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February 10, 2017

Baseball Registrations for the Ellwood City Amateur Baseball Federation

Ellwood City’s summer youth baseball, brought to the community by the Ellwood City Amateur Baseball Federation, is preparing for their 67th season. Parents can sign their kids ages 4-18 up and registrations are from now until the end of February. Once a widely participated sport, Michael Widmaier, the organizations Vice President stated that they’re lucky if they get over 300 sign ups, which was almost doubled in the past. “The idea of the summer youth baseball program is to promote youth in the community being outgoing and active,” Widmaier said, “were hoping to see a good turn out this year.”…

February 10, 2017

Free Community Pasta Dinner

Calvin Presbyterian Church located at 615 Crescent Ave., is hosting a free Community Pasta Dinner on Friday, February 17 from 5-7 p.m. Enjoy a rigatoni and meatball dinner, along with salad, bread and beverages, and neighborly fellowship! Please R.S.V.P. to the church office at 724-758-4258 and indicate the number of adults and number of children that will be attending.

February 10, 2017

Ellwood City Area Public Library Activities for Week of Feb. 13, 2017

Activities taking place at the Ellwood City Area Public Library include the following: A “Valentine Heart Contest” for children 10 years of age and younger from Monday, February 13, through Saturday, February 18. – All area children are welcome to participate in this week-long activity. Just find and count the number of hearts hidden in the Children’s Area of the Library, report that correct number to a staff member at the desk and receive a special valentine prize. For more information, call the library at 724-758-6458. Wednesday, February 15, at 10:00 a.m. — “Coloring for Adults,” a weekly program that…

February 9, 2017

Lost Pig Recovered in Franklin Township

Lost dogs are a common occurrence – but a lost pig is something we don’t hear of often. Franklin Township Police Department uploaded a photo to their Facebook page yesterday containing a pig in a cage, and a caption reading, “solid black pig, approx 60 lbs, friendly & hungry. Found near 400 block of Route 288 near car wash…” The post had over 85 shares by concerned community members, trying to find the pig its home. The pet pig has since been claimed by its owner and is happily back at home.

February 9, 2017

Real Estate Transactions for January 2017

Ellwood City 516 College St; Shane M. and Jessica Greco to Seth A. Kirkham for $79,900. 350 Mt. Vernon Dr; Ralph and Alaine Melfi and David and Deborah Petrucci to Mark A. Mason for $77,500. 402 Golf Ave; Connie M. Ordy to Shane T. and Alyssa S. Boyd for $119,500. 513-533 Fountain Ave Ext; Curtis R. and Dawn L. Baronio to Ellwood City Borough for $60,000. 1045 Connoquenessing Terrace; Michael J. and Rhonda Santoro to Anthony Keith Mawyer for $199,800.   North Beaver Township 2898 Enon Rd; US Bank National Associates to Capenos Properties Phase 3 LLC for $40,000. 153…

February 9, 2017

Bernstine: Government Must Do Things Differently

Freshman lawmaker offers thoughts on state budget process HARRISBURG – Following the governor’s budget address, Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence) outlined his priorities for the 2017-18 state budget in the statement below: “As I take part in the budget process for the first time as a state representative, I’m concerned with how any new proposals will affect the hard-working people of the 10th District. Too many men and women are still unemployed, and many working folks are still struggling to make ends meet. The voters sent me to Harrisburg to protect them from the dangers of excessive government spending, to help…

February 8, 2017

Senator Vogel Issues Statement on Governor’s Budget Proposal

“It is encouraging to hear a budget address that does not include calls for massive increases in broad-based tax increases. Finally, it would seem the Governor understands that working Pennsylvanians pay enough taxes as it is.  I look forward to working with him and my colleagues in the General Assembly to deliver a balanced, responsible state budget. Over the past two years, I have heard from countless taxpaying constituents that we must find greater efficiencies in state government instead of taking money out of their pockets.  The Governor’s proposal relies heavily on savings generated through the consolidation of several state…

February 8, 2017

CCBC Congratulates President Chris Reber – A Pennsylvania Business Central “Top 100 Person” in Central Pennsylvania

Monaca, PA – Dr. Chris Reber, president of Community College of Beaver County (CCBC), was recently selected by Pennsylvania Business Central as one of the top 100 people in business and economic development for outstanding leadership of their organizations and communities. Nominees are selected annually from 23 counties in Central Pennsylvania, including Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Bradford, Cambria, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Huntingdon, Indiana, Juniata, Lycoming, Mifflin, Northumberland, Snyder, Somerset, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Washington and Westmoreland counties. Pennsylvania Business Central solicits nominations from readers and consults with chambers of commerce to gather a pool of potential candidates for the Top…

February 7, 2017

Ellwood City School Board Suggests $100k Technology Investment

Since technology is almost constantly evolving, schools have continued to incorporate these advancements into curriculum for the benefit of the students. Lincoln High School is no exception to schools seeking advancements for their students; the students of Lincoln High School, grades 9-12, may be looking forward to receiving their own personal school Chomebook. “Chromebook is a laptop of a different breed. Instead of Windows 10 or Mac OS X, Chromebooks run Google’s Chrome OS. These machines are designed to be used primarily while connected to the Internet, with most applications and documents living in the cloud,” according to this source….