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14/12/2023

The outdoor Public Art Bridgeville sculptures remain one of the coolest things about the borough. This spring, expect to see a few new ones.

“Crossing Paths” by Seward Johnson, currently on display in Columbus, Ohio. Photo via Public Art Bridgeville For some Western Pennsylvania residents who don’t get out this way muc…

04/10/2022

The Bridgeville public library is hosting an indoor/outdoor sculpture exhibition throughout October. The event kicks off with a reception at the library on Friday, October 7, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Some of the artwork to be featured at the library’s October show (l-r): Princess of Possibilities by Duncan MacDiarmid; Red Tower, by Dan Droz; Unconventional Ballerina, by Amy Short Througho…

13/07/2022

This year's 4th of July Decoration Challenge winners are:

1. Missouri Avenue #1 1351 Missouri Avenue

2. Elm Street # 2 670 Elm Street

3. Charlet # 3 210 Charlet Streetwise

Honorable Mention - Northwest Bank, 431 Avenue

Prizes may be picked up at the Bridgeville Area Historical Society on Friday, July 15th, 2022.

https://bridgeville.org/2022/06/enter-bridgevilles-4th-of-july-decoration-contest/

Click to download the flyer as a PDF UPDATE: TIME TO VOTE! Vote for your first, second and third choice favorites! Download your ballot or pick one up at the at the Bridgeville Area Historical Soci…

10/07/2022

We'll have the 4th of July Decoration Contest winners tomorrow. Several ballots still need to be collected from the historical society.

06/07/2022

UPDATE: Voting is underway in Bridgeville's 4th of July Decoration Challenge. Details at the link below!

Click to download the flyer as a PDF HOW TO ENTER 1). Decorate the front of your home or business in a 4th of July theme. 2). Email [email protected] with your name, contact informa…

29/06/2022

Bridgeville's 4th of July home/business decorating contest is back! Entries are due by July 1, and voting will begin on July 2. Click for details!

Click to download the flyer as a PDF HOW TO ENTER 1). Decorate the front of your home or business in a 4th of July theme. 2). Email [email protected] with your name, contact informa…

14/01/2022

Borough council newcomer Justine Cimarolli was sworn in on Monday night. At the same meeting, council made multiple appointments to borough boards and commissions including:

-Bradley Logel to the Zoning Hearing Board
-Melissa Guiliani to the Planning Commission
-Elizabeth Bellaver to the Planning Commission
-Deb Colosimo to the Vacancy Board

BRIDGEVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL AND MAYOR: (l-r top row) Joseph Verduci, Bruce Ghelarducci, Justine Cimarolli, Nick Ciesielski, Joseph Colosimo (l-r seated) Nino Petrocelli, Mayor Betty Copeland, Willi…

14/01/2022

Monday's council saw the swearing in of newly elected/reelected borough officials, along with appointments to the planning commission and vacancy board.

Full meeting video, agenda, and reports to council.

03/01/2022

The Bridgeville Borough Council meeting that was scheduled for tonight has been rescheduled for Monday, January 10 at 7PM.

30/12/2021

In his annual Christmas letter, John Oyler recounts a year full of ups and downs and says "Visiting with each of you once a week via this column is a very important part of my life. I appreciate your support and especially your feedback."

You can give your feedback at: [email protected]

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 Christm…

30/12/2021

The new comprehensive plan will guide the next 15 years of development in Bridgeville.

The new comprehensive plan will provide a roadmap for Bridgeville’s future. This article is about Bridgeville’s comprehensive plan. If you already know what a comprehensive plan is, you…

23/12/2021

Six-hundred tons of large stone will help stabilize this section of Chartiers Creek streambank.

Images via Bridgeville Borough 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…

23/12/2021

The $10 million dollar budget will not increase taxes, but does provide funding for numerous community improvements, including including major renovations to Chartiers Park, reconstruction and slope stabilization on Werner Avenue, road paving, blight removal projects, police and public works equipment upgrades, improvements to public facilities and flood mitigation projects.

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 e…

16/12/2021

Council voted 6-0 to approve a 2022 budget with no real estate tax increase.

December-Monthly-ReportsDownload 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 Residentia…

05/12/2021

The Clauses were back at Bridgeville's Winter Blast Friday night to meet and greet local children.

Bridgeville’s Christmas tree is lit. After a one-year hiatus due to Covid, Bridgeville residents once again gathered at Triangle Park to kick off the holiday season at the borough’s ann…

01/12/2021

Santa will once again be visiting kids in person at this year's Winter Blast! And there are rumors that there will be live Christmas music, along with the annual tree lighting.

You should definitely stop down. But if you can't make it in-person, you can still attend via Zoom.

Kids can Zoom with Santa from approx. 6PM to 6:30-ish, then we'll switch over to a live feed of activities at the park. Use meeting ID 777 356 4000 and password SANTA2021. (All capital letters).

29/11/2021

The presentation begins at 7:30 PM in the fire department's Chartiers Room on Tuesday, Nov. 30. Admission is free.

Americans captured in the Ardennes region of Belgium in 1944. At this month’s Bridgeville Area Historical Society presentation, Georgeanne Abood Henson will discuss the World War II experienc…

22/11/2021

Some say that parking authority is humble quasi-government agency that operates a decent public lot system in a small town with limited resources. Some others view the authority as a sort of radical splinter group hell-bent on keeping the money flowing from parking meter to employee salaries, no matter the effect on the borough. Many people have opinions somewhere in the middle.

In any case, there's a vacancy on the parking authority board, if anybody is interested in serving.

The borough is looking for residents interested in filling a vacancy on the Bridgeville Parking Authority Board. This is a volunteer position with a five-year term. The parking authority oversees B…

22/11/2021

12/11/2021

In case you missed it, here's council's November meeting, which kicked off with Years of Service awards for councilmen Nino Petrocelli Sr., William Henderson, Bruce Ghelarducci, and Joe Colosimo.

Full video, agenda, and reports to council.

30/10/2021