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June 30, 2022

Three New Inductees To Festival Hall of Fame To Be Honored Sunday

On Sunday, July 3, at 4:00, inductees into the 2022 Hall of Fame will be honored at a ceremony on Folino Entertainment Stage. Please be on hand to honor these individuals who have contributed substantially to the Ellwood City Arts, Crafts, Food, and Entertainment Festival. The Festival Hall of Fame was established in 2018. Hall of Fame souvenir booklets from 2018 and 2019 are still available, and contain stories of the previous inductees. Stories about this year’s inductees are published in the Festival tabloid, which has been distributed locally. It will also be available at the Festival Information Booth all…

June 30, 2022

2022 Historical Society Annual Fund Drive Underway

The Ellwood City Historical Society board meeting was held on June 6, 2022 unveiling the Annual Fund Drive. The ways and means committee announced the dates for the starting of the fund drive. The committee stated the fund drive would start June 15 and run to August 15, 2022. The committee is composed of Everett Bleakney, Charles Brown, Robert Morabito, and Andrew Kindle chairman. Everett Bleakney told the committee that the Society will be starting it’s 35th year of collecting and preserving the Ellwood City Area History. The board approved the goal for the fund drive this year and hope…

June 29, 2022

Ellwood City Italian American Heritage Foundation To Meet July 22

Ellwood City Italian American Heritage Foundation is proud to announce that our next monthly meeting is Friday July 22, 2022. The meeting will take place at the Ellwood City Area Historical Society located at 310 Fifth Street, Ellwood City, PA 16117. The health concerns have passed according to ECIAHF President, Barbara Mastropietro. ECIAHF will resume at 10:00 a.m. healthy and stronger than ever and are preparing for guests, relatives, friends, members, and neighbors. A very special presentation is enough to knock off your socks. Everyone is welcome at this special meeting regardless of your heritage. A light luncheon will be…

June 24, 2022

NOTICE: Wayne Township Tax Office Hours

Due to the Wayne Township Tax Discount Period ending Thursday, June 30, 2022, the township has announced extended tax office hours. According to a notice made available by the township on Friday, the Wayne Township Tax Office hours will be held Thursday, June 30, 2022 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. The tax office is located in the Wayne Township Firehall, 5153 Ellwood Road, Ellwood City, PA 16117 For questions, please contact the tax collector at 724-824-6047 or waynetwptaxes@yahoo.com  

June 24, 2022

The Riverside Pool Is Open This Summer

According to the Riverside Beaver County School District website, the Riverside Pool is reopening this summer for lap swimming, lessons, family swimming, and more. The schedule is as follows: Daily lap swimming from 7:30 a.m. to noon Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday; Family swimming from 12:30-4 p.m. Monday-Friday; Scheduled pool parties from 12:30-4 p.m. Monday-Friday; Water Zumba from 10-10:45 a.m. on Saturdays. Water Zumba classes began June 11th and are offered at a $5.00 fee per class. There is a $2.00 entry fee to use the pool. If you’re interested in Aqua Zumba or for more general information, please CLICK…

June 22, 2022

Franklin Township VFD Set To Host Community Blood Drive Next Month

Please come out and support a local Fire Department by donating blood as part of the Franklin Twp Volunteer Fire Department Community Blood Drive. The blood drive is scheduled for Friday, July 22, 2022, from 10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. at a Bloodmobile located at the Franklin Township Building, located at 897 Route 288, Fombell, PA 16123. Appointments are recommended. To schedule your lifesaving appointment, go to https://donateblood.centralbloodbank.org: Choose “Donor Login” if you have donated with Vitalant or Central Blood Bank before If you have not donated with Vitalant or Central Blood Bank before, choose “New Donor” At the “Schedule…

June 22, 2022

Bernstine to Host Free Shredding Event On Saturday in Scott Township

ELLWOOD CITY – State Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Butler/Beaver/Lawrence) is offering residents the opportunity to have documents containing personal or sensitive information shredded in order to help protect them against identity theft. The free Shredding Event will be held on Saturday, June 25, from 10 a.m. to noon at Scott Township Fire Department, 3712 Harlansburg Road, in New Castle. “I am pleased to be able to provide the community with a secure way to shred large amounts of personal documents and reduce the risk of becoming a victim of identity theft,” said Bernstine. “It is imperative to protect our private information…

June 20, 2022

Borough Code Enforcement Office Reminds Residents Of Property Maintenance

The Code Enforcement Office of the Borough of Ellwood City is reminding residents to maintain their properties this summer. Per the release and per Borough Ordinance, it is the property owner’s responsibility to maintain all properties within the Borough of Ellwood City from the curb inward. It has been brought to the office’s attention that properties within the Business District of Ellwood City have not been maintaining weeds and growth from the curb to their business. In an effort to make all businesses aware of the issue, the Code Enforcement Office would like to ask all businesses and residents within…

June 16, 2022

Former Wampum Man Pleads to Violating Federal Drug and Gun Laws

A former Wampum resident pleaded guilty in federal court to violating the federal narcotics and firearms laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced this week. Michael Turner, 49, formerly of Wampum, PA, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon before United States District Judge Stephanie L. Haines. In connection with the guilty plea, the court was advised that beginning in 2019, agents with the FBI and other agencies investigated drug trafficking activity in Pittsburgh’s Hill District neighborhood, and elsewhere. As part of that investigation, agents…

June 15, 2022

Wolves Club Presents Recognition Award To Rotary Club In Honor of 100th Anniversary

Ellwood City Wolves Club Den ll presents the Pro Bono Publico Recognition Award to the Rotary Club in honor of the Rotary Club’s 100th Anniversary this year. The highlight of the Wolves Club June 8th meeting, held at the Wolves Club shelter in Ewing Park, Ellwood City, PA, was the presentation of the Wolves Club ‘Pro Bono Publico (‘For the Good of the Public’) Recognition Award. The recipient was Doug Slade, Ellwood City Rotary Club’s president. He accepted the award on behalf of the Rotary Club’s 100th Anniversary. Also, Giant Eagle owner Gina Morini Felovzis presented Mr. Slade a Giant…