Content about Emsworth Volunteer Fire Company

05.27.11

The 65th annual Avonworth Community Memorial Day Parade will take place on Monday, May 30, beginning at 10 a.m. in Emsworth.

The parade is sponsored by the Avonworth American Legion Post 866 and the Avonworth communities.

The parade will march along Center Avenue in Emsworth and continue along Church Avenue in Ben Avon and end at the Lance Cpl. Patrick Kenny Field on Ohio River Boulevard. Services will begin at 11 a.m. to honor Avonworth veterans. The guest speaker will be Capt. Andrew Zeltwanger.

04.01.11

Letters to the Editor 4-1-11

Editor:

This letter is in response to one written by James Rupert and published in The Citizen March 25, 2011.

Since Mr. Rupert has never attended an Emsworth Borough Council meeting nor is he a member of the Emsworth Volunteer Fire Company, it is very hard to understand why Mr. Rupert decided to inflame an entire community by such erroneous statements.

The very first inaccuracy to be addressed is that Emsworth Borough does not own the volunteer fire company, so not such action is possible.

12.17.10

Obituaries

Betty Jane Titler Betty Jane Sharpnack Stevenson Titler, 86, of Avalon, formerly of Brownsville and Youngstown and wife of the late Eugene Stevenson and Guy Titler, died Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010. Mrs. Titler was a registered nurse, taking care of veterans of World War II. She then worked in Ohio and at Bellevue Suburban General Hospital in the neonatal unit. She enjoyed reading, playing the slot machines and watching soap operas.

05.28.10

Youth rescued from creek

Saturday’s rains created a dangerous condition in Lowries Run Creek, and resulted in a Kilbuck Township boy having to be rescued from the rapidly moving waters on Sunday.

Ohio Township Police, NorthWest EMS and Emsworth Volunteer Fire Company responded Sunday afternoon to a report that a 17-year-old was under water in the creek behind his Kilbuck home.

Police say that Justin Singer’s mother was able to get him out of the water and onto the far creek bank. Firefighters set up rescue lines to get him back to the Camp Horne Road side of the creek.

11.13.09

Emsworth officials tangle over unapproved expenses

Tempers flared at Emsworth Council's regular meeting on Wednesday during a normally routine item on council's agenda.

When it came time to approve the boroughs bill’s for the month, finance committee chairman David Heflin questioned two of the expenditures on the bill list, neither of which had received pre-approval from council.

The first was $321 for an appreciation dinner held for former borough solicitor Mike Marmo. The second was the painting of two of the borough's trucks at a cost of $1,500.

11.13.09

News Briefs

Contract extended A contract for garbage pick-up in Emsworth was extended for another year during the borough council’s regular meeting on Wednesday.

The current contract with Waste Management was due to expire at the end of the year, but it has been extended until Dec. 31, 2010. It will cost $189.48 per household unit, which is an increase of $8.16, according to council member Amy Adams. The increased cost will be paid by property owners.

09.11.09

Emsworth donates $30,000 to VFC

A one-time donation to the Emsworth Volunteer Fire Company, approved by Emsworth Borough Council at its regular meeting on Wednesday, will help the borough’s firefighters keep up with national standards.