Dollar General Plans Draw Ire Over Highland Avenue Site
Planning commission reviews store proposal noting missing county submission and city engineer certificate. Trash enclosure placement conflicts with rules. final plan must be approved by council and recorded. Residents recall historic district tensions from a 2019 zoning overlay decision and a veto later challenged in court. Representatives presented design ideas including a ground monument sign while Dollar General projects tax impacts cited.
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Highland Avenue
Miller
Lawrence County Recorder of Deeds
Pri
Then-Mayo
Anthony Mastrangelo
North Hill
Planning Commission
Local CHIRP aid boosts hotels as pandemic relief rolls out
Mercer County received about 1.1 million and Lawrence County 968000 under CHIRP. Mehta, a motel owner from India, describes a 24/7 business and uses most of his 10000 grant to pay debt after COVID shutdowns. Talbot's Taproom received 30000 for outdoor dining upgrades as cases rise.
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Mercer County
Lawrence County
India
Mehta
Pennsylvania
First National Bank of Pennsylvania
Royal
Rod Wilt
Penn-Northwest Development Corp
Wilt
Penn-Northwest
Lawrence County Economic Development Corp
Linda D. Nitch
Talbot Reiber
Talbot
Findley Township
Reiber
Man sentenced in Shenango school van shooting case
Benetas, held at the Lawrence County jail, was sentenced after a plea that dropped 24 of 32 counts. Police described a silenced .22 rifle attack on a van carrying 7 and 8 year olds to Shenango Elementary, with minor injuries from glass. Investigators noted camouflage gear, multiple firearms, suppressors, and improvised equipment found at his residence and on scene. The federal ATF probe into incendiary evidence at his home continues.
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Mister B
East Washington Street
Benetas
Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Shenango
Governor vows veto over voting rights bills and audits
Gov. Wolf vows to veto any bill restricting voting rights and audit actions while pushing to fix election laws to make voting easier and cheating harder. Democrats argue the measures target communities of color and voters with disabilities, potentially rolling back years of gains and echoing Jim Crow era suppression.
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Wolf
House
Joanna McClinton
McClinton
Department of State
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