(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

The borough of Ambridge is improving, and its mayor wants to see that forward progress stay forward while strengthening the community.

Ambridge mayor Gerald “Duke” McCoy joined Matt Drzik on the April 4 edition of A.M. Beaver County to talk about the latest updates on the borough. McCoy touted the increase in business in Ambridge, including two new food shops in the area (one Mediterranean and one Latin), along with the continued push for a new senior citizens center in Ambridge to be built in the old area of the Anthony Wayne school. “We’ll have to talk to our state representative to see if he can help us out with the senior facility,” McCoy said.

The relationship between Mayor McCoy and the authorities in Ambridge has been strong, and he wants to see a similar bond through word and deed by Ambridge’s citizens: “As a citizen, each of us has to do our part,” he said. “I think that’s what makes a community more favorable.” McCoy also praised the police department for informing citizens about the recent stem of car break-ins and having Narcan available for potential drug overdoses.

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