Ridge signs bill aimed at curbing sprawl in PA
Governor Tom Ridge signed a two bill package dubbed Growing Smarter to curb suburban sprawl by encouraging joint land use and zoning plans among communities. The signing occurred on a 110 acre West Bradford farm preserved through transferable development rights with support from environmentalists and builders.
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Ridge Signs
West Chester
Tom Ridge
Pennsylvania
Ridge
Chester County
West Bradford
Pennpe Bae Builders Association
10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania
Joanne Denworth
10,000 Friends
Vo Tech cuts drafting program amid low interest
Lawrence County Area Vocational Technical School discontinues drafting after 3 students showed interest last year and only 1 for the coming year. The operating committee approved new tuition for adult practical nursing and set summer staff wages and student help positions.
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Vo-Tech
Lawrence County Area Vocational Technical School
Kenneth Webb
Thomas Wildauer
David Domenick
Rose Lynn Padice
Joseph Farris
New Castle
Alan Carlson
Laurel
Robert Hodge
Mohawk
John Shaw
Wilmington
Jeff Zeigler
Shenango
Career Training Agency
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency
Francis Keller
Ellwood City Area
Richard Brzezinski
Carolyn McVicker
Barbara Moses
Mark DeMonaco
George Rigby
Sandy Blank
Gloria Gooley
Ralph Martone
Melissa Pia
Nick Neve
Cathy Pautz
Jamie McVicker
Jameson Health debuts Siemens MRI in Lawrence County
Jameson Health System announces the new Siemens Magnetom MRI replacing the mobile unit on June 6. Staff radiologist Dr. Terry Shaffer notes faster, clearer imaging for brain, spine, and vascular studies with three dimensional options, while stressing patient comfort and possible sedation for children during scans. The MRI uses strong magnetic fields and radio frequency waves for imaging and can be upgraded as software evolves.
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Paul Hawthorne
Terry Shaffer
Sally Mitchell
Jameson Hospital
New Castle
Lawrence County
Jameson Health System
Jameson
Shaffer
Governor signs death warrant for Philadelphian killer
Gov. Tom Ridge signed the execution warrant for Robert E. Douglas, 44, who was convicted of first degree murder for the 1980 shooting death of Donald Knight outside a Philadelphia housing project. Douglas is scheduled to die by lethal injection on August 17 at Graterford prison after appeals.
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Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Tom Ridge
Robert E. Douglas
Donald Knight
Douglas
Knight
Michael McLaurin
Graterford
State Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
McLaurin
Jameson Hospital adopts ThinPrep Pap test for cervical cancer screening
Dr Ben S Ong of Jameson Health System announces ThinPrep Pap test offers more accurate cervical screening by collecting cells in liquid fixative for uniform lab analysis. The test increases sensitivity for abnormal cells by up to 65 percent, reduces repeat tests, and costs about $40 versus $15 for conventional Pap. Most insurances cover it, with a conventional option available for those who cannot afford ThinPrep.
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Jameson Hospital
Ben S. Ong
Jameson Health System
George Papanicolaoate
Ong
Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Jameson
State to cut 134 jobs at mental hospitals and centers
Harrisburg AP The state will lay off about 100 workers at 12 facilities over two weeks as public welfare realigns staff to a shrinking resident population. The move, aimed at fiscal responsibility, accelerates decades of shift to community care away from institutions.
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Harrisburg
Department of Public Welfare
Jay Pagni
Council 13
American Federation of State
Karen Black
Commonwealth
Black
Ellwood City births and local police reports chronique
Ann Daily Record lists Ellwood City area births including a daughter for Ed and Stacy Hill Wagner at The Medical Center Beaver on June 21 and a son for Andy and Diane Greghorn Shi in Enon Valley on June 16 2000. Police report theft car accidents arrests and assaults across New Castle and surrounding areas with details on a 14 year old hit and run driver, a two vehicle collision on Falls Street, and multiple arrests for drug paraphernalia public drunkenness and trespassing. The piece notes additional state level incidents at the New Castle Youth Development Center and various local incidents along Route 18 208 Route 551 Highland Avenue and nearby streets. Continued on page 8
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Andy
Diane Greghorn Shi
Enon Valley
Beaver
Shillingburg
Bessemer
Robert and
Elizabeth Nixon Turpin
Laconia
N.H
Lakes Region General Hospital
Turpin
New Castle
Alan Arrow
Becker St
Franklin Avenue
Paul Street
Jodi Brunswick
Marshall Ave
Falls Street
Columbus Innerbelt
Shane Beamer
Monroe St
Terry L. Rodgers
Rodgers
Reamer
James T. Greene III
Sankey St
West Washington Street
Elaine Johnson
Cuba St
Highland Avenue
Matthew Gray
E. Edison Ave
Winter Avenue
Shirley Robinson
Norwood Ave
Robinson
Gray
Meryle Ward
Emery St
Jameson Hospital
John Vernon Sammons
YDC
Jay M. Brindza
Wilmington Township
Mahoning Township
Janice Ruth George
Christina Sue Solley
Enon Valley RD
George
Francis D. Smith Jr
Rose
Cooper Energy Services holds employee spouse meetings
Two informational sessions for Cooper Energy Services employees and spouses will be held at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Wednesday at 220 N Broad St Grove City for workers separated Oct 13 1998 and later. A Governor's Veterans Outreach Center representative will attend the Lawrence County Team PA Career Link in New Castle from 10 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. Tuesday.
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Cooper Energy Services
N. Broad St
Grove City
Governor’s Veterans Outreach Center
Lawrence County
Margaret St
New Castle
Hearing on Pennsylvania workers compensation program
State Senator Gerald J. LaValle will conduct a Wednesday hearing on the workers compensation program. The session runs 9 a.m. to noon at Beaver County Community College Library Resource Center and will examine delays in case disposition, harassment over surveillance, and fairness of workers compensation judges. Calls accepted 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 654-6651 ext. 614.
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Gerald J. LaValle
Pennsylvania
Library Resource Center
Beaver County
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Deedstate
Philaur
Judy Hruska
Alate
Daily Record
Ellwood City Hospital
Stacy Hill Wagner
Park Ave
Ellwood City
Cooper Employees
Veterans Outreach Rep
Ia Town
Ohio
Buckeye
Plesse
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