The turning lane between Camp Horne Road and the bridge that carries Route 65 (Ohio River Boulevard) over Lowries Run near Hiland Avenue in Emsworth closed on Monday, and will remain closed until November.

Motorists will still be able to access Camp Horne Road.

The $2.9 million project includes replacement of the existing single span through-girder bridge over Lowries Run, approach work and other miscellaneous construction between Locust Street and Beaver Avenue. The prime contractor is the Lane Construction Company of Pittsburgh. Overall work will be completed this fall.

A unanimous vote by Emsworth Council Wednesday evening put an end to a firestorm -- literally, in some residents’ opinions -- that erupted one week before when the Avonworth Community Park executive board approved a lease that would allow drilling beneath park property for natural gas, part of the lucrative Marcellus Shale reservoir.

PennDOT District 11 is announcing work to replace the bridge that carries Route 65 (Ohio River Boulevard) over Lowries Run between Hiland Avenue and Camp Horne Road in the Borough of Emsworth, Allegheny County, has concluded for this year’s construction season. Single lane traffic restrictions on Route 65 were lifted today, Friday, Dec. 3.

The restrictions were removed shortly before noon. Route 65 is now fully reopened to two lanes in each direction in this area.

A Pittsburgh man was charged with the theft of some 63 DVDs, valued at $1,000, from the Camp Horne Road Giant Eagle. Richard Santelli, 39, was stopped on Camp Horne Road by Ohio Township Police on Sept. 11.

Clayton Holman, 23, of Oakdale, was charged with resisting arrest and terroristic threats following a domestic in Emsworth on Sept. 13.

James J. Kardell, 37, of Emsworth was arrested for simple assault following a domestic at his residence on Aug. 18.

John Arnett, 29, from Ross Township, was cited for careless driving and driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop on Camp Horne Road in Emsworth on Aug. 17.

On Aug. 14, Peter Waddell, 52, of Aliquippa, was arrested for driving under the influence following a traffic stop on Route 65 in Emsworth.

A resident of Eicher Road in Kilbuck Township reported stolen scrap metal from a dumpster in the yard on Aug.17.

Several arrests for disorderly conduct were made recently by Ohio Township Police.

David Schultz, 20, and David Lawson, 18, both of Ross Township, were cited following a traffic stop on Camp Horne Road on June 25.

Brandon P. Durler, 20, of Bellevue, was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia after he was discovered in Avon Park after hours on JUne 29.

Eric Wright, 36, of Verona, also was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia during a traffic stop on Camp Horne Road in Kilbuck Township on June 30.

Vandalism at Marmo Park in Emsworth was discovered on June 7 and 8. An Ohio Township Police officer on patrol found overturned and broken tables on June 7, and received a report of more vandalism to the tables on June 8.

Thomas Kastory, 19, of Emsworth, was cited for disorderly conduct on June 9. Police say he was in possession of drug paraphernalia.

A number of people were arrested for driving under the influence:

Brian C. Cook, 43, of Ben Avon, was charged after a traffic stop on Ben Avon Heights Road in Ohio Township on June 4.

A resident of Breading Avenue, Ben Avon, reported March 29 that a GPS unit had been stolen from a vehicle.

Calvin Altemus, 56, of Petrolia, PA, was picked up on an outstanding warrant on March 26 during a traffic stop on camp Horne Road in Kilbuck Township.

Stephen Bezak, 21, of Franklin Park, was charged with driving under the influence on March 27 after an accident at the intersection of Mt. Nebo and Camp Horne roads in Ohio Township.

Animal Friends’ annual W(h)ine event will be held on Friday, April 16. The event is BYOD (Bring Your Own Dog).

The wine and cheese tasting will run from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Caryl Gates Gluck Resource Center on Camp Horne Road. Guests receive samples of wine and cheese along with explanations of different tastes and varietals, while treats are provided for dogs. Also included are raffles for the humans and a doggie social hour for the canines.

A car parked in the lot at Animal Friends on Camp Horne Road in Ohio Township was reported broken into on Feb. 21. A purse and cell phone were stolen, according to police.

Two people were taken into custody by Ohio Township Police on outstanding arrest warrants from Allegheny County. Timothy Grzandziele, 46, of Ohio Township, was picked up Feb. 19 on a warrant for a probation violation. Henry Lavrich, 25, of Kilbuck Township, was arrested Feb. 20 during a traffic stop.

All are welcome to join Animal Friends on Sunday, Oct. 4, at noon, to honor St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals, with a traditional “Blessing of the Animals.”

An interstate drug trafficking ring based in Ohio Township was closed down last week when a state grand jury returned indictments against 12 men.

The investigation by the state Attorney General’s Bureau of Narcotics Investigation was called “Operation Infamous Choppers” after the Camp Horne Road, Ohio Township business that served as the base for a drug ring that officials say brought some $2 million worth of marijuana from Mexico, by way of Arizona, to Western Pennsylvania.