Council president William Henderson presents mayor Betty Copeland with a bouquet of flowers in the night she received the Pennsylvania Mayor of the Year award.

Betty Copeland Named Pennsylvania Mayor of the Year

Last week’s borough council meeting was a rare standing-room-only gathering as mayor Betty Copeland was formally named Mayor of the Year by the Pennsylvania State Mayors’ Association. Copeland became Bridgeville’s first female mayor and first Black mayor when she was

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The McLaughlin Park trash rack on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021.

A Brief Summary of Wednesday’s Flood

Pounding rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ida triggered a flood that sent water pouring into 37 residential basements and 19 businesses in Bridgeville’s Baldwin Street corridor early Wednesday morning. Starting around 5:30 a.m., water began rising on Baldwin Street.

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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

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