Join the community on Saturday, Sept. 30 at Chartiers Park in honoring the life of Ron Schott, who passed away in 2014. Although the event is called the Ron Schott Memorial Softball Tournament, it’s so much more than just softball. The event begins at 8 a.m. and continues all day long. In addition to softball,… [Read More]
Archives for 2017
Bridgeville Historical Society Launches 2017-18 Program Slate With Tales From the Rails
Updated with full presentation video At the beginning of the 1850s, Pittsburgh was on the verge of becoming the “workshop of the world.” The Little Saw Mill Run Railroad’s three miles of track were not the first to wind between the hills and run along and over the creeks and streams to carry coal to… [Read More]
UPMC Ditches Plan To Build Hospital in South Fayette
The $200 million, 90-bed hospital that UPMC was looking to build in South Fayette will instead be located somewhere in the South Hills, according to the Signal-Item: A spokeswoman for South Fayette Township said the municipality was surprised to learn UPMC scrapped plans for a hospital in the community. There was a sense of “surprise… [Read More]
Chartiers Park Bathrooms Slated For Much-Needed Remodeling
People familiar with the bathrooms at Chartiers Park were thrilled when they heard that a much-needed remodeling was planned for the facilities. Councilman Joe Verduci raised his arms in a celebration pose. “No more curtain!” exclaimed an audience member. “[This will] bring us into the 21st century of restrooms,” said borough engineer Joe Sites as… [Read More]
Chartiers Valley School Board – Sept 12, 2017
Here’s the summary, via the Chartiers Valley web site: Action/Discussion The School Board approved salaries, as determined by the board, for Act 93 employees, confidential secretaries, and individual contracted personnel effective July 1, 2017. The School Board approved, effective July 1, 2017, a 3% increase for Scott Seltzer, Assistant Superintendent for School Leadership and approved… [Read More]
CV School Director Resigns; Vacancy Will Be Filled in November Election
Chartiers Valley School Board will not appoint an interim school director to fill the vacancy left by Jamie Stevenson, who resigned last week with two years left in his term. Instead, the board will conduct its next few meetings with eight members until voters choose a ninth on Nov. 7. “We are not going to… [Read More]
Bridgeville Borough Council – Sept. 11, 2017
ROLL CALL Gary Toney Bridgeville, PA 15017 Mr. Toney stated that he had received a letter from Manager Collins regarding a block he had placed on the corner of his property. He questioned the ordinance for enforcement and the location of the right-of-way. Solicitor McDermott noted that if the block which includes objects that… [Read More]
Glock, Walther, Daniel Defense & More: Here’s Every Firearm You Could Win at Bridgeville’s Gun Bash on Saturday
The Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Department’s annual gun bash is this Saturday, Sept. 9. Co-sponsored by the Southwest Chamber of Commerce, the event includes food, beverages, and a gun raffled off every 15 minutes from 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. Here’s the complete list: 6:00 PM — Walther PPQ .45 6:15 PM — Remington 700 SPS… [Read More]
Bridgeville VFD Bolsters Its Firefighting Capabilities With New Water Additive
The Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Department recently invested in a water additive that helps firefighters use less water while actually making it easier to extinguish many types of blazes. The product, F-500 Encapsulator Agent, absorbs up to 10 times more heat than plain water, according to its manufacturer, and renders a fire’s fuels non-flammable and non-ignitable…. [Read More]
Chartiers Valley Hopes To Save Money, Time By Halting Air Leak Tests While Rooms Are Under Construction
Some of the air blower tests aimed at measuring the energy efficiency of Charters Valley’s new high school-middle school complex may have been blowing money in the wind. The blower tests help identify air leaks in a classrooms and other spaces in the still-under-construction facility. But contractors have been conducting some tests—at $2,500 per test—in… [Read More]
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