The three Mercer County commissioners voted against ratifying the special pay to two senior controller employees and instead, the two Republican commissioners said they would pay the figure – almost $6,000 – personally.
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The Mohawk Area School Board at its regular meeting Tuesday voted 8-0 to apply for a state grant to help with renovating parts of the district…
Ellwood City Area School District Superintendent Dr. Wesley Shipley said there is plenty of support in the community for the district’s propos…
Donald Trump’s lawyers have sought to portray the star prosecution witness in his hush money trial as a serial fabulist who is bent on seeing …
A Laurel Elementary School educator was honored for a top finish in a teacher of the year competition.
The Lawrence County Area Agency on Aging celebrated its 50th anniversary last Wednesday with a visit from the state secretary of aging.
Representatives of the eight school districts in Lawrence County detailed how they plan to spend recently awarded school safety grants.
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s public schools were short by 2,156 classroom teachers in October, and an independent study of new state data shows…
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The conviction of the Democrats: The tawdry details of Donald Trump's private life that are emerging from his New York trial involving $130,000 in hush money to the porn star Stormy Daniels finally will sink the former president's reelection campaign. The chaos in the House of Representatives will turn the Republicans out of control of the chamber. Republican reluctance to support armaments for Ukraine will soil the party's reputation for a generation.
Behind an ornate desk in the Allegheny County Coroner’s office sat Cyril Wecht. On the wall behind Wecht hung an enormous portrait of John F. Kennedy.
House Bill 1632 passed the state House last week with wide bipartisan support, 154-46. The proposal would extend worker’s compensation claims to first responders — firefighters, law enforcement personnel, EMTs and more — diagnosed with post-traumatic stress injuries suffered in the line of duty.
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The New Castle Public Library is proud to announce significant advancements in its fundraising strategies through the use of sophisticated data analysis techniques.
“Peter wants a divorce,” my friend Stacey said, taking quick breaths.
A movie filmed in New Castle consisting of city residents as the production crew can now be streamed.
A big change may be coming to a Jersey Shore town that was founded as a religious retreat and prevents people from using the beach on Sunday mornings. The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association is being sued by the state of New Jersey…
A piece of Pennsylvania’s Canal Era history was rededicated in Union Township.
DON Enterprises recently sold the company’s 13th and 14th home-build in New Castle.
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Justice Alito's home flew a US flag upside down after Trump's 'Stop the Steal' claims, a report says
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The man convicted of attempting to kidnap then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and attacking her …
The three Mercer County commissioners voted against ratifying the special pay to two senior …
A well-known quote by Theodore Roosevelt aptly described Lawrence County's 15 fallen law enf…
National political themes will lead off the campaign for Pennsylvania’s next attorney genera…
The last U.S. zoo to have pandas in its care is preparing to say goodbye to the four giant b…
Following a three-day trial, a jury after four hours of deliberation Wednesday found a New C…
Twenty years ago, Beth Stroud was defrocked from her beloved job as a United Methodist pasto…
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The landscape of Lawrence County football will look a little bit different for the 2024 season.
The Bongivengo coaching legacy continues.
The WPIAL’s top executive said discipline for Mohawk High School only extends to the varsity football program.
The Mohawk High School football team is on probation.
Editorials
Thomas P. Hoving was an esteemed director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, but he secured his place in history outside the world… Read moreEditorial by Uniontown Herald-Standard: Time to end pigeon shoots in Pennsylvania
House Bill 1632 passed the state House last week with wide bipartisan support, 154-46. The proposal would extend worker’s compensation claims … Read moreEditorial by The (Sunbury) Daily Item: House bill could offer help to first responders
Emergency dispatchers deserve to be recognized as “first responders,” a designation that opens up a broad new category of legal benefits for t… Read moreEditorial by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Give 911 operators the title, and the benefits, they deserve
In a historic moment, and one that is good for democracy, Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives saved the tenure, at least for the ti… Read moreEditorial by Mankato (Minnesota) Free Press: Democrats helping GOP get things done
As technology continues to change, our laws and our sense of justice must adapt to meet the new technological landscape. Read moreEditorial by Altoona Mirror: Lawmakers do right on stalking law
The following editorial appeared in The Washington Post. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Meadville Tribune. Read moreEditorial by The Washington Post: The crisis Biden and Trump don’t want to deal with
We want to take a moment to say "Happy Mother's Day" to all the moms in our community. Read moreEditorial by Dalton (Ga.) Daily Citizen: Wishing moms a Happy Mother's Day
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Eric Sccicchitano covers Harrisburg and other state issues for CNHI newspapers in New Castle, Sharon, Meadville, Johnstown and Sunbury. Follow him on Twitter @ericshick11. Email him at erics@cnhi.com.
