Tuesday, May 15, 2012
PennDOT advises motorists to slow down and expect changing traffic patterns.
The bridge that carries Bakerstown Road over railroad tracks in Richland Township will be inspected Wednesday, weather permitting, and that could cause travel delays, PennDOT District 11 announced. Single-lane alternating use traffic will occur as needed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the bridge area between Valencia Road and State/Grubbs Road. Mackin Engineering and the Sofis Rigging Co. will perform the inspection. PennDOT advises motorists to use caution, slow down, and expect changing traffic patterns when traveling through the area. Visit 511pa.com or call 511 from any phone to check traffic conditions on major roadways before traveling. —Submitted by Press Officer Jim Struzzi on behalf of PennDOT. If you have news to share, please email…
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Jacob and Sophia take top honors.
Jacob and Sophia are America’s most popular baby names for 2011, according to the Social Security Administration. This is the 13th year in a row Jacob tops the list for boys and the first year for Sophia, who knocks Isabella to number two after a two-year stint at the top of the list for girls. There is only one new name in the top 10 on either list this year. Mason rocketed to number two from outside of the top 10 to replace Anthony on the boys’ side. Here are the top 10 boys and girls names for 2011: Mason, a relatively popular name since the 1990s, had never cracked the top 25 until 2010, when it hit number 12. Some may attribute this year’s rise to number two to reality TV star Kourtney Kardashian’s son. However, Mason has been a …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
The president told ABC News that his thinking has "evolved" on the subject of same-sex marriage. How do you feel about his decision?
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Thursday, May 10
A day after voters in North Carolina approved a constitutional amendment defining marriage as solely between a man and a woman, President Obama told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Wednesday that he now supports same-sex marriage. The president—who still supports states deciding the issue on their own—said his personal views had gone through an "evolution" based on conversations with family and friends and the views of his own daughters. "They are much more comfortable with it," the president told Robin Roberts in an interview to be shown on “Good Morning America” Thursday. Excerpts aired Wednesday night on ABC’s “World News with Diane Sawyer." ”You know, Malia and Sasha, they have friends whose parents are same-sex couples," Obama said in…
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Patricia K. Smith used the money she stole from Baierl Acura in Pine to fund a lavish lifestyle.
After living an extravagant lifestyle that included multiple homes, exotic trips and gifts lavished on family members, Patricia K. Smith will spend the next six and a half years behind bars. Senior United States District Judge Gustave Diamond on Wednesday sentenced Smith, of Cranberry, to 78 months in prison and three years of supervised release. In addition, Smith was ordered to forfeit her homes and numerous items of personal property to the government and to pay restitution of more than $10.3 million. Formerly the controller of the Baierl Acura car dealership in Pine, Smith, 58, pleaded guilty in January to one count of wire fraud According to court documents, the married mother of three grown children and grandmother to three …
Monday, May 7, 2012
Elected officials and leaders stress the importance of sending Critz to Congress.
U.S. Rep. Jason Altmire today endorsed Rep. Mark Critz at a rally in downtown Pittsburgh in front of the Allegheny County Courthouse. Altmire, 44, of McCandless, was joined by Critz, 50, of Johnstown, Cambria County, at the rally that also included Democratic elected officials and leaders from Allegheny and Beaver counties, including Congressman Mike Doyle, Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, Allegheny County Democratic Committee Chairwoman Nancy Mills. Others who attended the rally included Beaver County Commissioners Joe Spanik and Tony Amadio, among other elected officials and leaders, who endorsed Critz in the race for the 12th Congressional District seat. As a result of newly drawn district lines, Critz and Altmire had to …
It's time to make plans for the week.
Welcome to Last Chance, a Patch series reminding you of deadlines you don't want to miss. This week's dates to remember? 1. Monday—Flower orders deadline at Northern Tier Library Planning to give your mom flowers for Mother’s Day? Monday is the last day to order from Northern Tier Library. It is holding a special Mother’s Day Flower Sale, featuring hanging baskets, large combo baskets, and both round and square patio planters. Orders can be picked up from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday or 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. For more information, please call the library at 724-449-BOOK (2665). 2. Monday—Pine-Richland School Board Meeting The Pine-Richland School Board meets at 7:30 p.m. for its monthly planning meeting at the administration building at …
Friday, May 4, 2012
There will be overnight single-lane traffic in each direction on the highway.
Be prepared for orange cones over the weekend. Work to improve bridges on Interstate 79 at the Warrendale interchange will take place Friday and Saturday, weather permitting, according to PennDOT. Crews will be installing compression seals on the new bridge that carries I-79 over Warrendale-Bayne Road. The following restrictions will occur: The work is included in a $10 million project to improve the I-79 bridges over Warrendale-Bayne Road and Mingo Road. The prime contractor for the project is Swank Construction Co. LLC of New Kensington. Overall work is expected to conclude in late June. To sign up for PennDOT’s I-79 email notification list for traffic and construction advisories, send email addresses to jstruzzi@pa.gov. Make sure to …
Thursday, May 3, 2012
The senator's attorney requests a two-month delay for the May 21 sentencing.
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Thursday, May 3
Convicted in March of using state-paid staff to do political work, Sen. Jane C. Orie, R-McCandless, has asked for a two-month delay in her sentencing, which is scheduled for May 21, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Even if the judge does grant her a delay, she still plans to resign from her position, according to the article. In a court filing earlier this week, Orie’s attorney, William Costopoulos, asked an Allegheny County Common Pleas judge to postpone sentencing so he could have more time to prepare Orie’s defense and to collect witnesses, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports. The judge is not expected to make a decision on the motion until at least next week, the Post-Gazette said. The Trib reports Mike Manko, spokesman for …
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Tom Smith, Pennsylvania's GOP candidate for U.S. Senate, attended Friday’s event.
Fresh from winning the Republican nod in Tuesday’s primary election, Armstrong County’s Tom Smith—who will face incumbent Sen. Bob Casey in November’s U.S. Senate race—was among the crowd gathered Friday at North Boundary Park in Cranberry for a Tea Party Express rally. “This is the grass roots and this is what’s going to get this country back on track,” said Smith, who was endorsed today by the Tea Party Express. “These are my kind of people.” Billed as the nation’s largest Tea Party political action committee, The Tea Party Express was in Cranberry to kick off its Restoring the American Dream national bus tour. Conservative talk radio host Rose Tennent, of The War Room with Quinn and Rose, emceed the event. Other speakers and …
Friday, April 27, 2012
Under the tentative plan, Sen. Jane Orie's district would move to the other side of the commonwealth.
Cranberry officials are banding together to voice opposition to a proposed legislative map that would move the 40th District—currently represented by Sen. Jane Orie—to the other side of the state. “It just doesn’t make sense,” said Supervisor Dick Hadley, who is spearheading the township’s resistance to the tentative plan. The redistricting process for the General Assembly is taking place based on population shifts recorded in the 2010 census. Under the redistricting plan given preliminary approval April 12 by a majority of the five-member reapportionment committee, Orie’s territory would move to Monroe and Northampton counties on the eastern half of the state to reflect growth near the New Jersey border. If the plan is given final …
Alan Frankel
4:38 pm on Monday, May 14, 2012
How can a business allow this to happen? They must be pretty smart people, who wern't paying much attention to ther bottom line. They must make a ton of money on each vehicle sold, and must sell a ton of vehicles each year. I say shame on the Baierl family to allow this to happen and go on for so long. more ›