6 May 2024
Here are two quick updates for the website. First, the New Florence Community Library will be hosting a free Summer Fun essential oils workshop on May 8th at 6pm. Also, the New Florence Community Development would like to remind everyone of the town wide yard sale on June 1st. See the flyers below for more information. Thanks.
4 May 2024
Here are a couple of updates for the website. Patrick M. Goggin, Criminal Investigator, of the St. Clair Township Police Department provided the Police Report – April 2024 for the website. Next, the New Florence VFW Post 7622 will be holding their annual gun bash on June 8th. Finally, the New Florence Senior Center will be holding a special Saturday BINGO in June. Space is limited to reserve your spot soon. Please see the flyers below for more information. Thanks all.
27 April 2024
Here are a few additions to the website. The approved minutes from the March borough council meeting have been posted. MINUTES 03-19-24. Next, the New Florence Volunteer Fire Department will be having their next sub sale and rippie party on May 4th. They will also be doing a basket party on May 19th. The Squirrel Hill Hunting Club will be hosting their 9th Lifetime Hunt for Kids Golf Outing at Champion Lakes Golf Resort on Sunday, July 14th. Finally, the Scouting Open House Night date has changed. It will now be Thursday May 9th instead of Thursday, May 2nd. Please be aware of the change. For more information on the above items please see the flyers below or their entries in the Event Calendar. Thank you.
15 April 2024
Here are a few items for the website. The agenda for this month’s borough council meeting has been posted. AGENDA 04-16-24 Also, there will be a Scouting Open House Night for youth ages 11 to 17 on Thursday, May 2nd, at 7 pm for Scouts BSA Troop 1123 (boys) & Troop 2123 (girls) at the New Florence United Methodist Church. For more information on the Scouting Open House please contact Scott Hamley at enonvalleyinc@hotmail.com or at 724-859-6745. Thank you.
11 April 2024
Here are a few additions to the website. First, there will be a reorganization meeting of the New Florence Women’s Club on April 18th at 7pm at the New Florence Trinity Presbyterian Church. The group is trying to get going again after a hiatus due to covid. The group needs everyone’s support and will be soliciting opinions at the meeting on how to improve the group. For example, should a different location be used for meetings since many of the older members have difficulty with the stairs going down to the basement of the church. Light snacks and drinks will be provided. Please attend and invite your friends from New Florence and the surrounding area. Next, the New Florence Community Library has a wonderful announcement and several upcoming events. The library has solved some of their staffing issues. They’ll be back open on Fridays with limited hours for now. The first event will be a Seed Library Open House on Saturday April 20th from 10am to 5pm. Special programming during the day will include a Storytime for kids at 2pm with Mrs. Tudor. There will also be a Spotted Lanternfly Introductory Video shown at 11am and 4pm. Attendees will learn more about this invasive species. The other event the library will be hosting is another Crafting with Sue class on Decoupage Art on April 29th from 6pm to 8pm. Please see the flyers below for more information. Thanks.
4 April 2024
The New Florence Community Library has two changes for the website. First, the Painting with Dianna class has been cancelled. Not enough individuals signed up for the class. Secondly, the library is now out of the free solar eclipse glasses. Sorry.
1 April 2024
Only a single addition to the website today. Chief Jeffrey Janciga of the St. Clair Township Police Department provided the Police Report – March 2024 for the website. Hope everyone survived April Fool’s Day. 😊
26 March 2024
Several events have been added to the calendar. Many are from the New Florence VFW Post 7622. First, they are having a kids Easter Egg Hunt on March 30th starting at 11 am. Next, they are having a Meat Raffle on May 11th. Finally, they put out an Upcoming Events flyer. Besides the VFW events, there will be another Ligonier Valley Free Museum Day again this year. Please see all the flyers below or the listing in the Events Calendar for more information. Thanks everyone.
21 March 2024
This week’s borough council meeting produced three documents for the website. There are the minutes from the two February council meetings and a new ordinance was passed during the March meeting. The documents are MINUTES 02-20-24, MINUTES 02-27-24, and ORDINANCE 1 of 2024 – New Florence Borough Property Maintenance – Minimum Regulatory Provisions. Next, the New Florence Community Library has two upcoming events. They are doing a painting class with Dianna on April 7th. They are also passing out **FREE** Eclipse Glasses for the solar eclipse on April 8th. Finally, the New Florence First Methodist Church is having a Spring Tea on April 13th. Please see the flyers below for more information.
19 March 2024
Here are a few addons to the website. The New Florence Volunteer Fire Department released two images for the gun bash on April 20th. They have been added to the event on the calendar. Also, the New Florence Community Development organization put out an Upcoming Events flyer. Lots of fun events are planned for the rest of the year. More information on these events will be added as they become available. Cheers all.
