Jail contract raises held over after missing salary steps
Lawrence County jail employees face a hold on a three year pact retroactive to Jan 1 as union Local 964 objects to omitting a salary step schedule. The deal offers 4 percent first year, 3 percent second year, and 3 percent or cost of living third year. Union says the step schedule was never negotiated and would be unfair if signed. County officials say a resolution is pending.
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Lawrence County
Robert Session
General Laborers Union Local 964
Charleen Micco
Prison board plans female housing unit in jail
Lawrence County Pennsylvania Prison Board approves renovation of indoor recreation space to create a female housing area on the second floor. Project for 34 inmates with 5 showers and 5 toilets, potential expansion to 40, bids open June 27, budget $150,000, completion hoped by August 1.
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Lawrence Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
Ross Taylor
Frank B. Taylor
Taylor
Fireworks festival lights up New Castle crowd
Spectators packed the inner belt near the Cascade Galleria and chamber of commerce for a New Castle fireworks display. Crowds grew yearly with locals and returning natives eager to view the sky burst. Police and organizers reported about 10 000 attendees last weekend.
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New Castle
Chamber of Commerce
Cascade Galleria
Fir Peer
Agreement to provide contract with salary step schedule
A union official said the contract signed was to be shared with the Session today and includes the salary step schedule. The schedule has been part of the bargaining agreement for about eight years to reward employees by years of service. He added they never negotiated removing it.
Balloon Quest lifts off as Scotland Meadows Park hosts events
Weekend at Scotland Meadows Park features a Balloon Quest organizer taking his first sky ride, sponsors backing a relaunch, and ground work ahead of balloon launches as George Spohn lands a hot air balloon and crews prepare the basket for rolling.
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Scotland Meadows Park
Balloon Quest
George Spohn
Police Beat Suspect After Philadelphia Shootout Arrest
Police end chase with suspect Thomas Jones, 30, in North Philadelphia. He was shot by officers, then videotaped being beaten as he lay restrained. Officers continued to search for the gun used in wounding a officer. Livewell and Henninger treated for injuries.
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Philadelphia
John F. Street
Street
Thomas Jones
Francisville
Baltimore
Jones
John Timoney
Temple University Hospital
Michael Livewell
Livewell
Hahnemann Univer
Sity Hospital
Timoney
Lex Henninger
North
Wpvi-Tv
Bertha Jones
Henninger
City school board OKs contracts with three administrators
The New Castle Area School Board approved five year contracts for Superintendent Joseph A Martin Jr assistant superintendent Nick DeRosa and business manager Mario Pisano to begin July 1 2001. Salaries were set earlier and not part of these contracts. DeRosa and Pisano have served since 1988 while Martin has led the district for 20 years. The 7 0 vote excluded two members.
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New Castle Area
Joseph A. Martin Jr
Nick DeRosa
Mario Pisano
Martin
DeRosa
Croton
Pisano
Thomas DiMuccio
Larry Nord
Peter Verage
Obituaries: Bartley Berry Carnes DeBlasio Lamson Mitchell Naticchioni Tekac
Obituaries note the deaths of Srl L Bartley 67 of 1530 Harlansburg Road Virginia Berry 80 of Morton Street Richard Carnes 88 of Overlook Medical Clinic Nadine DeBlasio 74 of 701 Hazelcroft Ave Ralph Lamson 81 of 2204 N Mercer St Thomas Mitchell 46 of 4030 Ellwood Road Teresa Naticchioni 69 of Franklin Township Susan Tekac 76 of Pulaski.
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L. Bartley
Harlansburg Road
Virginia L. Berry
Morton Street
Richard H. Carnes
Overlook Medical Clinic
Nadine E. DeBlasio
Hazelcroft Ave
Ralph D. Lamson
N. Mercer St
Thomas R. Mitchell
Ellwood Road
Teresa C. Naticchioni
Franklin Township
Susan E. Tekac
Pulaski
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