On December  19th, under the direction of Mrs. Marie Dewar, Mr. Todd Hartman and also assisted by Mrs. Debbie Howells, Ambridge Area High School Music Department held its annual holiday concert.  The program included  the Men's Choir and Women's Choir , Jazz Band, Jazz Choir, Senior Steel Drums, Chamber Choir, and the Symphonic Band.   

Senior Project : 
Thursday, December 19, 2013 from 5 pm to 6:30 pm  Children are invited to Ambridge Area High School Cafeteria to tell Santa their Christmas wish list.  Afterwards enjoy cookies and Hot Chocolate with him.   

This event is Free.

U.S. Rep. Keith Rothfus is inviting constituents to end-of-the-year open houses at the Beaver, Ross Township and Johnstown district offices.

Locals are encouraged to stop by the Beaver office from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 19 at 250 Insurance St., Suite 203, to enjoy refreshments and chat, write Christmas cards for local veterans, share thoughts on legislation or get help with federal agencies. 

Anyone unable to attend the open houses, but who would like to send a card to a veteran, can stop by any of the district offices to write one or drop one off  during business hours next week. Rothfus, who represents the Ambridge area, plans to personally deliver the cards to veterans at the H.J. Heinz VA Hospital.  

Other end of the year open houses will take place in Johnstown on Tuesday, Dec. 17 and Ross on Friday, Dec. 20.


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A proposal to redevelop a former steel mill site in Ambridge for recreation will receive a $44,523 state grant, State Sen. Elder Vogel recently announced.

North Side Industrial Development Co. was awarded funding for a project involving an 8.6-acre site on 14th Street, owned by New Economy Business Park, LP.  The site is being redeveloped as an indoor recreational facility that will serve both Allegheny and Beaver counties. 

The development company plans to use the funds to complete an environmental assessment that includes soil sampling and testing. Once assessed, a remedial action plan will be developed in order to obtain an "Act 2 Liability Release" on the site. 

The grant was awarded from the Industrial Sites Reuse Program, which provides grant and low-interest loan financing to perform environmental site assessment and remediation work at former industrial sites. Grants and loans up to $200,000 are available for environmental assessments and up to $1 million for remediation projects.

The program is open to public entities, private nonprofit economic development entities, and companies involved in reuse of former industrial land. Entities that caused or contributed to environmental contamination at the site are not eligible.

I attended St. John the baptist Orthodox church, St. Nicholas the Wonderful Dinner celebration. St. John's plans to host a liturgy this thursday at 9 am & Christmas bake sale will be on 12/23 from 9-5.
    
What is your church planning for the holidays? Let us know! Email felicia@ambridgeconnection.com

Hooray Santa! For more than 30 years, the Harmony Township Fire Department has brought Santa to all the Harmony township neighborhoods hand delivering Anderson's chocolate to all of the children. Thank you!

In a show of solidarity, Ambridge Council members took a stand Tuesday night to show citizens and local businesses they won't put up with nuisance establishments in the borough. 

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