Gala honors Library's Finest and Elevate campaign progress
New Castle Public Library celebrated the Library's Finest Gala at the Scottish Rite Cathedral honoring young community leaders who helped raise 25,415 toward the Elevate the Library Campaign. The funds will replace the elevator down since November 2022 and finance second floor renovations with work slated to start by July 27. The event praised donors and library leaders as the campaign nears its goals.
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Carissa Neary
Scottish Rite
Vator
Library Board
Philip Tramback
eAbdou
Elyse Saada
Pita
New
Nicholas Vercilla
New New Castle
Lawrence County Memoirs Volume 1 to be published mid June
Jeff Bales of New Castle area prepares to release Lawrence County Memoirs The Archives Volume 1 a 571 page self published history with more than 200 photos 10 page color section maps and newspaper articles Sold on LawrenceCountyMemoirs com and on eBay Bales started the project in 2017 trimmed 600 pages and faced tech and binding hurdles He plans at least five volumes and has begun Volume Two with topics including Cascade Park and other local histories
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New Castle
Jeff Bales
Lawrence County Memoirs
Bales
Lawrence County
Cascade Park
South New Castle to vanish as borough in 2026 merger
South New Castle Borough will cease to exist as a separate entity on Jan 1 2026 after a merger with Shenango Township approved in November. Borough leaders discuss a legacy project at the park of the former J P Byers School, possibly a playground or court resurfacing, to mark 125 years before the merger.
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South New Castle
Lawrence County
Shenango Township
Borough Council
Albert Burick III
J.P
Byers
Burick
Byers Park
J.P. Byers
Laurel Board to limit cell phones and introduce AI policy
Laurel School Board plans a Wednesday vote on a new electronic device student code of conduct and a first reading of an AI policy. The district would provide Chromebooks for instruction while elementary students would keep devices home or powered down. High school students would power down and store devices in lockers or classroom caddies with penalties escalating from warnings to suspensions and potential board hearings.
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Laurel
Tim Redfoot
Leonard Rich
Laurel Elementary School
Laurel Middle High School
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Gina M. Denucci
Harlan Johnson
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