Cascade trail extension approved by City Council
New Castle City Council approved a $31,662 contract extension with G.B. Sand Co. for Cascade Park walking trail Phase I and II, bringing the project two years ahead of schedule. The plan uses a $90,000 Keystone Recreation Grant. phase completion target is July 15 with work begun May 16.
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Cascade Park
Picnic Grove
Big Run Falls
New Castle
G.B. Sand Co
Frew Mill Road
Rick DeBlasio
Mark Elisco
Tim Fulkerson
Keystone Recreation
Gaston Park
Fulkerson
Deshon Complex
Families return Baumhammers donation from shooting victims
Pittsburgh foundation for the April 28 shooting victims returns a $500 donation from Richard Baumhammers parents, amid objections from families of Ji Ye Sun and Thao Q Pham who say the money cannot buy lives. The 428 Victims Foundation has collected $42,000 so far and will begin distributing aid this month.
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Pittsburgh
Andrejs
Inese Baumhammers
Richard Baumhammers
Ji-Ye Sun
Thao Q. Pham
Allegheny
Beaver Counties
Lee Fang
Kathy Yee
Sun
Pham
Yee
Baumhammers
Thieman
Baumhammerses
China
Vietnam
428 Victims Foundation
Ya Fei
Shenango schools honor retiring superintendent Bill Foster
Bill Foster, 61, retiring after 14 years as Shenango Area Schools superintendent, reflects on four decades in education. A native of Sandy Lake, he started teaching after a Fort LeBoeuf principal mentored him, later earning a masters and rising to superintendent in 1986. He praised community support, recalls a five day teachers strike, and notes technological upgrades and renovated facilities as major changes.
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Bill Foster
Shenango
Foster
Patrick O’ Toole
Sandy Lake
Shippensburg University
Fort LeBoeuf
Erie
Earl Stubbe
Kathleen
Erin
Scott
Carley
Dubois
Penn State
Fred Duckworth
Board
Education Association
Ridge at odds with church and party over abortion stance
Governor Tom Ridge, a Republican and Pennsylvania Catholic, defends abortion rights while backing strict state laws. He says his pro choice views clash with his faith and party, complicating his public life and possibly affecting his national VP prospects.
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Johnstown
Tom Ridge
Pennsylvania
Ridge
George W. Bush
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Local births and a string of police notices in local towns
A June 9 to 10, 2000 sequence reports births in New Castle with families Jameson and Tanner. Police notes cover thefts at Slippery Rock, Volant, and Mahoning Township, a hit and run in Union Township, a burglary at Village Pharmacy, multiple accidents on Route 488 and Wampum Road, ongoing harassment at New Castle Youth Development Center, and a furniture market weapon seizure inquiry.
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Francis Smith
Harlansburg
Rose Point Road
Slippery Rock Township
Union Square Plaza
Union Township
Veronica Orlando
Sixth Street
K.C
Main Street
Volant
North Beaver Township
Perry Township
Harold Miller
Portersville RD
River Road
Bradley E. Bennett
Wampum Road
Ellwood City
Bennett
Miller
Wampum
Ron Bencnic
Main St
New Castle
Fred Charles
Michael Carbone
Edinburg
Michaelangelo’s
Route 422
Mahoning Township
Crossroads Food Mart
Route 224
Brandon Lee Aller
Early New Castle News edition due to History Channel race
The New Castle News will publish an early edition Wednesday at 9 a.m. with street closures anticipated. Obituaries for Wednesday’s edition are due by 7:30 a.m., with a reporter on duty until midnight to receive notices. A cake-cutting ceremony at Wal-Martin Union Township marks the Army’s 225th anniversary from 10 a.m. to noon. Contact Sgt Hagerman at 658-1732 for details.
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New Castle News
History Channel
Wal-Martin Union
U.S. Army
Congress
America
Loren O. Hagerman
Red Cross Blood Drives Announced For Ellwood City And New Castle
The American Red Cross schedules two local blood drives this week. Calvin Presbyterian Church at 615 Crescent Ave in Ellwood City will host tomorrow from noon to 6 PM, and Trinity Episcopal Church at 222 N. Mill and Falls Streets in New Castle will host Wednesday from noon to 5 30 PM. The drives aim to boost supply for patients in need.
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The
American Red Cross
Calvin Presbyterian Church
Crescent Ave
Ellwood City
Trinity Episcopal Church
N. Mill and
Falls Streets
Correction Notice for Holy Name Society Feature
A correction clarifies that Anthony Chill is a member of St. Margaret's Golf League and the Senior Citizens Golf League and has a son named Bradley Chill. If unavailable, contact Tim Kolodziej managing editor at 654 6651 ext 614 between 10 30 a.m. and 3 p.m.
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Anthony Chill
Holy Name Society
Bradley Chill
St. Margaret’s Golf League
Senior Citizens Golf League
Tim Kolodziej
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Nancy Lowry
Pearson Park
Jameson Hospital
Shenango Area
Paul Hawtho
Daily Record
Army
Red Cross
Ohio
A'S Saan
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