Solar farms on abandoned mines eyed as farmland alternative
Pennsylvania officials toured a 93,000 panel solar site on an unreclaimed Beaver County mine hillside, highlighting abandoned mine lands as viable sites. A state report maps 169,000 acres of such lands, with 27,000 reclaimed and 142,000 unreclaimed, suitable for solar.
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Austin Davis
Solar Company
Midland
Beaver County
State Department of Environmental Protection
Commonwealth
Pittsburgh
Jessica Shirley
DEP
Clifford Wallace
Beaver Township
Beaver-Lawrence
Lawrence County
J.R. Hardester
Hardester
Solar rules reshape Lawrence County farmland and town zoning
Lawrence County counties push local solar rules as more municipalities adopt ordinances to regulate buffers fences and bonding for decommissioning. Vesper Energy actions and zoning shifts limit suitable farmland, while rural townships weigh curative amendments and set site limits amid growing 20 to 30 acre projects.
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Lawrence County
North Beaver Township
Vesper Energy
New Castle
Beaver Township
Vesper
S. Mercer St
Neshannock Township
Neshannock
Washington
Scott
Cliff Wallace
Beaver-Lawrence
Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors
Township News
Wallace
Mercer
Crawford
Son joins dad in band Mr Miyagi as family rocks stage
Scott Kaminski, 58, returns to music with son Adam in the band Mr Miyagi. Their first show was April 8, 2023 at the Sons of Italy in New Castle with more dates lined up at Jergel's Warrendale and the New Castle Slovak Club. The duo mix legal careers at the Office of Personnel Management with a shared love of live performance.
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Adam
Scott
Kaminski
Jergel’s
Warrendale
New Castle
Riverwalk Park
Grandview
Mr. Miyagi
Fire crews quell stage light fire at Scottish Rite Cathedral
New Castle Fire Department responded to the Scottish Rite Cathedral on Lincoln Avenue Friday after a cable to a stage lighting system allegedly sparked flames. Firefighters arrived around 12:50 p.m. to find staff who had already extinguished the fire and forced a temporary evacuation.
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New Castle
Lincoln Avenue
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