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08.28.09
Latest News

The North Boroughs Fireworks Celebration is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, starting off with the Avonworth vs. Northgate hotdog eating contest, followed by music from Uptown Rhythm & Brass and fireworks at dusk. Should bad weather force a delay or change in the event, you can check this blog on Saturday for the latest information.

09.18.09
Bellevue Police News

Bellevue Police officers arrested two individuals for driving under the influence (DUI).

Lynn Ward, 42, of Union Avenue in West View, was arrested for DUI during a traffic stop on Grant Avenue on Sept. 8.

Harold Novick Jr., 29, of Aliquippa, was arrested for DUI during a traffic stop on Ohio River Boulevard Sept. 13.

09.04.09
Bellevue residents want help with dangerous curve

Bellevue residents concerned about a sharp bend on North Starr Avenue asked Bellevue Council this week for help in getting the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to address the dangerous situation.

Richard Lang of Clinton Place told council members at their Sept. 1 meeting that PennDOT has recognized two other curves on the state highway that runs along Starr Avenue and onto Union Avenue, yet continues to allow traffic to travel around the North Starr Avenue bend without proper signage or speed restrictions.

08.14.09
News Briefs

Budget cuts?

Avonworth administrators may look to budget cuts for Avonworth Elementary School in order to provide additional consulting services at the school.

Board treasurer Frank Mucha said at the board's regular meeting on Monday that the district is looking at entering into an agreement with John Esaias for consulting services for the first semester of this school year.

The agreement would pay Esaias $50 per hour, to work two days a week, at a cost not to exceed $12,500.

08.07.09
News update

We just received word from PennDOT that the planned closing of Union Avenue will not occur this weekend after all. Motorists can, however, expect lane closings on I-279.

There are a number of stories in this week's edition of The Citizen that you won't want to miss. Among them are:

06.26.09
Avalon Police News

Police responded to two accidents on Union Avenue attributed to manholes exposed during road construction. Both occurred on June 20. In the first, the vehicle was towed after the car’s oil pan was damaged. In the second, the driver told police that hitting the manhole caused the vehicle to come to a stop and the air bags deployed.

06.19.09
Avalon park takes the brunt of heavy storms

Even as local emergency responders and municipal officials waited to see what weather was in store for the area over the weekend, crews began the clean-up Thursday morning of the debris left behind by heavy thunderstorms Thursday night.