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Razing of Realty building placed on fast track
YOUNGSTOWN — The Realty Tower demolition contractor is bringing in a larger crane with a heavier wrecking ball next week that he said will speed up the process of taking down the downtown building. But Gary Moderalli, owner of Moderalli Excavating, said he can’t guarantee enough demolition work will...
House votes to form task force to investigate shooting at Trump rally, recommend legislative fixes
WASHINGTON — The House voted Wednesday to form a task force to investigate the security failures surrounding the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump on July 13. The vote underscores the bipartisan outrage over the shooting at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump came within inches of...
Trump rally shooting victim released from hospital; 2nd survivor remains hospitalized
PITTSBURGH -- One of two surviving victims injured at the Trump rally shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania, has been released from the hospital. David Dutch, 57, of New Kensington, was released from Allegheny General Hospital on Wednesday, hospital officials confirmed with ABC News. Dutch was among three rally-goers who were shot...
The New Ground Zero of American Politics
‘This is not a place where presidential candidates go, but it is where presidents can be elected or defeated,’ one observer says. BUTLER, Pennsylvania — The drive between Butler, Pennsylvania, and the Ohio village of East Palestine is less than 42 miles long. In between are the villages and boroughs of Lyndora, Connoquenessing, and Evans City on the Pennsylvania side before you cross the state line directly into the village of East Palestine.
Jennings celebrates annual summer event
The end of July is when the prairie at Jennings Environmental Education Center is in peak bloom, which always calls for a commemoration. The annual Celebrate the Bloom event takes place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 27, at Jennings, and in addition to food and festivities, park staff and other agencies will help visitors get an even better glimpse of the park’s plant and wildlife.
Jewish Family & Community Services Accepting Food Donations
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Jewish Family & Community Services is accepting donations of shelf-stable food items for its pantry. The pantry provides food for those in need in the community. Peanut butter, soup, protein bars and shakes, dry milk, pasta, pasta sauce, mini boxes of cereal and similar items are priorities.
Trump gunman searched for info on JFK’s assassin and other new details we learned from this week’s hearings on the attack
Thomas Matthew Crooks came to Donald Trump’s July 13 rally in Butler, Pa., prepared for violence. The authorities charged with protecting the former president weren’t adequately prepared to stop him. Those twin conclusions emerged this week during a series of congressional oversight hearings into the circumstances of, motivations...
District Judges
Address: 121 Sunnyview Circle, Suite 101, Butler, PA 16001. Office hours: 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Office hours: 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Jurisdiction: Brady, Franklin, Mercer, Muddy Creek, Slippery Rock and Worth townships, and Harrisville,...
MTC serves up ‘Spamalot’ for summer
The search for the Holy Grail will end at Youngstown Playhouse, where Millennial Theatre Company will stage “Monty Python’s Spamalot” for a two-weekend run starting Friday. “We spent all of last year trying to figure out what to do for our summer show,” Director Joe Asente said....
Route 68 construction on schedule despite delay
Work to expand Route 68 in Butler and Connoquenessing townships resumed a few days after the July 13 rally for former President Donald Trump at the Butler Farm Show grounds — and construction still is on schedule to be completed in November 2025. Glenn O. Hawbaker Inc., contractor for...
Unanimous vote: House to investigate Trump assassination attempt
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Wednesday to form a task force to investigate the security failures surrounding the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump on July 13. The vote underscores the bipartisan outrage over the shooting at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump came within inches...
Charge: Man posed as licensed contractor to defraud elderly homeowner
A Sewell man is accused of defrauding an elderly woman by taking $340,000 while posing as a licensed contractor over more than a year. Christopher Fuscellaro, 32, allegedly took money from a Washington Township resident "for various home improvements and renovations that have never been completed, or were non-existent," says a probable cause statement for multiple charges against him.
Art Groups
∎Butler Art Center, operated by the Associated Artists of Butler County. Website: https://www.facebook.com/summerdramaticsproject. Theater: 20540 Route 19, Cranberry Township, PA 16066. Website: www.comtratheatre.org. Email: marketing@comtratheatre.org. ∎Cranberry Artists Network. Website: www.cranberryartistsnetwork.com. Email: GeneralInfo@cranarts.com. Telephone: 724-728-4658. Contact: Kathy Bischak. ∎Freeport Theatre Festival. Address: 2498 White Cloud Farm, Leechburg, PA 15656. Telephone: 724-295-1934.
Salem’s July Yard of the Month
The Beautification Committee of the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce awarded Mark Austin of 1150 Highland Ave. with the July Yard of the Month Award. Austin retired 10 years ago and spends hours in his yard every day. He loves flowers and gardening is his passion. Pictured is Beautification Committee Member Cami Franzen with Austin. (Submitted photo)
Ruth Ann Dailey: Our city shouldn't be bound by the previous governor's private promise
My phone lit up the last Thursday in June with a name I hadn’t seen in years. “I’m surprised you didn’t call!” It was Jamie Younger, a longtime leader in Marshall-Shadeland’s Brightwood Civic Group. Our paths had crossed twice monthly for years at North Side meetings focused on economic redevelopment, but the last encounter had been at least six or seven years ago.
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