One Word in City Pact Stirs Budget Debate
New Castle City Council sparred over the meaning of the word applicable in a five year contract with the Fraternal Order of Police tied to Act 47 recovery. Council and police dispute whether step increases should occur, with potential arbitration if unresolved.
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New Castle
Fraternal Order of Police
Act 47
MaryAnne Gavrile
Jim Roberts
Roberts
Cpl
Richard Conti
New Castle to transform Lockley Center into early learning home
The New Castle school board reviewed plans to convert H W Lockley Kindergarten into a kindergarten through second grade learning center. Eckles Architecture presented renderings showing a residential style, aiming to blend with the neighborhood and community with work set to start in fall 2011.
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H.W. Lockley
Lockley
Kinder
Mark Scheller
Eckles Architecture & Engineering
New Castle Area School
Mission provides gifts for 300 low income children this Christmas
The City Rescue Mission hosts a Family Care Ministry Christmas distribution with a makeshift store where about 300 qualifying families shop for toys clothing and winter wear donated by friends and the community. Partners include Marines Toys for Tots and volunteers assist parents who select age and gender appropriate items for their youngsters.
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City Rescue Mission
Marines
Toys
Mission Friends
Hot Wheels
Infants
Tod
Fisher Price Family Farm
Two firms partner to develop racetrack in Pennsylvania
Lawrence County officials met after a Pennsylvania Harness Racing Commission session as Centaur Gaming chief Joe DeRosa announced a new partnership between Pittsburgh based American Harness Tracks and Merit Management of Chicago to pursue a racetrack project. They plan a 45 day negotiation period to finalize an agreement and aim to submit a preliminary license application by December 31. Indiana based Centaur Gaming previously defaulted on a financing package and sought bankruptcy protection. its Pennsylvania project assets were auctioned on October 20.
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Pennsylvania
Harness Racing Commission
Joe DeRosa
Centaur Gaming
Lawrence County
Pittsburgh
American Harness Tracks
Merit Management
Chicago
Valley View Downs
Merit
Dan Vogler
Vogler
Rick DeBlasio
Steve Craig
Chris Savnato
Owen Thomas
Elder Vogel
American Harness
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