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May 25, 2022

Ellwood City Italian American Heritage Foundation To Meet Friday

The Ellwood City Italian American Heritage Foundation (ECIAHF) will meet this Friday, May 27th at 10:00 a.m. Elwood City Italian American Heritage Foundation is a non-profit special community-based initiative involving Italian ethnic research and genealogy. The focus of the group is on sharing Ellwood City Area Italian Family heritage information. The emphasis is on just how the Italian immigrants and their families contributed to the growth of our Ellwood City Area according to ECIAHF member, Barbara Mastropietro. ECIAHF meets the fourth Friday of each month at 10:00 a.m. at the Ellwood City Area Historical Society located at 310 Fifth Street…

May 24, 2022

Rocky Bleier to Speak at The Moving Wall in Ellwood City

Former Pittsburgh Steeler star running back and Vietnam veteran, Robert Patrick “Rocky” Bleier, will be the featured speaker at the opening ceremony for The Moving Wall to be displayed in Ellwood City’s Ewing Park from August 18 to 22, 2022. The ceremony, scheduled for 6:30 P.M. on August 18 at the Folino Shelter, is open to the public. Visitation of the Wall will begin after the Ceremony. The Moving Wall will be accessible continuously until the closing Ceremony on Sunday August 21, 2022 at 6:30 P.M. The Moving Wall is a one-half scale replica of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington…

May 23, 2022

Lawrence County CTC Unveiling Replica Trolley On Tuesday

The Lawrence County Career and Technical Center (LCCTC) is unveiling a replica of the original 1908 Harmony Short Line Trolley on Tuesday, May 24th at 1:00 p.m. The festivities will include staff and students. The trolley replica, manufactured at LCCTC for the Ellwood City Area Historical Society, will then move to Ellwood City, to be used by the Historical Society. An original plan to find an original trolley and repair into roadworthy condition to be used in parades and special events failed in 2019 when it was found beyond repair which led to the collaboration effort between the Historical Society…

May 21, 2022

Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week of May 23

The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities. Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458. PLEASE NOTE: The Library has partnered with Seneca Library District, Oil Creek Library District, Erie County Public Library and Crawford County Federated Library System for e-books. You can now use the Overdrive or Libby App. to borrow books from the above Libraries. Please call the library with any questions. WE’RE OPEN! The Library is open. Newspapers, magazines and toys will not be available for the time being. We will continue doing curbside pick-up. Please call us with the book(s),…

May 20, 2022

POLICE: Weekly Police Blotter

DRUG POSSESSION: Deven Brown, 23, of Ellwood City, is charged with Drug Possession after a sobriety checkpoint stop on April 29 on Lawrence Avenue. According to the report, at approximately 10:18 p.m. and while PA State Police were performing the check, a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia was procured from Brown who had driven into the checkpoint in a 2022 Toyota Tacoma. DRUG POSSESSION: Katrina Brewer, 29, of Beaver Falls, is charged with Drug Possession after a sobriety checkpoint stop on April 29 on Lawrence Avenue. According to the report, and at approximately 10:51 p.m. PA State Police…

May 19, 2022

3 Rivers Comicon Goes “Dahntahn”

Pittsburgh, PA – 3 Rivers Comicon brings comics, toys, and other nerdy things to fans, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center on June 4-5 for a family friendly event for all ages. Vendors and guests include a variety of comic book dealers, toy vendors, cosplay groups, nerd crafters, authors, artists, publishers, and more. Fans of the Spider-verse should check out the panel schedule as there will be 6 creators that have worked on 6 different Spider-Man books doing 1 panel together for the first time. There are daily cosplay contests judged by some of the best in cosplay in…

May 19, 2022

Borough Of Ellwood City Announces Vacancy

The Borough of Ellwood City has announced a vacancy exists on the Ellwood City Civil Service Commission. The Civil Service Commission is one of the Borough’s authorities, boards and commissions composed of volunteer citizen appointees which perform vital functions within the Borough. Any Borough resident interested in serving on the Commission is asked to submit a letter of interest to the Borough Secretary at 525 Lawrence Avenue, Ellwood City. All letters must be due/postmarked on or before 4:00 p.m. on June 2, 2022.

May 18, 2022

Summer Concerts Are Back!

The Summer Concerts are back in Ellwood City! Come enjoy the music of The Wrangler Band, Hopewell Community Big Band, RMS Trio, Tony Barge and The Honky Tonk Heroes, Lawrence County Brass, and The Allegheny Brass Band this summer. Bring a lawn chair and take in the live performances scheduled to take place at 7:00 p.m. at the Ellwood City Community Plaza, located at 512 Lawrence Avenue, in Ellwood City.  Admission is free! June 18, The Wrangler Band June 25, Hopewell Community Big Band July 16, RMS Trio July 23, Tony Barge and the Honky Tonk Heroes July 30, Lawrence…

May 18, 2022

NOTICE: ECASD Proposed Final Budget

In a notice made available by the district, the Ellwood City Area School District has proposed its final budget.  The notice reads as follows: NOTICE is given that the Proposed Final Budget for the General Fund of the Ellwood City Area School District for the 2022-23 fiscal year in its most recent form is available for public inspection at the school district offices, 501 Cresence Avenue, Ellwood City, PA 16117 and will be presented for adoption as a Final Budget at a school board meeting to be held in the Board Room of the Lincoln High School Building, 501 Crescent…

May 17, 2022

EC Borough Hires Summer Employees

Ellwood City Borough Council hired a list of summer employees during the Monday Regular Meeting. Council approved: A motion to approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting held 4/18/22, as submitted. A motion to approve the Pre-Paid Voucher List dated 5/11/22, in the amount of $455,081 and the List of Vouchers to be Paid dated 5/11/22, in the amount of $209,623.29. A motion to approve the Departmental Reports, as submitted. A motion to adopt an ordinance, as submitted, regulating disorderly houses. A disorderly house is defined as any place within the borough where persons gather or abide, and where the…