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10.07.11

A young Bellevue man appears to have been caught red-handed by Ohio Township Police, and has been charged with stealing from cars in Ben Avon.

Police say that Macklin McDonald, 19, was seen walking in the rain, acting suspiciously, in the area of Kingsland Drive and Perrysville Avenue in Ben Avon on Oct. 2. Further investigation revealed that the contents of his backpack included several GPS units, with their power cords and window mounts, plus some suspected marijuana.

Police later received reports from residents saying items had been stolen from their vehicles.

03.18.11

Park funds wanted

By LOIS THOMSON

Ben Avon Borough is seeking grant money to start the next phase of improvements on Avon Park.

Council president Lloyd Corder said at Tuesday's meeting that he wanted the borough to apply for a grant now because he did not believe funds will be available in the coming years. The money would be put to use to remove part of the tennis courts and put a surface on the rest that could have multiple purposes, i.e., for tennis, basketball, dek hockey.

09.03.10

Avalon Police News

A South Home Avenue resident reported Aug. 27 that someone had used a credit card without permission, making an internet purchase of $218.65 on May 5.

Nathaniel Vickinovac, 20, of Perrysville Ave., Ben Avon, was charged with driving under the influence on Route 65 on Sept. 2.

Gregory Omlor, 21, of Sewickley, was charged with theft of services and public drunkenness on Sept. 2. Police located him on Ohio River Boulevard after he apparently left without paying his check at Eat n’ Park.

08.21.10

Perrysville complaints

"It's been tough on residents the past two months," Michael Cozza told Ben Avon Council Tuesday. Cozza, a resident of Perrysville Avenue, was referring to the recent construction that has been taking place. "There's a lot of noise, a lot of dirt, and it's starting to look shabby."

07.23.10

Perrysville project

Ben Avon Council awarded the contract for construction work on Perrysville Avenue to McElroy Paving Company.

Borough engineer Ed McGee said that of the three bids received, McElroy came in low at $241,067. McGee had estimated the work would cost between $235,000 and $250,000.

McGee said McElroy had "performed satisfactorily for us" on a project in 2006, and recommended that Council accept the bid. Council voted unanimously to do so. Rob Galbraith was absent.

06.18.10

Obituaries 6-18-10

Betty Hunt Betty E. Dobson Hunt, 90, of Perrysville, formerly of Avalon and wife of the late Ralph M. Hunt, died Sunday, June 13, 2010.

05.28.10

Rain damage

A quick trip to the store became more of a ride than expected by a young Ben Avon man, whose vehicle flipped over after hitting the hillside along Perrysville Avenue in Ben Avon, near the entrance to Avon Park. Driver Mark Keyser told police that he lost control in the heavy rain gushing down the street Saturday afternoon. Pictured here, a relatively uninjured Keyser, who managed to get himself out of the car, jumps back in to obtain some belongings. Also pictured are Ohio Township Police Officer Joel Donovic and NorthWest EMS personnel.

Photo by Connie Rankin for The Citizen

05.24.10

Arthur Gets Around

Arthur stopped to meet Ben Avon firefighter Jim Rupert during a call on Perrysville Avenue Saturday afternoon. Being the intrepid reporter dog that he is, Arthur refused to sit in a nice dry car, and instead braved the downpour to do his job. He would like to thank the nice lady who stopped and offered him a ride.

04.23.10

Perrysville project

By LOIS THOMSON

Ben Avon Council took the initial steps at Tuesday's meeting to begin construction on upper Perrysville Avenue, which will include such work as tearing up the curbs and doing resurfacing.

Council first unanimously approved a motion to have borough engineer Ed McGee draw up specifications for the project, and then to advertise for bids.

10.30.09

Ben Avon to pick mayor, council

Ben Avon voters will find a full slate of choices for borough office on the Nov. 3 ballot, and are sure to pick at least one new member of council.

The potential exists for voters to replace up to four members of council and the mayor, although incumbent Lloyd Corder has a head start on the pack by appearing on both the Democratic and Repub-lican ballots. Corder was listed on the GOP ballot in the primary, but picked up enough write-in votes to secure a position on the Democratic ticket as well.

09.18.09

News Briefs

Education funding urged A resolution approved by the Northgate School Board will be sent to the state legislature, urging representatives to maintain state funding for schools.

"They're talking about giving us less money than they did last year," said superintendent Dr. Reggie Bonfield at the school board's committee of the whole meeting on Monday. "Hopefully that won't happen."

Team elimination? Northgate could eliminate its ninth grade boys' basketball team in an effort to bolster the school's varsity program.

03.20.09

Ben Avon To Look At Dissolving Park Lease

A vote by Ben Avon Council to have new playground equipment installed at Avon Park turned into a motion to dissolve the lease for the park between Ben Avon Borough and Kilbuck Township.