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February 3, 2021

Senator Vogel Raises Concerns About Governor Wolf’s Tax & Spend Budget

Senator Elder Vogel today raised serious concerns about the Governor’s proposal to raise income taxes, increase state spending and slash Pennsylvania’s support for agricultural programs. The Governor today (February 3) unveiled his proposed $40.2 billion General Fund Budget for Fiscal Year 2021-22, which includes a $3.1 billion (8.2 percent) increase in state spending, a substantial Personal Income Tax (PIT) rate hike, imposition of Marcellus Shale extraction tax, and elimination of funding for vital agricultural programs and services. As Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, which oversees the budget review process in the Senate, and Chairman of the Senate Agriculture…

February 3, 2021

Animal Cruelty Investigation Case In Lawrence County

According to a Pennsylvania State Police Troop D Press Release, an animal cruelty investigation report was file in Washington Township, Lawrence County last week. According to the report, and on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at approximately 3:30 p.m., PA State Police assisted Lawrence County Humane Officer and responded to 535 Rabbit Haven Lane, just northeast of New Castle, in reference to an Animal cruelty complaint. The residence was reported to be a single wide mobile home sitting on a basement. The initial investigation determined that the residence was deplorable, holding numerous dogs and other animals in unsanitary conditions inside and…

February 3, 2021

Toys For Tots Fundraiser A Success Among Borough Departments

With the pandemic taking away so much from children this year, the Borough of Ellwood City wanted to help make sure Christmas was not on the list. The borough held a Toys for Tots challenge among their departments over the holidays and generosity kicked into high gear. Randy Gatto, Public Works Director, and Rhiannon Schnell, Public Works Secretary, organized the drive that started in early November.  Schnell had previous experiences with Toys for Tots campaigns when she previously worked at McElwains and was happy to start something within the Borough. “The Borough of Ellwood City has the best group of…

February 2, 2021

Punxsutawney Phil Predicts Six More Weeks of Winter

Keep the shovels and snow plows out Ellwood City! Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter on Tuesday during the annual Groundhog Day ceremony in Pennsylvania. Among cardboard cutouts of fans who had hoped to be there in person at Gobbler’s Knob park in Jefferson County, Phil was greeted by his handler, the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club President Jeff Lundy, and made the prognosis of the prolonged winter. According to Groundhog.org, the morning call went as follows: Now this second day of February, two thousand and twenty-one, the one hundred and thirty fifth annual trek of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club……

February 2, 2021

Lincoln Students Find Way to Give through Games

Local tenth graders Hayden Slade and Grady Smith are best friends with one major thing in common: They LOVE games. So, the duo decided to take their passion and turn it into a charitable opportunity. And in 2018 Games to Give, their non-profit dedicated to providing games to adults and children in need and to active U.S. military personnel serving overseas and others, began. “We are two teenagers who love playing board games, so we decided to start a nonprofit organization to allow us to share games with others,” Grady said. Since the organization’s inception, Hayden and Grady have given…

February 2, 2021

Local Website Company Announces Scholarship

A local website design company is offering a $1,000 scholarship to an Ellwood City or Riverside student planning to study marketing or web development. Heartbeat Websites, a web design and development company that offers complete website solutions for one monthly price to small businesses, has partnered with a local entrepreneur to offer the opportunity. Heartbeat’s owner, Matt Reider, said the scholarship is a way to help students take the next step in toward their professional goals. “It’s a way to give back and help students avoid debt,” he said. Although this is the first time Heartbeat has offered the scholarship, Reider…

February 2, 2021

Bernstine Announces State Grant for Beaver County

HARRISBURG – Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence) today announced that a $198,000 Strategic Management Planning (STMP) grant has been awarded for the City of Beaver Falls, Beaver County. “This is great news for our area,” said Bernstine. Beaver Falls’ renaissance will be driven by the need to increase community revitalization efforts. This grant is an investment in our community in many areas. It provides assistance and supports jobs that pay for our workers to remain a vital part of our community.” The STMP grant, approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, will include the following: Consultant service for…

February 1, 2021

Carofino Elected As Pennsylvania Association of Realtors 2021 District Vice President

LEMOYNE, PA – The Pennsylvania Association of Realtors recently installed local real estate agent, Joe Carofino, as the district vice president for District 9 during a virtual ceremony last week. District 9 encompasses Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Erie, Forest, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango and Warren counties. Carofino is the broker and owner of Advantage Homes Real Estate, New Castle. He is active on his local board, the Lawrence County Board of Realtors, where he served as president twice. At the state level, Carofino participates on the Association Services Coordinating, Executive and Strategic Oversight committees. Additionally, he is a federal political coordinator for…

February 1, 2021

Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week of February 1

The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities.  Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458. PLEASE NOTE The Library will continue doing curbside pick-up. Please call us with the book(s), authors, genre or recommended material you would like to check out and our staff will see that it is in alphabetical order in the lobby for you. Limitations for patrons are 10 items to include books and limited to a total of three DVD’s or books on CD per person. All patrons must wear a mask when entering the lobby and wait until there…

January 30, 2021

Ellwood City Connects On 11 3-Pointers, Bounces Rival Riverside

Ellwood City was red hot from deep on Friday night, connecting on 11 3-pointers en route to its easy 71-33 victory over rival Riverside at Lincoln High School. The Wolverines scorched the nets for five first quarter three pointers with junior Steve Antuono nailing three triples as part of the Wolverine’s 24-9 first quarter advantage. The tally grew to eight triples by halftime as senior Danny Ditri collected two of his three 3-pointers in the second frame.  Ditri finished with nine points, all in the first half, and the Ellwood City lead swelled to a 42-21 halftime advantage over the…