PIAA Proposes Oversight Council Structure and Appeals Boards
The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Oversight Council would comprise 17 voting and nonvoting members drawn from state offices, governor appointees, athletic leaders, and education officials. Seven regional appeals boards and one Eligibility Appeal Board would hear student athlete eligibility appeals, with terms limited to four years for council members and two terms for some appointees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Oversight Council
State Senate
House
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Board of Education
Senate
State Athletic Commission
Oversight Council
Pennsylvania
Budget bill funds horse racing and rail projects in state plan
In Harrisburg the final $20 billion budget injects $10 million into the horse racing industry. It also includes funds for a Pittsburgh magnetic levitation train project and boosts allocations to universities and higher education. Lawmakers approved a larger plan than the governor’s request, with widespread support for district and interest-group projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
General Assembly
House
Tom Ridge
Pension fund advisory committee starts work in New Castle
Six members of an advisory committee to the New Castle pension fund trustees attended the first quarterly meeting of the year. The panel will include two retirees, two clerical workers, and two representatives each from police fire public works and code departments. Scrim chairs. trustees retain final say. A pension booklet for employees and retirees is urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle Pension Fund
Fred Droeder
Code Enforcement Department
Tim Barclay
Jeff Scrim
Mark Panella
Anthony Verone
John Morici
New Castle
Nick Maiorano
Arterly
Robert Bullano
Scrim
Bullano
Nancie Miles
Post-It Notes turn 20 as workers praise yellow reminders
At St Francis Hospital of New Castle and beyond, staff rely on bright yellow Post-It Notes to organize tasks. The invention by Art Fry and Spencer Silver in the 1970s grew from a reusable adhesive idea, now sold in 27 sizes and 50 colors in 100 countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheri Blundo
Blundo
St. Francis Hospital of
New Castle
Blondo
Art Fry
Spencer Silver
Silver
Fry
Boise
Idaho
Elaine Kriebel
Staples
Union Township
Renee Phillips
Sparman Inc
New Butler Road
Pittsburgh shootings suspect deemed mentally detached during interview
Court appointed psychiatrist described Richard Baumhammers as eerily detached during a case review on his competency for trial. Ness testified Baumhammers showed paranoid beliefs of poisoning and had a robot-like, emotionless demeanor when discussing the April 28 racially motivated attacks in Allegheny and Beaver counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
David Ness
Richard Scott Baumhammers
Baumhammers
Allegheny County
Lawrence O’toole
O’toole
Mike Manko
Stephen Zappala Jr
Allegheny
Beaver Counties
Pennsylvania
Ness
Europe
Elwood City Hospital birth and police brief items
A May 16 2000 birth at Ellwood City Hospital to Steven and Bonita Bevington Davis of Enon Valley RD 2 is noted. The page also lists police briefs: theft of three bicycles from Roy McCutcheon 1003 Logan St May 9 and burglary at Pagley’s Restaurant 1235 E Washington St with unclear losses. arrests include William Kirk Aven 37 of 1816 HarLansburg Road on a retail theft warrant and Dana Austin 22 on a bench warrant. An accident on Wilmington Ave at Leisure Ave 7:15 pm Tuesday involves Karen Evanoski 49 hit from behind by Brandon Donaldson 17. At Mercer St and Laurel Ave a crash between Victoria Mastrocidi 50 and Mary Capitola 77. Capitola had a stop sign. Page continues on page 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Roy McCutcheon
Logan St
Pagley’s
Washington St
William Kirk Aven
Harlansburg Road
Dana Austin
Hamilton St
Wilmington Avenue
Leasure Avenue
Karen Evanoski
W. Sheridan Ave
Brandon Donaldson
Addis St. eAccident
Mercer Street
Laurel Avenue
Union Township tax collector adjusts hours for next week
Doreen Vitullo will not hold office hours Tuesday and will instead offer 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday and Wednesday. Veterans flag placements at Lawrence County cemeteries may be delayed for Memorial Day due to a vendor delay and a May 25 delivery. Volunteers will begin once flags arrive, but some may not be distributed before Memorial Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Township
Doreen Vitullo
Lawrence County
Surplus food recertification set for New Castle
Lawrence County surplus food distribution recertification is scheduled next week for New Castle residents who receive food at the Armory on Frank Avenue. Recertification runs 8 30 a m to noon and 1 to 3 30 p m Monday and Tuesday and 8 30 a m to noon Wednesday. All recipients must be recertified to receive the next giveaway on June 9. Residents must show proof of income to obtain new cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County
New Castle
Frank Avenue
LaGrotta Office Offers Free Publications On Veterans Aid
State Rep. Frank LaGrotta's Ellwood City office at 718 Lawrence Ave offers free pamphlets. Included are guides on state and county veterans benefits and services, updated Pennsylvania Laws Relating to Veterans, PACE and property tax rent rebate programs, Pennsylvania fairs and underage drinking law, immunizations toxin control and baby nutrition information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank LaGrotta
Ellwood City
Lawrence Ave
Pennsylvania
Pilot lands disabled plane in Mount Lebanon field
Pilot John Waltrowski, an aircraft repairman, steered a Piper Cub to an emergency landing in a small Mount Lebanon field while en route from Ellwood City to Finleyville. Engine failure forced the coast to find a safe spot. no injuries were reported. He noted the field was unusually small for such landings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Lebanon
Pittsburgh
John Waltrowski
Finleyville
Ellwood City
Waltrowski
Laurel High Star Qualifies in Discus and Javelin
Laurel High junior Nicole Downing qualified for the state track meet in the discus and javelin at the WPIAL Class AA championships on Tuesday. A correction note: she was listed as qualifying only in the javelin in yesterday's edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel High
Nicole Downing
Also Mentioned on This Page
PIAA
Paul Hawthorne
Daily Record
Ellwood City Hospital
Steven and
Bonita Bevington Davis
Enon Valley RD 2
LaGrotta
Big
Cne
Lotto
Kicker
Ns Pure Gio Ice Non Cae
Eugene Gabriel
American Express Financial Advisors
Tim Kolodziej
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!