State digs deep for human services catch 22 in budget talks
Karen Snider says Pennsylvania faces a critical crossroads as the state budgets human services amid a recession and no tax increases. Gov. Casey prioritizes families and the disabled, with a push to shift funds from state hospitals to community programs. The Woodville State Hospital consolidation frees funds for community alternatives, aiming for a unified mental health system with needs-based budgeting and active county involvement.
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Karen Snider
Pennsylvania
Robert P. Casey
Human Services
Snider
New York
Mental Earth and
Mental Retardation Boards
DPW
Welfare reform may cost counties and counties burden
State welfare reforms discussed at the Lawrence County Mental Health Board dinner could hit the poor hard. Karen Snider warned that bills pending in Harrisburg would cut financial and medical aid for up to 40,000 Pennsylvanians and raise local burdens. Proposals include raising the transitional age, excluding newborns on welfare, Learnfare school attendance rules, and Workfare concepts. Despite cost concerns, some programs would gain funds, including a 2 percent COLA for mental retardation, a sizable increase for Early Intervention Services, and an expansion of community mental health services and employment supports.
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Karen Snider
Snider
Lawrence County Mental Health/Mental Retardation Advisory Board
Snide
U.S
Hubert H. Humphrey
Protesters oppose waste incinerators in Pennsylvania
About 100 people gathered outside the governor's mansion in Harrisburg to demand a ban on waste incinerators and oppose new landfills and the shipment of out of state garbage. Organizers from Organizations United for the Environment urged a moratorium pending further environmental research amid plans for a $100 million plant in Gregg Township. State Sen James J. Rhoades joined the protest and urged a temporary halt to incineration proposals citing coalfield harm.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Don Snyder
United For the Environment
Casey
Allenwood Group
Gregg Township
Union County
State Department of Environmental Resources
Pottsville
Three News staff win Keystone Press awards
New Castle News journalists earned 1992 Keystone Press honors in the 20 000 to 34 999 circulation division. Jeff Kirik took second in sports columns for interviewing a Westminster College coach about a Marshall University crash. Andrew Pleasant won second for a Special Olympics bowling photo feature. Dan Irwin earned an honorable mention for a local sports promoter column. Awards were presented at the Harrisburg Marriott.
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New Castle News
Keystone Press
Jeff Kirik
The
News
Westminster College
Marshall University
Kirik
Andrew Pleasant
Pleasant
Aear
Dan Irwin
Pete ‘‘Figo
Caravella
Pennsylvania Society of Newspaper Editors
Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Association Foundation
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Eight year old girl dies in Altoona trailer fire
An Altoona area trailer home fire killed 8 year old Charlotte Petty and left her father William Petty and sister Jenny Rae Petty in serious or critical condition. A passerby, Leonard Holdsworth, pulled four other children to safety and helped rescue the infant and other siblings. The blaze occurred in Logan Township near Altoona with multiple injuries and hospitalizations.
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Altoona
Logan Township
Blair County
Charles
Burkey
Charlotte Petty
Jenny Rae
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville
William C. Petty
Mercy Hospital
Joshua Powell
West Penn Hospital
Pittsburgh
Anthony Powell
William C. Petty II
Lakemont Volunteer Fire Company
Tom Stal
Leonard Holdsworth
Holdsworth
Polly Whitmeier
Free swimming and community notices in New Castle area
Free swimming classes for non-swimmers start at New Castle Community for the first 40 preschoolers 6 to 6:30 p.m. and 50 youths 7 to 7:30 p.m. through today. Register at 658-4766. Calendar items list meetings and services from Drug and Alcohol Commission to health programs and literacy classes with locations in Lawrence County and New Castle.
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New Castle
Lawrence County Drug and Alcohol Commission, Inc
Olde Library Inn
North St
American Polish Central Committee
Holy Trinity Polish National Catholic Church
New Castle Area
Croton
Fern St
Jameson Health Place
New Wilmington
George Hart
St. Francis Hospital
St. Joseph the Worker Church
S. Cascade St
Bethesda
Washington St
Drug & Alcohol Community Treatment Services Center
Highland Ave
Tragedy as man killed in trash bin during truck compaction
In Pittsburgh a man inside a trash bin was crushed when contents were dumped into a garbage truck. A nearby woman in the bin was injured as haulers failed to notice those inside due to cardboard boxes. Paramedic Wes Notovitz described the rookie scream that halted the compactor around 5 15 a m. Police cited the driver halted the truck after the alarm.
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Pittsburgh
Wes Notovitz
Chambers Development Co
Corrections From Beaver County Upset At Black Hawk High
A Friday Beaver Falls datelined AP story misidentified the school involved in a dispute over the public address system. The incident occurred at Black Hawk High School, Beaver County, not Beaver Falls High School. Frank Zurasky Jr.'s name and address were omitted from his daughter's birth announcement. the corrected version appears today on page 6. For corrections reach Bob Vosburg at 654-6651, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Blackhawk High School
Beaver County
Associated Press
Beaver Falls
Beaver Falls High School
Frank Zurasky Jr
New Castle News Subscription Rates Listed
New Castle News offers home delivery at 2.00 weekly and 0.35 single issue price. Rates in Lawrence County include 9.20 for 25, 51.45 for 150, 97.30 for 300. U S rates 10.75 for 25, 62.15 for 150, 118.90 for 300. Foreign rates on request. Postmaster address changes to The New Castle News P O Box 60 New Castle PA 16103. Phone 412 654 6651.
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NEW Castle News
Lawrence
Lawrence County
U.S
P.O
New Castle
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Mal-Anon
Northminster Presbyterian Church
Wilmington Road
Union Township
Union Area High School
Jameson/Mohawk Community Health Center
Call
Gamblers Anonymous
the Human Services Center
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Westmoreland County
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Integra Bank
Charleroi
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Kenney
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Rockhold
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