Committee to Clean and Beautify Ambridge - This is the volunteer group that has been picking up trash off the streets on Sunday mornings!  You've seen 'em!  Come on out to help and make new friends!

Click here for the group history

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Saturday’s GREAT PA CLEAN UP was a big success!

Approximately 70-80 volunteers of all ages participated.  We separated into 5 teams to clean different parts of Ambridge and worked from 9am to noon, collecting 68 bags of litter.  Afterwards, we enjoyed time together snacking on hot dogs &  pizza.

Many people and organizations helped to make the event a success:

• St. Mary’s church for use of their hall and parking lot

• Mr. Robert Moltoni & the New Economy Business Park for a cash donation that helped with the food and gift certificates raffled off

• Ambridge Regional Development for sponsoring part of the event

• Vocelli’s Pizza

• Creekside Springs

• Ambridge ROTC

• AAHS Interact students

• Ambridge Borough for use of the streetsweeper and Don who drove it!

•  All the many merchants who donated gift certificates

Of course, this event could not have succeeded without the tireless efforts of Roberta Sciulli who organized the troops.  Special thanks also to members of the Committee who donated their time and efforts to make it all possible.

Click here to see photos from the GREAT PA CLEAN UP

Check out some of the plantings the group has done around town!

$5000.00 grant awarded to Committee to Clean and Beautify Ambridge by Pittsburgh 250 Community Connections!

The grant will be used to construct a water element in P.J. Caul Park.  The fountain will be constructed by a local Ambridge artisan.  Read application.

Community Connections is a grassroots initiative of Pittsburgh 250 supporting projects that encourage civic engagement throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania, commemorate the region’s 250th anniversary, and provide lasting value to communities and the region as a whole.  More than 500 applications for funding were submitted by individuals, community groups, and organizations to celebrate the “Pride and Progress” of Southwestern Pennsylvania—the theme of Community Connections.  A region-wide community decision making process selected 100 projects to share $1 million in funding for events and activities occurring throughout the anniversary year of 2008.

If you would like to know more about our group and our plans for 2008, please feel free to call Ray at (724) 266-1930 or Bob at (724) 266-1158.

Borough of Ambridge 2008 Council Meeting Schedule

Ambridge Area Chamber of Commerce

Meets the 1st Wednesday of each month at the Ambridge Borough Building.  Call Tom Patrician at (724) 601-3383 for details.

2 Wi-Fi Zones in Ambridge!

Silk House Cafe

Caffe 501

Click here to Shop Merchant Street Online

Shop Ambridge merchants listed on ShopMainStreet.org, a national e-Commerce portal that connects savvy shoppers with unique “mom & pop” businesses in historic “Main Street” settings. Launched for the 2006 holiday season, it is an initiative of the National Trust Main Street Center. It allows you to not only find one-of-a-kind gifts, but also helps independent businesses and the historic or traditional shopping districts in which they are located to compete with large national retailers. This site is not just about shopping - it's also about supporting a part of our heritage that is important to all of us.

Interested in getting your business listed?  You must:

1. Be located in a Main Street, neighborhood traditional commercial district – businesses located in malls, strip malls, new commercial developments, and other non-traditional commercial areas will not be accepted.
2. Be independently owned or a locally-owned chain or franchise - National chains and franchises are not eligible for the site.
3. Have some e-commerce capability – this is defined as either a full online store or an online catalog with pricing and phone ordering capability.

4. Have the ability to ship or otherwise deliver products to anywhere in the US – service businesses or other businesses that require the customer to physically visit the store to take advantage of their goods are not eligible for the site.

Click here to start!

Merchant Street, Ambridge, PA, looking north from 4th Street circa 1920

New Water Element in P.J. Caul Park !!

These are pre-dedication photos of the new water element located in P.J. Caul Park at the corner of Merchant Street and 11th Street.  Envisioned by the Committee to Clean and Beautify Ambridge, funded by Pittsburgh 250 Community Connections and Columbia Gas, and constructed by Rob DeMacio, owner of Indoor Oceans of Ambridge.  Rob also donated a substantial amount of construction man-hours.  A dedication ceremony was held on June 11th and attended by numerous community members, leaders, and representatives of the funding organizations.

Landscaping underway for North Gateway to Ambridge

The New Economy Business Park committed to landscaping their property along the north end of Merchant Street in cooperation with the Committee to Clean and Beautify Ambridge.  Click on sketch below to see the plan!

Landscaping plan for New Economy Business Park frontage along Merchant Street

The Committee to Clean and Beautify Ambridge has done it again with a spectacular display around the Historic Anchor at the corner of 8th Street and Route 65.

Ambridge:  Proud Past, Bright Future!

Students, parents, and counselors stand in front of a mural created by the students during the Ambridge Arts Camp this summer.  The mural is displayed in the courtyard area at the Chamber of Commerce on Merchant Street.  Photo courtesy of Erica Zetz.

For those of you that didn't get to see the Christmas decorations downtown the past couple of years...

Thanks to Tom Patrician and the Chamber of Commerce!

Merchant Street List

Want to stay updated on the Revitalization of Ambridge?  Click here to get added to the Merchant Street List!

How the Merchant Street List works

Ambridge is a

Preserve America Community

Ambridge listing on Preserve America Community

Deputy Secretary of the Interior Lynn Scarlett Recognizes Ambridge as Preserve America Community

Check out the application that was submitted!

Preserve America Grant

The Ambridge Historic District Economic Development Board is now preparing an application for a matching Preserve America Grant for the development of a Heritage Tourism Marketing Plan.

Click here to find out how you can help.

Facade Improvement Grant Application Process

Commercial District

Historic District

- Design Guidelines

Before / After Photos

Ambridge Downtown Development Council

Meeting Notes from May 6, 2008

The next meeting is scheduled for September 2nd at 5:30 PM at Huntington Bank on Merchant Street.  Call Bob Nelson at (724) 266-0301 for details.

Ambridge Historic District Economic Development Board (AHDEDB)

Meeting Notes from November 7, 2007

Call Cindy Ridge at (724) 385-0172 for details on the next meeting.

Ambridge Historic District

Arcadia Publishing releases "Ambridge" by author Larry Slater!

click on book cover for more information

Learn more about the $60 million Brownfields Development between 11th and 19th Street

Ambridge selected as site for new $15 million Emergency Management Operations Center for Beaver County

Pittsbugh Post-Gazette article on renovation of American Bridge Headquarters Building

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article on Reviving Ambridge

Pop City article on Schwartz Technical Plastics move to Ambridge

Schwartz Technical Plastics expansion in Ambridge

Cool Space Locator article on Ambridge

Pop City article on the revitalization of Ambridge

Park Place

artist rendition of Park Place

$10 milion project to convert former American Bridge Headquarters

Read articles:

Park Place

American Bridge Headquarters Building

Ambridge Crime Watch

Meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM in the Ambridge Fire Department Training Room.  Contact Joelene Maslanik at (724) 266-2510 for more information on how to get involved!