Local Journalists Win Press Club Awards
Two News writers from New Castle receive Press Club honors for their local reporting. Cody, Debbie, and Ron Poniewasz Jr. earn finalist recognition for community journalism pieces on local faces and names, while Dave Sutor, Eric Scicchitano, and CNHI Pittsburgh staff are named finalists for a collaborative enterprise in investigative reporting America’s Gun Culture.
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Crosswalk murals eyed for downtown and riverfront in Hoyt plan
Keller Jones outlines KickstART funded crosswalk murals planned for 2024 with student painters from the Lawrence County Career and Technical Center. Five year maintenance, 250 mile artist pool, and a grant path including a $2000 PA250 grant, with Council voting on Thursday.
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District keeps property tax flat. funds adjusted to support staffing
Ambrosini outlined a balanced 2023-24 budget for the city school district with no tax increase. ESSER funds offset salary and benefit rises. positions were realigned. tech spending rises for new K-8 reading and math curricula. CARES funds balance only through September. state subsidies behind schedule. Additional funding may come from basic education, special education, Level Up, and a school based mental health block grant in next year’s budget. District aims to preserve staffing and bolster fund balance amid uncertain state funding.
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Witness recalls fear during Pittsburgh synagogue attack
Carol Black, 71, described hiding in a storage room as gunfire erupted during the October 27 2018 attack at Tree of Life in Pittsburgh. She learned later that her 65-year-old brother Richard Gottfried was among 11 killed, as she highlighted the bravery of congregants and the deadly assault led by Robert Bowers.
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