New Castle Backing Wolf Budget Tax in Oil Tax Debate
Harrisburg reports Gov Tom Wolf plans a extraction tax on drilling to fund education. He says the measure could raise up to 1 billion yearly, much for local school funding. New Castle Area School District Superintendent John Sarandrea, leading one of the state’s poorest districts, welcomes the plan with renewed optimism.
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Harrisburg
Tom Wolf
Wolf
John Sarandrea
New Castle Area School
New Castle Area
Sharon
New Castle
Reformers target automatic raises for lawmakers
In Harrisburg twenty lawmakers returned 36000 to the Treasury to refuse automatic annual pay boosts tied to inflation. House and Senate members saw a December 1 2014 raise to 85339, with Roae urging the increases end and planning to donate 110 50 monthly payments totaling 1326 for the year. Keller backs Roae’s plan.
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Harrisburg
State House
Senate
Treasury
California
Brad Roae
Crawford County
Rone
Roae
Law firm targets Edison Manor nursing facility ad
A nursing home litigation firm ran a full page ad in the New Castle News on February 17 singling out Edison Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation at 222 W Edison Ave for citations dating to 2011. State health department reports show all Lawrence County nursing homes, including Edison Manor, operate on regular licenses with no serious harm found in cited deficiencies.
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Lawrence County
State Health Department
New Castle
State Department of Health
Edison Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation
W. Edison Ave
Edison Manor
Local farmer wins 2015 America’s Farmers Grow Communities grant
Katie Wilson of Lawrence County received a $2,500 donation from the Monsanto Fund for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lawrence County after being named the 2015 Lawrence County winner. Her nomination came from husband Brad Wilson, and the award supports rural youth services with no public funding.
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Katie Wilson
Monsanto Fund
America’s Farmers Grow Communities
Wilson
Brad Wilson
Lawrence
Mercer
Butler
Lawrence County
Leesburg
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Highland Avenue
New Castle
Dave Cooper
Cray Youth and Family Services
Founda
Obituary notices for eight residents listed by town and ages
Eleanor E. Bukowski aged 92 of New Castle Frank Caffro Sr aged 86 of Hickory Drive Marilyn J. Chabak aged 64 Ronald A. Cummins aged 61 of Hickory Township Mac Lewis McCampbell aged 55 of Sumner Avenue Mary Leona Michaels aged 81 Robert Charles Richards aged 92 of Augusta Angela Wynder aged 94 residing at Golden Hill Nursing Home See Page AS
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Eleanor E. Bukowski
New Castle
Frank Caffro Sr
Hickory Drive
Marilyn J. Chabak
Ronald A. Cummins
Hickory Township
Mac Lewis McCampbell
Sumner Avenue
Mary Leona Michaels
Robert Charles Richards
Augusta
Angela Wynder
Golden Hill Nursing Home
Free Text Alerts Promote Daily News Updates
Community notice urges readers to sign up for free text alerts delivering daily weather, breaking news, sports scores, and school information direct to mobile phones. Provides website and a news tip line phone number.
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John Finnerty
CNHI
Bethlehem
By John Finnerty
CNHS
Law
North Hill
Mary Grzebienisk
Edison Manor Nursing Home and Rehabilitation
Jessica Schelenberger
New Castle News
Michael Mansour
PIADA
West State St
West
Carconnection.com
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