Archives for 2016

PennDOT plans to close Chartiers Street on Wednesday, Aug 10. and Thursday, Aug. 11 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., weather permitting. The street will close between Route 50 (Washington Avenue) and Mayview Road as PennDOT crews conduct asphalt base repairs. Traffic will be detoured. Here are PennDOT’s detour instructions: West of the closure • From Route… [Read More]

In 2014, Bridgeville resident Ron Schott died from a heart attack while hunting with his son. To honor and celebrate his life, Schott’s family and friends established the Ron Schott Memorial Scholarships, which will be awarded to one Chartiers Valley lacrosse player and a one CV swim team member who plan to attend college or… [Read More]

Bower Hill Road has been an ongoing headache for the borough of Bridgeville in recent years. Several times, the borough has paid to have a section of the road repaved, yet the pavement keeps crumbling. Council voted 7-0 last month to approve a $14,000 geotechnical investigation that should provide information that leads to a more… [Read More]

Now that the repaving and restriping of McLaughlin Run Road is complete, borough council has clarified the rules for parking along that stretch of road. Council voted 7-0 to allow parking from 1014 McLaughlin Run Road to 200 feet before Coolidge Street—in other words, the part of the road where PennDOT included a parking lane. Parking… [Read More]

When Bert Cherry was appointed to borough council last month, that created a vacancy on the Bridgeville Planning Commission. Now, the borough is looking for a resident to fill that empty seat planning commission seat. Deadline to apply is Aug. 4. The planning commission isn’t the most glamorous place to be a public official, but… [Read More]

This might be the most frustrating powerwashing ever. Last week, Sauce Bar & Burgers got slapped with a county health department consumer alert in part because its coolers “were not maintaining proper temperature.” But four days later, the health department withdrew the alert and once again put a green “inspected and permitted” sticker back on Sauce’s… [Read More]

This weekend, the Bridgeville Civic League presents the Gospitality Music Festival—a two-day event to bring the community together with the sound of Gospel music and miming. The line-up includes a who’s-who of regional gospel music talent, including Voices for Christ, The Pittsburgh Gospel Lights, DaMarra Chanel, Artistree, Trumpets of Joy, The 7th Angel, Blessed Messengers, Aaron Clark… [Read More]

When a small child found someone’s “heroin shooting kit”—complete with needles, bleach, and cooking supplies—along Washington Avenue last month, thousands of people took notice on social media. A Bridgeville police Facebook post about the incident was shared nearly 4,000 times and in the comments section, hundreds of people discussed—or argued about—the impact of heroin on people and… [Read More]

UPDATE: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that this grant money was earmarked to rebuild the bridge on Chartiers Street. That information came from a state government press release, but the borough confirmed Sunday that the money will go toward reconstructing and widening the bridge on Washington Avenue that connects Bridgeville and South Fayette. Last week, the state awarded… [Read More]