City may call out Guard to take down blighted houses
New Castle considers asking the National Guard to aid in demolishing dilapidated homes to curb blight. Mayor Anthony Mastrangelo and deputy director Daniele Russell led efforts with veterans affairs to explore an Innovative Readiness Training plan. In Youngstown the 112th Engineer Battalion helped demolish 28 houses, saving about 159000 and covering most costs.
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Daniele Russell
Lawrence County
Lawrence County Planning Commission
Lawrence County Veterans Affairs
Jesse Putnam
Putnam
Russell
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Linda Nitch
Youngstown
Army National Guard
112Th Engineer Battalion
Cleveland
Abigail Beniston
Cemetery gets face lift for Revolutionary War veterans
VFW Post 315 members cleared overgrowth at Ashton Cemetery at Edinburg, reviving access to graves of 12 Revolutionary War veterans including Joseph Ashton, who fought before the nation’s founding. Volunteers used chainsaws and weed whackers to restore markings and visibility along routes 224 and 551.
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Joseph Ashton
Ashton
England
Edinburg
VFW
Ashton Cemetery
Lawrence County Veterans Office
Jesse Putnam
Putnam
Russ Mason
Mason
United States
Speed camera plan gains traction in Pennsylvania Capitol
State Senate backed a bill enabling the Department of Transportation to install speed cameras in construction work zones. House transportation leaders plan fall review and may add a pilot program for Philadelphia. Last year PA saw 2,075 work zone crashes, 16 deaths, and multiple PennDOT worker incidents.
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Harrisburg
State
Senate
Department of Transportation
John Taylor
Philadelphia
House Transportation Committee
House
Taylor
Pennsylvania
Richard
Kirkpatrick
Penndot
North Korea warns of absolute force over Trump threats
North Korea condemned Donald Trump as bereft of reason and warned that only absolute force can work on him. KCNA quoted Kim Jong Un promising an enveloping fire at Guam, escalating tensions amid a week of mutual threats and warnings from both sides.
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Washington
Donald Trump
Korea
Kim
KCNA
Guam
United States
Asia
U.S
Trump
America
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