Costs tied to state police patrols fuel local tensions
In Harrisburg a long running dispute over municipalities using state police for local protection heats up as talks to raid gas taxes to fund troopers intensify. Many towns, including Hempfield Township in Westmoreland County, lack local police, relying on state troopers for protection. About one fifth of Pennsylvanian residents live in such areas with 4,356 state police currently serving roughly 2,562 municipalities.
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Harrisburg
Michael Ceci
Farrell
Pennsylvania
Hempfield Township
Westmoreland County
Oil price drop hurts Pennsylvania oil firm payroll
Experts at the Keystone Energy Forum in Ellwood City discuss how falling oil and gas prices reduce payroll and trigger layoffs at Ellwood City Group. David Barensfeld notes payroll drop from 70 million in 2014 to about 50 million this year as Stephanie Catarino-Wissman of the American Petroleum Institute outlines industry opportunities and expansion needs.
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Lawrence County
David Barensfeld
Ellwood
Barensfeld
Stephanie Catarino-Wissman
The
American Petroleum Institute
Pennsylvania
Lawrence County adopts higher precious metals license fee
Lawrence County upgrades its precious metals ordinance to charge licensed dealers $200 annually to fund an electronic monitoring system. The database will track gold silver and platinum transactions in Lawrence and neighboring counties and be shared with Allegheny Beaver Butler Mercer Westmoreland and Washington counties. District Attorney Joshua Lamancusa says cross jurisdiction thefts drive the change. The previous fee was $50 and the public hearing drew no attendees.
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Lawrence County
Lawrence
Allegheny
Beaver
Butler
Mercer
Westmoreland
Washington
Joshua Lamancusa
Lawrence County Commissioners
Man jailed for allegedly kicking infant in stomach
Clinton Tyrone Davis II, 25, of 1214 E Washington St Apt 2 New Castle, is jailed on charges of endangering the welfare of a child, simple assault and harassment after police say he kicked a toddler in the stomach while babysitting. A witness and the girl's mother corroborate the incident. Davis is arraigned, bond set at 25000 dollars.
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East Side
Lawrence County
Leon
New Castle
Clinton Tyrone Davis II
Washington St
Apt
Davis
UPMC
Jameson
David B. Rishel
Obituaries Herman L Feldman 90 Ellwood City Edward E McMillin 85 Apopka
Obituaries note Herman L Feldman age 90 of Ellwood City and Edward E McMillin age 85 of Apopka Florida. The notices appear on Page A5 announcing their deaths and brief biographical details.
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Herman L. Feldman
Ellwood Cit
Edward E. McMillin
Apopka
Florida
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Cnhi
Scott Myers
Ebensburg
Stephanie Catarina-Wissman
American Petroleum
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Marcellus Shale As
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Meee
Mary Grrebieniak
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