Shanksville 9 11 Priest Aids Victims Families
Father Joseph McCaffrey, Holy Spirit Parish FBI chaplain, rushed to the Sept 12 2001 crash site near Shanksville to comfort families and first responders. He helped consecrate the ground and later met victims’ relatives at Seven Springs resort escorted by state police.
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Flag Market Pays Tribute to Local 9 11 Victim
Ann and William Houk watched the 9 11 attacks unfold and then received a phone call from their friend Patty Wilson. Wilson’s son-in-law Ludwig John Picarro, a New Castle native, was among those affected, prompting a communal moment of prayer and tribute.
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Ludwig Picarro
Ann
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Ann Houk
Patty Wilson
New Castle
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Jan Irwin
World Trade Center
Scholarship fund named for Ludwig Picarro aids Pitt students
A scholarship fund honoring Ludwig Picarro supports Pitt students. The feature notes his legacy and how gifts sustain aid for scholars.
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Pitt
Farrell
Shenango Township
Masks Required at New Castle Area School Board Meetings
The New Castle Area School District mandates masks for all attendees at upcoming board meetings citing a rise in COVID-19 Delta variant cases in Lawrence County. The 6 p.m. work session Monday and 6:30 p.m. Sept. 20 public meeting will require masking, with a 5:30 p.m. premeeting athletic committee session open to the public.
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Union Area
Backlogs linger as Pennsylvania nursing homes miss full inspections
Federal data show 344 of 687 Pennsylvania nursing homes had not undergone full in person inspections for over 16 months as COVID-19 shifted focus to infection control. Health officials cite paused annual checks from March to June 2020 with virtual inspections and triaged complaints during the pandemic.
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CMS
Barton
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