Full slate at rink awaits busy pre-Christmas weekend
The downtown ice rink reopened after Saturday rain froze surfaces and required hand chipping. A full skating schedule resumes with hours set for Thursday through Sunday next weekend and events including a St. Elias Church carol service rescheduled for December 22. Admission is 5 per person with free skate for youths 14 and under. Horse-drawn wagon rides run 6 to 9 p.m. Friday through Sunday, sponsored by Tempus.
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County native Kyle Rapone in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
A New Castle native, Kyle Rapone, served as associate production manager on Sony’s animated feature Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse. The film, released Friday, is Golden Globe and Critics Choice nominated for Best Motion Picture Animation. Richard Rapone, Kyle’s father, posted pride on Facebook. the movie plays at Westgate Cinemas Union Township and Shenango Valley Cinemas Hermitage in 2-D and 3-D, and holds 97 percent Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
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State forms workgroup to aid grandfamilies in Pa
A Pennsylvania grandfamilies workgroup will collect ideas to aid older Pennsylvanians raising grandchildren amid the opioid crisis. Officials note about 89 000 households care for 100 000 grandchildren, with Act 88 and Act 89 creating guardianship and kinship navigator supports. The state also handed out 6105 naloxone kits during Stop Overdoses in Pa Get Help Now Week, paid largely from a $5 million naloxone appropriation. 5100 kits funded by state, rest by counties.
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Ruling to strike down health law upends GOP politics
A federal judge in Texas ruled the Obama health law unconstitutional triggering GOP dilemma as public support remains for key provisions like pre existing condition protection and Medicaid expansion. ACA remains in effect during the appeal with enrollment ongoing and coverage starting Jan. 1 while Virginia proceeds with Medicaid expansion and employer coverage for adult children continues.
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