For its first program meeting of the New Year, the Bridgeville Area Historical Society welcomed back an old friend, Dr. Todd DePastino, for an entertaining and informative talk on the… [Read More]
Oyler: The JB Higbee International Glass Collectors Association
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… [Read More]
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… [Read More]
Bridgeville Borough Council: Jan 10, 2022
Full meeting video, agenda, and reports to council.
Oyler: The Twenties Did Indeed Roar in Bridgeville
My research on Bridgeville in 1922 generated a number of newspaper clippings related to Prohibition, bootleggers, and speakeasies; a subject area that warrants a column of its own. The story… [Read More]
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… [Read More]
Bridgeville Hires Firm to Assist With New Comprehensive Plan
This article is about Bridgeville’s comprehensive plan. If you already know what a comprehensive plan is, you can skip to the third paragraph. But you’re a normal human being being… [Read More]
Oyler: My Christmas Letter
My attitude toward standardized Christmas letters has changed during the passing years. When we were first married, my wife reveled in writing long-hand Christmas letters to everyone on her Christmas… [Read More]
Borough Stabilizes Chartiers Creek Streambank
The borough recently completed extensive repairs to a stretch of Chartiers Creek’s streambank and a section nearby roadway. he $192,000 project used 600 tons of large stone to stabilize the… [Read More]
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