Search of houses yields heroin and guns
Police executed sealed search warrants at three locations in New Castle area. Officers from the District Attorney Special Investigative Unit and multiple police departments recovered 108 grams of heroin, three guns, 64 grams of marijuana, about $2,000, pills, scales and packaging materials. The Croton Avenue address was described as the processing site in a coordinated operation.
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Joshua Lamancusa
District Attorney
New Castle
Neshannock Township
Lamancusa
Croton Ave
Growing season begins at Villa Farm CSA program
From The Villa Farm at Villa Maria Community Center John Moreira notes early greenhouse activity and plans to put six packs of frost tolerant crops into the ground in April. The CSA program, now in its fourth year, had 130 produce varieties last year with 25 families participating and 2014 applications open. Members, including Tami Caylor Debra Flint and Bill Adams, invest in the farm and share risks and rewards of production in a community effort that recalls historic garden labor.
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Villa Farm
John Moreira
Moreira
Villa Maria Community Center
CSA
Tami Caylor
Debra Flint
Bill Adams
Caylor
Villa Maria Farm
Corbett defends projection of large revenue increase
Gov. Tom Corbett defended a 4 percent rise in state tax collections for the new fiscal year, the largest projected since the 2009 recession. He said economists backing the administration and his observations point to growth, funding his $29.4 billion spending plan. Democratic critics cite one time money and gimmicks, including delays.
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Harrisburg
Tom Corbett
Corbett
Witf-Fm
Race to enroll young for new insurance plan
Washington faces a tight deadline as the White House and allies rush to enroll 18 to 34 year olds in the health law plans. A broad volunteer effort targets campuses bars and laundromats drawing on campaign get out the vote tactics to boost participation.
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Washington
White House
Barack Obama
Obama
Court denies appeal of McGaffie decision
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court denied the city of New Castle’s petition for appeal after Commonwealth Court found that Robert W. McGaffie and George Love have standing to recover payment for breach of contract related to the former Centennial Building at East Washington and Mill streets now part of Cascade Center at the Riverplex. The ruling upholds a prior Commonwealth Court decision, seen as the end of the road by attorney Jonathan Solomon.
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New Castle
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Commonwealth Court
Robert W. McGaffie
George Love
Centennial
East Washington and
Mill Streets
Cascade Center
McGaffie
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