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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.

The trial of a former state House member from Beaver County was postponed until Wednesday, the judge overseeing the case said today.

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.

Nearly three years since word first surfaced of lawmakers giving publicly funded bonuses for campaign work, the first case in the Bonusgate corruption scandal is coming to trial.

The pain exploding in John Goucher's chest could not be ignored. "How am I going to pay for an ambulance?" the 34-year-old thought, as he lay on the living room floor of his home in the Poconos.

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.

After he scored a room at the Excalibur online for $24 a night, Mario Ellis hopped in his car and headed for Sin City.

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

Share + Nov 17, 2009 1:01 pm US/Eastern AMBRIDGE The Old Economy Village is in danger of closing because of state budget cuts.

A Beaver County landmark will have to close its doors because of statewide budget cuts and layoffs that were announced on Monday, according to a Sewickley Herald report .

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.

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

During the past 16 months, three of Pennsylvania's most powerful state legislative leaders fell from grace on accusations of taking advantage of taxpayers to satisfy their lust for power, finance campaigns or enrich their lifestyles.

Once again the state of the economy has forced the Mifflin County Commissioners to make some tough decisions.

"Our core mission of educating women," says Dr. Esther Barazzone, Chatham Unversity president, "both undergraduate and graduate, is extremely important for the economic development of the region." Leaning forward in her well appointed office in Andrew Mellon's former home, a large, faux-Tudor structure that once housed the Secretary of the Treasury ...

A little history never hurts. So for this Great Date, we will be heading north from Pittsburgh on the trail of one of the more interesting, but obscure, migrations to Western Pennsylvania.

Backers of a casino proposal on the fall ballot are counting on Ohio's abysmal economy to shift the winds in one of the nation's most stubborn antigambling states.

Three local businesses that want to showcase two wind turbines and one solar panel array on property in Bell Acres will have to wait at least a month before learning whether the controversial project can move forward.

It's now official: Palmyra's fourth elementary school will be called Lingle Avenue Elementary.

On Oct. 17, Old Economy Village will host Scherenschnitte, a holiday paper-cutting workshop that aims to teach participants how to create holiday artwork through scissor cutting.