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Ambridge 'flips the switch' on new rooftop solar system
Ambridge is the latest Beaver County site to incorporate solar power into its municipal building. Local leaders flipped the switch officially Nov. 5 on the rooftop system at the municipal complex, facilitated through the Rural Innovation through Solar Empowerment (RISE) project in partnership between nonprofits RiverWise, The PA Solar Center and New Sun Rising to accelerate solar adoption in communities throughout Beaver County. The RISE Project began as a two-year initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energizing Rural Communities Prize. EIS Solar of Carnegie installed Ambridge’s 130.9-kilowatt solar system, which was paid for in part by an Environmental Mitigation Community Fund grant. The borough was also able to leverage a 40 percent federal renewable energy tax credit for the project. The solar panels will offset approximately 100 percent of the combined annual energy consumption of the borough facilities at 600 11th St. and 533 Merchant St. EIS Solar estimates the solar array will save Ambridge taxpayers about $509,000 over the next 25 years. “The Borough of Ambridge is delighted to celebrate this milestone with the community and the RISE Project partners,” said Mario Leone Jr., borough manager. “We look forward to reallocating the savings from our electric bill
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New blood pressure hub launches at Salem Community Center
Nearly half of U.S. adults have high blood pressure, but many don’t even know they have it. It is called the “silent killer” because high blood pressure often doesn’t have symptoms and can go undetected until serious health issues like heart disease or stroke arise. Since...
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Alliance-area news in brief for Nov. 9
SALEM SCHOOLS – Salem City Schools Board of Education plans a special meeting at 6:15 p.m. Nov. 9 at Salem High School to review board goals and the regular board agenda. The board’s regular meeting is planned at 7 p.m. Nov. 9, also at the high school. SOUP SALE – Mile Branch Grange plans its monthly drive-thru soup sale from 4 to 6 p.m. Nov. 12 at 495 Knox School Road. Soup is $9 per quart, cash only. This month’s soups will be broccoli cheese and vegetable beef. Order soup by noon Nov. 11 by calling 330-821-8023. Leave your name, phone number, type of soup and number of quarts and your soup will be waiting for you. It will be packaged and delivered directly to your car, ready to heat when you get home. CHURCH BREAKFAST – Damascus Methodist Church and Middle Sandy Evangelical Presbyterian Church plan their monthly breakfast from 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Damascus church, 300 Valley Road. Cost is donation only. Proceeds from the meal go to the churches’ yearly mission trip to share members’ construction talents. This article originally appeared on The Alliance Review: Alliance-area news in brief for Nov. 9