Strawberry Festival Delayed by Damp Cool Weather
Strawberry growers report a late season as damp cool conditions slow berry development. Charles Hamilton will not sell strawberries at Grove City College festival though local stores supply fruit. Agronomist Ryan Hockensmith notes 70 day development. berries will be late but plentiful. Festival hours run today 10 am to 10 pm, tomorrow 8 am to 10 pm, and Sunday noon to 5 pm on Grove City College lower campus.
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Charles Hamilton
Hamilton
Grove City
Ryan Hockensmith
Penn State Cooperative Extension Office Agronomist
Grove City College
Vandals Strike Covert's Crossing Bridge Again
Vandals damaged the Covert's Crossing span prompting Lawrence County crews to close the bridge around 3:30 a.m. The fire department fought a blaze. damage estimated above $10,000. Replacement of the Miller Avenue Bridge in Union Township is set to begin within two weeks, with bids led by Shingledecker Welding Inc. at 340 333. The project totals about 550 000, funded mostly by federal and state grants. the township share about 27 500. The bridge has been closed for two years, creating a dead end on Miller Avenue.
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Lawrence County
Union Township
Frank B. Taylor
Ed Fosnaught
Miller Avenue
Shingledecker Welding Inc
Franklin
William Humphrey
Frank B. Taylor Engineering
Family rally around Sheep Hill woman fighting cancer again
Allison Pagley, 27, of Sheep Hill battles cancer a second time after an operation in May 1998 removed a malignant abdominal tumor and half her stomach. Since Gavin’s birth she suffered worsening pain, with cancer spreading to her bones. Family and friends now provide meals, childcare and support as she faces treatment and recovery.
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Allison Pagley
Stephanie
Brooke Donahue
Gavin
South New Castle Borough
Pagley
Sheep Hill
Sky Bank
Alex
Pagley Construction
Nico
Nina
Frankie
Meningitis outbreak prompts vaccines in Alliance schools
Health officials set up six makeshift clinics in Alliance area schools vaccinating students and staff against a meningitis related illness that killed two teens and sickened a third. The $55 per shot vaccine aims to reach up to 5,800 people starting today, with effectiveness up to 90 percent against four strains of Neisseria meningitidis.
Lawrence County Announces Planning Board Appointment And Budget Actions
County commissioners appoint Everett Bleakney to the Lawrence County Planning Commission through December 31, 2003 succeeding resigning Patricia Moosally. Reappointments are made for Donald Nicolls Lynn Slovensky and Patricia Tomon to the Federated Library Board. A bid with AGX Inc. covers asbestos removal specs for the former jail at 1000 and air sampling at 275 per day for up to 10 samples. A part time traffic counter contract is set with Nathan Gagliano at 35 per hour not to exceed 2500 for June to August. Allocation of 7687 funds to Neshannock Township funds a pre emption system for the Route 18 Maitland Lane traffic light to turn red for approaching emergency vehicles. Coverage by Debbie Morris.
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Everett Bleakney
Lawrence County Planning Commission
Patricia Moosally
Bleakney
Wayne Township Board of Supervisors
Lawrence County Regional Council of Governments
Donald J. Nicolls
Lynn Slovensky
New Castle
Patricia Tomon
Ellwood City
Lawrence County Federated Library Board of Directors
AGX Inc
Wexford
Nathan Gagliano
Neshannock Township
Route 18
Maitland Lane
Flag Day Closures Prompt Courthouse Schedule Shifts
Lawrence County Courthouse closes Thursday for Flag Day observance. Commissioners hold a public work session at 10 a.m. Wednesday with a next regular meeting at 10 a.m. June 19. Planning Commission meeting postponed to June 21, luncheon at noon at New Castle Airport. reservations required at 656-2144.
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Lawrence County
Lawrence County Planning Commission
New Castle
Daughters and sons born in local hospitals listed
TRAIL Daily Record reports births for Jameson Hospital including Kristine Couch and Michael Bartoles of 230 Line Ave Ellwood City a daughter on June 6 2001 and David and Nicole Schmolly Sperdute of New Castle a son on June 1 2001 Out of Town notes a son born to Jeff and Bobbi Zinn Heasley of Smethport Pa formerly of New Castle. Cited criminal notices list Francine West 46 of 706 Pearson St involved in a hit and run on East Washington Street and several other incidents including a 1999 gray Pontiac Grand Am fleeing after striking a light pole. Continued on page 6.
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Jameson Hospital
Kristine Couch
Michael Bartoles
Line Ave
Ellwood City
David
Nicole Schmolly Sperdute
New Castle
Jeff
Bobbi Zinn Heasley
Smethport
Heasley
Francine West
Pearson St
East Washington Street
Croton Avenue
Aaron Simon
Alvaretta Blvd
West
Simons
Winslow Avenue
Brooke Duffy
Beechwood Road
Bessemer
Duffy
Camille Knight
Neshannock Village
Emerson Street
Park Avenue
Albert Hudson
Park Ave
Highland
Park Avenues
Washington St
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Judy Hruska
Tiffany Wolfe
Ohio
Jonathan Stauffer
Kelly Coblentz
West Branch High School
Christin VanCamp
Marlington High School
Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Akron
VanCamp
Stauffer
Pittsburgh
Magee Women’s Research Institute
Pittsburgh Area
University of Pittsburgh
Harold Wiesenfeld
Michele Baum
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Richard Sweet
Sweet
University of Pittsburgh Department of Obstetrics
Magee Womens Research Institute
Debbie Morris
New Castle News
Buckeye
Tim Kolodziej
Daily Record
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