(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

“One of the negatives that Ambridge has been receiving is that it isn’t a safe town. I want to be clear on the air this morning…Ambridge is incredibly safe.”

Mario Leone made that boast about the borough of Ambridge, where he has held the position of borough manager since 2020. Leone sat down with Matt Drzik on the July 26 edition of A.M. Beaver County to talk about Ambridge’s continued goal of improving, as well as some upcoming events taking place in the borough in late summer and early fall.

Leone is one of several new faces to emerge as leaders in Ambridge over the past few years; a group of new faces that also include police chief John DeLuca and mayor Duke McCoy. Since the start of 2020, the borough has initiated a streetscape project to beautify the downtown area, added two new breweries in hoping to grow more business, and reiterated its stance on safety by reintroducing a K-9 unit to its police force.

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