New Castle board fills six new school positions
The New Castle Area School Board, in a June 11 special meeting, created and filled six new jobs including two kindergarten teachers at Croton Kindergarten Center and Harry W. Lockley Center, two second grade instructors at Thaddeus Stevens and West Side centers, an itinerant special education teacher, and a nurse. The board also hired seven additional staff and a full time substitute teacher for first grade.
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New Castle Area School Board
Jennifer Omer
Stacy Walczak
Denise DeProspero
Alicia DeRosa
Cara Florio
Kim Noviello
Bret Trotta
Karen Argiro
Concetta Cibelli
Croton
Harry W. Lockley
Thaddeus Stevens
West Side
Michael D. Michalesko
Martin
Joseph Eeen
Argiro
Lisa Nocera
Feasibility study eyed for new district high school
The New Castle Area School Board discussed a possible junior senior high school project and voted 8-0-1 to appoint Frank Banfield to the Vo-Tech committee while abstaining Peter Verage. The board hired M Marino Electric for Taggert Stadium stands demolition at 16960, and the GW Elementary PTA donated 4000 for a video projector. In Philadelphia a 20 year old Edward Taylor was killed and three others injured in a late night shooting prompting police vehicle collision responses.
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New Castle Area
Michael D. Michalesko
Thomas A. DiMuccio
Frank J. Banfield
DiMuccio
Lawrence County Area Vocational Technical School
Peter J. Verage
Vo-Tech
M. Marino Electric Inc
Taggert Stadium
Philadelphia
South Philadelphia
Edward Taylor
Joe Maum
Maum
Allegheny-Hahnemann Hospital
Picnic for families benefits from center program
The Human Services Center Family Support Services Program held its second annual picnic at Pearson Park attracting 149 attendees. Corrine Miller noted rising interest from last year with enhanced activities, sponsorships, and accessibility for participants with mobility or health challenges. Donations came from local businesses including Augustine's Pizza and Wal-Mart.
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Human Services Center
Family Support Services
Pearson Park
Corrine Miller
Miller
Ralph’s
Roy Rubin
Augustine’s Pizza
Boardman
Burger King
China Banquet
Domino’s
Dusty’s Salon
East Wind
Famous Hat
Hazel’s
Hill House
King’s
Ladies of the Dukes
May’s Donuts
Medure’s
Nahla’s
Perkins
Italian Village
Wal-Mart
First Western acquires 16 PNC banks in PA
First Western Bancorp Inc completed the purchase of 16 PNC Bank branches in western Pennsylvania expanding to 55 stores across 10 counties and one in Ohio. About 80 PNC employees joined First Western, with deposits of about 391 million and loans of 74 million acquired.
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First Western
PNC Banks
First Western Bancorp Inc
PNC Bank
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Lawrence
Mercer, Beaver
Butler
Thomas J. O’shane
PNC
Ets
Bancorp
Farrell
Grove City
Hermitage
Sharon
Transfer
West Middlesex
Beaver
Chippewa
Midland
New Brighton
Evans City
Ebensburg
Barnesboro
McDonald
Punxsutawney
Kiski Valley
Calendar of community events and activities in New Castle area
A compact list of daily and weekly events across McGill Community Center Hess Ice Rink SNPJ Recreation Center and local libraries. Includes dinners concerts skating car wash fundraisers various meetings support groups health services and religious gatherings with contact numbers and venues.
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McGill Community Center
Hess Ice Rink
Pearson Park
Wampum class hosts center open house tomorrow
Wampum School Class of 1953 hosts an open house from noon to 2 p.m. tomorrow at the L B Hennon Recreational Center on Main Street in Wampum with free admission and refreshments. Former Wampum High basketball players will attend, and visitors may also tour the Wampum Historical Society exhibit in the former music department and band room. For details, call Lou Ferrante at 535-8866.
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Wampum
L.B. Hennon
Main Street
Wampum High
Wampum Historical Society
Willowhurst Circle Closed for Shenango Picnic Day
A segment of Willowhurst Circle in Shenango Township will close from 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday for the annual circle picnic. For more information, contact Sherry McNicholas at 654-6675.
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Willowhurst Circle
Shenango Township
Sherry McNicholas
Recertification Registration For County Food Distribs
Lawrence County residents eligible for surplus food distributions must sign up for recertification. Registration runs 8 am to noon and 1 to 3 pm on July 6 and 7 at the Armory in New Castle. Bring proof of income. those on public assistance must show photo ID and food stamp cards. Social Security recipients need copy of a check.
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Lawrence County
Armory
Ak Avenue
New Castle
Lawrence County Government Center
Court St
Commissioners’ Office
Pennsylvania Daily Number Lottery Fragments Reported
Partial OCR readout shows a mix of lottery terms including Pennsylvania Daily number and Buckeye 5 lines with several unreadable fragments. The snippet references numbers 6 9 16 17 20 and 4 13 15 31, with letters and stray codes interspersed.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
Buckeye
Remember When New Castle's Past Revisited Weekly
The weekly series revisits New Castle’s illustrious history in the feature Remember When. In USA Weekend, young Oscar winner Ben Affleck talks fame his relationship with Gwyneth Paltrow and his new film Armageddon.
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New Castle
eAnd
Ben Affleck
Gwyneth Paltrow
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Larry Nord
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Paul Hawthorne
Samantha Klingensmith
Miranda Metrocavige
Union Township
Karmel Apple the Clown
Richard Higgins
St. Joseph's
Harrisburg
Daniel K. Cook
Neshannock Lancer
Joe Fedorchak
Bob Turcola
Snpj Recreation Center
Serenity Group
Salvation Army
W. Grant St
New Castle Public Library
Community College of
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Lawrence County Learning Center
McGill Presbyterian Community Center
Albert St
Family Health Council
Olde Post Office
W. Washington St
Margaret St
Travelers Protective Agency
Hoss’s
Wilmington Road
East Washington Street
Grant Street
Recovery Inc
North St
Gamblers Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous
New Wilmington
New Wilmington Presbyterian Church
New Castle Community Y
Dennis Rupp
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Steubenville
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Toronto
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