🌱 How Ambridge battled through a 15-inning baseball heartbreaker.
Hi Ambridge! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Ambridge battled through a 15-inning baseball heartbreaker.
- How badly was Old Economy Village’s community kitchen damaged?
- What new training money is coming for Beaver County workers?
Also on today's calendar: Annual Spring Clean Up Day and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Mostly cloudy and warm, with a high of 76 and low of 59 degrees.
- Saturday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 79, low: 40.
- Sunday: Mostly cloudy; windy, cooler, with a high of 54 and low of 30 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• High school roundup for April 15, 2026: Central Valley outlasts Ambridge in 15-inning marathon (triblive.com) — Ambridge High’s baseball and softball teams had a tough day, with the Bridgers baseball squad falling 1-0 to Central Valley in a 15-inning thriller and the softball team shut out 18-0. The roundup also highlights scores and standout performances from dozens of other WPIAL baseball and softball games that shape section standings around the region. 
• Thunderstorm knocks a tree down on the Old Economy Village community kitchen; recovery plan underway (beavercountyradio.com) — A thunderstorm in Ambridge knocked a large tree onto Old Economy Village’s historically reconstructed community kitchen, damaging the building that hosts programs and artifacts. State preservation experts are now overseeing debris removal, stabilizing the structure, and carefully recovering and protecting the artifacts so the space can eventually reopen for community use.
• State Representative Rob Matzie: $650,000 secured to boost training opportunities for Beaver County workers (beavercountyradio.com) — From his Ambridge office, State Rep. Rob Matzie announced $650,000 in state workforce grants to expand training and apprenticeships for Beaver County steel and construction workers. The funding, through the Department of Labor and Industry, will support upskilling programs and recruit more residents into high-demand trades across the region.
📸 Around Ambridge
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Annual Spring Clean Up Day
Ambridge Fire Department Training Room, 600 11th St, Ambridge, PA, 15003,
9:00 am
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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Garden Kickoff!
Victory Garden , 100 Parkridge Dr , Aliquippa
9:00 am -
Friendsday Wednesday FREE Lunch!
YMCA Commons , 2232 3rd Ave , New Brighton
12:00 pm -
Graduate Dinner Gala
YMCA Commons , 2232 3rd Ave , New Brighton
6:00 pm -
Purcellville Music and Arts Festival
250 S. Nursery Ave. , Purcellville
12:00 pm -
Spring Graduation!!!
YMCA Commons , 2232 3rd Ave , New Brighton -
American Girl Tea Party
Laughlin Memorial Free Library , 99 11th St , Ambridge
2:00 pm -
American Girl Tea Party 2026
Laughlin Memorial Free Library , 99 11th St , Ambridge
2:00 pm -
Friendsday Wednesday FREE Lunch!
Fermata Brewing Company , 918 Merchant St , Ambridge
12:00 pm -
Tech Savy Seniors
Laughlin Memorial Free Library , 99 11th St , Ambridge
10:00 am
Saturday April 18
Wednesday April 22
Thursday April 23
Saturday April 25
Wednesday April 29
Sunday May 3
Wednesday May 6
Tuesday May 12
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🗓 Events Nearby
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50+ Walking Series with AARP: Spring's Early Wildflowers at Barking Slopes
Barking Slopes – Lower Access , 520 Barking Road , New Kensington
10:00 am -
Open Trap & Skeet Shoot
Aliquippa Bucktails , 2564 Brodhead Rd , Aliquippa
5:30 pm -
Garden Kickoff!
Victory Garden , 100 Parkridge Dr , Aliquippa
9:00 am -
Family Block Party
Sewickley Public Library , 500 Thorn St , Sewickley
9:00 am
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hello...
Does anybody know of a good builder? In need of a garage rebuild or tear down and a new one built? Thank you for references...p.s. it's mostly… (Nextdoor Harmony Township)
- Gateway Rehab posted a job opening for PRN Cleaning Technician - Center Township in Aliquippa. Apply here.
- GDI Integrated SV J posted a job opening for Janitor & Custodian in Coraopolis. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ambridge here.
🗞 Nearby News
Aliquippa
- Congressman Chris Deluzio Highlights Childcare Crisis Following Aliquippa Head Start Visit (beavercountyradio.com)
- Burglary suspect wanted by Aliquippa police after attempting to steal from business (wtae.com)
- Senator Elder Vogel Jr. Announces More Than $740,000 in Grants to Help At-Risk Youth (beavercountyradio.com)
Freedom
- Nazareth girls track and field athlete and Allen baseball player are Athlete of the Week winners (mcall.com)
Monaca
- ‘It takes a village': Nurse's pantry stocked with help of campus, community (psu.edu)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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