Ben Avon NewsLocal news for Ben Avon, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.$1.4M to improve intersections in Oakland- January 29, 2008 "You're definitely going to visually see the improvements" An Oakland civic group hopes spending more than $1 million to improve the neighborhood's busiest intersections this spring will make them safer. via Pittsburgh Tribune-Reviewhttp://www.topix.net/city/ben-avon-pa/2008/01/1-4m-to-improve-intersections-in-oakland?fro... House race likely a repeat- January 26, 2008 "It's going to be a close campaign, and she's going to make Jason Altmire earn every vote that he gets." Former U.S. Rep. Melissa Hart of Bradford Woods appears to have a clear path to the Republican nomination for a rematch with U.S. Rep. via Pittsburgh Tribune-Reviewhttp://www.topix.net/city/ben-avon-pa/2008/01/house-race-likely-a-repeat?fromrss=1 Emsworth convict accused of molestation kills himself- January 24, 2008 An Emsworth man who recently served prison time for sexually assaulting a child fatally shot himself Wednesday when police tried to arrest him on charges of molesting another child. via Pittsburgh Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/ben-avon-pa/2008/01/emsworth-convict-accused-of-molestation-kill... County chief pushes mergers- January 11, 2008 "We're going to look for ways to provide government service at a lower cost" The county would help pay for a regional police headquarters in the Mon Valley if at least five of the communities would agree to merge their police forces, Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato told the ... via PittsburghLIVE.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/ben-avon-pa/2008/01/county-chief-pushes-mergers?fromrss=1 |