Laurel area opposes Kroger plaza plan before council
About 40 residents urged the City Council to block a proposed 30,000 square foot Kroger shopping plaza at the southwest corner of Wilmington and Laurel avenues. They argued the site would erase tennis courts and a playground, worsen traffic, and harm local shops. Council members questioned the rushed process and noted the redevelopment could displace recreation space and existing businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel and
Wilmington Avenues
Laurel Avenue
Wilmington
Laurel Avenues
Kroger
Revco
George Haering
W. Moody Ave
Wilmington Avenue
Moody Avenue
Albert Cozza
Medical Center
Council
Temple
NC Professional
First National Bank
Cozza
Norman J. Barilla
Jospeh's Supermarket
Joseph's Realty Co
Barilla
DeCaprio
Joseph's
Dave Breen
Norman Barilla
Sandy Troxell
Robert Semler
Courthouse strike legality eyed in county vote split
County commissioners move to seek a written opinion from County Solicitor Frank G. Verterano on the legality of a strike by AFSCME at the Lawrence County Courthouse. Commissioner Shumaker opposed the injunction route, preferring union talks, while Vitril pressed a petition for a preliminary injunction against Local 964 members refusing to cross the picket line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Union
Lawrence County
Frank G. Verterano
Thomas A. Shumaker
Frank A. Vitril
Vitril
Verterano
Construction and General Laborer’s Local 964
Clerk of Courts
Register and Recorder
Afscme
Afsmce
Shumaker
Richard J. Audino
John A. Meehan
Florida
Foct
Meehan
County debates status of Manpower workers
County officials are unsure whether Manpower or CETA program employees may stay on the job while county workers strike at the Lawrence County courthouse. A federal memo says no CETA participant may cross a legitimate picket line, prompting the county controller to bar CETA staff from work without federal authorization. Five CETA workers were present at the courthouse, including clerical staff and a janitor, as picketing continued around county facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceta Services
Lawrence County
Raphael Sendra
Department of Labor
Robert E. Foht
CETA
Foht
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Union
Phillip J. Wimner
Robert L. Zedaker
Henderson
Howard Hanna
Rate hike battle marks PUC decision on Western Pa Water
In Harrisburg the Public Utility Commission approved a $2.36 million rate hike for Western Pennsylvania Water Co. on a third vote after bickering and shifts among the five commissioners. Commissioner Carter backed a $1.57 million figure amid disputes with other panel members over the cost estimates.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Public Utility Commission
Western Pennsylvania Water Co
Pittsburgh
Louis Carter
Milton J. Shapp
PUC
Carter
Michael A. Nemec
Western Pennsylvania
Robert Bloom
Wilson Goode
Michael Johnson
Helen O'Bannon
Shenango must pay fish fine after school district incident
A District Magistrate ordered Shenango Area School District Superintendent Anthony Venturella to pay a 100 dollar fine plus 161.47 dollars restitution for destroyed fish and 16 dollars in costs after a July discharge of cleaning agent into a stream behind a school bus garage. The decision allowed 30 days to pay or appeal, with the next school board meeting on February 12 to determine action. The incident prompted prior payments to the DEA and 800 dollars to connect the garage to the township sewer system.
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Pennsylvania Fish Commission
Shenango Area
Wayne E. Shaffer
Shaffer
Anthony Venturella
Venturella
Old Pittsburgh Road
DEA
Fish Commission
Joseph Houck
Commission
News Digest Highlights Draft May Return
County report notes possible draft return while battered spouses forum discussed. Crucial game for Canes on deck as weather map forecasts unsettled conditions and Pope visits America draw attention to national events.
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Battered Spouses Forum
Canes
Pope
America
Weather and obituary notices from Western Pennsylvania
A compilation noting weather with frigid temperatures and snow chances for Western Pennsylvania and Stark weather statistics. It lists highs and lows, precipitation amounts, and river stage, followed by obituaries for local residents including Bernice Baranski, Carrie Sands, Norman Stelter, Raymond Butler, and others from Ellwood City and nearby towns.
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Pennsylvania
Shenango River
Moraine State Park
Bernice Cwynar Baranski
Bluff St
Carrie Bullano Sands
S. Mercer St
Norman Stelter
Fairfield Ave
Raymond B. Butler
Ellwood City
John Dworschak
David Leroy Tunstall
Volant RD
Sara E. Todd Caven
New Wilmington
Clarence H. Miles
County budget adopted amid questions on new item
Lawrence County approved a 1979 budget with no tax increase. Commissioners added a $10000 line for the Lawrence County Firemen and Firechiefs Association using revenue sharing funds, a move criticized as potentially illegal by County Controller Robert E Foht.
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Lawrence County
Lawrence County Firemen and Firechiefs Association
Robert E. Foht
Foht
Salary hike for mayor proposed in city ordinance
City Council introduced ordinances to raise the mayor’s salary to 13000 and the controller’s to 10688, with increases taking effect Jan 1 1980. A local official opposed both raises while administrator Tallman cited statewide averages and a 7 percent yearly growth plan totaling 61755 before dividing by four.
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Roger M. DeCarbo
William G. Tallman
Sharon
Johnstown
Altoona
New Castle
Tallman
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Laurel Plaza
Eugene DeCaprio
William Dagan
North Hill
South Side
Harring
Wilmington Ave
Shenango
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