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October 19, 2018

Riverside Boys & Girls Varsity Soccer Teams Onto Playoffs

Riverside Panthers boys and girls soccer teams have both advanced to the WPIAL Playoffs that begin this weekend. The Riverside girls team are first to play on Saturday, October 20th in an opening round contest against defending WPIAL Champion Greensburg Central Catholic.  The game will take place at 1:00pm at Hampton School District.  The winner will advance to a second round match-up versus the OLSH/Beth Center winner. Greensburg Central Catholic defeated Shady Side Academy 1-0 in the Class-A girls soccer championship last November. [VIEW THE FULL CLASS-A GIRLS BRACKET] For the boys soccer squad, their opening round match will be…

October 19, 2018

Riverside & Ellwood Boys Golf Teams Share Section Co-Championship

The Riverside and Ellwood boys golf teams both had extremely successful seasons. Their records led to the two, normal rivals, to be crowned section co-champs. For the Wolverines, the team was led by senior co-captains Broc Boariu and Alex Scott. The team also consisted of seniors Jake Peffer and Jake Alberts, junior Tyler Richards. sophomores Joey Hudson and Angelo Agostinelli, and freshmen Milo Sesti, Alexander Roth, Tyler Baker, Daniel Rogers, Zac Polojak, and Zion Bunney. “I am very proud of our accomplishments as a team. We have worked hard to compete in one of the best WPIAL Division II sections….

October 19, 2018

Ellwood City Halloween Parade October 27

The annual Ellwood City Halloween Parade will march down Lawrence Avenue Saturday, October 27, beginning at 3:30 p.m. The parade will start at the intersection of 4th Street and Lawrence Avenue and end at the intersection of 8th Street and Lawrence Avenue. Staging will take place in the Holy Redeemer School parking lot. Participants are encouraged to arrive by 2:45 and enter the lot at Crescent Avenue and 3rd Street. Parents may drop off their children on Crescent Avenue between 3rd Street and 4th Street. Following the parade, participants can return to the Holy Redeemer School parking lot via Crescent Avenue…

October 18, 2018

Riverside Graduate Creates His Own Horror Effects

Omega FX is a small business created by John Guerrini. Guerrini is a Riverside grad who attended Seton Hill University to get his degree after high school. He had been hired for a job at an amusement park as a college student during the Halloween season, where he had gotten a job as one of the people in costume that walked around the park and it spark his love for all things horror. The ideas behind these frights and how they worked interest Guerrini so much that he decided to create his own business based around the scaring community. Now,…

October 18, 2018

Letter From Ellwood City Medical Center Employees

In a submitted letter from Ellwood City Medical Center employees received Wednesday, nearly forty signatures from loyal employees of the Ellwood City Medical Center accompanied the letter asking those in the community to not believe everything heard and to continue to embrace the community hospital as a healthcare provider. “I am very proud to work with these individuals and many more. We are all dedicated to this hospital and serving our community,” said CEO Beverly Annarumo in an additional statement. “The easy thing to do would be to turn and run, but the people we have here love this community…

October 18, 2018

PHOTOS: Local Police & Fire Departments Softball Game

Two teams of area public servants came together Sunday afternoon for a camaraderie-building, pick-up softball game at the Ellport Lower Park. “No other reason than just to get the two departments together for some fun,” said Ellwood City Fire Chief Rick Myers. “We hope to make it an annual event.” The two teams, pitted as blue versus red, consisted of police department members, Dave Kingston, Ryan Kingston, Rich Kruger, Frank Jennetti, Vinny Jennetti, Jon Fauzey, Wayne Parsons, John Baldelli, Royce Dyber, Mike McBride, and Jon Disher, versus fire department members, Rick Myers, Jason Andrews, Brian Flanary, Mike Whitlatch, Josh Riley,…

October 18, 2018

Bernstine Invites Veterans to Register for His Nov. 9 Veterans Breakfast

ELLWOOD CITY – In an effort to recognize those in the area who have served our country in the armed forces, Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence) will host a Veterans Breakfast on Friday, Nov. 9, from 10 a.m. to noon at the North Sewickley Fire Department, located at 887 Mercer Road, Beaver Falls. U.S. veterans and active duty military personnel residing in the 10th District are invited to take part in the event. “With Veterans Day being only a couple weeks away, I am looking forward to hosting this breakfast to meet with area veterans and thank them for their service,”…

October 18, 2018

EC Medical Center: Helping Raise Money for Hayden Hamilton, Offering Flu Vaccines

The Ellwood City Medical Center is supporting Hayden Hamilton, a sophomore at linebacker at Laurel High School who sustained a serious spinal injury during a football game on August 31, 2018. Hayden went through a nine-hour surgery at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh to isolate the fractured vertebrae and assess the damage to his spinal cord.  Hayden said he’s hopeful to be home by the end of November. He said he is most excited to see his dogs, in an interview with WFMJ.com earlier this month. Everyone can help Hayden by purchasing a t-shirt for $15, available in sizes Medium, Large,…

October 17, 2018

Real Estate Transfers for September 2018

Courtesy of the Register & Recorder section of the Lawrence County Government Center in New Castle, the following are real estate transfers from the Ellwood City and surrounding areas for September 2018: Ellwood City 917 Crescent Ave; Robin L Fallabel, Robin L Ricco, and Antonio Riccio to Amanda Rose Butcha for $44,800.00. 408 Patrocoa Dr.; William L Atkinson and Margaret M Atkinson to Ryan Carusone for $117,500.00. 834 Garfield Dr; Antonio Riccio and Robin Riccio to Frank Ritorto III, Raymond M and Amanda L Kistler for $150,000.00. 1040 Woodside Ave; Nanyc M Pellicano to Robery and Deborah Riddle for $175,000.00….

October 16, 2018

ALL ABOARD! Group Buys Former Parking Lot For Railroad Project

ELLWOOD CITY, PA — Approximately two years ago, an idea to commemorate Ellwood City’s once thriving railroad history was initiated. A group calling itself “All Aboard Ellwood,” a sub-committee of Ellwood City Community Enrichment was born. Raymond Santillo, Executive Director of the Ellwood City Chamber of Commerce, Clark McKim representing the Beaver/Lawrence County Railroad Group, and Nick Genova an agent with Howard Hanna Realty Company, began looking at what would be needed to bring the idea to fruition. Several meetings, numerous discussions, and some roadblocks followed. Along the way, more volunteers climbed aboard. Ellwood City Community Enrichment Volunteer Director Jillian…