Mahoning quarry concerns prompt township meeting action
Mahoning Township supervisors and residents discussed illegal activity at the Quarry Road area in Hillsville. Neighbors report nightly disturbances, loud music and partying, dirt bikes, drug and alcohol use, gunfire, and trash. Officials noted past Quarry Road closure in 2023 and call for measures to curb out of town partygoers and risky behavior.
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Mahoning Township
Quarry Road
Hillsville
Gary Pezzuolo
Dollar General
Jean Greco
Gwen Albers
News Acar
New Castle Artist Paints Flag Series At County Center
Local artist Marianne Hilke showcases a flag history series at the Lawrence County Government Center in New Castle through early August. She explains flags symbolize freedom earned by veterans, and her works include the Continental Union Flag, Betsy Ross flag, the current 50 star flag, and a Confederate flag study to prompt learning from history, with a future POW MIA flag piece planned.
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New Castle
Marianne Hilke
U.S
Hilke
Lawrence County
Confederate States of America
National League of Families
United States
Aw Wachter
Burns' Fraud Act Gains GOP Support In Harrisburg
In a 136 to 67 vote, Pennsylvania lawmakers backed House Bill 1697 to create the Taxpayer Prevention Against Fraud Act. It would reward whistleblowers up to 30 percent of recovered funds and target fiscal waste while protecting claimants from minor billing errors. Representative Frank Burns called the measure a deterrent to false claims and fraud.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania House
Commonwealth
Frank Burns
D-Cambria
State Senate
Weitsman to switch to aluminum recycling venture
Gary Kaplan of Toronto now leads CMD Upstate LLC and Ben Weitsman of New Castle in a joint venture to convert the local metal plant at 526 Jefferson St into a high tech aluminum recycling operation. The site will replace loud car crushing with new processes, easing neighborhood noise concerns. The February online release outlines CMD Upstate joining Combined Metal Industries with Upstate Shredding of Toronto and Owego to transform the operation.
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Gary Kaplan
Toronto
South Africa
Combined Metal Industries Upstate LLC
Ben Weitsman
New Castle
Pany
S. Jefferson St
Kaplan
Minum Recycling
CMI Upstate
Combined Metal Industries
CMD
Upstate Shredding
Owego
New York
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GOP
Pennsylvania
Eric Scicchitano
CNHI
Ncnewsonline
Nclocal
Wilmington Road
Edith M. Cade
Barbara Ann Emery
Frank Pallott Jr
Threatha B. Price
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