Tuesday’s primary election won’t impact Bridgeville Borough Council. With four candidates from each party vying for four open seats, those races will be decided in this fall’s general election. In the race for Chartiers Valley School Board, however, where candidates can cross-register, Tuesday will be a make-or-break day for some of the eight candidates vying… [Read More]
Borough Building Needs New Roof
Aiming to balance in-person meetings with ongoing social distancing guidelines, borough council held its past two meetings in the spacious Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Department’s spacious Chartiers Room. But at the same time, there’s been plenty of action in council’s usual meeting space. Last month, the municipal building developed a roof leak that poured water directly… [Read More]
Bridgeville Borough Council: May 10, 2021
Council meeting video, agenda, and reports
Oyler: Historical Society Civil War Presentation Recap
The last Tuesday in April presented me with a conflict. The good news was that our Book Club, which has been meeting remotely for over a year was going to convene at Norm Cohen’s home, in person. The bad news was that the Bridgeville Area Historical Society was holding a program meeting that I wanted… [Read More]
Oyler: Senior Design Time
One of my favorite experiences each term is serving as a mentor for a team in Pitt’s Civil Engineering Senior Design Project program. Despite the complications of pandemic social distancing, the program has managed to continue to provide each graduating senior with a valuable “near-real-world” engineering experience as a member of an integrated design team…. [Read More]
Bridgeville Area Historical Society: Day by Day with the 123rd PA Volunteers, Major Allegheny Regiment Fights During the Civil War
Author Chris George spoke to the Bridgeville Area Historical Society on April 27, 2021 about the experiences of the 123rd Pennsylvania volunteer regiment during the Civil War.
Bridgeville Planning Commission: April 26, 2021
Full video of the planning commission’s April 26 meeting.
Oyler: Spring Is A Little Late This Year
It is always a treat to watch Spring arrive in our woods. Somehow the combination of Pandemic exhaustion and my recent illness has made it even more special than usual this year. By my calculations it is about ten days late this year, and more welcome than ever. My walks in the woods invariably begin… [Read More]
Pizza Shop Owners Save Man From Burning House, Get Day In Their Honor
The owners of Country Style Pizza had a day named in their honor last week after they rescued a Bridgeville resident from a burning house. April 13 was “Stephen Hines and Zack Adams Day” — celebrating the stepfather and stepson hero duo. On March 20, they were renovating their pizza shop at the corner of… [Read More]
Oyler: Early 1800s Barn Re-Raising Continues at Woodville
I continue to be thrilled by the construction of a new barn at Woodville, part of Neville House Associates’ ambitious project to create “the Woodville Experience” by complementing the Neville House with authentic outbuildings. The result will provide twenty-first century visitors with an opportunity to experience life on a wealthy western Pennsylvania estate in the… [Read More]
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