I have just returned from a delightful week’s vacation at Chautauqua with my daughter Elizabeth and her family. We have visited there off and on for many years; last year we decided to rent a house for a week inside the Institution, a pleasant experience although the pandemic had eliminated nearly all of the regularly… [Read More]
Archives for August 2021
Halloween Parade, COVID Cases, and Other Notes from August’s Bridgeville Council Meeting
This year’s Halloween parade is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 30, said councilman Joe Colosimo, who heads the parks and recreation committee LITERALLY A TON OF TRASH More than 220 people brought 22,000 pounds of trash to Bridgeville’s household hazardous waste disposal day earlier this month. The event was an opportunity for area residents to… [Read More]
Oyler: Pittsburgh Is a Case Study in Resilience
Representing the University of Pittsburgh, my daughter Elizabeth was the co-sponsor of a short course this month in conjunction with Konan University in Kobe, Japan. Its subject was “Global Cities: Pittsburgh and Kobe – Livability, Resilience, and Sustainability”; its objective was to explore the future potential for the two cities. When she first discussed the… [Read More]
Key for Chartiers Valley football could be getting lines up to speed (PG)
Chartiers Valley Area Pets Up For Adoption: Dogs, Rabbits, More (Patch)
Bridgeville Borough Council: Aug. 9, 2021
ROLL CALL:Council President, William Henderson Council Vice-President, Nino Petrocelli, Sr. Council Member, Bruce Ghelarducci Council Member, Joseph Colosimo Council Member, Joseph Verduci Council Member, Virginia Schneider Council Member, Nicholas CiesielskiMayor, Betty CopelandSolicitor, Thomas McDermottBorough Engineer, Kevin BrettBorough Manager, Joseph KauerPolice Chief, Chad KingFire Chief Raymond Costain / Asst. Chief MeglenSouthbridge EMS, Director Dan Miller PUBLIC… [Read More]
Oyler: The Arden Trolley Museum
It has been thirty years since my last visit to the Arden Trolley Museum. An old friend, Kevin Abt, here for a visit, suggested we remedy that omission. It was particularly appropriate for me; my recent column on trolleys in this area has peaked my interest in them. Kevin was one of my first students… [Read More]
Bridgeville Planning Commission: July 26, 2021
Neighbor Spotlight: Bridgeville Mayor Betty Copeland named Mayor of the Year (TribLive)
Oyler: The Steinbeck Museum
Twenty-five years ago, when she was in high school, my daughter Sara wrote an eloquent paper on John Steinbeck, terminating with the conclusion that he was America’s greatest writer. Knowing full well that that honor belonged to William Faulkner, I corrected her, initiating a heated disagreement. Since then, every time I read something by Steinbeck,… [Read More]