Tag: Connie Javens
In-Depth: Beaver County Hid Massive Deficits – Wrote Millions In “Bad Checks” At...
Beaver County ended last year by writing "bad checks" totaling $9.5 million and purportedly getting "an agreement" from Huntington National Bank not to cash...
County Financial Administrator LaValle Resigns Following Beaver Countian Reports
Beaver County Financial Administrator Vince LaValle has resigned his position following a series of reports by the Beaver Countian that first revealed nearly $2...
Bank Slips Show $3.4 Million Unilaterally Withdrawn By Financial Administrator LaValle & Treasurer Javens
Withdrawal slips from Citizens Bank show Beaver County Financial Administrator Vince LaValle and Beaver County Treasurer Connie Javens unilaterally took out over $3.4 million...
Pennsylvania State Police To Launch Formal Investigation Into Connie Javens & Vince LaValle
The Pennsylvania State Police will launch a formal investigation into Beaver County Treasurer Connie Javens and Financial Administrator Vince LaValle next week, according to...
$Millions! District Attorney Berosh Orders Detectives To Investigate Treasurer Javens
Beaver County District Attorney Tony Berosh has ordered county detectives to begin an investigation into a series of bank withdrawals made from a county...
Treasurer Javens Would Not Talk During Meeting With County — Officials In Contact With...
Beaver County Treasurer Connie Javens did not provide an explanation of her actions or answer any questions during a brief meeting held with the...
Controller: Treasurer Connie Javens Withdrew $275,000 From County Bank Account Without Authorization
Beaver County Treasurer Connie Javens went down to a local bank, withdrew $275,000 from a county account without authorization, and then made no record...
LaValle & Goodwald Jockey For Positions With The Republicans
As the Beaver Countian continues to recover from its in-depth reporting leading up to the election, here are some of the latest entries in...
Post-Election Magnitude 9.0 Edition
A total of 37,958 Beaver Countians cast their ballots in Tuesday's election, a number comprising 35.53% of all registered voters. A total of...
Republicans Take Control Of The Beaver County Courthouse In A Historic Election
Republicans gain majority control of the Board of Commissioners.
Commissioner Endorsement: Just Sandie
When voters head into the polls on November 3rd, they will have the option of choosing two candidates from a total of four names...
Editorial: Dear Kerry Lacey – Thank You So Much For Your Letter
Dear Kerry Lacey,
Although it's election season and I've been extremely busy covering the various campaigns for county office, I felt I would be remiss...
Endorsement: Tom Leydig Will Put An End To Javens’ Reign Of Cronyism, Nepotism &...
There is no race that will test Beaver Countians more this year than the one for our next County Treasurer. The differences between...
Republican Commissioner Candidate Dan Camp Was In Contact With Deputy Lt. John Joe Fratangeli
Republican commissioner candidate Dan Camp was in regular contact with Sheriff's Deputy John Joe Fratangeli during the primary election season this year, the Beaver...
Oops! Treasurer Connie Javens Accidentally Wiretaps Herself After Calling The Beaver Countian
Beaver County Treasurer Connie Javens called the Beaver Countian yesterday and failed to properly hang up her phone after reaching this publication's voicemail box.
Democrat...
Investigative Report: County Has Not Conducted A Full Audit Of Treasurer Javens’ Office...
Beaver County has not conducted a full audit of Treasurer Connie Javens' Office since she was first elected to the position back in 1992,...
An Afternoon Walking With Tom & Tim
Those inside of the political bubble refer to it as "earned media," free publicity garnered by candidates from the press. I spent much...
Central Labor Council Endorses Entire Democratic Slate Of County Candidates
The Beaver-Lawrence Central Labor Council (BLCLC) made its endorsements tonight of candidates for this year’s county elections.
The union’s membership body met at...
In-Depth: A Bipartisan Breakthrough or Bilateral Backroom Dealings
The former Chairman of the Democratic Committee has been privately supporting Republican Dan Camp in his efforts to become the next Beaver County Commissioner....
County And State Officials Slam The Beaver County Times For Publishing Myron Sainovich “Propaganda”
A bipartisan group of county and state officials tell the Beaver Countian that the Beaver County Times has once again allowed itself to be...