Zoning may bar refugee camp at former YDC site
Shenango Township official said the former Youth Development Center on Frew Mill Road sits in an industrial zone where residential facilities are not allowed. The property owner would need to follow current zoning, though the YDC previously operated as a residential school before the 2001 ordinance. Community concerns about refugee resettlement centers were raised at a meeting led by Pastor Bruce Leonatti, who cautioned that nonprofit groups and state agencies coordinate refugee placement in other areas.
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al Burick III
YDC
Frew Mill Road
Burick
Bruce Leonatti
Irwin
Pittsburgh
Act For America
Leonatti
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Catholic Charities
Lutheran Social Services
U.S State Department
Gambling stalls Pennsylvania budget talks in video gambling dispute
Harrisburg AP Republicans struggle to bridge gaps over expanding gambling as a revenue fix. House backs broad online casino and lottery plans while Senate demands limits such as video gambling only at bars in non casino counties. Corman says no critical mass yet for a compromise bill.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
House
Senate
Jake Corman
R-Centre
Chambers
Corman
Dave Reed
Indiana
New Castle feeding program helps 900 plus kids over summer
More than 900 New Castle City children who rely on school lunches gain free meals and entertainment through August at multiple city sites. operated with partners including Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and Lawrence County Community Action Partners. The program began just before summer break at George Washington Intermediate Elementary and offers free lunches Monday to Friday with some sites providing breakfast and weekend food bags.
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New Castle
Greater
Summer meal programs fall short for Pennsylvania children
Pennsylvania data show about half of public school students get free lunch but only a fraction access summer meals. The Summer Food Service Program logged 6 million meals in 2016, yet only about one in five of eligible students receive summer meals nationwide. Pennsylvania ranks mid to lower among states in access.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Education
Department of Education
Food Research and Action Center
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Michael L. Blasucci Sr
Shirley J. Coast
Ronald C. Jones
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