Articles by EllwoodCity.org Staff
Ellwood City Area Public Library Activities for Week of May 16
Activities taking place at the Ellwood City Area Public Library include the following: Monday, May 16, at 1:30 p.m. – Afternoon Book Discussion Group for Adults. The group will discuss the book, “A Man Called Ove,” by Fredrik Backman. Call the library at 724-758-6458 for more information. Tuesday, May 17 – The library will be taking part in the “5th Grade Walking Tour,” hosting 5th graders from Ellwood City, Riverside and Holy Redeemer schools throughout the day. Wednesday, May 18, at 10:00 a.m. — “Coloring for Adults,” a weekly program that is free and open to the public. “Coloring for…
Ellwood City School Board May Meeting Brief
The following is a brief summary of the Ellwood City Area School Board meeting held on Thursday, May 12. Recognition The district and administration congratulated the varsity softball team and head coach Gary Rozanski. The team finished the season 16-0, won the section and are ranked #1 in the WPIAL Class AA by the Beaver County Times. They will begin the playoff season at 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 18 at Seneca Valley against the winner of a Neshannock vs. Waynesburg Central game on Monday. Revenue/Finance The board rejected a motion to pass the 2016-17 proposed preliminary general fund budget in…
Photos: Lincoln High School Promenade
The Lincoln High School Prom was held on Friday, May 6 at the Scottish Rite Cathedral in New Castle. This year’s theme was “A Night at Gatsby’s.” Photos of Promenade by Felicia Greco and submitted to Ellwoodcity.org.
Jozek, Ellwood City Borough’s Police Dog, Retires
Jozek, the Ellwood City Borough’s first police, will retire at the end of this month after nine years of service. His career was honored during a ceremony at the borough council agenda meeting on Monday. Jozek has worked with Sgt. Michael McBride from week one of his training. Since 2007, Jozek has been involved in 247 arrests and 11 bite apprehensions, including sniffing out 789 stamp doses of heroin coated in grease and concealed in a secret compartment in a van. Jozek also participated in over 100 demonstrations at schools and service agencies in the Ellwood City area. Jozek’s son,…
Lady Wolverines Use Quick Start to Oust Rival Panthers
The Lady Wolverines used a three-hit performance by Freshman Ariana Garroway and an early five-run outburst to quickly dispatch the Panthers 15-0 in four innings on Tuesday. Ellwood City mashed three homes runs and used a five-run first inning and four-run second inning to quickly separate themselves from the visiting Panthers. “The team hit from top to bottom in the lineup,” head coach Gary Rozanski said. “We were able to jump on Riverside early and we put the ball in play hard from the beginning.” The victory on Senior Night continued the Wolverines undefeated season (12-0 overall) that will be…
CCBC Announces President’s and Dean’s List for Spring Semester
Monaca, PA – Community College of Beaver County is proud to release the following names of students who achieved President’s List and Dean’s List honors for the spring 2016 semester. In order to be named to the President’s List, students must have at least 12 credit hours of credit-bearing courses in which performance grades are awarded and receive a 3.75 or above for the semester. Dean’s List honorees must have completed at least 12 credit hours of credit-bearing courses in which performance grades are awarded and receive a 3.25 to 3.7499 for the semester. [Those students listed from Ellwood City…
Senate Approves Vogel’s Cost-saving Legislation for Schools
The Senate today (May 10) approved legislation introduced by Senator Elder Vogel that will allow school districts to save thousands of dollars in annual mailing costs. Senate Bill 1077 eliminates the mandate that school districts annually inform parents by physical mailing when the district uses audio and video recording to identify and address discipline issues on school buses. The mailer mandate was included as part of Act 9 of 2014, which gave school districts the ability to use audio recordings on school buses. Instead of the physical mailing, which can easily cost thousands of dollars each year, schools must post…
P.A.W.C. Street Work Scheduled
Pennsylvania America Water Company is scheduled to continue work this month within the borough. Their tentative work schedule for the water company is below. Tuesday, May 10 to Thursday, May 19 — Hazel Avenue from College Street to Smiley Street. Thursday, May 12 to Thursday, May 19 — Glenn Avenue from Fifth to Sixth Streets, Locust Way, Glenn Avenue to Buckeye Way, and Buckeye Way from Locust Way to Sixth Street. Friday, May 20 to Saturday, May 28 — First Avenue from Gregg Street to North Street, Gregg Street from Wampum Avenue to First Street, Clover Avenue from Gregg Street…
Real Estate Transfers for April
Courtesy of the Register & Recorder section of the Lawrence County Government Center in New Castle, the following are real estate transfers from the Ellwood City Area for April of 2016: Ellwood City Borough 503 Foch St; Stanley, Carolyn, Brian, Kim, Martin, Rose Mary, Erik and Tabatha Conti to Katherine Lucchesi for $80,000. 13th Street; Brian and Tina Froce to ATA Properties LLC for $5,000. 512 Wood St; Mario Simeoni Est to Dennis Majors for $90,000. 204 Johnston Drive; Michael Pasquale to Ashley Glover for $105,000. 214 Line Ave; Jeffrey and Lorri Smiley to Hello Fitness LLC for $76,000. 627…