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March 3, 2020

Borough of Ellwood City Announces Utility Account Budget Plan

According to a press release made available by the Borough of Ellwood City, a utility account budget plan has been announced. Ellwood City Borough Council adopted Resolution #2004-4 approving a budget payment plan for utility accounts under the following provisions: Customers may complete the application form provided by the Borough during the annual open enrollment period from the third Monday in March through the third Friday in April. The first budget-billing amount will appear on the May utility bill The maximum budget periods will be twelve (12) months with all balances due to be settled in the twelfth month. The…

March 3, 2020

Historical Society To Award The Robert and Janice Barensfeld Scholarships

The Ellwood City Area Historical Society will award the Robert and Janice Barensfeld scholarships of $1,500.00 each to two graduating seniors in 2020 who have been accepted into an institution of higher learning. ( i.e., 4 year, Trade School or Performing Arts) The society asks applications to please note the following requirements. 2020 graduating students from Lincoln High School and Riverside High School are eligible.  One (1) scholarship will be available to both Lincoln and Riverside High Schools, providing all requirements are met, with the approval of the Ellwood City Area Historical Society’s scholarship committee.  In case no student entries…

March 2, 2020

Route 288 Wampum Road Bridge Restriction Continues

Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing single-lane alternating traffic on the Wampum Road (Route 288) Bridge in Wayne Township and Wampum Borough, Lawrence County, will continue Monday, March 2 weather permitting. Single-lane alternating traffic will occur on the Route 288 bridge over the Beaver River between Main Street and River Road from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays through Friday, March 6. Crews from Michael Facchiano Contracting, Inc. will install web stiffeners on the bridge. Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and…

March 2, 2020

Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week of March 2

The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities.  Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458. Activities taking place this week include WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 10:00 a.m. – “Coloring for Adults,” a weekly program that is free and open to the public. It is designed to help reduce stresses of everyday life. All adults are welcome. 3:00 p.m. – “Creative Writing Workshop,” for students in seventh grade and up. This group meets twice each month to share their work and discuss writing tips and techniques. 6:30 p.m. – “Evening Book Group for Adults,” the group…

February 27, 2020

Bernstine Announces State Funding for School Safety Enhancements at Area School Districts

ELLWOOD CITY – Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence) today announced the School Safety and Security Committee has awarded $53.7 million in School Safety and Security Grants to school districts, vocational schools, intermediate units and charter schools across the state. The 17-member committee within the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency was created as part of Act 44 of 2018, a comprehensive school safety law passed in 2018. One of its duties is to help distribute both meritorious and competitive grants. “As parents and as a community, our first priority is the safety of our children,” said Bernstine. “I’m pleased we are…

February 26, 2020

Lawrence County 4-H Announces Annual Benefit Auction

Everyone is invited to help us make the best, better by attending the 20th Annual Lawrence County 4-H Benefit Auction on Saturday, March 21, 2020, at the New Englander, in New Castle, PA – where all proceeds go directly to the Lawrence County 4-H/Youth Development Program! Help us transform the lives of our youth members! Donations are now being accepted from local businesses. March 6, 2020 is the last day to guarantee entry into the catalog, however, items are accepted up to the day of the auction. All items are GENEROUSLY offered for sale through volunteer efforts. There is NO…

February 24, 2020

Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week Of February 24

The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities.  Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458. Activities taking place this week include WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 10:00 a.m. – “Coloring for Adults,” a weekly program that is free and open to the public. It is designed to help reduce the stresses of everyday life. All adults are welcome. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27 6:00 p.m. – “Adult Knitting Group,” which meets weekly to work on individual projects. New members are welcome. SAVE THE DATE: Dr. Suess’ birthday program will kick off the start of story hour March 5,…

February 21, 2020

POLICE: Criminal Complaints

The following are police criminal complaints filed at the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Lawrence County office of Honorable Jerry G. Cartwright. According to a criminal complaint, a series of fraudulent activities resulted in charges of identity theft and receiving stolen property. State police were notified of the activities that took place on the victims debit card while the victim was hospitalized between the dates of December 7 and December 16, 2019. The charges totaled $2,324.54 from various locations. Video surveillance at these locations showed Richard Worrell, 29, of Ellwood City, and Amy Marie Crespo, 33, of New Castle, using the victim’s…

February 20, 2020

Community Rallies Around Councilwoman After Travel Expense Denial

Seems that despite a denial for a borough funded travel request, Councilwoman Jude Dici will be taking the trip to the Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs (PSAB) conference in Hershey after all. Following a 4-3 vote at Monday’s meeting denying Dici’s travel request, the community has rallied to donate the funds in order to allow Dici to attend. According to Councilwoman Lisa Guerrera, she plans to pitch in $100 to send her fellow councilwoman to Hersey and another local resident and businessowner took to social media and pledged to raise money for Dici. Dici said she was aware of Guerrera’s…

February 20, 2020

VIDEO: KDKA Investigates Ellwood City Medical Center Closure

According to a KDKA report and two-month investigation — involving a deep dive into years of court and financial records — they found the issue of blame may be a complicated one. Officials in the town now without a hospital blame a man named Grant White — the CEO of Americore — a company that promised long-term quality care. Ellwood City and two other Americore hospitals are bankrupt. Read more, www.pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2020/02/19/ellwood-city-medical-center-closure-with-ties-to-joe-bidens-brother/