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November 23, 2022

Borough Of Ellwood City Advertising Upcoming Board Vacancies

According to information made available by the borough, the Ellwood City Borough Council is advertising the vacancies on the following Boards and Commissions of Ellwood City Borough: Zoning Hearing Board, EC Planning Commission, Library Board, Board of Health, and Recreation Board. Any Borough resident interested in serving on any of the above positions is asked to submit a letter of interest to the Borough Secretary, 525 Lawrence Avenue, Ellwood City, PA 16117. All letters must be due/postmarked on or before 4:00 p.m. on December 8, 2022. For questions, please contact the borough at 724-758-7777 x7777.

November 16, 2022

Mercer Road Closure Begins Wednesday in Franklin Township

PennDOT District 11 is announcing the closure of a portion of Mercer Road (Route 1006) in Franklin Township, Beaver County, will begin Wednesday, November 16 weather permitting. A portion of Mercer Road will close to traffic beginning at 7 a.m. Wednesday morning continuously through Friday afternoon, November 25. Crews will conduct roadway repair work under the railroad bridge located between Burke Street and Harmony Fisher Avenue. Mercer Road will close to through traffic. Motorists will be detoured via Route 65 and Route 288. Crews from JET Excavating Company will conduct the work. Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000…

November 16, 2022

ECIAHF To Meet On Friday

The members of the Ellwood City Italian American Heritage Foundation (ECIAHF) invite you to attend their Friday, November 18th meeting at 10:00 a.m. The meeting is held at 229 Portersville Road, Hunter Bros Coffee, (Old Ellport School). “Our theme is ‘A Walk Down Memory Lane’,” says ECIAHF President Barbara Mastropietro. The meeting ends at 11:30 a.m. Coffee, fixings, and snacks are provided. Potential members and guests are always welcome. For more information phone Barbara at 724-758-0404.  

November 14, 2022

Mayor Court Presents Yellow Ribbon Girls With Proclamation

Mayor Anthony J. Court presented the Yellow Ribbons Girls with a proclamation recognizing 20 years of commitment and dedication to our troops. Yellow Ribbon Girls is a faith based group of local volunteers. Bonnie Phillippi, Patti Phillippi, and Vicki Henley started The Yellow Ribbon Girls 20 years ago and sent over 40,000 packages to our deployed service men and women all over the world. In February 2023, The Yellow Ribbon Girls are retiring. They are hoping to pass the mission on to a new group to continue their mission. They would like to spread the word and ask for your…

November 11, 2022

Wolves Club Honors The Carpenters Project

The Ellwood City Wolves Club Den 11 met on Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at the Connequenessing Country Club and honored The Carpenter’s Project with their Pro Bono Publico Award. “Pro Bono Publico” is the Wolves Club motto which means for the Good of The Public. The Carpenters Project has been doing projects (painting, repairs, brush cleaning, power washing and installing handicap ramps) for area citizens since 2001. The projects are completed by volunteers from area churches and school students during one week in the summer, usually in July. Steve Miller, the director the past 11 years, reports that their 150 volunteers…

November 11, 2022

Eastern Star Hoagie, Pepperoni Roll Sale End Saturday

Get your orders in by Saturday for tasty treats offered by the local Ellwood City Easter Star. The Order of the Ellwood City Eastern Star is having a Hoagie, Sausage and Pepperoni Roll sale through Saturday. The costs are $7.00 for Hoagies, and $4.00 for Sausage Roll and Pepperoni Roll. To place an order please call 724-752-1869 by Saturday, November 13th to place your order. Pick up will be November 19th at the Masonic Temple between 9:00 am and Noon. We thank you for your support!

November 10, 2022

Butler County Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Multiple Bricks of Fentanyl

PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Butler, Pennsylvania, has pled guilty on a charge of possessing 10 grams or more of a mixture containing fluorofentanyl and fentanyl, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced this week. Gerry Lee Kendall, age 41, pleaded guilty before Senior District Court Judge Arthur J. Schwab. In connection with the guilty plea, the court was advised that on June 6, 2021, an officer with the Duquesne Police Department observed Gerry Lee Kendall exit Truman Towers, a known high-drug trafficking area. The officer observed Kendall enter the front passenger seat of a parked vehicle, which then…

November 8, 2022

Wolf Administration, Safety Partners Announce Results of Operation Safe Stop 2022

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) was joined today by the Pennsylvania State Police, the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Newbery Township Police, and West Shore School District transportation partners to reinforce the importance of school transportation safety and highlight the potential school transportation challenges posed by changing daylight conditions. The results of Operation Safe Stop, an annual school bus enforcement and education initiative that was held on October 19 this year, were also announced. Operation Safe Stop data revealed that participating school districts and law enforcement agencies reported witnessing 155 violations of the law, down from the…

November 7, 2022

Riverside School District To Host Veterans Day Assembly

On Wednesday, Riverside High School will host its annual Veterans Day Assembly. The assembly this year will honor the four Riverside young men who lost their lives in Vietnam. In the fall of 2019, a Riverside graduate visited Riverside High School, asking about our Riverside boys who lost their lives in Vietnam. He explained that he was participating in the Honor Flight program that provides transportation for Vietnam veterans to visit the memorial in Washington DC, and he wanted to be sure to know all their names. A few weeks later, he returned with a beautifully framed piece with the…

November 7, 2022

LHS Standout Softball Player, Aliya Garroway Commits to Saint Francis University

Lincoln High School Senior Aliya Garroway verbally committed to Saint Francis University of the NEC last Thursday. She will sign her National Letter of Intent on Wednesday, November 9th at Lincoln High School. SFU, located in Loretto Pa, is coached by Jessica O’Donnell. The team has won 5 consecutive NEC titles and participated in the NCAA tournament over that same span. The University is a tremendous academic institution and is also one of the top 50 Division 1 softball programs in the country. Garroway started her softball career at six years old with the Bellissimo’s Magic/EC Fastpitch Youth Development program….