Archives for August 2016

State Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-46) attended Bridgeville’s August council meeting to present a resolution honoring former councilman Bill Colussy, who died in May. While accepting the resolution, Colussy’s daughter, Alyson… [Read More]

In July, Bridgeville Borough Council voted to update the ordinance that spells out where residents are permitted to park on McLaughlin Run Road. That update was slightly altered earlier this month to allow… [Read More]

SouthBridge EMS recently received a $90,000 grant to help purchase new heart monitors for its ambulances. “We’re in the process of getting four fully loaded, top-end heart monitors,” said Dan… [Read More]

On the 300-block of Hickman Street, there are parking meters in front of every non-residential building except one—the Bridgeville Parking Authority’s office. That’s going to change soon. The authority plans to… [Read More]

First, some budding arsonist tried to set the swings on fire at Chartiers Park. Then at Cook School Park, somebody set another fire. Then, somebody spray-painted the men’s room at Cook School Park…. [Read More]

Holy Child Catholic Parish already uses its old school building as a parish life center, but some notable improvements are coming soon. A project site plan that Bridgeville Borough Council approved earlier this month… [Read More]

Here’s an interesting idea, courtesy of borough resident Bob Fryer: Make the already-nice streetscape along Washington Avenue even more impressive by lining it with trees. Then at night ratchet up… [Read More]

Everybody knows that the sidewalk near the railroad overpass on Washington Avenue it is terrible shape, and one resident put a big exclamation point on that idea by nailing a… [Read More]

One of the issues facing the Bridgeville Planning Commission lately has been getting its members to show up for planning commision meetings. So, immediately after appointing Nino Petrocelli Sr. to fill a… [Read More]