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July 7, 2022

Approximately 250 Columbia Gas Customers Are Experiencing Natural Gas Outage

According to an alert from Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania made available to the borough, approximately 250 customers are experiencing a natural gas outage in the Ellwood City area as of Thursday afternoon. The outage affects customers on Aetna Drive, Argonne Boulevard, Cavalier Court, Crabapple Lane, Crestview Drive, Dover Lane, June Lee Street, Meadowridge Drive, Peach Street, Plymouth Lane, Sewall Court, Skyline Drive, Sunset Boulevard, and Walnut Drive. Columbia Gas technicians are on site, and repairs are underway. Once repairs have been completed, Columbia Gas crews will go door-to-door to perform safety checks and relight natural gas appliances for all affected…

July 7, 2022

Local Churches History Slated As New Historical Society Project

Andrew Kindle, Historical Society First Vice President, was appointed by President Everett Bleakney to head up the latest society project – Local Churches History. The project will collect information from churches that are in our collection zone of about a ten mile radius. This area will include surrounding townships and part of Beaver County. “Our project started with about 20 churches in Ellwood City but now has grown from discovery to over 60 churches in the area,” says Kindle. “We have found that churches have been active then became inactive, some of the early names have been shortened or changed,…

July 1, 2022

Community Choice Is A New Feature At The Ellwood City Festival Juried Art Show

The Juried Art Show is pleased to return to the 2022 Ellwood City Festival. Visitors to the Ellwood City Festival are invited to view this year’s Juried Art Show at Trefoil Lodge during all three days of the festival – Saturday through Monday, July 2-4, from 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Artists interested in participating had the opportunity to drop off their work on Saturday and Sunday, June 25-26, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Work was dropped off at Trefoil Lodge in Ewing Park and received by Festival Juried Art Show Chair Irina Trenga. Judging was conducted by Alyson…

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…