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KAYLEEN CUBBAL: Why does Hines Ward want to be like Gene Matsook?
Check out Kayleen Cubbal’s sports notes for this week. The sports editor at The News shares items on Gene Matsook, a local Notre Dame connection and the start of high school hoops.
PHOTOS, STORY: Veteran recalls being adrift at sea for three weeks
For 21 days in the summer of 1944, music wasn’t important to Michael Ferraro. The Bessemer man, who would later become a respected music teacher as well as mayor of Bessemer, was surrounded by water and shrouded in silence.
MILLION HEIR: Mahoningtown boy is milestone zoo visitor
Jana Adamo always knew her son, Aaron, was one in a million. Now everyone knows it. The 8-year-old Mahoningtown boy was singled out as the 1 millionth visitor at the Pittsburgh Zoo.
COUNTY CLIPS: Get the low-down on neighbors, friends
Who's earning a scholarship? Where is the next charity concert taking place? Each week, find out what's happening in the community.
PHOTOS, STORY: Mother, daughter team up to help abused kids
After Maggie Gould’s daughters revealed they’d been sexually abused, she wanted more than anything for them to feel safe again. “I felt an overwhelming need to protect them, but I didn’t know how to protect them,” the New Castle mother of four recalled.
PHOTO GALLERY: Annual Veterans Day Parade in the downtown
Dozens of units, including high school marching bands, scout troops and veterans organizations took part in the annual Veterans Day Parade in the downtown. Parade participants and spectators were greeted by a gorgeous blue sky and warm temperatures.
NAMES IN THE GAMES: Catching up with local athletes competing in college
Each week, sports writer Ron Poniewasz Jr. catches up with former Lawrence County high school athletes to see how they are doing while competing in college.
PHOTOS, VIDEO, STORY: Borough’s leaf-eating machine roaming streets
Halloween may be over, but there’s still one monster roaming the streets of New Wilmington. Snuffelupagus II. OK, “Son of Snuffelupagus” likely would sound more scary, but in reality, there’s only thing that need fear this mobile mechanical behemoth: leaves.
ELECTION ’09: Lamancusa wins big; ‘Poncho’ voted out
Joshua Lamancusa won election as Lawrence County district attorney. The New Castle Democrat defeated Republican candidate George Freed by approximately 2,800 votes. Meanwhile, longtime Mahoning Township Supervisor Francis “Poncho” Exposito was defeated.
WHO’S DOING WHAT: Meet the county's movers and shakers
Whether it's excelling in the classroom or in the board room, The News tracks the successes of local residents as they move onward and upward in their careers.
IN U.S. SERVICE: Meet those serving our country proudly
Through periodical updates on our Web site, the New Castle News shares information on Lawrence County residents serving our country through their military service.
NAMES IN THE GAMES: Catch up with athletes competing in college
Each week, sports writer Ron Poniewasz Jr. catches up with former Lawrence County high school athletes to see how they are doing while competing in college.
COUNTY CLIPS: Get the low-down on neighbors, friends
Who's earning a scholarship? Where is the next charity concert taking place? Each week, find out what's happening in the community.
HOOP DREAMS: Former New Castle star now playing for pay
Devin Taylor is looking to make the most of another opportunity. Taylor signed a contract to play for the Youngstown Swish American Basketball Association team..
LIGHT-UP NIGHT: Get your photo taken with Santa!
Want to take a photo with Santa? Then be sure to stop in at the New Castle News between 5 and 6:30 p.m., on Thursday, Nov. 19, just before the Light-Up Night Parade begins in the downtown.
IN TODAY’S NEWSPAPER: City shooting; Ratkovich sentencing
What’s going on in Lawrence County? Today’s edition of the New Castle News has you covered with the latest in sports, politics, entertainment and neighborhood news. Pick up a copy at dealers everywhere.
IN TODAY’S NEWSPAPER: City Council endorsement; election series begins
What’s going on in Lawrence County? Today’s edition of the New Castle News has you covered with the latest in sports, politics, entertainment and neighborhood news. Pick up a copy at dealers everywhere.
PHOTOS, VIDEO, STORY: Transplanted pair team up on new lounge
Two Philadelphia transplants are aiming to make their mark in New Castle. Leslie Michael was on a high lift last week, starting to paint a mural downtown. She is working on a cafe scene mural for a new lounge.
PHOTOS, STORY: Great pumpkins drawing national attention
Skeptics about The Great Pumpkin can now start believing. Jerry Snyder of Bessemer and Dave Stelts of Edinburg are both living proof that with lots of time and tender loving care, great pumpkins could appear right in their own back yards.

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