Bell Atlantic outage disrupts 911 calls in Pittsburgh area
Bell Atlantic officials said backup equipment failed to activate during a 911 outage that lasted 110 minutes in Pittsburgh and parts of Westmoreland Lawrence and Beaver counties. The main switch breakdown and backup failure prompted an ongoing investigation to determine hardware or human errors and ensure proper service restoration.
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Ae Care
Bell Atlantic
Pittsburgh
Westmoreland
Beaver County
Lawrence County
Sharon Shaffer
Ain Rockwell International
Shaffer
Brian Melcher
Melcher
Frank Jannetti
Philadelphia
Hank Caparelli
Westmoreland County
Jannetti
Bible school at Mercer Raceway Park draws hundreds
Nearly 200 children from preschool to teen join Day 1 of Road Rally 2000 at Mercer Raceway Park. The event features lessons on patience and the Red Sea, with church groups joining from Mercer and New Bedford. Reverend Bill Beck notes the chaos yet calls it orderly under the Holy Spirit.
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Mercer
Marshall Fellenberger
Mercer Raceway Park
Jesus
Red Sea
Bill Beck
Barnstone Ministries
New Bedford
Beck
Vicki Emig
Holy Spirit
Speedway
Mercer’s Fellowship Community Church
Steve van Slyke
van Slyke
Mer
Unity in Christ Kids Event Draws Crowds at Mercer Raceway Park
A religious youth program at Mercer Raceway Park featured non denominational and Methodist teachers sharing one class and teaching together. The evening included songs, a clown skit, tire rolling relay, three legged race, face painting, pinewood derby cars, and close encounters with Gary Smoker's modified race car. The event runs nightly through Friday starting at 6 p.m. and invites newcomers to join for a week aimed at guiding children toward discipleship in Christ.
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Beck
Marshall
Gary
Mercer Raceway Park
World faiths unite in Pittsburgh charter signing
About 225 participants from six continents gathered at Carnegie Mellon University to sign the United Religions Initiative Charter. The event featured interfaith music and a half mile procession as leaders from more than a dozen faiths pledge to promote peace, healing, and cooperation while aiming to form a global interfaith body.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie Mellon University
Zeenat Ali
St. Xavier’s College
Mumbai
India
United Religions Initiative
United Nations
California
Episcopal
William
Swing
Monroe County hires road kill removal worker
Monroe County in Pennsylvania seeks Roadway Sanitation Technicians with a high school diploma for a 17 900 to 25 000 dollar annual job. The county now funds full time removal to improve tourist impressions and speed up disposal of road kill on local highways.
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Stroudsburg
Monroe County
Joe Battista
Monroe
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Local births listed from multiple area hospitals
Ellwood City Hospital reports a son for Frank and Jennifer Horenka Valenti of New Castle RD 6 on June 25 2000. Jameson Hospital notes a daughter for Bobbie Jo Scott and Mark Cox of New Castle on the same date. Further births include a daughter for Randy and Stacie Yargo Hackett and a daughter for Dennis and Michael Ann Norco Lewis both of New Castle on June 24 25 2000, plus a son for Gary L. McCann and April Wright of New Castle on June 26 2000 and a son for Laura L. Meanor and David M. Welsh of 216 10th St. Bessemer. Public notices of thefts and arrests appear in New Castle with names and addresses including Craig Turney, Shirley Erchmar, and Jack Erchmar Jr. The State reports theft of services at Last Minute Mart in Hickory Township and a stolen ship to shore radio and cruiser drive from Richard Schwenke’s Plain Grove home, plus a recovered vehicle case involving Terry Oliastro. Continued on page 12.
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Ellwood City Hospital
Frank
Jennifer Horinka Valenti
New Castle
Jameson Hospital
Bobbie Jo Scott
Mark Cox
Randy
Stacie Yargo Hackett
Dennis
Michael Ann Norco Lewis
Gary L. McCann
April Wright
ST. Francis Hospital
James
Sherrie Thomas Penwell
Laura L. Meanor
David M. Welsh
10Th St
Bessemer
Craig Turney
Fulkerson St
Shirley Erchmar
E. Edgewood Ave
Jack A. Erchmar Jr
Hickory Township
Richard Schwenke
Plain Grove Road
Plain Grove Township
Terry Oliastro
Sabre Appraisal Data Collectors Plan Countywide Visit
Sabre Appraisal Division of Manatron Inc will door to door in Slippery Rock Township this week to gather property data for a countywide reassessment. Collectors will survey roads including Por tersville Mount Hope Furnace McConnell s Mill Young Rosepoint Trusel Shady Fairview School and Hogue and others. They expect to start Hickory Township next week as a mobile imaging van completes photos of properties.
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Sabre Appraisal Division
Manatron Inc
Slippery Rock Township
Portersville
Mount Hope Furnace Road
McConnell’s Mill
Young, Rosepoint
Trusel
Shadyas Fairview School
Hogue Roads
Frew
Fairview
Squaw Run
Dutch Ridge
Walters
Shaffer
Kene Church
Fox
Fisher
Rim
Wilson Roads
Hickory Township
New Castle Mayor Sets Sewer Line Meeting
New Castle Mayor Tim Fulkerson will conduct a neighborhood meeting at 7 p.m. tomorrow in council chambers at city hall to discuss the Park Avenue Blaine Street sewer replacement. The project will replace the Blaine Street sewer from Boyles north to Park and then Park Avenue to Highland. Parking will be restricted during work and residents with accessibility needs should contact the mayor's office at 656 3500 for accommodations.
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New Castle
Tim Fulkerson
Council
City Hall
Park Avenue
Blaine Street
Boyles
Blaine and
Park
Highland Avenue
Memorial for girl killed in crash vandalized on Atlantic Ave
A memorial for Summer Dawn Brunswick on Atlantic Avenue was damaged between June 1 and Saturday. Police said someone took the stuffed doll, broke the sign, and threw it into the weeds. It was erected by her mother after her death on April 12, 1997. Anyone with information should contact state police Buckeye 5 Day Pick 3 Pick 4.
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Summer Dawn
Brunswick
Atlantic Avenue
Summer
Correction contact and phone hours for Tim Kolodziej
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