Ambridge News

Jess Drummond Jr., a World War II veteran, is receiving an extraordinary Christmas present from his granddaughter and Ambridge Area School District: his high school diploma.

Mike and Marsha Broniszewski outside the kitchen area of their loft in the Cork Factory liked the idea of being near the beating pulse of the city.

Debbie Thorton, owner of Old Economy Inn Bed and Breakfast in Ambridge. The business faces an uncertain future if Old Economy Village stays closed.

No one would mistake Frank Kocher for a kid, even though the former teacher's eyes do light up like an 8-year-old's when the subject of model trains is mentioned.

A series of defense witnesses yesterday in the public corruption trial of former state Rep.

Share + Dec 7, 2009 6:42 pm US/Eastern PETER JACKSON, Associated Press Writer HARRISBURG, Pa.

In discussing Civil War generals, certain names are as common as the war was brutal: Grant, Lee, Sherman, Jackson, Meade, Early, Rosecrans, Longstreet, McClellan, Pickett.

Share + Dec 4, 2009 10:43 pm US/Eastern Reporting Ralph Iannotti AMBRIDGE 1 of 1 Despite having to cancel public tours recently because of funding problems, at Saturday's Christmas Season Celebration, there will be tours along with homemade German fare and site tours of the decorated village.

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Two events are planned to raise money for Old Economy Village in Ambridge. The state closed the site this month because of a 43 percent cut in state funding.

Police have arrested a man in connection with a robbery in Finleyville. Monongahela City Police had issued a warrant for 23-year-old Joseph Keillor, and picked him up yesterday, according to KDKA-TV. A worker at a pizza shop in Ambridge recognized Mr.

This article has been read 162 times. The man wanted for Sunday's armed robbery of a Finleyville Sunoco gasoline station and convenience store was apprehended early Thursday in Baden, Beaver County, after police received a tip from a pizza store clerk.

Police said a man suffered an abdominal stab wound after a fight in Ambridge Beaver County on Thursday.

A Beaver County teacher's aide is facing charges, after being accused of fondling an Ambridge Area High School Student.

Calling all benefactors: Old Economy Village needs you. Because of severe state budget cuts, this site -- part of the Historic Landmark District of Ambridge -- is being closed permanently, with most of its staff members already furloughed.

From the classroom to school buses, a Beaver County school district said it will be keeping an eye on its junior high students.

Old Economy Village in Ambridge will be shuttered temporarily because there will be no employees to staff the historical site or give tours.

The Central Valley school directors last week approved a job description for their first high school athletic director, and the job was posted Friday.

The passage of the state budget, which involved hard choices forced by a sour economy, has come home with a vengeance.

A Beaver County legislator has vowed to explore all options to save Old Economy Village, a state-run historic site in Ambridge slated for closure because of funding problems.