Future of New Wilmington up to its residents
New Wilmington residents heard a plan to revitalize the downtown with gift and craft stores slow-food eateries and an amphitheater while a voter referendum could permit borough restaurants to serve alcohol. Slippery Rock University official compared progress to town and gown development and outlined a director-led approach aided by state and federal grants.
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New Wilmington
Bonando
County awards more contracts for 911 center
County commissioners at a special meeting awarded plumbing and fire suppression and heating and air conditioning contracts for a Lawrence County public safety building to Rabe Environmental Systems of Erie for 573 800 and Guys Mechanical Systems of Rochester for 848 000 respectively. A construction manager was hired and a right of way electric supply contract with Penn Power was approved. Rien Construction received the general contract two weeks earlier.
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Lawrence County Public Safety
Countyline Road
Hickory Township
Penn Power
Rabe Environmental Systems of
Erie
Guys Mechanical Systems of
Rochester
Rien Construction
Mother seeks gun buy back to honor slain son
Deborah Murdoch of Enon Valley mobilizes two police departments and the Lawrence County district attorney to sponsor a gun buy back. The aim is to remove firearms from the community after her son Richard Hogue, 28, was killed by a gunfight at Walnut Ridge in Ellwood City. Leonard Pratt, 26, is jailed on charges. Hogue left behind a 7-year-old son.
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Deborah Murdoch
Richard Hogue
Hogue
Ellwood City
Natalie Dennis
Richard Thomas Hogue Jr
Kaylee Hogue
Enon Valley
Lawrence County District Attorney
Murdoch
Walnut Ridge Apartments
Loop Street
Leon Pratt
Rochester
Beaver County
Hos
Pennsylvania school funding suit targets unequal funding
Public school advocates sue Pennsylvania officials in Commonwealth Court alleging an irrational funding formula creates academic inequities and fails to provide equal per pupil resources. Plaintiffs say spending ranges from under 10,000 to about 28,000 dollars, violating the state constitution's guarantee of a thorough and efficient education. The suit names Governor, House and Senate leaders, and the Department of Education as defendants.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Jennifer R. Clarke
Public Interest Law Center of
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools
The
NAACP
Clarke
Education Law Center
State House and Senate
State Department of Education
City police accuse resident of burglary and rape
North Hill man Samuel Lee Lowry III, 32, of 1405 N. Mercer St., was arrested after a woman reports he climbed into her bed on Cuba Street and attempted sexual assault while she slept. Police charged him with rape of an unconscious victim, burglary, and related counts. he was arraigned and jailed on 50,000 bond.
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North Hill
Cuba Street
New Castle
Samuel Lee Lowry III
N. Mercer St
Lowry
Halco
Jerry G. Cartwright
Lawrence County
Obituary brief for Clyde St Esprit Swab and Binion families
Donald E. Clyde 83 of Ellwood City Nancy Ann St Esprit 81 of Lowell Michigan Brenda Kay Binion Swab 55 of Campbell Ohio obituary notice listing ages and hometowns for three individuals with no further details.
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Donald E. Clyde
Ellwood City
Nancy Ann St. Esprit
Lowell, Mich
Brenda Kay Binion Swab
Campbell, Ohio
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