or you felt last week into the new year…you’re going to have that moment where you look at that treadmill or weight set and say ‘I don’t feel like that today.’ So what’s the plan when you don’t feel it? That’s what we need to focus on.”
B-Well Nation is located on the corner of Darlington Road and 6th Street in Patterson Township, and they are on Facebook along with other social media platforms.
To watch the full interview with Chris and Matt, click on the Facebook feed below!
Center Twp. Board of Supervisors Holds Reorganization Meeting
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Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio News Correspondent
Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 7:49 AM
(Center Twp, Beaver County, Pa.) The Center Twp. Board of Supervisors met Monday afternoon, January 3, 2022, and reappointed Bill DiCioccio as the board’s chairman, Mike “Doc: Sisk was voted as vice chairman is Mike “Doc: Sisk.
Meetings are held the first Monday of every month at 4:30 p.m. and third Monday of every month at 7 p.m.
Hopewell Twp. Board Holds Reorganization Meeting and Welcomes New Member
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Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio News Correspondent
Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 7:43 AM
(Hopewell Twp., Pa.) Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Dandy Giordano is reporting that The Hopewell Twp. Board of Commissioners held their reorganization Monday night, January 3, 2022, and welcomed business owner Barbara Michna as a new commissioner. She will serve a 4 year term in office. Board Chairman Rich Bufalini, who was renamed chairman, said Michna replaces Dave “Scooch” Ciccone who retired from the board. Joe Kusnir was also renamed the Vice chairman.
Hopewell Twp. Board of Commissioners meets the second of every month Monday at 7 p.m. for a work session, and the regular meeting is the fourth Monday at 7 p.m., unless a holiday falls on a meeting night.
AHN Reinstates Hospital Patient Visitation Limitations in Response to Surging COVID-19 Cases
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Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 7:00 AM
(PITTSBURGH, PA.) – In response to the once again surging COVID-19 pandemic across the communities of western Pennsylvania, Allegheny Health Network (AHN) officials announced the reinstatement of temporary restrictions on patient visitation at its hospitals to help further protect patients and caregivers.
Effective immediately, and until further notice, AHN is allowing just one inpatient visitor in its facilities per day during regular hospital visitation hours of 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The patient’s visitor/support person cannot change throughout the day. Clergy visitation is also permitted in addition to the one support person.
Some exceptions to the temporary patient visitation policy may be made for those in the following areas or special circumstances:
- Labor and Delivery
- Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU)
- Pediatrics
- End of Life Care
- Emergency Department
- Surgery, outpatient diagnostic and ambulatory services
- Patients who have an intellectual, developmental, or cognitive disability, communication barrier, or behavioral concerns or those with a physical disability
- Patients being discharged to help receive discharge instructions
Visitors to any AHN facility must be age 18 or older and will be asked to present a valid identification upon entering. Visitors will also continue to be screened for associated COVID-19 symptoms upon arrival and must always wear a mask.
“With the emergence of the highly infectious Delta and Omicron variants, COVID-19 is once again spreading rapidly throughout every community we serve and filling our hospital beds,” said Brian Parker, MD, AHN’s Chief Quality & Learning Officer. “It is essential that we continue to take every measure that we can to protect our patients and caregivers from this virus, and we greatly appreciate the support and cooperation of our patients’ loved ones with those efforts, including limited visitation privileges at this time.”
Digital channels such as FaceTime and Snapchat are being recommended as options for remotely connecting with loved ones during their stay at the network’s hospitals.
AHN also asks individuals who may be sick themselves, including those experiencing symptoms such as fever, cough, or sore throat, to not visit its facilities unless they are seeking medical treatment, while reminding facility visitors that the best way to prevent the spread of illness is appropriate hand washing and sanitizing when entering and exiting patient rooms.
Dr. Parker stressed the need for more people to be vaccinated so that future surges of the pandemic can be avoided.
“The single most important thing that we can do to protect ourselves and our loved ones from COVID-19 is to be fully vaccinated,” said Dr. Parker. “Currently the vast majority who are getting sick and being hospitalized because of this virus are the unvaccinated. Low vaccination rates are also contributing to the development of increasingly transmissible variants like Delta and Omicron and preventing us from bringing this pandemic to an end.”
Information about access to COVID vaccinations at AHN can be found at https://www.ahn.org/
Water Rates Increase and Pump Station Upgrades In North Sewickley Twp.
Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 6:54 AM
(North Sewickley, Pa.) North Sewickley Township Sewer Authority customers will have to start digging a little deeper in their pockets as the authority has announced that the base rate of 1,000 gallons of water will increase from $16.60 to $18.25 a month and usage from 2,000 to 29,00 gallons will increase from $6.91 to $7.75 per thousand gallons of water used.
The Brighton Road pump station will also be getting an upgrade at a proposed cost of $725,000.00 with a tentative date of preliminary work and planning to start this year and construction to start next year.
Ed Gainey Sworn In As 61st Mayor Of Pittsburgh On Monday
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Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 6:44 AM
(Pittsburgh, Pa.) Ed Gainey was sworn in as the 61st mayor of Pittsburgh on Monday afternoon, becoming the first Black mayor in the city’s history.
During his inaugural remarks Gainey said A “Pittsburgh for all” is the mission of his administration.
Performances of music, dance and poetry were also included in the swearing-in ceremony, which was held in the City Council chamber and shared with the public virtually online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gainey, a Democrat, defeated incumbent Bill Peduto in the primary and went on to win the general election against Republican Tony Moreno.
Victims Names Released in Fatal New Galilee Accident on Sunday Night
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Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 6:09 aM
(Beaver, Pa.) Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano is reporting that Beaver County Coroner David Gabauer said via release that 37-year-old Jennifer Lynn Jeffries of Wampum and 30-year-old Tennille Renee Small of New Galilee were identified as the two victims who were killed in the accident on Centennial Ave. in New Galilee on Sunday Night. Gabauer said in the release that both women died as the result of blunt force trauma to the head and trunk.
The coroner said the manner of death was accidental.. No further information is available.
New Brighton School Board Holds Special Voting Session
The featured image shows a lion painting inside the New Brighton High School Gym.
Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Curtis Walsh, published January 3, 2022 at 8:15 P.M.
(New Brighton, PA) The New Brighton Area School Board held a special voting session Monday night. The first order of business was the approval of Travis Whalen to be appointed to fill a board member vacancy. Also approved was an authorization for the administration to work with an investment banker and bond counsel to pursue the structuring, marketing, and issuing of General Obligation Bonds for the purpose of providing funds for a Capital Improvement Project. In addition, the board passed Resolution No. 4 which makes a declaration of official intent for capital expenditures to be reimbursed from subsequent tax-exempt borrowings for the 2021-2022 school year.
Tuesday’s AMBC: Not Just A Resolution
It’s a New Year, and many people seek that “New Me” look. But is making weight loss a New Year’s Resolution the right plan? Chris Coski of B-Well Nation in Chippewa will discuss the best ways to infuse exercise into your daily life, as she sits down with Matt Drzik following the 8:30 news on Tuesday’s edition of A.M. Beaver County.