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Beaver County Times
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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Crews Respond To Fire Near East Butler
Crews were called to battle a fire last night at a business near East Butler. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center around 6 p.m. for a fire at Butler Color Press, which is located in the Bonnie Brook Industrial Park on East Butler Road. Dispatchers say a...
Country Herald
Pennsylvania Weather Alert: Pittsburgh Rain to Snow Friday, Nov 10-14
PENNSYLVANIA — Wet highways, falling temperatures and possible snowflakes could bring Pittsburgh its next taste of winter by early Saturday. After temperatures climb into the 60s, colder air will push readings toward 33 degrees as rain transitions toward mixed precipitation.
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Pittsburgh area schools respond to SNAP cuts by opening more food pantries
Every week, Danielle Gill spends hours in the resource room and food pantry at Pittsburgh Arlington K-8. She packs emergency food boxes, washes students’ clothes and stocks shelves with donations. Gill, the community school site manager at Arlington, said she wants students to come to school feeling confident and...