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October 23, 2009
IN TODAY’S NEWSPAPER: Highland House denied; beware of online scam
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Mayor picks Salem for police chief
New Castle Mayor Anthony Mastrangelo has selected Sgt. Robert A. Salem as his choice for police chief. The mayor will officially present Salem for appointment at Thursday’s city council meeting.
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Shale drilling not yet booming here
Marcellus and Utica shale drilling in Lawrence County is not booming — yet. But progress is being met with mixed emotions from landowners who either have scrambled to sign top-dollar leases with drilling companies or who are being cautious about the effects hydraulic fracking could have on their land and the environment.
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Over and back: Neshannock basketball coach rebounding from frightening stroke
All John Corey wanted was a picture. Not much else mattered at this point. A day that, at first, allowed him to spend time with his wife and three kids, ended with him clinging to a family photo and wondering if he would ever see any of them again.
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Ellwood City Nativity still front burner issue
A federal lawsuit filed Friday in Montana could serve as a warning for Ellwood City’s Nativity Location Committee. The committee, formed in December after borough council voted to remove the display from the municipal building lawn, has until June 12 to recommend proposals for a 2012 site.
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Drug court aims to give addicts their life back
The greatest incentive defendants have in completing Lawrence County’s drug court is to regain the dignity they had before addiction. Education, jobs, expungement of their criminal charges and living drug-free lives also lie at the end of that rainbow.
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Chief Rejected: Sansone plans to sue city
Former New Castle police chief Tom Sansone plans to file a lawsuit against the city. Attorney Joel Sansone, a cousin of the police officer, said yesterday that as soon as his investigation is completed, he intends to file the suit in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh.
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Teamwork led to arrest of bank robbery suspects
Help from multiple departments and quick detective work enabled the New Wilmington police to track down two suspected bank robbers. And Police Chief Carmen Piccirillo has learned that sometimes, someone, somehow will be recognized.
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Bus fares to increase March 1
It’s going to cost more to get around or leave town this spring. New Castle Area Transit Authority bus fares will increase March 1. “This is the first overall increase in about 20 years,” assistant manager Vicki Antonio said. The authority’s Pittsburgh run saw a price hike in 2002.
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Police to charge pair with bank robbery
Two people are being charged Wednesday in connection with last week’s robbery at the Huntington Bank in New Wilmington. The pair, who are boyfriend and girlfriend and have a child together, allegedly aborted two previous bank robbery attempts that day — at the New Wilmington bank and at one in Volant.
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No injuries as car hits medical building
It was deja vu all over again Monday at College Fields MRI. For the second time in less than a year, the quiet of the medical office in Neshannock Township was shattered — literally — when a car crashed through a wall into the waiting room.
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