Shenango SNCB merger alive but stalled a year on
After a July 16 proposal to merge Shenango Township and South New Castle Borough, officials say talks paused by the pandemic. Shenango and borough leaders stress not dead yet, but no meetings or firm plans exist as they await public input and legal review. Attorney Lou Perrotta notes merger actions would require time and cross-municipal talks.
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Shenango Township
South New Castle Borough
South New Castle
John Wilmes
Augustine
Wilmes
Lou Perrotta
Teens Restore New Castle Playground with Shared Faith
A group of nearly two dozen Christian youths from three churches rehabbed Farrell Playground on New Castle's Lower East Side. Tenacious work over five days included tire mosaic jungle gym and a 15 foot cross crafted by Levi Cotter of Union Township after diverging from the group. The team painted, cemented, drilled, and installed new features turning the hillside into a safe play area for neighborhood children.
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Levi Cotter
Union Township
Levi
Cotter
Farrell Playground
Court Street
Conner Avenue
New Castle
County and city back razing of troubled building
Lawrence County and New Castle officials along with owner Tom Wilson agree the former banking headquarters on North Mill Street should be demolished. The dispute now centers on who pays and when, with Wilson hoping for a tax sale while urging a county city partnership to reduce costs.
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Lawrence County
City of
New Castle
First Merit Building
Tom Wilson
North Mill Street
Morgan Boyd
Counties told not to turn over election equipment
Acting Pennsylvania Secretary of State Veronica Degraffenreid ordered counties to refuse third party access to voting systems. The directive bars external groups from viewing and copying internal electronic and mechanical components, citing chain of custody and security needs. Mastriano had urged counties to hand over materials for a forensic review.
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John Finnerty
CNHI
Harrisburg
Doug Mastriano
Franklin County
Department of State
Veronica W. Degraffenreich
Pennsylvania
Degraffenreid
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
Mastriano
Aleaf
Veronica Degraffenreich
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NEW Castle News
Tom Smith
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