Teachers propose transitional year to help at risk students
Sandra Feldman president of the American Federation of Teachers backs a special transitional year for students in danger of failing exit exams or dropping out. Trained teachers would use catch up methods similar to military recruits and other teens with minimal reading skills to prevent gaps in education. The plan faces questions on acceptance among students, parents and teachers as unions meet to discuss a new school year.
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Sandra Feldman
American Federation of Teachers
Feldman
Cur
Galen Price
North Carolina
International Student Activism Alliance
Ellwood City Arts Festival draws crowds with food and sun
Mary Jo Lucarelli drew laughs by sounding like Mary Jo Buttafuoco at the Ellwood City Arts Crafts Foods and Entertainment Festival at Ewing Park. Attendees enjoyed apple dumplings, German sausage sandwiches, pepperoni puffs, and shells with meatballs as sunshine returned for the festival’s 20th anniversary. Crowds flocked to Kids Created Kingdom playground and kettle corn, with vendors reporting strong sales and memories of past weather.
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Joe Mazzant
Ellwood City
Emerald Fusion
Blink 182
Jarred Mazzant
Ewing Park
Mary Jo Buttafuoco
Mary Jo Lucarelli
Lucarelli
Ellwood
Darlene Kline
Joey
Lind
Holy Redeemer’s Booth
Mary Lou Caldarelli
Ambridge
Pye
Caldarelli
Amy Hazen
Pittsburgh
North Hills
Hazen
Conneaut Lake Park Fights to Survive After 108 Years
The 108 year old Conneaut Lake Park in Crawford County, once saved by a family 62 years ago, continues to struggle with debt and management battles. Court action last week ousted the Ohio based operators as a trustee seeks control, while community ties and a historic Blue Streak ride endure despite dwindling attendance and changing economic tides.
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Conneaut Lake
Pennsylvania
Richard Nixon
Conneaut Lake Park
Crawford County
Yuma, Ariz
Charles
Flynn
Meadville
William Jorden
Ohio
Youngstown, Ohio
Conneaut: Park struggles as attendance falls to 200000
Flynn notes the park was already losing money and once drew 300,000 visitors annually. By the early 1980s attendance had declined to about 200,000 as park officials sought a new niche. The report appears on page 6.
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Flynn
New Babies Born in New Castle Area June July 2000
CN in Daily Record lists births at Jameson Hospital to Bernard Jaworowski Jr and Stacey Taylor Jaworowski of New Castle a daughter born June 30 2000. Anthony Sager and Melissa Lynch of New Castle welcome a daughter born June 30 2000. David Kusnierczyk and Michelle Basham of New Castle have a son born July 1 2000. At St Francis Hospital Warren Enscoe and Korie Bury Enscoe Ellwood City RD 1 welcome a son born July 1 2000. Fred Ziegler and LaMonica Ziegler 137 Bennett Drive Ellwood City welcome a son born July 2 2000.
New Castle News Sets Holiday Edition Schedule
In observance of Independence Day the New Castle News will publish a special holiday edition with delivery times similar to the Weekend edition. Obituaries for tomorrow must be submitted by 2 30 p.m. today. The business office is closed tomorrow but staff will answer calls 7 to 10 a.m.
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New Castle News
Vo-Tech Class of 75 Reunion Planned at The Villa
Lawrence County Area Vocational Technical School class of 1975 will celebrate its 25 year reunion at 6 p m on November 24 at The Villa. Neighbors with missing addresses for many classmates are asked to call Terry Hiler Lombardo 656 0310 Brad Stroid 656 0662 or Debe Pendice 652 6803 with updated contact information.
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Lawrence County
Ray Neely
Nick Peluso
Dave Reigh
Linda Scocchera
Johnnie Smith
Peggy Sonntag
Patti Stock
Nina Thornburg
Monique Waters
Terry Hiler Lombardo
Brad Stroid
Debe Pendice
Beaver hairdresser waits on verdict in murder-for-hire case
Beaver County judge faces Friday decision on Ralph Farris 52 Aliquippa charged with soliciting homicide and supplying an unregistered revolver to a man he hired to kill James Watson. Farris Hairstyling owner argued in a two day nonjury trial last week.
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Beaver
Beaver County
Robert C. Reed
Ralph Farris
Aliquippa
Farris
John Lofty
James Watson
Hopewell Township
Lofty
Watson
Boy Dies After Pool Rescue At Pittsburgh Camp
A 12 year old boy named Andree Houston died after being pulled from the bottom of North Park Pool in Pittsburgh during a Rooney Middle School sixth grade orientation outing. He was submerged for “quite some time” and transported to Children’s Hospital where an autopsy will determine drowning or other factors. The pool closed Friday and reopened Saturday as Allegheny County police investigated.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Andree Houston
Children’s Hospital
North Park
Rooney Middle School
Andree
Plane crashes in Upper Hanover Township hang from tree
An upside down small plane carrying three people crashed in Upper Hanover Township yesterday afternoon. Two occupants were hospitalized in satisfactory condition. State police found the aircraft hanging from a tree. all three occupants exited on their own. It was unclear if the crash occurred during takeoff or landing.
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East Greenville
Upper Hanover Township
Montgomery County
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Tim Kolodziej
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