Articles by Cassandra Douglas

Yesterday was the monthly agenda council meeting and many topics were discussed. Visitors The meeting started promptly at 6p.m. and visitors were asked to come forth with any questions or concerns they wanted to address. With many Ellwood residents in attendance, there were several concerns and questions brought forth to council: First to speak was Paul Dici, who came bearing a “Hillary Clinton for President” sign; he wanted to inform council that he had found the sign on the Legion Memorial Park property and he removed the sign because he thought it was disrespectful to turn a memorial ground into…

Paul Dici, a retired Veteran and resident of Ellwood City recently came across a Hillary Clinton for President sign placed on the premises of Legion Memorial park; he has since removed the sign but he has a few words for the person who put the sign up in Legion Memorial Park: “The park was not built as a war-zone for political debates, it was constructed for us, the veterans of Ellwood in memory of our service to the country, and I find it extremely disrespectful that someone would put a political sign on park property. I don’t care who the…

Controversially, presidential candidate Donald Trump is scheduled to be hosting a rally at the Ambridge Area High School gymnasium Monday, October 10, in hopes to gain back his lost popularity in Pennsylvania. In recent polls Clinton gained between a 4 to 10 point lead over Trump in Pennsylvania. Although Trump has been to Pittsburgh several times, this is the first time he has promoted his campaign in Beaver County. Many individuals involved with the Ambridge School District are worried that allowing Trump to speak at their gymnasium will give a false sense of endorsement from the school- who says they…

Several Ellwood residents can be spotted outside the municipal building holding signs and protesting against Ellwood Electric. One of the protestors, Angie Breckenridge, who has been there since 9 in the morning and brought two of her daughters with her, said she is absolutely appalled by the recent electric prices and she regrets buying a home in Ellwood. “My family and I (her, her husband and their four children) moved to Ellwood in May and we completely regret that decision. When we bought the house we budgeted our financial abilities so I could continue to be a stay at home…

After recent reports of sewer contents draining into the creek behind CVS, the Borough took immediate action to resolve this particular problem, however, due to the aged infrastructure of the Borough it is likely there are more overflows that will need to be addressed. It was not uncommon for cities and towns to be built with combined sewer systems- something that is now being eradicated due to the sanitary issues they cause. According to a Pittsburgh water company’s website, “the City of Pittsburgh’s sewer system is primarily composed of combined sewers, which means that storm water and sewage are carried…