Tuesday, April 16, 2013
I look forward to covering the Chartiers Valley area.
Hello, Chartiers Valley Patch readers! I'm Erin, and I'm the new local editor for Chartiers Valley Patch. Former editor Mike Jones, who today begins working for the Observer-Reporter in Washington, Pa., has introduced me to many of you. If I haven't met you yet, I hope for the opportunity to meet you soon. For the past year and a half, I have served as the local editor for Dormont-Brookline Patch, and I will continue that role while also serving the Chartiers Valley communities. Community journalism is what I love, and I’ve been working in the field since 2007. I began my career as a contributor for the Observer-Reporter. From there, I became a freelance contributor for both the Bridgeville News and The Signal Item—both publications of …
Friday, February 1, 2013
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013
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Thursday, December 13, 2012
It's been two years since we launched Chartiers Valley Patch, and since then I’ve reported on feel-good stories, heart-breaking tragedies and incidents that make you scratch your head. Click to read the Top 10 stories in 2012.
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Thursday, December 13, 2012
Today is the second anniversary since we launched Chartiers Valley Patch on Dec. 13, 2010! Over the past two years, I’ve covered everything happening in Bridgeville, Collier, Heidelberg and Scott Township. Since then, I’ve reported on feel-good stories, heart-breaking tragedies and incidents that make you scratch your head. We also stimulated conversations about the fate of Chartiers Valley school bus drivers, whether a local dad should have left his kids in Scott Park to shower and if students at a high school hockey game acted inappropriately. We're working hard to make your life easy by providing news you can use, a business directory with information about places you go, real estate information if you're looking to buy or sell a home …
Saturday, November 3, 2012
It should come as no surprise that this week’s top news stories on Patch were about Hurricane Sandy.
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Saturday, November 3, 2012
It should come as no surprise that this week’s top news stories were dominated by Hurricane Sandy coverage. And while our friends along the East Coast took the brunt of the punishment, people in the Pittsburgh area were just as interested and concerned about how the unusual superstorm would affect us here. The top story of the week (and month, for that matter) was about most South Hills communities rescheduling Trick-or-Treating to Saturday. Only Carnegie kept it on the traditional Halloween night. Other top stories included forecasting when Sandy would hit the Pittsburgh area and the aftermath of it passing through western Pennsylvania. Two more stories included downed trees and powerlines that closed a Bridgeville road for hours and a …
Monday, October 29, 2012
From our storm central to our mobile versions, Patch's network in western Pennsylvania has you covered during Hurricane Sandy.
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Monday, October 29, 2012
With Hurricane Sandy set to strike this week, your Patch team in western Pennsylvania will be working to bring you every bit of Sandy news. Here are six ways to get the most out of Patch during the storm. 1. Follow our storm central. We'll be on top of Sandy-related issues and developments relevant to you and your family via news, photos, videos, Facebook and Twitter. If you haven't already, sign up for our email newsletter to get breaking news and weather alerts. 2. Get the app. If the power goes out, your smartphone may end up being your only tool for getting the info on what’s going on in your community. Click here to get the Patch app for free on iTunes. Not only can you use it read news, but you can post photos and videos as well. Don…
Sunday, October 28, 2012
This week's top stories were about a former Chartiers Valley basketball star arrested in a multi-state gambling ring, a woman hit by a truck in Brideville, the Colts football coach quitting after a poor season, a shot fired from a Bridgeville home and a m
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Sunday, October 28, 2012
Click to read the most popular stories on Chartiers Valley Patch this week in case you missed them. This week's top stories were about a former Chartiers Valley basketball star arrested in a multi-state gambling ring, a woman hit by a truck in Brideville, the Colts football coach quitting after a poor season, a shot fired from a Bridgeville home and a man injured in a rollover crash on Prestley Road. Click the links to read the full story! 1: Former Chartiers Valley Basketball Star Arrested in Multi-State Gambling Ring Mike Colbert, a star basketball player who graduated from Chartiers Valley in 1998, was arrested Wednesday in a multi-state illegal gambling ring, multiple news agencies are reporting. Colbert, who is a prominent bookie in…
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Join us in welcoming Brian Duncan, our new ad manager, who will help with your marketing and advertising needs! Here’s a bit more about Brian in his own words.
Community journalism and neighborhood togetherness have played a strong role in my life since I was a young boy. It all started when I delivered the "Community News" weekly publication when I was 12. My dad was also always hyper-aware of everything going on around town, so I learned a lot about community awareness and togetherness from him. Back in those days, it was all word of mouth and maybe the weekly newspaper. But now we have Patch! I obtained my bachelor’s degree in communications at La Roche College with the intention of reinventing media for the 21st century. And while that happened to some extent with deep research papers about a cashless society and a show on the web radio station, all that was just a bit ahead of the …
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
This tutorial is for anyone who wants to publicize their event for free using Chartiers Valley Patch's calendar and announcements page!
There are things happening all Bridgeville, Collier, Heidelberg and Scott every day, and it's impossible for one person to know about all of them. You can help make this site a better representation of what's going on in the community by adding the events you know about to the Chartiers Valley Patch events calendar and announcements page. Our event calendar and announcements page are great for things such as fundraisers, classes, garage sales, shows, concerts — anything where you would need to know the when and where. The video above explains how to post info to the events calendar. It's incredibly easy. Here's a step-by-step: How to post an announcement: The steps are very similar except you click onto the Announcements link under the "…
Friday, May 11, 2012
We selected a winner to receive a $25 gift card to LaBella Bean in Bridgeville. See who won!
The Patch fishbowl at LaBella Bean was a great success and we thank everyone who dropped their business cards or email addresses in during April’s contest. LaBella Bean workers Vanessa DiBello and MJ Whalen pulled the winner this week and selected Carol Garland’s business card. Garland, who lives in Collier Township, will receive a $25 gift certificate to LaBella Bean courtesy of Patch. The fishbowl was placed at the Bridgeville coffee shop’s counter for most of April and received quite a few business cards. If you didn’t have a chance to drop your card in the fishbowl this time, don’t worry because the official Patch aquatic tank will be out at another local business soon. Look for it when you’re out shopping or grabbing a bite to eat in …
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