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March 9, 2026

ELLWOOD Hosts 20th Annual High School Engineering Day

ELLWOOD, in partnership with Lawrence County School-to-Work, hosted their 20th annual High School Engineering Day on Thursday, March 5, at ELLWOOD’s New Castle campus. Over 80 students from area high schools visited the ELLWOOD location to learn about engineering careers, tour the New Castle campus, and more. The event is designed to be both fun and educational as the students had the opportunity to witness the state-of-the-art processes as well as material testing and machining at ELLWOOD Quality Steels, ELLWOOD City Forge New Castle and North American Forgemasters. The students were selected by their respective schools to attend the event…

March 8, 2026

Bernstine to Host Concealed Carry Seminar in Ellwood City on Wednesday

ELLWOOD CITY – Gun owners and those interest in learning more about Pennsylvania’s gun laws are invited to a concealed carry seminar hosted by Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Butler/Lawrence). The free event will take place on Wednesday, March 11, from 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the Ellwood City Municipal Building, 525 Lawrence Ave., Ellwood City. “This event will be a great learning opportunity for anyone who is considering applying for a concealed carry permit, as well as existing permit holders,” said Bernstine. “This seminar will teach you how best to protect yourself and others from danger, while still being safe, responsible and obeying…

March 7, 2026

Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week Of March 9th

The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities. Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458. HOURS Hours are Monday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., Friday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Please remember no one is available to take your calls unless it is in the hours listed above. Activities taking place this week include. MONDAY, MARCH 9 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – “Interactive Play,” children can play hands-on with various items. TUESDAY, MARCH 10 10:30 a.m. –…

March 6, 2026

Save the Dates! Local High School Musicals to Hit the Stage in March: PART 2: Lincoln High School Presents Little Shop of Horrors

Note this is part 2 of a two-part series introducing the local high school musicals. Today’s part will feature dates of both shows and details about the Lincoln presentation of Little Shop of Horrors. March is an exciting month for local high school theatre arts. Both Riverside Beaver County High School and Lincoln High School will present musicals. Riverside’s stage will be “chilled” but the cast will warm the audience with Frozen. Lincoln High School will delight the crowd with the beloved Little Shop of Horrors. Be sure to save the dates and stay tuned to Ellwoodcity.org for highlights, cast…

March 6, 2026

All Aboard Ellwood Inc. Announces Memorial/Honor Donations

All Aboard Ellwood Inc. would like to thank the following donors who have graciously made contributions in memory or honor of their loved ones: In Memory Of: Betty Donley, Ronin Costa, LuAnn Santillo, Norma Zingaro, Larry Costa, John Perry, Bruno Sciote, George Gobrich, Rita Moroni Shaffer, B.J. Biondi, Georgian Mudric, Alfred Mazzanti, Abraham Gary West, Carol Steilner – from the Ray Santillo Family Larry Gaiser – from Frank McElwain and Ray Santillo LuAnn Santillo, Rudolph Shirilla – from Andrew and Karen Ambrose Anthony Recce, Barbara Mastropietro – from John and Carol Todorich Carol Steilner – from Dick Painter In Honor…

March 5, 2026

Riverside Swimming Makes Splash At WPIAL Championships, Relay Team Qualifies For PIAA

The Riverside swimming team was well represented at the 2026 AA WPIAL Swimming/Diving Championships held at Trees Pool on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh this past weekend. Four Panthers had successful showings highlighted by Peter Ruggeri and Nate Goff who each earned medals in their respective meets Ruggeri placed 6th place in the 100 Yard Butterfly with a time of 56.38 while Goff placed 7th place in the 100 Yard Backstroke with a time of 57.48. Josh Turner placed 9th (50.88) and Nick DePaoli placed 18th (51.83) in the 100 Yard Freestyle to round out notable individual performances….

March 5, 2026

Save the Dates! Local High School Musicals to Hit the Stage in March: Part 1: Riverside Presents Frozen

Note this is part 1 of a two-part series introducing the local high school musicals. Today’s part will feature dates of both shows and details about the Riverside presentation of Frozen. March is an exciting month for local high school theatre arts. Both Riverside Beaver County High School and Lincoln High School will present musicals. Riverside’s stage will be “chilled” but the cast will warm the audience with Frozen. Lincoln High School will delight the crowd with the beloved Little Shop of Horrors. Be sure to save the dates and stay tuned to Ellwoodcity.org for highlights, cast Q&As, image galleries,…

March 5, 2026

Red Barn Players Announce 2026 Line Up; Hosting Auditions Next Week

The Red Barn Players have announced its 2026 show line-up. Along with the show, Red Barn will also be holding auditions next week. Auditions will take place at Calvin Presbyterian Church, 415 Grandview Avenue, Zelienople, PA, on Thursday, March 12, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday, March 15th, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Auditioning for Plays: Please come to one of the audition sessions – no signup is necessary. Cold readings will be provided. No monologue or preparation is needed. Auditioning for the musical: Please prepare a 16-32 bar cut of a musical theatre song in the…