Archives for 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 Holler had the audience laughing when she thanked them not only for the kindness they showed after Colussy’s passing but also “for putting up with him” while… [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 150 feet of additional parking near the Coolidge Street intersection. Here are the borough manager and solicitor explaining the change:

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 Miller, SouthBridge operations manager. “We hope to purchase them soon.” The funds come from a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant fund for fire departments and other safety… [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 install two parking meters in front of its office at 304 Hickman Street. Borough council voted 5-0 earlier this month to approve the measure, which… [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. The vandalism taking place in Bridgeville’s parks isn’t an everyday occurrence, nor is it a new occurrence, but when it does happen, it’s expensive. Incidents… [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 calls for an elevator at the old school, along with new restrooms, and a courtyard where the old rectory building used to stand. “The elevator and… [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 the wow factor by using uplighting underneath the trees. Fryer believes that this would give Bridgeville the most beautiful main street of any community in… [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 cardboard sign to a nearby telephone phone that reads: “Mayor DeBlasio Plese Fix Our Sidewalk!!!” Borough council had planned to address the issue last Monday by awarding… [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 planning commission vacancy, borough council voted 5-0 to begin the process of expanding the planning commission from five members to seven, which would open up more… [Read More]