16 March 2024
Here is the AGENDA 03-18-24 for this month’s borough council meeting. Remember, the meetings are open to the public and all are invited to attend. Next, the New Florence Volunteer Fire Department will be having their next sub sale and rippie party on April 6th. They will also be holding a gun bash on April 20th. In addition, the fire department would like to remind everyone with the time change it’s also a good time to change the batteries in your smoke detectors. Finally, for those in the New Florence area, Philip Fuller, the New Florence Borough Tax Collector, wrote an excellent letter explaining why taxes went up over 32%. It’s been added to the website for historical content. Thanks all.
10 March 2024
The New Florence Community Library has several items for the website. First, the Quilted Heart Project with Sue Buckles continues to be a big success. On March 12th the group will be meeting again to make quilted hearts to hang at nursing homes or other places of your choice. More information can be found at ifaqh.com on the program. All materials are provided with no fee involved. These hearts are very easy to make! Please let the library know if you can make it. Everyone is invited! Also, at the library’s Basket Party not many people were interested in the golf outing for 4 basket. The Library Board decided to pull the tip board, sell the rest of the tips at the library, and drop the price per tip from $5.00 to $2.50. Are you interested in taking a chance? Stop by the library and get some chances. They will be on sale for $2.50 each until they sell out. If you purchased tips at the basket party, you have been given another tip. The library will hold on to your numbers (or you can call 724-235-2249 for your numbers or stop by to get them, if you want). Your name and phone number, given at the basket party, has been written on the tips to identify the owner. Finally, the library is having another Essential Oils Class Spring Clean-Up on Thursday, March 21st at 6 pm. More information on these items can be found in the flyers below. Thank you.
5 March 2024
Here are a few additions to the website. Chief Jeffrey Janciga of the St. Clair Township Police Department provided the Police Report – February 2024 for the website. Also, the New Florence VFW Post 7622 has posted a schedule of their events for March 2024. Finally, the Ligonier Valley School District Foundation is hosting “A Workshop for Nonprofits” on April 6th. While this isn’t a New Florence centric event, we have a lot of nonprofits within the borough and surrounding area that could benefit from this workshop. Please check out the flyers below. Thank you.
29 February 2024
Do to staffing issues, the Library will be closed Friday. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you have a cake or basket donation for the basket party Sunday, they will be accepted from 10:00am to 5:00pm on Saturday, March 2nd.
28 February 2024
At the February 27th special borough council meeting, the Vacancy Board appointed Mark Dellett as the new Mayor of New Florence. Mark has served in this position before, so we wish him the best of luck. Also, the New Florence Recreation Board is looking for additional members. Please call 724-235-221, 724-599-7163, or email nflcommunitydev@yahoo.com to join the board. If you’re interested in the Recreation Board appointment please contact the borough office. Members must be approved by council. Thank you.
27 February 2024
Tonight, there will be a special borough council meeting. The Vacancy Board will be meeting to discuss the open position of Mayor. Also, the minutes for the two January borough council meetings were added to the website. MINUTES 01-02-24 Reorganization and MINUTES 01-16-24. Additionally, several events were also added to the website. First, the New Florence Volunteer Fire Department will be having their next sub sale and rippie party on March 2nd. In addition, the Office of the State Fire Commissioner for District #59 announce grants for volunteer Fire Departments & EMS. Several organizations in our area will benefit from the grants. Next, don’t forget the New Florence Community Library’s basket party is coming up on March 3rd. The Library’s Facebook page has been showing lots of great donated baskets. Finally, the New Florence Community Development put out a save the date announcement. Their annual Vendor & Craft Fair will be on September 22nd.
18 February 2024
Here is the agenda for this month’s borough council meeting. AGENDA 02-20-24
9 February 2024
Here are a few updates to the website. The New Florence VFW Post 7622 has posted a schedule of their events for February 2024. Please see the flyer below for everything going on at the club. Also, there will be a VFW district wide event to benefit The National Cemeteries of Pennsylvania with a bowling fundraiser. The Quilted Heart Project at the New Florence Community Library with Sue Buckles was a big success. On Monday, February 12th, they will be meeting at the library from 4:30 – 6:30 pm to put together more hearts to take to local nursing homes. Everything is provided and precut! Please come out and join the fun! Thanks all.
6 February 2024
Here are a couple of additions to the website. Chief Jeffrey Janciga of the St. Clair Township Police Department provided the Police Report – January 2024 for the website. Also, the New Florence Community Library announce a “Tax Relief $500 CASH Quick Ticket!!!” fundraiser. Please see the flyer below for more information. Thank you.
28 January 2024
Here are a few changes to the website. First, **Due to our instructor traveling**, the Essential Oils class “Reclaim Your Health” has been again at the New Florence Community Library. Next, the New Florence Volunteer Fire Department will be having their next sub sale and rippie party on February 3rd. There are great prizes and hopefully, lots of good eating. Finally, the Squirrel Hill Hunting Club is having their next Sportsman’s Bash fundraiser on April 13th. Please contact any club member to purchase tickets. You can also contact Sue (724-600-9734) or Gary Buckles through the club’s Facebook page Squirrel Hill Hunting Club Lifetime Hunts for more information. Please see the flyers below. Thanks.
