Archives for 2015

While walking through a local bar, a Bridgeville police officer noticed small, white crack cocaine rocks underneath one patron’s barstool. After the patron was arrested and searched, police found a glass crack pipe and more crack rocks. A photo of an officer’s gloved hand holding the drugs and pipe made a splash on the department’s… [Read More]

How good is the chicken salad at the Bridgeville Rite-Aid? Apparently, it’s good enough to steal, if you’re the 38-year-old Donora woman who was arrested for shoplifting a salad right around lunch time on July 15. In addition to the purloined poultry, the woman also stole Red Bull, chewing gum, peppermint breath mints, make-up, and… [Read More]

For at least 30 years, it has been illegal to park on the north side of Baldwin Street. And for 30 years, nobody really enforced that ordinance — until recently when police began putting warning tickets on cars illegally parked on Baldwin Street. At least a half-dozen residents and business owners showed up at Monday’s… [Read More]

McLaughlin Run Road will be restricted to one lane at the intersection with Ridge Road until 5 p.m. today (Friday), according to a Bridgeville Police Department’s Facebook update this morning. Also, if you live in Bridgeville and you’re not already following the Bridgeville Police Department on Facebook, you should go do so now.

Bridgeville is looking for an experienced equipment operator to join its public works department. Applications must be submitted by August 10. Here are the details, from the borough’s web site: The Borough of Bridgeville, Allegheny County is seeking an experienced equipment operator/public works employee. The applicant must possess a CDL Class B Driver’s License at the time of… [Read More]

At the last borough council meeting, Liz Calabro asked residents to use social media and email to get the word out about the farmers market that takes place each Tuesday on Washington Avenue. So here it is: The Bridgeville Farmers Market runs from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m every Tuesday this summer. The market includes… [Read More]

Update: We jumped the gun — on last year’s newsletter. The junk car item was from the autumn 2014 borough newsletter. But still, don’t leave your broken down car in the street. Here’s how serious Bridgeville is about getting rid of junk cars around town — junk cars are the the lead item in the… [Read More]

A section of Bower Hill Road continues to crumble. Repaving the road in 2013 didn’t seem to help. Last week, council authorized a $72,000 reconstruction of a part of Bower Hill. Will this solve the problem, or will the borough continue to foot repair bills every few years? Check out the discussion in this quick summary of the… [Read More]