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May 16, 2016

Ellwood City Area Public Library Activities for Week of May 16

Activities taking place at the Ellwood City Area Public Library include the following: Monday, May 16, at 1:30 p.m. – Afternoon Book Discussion Group for Adults. The group will discuss the book, “A Man Called Ove,” by Fredrik Backman. Call the library at 724-758-6458 for more information. Tuesday, May 17 – The library will be taking part in the “5th Grade Walking Tour,” hosting 5th graders from Ellwood City, Riverside and Holy Redeemer schools throughout the day. Wednesday, May 18, at 10:00 a.m. — “Coloring for Adults,” a weekly program that is free and open to the public. “Coloring for…

May 13, 2016

Ellwood School Board Takes No Action on Athletic Director

Over a dozen visitors filled into the board room on Monday, May 9 to support Athletic Director Darrin Morella, who had offered his letter of resignation to the Ellwood City Area School Board. Although approving the resignation was slated as part of yesterday’s voting meeting agenda, the motion was removed in the interim. Because Morella’s contract is a personnel matter, it is exempt from Pennsylvania’s Open Records Law. The board may hold discussions under executive session and doesn’t have to provide information to the public. However, several visitor comments and unofficial statements indicated a raise was at the heart of…

May 13, 2016

Pennsylvania American Water Replacement Projects in North Side Area

Pennsylvania American Water will begin two replacement projects in the third week of May, weather permitting. The first project will replace 3000 feet of aging water main along College Street, Clover Avenue and First Avenue. Currently, the area is served by a four and six inch cast iron main that was installed during the late 1920’s and recently has been the source of several service disruptions. The company will be installing 12 inch ductile iron mains which will improve service reliability and increase flows for firefighting. The $535,000 project will also include replacing approximately 60 company-owned service connections with new…

May 13, 2016

Ellwood City School Board May Meeting Brief

The following is a brief summary of the Ellwood City Area School Board meeting held on Thursday, May 12. Recognition The district and administration congratulated the varsity softball team and head coach Gary Rozanski. The team finished the season 16-0, won the section and are ranked #1 in the WPIAL Class AA by the Beaver County Times. They will begin the playoff season at 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 18 at Seneca Valley against the winner of a Neshannock vs. Waynesburg Central game on Monday. Revenue/Finance The board rejected a motion to pass the 2016-17 proposed preliminary general fund budget in…

May 12, 2016

Photos: Lincoln High School Promenade

The Lincoln High School Prom was held on Friday, May 6 at the Scottish Rite Cathedral in New Castle. This year’s theme was “A Night at Gatsby’s.” Photos of Promenade by Felicia Greco and submitted to Ellwoodcity.org.    

May 12, 2016

Jozek, Ellwood City Borough’s Police Dog, Retires

Jozek, the Ellwood City Borough’s first police, will retire at the end of this month after nine years of service. His career was honored during a ceremony at the borough council agenda meeting on Monday. Jozek has worked with Sgt. Michael McBride from week one of his training. Since 2007, Jozek has been involved in 247 arrests and 11 bite apprehensions, including sniffing out 789 stamp doses of heroin coated in grease and concealed in a secret compartment in a van. Jozek also participated in over 100 demonstrations at schools and service agencies in the Ellwood City area. Jozek’s son,…

May 12, 2016

Relay for Life Upcoming Events

Event Leadership Team Meeting Wednesday, April 13, 2016 6 p.m. Please join us at the Wellness Center next to Ewing Park bridge. We need to get working on putting “Paint Your World Purple” together. Help is needed with the Chinese Auction, concession stand, luminaries, sponsorship and logistics. If you’re interested, come to the meeting! For more information contact Ernie Copper at the American Cancer Society 724-654-5577 or e-mail ernie.copper@cancer.org. Moose Night Out Friday, May 27, 2016    8:00 P.M. – Midnight Join us as we welcome a new Relay For Life Team Moose at the Moose Lodge on 1400 Factory Ave….

May 11, 2016

Lady Wolverines Use Quick Start to Oust Rival Panthers

The Lady Wolverines used a three-hit performance by Freshman Ariana Garroway and an early five-run outburst to quickly dispatch the Panthers 15-0 in four innings on Tuesday. Ellwood City mashed three homes runs and used a five-run first inning and four-run second inning to quickly separate themselves from the visiting Panthers. “The team hit from top to bottom in the lineup,” head coach Gary Rozanski said. “We were able to jump on Riverside early and we put the ball in play hard from the beginning.” The victory on Senior Night continued the Wolverines undefeated season (12-0 overall) that will be…

May 11, 2016

CCBC Announces President’s and Dean’s List for Spring Semester

Monaca, PA – Community College of Beaver County is proud to release the following names of students who achieved President’s List and Dean’s List honors for the spring 2016 semester. In order to be named to the President’s List, students must have at least 12 credit hours of credit-bearing courses in which performance grades are awarded and receive a 3.75 or above for the semester. Dean’s List honorees must have completed at least 12 credit hours of credit-bearing courses in which performance grades are awarded and receive a 3.25 to 3.7499 for the semester. [Those students listed from Ellwood City…

May 11, 2016

Senate Approves Vogel’s Cost-saving Legislation for Schools

The Senate today (May 10) approved legislation introduced by Senator Elder Vogel that will allow school districts to save thousands of dollars in annual mailing costs. Senate Bill 1077 eliminates the mandate that school districts annually inform parents by physical mailing when the district uses audio and video recording to identify and address discipline issues on school buses. The mailer mandate was included as part of Act 9 of 2014, which gave school districts the ability to use audio recordings on school buses. Instead of the physical mailing, which can easily cost thousands of dollars each year, schools must post…