Talk about a close race. Just eight votes separated three candidates from one council seat in yesterday’s election. Incumbent Republicans Jason Sarasnick and Michael Tolmer easily held on their seats with more than 500 votes each. Democrat Joseph Colosimo Jr. won the final contested council seat by receiving 428 votes. Only three votes behind him was Republican Bob Fryer,… [Read More]
Archives for 2015
Help Wanted: Bridgeville Public Works Is Looking For An Equipment Operator
Do you a Class B CDL license? Have experience operating heavy equipment? Then you have until Friday, Nov. 13 to apply for this job opening in the borough’s public works department
Here’s The Plan to Fix Traffic Congestion On the North End of Washington Avenue
In August, we explained why traffic in Bridgeville is the worst, and we looked at one possible solution that would radically revamp Route 50 and Washington Avenue near the South Fayette border. Among other changes, the plan for the south end of town would add a slew of new right- and left-turn only lanes and widen the… [Read More]
Should Bridgeville Stop Outsourcing Trash Collection?
For most of borough council, Waste Management made an offer too good to refuse. Not only was the Texas-based trash hauler the low bidder among the the firms vying for Bridgeville’s next garbage collection contract, which begins in 2016, but Waste Management actually submitted a price lower than what the borough currently pays to… Waste Management. After a… [Read More]
The Fire Chief Isn’t Happy That The Same Basements Keep Flooding On Baldwin Street
During a recent rainstorm, Bridgeville Volunteer firefighters spent five hours pumping water out of basements on Baldwin Street. When the next storm comes, the same volunteer firefighters will likely be back at the same houses—the ones that don’t have backflow preventers or, in some cases, sump pumps. It’s getting old, according to fire chief Bill… [Read More]
Bridgeville Borough Council – Oct. 12, 2015
Bridgeville borough council’s agenda looked light this month, which wasn’t the worst problem to have when council’s meeting night was competing against a Steelers game for viewers. The football comparison held up when council committed a false start by beginning its workshop meeting without the necessary number of councilmembers present. Council quickly realized the mistake… [Read More]
Curbside Leaf Pick-Up Starts Today
Beginning today, Bridgeville residents can sweep leaves into a pile at the curb for the borough to collect. The leaf clean-up service continues until the first week of December, weather permitting, and follows the current street sweeping schedule. The borough has a copy of the schedule online here. Beginning in November, the public works department will collect tree trimmings and… [Read More]
There Might Be A Church For Sale On Dewey Avenue Soon
After nearly 100 years, St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church will be saying goodbye to Bridgeville. This spring, the parish plans to move into a new church building at 3230 Washington Pike, near Portman Farms and Giant Eagle in South Fayette. St. George has been in Bridgeville since about 1920. Its first quarter-century was spent in… [Read More]
Bridgeville Woman Faces Drug Charges Tied To Prescription Painkiller Scheme
A scheme to obtain prescription painkillers has a Bridgeville woman facing drug charges, along with three alleged co-conspirators. According to the Tribune-Review, two Pittsburgh-area physician assistants had been writing dozens of unauthorized prescriptions for narcotic painkillers. Some of those scripts were written for the Bridgeville woman and her son, who lives in Carnegie: The group… [Read More]
Got A Listing For The Next Borough Newsletter? Deadline Is Almost Here
Material for the next edition of the official borough newsletter is due on Tuesday, Oct. 6. The fourth-quarter edition of It’s A Bridgeville Thing—Read Over It! covers November, December, and January. The newsletter accepts event and informational listings from local non-profit organizations. To submit, email your item to info@bridgevilleboro.com and to dgc992@yahoo.com. Put “Newsletter” in the subject line. For more specific… [Read More]
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