New Castle council deadlocks on ACTS parking lot plan
The New Castle City Council split 2 to 2 over Allied Coordinated Transportation Services request to consolidate six lots near 614 N Jefferson St to create a parking area for employees across from North Mercer Street basketball courts. Attending members faulted blight concerns and zoning, with one councilman absent.
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New Castle City
North Hill
Allied Coordinated Transportation Services Inc
North Mercer Street
N. Jefferson St
Richard Beshero
Bill Panella
Paul Stefano
Tim Fulkerson
Anthony Adamo
Council
James Farris Jr
Lawrence County Social Services and
ACTS
Social Services
Reynolds Street
Farris
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
South Side
Matthew Mangino
Social Services and
Penndot
Fulkerson
Pergola adds shade and picnic area to Edinburg Veterans Memorial
The nine month old Edinburg Veterans Memorial expanded with a 12 by 16 foot pergola behind the site. Built as the project’s second phase by Walter and Eleanore Patton, it received donated labor and materials from local firms and officials. Future plans hint at a park fence.
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Edinburg
Pattons
Eleanore
Union district approves $11.38 million budget with no tax hike
Union Area School District adopts an 11.3788 million spending plan for 2017 18, projecting 11.2261 million in revenues and a 152700 deficit. Current millage sits at 14.92 with a projected 3.1 million fund balance. Superintendent Ross cites rising retirement and health care costs plus cyber charter expenses as drivers. The board accepted Emily Vizyak’s paraprofessional resignation and hired Trish Devincentis as athletic trainer at 23000 annually.
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Union Area
Mike Ross
Pennsylvania State Employees
Commonwealth
Ross
Union
Emily Vizyak
Dan B Hawke Koppe dies at 65 in Koppel
Dan B Hawke Koppe, 65, of Koppel, passed away Thursday, June 22, 2017. Visitation 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday at Samuel Teolis Funeral Home Inc. Ellwood City.
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Dan B. Hawke
Koppel
Samuel Teolis Funeral Home Inc
Ellwood City
South Side man faces drug charges after traffic stop
Martel Lamar Webb, 22, of 1911 Hamilton St., was charged after East Side traffic stop. A marijuana cigarette behind his ear, $590 cash, two cell phones, and 5.7 g crack, 2 g heroin, 10 Alprazolam pills, and 3.7 g marijuana were found. Webb faces four counts of possession and four counts of possession with intent to deliver. arraigned and jailed on $25,000 bond. Walls was cited for possession with intent to deliver and related offenses. bond set at $25,000.
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South Side
East Side
New Castle
Martel Lamar Webb
Hamilton St
East Division Street
Cunningham Avenue
Webb
Jennifer L. Nicholson
Lawrence County
Melissa A. Amodie
Gun linked to past robbery found in Niagara Falls
A stolen Hi-Point 9 mm handgun from a three year old armed robbery at an apartment resurfaced in Niagara Falls. New Castle police learned on Friday the gun is in the custody of Niagara Falls Police Department with no arrests announced.
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Niagara Falls
New Castle
North Hill man arrested after traffic stop yields drugs
Vinson Elliot Walls, 43, of 135 Park Ave., was pulled over on South Mill Street around 10 p.m. Monday by street crimes unit for weaving. Officers smelled marijuana and alcohol, found a beer can improvised as a smoking pipe and a clear plastic bag containing suspected crack cocaine in the car.
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New Castle
North Hill
Vinson Elliot Walls
Park Ave
South Mill Street
Suspicious man lurks in New Castle garage
New Castle police investigated a report from a Waldo Street resident about a man who offered yard work for money then hid in her garage around 3:30 p.m. on June 16. He claimed an injury from an accident, grabbed the woman, but fled after she kicked him. A police dog search found nothing.
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New Castle
Waldo Street
Neshannock Township Relocates July 4 Fireworks Site
Neshannock Township officials decided to move the Independence Day fireworks launch from Pearson Park ballfields to the Hess Ice Rink parking lot after complaints about shade and obstructions. The area around the ice rink will be closed to the public during the celebration, with Pyrotecnico providing fireworks at both sites and permit approvals announced at a Wednesday meeting.
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Neshannock Township
Pearson Park
Hess Ice Rink
New Castle Country Club
Pyrotecnico
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Ratvasky Landscape Supply Inc
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