New Castle audit finds tuition skipped for nonresidents
State audit says seven nonresident students attended New Castle schools without tuition from 2008-09 to 2011-12, with district employees’ ties to the district cited. District must repay $110,664 in state subsidies. names of involved employees were not disclosed. Audit period covered Feb 2, 2010, to Sept 12, 2012.
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Electronics recycling program expands to year round sites
Tri County Clean Ways launches a recurring electronics recycling program with two sites in New Castle and Mercer County. Participation is first come, first served and limited to 50 registrants per site each month. The first New Castle event runs tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., with about 10 openings remaining. Mercer County’s June 26 event is already full. Registration online or by phone is available for those without internet.
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Rotary celebrates history as first African American president tops New Castle club
Rotary Club No. 89 marked its centennial at Cascade Park with Gayle Young, executive director of United Way of Lawrence County, recognized as the club's first African American president in its 100 year history. Young will officially become leader on July 1 after a three year progression from program chair to president-elect.
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Rotary president candidate outlines new directions
For Young, the office is a good fit as she notes Rotary and United Way share parallel service missions locally and internationally. Her United Way experience with area charities informs potential new directions she plans to lead Rotarians as she kicks off Rotary in the near term.
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State Street project to restrict local traffic
Motorists face lane restrictions on State and Falls streets as a PennDOT project from Jefferson Street in downtown New Castle to Wilson Road in Union Township begins. The $5.22 million work lasts into mid December and includes milling resurfacing concrete patching drainage and signaling upgrades with State Street reduced to a single 10 foot lane each direction. Gulisek Construction of Mount Pleasant leads the contract.
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Local Obituary Snippets From Thornton and Nearby Areas
Short listings note the ages and residences of several deceased individuals including Charles Patrick Beshero 56 of Thornton Colo Alfred H Bud Black 89 of Edgewood Acres Jack F Foster 75 of Golden Hill Nursing Home Robert L Gudyk 80 of New Castle Peter Paul Polak 71 of Nesbeth Street Rosemary Habib Relic 52 of Allen Street and Olga R Westrick 89 See Page A5 for full details.
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Alfred H. “Bud” Black
Edgewood Acres
Jack F. Foster
Golden Hill Nursing Home
Robert L. Gudyk
New Castle
Peter Paul Polak
Nesbeth Street
Rosemary Habib Relic
Allen Street
Olga R. Westrick
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