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 card list. She came from a long line of letter-writing correspondents; for years she treasured a letter from her father that parodied “Hiawatha” and faithfully… [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 streambank and restore the section of roadway that was affected by the landslide. In the spring the borough plans to build a new playground at… [Read More]
Council Adopts 2022 Budget With No Tax Increase
Bridgeville Borough Council voted 6-0 last week to adopt a $10.7 million budget with no tax increase. Millage remains at 10 mills on land and 6.5 mills on buildings. A mill is $1 of tax money for every $1,000 of a home’s assessed value. The quarterly fee for refuse service remains at the same rate… [Read More]
Oyler: College Students’ Senior Engineering Projects Reflect Our Changing Society
Someone recently asked me where I get my ideas for these columns. My response was that I frequently wrote about whatever happened to be dominating my thoughts that particular week. This week it was Pitt’s Civil Engineering Senior Design program. It is instructive to read about Senior Design years ago and note how it reflects… [Read More]
Bridgeville Borough Council: Dec. 13, 2021
PUBLIC HEARING: A petition to rezone and proposed Ordinance No. 1024, filed by Roberta & Keith Walsh, to rezone Parcel 255-E-280 from Conservation to Residential 1 / Single Family. PUBLIC COMMENT – VISITORS, PLEASE STATE NAME AND ADDRESS BUSINESS:1. A motion to approve the November 8, 2021, Regular Meeting Minutes and November 16, 2021,Special Meeting… [Read More]
Oyler: Queen Elizabeth I
The November program meeting of the Bridgeville Area Historical Society was an interesting presentation on Queen Elizabeth I, by one of the Society’s favorite speakers, Jack Puglisi. Mr. Puglisi is a multi-talented individual who graduated from Point Park in 1990 with a bachelor’s degree in visual arts and currently is active producing art works based… [Read More]
Oyler: ‘Pittsburgh’s Ella Fitzgerald’ Was From Bridgeville
In my column on the Deuces Wild a few weeks ago, I mentioned Bridgeville’s own Lum Sams and promised to do a column on her in the future. In the interim I have learned a lot more about her and am convinced her story deserves to be told. LaMese Sams was born in Bridgeville on… [Read More]
Bridgeville Winter Blast: Visits with Santa
After a one-year (in-person) hiatus due to Covid, Bridgeville residents once again gathered at Triangle Park to kick off the holiday season at the borough’s annual Winter Blast event. That meant that Santa and Jessica Claus were back to lead the Christmas tree lighting and greet local children. Below are some of the scenes of… [Read More]
Chill With Santa At Bridgeville’s Winter Blast This Friday!
Santa will once again be visiting kids in person at this year’s Bridgeville Winter Blast! And there are rumors that there will be live Christmas music, along with the annual tree lighting. The event runs from 6:30 PM to 8 PM at Triangle Park (just behind the Historical Society building/the red railroad car). If you… [Read More]
Historical Society to Host “Bridgeville World War II POWs” Presentation Tuesday Night
At this month’s Bridgeville Area Historical Society presentation, Georgeanne Abood Henson will discuss the World War II experiences of Bridgeville-area servicemen who became prisoners of war. For Abood Henson, it’s a story with a personal connection: her grandfather, George Abood; his cousin, George Shady; and their boyhood friend and neighbor, Peter Calabro, all grew up… [Read More]
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