New Castle Faces Tax Hike and Act 47 Exit Pressures
Act 47 coordinator Gordon Mann and adviser Vieen Leung reviewed New Castle’s amended recovery plan updated in 2015. The city entered Act 47 in 2007 and must exit by 2019 under 2014 changes, risking loss of wage and earned income taxes used for the pension plan. Officials say exiting by 2019 is possible but difficult without commuter taxes and Act 47 taxing power.
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New Castle
Gordon Mann
Public Financial
Vieen Leung
Mann
Final service farewell at Third Presbyterian Church ends 91-year landmark
Residents recall Christmas nativity scenes and stained glass as Third Presbyterian Church on East Washington Street prepares for its final service. Members fear tears but plan the next course as membership declines. The closure reflects a wider trend of churches facing dwindling congregations and reinvention.
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Janis Pherson
Third Presbyterian Church
New Castle
East Washington Street
Bruce Bauman
Cheryl Norris
Pherson
Tom Kaufman
Butler
Sam Coughlin
Ralph Hawkins
Shenango
East Washington and
Adams Streets
No Sept 9 rally planned at Lawrence County center
New Castle Police Chief Robert Salem said no permit application is on file for a Sept. 9 rally at the Lawrence County Government Center grounds. He noted Arts on the Riverwalk is set for the same day and approvals would depend on available department resources.
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Lawrence County
New Castle
Robert Salem
Act For America
Cranberry Township
America First
DEP probes PCB contamination in Shenango River fish
State officials investigate dangerous PCB levels found in Shenango River fish between Shenango Lake Dam and New Castle mouth. EPA links PCBs to illegal dumping and transformer leaks while drinking water tests at intakes show no PCBs. one nearby Superfund site, Westinghouse Electric in Sharon, is cited as a known contamination source.
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Shenango River
State Department of Environmental Protection
Shenango Lake
New Castle
Neil Shader
DEP
EPA
Lawrence County
Pennsylvania American Water
Shader
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Sharon
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Shenango Township
Kaufman
Este
NEW Castle News
Ncnewsonline
Mercer St. New Castle
Joseph E. Brincko Jr
Josephine Jaworowski
Keith J. Perrotta
John M. Tomon
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Dsti RT Eee
Mary Grzebieniak
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