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December 20, 2018

Ellwood City School District Choir Performs At Community Plaza

On Wednesday, the Ellwood City Area School District Concert Choir gathered and sang Christmas carols at the Community Plaza. The brief concert began approximately 10:30am and was under the direction of Senior High Choral Director, Felicia Greco. This past Sunday the music department held its Annual Christmas Gift Concert at Lincoln High School. More than 250 students will be performing in this concert. EllwoodCity.org also captured and shared a video of the caroling performance on posted on its Facebook page on Wednesday.

December 18, 2018

United Fund Needs Your Support Now, More Than Ever!

The Ellwood City United Fund needs your (the Ellwood City community) support now, more than ever! At this time of year we all know that we only have so many days left to prepare for the Christmas holiday. The United Fund service agencies know that only 20 more days remain before the end of the year. Then the new year starts with budget problems because funds were short this year due to lack of donations. Over the past few years this is an on going story that allotments are cut causing changes in the agencies new year operations. The United…

December 17, 2018

Corona D’italia December Meeting, Lodge Disbanding

Officers and members of Corona D’italia #807 held their Christmas Dinner on Wednesday, December 5, at the Wolverine Restaurant. Chairman, Acting President, Valerie Valentino and Co-chairman, Lois DiFrischia, greeted the arrivals. Valentino checked reservations and gave door prize tickets, DiFrischia directed seating and presented each person with a 2019 journal and a Santa soap dispenser, provided by Valentino. Tables held miniature Christmas trees and boxes of assorted candies with Christmas settings. The Emcee, Mary Quintanea, provided recorded Christmas music and also photographed in attendance. She extended Holiday wishes to and Valentino expressed her wishes for a Merry Christmas and an…

December 17, 2018

Library Activities For The Week Of December 17

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: TUESDAY DECEMBER 18 5:00 p.m. – “Food for Thought Book Group II,” They will be discussing the book “The Young Elites” by Marie Lu. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19 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. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20 3:00 p.m. – “Food for Thought Book Group,” a book discussion group…

December 14, 2018

LED Billboard Being Constructed In Franklin Township

What is going on in Franklin Township? At the corner of Route-288 and Mercer Road, large steel poles are being erected with all ‘signs’ indicating a large, two-sided LED Billboard will occupy the corner according to information made available to EllwoodCity.org According to Franklin Township, America First Enterprises LLP has purchased the property located at 1766 Mercer Road in the Commercial Zoning District and, after receiving PENNDOT approval, plans to erect a ’10’x30′ Vee LED 2 Face Billboard Unit’. According to the PENNDOT permit, the land is Zoned Commercial – Primary Highway. At the conclusion of the construction, PENNDOT and…

December 14, 2018

The Search Is On, Police Reporting Up To 25 Vehicle Break-Ins

From Sunday, December 8 and into Monday, December 9, there had been a reported 10 incidents of vehicles being broken into in Ellwood City. As of today, however, police say there has been between 20-25 break-ins. The thief or thieves have taken anywhere between $200 and $2 worth of items and change in each report. These break-ins have been happening in the following areas: Meadowridge Drive, Skyline Drive, Aetna Drive, and York Street. The most recent reports that were released had break-ins on Massachusetts Street,  Walnut Drive, Sunset Boulevard and another incident on Skyline Drive. These break-ins were not forced due…

December 13, 2018

Chamber Of Commerce Announces New Executive Director

The Ellwood City Area Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce our new Co-Executive Directors, Loralei Gallaher-Hink and Jillian Court. Loralei and Jillian will be working alongside each other as the Executive Director of Membership and the Executive Director of Media, respectively. They are looking forward to continue the mission of the Chamber which is to promote a healthy local economy and a high quality of life for the Ellwood City Area and act as the resource center for business, voice for economic development and an information center for the community. The chamber encourages businesses and residents to stop by their…

December 13, 2018

Coffee Shop Lessons: Project Educate Comes To Ellwood

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…

December 12, 2018

Ellwood City Council Agenda Meeting, New Electric Rate For Vote

Ellwood City Council held their regular monthly agenda meeting on December 10. All council members were present at the meeting. The agenda meeting was brief and allowed for attendees to get a rundown on what will be voted on in next weeks council meeting. Ellwood City Council will vote on a new electric rate for the annual year of 2019, next week.  The new rate introduce for vote will be listed at a PPA stabilized rate .02191/kwh for 2019 usage Previously the council was changing rates every six months, which caused members of the community to question why rate changes…

December 12, 2018

Winter Sports Series PART 2: Riverside Q&A

When the temperature drops and snow, sometimes, covers the ground, that means it’s time for the sports to come inside. In this two-part, Winter Sports series, we will be talking to athletes from both Riverside and Lincoln high school, along with releasing the schedules for all winter sports. For the second and final part of our Winter Sports Series, EllwoodCity.org talked to Lauren Bettencourt and Brian Macmurdo about their wintertime sports. Lauren Bettencourt Girls Varsity Basketball What grade are you in? 12th Grade How long have you been involved in basketball? I have been involved since 3rd grade. Why did…