Community groups schedule monthly meetings in Lawrence County
Lawrence County Drug and Alcohol Commission meets 5:30 p.m. Monday at First Merit Plaza Suite 303 25 N Mill St. Cascade Park Development Committee gathers 6:30 p.m. fourth Wednesday at New Castle Public Library. Lawrence County Citizens Against Higher Taxes meets 7 p.m. first and third Monday at Parkstown Banquet Center. Lawrence County Children and Youth Advisory Committee meets 7 p.m. third Tuesday at 4380 Court St offices. Network Professionals Inc. meets 7:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Tanner's Restaurant 2305 Wilmington Road. Call Dan Minick at (800) 936-5323 for more information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County Drug and Alcohol Commission
Commission
First Merit Plaza
N. Mill St
Cascade Park Development Committee
New Castle Public Library
Lawrence County
Parkstown
Lawrence County Children and Youth Advisory Committee
Children and Youth
Court St
Network Professionals Inc
Tanner's
Wilmington Road
Dan Minick
Midwest Task Force Meeting on Education Access
The Midwest Task Force on Education Rights holds a monthly meeting from 10 a m to noon on the second Thursday in Room A at Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV Grove City. Open to parents of children with disabilities. Call 458 6700 ext 207 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwestern Local Task Force
Right TO Education
Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV
Grove City
Local School Board Meeting Schedule Highlights
Laurel 7 30 p m Tuesday in high school cafeteria annex Mohawk 8 p m Monday in high school library Neshannock 7 30 p m Thursday in high school cafeteria 301 Mitchell Road New Castle 7 p m May 10 in board room at Croton Administrative Office Building Shenango 8 p m Monday in elementary library 2501 Old Pittsburgh Road Vocational Technical 7 30 p m May 18 in school library Wilmington 7 30 p m May 15 in middle school library Government New Castle Sanitation Authority 5 p m Tuesday at 110 E Washington St Lawrence County Housing Authority 2 p m Wednesday in administrative offices on Neshannock Avenue New Castle Zoning Hearing Board of Appeals 1 30 p m Thursday in council chambers city hall New Castle City Council 7 30 p m Thursday and May 25 at city hall New Castle Parking Authority 9 a m May 16 in Mercer Street parking garage conference room New Castle Area Transit Authority 7 p m May 31 in council chambers city hall
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW Castle Sanitation Authority
Washington St. Lawrence
New Castle City
New Castle
Adult Literacy Council
E. North St
Area Agency ON Aging
W. Washington St
S. Mercer St
American Cancer Society
Lawrence County
N. Mercer St. Tollfree
American Heart Association
Lawrence and Mercer County
E. State St
Hermitage
American Red Cross
N. Mercer St
Ellwood City
Bair Foundation
High St
New Wilmington
St. Francis School of Nursing
New Castle Public Library
Jameson Rehabilitation Center
Neshannock Township
St. Francis Medical
Neshannock
Wilmington Road
Penn Center
Learning 20 Lupus Education focus of support group
Judy Hruska profiles Lupus Support Group member Barb Pursell in New Castle. The piece explains lupus impact, group benefits, and the disease’s reach with annual incidence and broader numbers, highlighting patient experience and community resources for assistance.
Lupus crusader Elvira Francazio raises awareness in memory of sister
Elvira Francazio, 62, of New Castle, inspired by sister Mary Fortuna’s 1976 lupus diagnosis, volunteers to educate the public about lupus. A registered nurse at St. Francis Hospital, she joined the Lupus Foundation of America and serves as the Lawrence County representative for the western Pennsylvania chapter. Fortuna died in 1987, but Francazio continues outreach to help others understand the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Pursell
Salvation Army
W. Grant St
Sankey Youth Center
ST. Francis Hospital
S. Mercer St
United Way OF
Lawrence County
N. Mercer St
Women’s
P.O. Box
Elvira Francazio
Francazio
Mary Fortuna
Lupus Foundation of America
Western Pennsylvania
Elvira Lupus Support Group Leader Shares Lessons and Joys
Elvira Francazio, born November 1 1937 in New Castle, discusses lessons from hosting the Lupus Support Group. She highlights the healing power of supportive interactions for new patients and notes how the group aided her after a family loss while lupus remains complex. She loves dancing and is a Web TV enthusiast, and says happiness has come in many moments, with God as her hero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Miller
NEWS
Bonnie Mosley
New Castle
Lupus
Community Support Groups and Classes List
A dense schedule lists self help groups and educational programs in Lawrence County. Programs include grief support at Psychological Counseling and Consulting, OA and AA meetings at multiple churches, Amputee and Parkinson’s groups, parenting and child social skills seminars at Temple Building and Women’s Shelter, and mental health networks with dates, times, locations, and contact numbers.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wilmington
Middle School
Judy Hruska
Barb Pursell
Markovitz Enterprises Inc
Beaver-Castle Girl Scouts
BIG Brothers
BIG Sisters OF
Mercer St
BOY Scouts OF America
City Rescue Mission
S. Croton Ave
Community Alternatives Inc
New Butler Road
Cray Youth & Family Services
N. Jefferson St
E. Washington St
Highland Ave
Habitat For Humanity
Albert St
Hospice OF ST. Francis
Pennsylvania Association For the Blind
Quota International
Nancy Freed
Oister
Fortuna
Elvira Francazio Lupus
First Church of the Nazarene
Narcotics Anonymous
Highland House
Lincoln Apartments
Adult Literacy
Temple Building
Grant Street Community Center
Al-Anon
Northminster Presbyterian Church
Recovery Inc
Human Services Center
North St
Gamblers Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous
New Wilmington Presbyterian Church
Battered Women’s Group
Women's Shelter
The
Call
National Alliance For the Mentally Ill
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!