Board keeps Gopple firm as construction manager
The New Castle school board voted to retain Environmental Laboratory Services as construction manager for the new high school, with two votes in favor by Larry Nord and Karen Humphrey and seven against. The motion aimed to sever ties with Dopple-Rizzo and Environmental Laboratory Services amid bribery allegations involving Copple-Rizzo, which had previously served the district without bidding. About 50 people attended the special meeting.
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Larry Nord
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Environmental Laboratory Services
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Karen Humphrey
Rose Lynn Padice
Joseph Farris
Thomas DiMuccio
David Domenick
Frank Banfield
Allan Joseph
Peter Verage
Environmental Laborato
School board faces Copple contract fallout in New Castle
The panel weighs cutting ties after Patrick Copple admitted paying state Rep Frank Gigliotti to win contracts. Answers split, with multiple members urging severance of any and all relations with Copple Rizzo and Environmental Laboratory Services, while several vote no citing due process and ongoing concerns.
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Patrick Copple
Frank Gigliotti
New Castle
Copple- Rizzo
Environmental Laboratory
Mohawk bus collision injures motorist in North Beaver Township
State police report a motorist, Stephen O M Beh of Wampum, was treated and released at Jameson Hospital after a 4:15 p.m. crash with a Mohawk Area School District bus on Route 108 in North Beaver Township. Bus driver Marthannie Ray LeFebvre of New Galilee and a 12-year-old passenger were uninjured. Fire department aided at the scene. superintendent Ed mund Retort says no disciplinary action planned.
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Mohawk Area
Stephen OM Beh
Wampum
Jameson Hospital
North
Beaver Township
Marthannie Ray LeFebvre
New Galilee
LeFebvre
Sunnyside Road
Zeh
North Beaver Township
Edmund Retort
Remembering Robert Casey remembers a time with Casey
State Rep. Frank LaGrotta recalls Robert Casey as the finest elected official he served with. Former Rep. Thomas J. Fee, who worked under four governors, calls Casey very good and a genuine Democrat who cared for the disadvantaged. Fee supported Casey early, noting mutual respect and cooperation. Please see CASEY, page 6.
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Robert Casey
Bob Casey
Jim Ross
Beaver
Thomas J. Fee
Casey
Fee
House
Milton J. Shapp
Former governor's kids carry on political legacy
Harrisburg AP. Robert P Casey Jr. followed his father into public office, winning the Pennsylvania auditor general seat with about 60 percent of the vote four years ago. The Casey family tradition centers on public service and justice, with his brothers also shaping a political path.
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Robert P Casey Jr
Pennsylvania
Casey
Robert P Casey
Karen Walsh
Casey Jr
East Side dog attack fuels fear on look for two strays
On the city’s East Side Jackie Stefano reports her 40 pound mixed breed was bitten in the front yard Tuesday by two large stray dogs described as cream colored part Labrador and a larger orange red coat mixture. Neighbors fear for children as police and the dog warden search for the animals with sightings in Gaston Park and Cascade Park.
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Jackie Stefano
Vogan Street
Stefano
New Castle
Gaston Park
Cascade Park
Marmaduke
Obituaries for five residents announced today
Clare Edward Brown aged 62 of Slippery Rock RD 3 Eva Doak 88 of Hill View Manor Mary B Driver 84 of Jameson Care Center Fern Irene Eppinger 90 of Villa Maria Patience Franus 83 of Fairbanks Alaska pass away in recent days. The notices list names ages and care facilities with no cause of death provided.
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Clare Edward Brown
Slippery Rock RD
Eva Doak
Hill View Manor
Mary B. Driver
Jameson Care Center
Fern Irene Eppinger
Villa Maria
Patience
Pat” Franus
Fairbanks
Alaska
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