Commissioners mull tax abatement plan for county
Lawrence County commissioners discussed repealing the automatic three year tax abatement for new business and industry and replacing it with a case by case application process. A public hearing will be scheduled by county administrator Charleen Micco to decide terms, with Lowe's in Union Township cited as prompting the review.
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Lawrence County
Charleen Micco
Ed Fosnaught
Promp
Ted
Lowe’s
Union Township
Fasnaught
Fosnaught
Roger M. DeCarbo
New Castle plans token parking system for Mercer Street garage
The New Castle Parking Authority will buy a $1,295 token dispenser from Joshua Vending to be placed at the Mercer Street garage entrance. Tokens will replace quarters in meters, with six tokens for $1, bulk buyers get 10 percent extra, and offices will sell tokens in person. Ted Saad noted the unit accepts $1 coins and recognizes old and new $5 and $10 bills. Engineers from Widmer Engineering will provide repairs and paving specs after a 21 year old garage inspection.
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New Castle
Saad
Downtown Business Association
Widmer Engineering
Beaver Falls
Laurel School District approves $11.23 million budget for 2000-01
The Lau rel School Board adopted an $11,231,444 spending plan for 2000-01, up $363,548, with no property tax increase at 80 mills. The budget funds computer purchases of about 140,000 and an anticipated 200,000 loan for proposed construction. A four-year bus driver contract raises daily pay from 50 to 55 dollars, then 2.50 more per year, for 15 drivers, and Blue Cross Blue Shield rates rise 50 percent for the year. Attorney Charles Mansell was reap pointed as district solicitor.
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Laurel
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV Consortium
Charles Mansell
Rosalyn DeCarbo Breaks Ground as Female Funeral Director
Rosalyn DeCarbo, 26, joins Ed and Don DeCarbo Funeral Home in New Castle as a licensed director in a male dominated field. She blends art with care, choosing to ease grief over lectures, while reflecting on her path from fine arts to funeral directing and the influence of family in the business. She notes mortuary school once had few women and emphasizes confidence and knowledge as keys to excelling.
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Rosalyn DeCarbo
DeCarbo
Donald
Don DeCarbo
New Castle
Kennedy Christian High School
St. Mary’s College At
Notre Dame
Mortuary School
Donald DeCarbo
Rosalyn
Wilmington Area Schools OKs 12.9 million budget and bids
The Wilmington Area School Board adopted a 12.9 million dollar budget for 2000 01, with an 8 and 1 mill tax increase in Lawrence and Mercer counties respectively. It funded elementary renovations and security gear, trimmed spending by 51,501, and awarded renovation bids totaling 2.98 million for New Wilmington and other buildings.
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Wilmington Area School Board
Lawrence County
Mercer County
Mary Buckwalter
Wilmington
East Lawrence
Pulaski
Scott Bossing
Public Financial Management
Bossing
New Wilmington
Hospital births and local police briefs in New Castle area
A sequence of birth notices lists several families welcoming newborns on June 19 2000 at St Francis Hospital and nearby centers including Kristy Byers Brandon Haswell Kurt Fehrs Lisa Lubich Dana Kerr and Gary Marovich McClymonds with parents from New Castle Ellwood City and Portersville Out of Town notices report births in Youngstown Beaver and Northside Medical Center. Police incidents cover careless driving hit and run burglary arrest and charges involving multiple residents with details of locations and outcomes.
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New Castle
Vanessa Mae Phillips
Willowbrook Road
East Washington Street
Robert James Stoughton
Portersville RD
Frank Avenue
Phillips
Stoughton
Robert K. Cookson
Hoover Road
St. Francis Hospital
William Reid
Chestnut St
Dolores Nicholson
Ridgewood Court
South Street
Joan Russo
Cedar St
Pearson Street
Joseph Lechner
Frew Mill Road
Jermaine Wilson
Beach St
John Fuqua Jr
Washington St
West Washington Street
McGill summer show choir concert on Friday
The McGill Community Center hosts the seventh annual summer show choir at 7 p.m. featuring 60 elementary students from Lawrence County. Directed by Thomas Schaffner and choreographed by Karmin Schaffner, the outdoor free concert advises attendees to bring lawn chairs and will sell hot dogs lemonade and fruit cups from 6 15 p.m.
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McGill Community Center
McGill
Lawrence County
Thomas Schaffner
Karmin Schaffner
Neshannock Class of 1975 Reunion Plans
The Neshannock High School class of 1975 schedules a 25th reunion on July 28 and 29 with a 6 p.m. gathering July 29 at the New Castle Country Club. The committee seeks information on listed classmates Cathy Black Robinson Barbara Boboski Toni Donofrio Ron Giancola Gary Kennedy Steve Mitchell Dale Nicholls Doug Pander Patricia Peterson Cheri Rosenholm Norm Russo Michelle Sabitino Stu Schwartz David Smith Randy Stokes Phil Wagman and Scott Welker and invites contact to Dr. Joseph E. Ross at Olde Library Office Complex 106 E. North St New Castle 16101 or 654 2511. Other events include a golf scramble and a family picnic.
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Neshannock High School
Cathy Black Robinson
Barbara Boboski
Toni Donofrio
Ron Giancola
Gary Kennedy
Steve Mitchell
Dale Nicholls
Doug Pander
Patricia Peterson
Cheri Rosenholm
Norm Russo
Michelle Sabitino
Stu Schwartz
David Smith
Randy Stokes
Phil Wagman
Scott Welker
Joseph E. Ross
Olde
E. North St
New Castle
New Castle Country Club
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Tim Kolodziej
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