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Mayor Anthony Court

May 4, 2022

Mayor Court’s Beautification Awards Return For 12th Year

Get ready, let’s bring our community back to life! It’s that wonderful time of the year again and Mayor Anthony J. Court is starting his annual “Beautification Award Program.” This year marks the 12th year for the program and each year we are getting more and more nominations and six lucky winners will be chosen. Nominations will be accepted May 1st through June 15th by emailing the Mayor at tcourt230@zoominternet.net or drop nominations off at the Mayor’s Office in the Municipal Building, 512 Lawrence Avenue, Ellwood City, PA 16117. Presentations will begin on June 1st and go through the end…

March 30, 2022

Mayor Court Presents Proclamations To Eagle Scouts

Mayor Anthony J. Court had the honor of presenting proclamations to two (2) Eagle Scouts on Monday, March 28, at their meeting held at The First Methodist Church. The Eagle Scouts were Hayden Slade and Grady Smith. Hayden is an 11th grader at Lincoln High School and a member of the Lincoln High School Blue Band Marching Band, LHS Choir, and LHS musical. As of 2021, he was a 6-year Carson Scholar. His Eagle Project was the “Moraine State Park Bicycle Maintenance Station”. Hayden purchased and installed a bicycle maintenance station on the paved bike trail at Moraine State Park…

December 9, 2021

Mayor Court Speaks With Ellwood City Girl Scouts

Mayor Anthony J. Court spoke to the Girl Scouts of Ellwood City, PA on December 8, 2021. Mayor Court spoke on the history of Ellwood City and his duties as Mayor of the city. The children followed with a question and answer period to the mayor. At the conclusion of the evening Mayor Court presented all of the girl scouts with water bottles from the Ellwood City Police Department. “It was very enjoyable and a lot of fun for all,” said Mayor Court in a statement. A special thanks goes to the Girl Scouts for the invite to Mayor Court.

December 2, 2021

Mayor Court Swears In New Police Officer

This week Mayor Anthony J. Court officially swore in William Daufen as a part-time police officer in the Borough of Ellwood City. “Officer Daufen brings 25 years of experience in law enforcement and is looking forward to working with him – to help protect the law abiding citizens of our community,” said Mayor Court in a statement. This brings the number of officers in Ellwood City to fourteen, including 10 full-time officers and 4 part-time officers. “We are pretty much back to full staff now, after a few retirements,” Court added. In October the Ellwood City Police Department added Robert…

November 30, 2021

MAYOR COURT: Recent Vandalism/Theft Will Not Be Tolerated

Mayor Anthony J. Court is alerting residents of Ellwood City to be on alert for a recent string of vandalism and ‘porch pirate’ thefts of packages in the Ellwood City area. The latest incident of porch piracy was a reported theft of a package dropped off by Amazon at a residence in Ewing Park. “This behavior will not be tolerated and any individual or individuals will be prosecuted to the fullest extend of the law,” says Court. Will holiday shopping season approaching, Mayor Court is asking residents to be on the look out for abnormal behavior and report details to…

November 17, 2021

Annual Richard Hogue Blood Drive A Success

The 8th Annual Richard Hogue Blood Drive was held recently in memory of Richard Hogue to give the gift of life to others. “It was a wonderful event, eight years of keeping Richard Hogue’s memory alive,” said Mayor Anthony J. Court. “Again our community coming together for such a worthy cause.” Mayor Court also would like to thank those that participated in the drive for the past eight years, Rikki Wade for the use of the Ellwood Family Center, Dominoes Pizza, and Smokin’ Dave for their contributions. “A special thank you to Richard’s mother, Deborah Murdock,” added Court. The blood…

October 8, 2021

Lawrence County ARISE Kicks Off October Program

Mayor Anthony Court and Borough Council President, George Celli hosted members of Lawrence County ARISE to help kick off October as Domestic Violence Month as part of the “Our Community’s Response to Violence” campaign. Yard signs, bows and purple light bulbs will once again be available at the agency, as well as distributed throughout the community. Arise will be placing bows and yard signs around Lawrence County. ARISE – Our Community’s Response to Violence and Abuse – formerly called the Crisis Shelter of Lawrence County is the only domestic violence and sexual assault shelter in Lawrence County. Domestic Violence Awareness…

October 7, 2021

New Ellwood City Police Officer Introduced

The Borough of Ellwood City Police Department has introduced a new police officer this week. Robert Bird II was sworn in as part of the ceremony led by Mayor Anthony Court. Mayor Court swore Officer Bird in as the newest member of the Ellwood City Police Department. Also attending was Borough of Ellwood City Council President George Celli, pictured on left, and Officer Bird’s proud mother, Jodi Barton on the right.  

September 10, 2021

Mayor Court Presents Proclamation To Red Hot Restaurant Owners

Mayor Anthony J. Court presents a proclamation this week to owners John and Kelly Katasdas of Red Hot Restaurant in Ellwood City. “The Katasdas have been in business since 1974 and have served our community with pride and dedication for close to 50 years,” Mayor Court said in a statement. “As Mayor, I express my sincere appreciation for their commitment to bettering our community. Thank you, Kelly and John!” Red Hot Restuarnat is located at 219 Sixth Street in Ellwood City and have been serving the community for over 45 years. Pictured below is Mayor Court, left, with owners John…

August 18, 2021

Samuel Teolis Presented With Proclamation

Mayor Anthony J. Court presented a proclamation to Samuel Teolis at the American Legion Post 157 Annual Picnic on August 15th for his dedicated service to Veterans of American Legion Post 157. “An Unknown author once said: ‘The American flag does not fly because the wind moves past it. The American flag flies from the last breath of each military member who has died protecting it!’ said Mayor Court in his statement. “These veterans gave up their own personal dreams and goals to fight for a cause greater than themselves. The veterans will always be Hero’s in my eyes and…