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State Police Tell Ambridge School Board Its PR Consultant Was A Facebook Troll
A fraudulent Facebook account user who trolled Ambridge Area parents and residents has been identified as the district’s contracted public relations...
Beaver School District Rejects Exploring A Shared Aquatic Complex With Borough
Beaver Area School Board on Thursday rejected a last-minute borough proposal to share costs for a community indoor-outdoor aquatic complex.
During the...
Beaver Borough And School District May Pool Resources For A Shared Indoor-Outdoor Aquatic Complex
A week after Beaver Area School Board voted to borrow millions of dollars for a new pool, Beaver Council suggested the...
Hopewell School District To Spend Over $70 Million On Construction – Tax Increases Coming
The Hopewell Area School Board is inching closer to a district-wide building and student grouping overhaul estimated to cost upward of...
Racial Slurs And Bullying Are The Norm In Ambridge Schools Say Parents And Students
When William Bratton was an eighth-grader, he rode the bus to Ambridge Area Middle School with a girl who seemed to...
Aliquippa School Board President Resigns Amid Allegations She Threatened To Stab Students With Scissors
The president of the Aliquippa School Board resigned today as city police and county detectives investigate allegations she threatened to stab...
State Says Midland In Dire Situation – State Police Investigating – Pension Funds Misused
Repeatedly citing Midland’s “dire” financial situation, state officials on Tuesday night backed emergency actions including the borough entering state-designated distressed status...
Beaver School Board Votes To Move Forward With $5 Million Pool – Approves $9.5 Million In New Debt
The Beaver Area School Board voted Monday night to move forward with construction of a new indoor pool to house their...
Midland In Financial Crisis – Defaults On Loan – Unable To Pay Bills – Raising Taxes
Midland is in serious financial trouble and its residents will be paying higher taxes for “the sins of what happened in...
Ambridge Area School District Hires New Superintendent At A County Record High Salary
Ambridge Area School District already had the highest taxed residents and the highest paid superintendent in Beaver County before tonight's district...
Councilman Files Complaint Against Economy Solicitor Over Resignation Controversy
The Economy Borough council member who was barred from participating in a key meeting over a resignation controversy has filed a...
Beaver School District Considers Spending $5 Million For New Pool – $9 Million In New Debt
The Beaver Area School District is preparing to decide if it will spend up to $5 million to construct a new...
Beaver Falls Officials Make Their Case For A Home Rule Charter
Beaver Falls council members made their case for the option of a home rule charter through a public vote during a...
Aliquippa School District One Of The Most Economically Segregated In The Nation
Aliquippa School District is ranked among 50 districts nationally with the worst socioeconomic disparities with a bordering district.
Aliquippa’s border with Hopewell...
Newly Elected Economy Borough Councilman Barred From Key Meeting Over Controversy
A newly elected Economy Council member believes he was barred from the board’s first meeting this month and missed the opportunity...