Saturday's annual Snow Shovel Riding Championship has been called off for a third time this month.

The event is rescheduled for Saturday, Feb. 8 at Old Economy Park.

After spending half the school year working on their ideas, eighth-graders at Ambridge Area Junior High finally had a chance to present their projects Thursday during the Honors Science Fair.

Duquesne Light Co. has issued a warning about a scam artist who is targeting customers.

Joey Vallarian, Duquesne Light spokesman, said a few customers have reported receiving calls stating that if payment isn’t made immediately, their service will be terminated the same day.  

The callers are also directing customers to purchase “pre-paid” credit cards to pay off the alleged amount, he said.

"Duquesne Light does not call customers on the day of a scheduled termination for non-payment, nor does it ask customers to purchase these pre-paid type payment cards," Vallarian said in a statement.

If customers receive one of these calls, the company asks that they hang up, call Duquesne Light at 412-393-7100, and alert the police.

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If you are currently looking for a new job, Walmart has plans to hire 300 new workers starting next month, according to the mayor of Economy borough.

Each January, area Cub Scouts participate in the annual Pine Wood Derby, a local competition that involves racing cars down a track to see whose custom-made vehicle moves the fastest. 

First, the scouts in first through fifth grades receive a block of wood. Then they design on paper what their car will look like. Leaders and parents help cut them into shape and the scouts finish off the cars with paint, wheels and axles. 

Cindy Deschine, committee chairwoman for Baden Cub Scout Pack 405,

The Baden Volunteer Fire Department recently held its annual Tool Bash fundraiser, a popular event that sold out this year.

Ambridge School District will be closed on Tuesday, January 28th due sub-zero temperatures.  The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill warning for the region until 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28. 

The annual Snow Shovel Riding Championship set to be held Saturday at Old Economy Park has been rescheduled for Saturday, Feb. 1.

The Beaver County Recreation and Tourism Department, which hosts the contest, posted the announcement on their Facebook page Saturday morning. 

Photo Courtesy : Alan Freed Photography

After nearly a century of doing business in Ambridge, the borough’s oldest operating store is permanently closing its doors at the end of the month.

Students from Economy and State Street elementary schools represented the Ambridge Area School District this weekend at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Banquet held in Rochester. 

 Winners of the MLK Jr. Oratorical Contest recited speeches and were awarded plaques and money for their efforts. 

Kinsley Aswani of Economy placed second in the fourth-grade division. Elizabeth Baronio and Dinah Bailey, from Economy, placed first and second, respectively, in the fifth-grade division. The students recited speeches on the topic, "Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and why do we celebrate his birthday?” 

 Jacob Levato of State Street placed second in the sixth grade division on the topic, "If Martin Luther King Jr. had not fought for equal rights, how would your life be different?"

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