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On Living Well this Week Dr. Maroon and Jeff Bost Start a Three Part Series Discussing Dementia and Alzheimer’s

(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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Redrawn Districts Inject Uncertainty in Legislative Contests

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.

PA Cyber Building in Midland Struck by a Pickup Truck

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Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio
(Midland, Pa.) Midland Fire Chief Joe D’Itri, Jr. reported Thursday morning that  a pickup truck  driver  struck the PA Cyber School building  at 700 Midland Avenue Wednesday night. Police and firefighters were called out  just after 10:3o PM.   According  to the report the driver came around the bend striking the corner of the building and it’s very badly damaged.  Chief D’Itri reported that the school’s maintenance crew arrived and secured the building. The male driver  dumped the truck on Penn Avenue. and he hasn’t been identified.

Powell’s Stark Message: Inflation Fight May Cause Recession

(AP File Photo)
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve delivered its bluntest reckoning Wednesday of what it will take to finally tame painfully high inflation: Slower growth, higher unemployment and potentially a recession. Speaking at a news conference, Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged what many economists have been saying for months: That the Fed’s goal of engineering a “soft landing” — in which it would manage to slow growth enough to curb inflation but not so much as to trigger a recession — looks increasingly unlikely. “The chances of a soft landing,” Powell said, “are likely to diminish” as the Fed steadily raises borrowing costs to slow the worst inflation in four decades.

11-Year-Old Takes Grandparents Car and Crashes it in Pittsburgh

(Pittsburgh, Pa.) An 11-year-old boy decided he wanted to go for a joy ride and took his grandparents’ car and crashed it into a pole in Pittsburgh’s Windgap neighborhood shortly before 3AM this morning.
The juvenile crashed the car at the intersection of Broadhead Fording Road and Windgap Avenue. He was not injured in the accident and is back home safely with his family
Police have said that there are no charges filed at this time as police continue to investigate.
The intersection was closed while Duquesne Light repaired the damaged pole.

Final Southbound I-79 Neville Island Bridge Closure This Weekend

​(Pittsburgh, PA )PennDOT District 11 is announcing the final southbound weekend closure on the I-79 Neville Island Bridge in Glenfield Borough and Robinson and Neville townships, Allegheny County, will occur Friday night, September 23 through Monday morning, September 26 weather permitting.

A full closure of the I-79 Neville Island Bridge in the southbound direction will occur from approximately 9 p.m. Friday night, September 23 continuously through 5 a.m. Monday morning, September 26 as crews conduct deck and concrete pavement repairs, bridge painting, and steel repairs.

To allow the work to occur, all southbound traffic will be detoured. Beginning at approximately 8 p.m. Friday night, the Pennsylvania State Police will begin a slow roll of southbound I-79 traffic at the Mt. Nebo (Exit 68) interchange and assist the contractor with reducing the roadway to a single lane of traffic between the Mt. Nebo and Emsworth/Sewickley exits. At approximately 9 p.m. Friday night, another slow roll of southbound I-79 traffic will occur from Mt. Nebo interchange. The police and contractor will guide all traffic to the detour route.

Posted Detour

  • From southbound I-79, motorists will exit at the Route 65 Emsworth/Sewickley (Exit 66) interchange
  • Turn left onto Glenfield Road
  • Glenfield Road becomes Kilbuck Street
  • Turn right onto the ramp to North 65 toward Sewickley
  • From northbound Route 65, turn left onto the Sewickley Bridge
  • Turn left onto southbound Route 51 (University Boulevard) toward Coraopolis
  • From southbound Route 51, take the ramp to South 79 toward Washington
  • End detour

Additionally, a single-lane restriction will occur on northbound Route 65 at the on-ramp from Kilbuck Street. This will allow for better traffic flow for the detour route.

Motorists on southbound I-79 may want to consider using I-279 (Parkway North) to I-376 (Parkway West) to avoid the detour route.

Police will assist motorists at key intersections during peak travel times. Motorists should expect delays.

Work on projects along the detour route will not occur this weekend.

Additionally, a lane closure will occur on northbound I-79 on the Neville Island Bridge during the weekend construction. The northbound lane restriction will be lifted before 6 a.m. Monday.

The $43 million I-79 Neville Island Bridge Rehabilitation Project includes structural steel repairs, full structure painting, bearing and deck joint replacements, deck repairs and overlays, bridge barrier repair, substructure concrete work and drainage improvements.  The project also includes concrete roadway reconstruction, guide rail replacement and preservation work on four sign structures. Additionally, preservation work will occur on the I-79 bridge over Deer Run Road, north of the Neville Island Bridge.  Motorists will see ramp closures and single-lane and shoulder closures in each direction on I-79 during daylight off-peak and overnight hours. Four southbound weekend closures will occur in 2022.

The Trumbull Corporation is the prime contractor.

