History Channel Great Race to visit New Castle with hospital sponsors
The History Channel Great Race arrives in New Castle on Thursday with about 80 vintage cars and major support from St. Francis Hospital plus 12 other sponsors and 75 Host A Racer backers. Judy Garrett, vice president for patient services, says the event ties into community wellness with hospital volunteers staffing free screenings and booths offering cholesterol and blood sugar checks.
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St. Francis Hospital
New Castle
History Channel
MNBA
LaMark Corp
Kennedy Square
Lawrence County Area Vocational Technical School
Supreme Furniture
Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce
Judy Garrett
St. Francis
Garrett
Sta
Road to park receives new life
Slippery Rock Township supervisors reversed a plan to close McConnell's Mill Road after public pressure. They will research the limestone firm Quality Aggregates Inc request further, citing environmental impact and access concerns for McConnell's Mill State Park and residents. More than 30 residents attended the meeting urging reconsideration of last month's 2 0 vote.
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Slippery Rock
McConnell’s Mill Road
McConnell’s Mill State Park
Quality Aggregates Inc
Neville Island
Charles Gross
McConnell’s Mill
Frank B. Taylor Memorial Bridge named in Scott Township
About 60 people gathered on the Rambler's Rest deck in Scott Township to unveil a sign naming the span the Frank B. Taylor Memorial Bridge honoring the longtime Lawrence County consulting engineer. His family kept his funeral private four years ago, but friends marked his legacy with the bridge dedication and champagne bottle ceremony.
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Frank B. Taylor
Lawrence County
Scott Township
Taylor
Rambler’s Rest
Frankie Taylor Ludwigson
Brookfield
Wis
J. Ross Taylor
Frank
Rev
Keith Raser
Milford
SPAN
Conrail breakup worries workers in Pittsburgh area
In Pittsburgh the Conrail breakup raises layoffs and transfer fears as unions may need new contracts with Norfolk Southern and CSX. Regulators approved a $10 billion dismantling with potential 2650 jobs lost, while Pennsylvania workers face changes to preexisting labor agreements and arbitration outcomes.
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Pittsburgh
Conrail
Norfolk Southern Corp
CSX Corp
Pennsylvania Railroad
West Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Norfolk Southern
Sean Daly Ferris
International Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Joel Myron
Charlton Heston Elected NRA President
Actor Charlton Heston is elected president of the National Rifle Association. The declaration "We have Moses!" signals his taking the helm, with the news noted on page 3.
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Moses
Charlton Heston
National Rifle Association
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New Castle News
Debbie Wachter
Bonnie New Castile
Bonnie
Paul Hawthe
Frankie Ludwigson
Frank Taylor
Iyne
Hilda A. Bame
Cranberry Township
Alan Lee Boyles
High Point
N.C
Edna M. Dodds
Almira Home
Wayne M. Florida
Warren
Ohio
Lena N. Miller
E. Cherry St
Leah L. Musulin
Wilmington Road
Louis Joseph Parillo Jr
E. Euclid Ave
R. Lucile Patterson
Waukesha
Dorothy Yelkovich
Bessemer
Housing Board
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