Vo-Tech budget passes to keep Lawrence County center open
The Lawrence County Career and Technical Center will not close and summer classes start July 1. The $6.84 million 2013-14 budget was adopted by six of eight districts and a majority of their nine member boards. Mohawk and Wilmington approved after a two month dispute over the adult practical nursing program, which will end after the current class graduates in February.
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Lawrence County Career and Technical Center
Vo-Tech
Alfonso “Butch” Angelucci
Union
Mohawk
Wilmington
Center
City to hear zoning changes on front yard fences
A public hearing is set at 5 30 p m Tuesday on proposed amendments to Newcastle zoning ordinances adopted in 2009. The changes include restricting chain link fences in front yards to improve aesthetics while grandfathering existing fences and addressing the North Hill Historic District and downtown overlay. James Farris, city zoning officer, notes the aim is more visually pleasing fences.
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New Castle
North Hill
James Farris
Senate plan edges toward privatizing Pennsylvania liquor sales
GOP in Harrisburg proposes to replace the state store system with a two year study on wholesale value while allowing beer distributors and six pack sellers to begin selling wine and liquor. The Liquor Control Board would decide when to close stores, with House Republicans seeking full privatization.
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Senate
Charles McIlhenney
Bucks County
McIlhenney
Liquor Control Board
House
Jay Costa
Allegheny County
Gene Yaw
Senate Law and Justice Committee
McKhenney
Yaw
McKlhenney
Jail Population Near Capacity in Lawrence County
Debbie Wachter reports the Lawrence County jail is close to capacity after a prison board census. Warden Brian Covert said 267 inmates were housed, including 48 state parole violators and 34 women, with no releases or transfers planned yesterday and limited beds available in housing units, booking, and the medical unit. Commissioner Dan Vogler sits on the board.
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Lawrence County
Brian Covert
Dan Vogler
Obituaries listed for Ernest Busser and others in area notices
Classified obituaries announce the deaths of Ernest A. Busser 92 Enon Valley Francine Cray Cestrone 54 New Castle Chester W Clark 90 Catherine E Desatnik 88 183 Fulkerson Lane Lloyd Evans 94 Carrie Lou Hogue 81 North Tustin Calif Kenneth Jerome Johnson Sr 65 Julia J Pallorino 72 West Clayton Street Grover A Pitman 69 New Wilmington Helen E Sadler 96 Falls Avenue. See Page A5.
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Ernest A. Busser
Enon Valley
Francine Cray Cestrone
New Castle
Chester W. Clark
Catherine E. Desatnik
Fulkerson Lane
Lloyd Evans
Carrie Lou Hogue
North Tustin
Calif
Kenneth Jerome Johnson Sr
Julia J. Pallorino
West
Clayton Street
Grover A. Pitman
New Wilmington
Helen E. Sadler
Falls Avenue
Puzzles and Comics Highlights Across Pages
A compact page summary noting puzzles on page C6 and life and comics items on pages B1 and B2 B3. Readers find humor and light brain teasers amid features in the newspaper’s interior sections.
State senators propose 401k pension plan in overhaul
In Harrisburg the Republican led Senate Finance Committee stripped Gov. Corbett's plan to cut future pension benefits for current public workers from a broader reform bill. The committee advanced only the 401(k) style plan for future state and school employees, leaving the traditional pension mostly intact for now.
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Harrisburg
Tom Corbett
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Corbett
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