County grants extra month for FirstMerit demolition
The Lawrence County Redevelopment Authority extended the contract with Dore & Associates Contracting Inc. to October 30 to finish demolishing the former FirstMerit Bank Building. Planning Director Amy McKinney said the move avoids repeated two week extensions and allows completion of backfilling, topsoil, grading, and removal of concrete debris at the North Mill Street site.
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Lawrence County Redevelopment Authority
FirstMerit Bank
Dore & Associates Contracting Inc
Mer Bank
Lawrence County
Amy McKinney
Dore
North Mill Street
Ellwood vigil gathers over 50 for peace and prayer
More than 50 people joined an Ellwood City outdoor vigil aimed at easing grief after recent acts of violence. Providence Baptist Church led by minister Tony Cortez organized the calm gathering with Ashley Fisher, a Pittsburgh organizer formerly from Franklin Township.
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Ellwood City
Providence Baptist Church
Tony Cortez
Ashley Fisher
Pittsburgh
Franklin Township
Debbie Wachter
Bentley Bollman
Timothy J. Bollman
Ian Frey
Bollman
Lawmakers press DeJoy on USPS readiness for mail ballots
Lawmakers voiced unease about the Postal Service handling a surge of mail ballots for the November election. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy promised timely delivery and near perfect postmarking, while critics warned a 10-year consolidation plan could slow rural mail. DeJoy said the plan is paused for October and early November, but questions linger about impact on electoral participation.
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U.S. Postal Service
Louis DeJoy
House Appropriations
DeJoy
Subcommittee
David Joyce
Lawmakers nix electronic monitoring bill in Pa House
The Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee gutted House Bill 1150, replacing it with a grant program to boost domestic violence services. The bill, named Alina’s Law after Alina Sheykhet, would have mandated electronic monitoring for certain high risk defendants under protection from abuse orders.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee
Commonwealth
Alina
Anita Astorino Kulik
Allegheny
University of Pittsburgh
Alina Sheykhet
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence
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FirstMerit
NEW Castle News
ILE News
Ellwood
Hayley Walker Bollman
U.S
Joan Hanna
Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Kulik
Ncnewsonline
N. Mercer St
New Castle
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