Laws impact fines for underage drinking, reporting child abuse, animal euthanasia, simplifying voting rules for servicemen and women, and more.
New Pennsylvania laws that are taking effect in 2013 include: SB 941—The maximum fine for someone under the age of 18 caught drinking will increase from $300 to $500 for the first offense, and the penalty is $1,000 on the second offense. SB 1586—The voting rules for people living overseas (servicemen and women, and others) and voting in Pennsylvania will be simplified SB 637—Contractors on public-works projects must verify that their employees are legal residents. SB 1137—Some school employees must be trained on recognizing child abuse, on the legal reporting obligations, and what relationship are appropriate with children. Three hours of training every five years is now mandatory. HB 2630—Aspects of the animal euthanasia law take …
The Sewickley Bridge will be used as a detour until the Ambridge-Aliquippa Bridge reopens in mid-November.
The Ambridge-Aliquippa Bridge is expected to be closed for more than eight months beginning at 7 a.m. March 3 as part of a $16.6 million repair project, PennDOT announced Friday. Jim Struzzi, PennDOT spokesman, said on an average day about 12,588 vehicles use the bridge, which carries vehicles over the Ohio River from Route 51 in Aliquippa to 11th Street in Ambridge. The span in Beaver County isn’t expected to reopen until mid-November. Signs will be posted to guide motorists, Struzzi said. Posted detours will take southbound traffic on Route 65 and Route 51 to the already-congested Sewickley Bridge. Struzzi said crews would be working around-the-clock, performing steel repairs under the bridge deck and substructure work. The $16.6 …
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Mary Lou Ninehauser
11:59 am on Thursday, January 31, 2013
I live in Ambridge , work in Moon, had to cross the Sewickley Bridge for the 9 mth's the bridge was closed before. It was a nightmare. I'm really upset that I have to go through this again, plus the extra gas it cost me, and gas prices at almost $4.00 a gallon again. What a nightmare. more ›