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October 30, 2018

‘Heart of the Cards’ Food Drive Announced

Games who frequent a local comic book, New Dimension Comics, are opening up their upcoming food drive to the public. The ‘Heart of the Cards’ Food Drive begins today, October 30 and running through Sunday, November 4th. For those wishing to participate, please bring non-perishable food items to New Dimension Comics, 516 Lawrence Avenue, Ellwood City, PA. Proceeds will be donated to the Holy Redeemer Ministerium Food Bank. New Dimension Comics (NDC) is the area’s largest retail chain of comics, games, and collectables.  With 5 locations all around the greater Pittsburgh area and over 25 years experience NDC gives you…

October 30, 2018

Penn State Cooperative Extension Offers ServSafe Food Safety Certification

NEW CASTLE, PA – According to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, licensed food establishments must have all persons in charge successfully complete a food safety training class. Completing the necessary training and passing the associated exam brings licensed food establishments into compliance with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) Food Employee Certification Act. To help food establishments meet this requirement, Penn State Extension is offering a Food Safety Training Course. The course will be held at the New Castle Public Library, located at 207 E. North Street, New Castle, PA 16101 from 9AM-4PM on November 8 and 15, 2018. The…

October 26, 2018

Man Arrested Near Portersville Trafficking $2.5M of Meth and Cocaine

PITTSBURGH – A West Virginia man has been arrested and charged in federal court in Pittsburgh with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine after his arrest near Portersville, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced Thursday. The criminal complaint, filed on October 22, charges Durell Anthony Jones, 33, of Fairmont, West Virginia, with drug conspiracy, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute cocaine. U.S. Attorney Brady said, “This is the largest seizure of methamphetamine in the history of western Pennsylvania. Through the hard work of our…

October 26, 2018

Corona D’Italia Lodge Monthly Meeting Recap

Corona D’Italia Lodge #807 held their Columbus Day Dinner on Tuesday, October 9 at 5:00 p.m. The dinner was held at the Wolverine Restaurant. Orator, Valerie Valentino, who was serving as acting President and Chairman for this event, greeted guests on arrival. Historian, Mary Jane Folino, assisted by presenting favors to all in attendance. Registration was conducted by Patty Kuhn and prize tickets were distributed by Sentinel and acting Secretary, Lois DiFrischia along with member Maura Greco. Valentino recognized Trustee and acting Treasurer, Patty Regna, for the invocation. She then gave tribute to Columbus and his achievements and proceeded to…

October 25, 2018

Borough To Start Strictly Enforcing Address Ordinance

In an effort to increase public safety, the Borough of Ellwood City will start strictly enforcing our address ordinance starting January 1,2019. It will be the responsibility of every property owner (residential or commercial) to comply with the Borough ordinance and have your address “CLEARLY” marked on the front of your property. In accordance with the Borough of Ellwood City Building and Housing Code (Ch 1484), STREET NAMES AND BUILDING NUMBERS Appendix A Section 4. It shall be the responsibility of each and every property owner, trustee, lessee, agent and occupant of each residence apartment building, business or industry to…

October 25, 2018

Tickets On Sale for Portersville Christian School’s An Evening of SIGHTS & SOUNDS

Tickets are now on sale for Portersville Christian School’s An Evening of SIGHTS & SOUNDS which is to be staged Friday, November 9, and Saturday, November 10, at 7 PM. Portersville Christian School, is located 1 mile east of I-79 at exit 96, is centrally located and just twenty minutes from Cranberry Township, Butler, New Castle, Slippery Rock, Ellwood City, and Grove City. The school address is 343 East Portersville Road/Rt. 488 East, Portersville PA 16051. An Evening of SIGHTS & SOUNDS is a showcase of student performances. In the tradition of past PCS productions, student performances will highlight the…

October 24, 2018

October Highlighted As Local Chamber of Commerce Month

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry has supported October 2018 as Local Chamber of Commerce Month in Pennsylvania. We, the Ellwood City Area Chamber of Commerce, are happy to be included in this decree. We are proud to serve the Ellwood City Area with the help of all our gracious sponsors and volunteers. We are thankful that our Chamber volunteers give their time and energy to making Ellwood City a better place to live, work, and play. We have so much to offer such as fun community events, quaint shops, delicious restaurants, state of…

October 24, 2018

Operation Safe Stop Highlights National School Bus Safety Week

On Wednesday, October 24, the 22nd annual Operation Safe Stop will be conducted in communities across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This event is apart of National School Bus Safety Week, which runs from Monday, October 22 to Friday, October 26. Operation Safe Stop is a public awareness and enforcement effort to educate the public that passing a stopped school bus, especially when children are loading or unloading, is both dangerous and illegal. Each year law enforcement agencies, school transportation providers, student transportation associations and PennDOT have combined their efforts to raise public awareness about the potential consequences and reduce the…

October 24, 2018

BC3 Captures 4th WPCC Volleyball Crown, Morella Selected All-Conference

On Saturday, October 20 local college BC3 swept CCBC eye regional title to gain their 4th WPCC volleyball crown in a row. Emily Magusiak and Mackenzie Craig (Monaca, PA) had eight kills each and Emilee Beck 17 digs as the Butler County Community College volleyball team on Saturday won its fourth consecutive Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference championship and 10th under Rob Snyder by sweeping the Community College of Beaver County 25-4, 25-9 and 25-18 in the best-of-5 finals. Craig added 23 assists and seven of 13 service aces for the Pioneers, who beat CCBC in the title match for the second…

October 23, 2018

Yellow Ribbon Girls Offering ‘Christmas Cards To The Troops’

The Yellow Ribbon Girls would like to ask everyone in our area to consider signing Christmas cards to be shipped around the world to the deployed troops.  Cards can be signed by families, businesses, churches, schools, clubs, groups and teams. The more names on each card the better.  It is a great way to show the troops far from home how many people back here are thinking about them. The envelopes can be decorated and a message added to them as the cards will be shipped inside the BIG Christmas care packages.  If you would like, add a mailing address…