Casey remembered as Scranton mourns former governor
Flags flew at half staff for Robert F Casey, former Pennsylvania governor and double transplant recipient, who died at 68 in Scranton. The feisty leader, who served 1987 to 1995, had long opposed abortion and wrote Fighting for Life. He died at Mercy Hospital after a period of illness.
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Scranton
Robert F Casey
Casey
Pennsylvania
Jeff Lewis
Mercy Hospital
Ed Byer
Robert P Casey
Farinelli write in nomination shakes 10th District race
State Rep. Frank LaGrotta faced a GOP write in challenge from John Farinelli of Butler County who won the nomination with 585 votes to 181. LaGrotta alleged involvement by Lawrence County Commissioner Ed Fosnaught, who acknowledged a meeting but said his role was limited.
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John Farinelli
Butler County
Farinelli
House Republican Campaign Committee
GOP
LaGrotta
Ellwood City
Lawrence County
Ed Fosnaught
Fosnaught
Bill Glassman
Farinellis
Harrisburg
Fasnaught
Barbara Hafer
Hafer
Melissa Hart
North Hill meeting on preserving New Castle houses
Mayor Tim Fulkerson invites residents to a 7:30 Monday night gathering to discuss saving historic homes on North Hill. He proposes moving select of the 13 slated demolition buildings for a new high school and is arranging talks with developers Angelo Papa and Thomas George to explore private public partnerships.
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New Castle
North Hill
Tim Fulkerson
City
Fulkerson
New Castle Area
Angelo Papa
Thomas George
Parents sentenced in starvation death of 8 month old son
Attorneys for Mandy Sue McLaren and James Edward Strayer portrayed their clients as ill prepared to care for children during sentencing for the starvation death of their son James Edward Strayer Jr. The 8 month old died April 29 1998 at Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh. The twins mother McLaren 19 received 2 to 5 years in Lawrence County jail plus five years probation with 403 days served credit. Strayer 21 drew 3 years 9 months to 7 years in a state facility plus five years probation with 696 days served credit. Maximum possible sentence per law was 23? years.
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James Edward Strayer
James Edward Strayer Jr
Children’s Hospital
Pittsburgh
Tim
Jason
McLaren
New Castle
Dominick Motto
Lawrence County
Strayer
E. Wallace Ave
Obituaries Laid Out For Margaret Balin Cooney Eppinger Rhodes
Obituaries list Margaret E Balin 81 of Hill View Manor Donna M Cooney 71 of Gloversville NY Fern Irene Eppinger 90 of New Bedford and James L Rhodes 53 of Young Road with notices of their deaths and ages.
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Margaret E. Balin
Hill View Manor
Donna M. Cooney
Gloversville
N.Y
Fern Irene Eppinger
New Bedford
James L. Rhodes
Young Road
Marietta College pitcher DeSalvo dreams on varsity diamond
Former Union Area pitcher Matt DeSalvo shines at Marietta College where the diamond becomes a field of dreams as he steps onto the mound for the team.
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Union Area
Matt DeSalvo
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