(Ambridge, Pa) It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Ambridge Historic District EDC is hosting its Christmas in the Historic District in partnership with Old Economy Village’s Christmas at the Village event Saturday, December 2, 2023, from 2PM to 9 PM and Sunday, December 3, 2023, from 2PM to 7 PM. This event has something for everyone.  It’s a seasonal experience to remember for the whole family.

Activities scheduled throughout the historic district including carriage rides, pictures with Santa at the Laughlin Memorial Library, and an open house celebration at the Ohio Valley Lines train museum. Get your holiday shopping done early at Historic Ambridge’s 4 antique shops including Akulina’s Antiques, Bird and Bear, Good Intent Trading and Rivertown Antiques. Homemade food will be available from the Historic District’s food booth, sweet treats, seasonal offerings and specials from Two Sister’s Bakery and Café, and Old Crow Coffee shop.   Check out the Live Nativity at Saint John’s Lutheran Church on Saturday, December 2 from 5PM  and German food offerings.  Stay and enjoy the whole weekend at the Heslet House B&B, Epochary Inn, or Cobblestone Suites.

To learn more and see the complete weekend schedule, please visit Ambridge Historic District’s Facebook page.

Old Economy’s will be celebrating their 25^th annual Christmas at the Village featuring candlelit cobblestone streets and historic buildings decked out in their holiday finery. Local vendors will be selling unique handmade items for last-minute holiday gifts. Enjoy carolers and musicians as they stroll through the village. Children will get a chance to meet Belsnickel (the Pennsylvania Dutch Santa Claus) and see if they are on the naughty or nice list. Admission required.

The Ambridge Historic District EDC (AHDEDC), a 501 (c) (3), is dedicated to improving Ambridge’s Historic District’s vitality and livability and encouraging a walkable neighborhood. Past projects include new welcome banners on area light poles, refurbished street signs, lighted visitor kiosks, and interpretative markers with information on area attractions and local history. In addition to spearheading the historic restoration of endangered buildings, AHDEDC has installed over 20 National Historic District markers on landmark properties.

The Ambridge Historic District is located 18 miles NW of Pittsburgh along the Ohio River in the Borough of Ambridge. This 32-acre National historic district contains the original buildings of the Harmony Society, a German communitarian sect that settled here in 1824. Within the Ambridge Historic District is the 6-acre museum of Old Economy Village with 17 restored historical buildings in original locations surrounded by gardens.

Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published November 27, 2023 10:11 A.M.

(Aliquippa, Pa) From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aliquippa Junior Senior High School will host STEM-minded students ages 9-18 from across the region as they compete in the 2023 Western PA FLL State Championship, the premier scholastic robotics competition in PA.

Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published November 27, 2023 10:05 A.M.

(Aliquippa, Pa) Aliquippa Mayor Dwan B. Walker says an Iranian-backed Cyber group caused the hack that occurred on Saturday at one of the water booster stations located outside the city that monitors and regulates pressure for Raccoon and Potter Townships. He said there’s no risk to the water supply. According to information released by Water Authority chairman Matt Mottes, the machine that was hacked uses a system called Unitronics, which has software and components that are Israel-owned. The system has been disabled. State Police were called in to begin a criminal investigation on the hack. CyberAv3Av3ngers have taken responsibility for several attacks, including 10 water treatment stations in Israel. Mayor Walker said that President Joe Biden has been made aware of the incident.

(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

The sights and sounds of the Christmas season were flowing through the cold winds of Third Street in Beaver, as the 2023 edition of Light Up Night drew a crowd of hundreds to celebrate the arrival of the “most wonderful time of the year”.

Live music was presented at the main stage located at the intersection of Third Street and College Avenue, with the Troubled Saints, Christian Beck, and Casanova & The Divas providing seasonal serenades. The parade made its way down the main drag during sunset, keeping things bright, merry, festive, and loud for those in attendance. All of the Christmas cheer was organized on behalf of the Beaver County Chamber of Commerce.

Beaver County Radio made its way out to Beaver Light Up Night to take part in this year’s festivities, with Mike Romigh and Matt Drzik presenting live updates during the broadcast of this year’s WPIAL championships.

Coverage of Light Up Night on Beaver County Radio was presented by D&G Rent-Alls, CCBC, and Moon Township Ford. Click below for additional pictures of the night:

(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

The Butcher and The Baker LLC in Darlington has announced that they are permanently closing its doors on December 16, 2023.

In a statement posted to the company’s Facebook page, owners JC and Jill Summers stated the following:

“It has been a pleasure to serve you for the last 8 and a half years. It is unfortunate we must close our doors, but we want you to know how much we appreciated your business and support over the years.”

The announcement also mentioned that there will be an online auction for equipment and supplies to be announced at a later date.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Former federal prosecutor Katayoun “Kat” Copeland will run for attorney general of Pennsylvania in 2024, she said this week.

Copeland, a Republican, recently left her job in the U.S. attorney’s office in Philadelphia ahead of announcing her candidacy for attorney general, the state’s top law enforcement official.

The office has an annual budget of about $140 million and plays a prominent role in arresting drug traffickers, fighting gun trafficking, defending state laws in court and protecting consumers from predatory practices.

It played a key role in defending Joe Biden’s 2020 victory in the battleground state, fighting repeated attempts to overturn it in state and federal courts by Donald Trump’s campaign and Republican allies.

Copeland, 56, also was a prosecutor for Delaware County in suburban Philadelphia and served for two years as the court-appointed district attorney there. She ran for a full four-year term in 2019 but lost to Democrat Jack Stollsteimer.

Between her work for the district attorney’s office and the U.S. attorney’s office, Copeland has spent three decades as a prosecutor. In the U.S. attorney’s office, she rose to become chief of the criminal division and serve in the national security and cybercrimes unit.

Copeland has competition for the Republican nomination. York County’s district attorney, Dave Sunday, has announced his candidacy and is endorsed by the Republican Attorneys General Association. Craig Williams, a state House member from Delaware County, also has said he plans to run.

Four Democrats have also announced their candidacies: state Rep. Jared Solomon of Philadelphia, former state Auditor General Eugene DePasquale, former federal prosecutor Joe Kahn and Keir Bradford-Grey, the former head of Philadelphia’s and Montgomery County’s public defense lawyers.

Candidates must file paperwork by Feb. 13 to appear on the April 23 primary ballot.

Current Attorney General Michelle Henry, who was appointed to serve out the remainder of Josh Shapiro’s term as when he became governor, has said she does not plan to run for a full term.