This document may be considered the formal announcement of the establishment of a new organization, the JB Higbee International Glass Collectors Association, also known as JBHIGCA. Its mission is to preserve the history and heritage of the JB Higbee Glass Company, a firm that operated in Bridgeville from 1907 to 1918 and produced thousands of… [Read More]
Archives for January 2022
First Council Meeting of 2022 Brings A Few New Faces to Local Government
The winners of November’s borough council elections were sworn into office Monday night. First-time borough councilmember Justine Cimarolli joined incumbents William Henderson, Bruce Ghelarducci, Joe Verduci for a brief ceremony where they swore to uphold the United States and Pennsylvania constitutions while serving on council. Henderson was reappointed as council president, with Nino Petrocelli Sr…. [Read More]
Bridgeville Borough Council: Jan 10, 2022
Full meeting video, agenda, and reports to council.
PennDOT Begins Revamping Busy Bridgeville-South Fayette Intersection [Post-Gazette]
Oyler: New Year’s Day In 1922
On New Year’s Day I got to wondering what life was like in Bridgeville one hundred years ago. Thanks to old maps, photographs, and newspaper clippings we can piece together a reasonable picture of those days. These were prosperous times, especially to the eyes of the middle-aged folks who had witnessed massive changes in technology… [Read More]