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    February 17, 2016

    United Fund Thanks Contributors to 2015 Campaign

    The Ellwood City United Fund extends a special thank you to all of the contributors to the 2015 United Fund Campaign. It’s only through your caring that we are able to provide funds for those in need. Connie MacDonald Lori Dunham The Ellwood Group Ed and Cindy Leymarie Nancy Strutt Agnes Zikeli Glenn Koach Walt Freson Ray and Lorena Dombeck Wm Brandt Kathy T. Blank Lutz & Myers ESB Bank Home Instead Care Good Wheels Family Eye Car Brad and Lisa Ovial Frank Fotia Don and Karan Ries Beth Wyszomierski Mary McClurg John and Carol Todorich Gus and Grace Fornataro…

    February 16, 2016

    Relay for Life Upcoming Events

    The Circle of Friends Relay For Life team is hosting a Paint Party on Saturday, March 12 as a fundraiser for the next Women’s Retreat. Come join them at Fellowship Hall in North Sewickley Presbyterian Church on Chapel Drive beginning at 2 p.m. The party will be fun and a beautiful painting will be completed by everyone there. No need to be embarrassed, everyone’s eye is different and each painting is unique, whether you can paint or not. Our guest artist will walk us through the picture, so don’t stay away because you can’t draw or paint. It’s made easy!…

    February 15, 2016

    Hitched and Unhitched: Heart of Winter Edition

    Hitched and Unhitched has been updated for the winter months of December and January. The region experienced a mild winter full of mud instead of snow. Overall, the number of couples making radical life decisions via marriage or divorce was rather low. Eight couples in the Ellwood City area sealed their love with the bonds of matrimony and nine couples filed for divorce. Check them out with this edition of Hitched and Unhitched.

    February 15, 2016

    Mayor Presents Commendation to Loccisano’s for a Century of Business

    On Tuesday, Feb. 11, Mayor Anthony J. Court presented Loccisano’s Golden Dawn grocery a commendation for a 100 years of family business in Ellwood City. Members of the fourth generation generation of the Loccisano’s family received the commendation from, as well as a plaque from the Ellwood City Area Chamber of Commerce. “We are here to recognize not one year, not five years, not 25 years, but 100 years of family-operated business in Ellwood City,” Chamber Director Ray Santillo said.          

    February 12, 2016

    Photos: St. Agatha Deconstruction Underway

    Demolition of the properties west of St. Agatha nears completion while deconstruction of the church is underway. The windows facing Spring Avenue have been removed, and crews have been dismantling the inside as well. According to local CVS sources, the new pharmacy is expected to open sometime next fall and the current CVS in Franklin Plaza will relocate to the new location.     Photos by Jonathan Cortez/EllwoodCity.org

    February 12, 2016

    Ellwood City School Board February Meeting Brief

    The following is a brief summary of the Ellwood City Area school board meeting held on Feb. 11: Revenue/Finance A tax refund request was denied. The request was based on an erroneous millage calculation, as the property owner insisted a mil is 1/100,000, not 1/1,000. A motion to approve the audit report performed by the Philip Weiner Company for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015 was tabled until a special meeting on Feb. 23. Vice President Matt Morella asked if the budget committee could meet with a representative to fully explain the audit report, as Morella didn’t want to…

    February 12, 2016

    Correction: Consultant Company Proposal Stated Incorrectly

    The article “Marketing Consulting Company Presents Proposition to Skeptical EC School Board,” incorrectly presented Image Consultant’s preliminary proposal. Image Consultants’ initial quote was for $50 per hour for 32 hours, totaling $1,600. Specified services included consultation with school representatives, development of sponsorship funding levels, creation of handout materials and solicitation of potential sponsors. These rates didn’t include gas mileage, which would be charged at 57.5 cents per miles. The proposal recommended an initial 90 or 120-day contract. The quote was preliminary and open to revision. Specifically, Marshall mentioned that the rate could be dropped to $40. The previous description of…

    February 12, 2016

    Rotary Club January Meeting

    The Rotary Club of Ellwood City meets every Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Connequenessing Country Club. In January, the club’s programs included Vocation Service presentation by Gerald Crowley. He discussed his life as a lawyer and his years in law practice. He’s a graduate of Temple Law School in Philadelphia. Jeff Magnifico, Deputy EMA Coordinator, coordinates emergency services including paramedics for a 13 county area including Lawrence and Beaver Counties. He also spoke on the recent emergency that happened at INMETCO. Suzanne Bleakney, Ellwood City Community Partnership founder, explained how this organization will provide a full range of social…

    February 12, 2016

    Ag Committee Holds Hearing on Fireworks Bill

    The Senate Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee today (Feb. 10) held a public hearing on a bill that would legalize the sale of fireworks in Pennsylvania, according to Committee Chairman Senator Elder Vogel (R-47). Senate Bill 1055, legislation introduced by Senator Vogel and his colleagues Senators Don White (R-41) and Gene Yaw (R-23) would lift the ban on the sale of “consumer” fireworks, known as “Class C” fireworks, and allow businesses legally operating in the state to sell consumer fireworks — such as bottle rockets, roman candles and mortars — to Pennsylvania residents without the need for a permit. “It’s…