Summer programs offer free YMCA memberships for seventh graders
Mary Grzebieniak reports New Castle Community YMCA launches Seventh Grade Initiative offering free summer memberships to students who completed seventh grade. From 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, youths gain access to swimming racquetball basketball wellness facilities and a youth lounge at the Y downtown and Y-Zone in Neshannock Township plus a dance activity.
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New Castle
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Neshannock Township
Firefighters battle two blazes in New Castle
Early Sunday New Castle firefighters fought two fires at opposite town ends. A bedroom fire in a 300 Rhodes Place duplex displaced five people and left 42 year old Michelle Carter with smoke inhalation. The Red Cross assisted residents. fire rekindled later on East Side.
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New Castle
David Joseph
Rhodes Place
Balog
Michelle Carter
Danielle Thrash
Carter Boots
Joseph
Albert Brooks
Dennis Lewis
American Red Cross
Annual Italian Festival Highlights Heritage at Cascade Park
Cascade Park hosted the annual Italian Festival over the weekend with Italian food, music, a baby doll dance, bocce and morra tournaments. Visitors from New Brighton and New Castle praised the food and festivities, noting repeat visits over seven years.
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Cascade Park
Tony Izona
New Brighton
Sam Luptak JR
New Castle
Jackie Cozza
Ben Tome
Democracy with no choices in elections
In many state elections last fall millions faced no major opposition in 42 percent of races. Gerrymandered districts create safe seats, prompting candidates to skip campaigns as minority-party positions feel unwinnable, says John McGlennon of the College of William and Mary.
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John McGlennon
College of William & Mary
Virginia
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