City moves to boost blight fight amid budget constraints
New Castle officials push stronger blight eradication and code enforcement but deem several recommendations impractical due to limited funds. The mayor refuses a $60,000 code director, leaving the department under staff and led by acting personnel. council members stress demolitions and street repairs while considering a bonds plan for vacant properties.
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New Castle
Richard Beshero
Code Department
Beshero
Fire Department
Anthony Cioffi
Bill Panella
Council
Panella
Lincoln Grad Heads to Air Force Academy Cadet
Lincoln High School 2018 graduate Kyle Smith was encouraged by his grandfather to pursue service academies. He applied to the Naval Academy and the Air Force Academy and, by June 28, reports to Colorado Springs as an official cadet.
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Air Force Academy
Kyle Smith
Kyle
Lincoln High School
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Maryland
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Richard J. Conwell
U.S. Air Force Academy
Man faces state prison term in baby's death
Loretta McCreary told a Lawrence County court that her 2 month old granddaughter Rania Koziol would never meet life’s firsts as Judge J Craig Cox sentenced 24 year old Christopher Donald Holmes to 3 to 6 years in state prison for involuntary manslaughter in the Sept. 22 2016 death at his Oak Leaf Estates apartment. Holmes apologized tearfully as family members cried and the judge offered condolences to the victim’s relatives.
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Lawrence
Loretta McCreary
Christopher Donald Holmes
Common Pleas
J. Craig Cox
Holmes
Rania Koziol
Oak Leaf Estates
Cox
Hedgehog ban under fire as pocket pets debate returns
In Harrisburg lawmakers revisit a stalled bill to lift Pennsylvania’s long standing ban on owning hedgehogs and other pocket pets. The measure drew animal rights opposition but backers say the fight continues in a state where such ownership remains illegal. Rep. David Zimmerman, R Lancaster County, sponsored the bid, noting most states permit these animals.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
The
Humane Society of the United States
David Zimmerman
Lancaster County
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