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August 25, 2020

LHS Class of ’57 Awards Two Scholarships

Two Lincoln High School students received scholarships from the Lincoln High School Class of 1957. Hannah Rose Keally is this year’s recipient of the $5,000 scholarship given by the Lincoln High School Class of 1957 while Levi Alexander Smith received the $500 best essay award from the Class of ’57. Hannah is majoring in fashion design in the College of Arts at Kent State University which gave her a president’s achievement award and an honors distinction award. Her goals include designing clothes and starting her own brand of clothing. Daughter of Frank and Katy Keally, Nannah was only 6 years…

August 25, 2020

ECASD Board Passes Health and Safety Plan, Approves Start of Fall Sports

Ellwood City Area School District’s Board of Directors passed a Health and Safety plan Monday night in anticipation of the return to school. The details in the plan were not made available to the public, but Interim Superintendent Wes Shipley said the plan will be posted to the district’s website today. (Read the plan posted on Tuesday here.) Board members wanted clarification in the plan to state that “team” teaching would be the method during in person classroom teaching. The team teaching option was a board compromise after some directors favored self-contained teaching over team teaching. Self-contained teaching, according to…

August 24, 2020

Ellwood City Hungarian Home gives $750 scholarships to graduates of Lincoln, Riverside

(Ellwood City) Levi Smith and Kathryn Coyne, graduates of Lincoln and Riverside high schools, respectively, have been selected to receive $750 scholarships from the Ellwood City Hungarian Home. Smith, a son of Joanne Smith of Harmony, plans to attend Drexel University in Philadelphia this fall and major in accounting. Coyne, a daughter of Robert and Margaret Coyne of Beaver Falls, also plans to attend Drexel University and major in product design. Smith and Coyne were selected by Hungarian Home Scholarship Committee members George Bokor, Bill Baker, Jim Hrabosky, Patty Takacs and Don Melfi, and were honored at a luncheon Aug….

August 24, 2020

Ellwood City Area Library Activities For Week of August 24

The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities.  Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458. NOTE The Library will continue doing curbside pickup. Please call us with the book(s), authors, genre or recommended material you would like to check out and our staff will see that it is in alphabetical order in the lobby for you. Limitations for patrons are 10 books and three, either books on CD or DVD’s, per person. All patrons must wear a mask when entering the lobby and wait until there are less than three people in the lobby….

August 21, 2020

Bernstine Co-Sponsors Bill to Save Pennsylvania’s Event Industry

HARRISBURG – With the COVID-19 pandemic affecting countless individuals and industries across the Commonwealth, Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence) today announced that he is co-sponsoring legislation introduced by Rep. Matt Dowling (R-Fayette/Somerset) to help companies in the event industry from being forced to close and allow them to operate safely at 50% capacity. “Companies that plan and organize a wide range of events are vital for Pennsylvania’s economy and employ thousands of Pennsylvanians, so our support is essential,” said Bernstine, noting that most are small businesses that patronize other local small businesses. “Under Gov. Tom Wolf’s new restrictions, event venues that…

August 21, 2020

Cannabis-Focused Investment Banker Reported As Frontrunner To Acquire Ellwood City Medical Center

According to an article published by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette early Friday morning, a cannabis-focused investment bank in California has emerged as a frontrunner to acquire the former Ellwood City Medical Center out of bankruptcy. According to the article, Newport Beach, Calif.-based Pelorus Equity Group Inc., which holds first and second mortgages on the closed medical center, is poised to acquire all of the medical center’s assets, according to recent bankruptcy court filings. Pelorus has indicated an interest in reopening the medical center as an acute care hospital, according to R. Aaron Hostettler, a London, Ky., lawyer who is representing Ellwood City…

August 21, 2020

ECASD Issues Info On Chromebook, Open House & Orientation

In a letter circulated this week, the Ellwood City Area School District announced Chromebook distribution, Meet The Teacher Open House, and 7th Grade Orientation information in a letter to parents circulated this week. According to the letter, and with the current restrictions in place, the district is limiting the number of individuals in the building for the open house which also serves as time for parents and/or students to pick-up their Chromebook and first day packet of information. Included in the packet of information will be a summary of operational logistics for the high school under the ECASD return to…

August 20, 2020

EC School Board of Directors Announces Special Meeting

The Ellwood City Area School Board of Directors has scheduled a Special Board Meeting to take place on Monday, August 24, 2020 starting at 5:30 p.m. The meeting is scheduled for general business purposes and whatever may come before the Board. The meeting will be conducted virtually to maintain recommended social distancing precautions. You can access the link to the meeting on the school district’s website. The Ellwood City Area School District can be found at www.ellwood.k12.pa.us RELATED: ECASD Board of Directors Appoints New Solicitor RELATED: ECASD Board to Consider Virtual Broadcasts for Sports Spectators

August 19, 2020

Local Firm Contracted To Work Exclusively with Pittsburgh Public Schools

Ellwood City-based marketing company Thought Process Enterprises (TPE) recently entered into a partnership with Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) that will facilitate the placement of banner advertisements on the district’s website as a means of generating revenue for the district. With school districts facing increasing financial difficulties, some districts have looked for alternative means to raise money beyond tax revenue and government funding. TPE helps districts in their search for additional income. Through their online advertising division, EDGEclick Advertising, TPE has created a network of public school districts here in the Commonwealth that earn supplemental revenue through banner advertisements on their…

August 18, 2020

ECASD Board of Directors Appoints New Solicitor

Ellwood City Area School District Board of Directors announced the appointment of Beard Legal Group and Jennifer Dambek as the new district solicitor. Dambeck is an associate in the Beard Legal Group, and focuses on labor and employment law, education law, and municipal law. The Beard Legal group is headquartered in Altoona, Pa According to the firm’s website, at its inception in 1989, the Firm represented approximately two School Districts as Solicitor and just a few more in Labor Relations matters. Today, the Firm serves as Solicitor to more than 44 School Districts and Career Centers across 16 counties in…