Events

(New Castle, PA) Butler County Community College has announced that BC3 at Lawrence Crossing will host an orientation on January 8 for students seeking to enroll in a free, month long basic health care employment skills certificate program. This program will begin February 12 and will train participants for entry-level positions. The 82-hour noncredit program will also be held at BC3 @ Lawrence Crossing, 2849 W. State St., New Castle, and will feature 42 hours of classroom instruction from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 24 hours of online instruction, six hours of lab, and employability training that…

With the Christmas season winding down, the once lively trees that brought joy and light up our homes are dying and needles are rapidly covering homes. From now until January 31, 2019, borough residents can drop these dying trees off at Stiefel Park. Due to the construction of the new public works building, the Christmas Tree drop off location has changed to the Women’s Softball (upper field) Field parking lot at Stiefel Park. Residents who drop off trees are reminded that they must remove all decorations and stands from the trees prior to the drop off. Please only drop off…

Local CEO and president of Ellwood Group Inc., David Barensfeld has been announced to appear on the “Raja Show” on Saturday at 2:00 P.M. The “Raja Show” is a KDKA-AM 1020 Radio Show with host Raja. He has had an award winning 21-year career as the head of one of the fastest growing IT companies in America. According to the shows website, this show is  “his turn to pass along what he’s learned on to you”. His show focuses on providing advice through the experiences his guests and himself have gone through on their way to a successful career. Barensfeld is…

Project Educate is returning to Ellwood City. The workshops started in November and returned for its December workshop earlier this week. The plan is for it to keep coming back every second Monday of the month through the summer of 2019. These workshops are held at 6:00 p.m. at National Grind. Project Educate offers free transition workshops for students ages 14 to 21 with challenges (a 504 plan/IEP, autism, chronic illness, disability, emotional/learning support, medical/mental health diagnosis, etc.) along with their parents, families, and supports. “It’s a really great program and we have had a good turnout but in my…