Wounded pilot’s home rises as Sinclair builds six bedroom project
Work crews poured 40 yards of concrete for a new two story six bedroom home for Eric, his wife Melissa, and their eight member family. The Sinise Foundation funds an extra bedroom suite for wounded veterans. Eric and sons visited the site near Neshannon Creek while Melissa remains in North Carolina. The family plans to move from temporary quarters and seek a rental in Lawrence County for school start. Call Rick Burkett at 724 657 3677 with rental leads.
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Lawrence County
New Castle Christian Academy
Rick Burkett
Gary Sinise
Neshannock Township
Budget stalemate stalls action to balance Pennsylvania ledger
House leaders vow no plan to balance the budget protecting taxpayers wallets while the Commonwealth Foundation warns Senate tax proposals raise the average family of four by 180 dollars annually. The plan would lift gas tax exemptions and boost cell phone, electricity, and online purchase taxes with drilling levies adding about 25 dollars per year. Treasurer Joe Torsella warns of rising bills and a 750 million short term loan to cover state costs without a final revenue package.
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Allegheny County
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Pennsylvania
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General Assembly
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Old Mercer Road Bridge work delayed in Wilmington Township
Construction on the Old Mercer Road bridge over Little Neshannock Creek is postponed. New start week is Aug 21 with completion expected in early November. A detour via Route 956 and Route 208 will guide drivers during construction. JV 473 is part of the 558 bridges under the Rapid Bridge Replacement Project a public private PWKP PennDOT program lasting 25 years.
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Wilmington Township
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Walsh/Granite
Penn
Russian national arrested for vacuum cleaner fraud case
Police say a Russian national admitted involvement in a scam targeting Dyson vacuum cleaners. Officers recovered three units worth 2400 dollars, found to be purchased with stolen cards, and the suspect implicated a Pittsburgh accomplice. He confessed to multiple pickups across Ohio and Pennsylvania and to using fake IDs.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
Barbelot
New veterans health center to open at Butler VA campus
The new Health Care Center at 353 North Duffy Road Butler opens on a 168000 square foot two story building with 1300+ parking spaces and LEED silver certification. It consolidates primary and specialty care plus telemedicine services for veterans from Lawrence Mercer Butler Clarion and Armstrong counties, replacing the 1938 tuberculosis sanatorium.
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Butler
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Leadership In Energy and Environmental Design
Cambridge Healthcare Solutions PA
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Virginia
New Castle Street
Lawrence
Mercer
Clarion
Armstrong
Veterans Administration
Army Hospital
VA Butler Healthcare
Cranberry Township
Mercer Counties
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