23 January 2024
As promised, here is the Resignation Letter of Mayor Edward Craft – 16 January 2024 and Resolution 2 of 2024, Appointment of Edward Craft to Borough Council. The Council Membership webpage and Mayor webpage have both been updated to reflect the change. At the moment New Florence has no mayor.
21 January 2024
Here are a few more updates to the borough website. The New Florence Community Library put out a flyer for their activity nights good through the end of May (this flyer was added to the Library webpage). The library also has the first flyer out for their annual basket party that will be Sunday March 3rd, at Antiochian Village. Next, during the December 2023 borough council meeting the council hired Al Thomas as the borough maintenance employee starting January 2nd, 2024 (the Borough Employees webpage was updated to include Al). One of the first things he got the opportunity to do was operate the borough truck plowing snow. Outgoing council member, Ron Gyure, as one of his last acts for the borough rode along with Al showing him the ropes on how to plow the roads of the borough. If you see Al out and about in the community, please say “Hi”. Finally, a big shout out to Ron for helping the “new guy” fit into the borough. Thank you!
20 January 2024
There are a lot of updates to the borough government in the attached two sets of minutes. MINUTES 12-19-23 and MINUTES 01-02-24. The January 2nd, 2024, minutes are especially informative of the council membership, retained supporting personnel, and committee appointments. Scott Fuller was appointed to the council with Resolution 1 of 2024, Appointment of Scott Fuller to Borough Council. Additionally, during the January regular borough council meeting, Mayor Ed Craft resigned from the position (resignation letter will be posted once available). Mr. Craft was then appointed to borough council with Resolution 2 of 2024, Appointment of Ed Craft to Borough Council (document will be added once available). Also, during the meeting the statistics for the New Florence borough website were provided by Greg Csehoski, the webmaster (New Florence Borough Website Update 7 January 2024). Next, the New Florence Community Library is looking for input on their activity nights. Here is a statement from the library. “We’re looking to add some activities to the Library’s Activity Nights. Would you be interested in a Trivia Night where teams can compete with each other answering questions? How about an interactive Mystery Game Night, where you’d be working with others to solve a fictional crime. Give us your input in the comments on Facebook or stop by the library. The New Florence Volunteer Fire Department also has several updates. First, the Chili Cookoff on January 27th has been cancelled. They did not have enough participants sign up for the event. They will also be having their next sub sale and rippie party on February 3rd. Finally, even though there’s snow on the ground, the New Florence Recreation Committee would like to remind everyone you can reserve the playground for your events. Give them a call for more information. Thanks all.
14 January 2024
Here is the AGENDA 01-16-24 for this month’s regular borough council meeting. Remember, the meetings are open to the public and all are invited to attend. Also, the New Florence Community Library will be closed for the federal holiday tomorrow. Thank you.
12 January 2024
On January 20th the New Florence VFW Post 7622 will be hosting the 3rd Annual Keith Boring Dance. The group K-4 Kountry will be playing from 8:00 to 11:00 pm. You must be 21 or over to attend the event. There is no cover charge, but donations will be accepted at the door. Next, the seed catalog is back at the New Florence Community Library. While it might be winter, gardeners need to start thinking about what seeds to plant. A good rule of thumb is Valentine’s Day makes a great seed-starter day. Also, the library rescheduled some events due to the bad weather. Finally, the New Florence Volunteer Fire Department is asking the residents for help. If there’s snow on the ground, could you please shovel the fire hydrant clear near your home. It helps them to quickly gain access to water in case of a fire in your neighborhood. Thanks.
6 January 2024
The New Florence VFD has cancelled the Rippie Party for tonight due to weather. Be safe everyone.
4 January 2024
Tuesday evening, January 2nd, was the special borough council meeting. Lots of changes were made to the council and appointments. These changes will be reflected in the minutes that will be approved at the regular January meeting later this month. In the meantime, here are a few additions to the website. First, Chief Jeffrey Janciga of the St. Clair Township Police Department provided the Police Report – December 2023 for the website. Next, the New Florence Volunteer Fire Department will be having their first fundraisers of the year. On January 6th they’ll have a sub sale in the morning and then a Rippie Party later that evening. Finally, the New Florence Community Library has two upcoming events. The first is an Essential Oils Class on Tuesday January 9th at 7 pm. The other is a Crafting with Sue class on “I Found a Quilted Heart Project”. More information on these items can be found below. Additionally, over the next few days I’ll be working on creating all the webpages for the new year. New tables, pages, and regularly scheduled events will be added for 2024. Please bear with me as I work to get the new year items in place. Thank you, Greg Csehoski.