To help keep motorists informed as work progresses, PennDOT has created an email distribution list for the I-79 Neville Island Bridge rehabilitation including traffic advisories and construction updates. Enroll by sending email addresses to stcowan@pa.gov. Please write “Subscribe – I-79” in the subject line.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, 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

Governor Tom Wolf Coming to Aliquippa Today

(File Photo of Pa Gov. Tom Wolf provided by Pa Commonwealth Media Services)

(Aliquippa, Pa. )  Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf will be be in Beaver County early this afternoon at the Blackbox Theater on the campus of the Aliquippa Jr and Sr High. The Governor will be joined by school administrators to highlight his accomplishments in increasing education funding in Pennsylvania, and what that means for all Pennsylvanians.

Police Catch Fugitive They Were Searching For in Brighton Township. Same Man Who Robbed Tusca Fuel Station Last Year

(File Photo from December of 2021 when Nathan Kistner robbed the Tusca Fuel Center in the Tusca Plaza in Brighton Twp.)  (Photo originally provided by St. Barnabas)

(Brighton Twp., Beaver County, Pa.) Police have arrested the man that they were searching for on Wednesday morning. Brighton Township Police said 21-year-old Nathan Edward Kistner was in jail until about week ago for the robbery of the Tusca Plaza Gas Station in December of 2021. He was believed to have escaped while being transported to a recovery house in Chippewa Township.

The Beaver County Ice Arena posted on their Facebook Page that late Wednesday morning that they were requested by law enforcement officials to lock down the Brady’s Run Ice rink while police search the area for a fugitive.

Beaver County 9-1-1 confirmed that Pa. State Troopers were in the area of Beacom Drive in Brighton Twp. searching for a suspect who stole a car in Chippewa Township.  Beacom Drive is near the Beaver County Ice Arena.

Dutch Ridge Elementary School and New Horizon School are also on lockdown. Several  police agencies and the county’s ESU  are searching for the fugitive as of 1 p.m. Wednesday. No visitors are permitted in the area until law enforcement gives the ‘ALL CLEAR!.”

The post  on the Arena’s Facebook Page read “All doors will be locked and we ask that any visitors stay away until we receive an all clear from law enforcement!”

Below is the story from December of 2021 when Kristner  robbed the Tusca Plaza Gas Station:

BREAKING NEWS!! Brighton Twp. Police Make Arrest in Tusca Plaza Gas Station Robbery

Beaver County Ice Arena on Lockdown as Police Search for Unknown Subject

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Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio News

(Brighton Twp., Pa.)  The Beaver County Ice Arena posted on their Facebook Page late Wednesday morning that they were requested by law enforcement officials to lock down the Brady’s Run Ice rink while police search the area for a fugitive.

Beaver County 9-1-1 confirmed that Pa. State Troopers were in the area of Beacom Drive in Brighton Twp. searching for a suspect who stole a car in Chippewa Township.  Beacom Drive is near the Beaver County Ice Arena.

Dutch Ridge Elementary School and New Horizon School are also on lockdown. Several  police agencies and the county’s ESU  are searching for the fugitive as of 1 p.m. Wednesday. No visitors are permitted in the area until law enforcement gives the ‘ALL CLEAR!.”

The post  on the Arena’s Facebook Page read “All doors will be locked and we ask that any visitors stay away until we receive an all clear from law enforcement!”

No other details have been provided.

 

Justin Fortunato Previews 2022-23 Highmark Subscription Series Of Shows At Lincoln Park, Starting October 7

(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)
(Picture used with permission from Lincoln Park)

“It’s a season that I don’t think you can miss, for a price you just can’t beat.”

Starting on October 7, the latest Highmark Subscription Series of Shows–entitled “Who Could Ask For Anything More?”–kicks off at the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center in Midland with Stephen Sondheim’s “Into The Woods”. It is the first of eight shows on the schedule for the 2022-23 season, which features a variety of styles and plots for experienced show-goers and first-timers.

Justin Fortunato, the Producing Artistic Director at the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center, spoke with A.M. Beaver County’s Matt Drzik on the September 21 edition of the show about the Highmark Subscription Series, which in past years has drawn an electric reaction from students at Lincoln Park. “I can certainly say with full confidence that excitement, that invigoration hasn’t faded at all,” Fortunato stated. “If anything, we’re even more excited to continue our mission to bring affordable, accessible, and high-premium art to Beaver County.”

The full list of shows are as follows:

• Into the Woods / October 7-9 & 14-16, 2022
• Murder on the Orient Express / November 4-6 & 11-13, 2022
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Jr. / November 17-20 & December 1-4, 2022
• Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker / December 15-18, 2022
• PUFFS: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years At A Certain School Of Magic And            Magic / February 10-12 & 17-19, 2023
• SHOUT! The Mod Musical! / March 16-19, 2023
• An American in Paris / April 28-30 & May 5-7, 2023
• The Play That Goes Wrong / June 16-18 & 23-25, 2023

All shows will be performed at the MainStage theater with the exception of Murder on the Orient Express and PUFFS, which will performed at the BlackBox theater. Ticket information and purchasing can be done at lincolnparkarts.org.

To hear the full interview with Justin Fortunato, click on the play button below!